Tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime, who shone on some of the sport's biggest stages in 2022, is the winner of the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year.
Auger-Aliassime is the third tennis player in history to receive the honour -- awarded annually since 1932 -- after Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov . Decathlete Damian Warner won the award last year.
"I managed to accomplish all the goals I set for myself and more," Auger-Aliassime said from Dubai. "I had already performed well halfway through the year, but to finish the year at the Turin Masters, to win the Davis Cup ... I'm happy with my evolution as a person and as a player." "It's been a great year, so to receive this award -- recognition from the Canadian public and media -- is quite an honour," Auger-Aliassime said. "It's really nice."
In addition to last month's Davis Cup title, Auger-Aliassime also helped his teams win the ATP Cup and Laver Cup this season.
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