Roger Federer won’t kick off his 2017 season for another two weeks, but he’s in familiar territory this month by advancing to the final of a different kind of draw.
The Swiss star is squaring off against Thor actor Tom Hiddleston to be crowned by GQ as 2016’s Most Stylish Man. Federer has so far cruised through the 64-person draw by defeating (in order) former One Direction member Zayn Malik, actor Ryan Gosling, actor Steven Yeun, rapper Kanye West and actor Jared Leto.
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At age 35, Paolo Lorenzi showed no signs of slowing down this year. The Italian won his first ATP World Tour crown on the clay courts of Kitzbuhel in July, took a set off Andy Murray in the third round at the US Open in August and claimed two titles on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Last but certainly not least, the Rome native added “husband” to his 2016 titles, marrying Elisa Braccini on Saturday, 17 December in Siena, Italy. Congratulations to the happy couple!
Read 2016 First-Time Winner Spotlight: Paolo Lorenzi
NextGen star Karen Khachanov takes in the sights of Barcelona, where he is training for the 2017 season, as he discusses why he chose the Spanish city for his off-season training and his goals for the new year.
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Andy Murray put a bow on his dominant 2016 season on Sunday, taking home the BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) award. The Scot was honoured for a record third time, having previously won the award in 2013 and 2015. Murray was named the British sportsperson of the year after completing a historic campaign on the ATP World Tour. The 29 year old became the first player from his country to ascend to No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and lift the trophy at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. He posted a 78-9 win-loss mark, also including titles at Wimbledon, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Rome, Shanghai and Paris, and in London/Queen's Club, Beijing...
