The 2016 ATP World Tour Awards were announced on Thursday, and Juan Martin del Potro and Roger Federer were among those who were honored. Del Potro was named the Comeback Player of the Year and Federer received the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. Both awards were decided by a player vote. Del Potro began the year ranked 590th and made his season debut at the Delray Beach Open in February. The former U.S. Open champion went 30-12 on the year, won the Stockholm Open for his first title since 2014 and finished 2016 ranked No. 38. The Argentine won a silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro—upsetting Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the process—and reached the quarterfinals of the
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(CNN)Steve Simon, the CEO of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), has said he is "looking forward" to seeing Maria Sharapova back on the circuit once she has served her drugs ban. The Russian star, who has five grand slam titles to her name, is eligible to compete again on April 26 2017. The penalty followed a positive test for banned substance meldonium at this year's Australian Open. "I believe that the game, the fans, the tour ... everybody is going to welcome Maria back," Simon told CNN's Open Court host Pat Cash at this year's WTA Finals in Singapore.