The Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Belarusian Aryba Sabalenka was named world champion by International Tennis Federation (ITF) in 2023, in recognition of the great season the two had.
The annual ITF awards feature eleven players in various categories, including men’s and women’s doubles, wheelchair and junior tennis.
The ITF highlights the successes achieved by the world number one on the ATP circuit, champion in Australian Open, Roland Garros and United States Openwhich made him the player with the most Grand Slam titles (24).
Sabalenka won her first major at the Australian Open and was a finalist at the United States Open. In addition, he reached the semifinals of Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
Both the Serbian and the Belarusian are the only players to reach the individual semifinals, at least, in four grand Slam tournaments.
In addition, the ITF highlighted the role of the American year Rajeev Ram and the british Joe Salisbury in the men’s doubles category for the second time. They won the United States Open and the ATP Finals for the third time. In the women’s category, the Australian Storm Hunter and the Belgians Elise Mertensranked first and second, respectively, in women’s doubles, designated by the ITF as the best in the world.
Award winner in wheelchair tennis
The British Alfie Hewett and the Dutch De Groot died They were highlighted in the men’s and women’s wheelchair tennis modality and at the junior level, Alina Korneeva and Joao Fonseca were also highlighted by the ITF in 2023.
He ITF President David Haggerty He congratulated the winners as it represents “recognition of the incredible times experienced by these eleven athletes. Together they have achieved 24 Grand Slam titles in 2023.”
Novak Djokovic He noted that the recognition was the culmination of a year full of achievements. “Ending the year as world number one is every tennis player’s dream. It’s one of the hardest things to do in our sport. “Winning Grand Slams and being number one in the world is probably the pinnacle of this sport,” he said.
Aryna Sabalenka highlighted: “2023 has been an incredible season for me and I am very happy to be named ITF world champion. From winning my first Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open to reaching world number one for the first time, it’s been an incredible year. “I’m very grateful to my family, my team and my fans for their support in 2023 and I can’t wait to get back on the pitch for the new season in January.”
Source: La Verdad
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