[AFP=연합뉴스]
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-chan = Rafael Nadal (2nd place, Spain) and Iga Sibiong Tech (1st place, Poland) were selected as the male and female players of the year for the 2022 season of the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
On the 17th (local time), the ITF announced that “As a result of weighting the results of this year’s four major competitions and national competitions, the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup, Nadal and Sibiong Tech were selected as the winners of the 2022 ITF World Champions.” .
Nadal is currently ranked second in the world, behind Carlos Alcaras (1st, Spain), but he won the Australian Open and the French Open among major tournaments, setting the record for the most men’s singles championships (22 times) in major tournaments.
This is the fifth time that Nadal has been crowned ITF World Champion, following in 2008, 2010, 2017 and 2019.
The record for the most awards in this category is Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 7 times. Pete Sampras (USA) was selected 6 times, and Nadal and Roger Federer (Switzerland) were selected 5 times each.
In the women’s division, Sibion Tech, which swept the French Open and US Open this year, was honored with the award.
Sibiong Tech has won 8 singles championships on the Women’s Professional Tennis (WTA) tour this year, and has risen to the position of absolute powerhouse by running 37 consecutive victories during the season.
emailid@yna.co.kr
Report via KakaoTalk okjebo
<저작권자(c) 연합뉴스,
Unauthorized reproduction – redistribution prohibited>
2022/12/18 08:49 Send