Nadal, Berrettini, Murray win ATP year-end awards

The ATP awards have been announced for 2019, and some of these winners might really surprise you. The player and doubles team of the year are ranking-based so those went to world No. 1 Rafael Nadal and the duo of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Rober Farah.

Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award

Nadal also picked up this award. It comes as a little bit of an upset since Roger Federer has won it 13 times (2004-2009 and 2011-2017), but Nadal wrestled the honor away from him starting in 2018.

Fans' Favorites

Federer doesn't come away win-less as he was voted fans' favorite singles player for the 17th year in a row, while Bob and Mike Bryan name the fans' favorite doubles team. They've won the honor every year of the award's existence (since 2005), except for 2018 when Mike won with Jack Sock.

Most Improved Player of the Year

Matteo Berrettini rose to No. 8 in the world from No. 54, and made his debut at the ATP Finals in London. In this category, he beat out Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev, and last year's winner Stefanos Tsitsipas, who won the ATP Finals in November. Auger-Aliassime picked up the most votes on Baseline.

Newcomer of the Year

Berrettini's Italian compatriot Jannik Sinner also topped off a breakthrough year with his first ATP award. The 18-year-old ended the 2018 season ranked outside of the Top 700. He's now the youngest player inside of the Top 100, and won the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. Alex de Minaur, who Sinner beat in the Milan final, won the award last year.

Comeback Player of the Year

It should surprise no one that Andy Murray is the 2019 comeback player of the year. From looking like his career was over in January to raising the title in Antwerp, the former world No. 1 proved he's not done yet.

Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award

Kevin Anderson was named the winner of the humanitarian award, joining past victors like the Bryans, Tommy Robredo, Federer and Djokovic. Anderson raises awareness for animal rescue efforts and plastic-waste reduction.

Coach of the Year

Gilles Cervara, who works with Daniil Medvedev, was recognized for leading his pupil to 59 match wins (the most on the tour) and nine ATP finals.

Tim Gullikson Career Coach award

The first-ever recipient of this honor is Tony Roche. The award recognizes "coaches who, throughout their careers, have had a major impact on the sport of tennis, both on and off the court."

Other award winners include Courtney Walsh for the Ron Bookman Media Excellence Award and best tournaments: Indian Wells (Masters 1000), Acapulco (ATP 500) and Doha (ATP 250).