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MADRID - ROGER Federer, the richest tennis player of all time, joked on Friday that a 'big mattress' could be his salvation from the current world financial meltdown.
Just two days after topping the all-time tennis rich list with a staggering US$43.29 million (S$64.06 million) in career prize money, the 27-year-old Swiss revealed at the Madrid Masters that he keeps a close eye on the turbulence in the world money markets.
'It's not been whole lot of fun for anyone,' said the multi-millionaire who puts faith in conservative money management.
'I've followed closely to know what's going on. It seems like the markets may come back a bit now, but I think it will take a while for things to calm down.'
With a healthy stake in the world financial order, Federer, with 13 Grand Slam titles to his name, says that his financial instincts are the opposite of his sporting ones.
'I'm not a big risk-taker off the court, I work so hard and travel so much that I don't want to lose money over problems that I cannot control.'
Federer called the current upheaval 'a challenging time for everyone.'
'Anyway, I have a big mattress,' he joked.
Federer's passage into the third round of Madrid Masters in mid-week saw the Swiss edge past former world number one Pete Sampras of the United States in the prize money winning stakes. -- AFP
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