The shortlist for the 2024 ATP Awards has been announced, with World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and his coaching team notably absent. Sinner recently capped off a stellar season by leading Italy to defend the Davis Cup title for the first time in their history.

The Italian tennis player, despite an extraordinary 2024, has been sensationally excluded from the nominations for the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award, probably due to the doping case involving him

In another shocking move, the ATP also left out Sinner's coaches, Simone Vagnozzi and Darren Cahill, from the Coach of the Year Award nominations. This has only fueled the intrigue behind Sinner's omission from the ATP Awards. This year's Comeback Player of the Year nominees include Matteo Berrettini, Marin Cilic, and Kei Nishikori.

It’s supposed to be the tournament where the year’s top eight players battle it out for one last prestigious trophy.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 to win the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, on Sunday, claiming the trophy for the first time on home soil.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will face World No. 4 Taylor Fritz for the 2024 ATP Finals title on November 17, 2024 in Turin, Italy.

TURIN, Italy — And so the year ends as it began, with Jannik Sinner’s arms around a big silver trophy, making a mess of the competition and tennis history for his suddenly tennis-mad country.

That was the final triumph of a special season for the world No 1, who came into the team event off the back of a maiden ATP Finals victory. Sinner is just the sixth man to win th