Tom Brady presented Novak with the Sportsman of the Year award, marking the Serbian’s fifth time receiving the honor.

Arisa Trew, a 14-year-old skateboarding sensation with her eyes set on the Olympics, has become the sole Australian to be honoured at world sport's biggest awards gala.

Jude Bellingham was one of the big winners at the 25th edition of the Laureus World Sport Awards, where the Real Madrid star was presented with the Breakthrough of the Year award

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will not compete at this week's Madrid Open and will focus on preparing for next month's French Open.

After being named World Sportsman of the Year for the fifth time at the Laureus Awards in Madrid later Monday, Djokovic said he was aiming for the Italian Open before defending his French Open title from May 26.

Carlos Alcaraz is back from injury to try to win a third consecutive Madrid Open this week, with Rafael Nadal also in Monday’s draw but top-ranked Novak Djokovic missing. Alcaraz will be competing in his first European clay-court event of the season after skipping Monte Carlo and Barcelona because of a right arm injury.