WASHINGTON, December 25. /TASS/. The United States Sports Academy has named Russian and Serbian tennis stars Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic winners of the 2014 Athlete of the Year award.

"The Academy is proud to announce Novak Djokovic, professional tennis player from Serbia as the Male Athlete of the Year and Maria Sharapova, professional tennis player from Russia as the Female Athlete of the Year," the academy said on its website.