Carlos Alcaraz, Dominic Thiem, Casper Ruud and Grigor Dimitrov are the four nominees for the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award in the 2024 ATP Awards. Last year, Alcaraz won the sportsmanship award while Ruud bagged the honour back in 2022.
Alcaraz could not win the Australian Open, but he responded with back-to-back titles at Wimbledon and the French Open. He lost to the Netherlands’ Botic van de Zandschulp to crash out of the US Open.
Alcaraz also failed to advance to the semi-final in the ATP Finals in Turin that took place earlier this month. Thiem recently retired from professional tennis after the Erste Bank Open, where he lost in the first round.
Ruud, on the other hand, did not have a memorable year as far as Grand Slams are concerned. But he went through to the semis of the ATP Finals where Jannik Sinner defeated him in straight sets. The 25-year-old is also the three-time Grand Slam finalist, having finished as the runners-up twice at the French Open in 2022 and 2023, and US Open in 2023.
Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award ðŸäé #ATPAwards pic.twitter.com/72RU3bdPkv — ATP Tour (@atptour) November 25, 2024
Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori, the finalists of the 2014 US Open, are contenders for the ATP Comeback Player of the Year award. Joining them in the nominations is Matteo Berrettini, a 2019 New York semi-finalist who recently played a pivotal role in Italy’s successful Davis Cup title defense.
In the coaching category, five professionals are in the running for Coach of the Year, with nominations from their peers. The nominees include Xavier Malisse (coach of Alexei Popyrin), Emmanuel Planque (Mpetshi Perricard), Michael Russell (Taylor Fritz), Brad Stine (Tommy Paul), and James Trotman (Jack Draper).
Winners across all categories, including the Fans’ Favorite, will be announced during the week of December 9.