Nominees for the 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards have been announced in seven categories following a vote by the world’s sports media.

Hamilton of Great Britain, Kenyan marathon world record-breaker Eliud Kipchoge, tennis world number one Novak

Djokovic of Serbia and National Basketball Association (NBA) great LeBron James join FIFA World Cup

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World number one Novak Djokovic eased into the third round of the men's singles draw ©Getty ImagesThe

Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep progressed to the third round of the men's and women's singles draws

Djokovic, the world number one who is seeking a seventh Australian Open crown, won a repeat of the 2008

year-old Serbian, a 14-time Grand Slam champion, will next face 25th seed Denis Shapovalov of Canada.While Djokovic

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World number one Novak Djokovic cruised through his first round match ©Getty ImagesAlexander Zverev won

World number one Simona Halep came from a set down to beat Kaia Kanepi and advance to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

titles should she triumph in Melbourne, will face Canada's Eugenie Bouchard in the second round.Novak Djokovic

tie, as the Japanese player beat Poland's Magda Linette 6-4, 6-2.In the men's draw, world number one Novak

Djokovic secured a straight sets victory in his opening match.The Serbian, who is seeking a third straight

Krueger 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.His pursuit of a record seventh men's singles title at the Australian Open will see Djokovic

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round.Their meeting is a repeat of the 2008 Australian Open final, where Djokovic

Sir Andy Murray played what could be his final match in tennis on day one of the Australian Open today.

beat Australian wildcard Jamie Duckworth 6-4, 6-3, 7-5.Serbia's current world number one and top seed Novak

Djokovic begins his campaign tomorrow.In the women's draw the 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko

Serbia's Novak Djokovic and the United States' Serena Williams will head into the Australian Open as

having won the first Grand Slam of the year on six and seven occasions respectively.World number one Djokovic

Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has admitted the Australian Open could be the last tournament of his career, with the Briton targeting retirement at Wimbledon due to a long-standing hip injury.

 Murray then beat Serbia’s Novak Djokovic at the US Open final in the same year to become the first

ended a 77-year British wait for a male winner of Wimbledon, following on from Fred Perry, beating Djokovic

The 2019 Australian Open, which starts on January 14 on the hard courts of Melbourne Park, will be historic - no matter what the results. The 107th edition, and the 51st in the Open Era, will feature for the first time final set tie-breaks in singles matches.

defence.Also scheduled to be taking part are the current world number one male and female players, Novak

Djokovic, seeking a record seventh Australian title, and the woman beaten by Wozniacki in the last final

protected ranking of number two.And Russia’s swiftly emerging 22-year-old Karen Khachanov, who beat Djokovic

Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep have been named as the International Tennis Federation's world champions

Serbia's Djokovic has scooped the men's prize for the sixth time while Romanian Halep is a maiden winner

Tennis Professionals Finals title for the first time in London tonight as he defeated world number one, Novak

Djokovic.

produced an ace and after which went on to win.Alexander Zverev, right, is embraced by world number one Novak

Djokovic after winning the ATP Finals title in London tonight ©Getty ImagesATP Finals tournament director

of the crowd who booed, labelling the reaction as "astonishingly disappointing".Zverev had lost to Djokovic

reached the final without dropping a set.But Zverev's potent combination of talent and resilience wore Djokovic

game's legendary champions in the space of 24 hours.He is the youngest champion in the ATP Finals since Djokovic

Germany's Alexander Zverev overcame Roger Federer to reach the final of the Association of Tennis Professionals Finals in London.

halted Federer's attempts to win a 100th career title at this year's finals, will play world number one Novak

Djokovic in tomorrow's final.The Serbian continued his stunning form by cruising past South Africa

Tennis Australia and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) have unveiled a new team competition called the ATP Cup which will start the men's tennis season from 2020.

Chris Kermode, chief executive of Tennis Australia Craig Tiley and President of the ATP Player Council Novak

Djokovic were at the launch at the ATP Finals in London, where a brand identity and a promotional video

and that we have ranking points, and it's going to be the best way to kick start the season," said Djokovic

Germany's Alexander Zverev reached the semi-finals of the Association of Tennis Professionals Finals for the first time in his career after beating John Isner.

straight sets win over Croatia's Marin Cilic, before he suffered a comprehensive defeat to Serbia’s Novak

for Cilic heading into his final round-robin match against world number one Djokovic.World number one Novak

Djokovic will face Kevin Anderson in the semi-finals ©Getty ImagesDjokovic had already sealed top spot

Marin Cilic tonight earned a 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4 win over John Isner at London’s 02 Arena that put Novak

Djokovic through to the semi-finals of the Association of Tennis Professionals Finals.

The Croatian’s dogged victory over his US opponent means that Djokovic, who beat Germamy’s Alexander

thereafter as he claimed what was only his second ATP Finals victory in 11 matches and his first since 2016.Novak

Djokovic, right, top seed at the ATP Finals in London, has reached the semi-fnals following his 6-4,

John [Isner] played a great tie-break and I had to stay focused.”Earlier in the day, Djokovic took a

A double-fault from Zverev gave Djokovic the first set and a total of 33 unforced errors contributed