Roger Federer thanked his fans after he received two awards from the ATP World Tour on Sunday.
Following the Swiss Maestro's straight set win over Tomas Berdych at the ATP World Tour Finals, his coach Stefan Edberg came onto the court at the O2 Arena to hand over the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. It marked the 11th occasion his fellow players had voted for him.
Following that, ATP chairman Chris Kermode presented the 17-time grand slam winner with another award, the Fans Favourite, where 65 percent of fans voted for him online. Federer picks up this accolade for the 13th consecutive year.
"I enjoy getting awards, especially the ones voted on by the fans and my fellow players," the 34-year-old said at the ceremony.
"It's a very nice moment once again in my career. I try to do it with style and of course I play hard with everything. You guys give it the respect and it's very nice. Many other players deserve the awards as well and I'm very much aware that there are many other good guys out there. That's why I'm still playing the game.
"I'd like to thank the fans for voting and cheering for me, and coming out not just for my matches. Keep doing that in the future. This is one of the greatest tournaments we have on tour and I hope you enjoy today's matches and I see you next year and following year and the following year and many more years."
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