For the second year in a row, Félix Auger-Aliassime is one of five ATP players in the running for the prize given to the player who has shown the most beautiful sportsmanship during the past season.
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The trophy for the name of former Swedish star Stefan Edberg, holder of six Grand Slam titles and a total of 41 ATP singles titles in the 1980s and 1990s.
Finalists are chosen by members of the International Association of Journalists Covering Tennis.
They were specifically selected because they demonstrated “the highest level of professionalism and integrity, faced their opponents with a high level of equality and promoted their sport outside the land”, can we read on the ATP website.
With Nadal and Alcaraz
The other players nominated are Spaniards Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal, Norwegian Casper Ruud and American Frances Tiafoe.
Last year, it was Nadal, current world number 2, who won the honor for the fifth time in his career.
Frenchman Frédéric Fontang, who advises Félix, is also in the running for a prize, that of coach of the year.
The winners will be known during the week of December 12.