London [UK], December 15 (ANI): Polish star Iga Swiatek and Spanish legend Rafael Nadal were crowned as ITF World Champions 2022 by the International Tennis Federation for clinching two Grand Slam titles during this season.
Fritz completed a dream debut at the season finale while smashing Nadal's bid to win the lone big title that has eluded him in his legendary career with a 7-6(3), 6-1 victory.
The current world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain will be missing the tournament due to an injury. This will leave Nadal, Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, Daniil Medvedev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz fighting for the singles title
The birth of his child has made 2022 even more memorable as the Spaniard has had a stellar year winning the Australian Open. He also made history at the French Open by winning it for a record 14th time
India's star batter Virat Kohli took to Twitter and heaped praise on tennis greats saying that no one can imagine rivals feeling like this towards each other. The star batsman highlighted that Nadal crying alongside Federer is the "most beautiful sporting picture ever for him."
The Swiss and Spaniard great will take to the court against Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe at The 02 in London following the conclusion of Andy Murray's match against Alex de Minaur.