The ITF Chooses Sinner Ahead of Alcaraz as "World Champion of the Year"
Not only ATP and WTA award their prizes, with different categories, once the season is over. Also, the ITF chooses its leading figures globally, with categories such as wheelchair tennis or the junior circuit. The big news, however, has come with the chosen one in the men's circuit: Jannik Sinner has been proclaimed the "World Champion of the Year", placing himself above Carlos Alcaraz despite finishing the year as world number two. It is not the first time the ITF has chosen this way; their criteria are different from those of the ATP. On the women's side, there was no debate, and Aryna Sabalenka was the champion, while Marcel Granollers was recognized in the doubles category and chosen as the Player of the Year alongside Horacio Zeballos (winning two Grand Slams set them apart from the rest).
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