{"id":597811,"date":"2026-04-21T15:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/597811\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:45:13","slug":"laureus-world-sports-awards-tennis-dominates-as-carlos-alcaraz-and-aryna-sabalenka-win-world-sportsman-and-sportswoman-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/597811\/","title":{"rendered":"Laureus World Sports Awards: Tennis dominates as Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka win World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n It was a big night for tennis<\/a> as both Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> won individual awards at the Laureus World Sports Awards<\/a> in Madrid on Monday.\n <\/p>\n

\n Alcaraz, who was sporting a brace on his wrist, opened up about his brilliant 2025 season, as well as his fitness hopes heading into the French Open next month, after being named Sportsman of the Year.\n <\/p>\n

\n Meanwhile, Sabalenka was named Sportswoman of the Year as she reflected on the lessons she learned from a \u201ccrazy\u201d 2025.\n <\/p>\n

\"Carlos<\/p>\n

\n As world No. 2 Alcaraz arrived at the awards ceremony, everyone was keeping an eye out for his right wrist. Reports emerged last week that the Spaniard was suffering from an injury after he withdrew from the Barcelona Open then subsequently pulled out of the Madrid Open, and those concerns were confirmed after he was seen with his wrist immobilized on Monday.\n <\/p>\n

\n Speaking to CNN Sports<\/a>\u2019 Amanda Davies, Alcaraz said he was still waiting to find out the extent of the injury and hoped he would be back on court soon, with Roland Garros fast approaching.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI could be better, to be honest,\u201d he said. \u201cThese things happen. It is hopefully nothing serious, I don\u2019t know yet.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIt\u2019s not about if you get injured, it\u2019s about when and how you come back, so I\u2019m just trying to take care of myself as good as I can and trying to be on court soon again.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Alcaraz has continued his brilliant form from last year into this season, winning<\/a> the Australian Open at the start of the year (where he completed a career grand slam<\/a>) after clinching both the French and US Opens in 2025.\n <\/p>\n

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Carlos Alcaraz: youngest man ever to complete a career grand slam\n <\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man ever to complete a career grand slam on Sunday, adding the Australian Open title to his trophy cabinet after defeating Novak Djokovic in an enthralling men\u2019s final. CNN’s Don Riddell reports.<\/p>\n

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Carlos Alcaraz: youngest man ever to complete a career grand slam<\/p>\n

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\n But it wasn\u2019t always smooth sailing last campaign, with the 22-year-old having to take a break early in the year to reset his mentality. The time he took away from the sport, he said, helped him rediscover his passion as he stormed back with a fresh approach.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI came back with a lot of joy again, happy to step on the court again,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I think after that, when you\u2019re feeling good with yourself, when you feel happy with how you\u2019re going to approach a tournament or a match, everything comes after all.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Looking ahead to this season, he said the goal is naturally to win every grand slam he can, although the Spaniard is fully aware of how hard that feat is.\n <\/p>\n

\n Instead, he\u2019s just focused on being ready for every tournament, partly driven by his ongoing rivalry<\/a> with world No. 1 Jannik Sinner. The two superstars have pushed each other to new levels and have won between them every grand slam since the 2023 US Open.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cThe rivalry that I have with Jannik, it\u2019s in my mind every day,\u201d Alcaraz said.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cEvery time that I\u2019m going to step on the court for practice, I\u2019m just thinking about what I should do to be better, what I should do when I\u2019m going to face Jannik for the next time, and I practice that.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cSo I think this rivalry is really beautiful. I\u2019m really grateful for having him around, although not when he beats me.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\"Belarusian<\/p>\n

\n It was an equally memorable season for women\u2019s world No. 1 Sabalenka<\/a>, who picked up her Laureus Award after reaching three grand slam finals last season, winning the US Open in the process.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201c2025 was a crazy year for me,\u201d she told CNN\u2019s Davies. \u201cA lot of lessons, a lot of tough lessons, but also a lot of incredible wins, a lot of unforgettable memories.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Sabalenka was runner-up in both the Australian Open and French Open last season but said she learned a lot from both defeats, notably the importance of controlling her emotions in the big moments.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI have to always remind myself that I\u2019m so strong, I\u2019m so powerful, and I can go through whatever, and if it didn\u2019t happen today, I know that I\u2019m strong enough to come back next time and do a better job,\u201d she said.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI\u2019m actually really grateful for those tough losses because they teach me a lot. They help me to become much better not only as an athlete, but as a person as well.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n She was then able to put her game together in time for the US Open, which she won with a straight-sets victory against American Amanda Anisimova in the final.\n <\/p>\n

\n To celebrate that landmark victory, Sabalenka treated herself to a rather special prize: new pet dog Ash, named in honor of the show court at Flushing Meadows where she won the title.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIt was a tough, tough season. I was achieving a lot, I was winning a lot, but in the finals of the grand slams, I wasn\u2019t performing my best, and it was very disappointing,\u201d she said.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cTo finally win a slam, I was so speechless, and even right now, thinking of that feeling, I don\u2019t know what I was feeling. I was super proud, super happy, not only for me, but for my team.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Sportsman of the Year: Carlos Alcaraz\n <\/p>\n

\n Sportswoman of the Year: Aryna Sabalenka\n <\/p>\n

\n \ufeffWorld Team of the Year\ufeff: Paris Saint-Germain (men\u2019s squad)\n <\/p>\n

\n World Breakthrough of the Year: Lando Norris<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n World Comeback of the Year: Rory McIlroy<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability: Gabriel Ara\u00fajo\n <\/p>\n

\n World Action Sportsperson of the Year: Chloe Kim\n <\/p>\n

\n Sport for Good Award: F\u00fatbol Mas\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was a big night for tennis as both Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka won individual awards at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":597812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[99,428],"class_list":["post-597811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}