Djokovic, Kvitova named ITF World Champions
Category: Tennis
Publish Date: 12-13-2011 02:38 AM -0500
LONDON (AP)—Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic have been named ITF World Champions for 2011, both earning the honor for the first time.
Djokovic won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open in a stellar year in which took over as the top-ranked men’s player, finishing with a 70-6 overall record.
Djokovic is the first man other than Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal to receive the award since 2003. He says “starting with victory in last year’s Davis Cup final, this has been an almost perfect 12 months for me.”
The 21-year-old Kvitova won Wimbledon and led the Czech Republic to victory in Fed Cup, ending a breakthrough year as the second-ranked player in the world.
The International Tennis Federation announced the awards Tuesday.
