ATP: Thiem against Nadal for a prize for the fairest sportsman
Traditionally, the ATP also awards several awards to its players at the end of the shortened 2020 tennis season. In addition to the fans, it is primarily the players and coaches who vote.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Dec 02, 2020, 10:16 pm
Dominic Thiem and Rafael Nadal delivered two great matches in 2020: First in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, and most recently in the group stage of the ATP Finals. Thiem won both games - among other things because he won four tiebreaks in a row against the Spanish grandmaster. In the third argument, neither Thiem nor Nadal can influence the outcome: It is about the award for the fairest sportsman on the ATP tour, named after the great Stefan Edberg. Also in the raffle are Diego Schwartzman and John Millman in this category. The ATP players vote on the winner.
As also about the comeback player of the year, the most improved player and the newcomer of the year. Another Austrian has been nominated in the latter category, Jurij Rodionov . The coaches who are involved on the ATP tour will decide on the award for the coach of the 2020 season. Nicolas Massu, Dominic Thiem's coach, could succeed here.
Here is the list of nominees
| Fairest Player (Stefan Edberg Award) | Rafael Nadal (ESP), Dominic Thiem (AUT), Diego Schwartzman (ARG), John Millman (AUS) |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Kevin Anderson (RSA), Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS), Milos Raonic (CAN), Vasek Pospisil (CAN) |
| Mostly improved player | Schwartzman, Ugo Humbert (FRA), Jannik Sinner (ITA), Andrey Rublev (RUS) |
| Newcomer of the year | Carlos Alcaraz (ESP), Sebastian Korda (USA), Lorenzo Musetti (ITA), Jurij Rodionov (AUT), Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN), Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) |
| Coach of the year | Nicolas Massu (Dominic Thiem), Gilles Cervara (Daniil Medvedev), Juan Ignacio Chela (Diego Schwartzman), Fernando Vicente (Andrey Rublev), Ricardo Piatti (Jannik Sinner) |