Ruud wins Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award, breaks streak of Federer and Nadal

Casper Ruud has won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award breaking the streak by Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer who have been declared the winners since 2004.

The Sportsmanship award is not the top award among ATP awards but it's certainly one that players like to get and it symbolizes and very fair standing among their peers. For the longest of time, it was largely a popularity contest with Federer winning most years and Nadal winning more recently. They have won it 18 times since 2004 and this year we finally saw somebody else win it.

It's Casper Ruud who said:

"A big thanks to everyone who voted for me for this year’s ATP Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. 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."

Noted tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg pointed out that many players on Tour deserve this award so perhaps a one-and-done rule would be beneficial because having to players dominate it for 18 years is not ideal.