2024 is about to endThis year has left countless memorable moments in terms of tennis. Has been immortalized by hundreds of photographers Worldwide. The ITF has taken this opportunity to reward the best snapshot it has left 2024, which will go down in history as the farewell year Rafa Nadal’s certainty as a professional athlete.
In all selected photos, enthusiastic Tokito Oda’s celebration of the Paralympic Games wins the 2024 ITF Tennis Photographer of the Year award. Oda, 18, won the men’s singles title at the Paris 2024 Paralympic wheelchair tennis competition in August. defeated British Alfie Hewett In a thrilling three-set match at a packed Roland Garros. Celebrating his victory, Oda wheeled off his chair and lay down on the court crying, a moment captured by a German photographer Frank MolterThis year’s winner who takes home the main prize of $3,000.
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Tokito Oda celebrates his first men’s singles gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic wheelchair tennis tournament in August / Frank Molter (Germany)
Emma Raducanu warned she risks losing all her £9 million sponsorship dealsIn second place was the image of rafa nadal While leaving the center court of Roland Garros, Philippe ChatrierThis man from Manakori participated in his favorite tournament, the Grand Slam, for the last time, a photo he took Agathe Monier who won $1,000.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal celebrate together after winning a point during the Paris 2024 Olympic tennis tournament. / Jose Luis Perez (Spain)
Other images that garnered honorable mentions were added Nadal and Alcaraz Celebrating a one-point victory together during the Paris Olympics Carlos Alcaraz returning a backhand at Roland Garros, In an image captured with brilliant light.
The list of winners and 10 finalists was Agreed by the panel of judges Composed of ITF President David Haggerty, two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza and tennis photographer Paul Zimmer. David Haggerty explained: “In addition to congratulating our winners and finalists, I’d like to thank all the amateur and professional photographers who participated in the contest.This year we received hundreds of entries from a total of 47 countries. As global patrons of tennis, our role is to promote the growth and sustainability of tennis from grassroots level to the top of our sport, therefore increasing its volume and The variety of entries we received was very satisfying.”
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