Carlos Alcaraz wins Laureus Breakthrough of the Year award

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New Delhi. Young Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz has won the Laureus Breakthrough of the Year Award, becoming the fourth player on the ATP Tour to win the award after Marat Safin (2001), Rafael Nadal (2006) and Andy Murray (2013).

The awards were announced at a ceremony in Paris on Monday evening. This is the second year in a row that a tennis player has won the award, after Ema Radukanu won the award in 2022.

Alcaraz’s win at the 2022 US Open and his rise to the world No. 1 spot earned him the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award. He enjoyed a wonderful 2022, winning the US Open and becoming the youngest men’s No. 1 player in tennis. The Spaniard turned 20 just days before collecting his Laureus award.

“A very special night in Paris. Thank you for this Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award. Thank you to the Academy and everyone who made this possible. And of course congratulations to all the winners and nominees,” Alcaraz wrote on Twitter.

The past year was a landmark one for Alcaraz. He won his first two ATP Masters 1000 titles in Miami and Madrid, won his first major trophy at the US Open and became the youngest world No. 1 in ATP rankings history (since 1973). Finished as the No. 1 player in the rankings.

Other fellow tennis players nominated for the award were Elena Rybakina, the Moroccan men’s soccer team, figure skater Nathan Chen and track and field star Toby Amuson.

Other tennis players who were nominated for an award were Rafael Nadal (World Sportsman of the Year), Inga Swiatek (World Sportswoman of the Year) and Diede de Groot (World Sportsperson of the Year).

The 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards honored the best athletes of 2022 and some of the greatest sportspersons of all time.(IANS)

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