Felix Auger-Aliassime named Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year following breakthrough 2022 season

Canadian tennis sensation Felix Auger-Aliassime has won the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year.

He is the third tennis player in history to receive the honor, having been given out yearly since 1932, following Milos Raonic (2013, 2014) and Denis Shapovalov (2017). Last year's winner was decathlete Damian Warner.

The award came as a result of Auger-Aliassime's spectacular 2022 season. He won four titles in Rotterdam, Florence, Antwerp, and Basel, finishing the season at No. 6 in the ATP rankings, his highest year-end finish to date.

The Canadian finished his 2022 campaign with three victories in the Davis Cup knockout stage in Malaga last month, including one in the final against Australia. His efforts helped Canada win the team tournament for the first time in their history.

In an interview with We Are Tennis, Felix Auger-Aliassime disclosed that he was really pleased about achieving all of his goals this year.

"It's a great satisfaction, it's maybe even the first year where I can really say that I have achieved all my goals and even better," said Auger-Aliassime. "When I look at the season in a whole and tell myself that I won my titles and that I qualified for the Masters, that I am now sixth in the world, I am very pleased."