Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are not only the most successful male tennis players in terms of slams, but they are still among the most charismatic and likable athletes in the world.
Roger Federer won the Fans’ Favourite Award for 18th consecutive year setting up a record that will be extremely difficult to beat. Thanks to his amazing work ethic, Rafael Nadal conquered the Sportsmanship Award for the third year in a row.
Among the other awards, Andrey Rublev won the Most Improved Player of the Year award after he clinched 5 tournaments and breaking in the top8. Frances Tiafoe was given the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award for his humanitarian efforts.
At 17 years of age, Carlos Alcaraz was named Newcomer of the Year after conquering 3 Challengers in Trieste, Barcelona and Alicante. In January, he also won 2 ITFs in Manacor. (See his titles).
Finally, Vasek Pospisil was named the Comeback Player of the Year after returning from a back surgery (2019).
Roger Federer in 2020
Ranked no.5, Federer played his last match on the 30th of January when he lost to Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).
Roger Federer’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.
Rafael Nadal in 2020
Currently the world no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 21st of November when he was overcome by Daniil Medvedev 3-6 7-64 6-3 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Currently, during this year Nadal achieved a 27-7 match record. Nadal clinched 2 titles in 2020 in Acapulco and at the French Open.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal squared off 40 times. Their head to head is 24-16 for Nadal. The last time they competed against each other, Roger Federer won 7-63 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in London (Wimbledon) in July 2019.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Andrey Rublev in 2020
Ranked world no.8 (career-high), Rublev played his last match on the 19th of November when he beat Dominic Thiem 6-2 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At present, during this year, the Russian has a 41-10 record. Andrey has won 5 titles in 2020 in Doha, Adelaide, Hamburg, St. Petersburg and Vienna.
Vasek Pospisil in 2020
At the moment ranked no.61, the Canadian played his last encounter on the 14th of November when he surrendered to Jannik Sinner 6-4 3-6 7-63 in the final in Sofia (draw).
Vasek Pospisil’s best accomplishment of this season was getting to the final in Montpellier and Sofia.
Andrey Rublev and Vasek Pospisil played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Rublev. The last time they squared off, Andrey Rublev won 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg Open) on the 13th of October 2020.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
