South Africa’s two best tennis players may be honoured internationally
South African tennis lovers can vote on the internet for two local stars nominated to be honoured by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
South African tennis stars, Kevin Anderson and Raven Klaasen have received nominations in this year’s ATP World Tour Awards.
The candidates for the awards are the Top 25 players in the ATP Race to London and Top 15 teams in the ATP Doubles Race to London, as of 11 September 2017.
Nominated in the singles category is world number 16, Kevin Anderson, who’s in 12th place for the ATP Race to London. 31-year-old Anderson made history this year when he reached his first Grand Slam final at the US Open, locking horns against world’s number one, Rafael Nadal.
Anderson made appearances in two ATP quarter finals, one semi-final, and two finals (one of which was a grand slam). He also reached the final 16 at the Wimbledon Championship.
Meanwhile nominated in the doubles category, world number 19, Raven Klaasen, was also in good form this year together with his American partner Rajeev Ram. The pair made an impression in 2017 by making an appearance in five quarter final rounds of the ATP tournaments, two in the semi-finals, and four in the finals.
The tennis public can vote for players nominated for this awards via: https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/atp-awards-2017-fans-favourite. Voting closes on Tuesday, 7 November.
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