Carlos Alcaraz is among the 2025 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award nominees! The four-time Major champion will seek the prestigious award against Mondo Duplantis, Leon Marchand, Tadej Pogacar and Max Verstappen.

This means that the 21-year-old from Murcia will need to win at least two of the first four Masters 1000 races of the season in order to hope to dethrone Jannik before his return to the professional tour.

Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz is the hot favourite to complete a rare Indian Wells three-peat while Poland's Iga Swiatek will look to become the only woman to win the tournament three times when the main draw gets underway on Wednesday in the California desert.

Alcaraz will go for his second Laureus statuette at the 26th edition of the prestigious ceremony, after being named among the candidates for World Sportsman of the Year. The Spaniard lifted two Grand Slam trophies in 2024, winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon back-to-back and defending his title at the BNP Paribas Open.

In the meantime, the Italian champion is also allowing himself a few moments of relaxation. Sinner spent a few days skiing with his friends in Sesto Pusteria, attended a Gucci event and traveled to Turin for lunch with Juventus footballer Dusan Vlahovic.

Carlos Alcaraz received his first nomination for the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award. He was nominated after Jannik Sinner was withdrawn from the award this year. There were two men who won all

The Sunshine Double is coming up, and one player who won both of the events part of that double could potentially sweep both of them.

The Laureus World Sports Awards nominees have been confirmed with Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka among those on the shortlist days after Jannik Sinner was openly snubbed for a nomination.