Sportsman of the Year: Roger Federer (others: Usain Bolt, Valentino Rossi, Lionel Messi, Alberto Contador, Kenenisa Bekele)
Sportswoman of the Year: Serena Williams (others: Frederica Pellegrini, Britta Steffen, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sanya Richards, Lindsey Vonn)
Comeback of the year: Kim Clijsters (others: Lance Armstrong, Tom Watson, Brett Favre, Jessica Ennis, Blanka Vlasic)
Breakthrough of the Year: Juan Martin del Potro (others: Jenson Button, Mark Cavendish, Tom Daley, Ji Yai Shin, VFL Wolfsburg)
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Published Feb 12, 2010