India, Sept. 6 -- Jannik Sinner may have been forced to end his US Open campaign because of a right knee injury, but the Italian star has still come out on top in another major battle. The reigning Wimbledon champion has displaced Carlos Alcaraz at the summit of Forbes' 2026 list of the world's highest-paid tennis players. The rankings also make history, with women accounting for more than half of the sport's top 10 earners for the first time, with Serena Williams' return playing a role.

The on-court rivalry between Sinner and Alcaraz may have been briefly disrupted by injuries, but their financial contest remains just as competitive. Alcaraz, 23, collected an estimated $38 million in off-court income over the past year through endorseme...