Newks ’24: Ebden picked after huge, golden season | 3 December, 2024 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions
A Grand Slam title on the 2024 Australian Open, a world No.1 rating and males’s doubles gold on the Paris 2024 Olympics have seen Matt Ebden nominated for the Newcombe Medal.
Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 3 December 2024 | Matt Trollope
A yr in evaluate
Ebden continued to shine in doubles in 2024, opening the season with a Grand Slam title on the Australian Open alongside Rohan Bopanna – his second males’s main after profitable Wimbledon in 2022 with Max Purcell.
The next month, Ebden rose to world No. 1 in February, turning into simply the fifth Aussie to carry the ATP doubles rating after Paul McNamee, John Fitzgerald, Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.
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Persevering with to play with Bopanna, Ebden gained the Miami Masters after which reached the semi-finals of Roland Garros, earlier than returning to the identical venue in July – this time to signify Australia on the Paris Video games.
He and associate John Friends continued their unimaginable run to Australia’s first tennis gold medal in 28 years, emulating Woodies’ victory in Atlanta 1996.
Ebden and Bopanna closed out their season by competing within the eight-team Elite ATP Finals in Turin, ending 2024 with a mixed 27-16 file.
Doubling is enjoyable 🏆🏆@rohanbopanna 🇮🇳 as soon as @mattebden 🇦🇺 beat Italian duo Bolelli/Vavassori 🇮🇹 7-6(0) 7-5. @wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis pic.twitter.com/WaR2KXF9kp
– #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 27, 2024
Ebden’s doubles file this season was 36-19.
Ebden additionally performed a key position in Australia’s Davis Cup staff, which superior to the semi-finals. He gained three of his 4 rubbers in 2024 to enhance his profession file for the match to 14-3.
Historical past of the Newcombe Medal
That is Ebden’s fourth Newcombe Medal nomination; The 37-year-old was additionally nominated in 2011, 2022 and 2023.
Response
“I’m very completely happy to be nominated for the Newcombe Medal after a dream yr,” mentioned Ebden.
“Successful the gold medal on the Olympics, reaching No.1 on the earth, profitable the Grand Slam and the Masters has been a dream yr.”
The Newcombe Medal, the Australian Tennis Awards might be held on Monday 9 December at Melbourne’s Palladium Ballroom.
Observe alongside on Tennis Australia’s social media channels because the night time progresses utilizing the hashtag #Newks24.
Discover out extra in regards to the awards, together with award classes and former recipients.
