Nelson Mandella

‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

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‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

Reached all four Grand Slam finals, winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon, where he beat his season-long rival Carlos Alcaraz in four sets. It was a win made all the more remarkable following an elbow injury in his fourth-round match against Grigor Dimitrov. He went on to defeat Ben Shelton and Novak Djokovic en route to the final. Sinner ended the season with only six losses, while his 58 season wins brought further titles at the Paris Masters and the season-ending ATP Finals in Italy.
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