2021 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS

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• Japan’s Osaka won her second U.S. Open title last year, while Nadal equalled Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam titles by claiming his 13th French Open crown.
  
  
• Nadal picked up his fourth Laureus honour, having previously scooped the Breakthrough, Comeback and men’s individual awards.
  
  
• German soccer champions Bayern Munich, who won last season’s Champions League, was named the Team of the Year.
  
  
• Britain’s Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton claimed the inaugural Athlete Advocate of the Year Award for his involvement in the fight against racism.
  
  
• Tennis legend Billie Jean King was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Laureus Academy.