Laureus Sportsman of the Year hat-trick

Tennis' number one player, Roger Federer, has set yet another record: he has now become the first athlete to win three Laureus sports awards by winning the Sportsman of the Year award for the third straight year! This latest accolade is in recognition of another successful tennis season last year when he won another three grand slams, four Masters Series titles and the season-ending Masters Cup.

I'm so glad that the sports world has continued to acknowledge Roger's achievements on the court and his dominance in the world of tennis.

Federer though must have been busy with preparations for the clay season since he was not on hand to receive the award personally. Instead German tennis great Boris Becker--who said the prophetic words about Federer way back in July 2003, "We have seen the future--it arrived today,"--accepted the award on Federer's behalf and Roger's acceptance speech was projected on the giant screen during the awards ceremony.

Another round of congratulations to the great Roger Federer!