SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia - Roger Federer and Justine Henin made it a double for tennis at the Laureus World Sports awards for 2008 on Monday.
Belgian tennis player Justine Henin displays the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year award in the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg February 18, 2008. Tennis world number one Roger Federer won the prestigious Laureus Sportsman of the Year award for a record fourth year in a row on Monday. [Agencies] Swiss star Federer took the World Sportsman of the Year award for a record fourth straight year, while Belgium's Henin won the women's equivalent award for the first time.
For the third year in a row, Federer won three out of four Grand Slam tournaments in 2007, at Wimbledon and the US and Australian Opens, and was the losing finalist in the French Open.
He also won the season-ending Masters in Shanghai and finished the year World No.1 for the fourth time in a row.
At 26, he has won 12 Grand Slam titles, two shy of the record held by the retired Pete Sampras.
"I am just happy that the jury didn't think that three is enough," said Federer.
"We get a lot of awards during the year. It might be national, it might be regional, but the Laureus is the one that goes worldwide.
Referring to his loss to Novak Djokovic in the semi-final of the Australian Open last month, Federer said: "There are many up-and-coming youngsters in the game and it was about time they won something.
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