Sinner Takes Home ATP Fan Fave Award, Khachanov and Rublev Take Doubles

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday December 12, 2023ATP fans have spoken. And maybe a few Carota BoysMore: A Closer Look at the Stats that Defined Jannik Sinner's 2023 SeasonAnd Jannik Sinner is their fan favorite. The fourth-ranked Italian won the ATP’s fan-voted award, as did Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev, who won the voting for 2023 Fans Favorite Doubles Team.Tennis Express22-year-old Sinner is coming off his best season, having captured four titles and earned a 64-15 record in 2023. He became the highest-ranked Italian in ATP history and the first to reach the title match at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.


He concluded the season by leading Italy to its first Davis Cup title in 47 years.Sinner took fan fave mantle from Rafael Nadal, the man who ended Roger Federer’s streak of 19 consecutive Fan Favourite awards, which ran from 2003 to 2021.Rublev and Khachanov won their maiden doubles title as a team at Madrid, and also reached the semifinals in Beijing.

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