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Anderson, Federer, Krajinovic, Nadal, Stebe & Tipsarevic Earn 2017 Comeback Award Nominations

The Comeback Player of the Year Award in the 2017 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.  Kevin Anderson Injuries derail many careers, and some players never can play their sport at the same level again. But not Anderson. Not because of an ankle operation last spring, a dental operation or a hip injury.  Sure, a difficult 2016  health-wise set the South African back physically and literally at the beginning of this year — the right-hander did not play until...

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Nadal Clinches Year-End No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking For Fourth Time

Rafael Nadal has clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking for a fourth time — to break a number of historical records — after beating #NextGenATP South Korean Hyeon Chung at the Rolex Paris Masters on Wednesday. The Spaniard will be presented with the ATP World Tour No. 1 trophy at the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 12-19 November. Nadal, who replaced Great Britain’s Andy Murray at No. 1 on 21 August, has enjoyed a stellar season, capturing six titles – including two Grand Slams and two ATP World Tour Masters 1000s — from 10 tour-level finals. At 31, Nadal is the oldest player to finish year-end No. 1 in Emirates ATP...

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Carreno Busta, Rublev, Shapovalov, Zverev Honoured With Most Improved Player Nominations

The Most Improved Player of the Year Award in the 2017 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 Nitto ATP Finals. Pablo Carreno Busta “I’m very happy. I think that it’s been a very hard and long year, but to be nominated for this award, which I’ve already had the pleasure of winning, is very special and something that makes me very happy. But the other nominees are also players who deserve it, they’ve had a great year. I...

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