Carlos Alcaraz has been nominated for the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards – considered the Oscar of the sports world.
The world-class third-place tennis player is on the shortlist for the Men’s Athlete of the Year award along with a series of global superstars from other sports.

The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony honouring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year. It was established in 1999 by Laureus Sport for Good Foundation founding patrons Daimler and Richemont. It is supported by its global partners Mercedes-Benz, IWC Schaffhausen and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. The name “Laureus” is derived from the Greek word for laurel, considered a traditional symbol of victory in athletics.

In 2024, Alcaraz won 2 Grand Slam titles. That included his first championship at Roland Garros before successfully defending his title at Wimbledon. The Spaniard added an ATP Tour title at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells and the China Open in Beijing.

Alcaraz ended the 2024 season with a record of 54 13. This is the second time he has been nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award. In 2023, he won the Breakthrough of the Year award.

No football player was in the top 5 shortlisted. The remaining 4 names are Swedish cross-court dancer Mondo Duplantis, French swimmer Leon Marchand, cyclist Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia) and Dutch Formula 1 driver Maxverstappen.

The news of Carlos being nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award drew various reactions on Reddit from tennis fans, who took to social media to express their opinions on the matter.

“Carlos Alcaraz only got the nom because they had to withdraw Jannik Sinner” – Fans debate Spaniard’s Laureus World Sportsman of the Year nomination.

“Bruh, Alcaraz only got the nom because they had to withdraw Sinner’s nomination. I adore Carlitos and think he’s the best thing to have happened to our sport in a long time… but with the wild ups and downs, he wasn’t even the best male tennis player last year, never mind Laureus levels. I’d like to see Duplantis take this one personally,” a fan posted.

“It’s the only category with 5 nominees instead of 6, so no, both Alcaraz and Sinner would have been nominated,” a fan wrote.

“I wonder if they straight switched him with Sinner or if he was due to be a nominee anyway,” a fan posted.