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 | Rafael Nadal nominated for ATP ´Comeback Player of the Year´ award16-10-2013 |
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal was nominated in the category "Comeback of the Year" awards at the World Tour for the past season.
The Spanish tennis player who did not play for seven months due to a knee injury, made a phenomenal season after his return, he won 10 tournaments, including Roland Garros, US Open and five Masters series.
His competitors in the category for comeback are Tommy Robredo, who started the season at 115th place, and is currently in 19th position Somdev Devarman (656-90) and Dmitry Tursunov (125-39).
The winner is selected by a vote of other professional players. Nadal was nominated in another category - sportsmanship award in the name of Stefan Edberg.
The other nominees are Roger Federer, Juan Martin del Potro and David Ferrer.
In the category of player who showed the greatest development, the nominees are Stanislas Wawrinka, Fabio Fognini, Ivan Dodig and Pablo Carena boost.