Nominees for 2020 ATP Awards Announced
Diego Schwartzman made his maiden major semifinal in Paris and makes his mark on the annual ATP Awards.A driven Schwartzman took giant steps subduing Dominic Thiem 7-6(1), 5-7, 6-7(8), 7-6(5), 6-2 battling into his first Grand Slam semifinal at Roland Garros in a dizzying five hour, eight-minute marathon.More: Del Potro Sets Sights on 2021 Tokyo OlympicsThe Argentinean, who toppled Rafael Nadal en route to his first Masters 1000 final in Rome, joins Nadal, Thiem and John Millman as one of four nominees for the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.
See the complete list of 2020 ATP Awards nominees here.Schwartzman, Andrey Rublev, Jannik Sinner, Ugo Humbert are the four nominees in a highly-competitive Most Improved Player of the Year category.
The eighth-ranked Rublev won a Tour-best five titles in 2020. Sinner upset Alexander Zverev reaching the Roland Garros quarterfinals in his tournament debut then went on to win his first Tour-level title with a third-set tiebreaker win over Vasek Pospisil in the Sofia final and the 22-yea-old Humbert showed dazzling skills winning titles in Auckland and Antwerp.
ATP Awards winners, including Fans' Favorite and the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award, will be revealed later this month. Fans can vote for their favorite singles player and doubles team through Friday, December 11th.Photo credit: Roland Garros Facebook]]>
