Roger Federer king of the Laureus Awards with two-gong win@LAUREUSSPORT/TwitterTennis superstar Roger Federer says he wouldn't be the champion he is without the fans. Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has smashed a few more winners by scooping two top gongs to become the Laureus Awards' most decorated athlete. In the comeback of the year category, Federer was up against FC Barcelona, MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi, 100m hurdler Sally Pearson, 100m sprint world champion Justin Gatlin and Brazilian football club Chapecoense. The two award wins for Federer brought his career total of Laureus Awards to six. "Everyone knows how highly I value my Laureus Awards, so to win another would have been wonderful, but to win two is a truly unique honour.

Source: Stuff February 28, 2018 01:07 UTC