LONDON — Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have received the Worldwide Tennis Federation’s 2024 world champion awards.
Swiatek edged out Aryna Sabalenka for the ladies’s singles award in an inventory introduced by the ITF on Monday.
Swiatek received the French Open and 4 WTA 1000 titles, an Olympic bronze medal on the Paris Video games and helped Poland attain the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup. Sabalenka received the Australian and US Open crowns and completed the 12 months ranked No. 1.
Usoni is the primary Italian to win this award. He completed 2024 at No. 1 with a 73-6 win-loss file after profitable the Australian and US Open titles, the ATP Finals and efficiently main Italy’s Davis Cup title protection.
Sinner and Swiatek each confronted doping fees final 12 months, which overshadowed their participation within the Australian Open this month.
The ITF stated the world championship awards had been chosen primarily based on “goal standards” making an allowance for all outcomes however with a specific emphasis on Grand Slams, World Cup Tennis tournaments and Olympic and Paralympic occasions.
“Final 12 months was an unforgettable 12 months for our sport with the Olympic and Paralympic Video games being performed alongside our nationwide group occasions,” stated ITF President David Haggerty. “And we see with a lot of our award winners that representing their nation has impressed them to realize even larger success in 2024.”
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