Roger Federer is a professional award-winning tennis player.
Roger Federer defeated Andre Agassi 6 -- 3 , 2 -- 6 , 7 -- 6 ( 7 -- 1 ) , 6 -- 1 in the final to win the Men 's Singles tennis title at the 2005 US Open . The Grand Slam tournaments , also called majors , are the four most-important annual tennis events . This is a list of winners and nominees of the Laureus World Sports Awards : Sportsman of the Year . Roger Federer . He was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years from 2005 to 2008 .