Newly crowned Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Djokovic ended 2023 in possession of three of the four major titles in men's tennis - and only missed out on a Calendar Slam after a classic Wimbledon final against eventual winner Carlos Alcaraz. The Serb is now on a record-equalling 24 Gran
Coming out in praise of Indian doubles star Rohan Bopanna for being crowned the oldest Grand Slam champion after lifting this year's Australian Open title at the age of 43, tennis great Mahesh Bhupathi termed the feat 'mind-boggling'.
The 37-year-old veteran made his return to competitive tennis in Brisbane this January after a hip flexor injury kept him sidelined for almost an year. He missed on Australian Open after sustaining another muscle tear.
The 23-year-old wild card Facundo Diaz Acosta produced a masterclass performance to defeat third seed Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Argentina Open to capture his first ATP Tour title.
The announcement of was Laureus World Sports Awards made on Wednesday by Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida, the Mayor of Madrid, and Isabel Diaz Ayuso, President of the Madrid Region, along with Laureus Academy Members Raul Gonzalez and Alessandro Del Piero, at the Teatro Albeniz in Madrid
Nadal took to Instagram and posted a story where he congratulated the 43-year-old and wrote: "Congrats Rohan on an amazing and unique achievement!!!!".