Roger Federer is the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for 2014

[clayqueen]

 

[dh003i]

Despite a few moments of unsportsmanlike conduct, he is generally an excellent sportsman. The Edberg award is voted on by other players, so it does say something.

 

[TMF]

Federer has denied Nadal many awards, including the fan favorite award which he never won. Nadal can only hope Federer retire so he has a chance to win the award.

 

[sureshs]

Useless award which is a consolation prize for someone who hasn't won a Slam this year.

 

[clayqueen]

Despite a few moments of unsportsmanlike conduct, he is generally an excellent sportsman. The Edberg award is voted on by other players, so it does say something.

That's fixed too, because Federer is the only one who is nominated EVERY year along with other spurious players. There are many other players with impeccable sportsmanship. If different people win it, it would be more meaningful.

When Gimelstob asked the crowd if they were satisfied with Fed winning some people said No.

 

[newpball]

That's fixed too, because Federer is the only one who is nominated EVERY year along with other spurious players. There are many other players with impeccable sportsmanship. If different people win it, it would be more meaningful.

No surprises here tennis marketing at full force!

Just wait for the Federer Grand Finale Exhibition Retirement World Tour ® (second ring seats starting at only $500 including free commemorable signed picture)) we all know is coming to literally milk the last drop out of it.

A sad state of affairs, tennis deserves better!

 

[cronus]

Explains the whole Pascal Maria affair then doesn't it. :lol:

it explains many things associated with the clay make believe GS.

 

[clayqueen]

I don't think fans bother to vote because it's seems like a foregone conclusion and a waste of time. Are they really saying that over the past 13 years Fed was the only who demonstrated good sportsmanship apart from when Rafa won it in 2010?

 

[Carsomyr]

I don't think fans bother to vote because it's seems like a foregone conclusion and a waste of time. Are they really saying that over the past 13 years Fed was the only who demonstrated good sportsmanship apart from when Rafa won it in 2010?

I don't think the fans bother to vote for the Sportsmanship Award, either.

 

[Povl Carstensen]

Are they really saying that over the past 13 years Fed was the only who demonstrated good sportsmanship apart from when Rafa won it in 2010?

No I don't think anyone has said that.

 

[clayqueen]

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[clayqueen]

No I don't think anyone has said that.

So exactly what are they saying?

 

[Carsomyr]

I think it's clear the snail-mail fans had an indirect effect on the Sportsmanship Award. With the ATP Players Council (and - remind me - who was the president until this year?) getting flooded with letters from the fringe constituency, these players were no doubt biased towards voting for Federer.

Because obviously the social media presence represents a true reality.

 

[TMF]

This doesn't really tell us anything as he won it 8 times before he was even sponsored by Moet and Chandon.

Perhaps the reason they sponsored him was due to the fact that he had won the award multiple times before?

and you are taking octobrina10's posts seriously? and asking a valid question? come on you must be out of your mind trying to have a reasonable conversation with that kind of a member.

I treat him no difference than TDK. Too much of his crap is the reason he's on many poster's ignore list.

 

[cknobman]

I don't think fans bother to vote because it's seems like a foregone conclusion and a waste of time. Are they really saying that over the past 13 years Fed was the only who demonstrated good sportsmanship apart from when Rafa won it in 2010?

Me thinks you're hittin the cheeba to hard mate.

 

[Boom-Boom]

Amazing achievement for RF ;-)

 

[Povl Carstensen]

So exactly what are they saying?

Apparantly they are saying that he on a very constant level has shown very good sportsmanship. Ofcourse unlike us they also know him of the courts which may also factor in.

 

[Povl Carstensen]

I think it's clear the snail-mail fans had an indirect effect on the Sportsmanship Award. With the ATP Players Council (and - remind me - who was the president until this year?) getting flooded with letters from the fringe constituency, these players were no doubt biased towards voting for Federer.

Because obviously the social media presence represents a true reality.

There are 11 players in the council, so it does not amount to much in the vote. Where do you have the information about a flood of letters?

 

[ilovetennis]

I am here to support Rafa! Not for "conversations!" :lol:

Don’t worry You can support Rafa (GOAT- Whiner) for THE Least Sportsmanship award… If there is one, and pretty sure there will be no contest !

 

[Carsomyr]

There are 11 players in the council, so it does not amount to much in the vote. Where do you have the information about a flood of letters?

Where all people get reliable information these days - the Internet.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

Absolutely!

Tennis is competition you do not play sub par tennis because you respect some old champion too much.

I can't wait to see some young gun bagel F and put him in his place!

:grin:

Or maybe this happens instead:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUrC8xr9b7E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU4rO27Gabc

:grin:

 

[Deleted member 688153]

I am here to support Rafa! Not for "conversations!" :lol:

Federer has bagelled Nadal on all surfaces.

 

[ilovetennis]

Well deserved??? What the hell has he done this year to deserve this award Show me just one tiny sportsmanship Federer moment in the past 365 days?

He is the one of the VERY few players takes less than 25 sec. in-between points…. This “sportsmanship” is non-existence with most of other players…
This alone a BEST sportsmanship, considering time-off every player taking nowadays (like RAFA Faking injury) and others does whenever they are getting defeated….

 

[Deleted member 688153]

He is the one of the VERY few players takes less than 25 sec. in-between points…. This “sportsmanship” is non-existence with most of other players…
This alone a BEST sportsmanship, considering time-off every player taking nowadays (like RAFA Faking injury) and others does whenever they are getting defeated….

I don't understand why the players vote for Federer. Why don't they hate him?
He embarrasses them, makes them look like 3.5 players most of the time.

Nadalovic convincingly beat most of the tour too, but the way they do it (long rallies waiting for errors) is surely less embarrassing for the opponents than Federer rushing the net, shutting you down in 1-2 shots, or wrong-footing you again and again.

 

[veroniquem]

Fed is very popular in the US. Even people who never watch tennis (and don't even know how many slams there are) will pick Fed if asked. I guess it's the gillette/rolex commercials lol. Fed is a household name like Michael Jordan in bb or Tiger in golf. And the US is the biggest market. It's all about marketing these days.

 

[donquijote]

They just misspelled Ferrer.

 

[Povl Carstensen]

Fed is very popular in the US. Even people who never watch tennis (and don't even know how many slams there are) will pick Fed if asked. I guess it's the gillette/rolex commercials lol. Fed is a household name like Michael Jordan in bb or Tiger in golf. And the US is the biggest market. It's all about marketing these days.

Federer is very marketable.

 

[cknobman]

Fed is very popular in the US. Even people who never watch tennis (and don't even know how many slams there are) will pick Fed if asked. I guess it's the gillette/rolex commercials lol. Fed is a household name like Michael Jordan in bb or Tiger in golf. And the US is the biggest market. It's all about marketing these days.

What makes you say US is the biggest market for tennis? Tennis popularity in the US, I thought, was almost at an all time low.