Rafael Nadal It’s a Fan Favorite. The Spanish tennis player, winner in 2022 of two Grand Slams (Australian Open and Roland Garros), of two other trophies (Melbourne and Acapulco) and number two in the world with a balance of 39-8, has been the most voted for fans from all over the world for one of the awards that the ATP awards annually. This is the first time he has wonafter a long reign of 19 consecutive years in this category of the recently retired Roger Federer.
“I am super happy to receive the award. It makes me feel good. I can’t thank you all enough for the support not only for this award, but at the same time for everyone I receive in every city and event around the world”says Christmas. “It means the world to me, so I’m looking forward to 2023 to share a lot of positive things again. See you soon! ”, adds Rafa in a video.
Nadal, 36, is nominated for another award that has the votes of the playersin addition to those of the public, that of Sportsmanship, which bears the name of the Swedish tennis player Stefan Edberg and who has already won five times. In this category, the Spaniard competes with Felix Auger-Aliassime, Casper Ruud, Frances Tiafoe and Carlos Alcaraz. The 19-year-old from Murcia is also on the shortlist for the Most Improved Player award, along with Maxime Cressy, Jack Draper and Holger Rune.
Rune, Rookie of the Year
Alcaraz’s coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, nominated for Best Coach, is also eligible for recognition.along with Frederic Fontang (Felix Auger-Aliassime), Goran Ivanisevic (Novak Djokovic), Michael Russell (Taylor Fritz) and Christian Ruud (Casper Ruud). They were already communicated on Monday The Fan Favorite Doubles Pairwhich went to the Australians Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios, and the Journalistic Excellence award, which went to the Argentine, editor of The nation, Sebastian Torok. This Tuesday the ATP also announced the Rookie of the Year award, which Holger Rune wins. The 19-year-old Dane, winner of the 1,000 Masters in Paris, competed with Jack Draper, Jiri Lehecka, Ben Shelton and Chun-Hsin Tseng. The rest of the winners will be announced throughout this week.
