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De Minaur, Ebden awarded Newcombe Medal for 2024
De Minaur wins prestigious prize for third time at Australian Tennis Awards
December 11, 2024
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John Newcombe and Newcombe Medal winner Matthew Ebden on the 2024 Australian Tennis Awards.
By ATP Workers
Alex de Minaur and Matthew Ebden each hit some standout milestones in 2024. On Monday evening in Melbourne, Tennis Australia recognised the duo’s on-court achievements this 12 months by awarding them each the 2024 Newcombe Medal.
De Minaur and Ebden had been offered with the celebrated award, which is called after the previous No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings John Newcombe. It’s the highest particular person honour in Australian tennis and is awarded yearly to the nation’s most excellent elite participant and ambassador for the game. This 12 months, De Minaur and Ebden shared the award in recognition of their resepctive excellent achievements on the worldwide stage.
De Minaur racked up a 47-21 match document in 2024, in line with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, and reached a career-high No. 6 within the PIF ATP Rankings in July. The 25-year-old, who received tour-level crowns in Acapulco and ‘s-Hertogenbosch to take his profession tally of ATP Tour titles to 9, additionally made his Nitto ATP Finals debut in Turin in November.
“I’m so proud and blissful to win the Newcombe Medal award once more, and need to say how a lot I recognize it, and likewise having the ability to share it with Matt,” mentioned De Minaur by way of video hyperlink from London. “It’s been an unimaginable 12 months for Australian tennis and I’m simply so blissful to be a part of it. I’d prefer to congratulate Matt, who’s carried out superb issues this 12 months, and his crew – the Olympic gold medal was a spotlight, in addition to all the opposite nominees tonight.
“I’d prefer to thank Tennis Australia, John Newcombe and everybody who has made this attainable. Let’s all battle to have a fair higher 12 months in 2025.”
Whereas it was a 3rd Newcombe Medal for the present World No. 9 De Minaur, doubles star Ebden was delighted after receiving the celebrated prize for the primary time. The 37-year-old received the Australian Open alongside Rohan Bopanna in January, rose to No. 1 within the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings for the primary time in February, and later claimed the gold medal on the Paris Olympics with John Friends.
“It’s kind of surreal, to be sincere. I have been nominated a number of occasions through the years and by no means thought I would truly win,” mentioned Ebden. “I’m proud and blissful as a result of I look again on the 12 months and actually, I put all the things on the market always and was in a position to get some nice achievements.
“It’s arduous to digest and replicate on all the nice issues which have been occurring this 12 months. I am simply tremendous grateful that they’ve occurred. To cap it off with this award, and to be recognised, not only for this 12 months, however I really feel for 20 years of arduous work and simply bettering little bit by little bit over all of the years, it is most likely led me to this.”
Each De Minaur and Ebden will start their 2025 season on residence soil on the United Cup, the place Australia will compete in Sydney. The host nation of the blended groups occasion will tackle Argentina and Nice Britain in group play because it seems to higher its semi-final run from 2024.
