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ATP: Carlos Alcaraz wins fair play award for the second time

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Carlos Alcaraz has won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award, or the fair play award reserved for tennis players on the ATP circuit.This is the second time in his career for the Murcia champion. Alcaraz had already won this award in 2023, while last season Grigor Dimitrov won.

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The'Italian and the Spaniard shared the last eight Grand Slam titles
Their duopoly is evident, and the two tennis players are clearly ahead of the rest of their opponents

Only 550 points separate them in the rankings, against the 6.340 points that divide number 2 Sinner from number 3 Alexander Zverev
According to the'former British tennis player John Lloyd, this absolute dominance could have negative consequences and make the scenario uncompetitive
"I am a little bit' worried about next year", he said in an interview to the Inside-In Tennis podcast
"At the moment I look at the Slams and I think if one between Sinner and Alcaraz loses by an off day or gets injured you will have a very weak half of the board in terms of names"
"You will almost want to hand over the title already to the'other"
"In Slams, you want the competition to be constant from the'beginning to the end"

"But these two are clearly above the others"

"It’s amazing to see how good they are"

Sinner and Alcaraz will face each other in an exhibition match in South Korea before the Australian Open
Alcaraz wants to win the'only Slam he hasn&#039t won yet, while Sinner goes after the third consecutive win

The other candidates were Felix Auger-Aliassime, Casper Ruud and Dimitrov. The winner was chosen by members of the ATP No. 1 Club, i.e., the 29 current and past players who have reached the top ranking during their careers.

In particular, the Spaniard was praised for his behavior in the match against Ben Shelton at Roland Garros, when he signaled that he had won a point unfairly.

Alcaraz in 2025 won 8 tournaments (including two Slams) and 71 matches, ending the season at number one in the ATP rankings.

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