Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award bagged by Roger Federer for 12th time. The 2016 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour Awards was announced on November 10, 2016. Former World’s No. 1 Swiss Tennis Player Roger Federer has won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for the 12th time in his career. He won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship award voted by his peers, against Andy
Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Rafael Nadal who were also nominated in the category.
iii. Federer also won the ‘fan favourite’ award, voted upon by players to pick the player they liked the most over the season – an award Federer won in 2016 for a 14th straight year.
iv. The award is given for sportsmanship in the name of former World’s No. 1 Stefan Edberg, former coach of Federer.
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