2016 Laureus World Sports Awards - Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams Win Laureus Awards for Third Time Monday April 18,2016

World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams completed a clean sweep for tennis as they won the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards on Monday April 18,2016

In a glitzy ceremony in Berlin,Germany, hosted by US actor Bill Murray, Serbia's Djokovic beat Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi, sprinter Usain Bolt and Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton among others for the top men's award at the annual ceremony.

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams, who fought off competition from footballer Carli Lloyd and Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce among others, were rewarded for dominating their sport last year, with each winning three of the four grand slams.

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams picked up the top prize for the third time, with Williams having previously won it in 2003 and 2010 while Djokovic was also victorious in 2012 and 2015



 About Laureus World Sports Awards

To find the winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards, the Laureus Nominations Panel composed of professional sports editors, writers and broadcasters vote to create a shortlist of six nominations in five categories:

• Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
• Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
• Laureus World Team of the Year
• Laureus World Comeback of the Year
• Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year

The nominees of the two remaining categories are chosen by specialist panels:

• Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year
• Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability

The members of the Laureus World Sports Academy vote by secret ballot to select the winners in all seven categories

Dutch footballer and coach Johan Cruyff, who died of cancer in March, was posthumously awarded the Spirit of Sport award. His son Jordi received the award

2016 Laureus World Sorts Awards Winners

• Sportsman of the year 2016 - Novak Djokovic(Serbia)
• Sportswoman of the year 2016 - Serena Williams(USA) 
• Team of the year 2016 - New Zealand Rugby Team
• Comeback of the year 2016 - Dan Carter(NZ)- Rugby
• Breakthrough of the year 2016 - Jordan Spieth(USA) - Golf
• Action Sportsman of the year 2016 - Jan Frodeno(Germany) - Triathlon
• Sportsperson with a disability of the year 2016 - Daniel Dias(Brazil) - Swimming 

 Novak Djokovic makes a speech after the World No 1 received the Laureus Sportsman of the Year awards in Berlin

Novak Djokovic was rewarded for dominating his sport last year, with the Serb star winning three of the four tennis grand slams

Jordan Spieth delivers a video message after winning the Breakthrough of the Year award for his 2015 Masters and US Open victories 

 

Former All Blacks flanker McCaw, who lead his country to back-to-back World Cups in 2011 and 2015, accepts the award on stage

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, former captain Richie McCaw and ex-All Black Sean Fitzpatrick hold the Team of the Year gong

Former Barca defender Carles Puyol hands the Laureus Spirit of Sport Award to Jordi Cruyff on behalf of his late father Johan Cruyff