World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic became the owner of the prestigious Laureus Sportsman Of The Year Award 2024, also known as the `Sports Oscar`.
In 2023, Novak Djokovic proved to be superior to all opponents on the ATP Tour system.
The Serbian tennis player won three Grand Slam titles last season.
Djokovic also surpassed Steffi Graf’s record for number of weeks spent at world No. 1, surpassed Rafael Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam titles and matched Margaret Court’s 24 titles.
Djokovic won the `Sports Oscar` for the 5th time in his career
The 36-year-old tennis player also opened up many records that he previously held.
Some other strong candidates on the nomination list include Max Verstappen (racing), Lionel Messi (soccer), Noah Lyles (athletics), Armand Duplantis (pole vaulting) and Erling Haaland (soccer
This is Djokovic’s fifth victory at the 2024 Laureus award. He equals Roger Federer to become the two athletes who have won this title the most in history.
Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland are also on this year’s nomination list
Djokovic gave an inspirational speech after accepting his trophy.
`Sports is a universal language that connects us. So thank you everyone for being here tonight. There are some great tennis players in the building tonight – Rafa, Carlos
Yes, we are individual athletes from an individual sport, but I think we would agree that for every success we have had the support of our families, for every success we
And I also want to say a big thank you to my team who aren’t here today, but they played a key role in my success in 2023, one of the best seasons I’ve ever had.