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epa06569059 Former German tennis player Boris Becker (R) and his wife Lilly Becker (L) arrive at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco, 27 February 2018. The annual Laureus Awards are held to honor people whom make a notable impact and remarkable accomplishments in the world of sport throughout the year. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Bebe Vio and Laureus Academy member Alessandro Del Piero speak on stage during the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards show at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images for Laureus)

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Footballer Ryan Giggs (R) and guest attend the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Christian Alminana/Getty Images for Laureus)

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Toto Wolff of holds the award for Mercedes Benz/Patronas F1 team winners of the Laureus Team of the Year at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Christian Alminana/Getty Images for Laureus)

epa06569224 US former track and field athlete Edwin Moses poses with the 'Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award' at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco, 27 February 2018. The annual Laureus Awards are held to honor people whom make a notable impact and remarkable accomplishments in the world of sport throughout the year. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: The Laureus Award winners with Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife Charlene,Princess of Monaco pose on stage during the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards show at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Laureus)

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Marcel Hug receives the Disability Award during the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards show at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Laureus)

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Tennis player Roger Federer holds his awards for Laureus World Comeback of the Year 2018 and Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2018 during the Laureus World Sports Awards 2018 at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Getty Images for Laureus)

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Host Benedict Cumberbatch with dancers on stage during the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards show at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Laureus)

epa06569354 Brazilian soccer player Jakson Ragnar Follmann, representing Brazilian football team Chapecoense, poses with the 'Laureus Best Sporting Moment of the Year Award' at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco, 27 February 2018. The annual Laureus Awards are held to honor people whom make a notable impact and remarkable accomplishments in the world of sport throughout the year. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

epa06569226 US football player Justin James 'J. J.' Watt poses with the 'Laureus Sporting Inspiration Award' at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco, 27 February 2018. The annual Laureus Awards are held to honor people whom make a notable impact and remarkable accomplishments in the world of sport throughout the year. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Francesco Totti holds his award for Exceptional Achievement at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Christian Alminana/Getty Images for Laureus)

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: On the video screen Sergio Garcia holds his Laureus World Breakthrough of The Year 2018 Award during the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards show at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Laureus)

epa06569059 Former German tennis player Boris Becker (R) and his wife Lilly Becker (L) arrive at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco, 27 February 2018. The annual Laureus Awards are held to honor people whom make a notable impact and remarkable accomplishments in the world of sport throughout the year. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Bebe Vio and Laureus Academy member Alessandro Del Piero speak on stage during the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards show at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images for Laureus)

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Footballer Ryan Giggs (R) and guest attend the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Christian Alminana/Getty Images for Laureus)

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Toto Wolff of holds the award for Mercedes Benz/Patronas F1 team winners of the Laureus Team of the Year at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Christian Alminana/Getty Images for Laureus)

epa06569224 US former track and field athlete Edwin Moses poses with the 'Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award' at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco, 27 February 2018. The annual Laureus Awards are held to honor people whom make a notable impact and remarkable accomplishments in the world of sport throughout the year. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: The Laureus Award winners with Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife Charlene,Princess of Monaco pose on stage during the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards show at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Laureus)

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Marcel Hug receives the Disability Award during the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards show at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Laureus)

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Tennis player Roger Federer holds his awards for Laureus World Comeback of the Year 2018 and Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2018 during the Laureus World Sports Awards 2018 at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Getty Images for Laureus)

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Host Benedict Cumberbatch with dancers on stage during the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards show at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Laureus)

epa06569354 Brazilian soccer player Jakson Ragnar Follmann, representing Brazilian football team Chapecoense, poses with the 'Laureus Best Sporting Moment of the Year Award' at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco, 27 February 2018. The annual Laureus Awards are held to honor people whom make a notable impact and remarkable accomplishments in the world of sport throughout the year. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

epa06569226 US football player Justin James 'J. J.' Watt poses with the 'Laureus Sporting Inspiration Award' at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco, 27 February 2018. The annual Laureus Awards are held to honor people whom make a notable impact and remarkable accomplishments in the world of sport throughout the year. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: Francesco Totti holds his award for Exceptional Achievement at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Christian Alminana/Getty Images for Laureus)

MONACO - FEBRUARY 27: On the video screen Sergio Garcia holds his Laureus World Breakthrough of The Year 2018 Award during the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards show at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 27, 2018 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Laureus)

epa06569059 Former German tennis player Boris Becker (R) and his wife Lilly Becker (L) arrive at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco, 27 February 2018. The annual Laureus Awards are held to honor people whom make a notable impact and remarkable accomplishments in the world of sport throughout the year. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

Find out why Roger Federer missed the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

The 36-year-old Swiss, who holds the men's all-time record of grand slam titles with 20, won two Laureus awards - Comeback of the Year and Sportsman of the Year - on Tuesday

Agence France Presse

February 28, 2018

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