Dimitrov wins Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
This is the first time that Dimitrov has won the award
Grigor Dimitrov, Stockholm 2024
Image Credit – Henrik Montgomery/AP/SIPA
Former world No 3 Grigor Dimitrov has been voted by his peers as the winner of the 2024 Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.
The award, part of the annual ATP awards, is given to a player for their fair play, professionalism and integrity on and off the court. This is the Bulgarian’s first win in this category.
“I’m just very grateful, very thankful to all my fans, to all my colleagues, to everyone that has been such a support throughout all this time. I feel very fortunate,” Dimitrov said as quoted by the ATP Tour. “Thank you all for this amazing appreciation, and I’ll make sure to keep on going and to keep on striving to be the best.”
The award was won by Carlos Alcaraz in 2023 and Casper Ruud in 2022. Roger Federer has dominated this category in the past, winning the award 13 times while Rafael Nadal won the award five times during his career.
Dimitrov ended the 2024 season at No 10 in the world rankings. This is the first time that he finished the season in the top 10 since 2017.
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