Rafael Nadal has won the ATP tour’s Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for the second time, ending Roger Federer’s streak of seven in a row.
The ATP announced earlier today:
Fellow players voted Nadal as the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for a second time, recognising the Spaniard for his fair play, professionalism and integrity on and off the court. Nadal also received this honour in 2010. This season, the 32-year-old Spaniard spent 36 weeks atop the ATP Rankings and won five titles, including record 11th titles at Roland Garros, Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. Off the court, Nadal supported flood relief efforts in Mallorca.
Federer, Juan Martin del Potro and Kevin Anderson were the others nominated for the award.
ATP Awards: Comeback of the year: Novak Djokovic Most improved player: Stefanos Tsitsipas Newcomer of the year: Alex de Minaur Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award: Rafael Nadal Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award: Tommy Robredo Coach of the year: Marian Vajda Fans’ favourite singles player: Roger Federer Fans’ favourite doubles team: Mike Bryan/Jack Sock ATP Masters 1000 event of the year: Indian Wells ATP 500 event of the year: Queen’s ATP 250 event of the year: Stockholm
Source: ATP World Tour
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Congratulations Rafa
You are a champion
Good luck for the Australian open 💙
Congratulations Rafa Champ – a true sportsman. So well deserved 🤗💖
I guess playing in Saudi Arabia would also have been a real sporting thing to do.
Congrats Rafa 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Really happy for him. A well deserved honour. So pleased that he has this good cheer at the end of the year. I hope it will buoy his spirits during his recovery time.
I voted for him as Fans’ Favourite Singles Player, as well. He didn’t win, but I hope he knows for how many people that’s still true!