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World No.1 Rafael Nadal has won the World Sportsman of the Year prize at the 2011 Laureus Sports Awards , held on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi.
The Spaniard beat a star-studded field for the honour including Formula One World champion Sebastian Vettel, LA Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi.
Nadal had a remarkable 2010 season winning three major titles - at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open.
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Maria Sharapova might not have as much to smile about after getting knocked out of the 2011 US Open on the first week.
Flavia Pennetta did the honors, knocking out a tournament favoite Sharapova in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the third round.
Sharapova was down 3-0 and 4-1 in the final set before she got back in it.
Maria would get as close as 4-5 before dropping the final seven points of the match. |
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It remains to be seen how Venus Williams will bounce back from her illness.
We can only hope that she recovers and gets back to doing the things she loves to do.
One of them is playing tennis. She nad her sister Serena missed last season due to injuries.
Venus had been working herself back into shape and looking for a good result in the US OPEN but the illness got the best of her and she had to retire from the event
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