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Casper Ruud has been selected by fellow players as the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award in the 2022 ATP Awards. It is the 23-year-old's first ATP Award and it comes after a breakout season in which he rose as high as World No. 2 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.
The award recognises the Norwegian's fair play, professionalism and integrity on and off the court.
"A big thanks to everyone who voted for me for this year’s ATP Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award," said Ruud. "I feel very, very honoured and happy to win this prize this year. I will try to keep my mood in the right place for next year. Can’t wait to be back on court."
“I feel very, very honoured and happy to win this prize this year.” @CasperRuud98 | #ATPAwards pic.twitter.com/ULDmY80dOs
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By winning the sportsmanship award, Ruud breaks the dominance of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who combined to win it each year since 2004 — Federer 13 times and Nadal five, including each of the past four years. Ruud is also the award's first Scandinavian winner since Sweden's Edberg won it for a fifth time in 1995. The following year, it was renamed in his honour.
In the 2022 season, Ruud won three ATP Tour titles (Buenos Aires, Geneva, Gstaad) and finished runner-up at Miami, Roland Garros, the US Open and the Nitto ATP Finals. He ended the season at World No. 3 and has a golden opportunity improve upon that position in early 2023, with no points to defend at the Australian Open after missing this year's first Grand Slam with an ankle injury.
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