Big-serving Victorian beats the likes of Sam Stosur to prestigious awardNick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic were not nominated Sam Groth is the shock winner of the Newcombe Medal,Australia’s top annual tennis prize. The big-serving 28-year-veteran was presented the award by John Newcombe in Melbourne on Monday night after his most consistent year in the sport.
Groth won two second-tier Challenger events, in Taipei and Manchester, or helped Australia to the Davis Cup semi-finals. The celebrated Victorian also reached the third-round of a grand slam for the first time at the 2015 Australian Open. He repeated the feat at Wimbledon,losing to Roger Federer in four sets. Related: Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic overlooked for prestigious tennis medal Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com