November 7, 2012 - 16:24 AMT
Federer gets Stefan Edberg Award for eighth time

The 2012 ATP World Tour Awards were announced Monday, Nov 5 and Roger Federer won a pair of awards. For the 8th time, the Swiss maestro won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award, which is voted for by the players. He has won the award for a second straight year (2011-2012) in addition to winning it six consecutive times (2004-2009).

Federer also won the ATP Fans Favorite Award, for a record 10th straight year. He received 57% of all votes cast, finishing ahead of second place Andy Murray, who was just ahead of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.

Roger Federer takes on Janko Tipsarevic to open Group B play on Tuesday, November 6, the player’s official fan blog reported.