Williams and Djokovic named ITF 'world champions'
- 9 years ago
Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic were named the women's and men's players of the year by the International Tennis Federation on Tuesday.
Williams, who was named 'ITF World Champion' for the sixth time, won five titles throughout the year, finishing with a 53-3 win-loss record.
Djokovic, who finished the year as men's number one for the fourth time, won the award for a fifth time.
He managed a career-best 11 titles and finished with an 82-6 record.
He got even closer to the Grand Slam than Williams, who was beaten in the US Open semi-finals, as he only missed out on a first Roland Garros crown in the final against Stan Wawrinka.
"My season was the best of my career with many highlights.
It inspires me even more to keep on going, and I hope to continue to play at this level in 2016," he said.
Williams, who was named 'ITF World Champion' for the sixth time, won five titles throughout the year, finishing with a 53-3 win-loss record.
Djokovic, who finished the year as men's number one for the fourth time, won the award for a fifth time.
He managed a career-best 11 titles and finished with an 82-6 record.
He got even closer to the Grand Slam than Williams, who was beaten in the US Open semi-finals, as he only missed out on a first Roland Garros crown in the final against Stan Wawrinka.
"My season was the best of my career with many highlights.
It inspires me even more to keep on going, and I hope to continue to play at this level in 2016," he said.