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Federer, Del Potro, Bryans Honoured In 2016 ATP World Tour Awards

Roger Federer, Juan Martin del Potro and Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have been honoured in the 2016 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moët & Chandon. While the ATP World Tour No. 1 presented by Emirates award is still to be decided in singles between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic and in doubles between Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut and Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares, the other award winners have been announced today. Federer has been selected by fellow players as winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for a 12th time and by fans as the ATPWorldTour.com Fans’ Favourite presented by Moët & Chandon for a 14th straight year. Since 2003, Federer has won a record total of 33 ATP World Tour...

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Evans, Pouille, Thiem, Zverev Honoured With Most Improved Player Of The Year Nominations

The Most Improved Player of the Year Award in the 2016 ATP World Tour Awards Presented by Moët & Chandon recognises the player who reached a significantly higher Emirates ATP Ranking by year’s end and who demonstrated an increasingly improved level of performance through the year. The winner, as selected by the players, will be announced ahead of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Daniel Evans “It's an honour to be nominated for this award especially with the class of the other nominees.” Entering the 2016 season, the Brit had 11 tour-level wins to his name since turning pro a decade earlier. He nearly doubled that mark this year. Evans compiled a 9-10 match record on the ATP World Tour and...

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Benneteau, Del Potro, Karlovic & Mayer Vie For 2016 Comeback Player Of The Year Award

The Comeback Player of the Year Award in the 2016 ATP World Tour Awards Presented by Moët & Chandon recognises those players who have overcome injury in re-establishing themselves as one of the top players on the ATP circuit. The winner, as selected by the players, will be announced ahead of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Julien Benneteau The Frenchman finished 2014 at a career-high No. 25 Emirates ATP Ranking, but dropped to No. 696 by January 2016 after undergoing abductor surgery and missing the last eight months of the 2015 season. The All England Club, where he notched his first tour-level win since his comeback, provided the springboard for his rise back up the singles ranks. He climbed...

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