In the early morning of April 23, Beijing time, the Laureus Award ceremony was held in Madrid, Spain. At the award ceremony, Laureus Male Athlete of the Year was also officially announced, and the 36-year-old Serbian tennis superstar Djokovic won the award for the fifth time.
Djokovic beat rivals such as Duplantis, Haaland, Lyles, Messi, Verstappen and others. Among them, Argentine star Lionel Messi was the winner of last year's Laureus Best Male Athlete. This year, Messi lost to Djokovic despite being selected again.
This is the fifth time he has been named Laureus Sportsman of the Year, having won the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award four times in 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2019, and now he is the five-time winner, and he is also tied with Federer for the Laureus Best Actor Award for the most. This award is also the first time in five years that Deyo has won the award.
2023 will be a very glorious year for Djokovic, who won three titles in the Australian Open, French Open, and US Open in the four Grand Slams. With 24 titles, Djokovic has become the tennis player with the most Grand Slam titles in the Open era. At present, the 36-year-old still sits firmly at the top of the ATP men's singles rankings at No. 1 in the world.
Attached: Laureus Best Male Athlete winners
2024: Novak Djokovic (tennis)
2023: Lionel Messi (Football)
2022: Verstappen (F1)
2021: Rafael Nadal (tennis)
2020: Lionel Messi (football), Hamilton (F1)
2019: Novak Djokovic (F1)
2018: Federer (tennis)
2017: Usain Bolt (track and field)
2016: Novak Djokovic (tennis)
2015: Novak Djokovic (tennis)
2014: Sebastian Vettel (F1)
2013: Usain Bolt (track and field)
2012: Novak Djokovic (tennis)
2011: Rafael Nadal (tennis)
2010: Usain Bolt (track and field)
2009: Usain Bolt (track and field)
2008: Federer (tennis)
2007: Federer (tennis)
2006: Federer (tennis)
2005: Federer (tennis)
2004: Shu Yong (F1)
2003: Armstrong (cycling)
2002: Shu Yong (F1)
2001: Woods (golf)
2000: Woods (golf)