Carlos Alcaraz won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for the second time in his career on Tuesday.
Alcaraz also won the Sportsmanship Award in 2023. He is the eighth player to win it multiple times, joining Roger Federer (13), Edberg (five), Rafael Nadal (five), Pat Rafter (four), Todd Martin (two), Alex Corretja (two) and Paradorn Srichaphan (two).
An example of the Spaniard’s fair play this season came at the French Open, during a fourth-round match against Ben Shelton. At 0-0, 30-all in the second set, Alcaraz gave Shelton the point, even though the referee failed to notice that the eventual champion had hit a winner after the racket had already left his hand.
“You know, I have to say, I thought, ‘Okay, I couldn’t say anything,’ but I would have felt guilty if I hadn’t said anything about it,” Alcaraz explained during his post-match press conference. “It’s about whether I know I did something wrong, wrong shots or an illegal shot, I should say. I have to be honest with myself. I have to be honest with Ben, with everyone.”
“I guess that’s the sport, or [it] should be so. Just to be honest with the opponent, with yourself. I said it because I knew it was an illegal shot. It shouldn’t be, that’s why I said it.”
The ATP Awards 2025 will be announced throughout the week. Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori were named the Fans’ Favorite Doubles Team, while Andrey Rublev was the winner of the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award.
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