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Nadal named ATP player of 2008 March 26, 2009 08:41 IST
World number one Rafael Nadal [Images] was named 2008 Player of the Year in the ATP World Tour awards after a remarkable season in which he became the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win the French Open and Wimbledon [Images] titles back-to-back. The Spaniard's main rival, Roger Federer [Images], picked the Stefan Edberg [Images] Sportsmanship prize for a record fifth successive year. Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was voted the most improved player and Japan's [Images] Kei Nishikori was the newcomer of the year.
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