Rafa, Woz win ITF awards

Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki have been given the ITF's World Champion awards for their achievements during 2010.

Duo claim World Champion honours for the 2010 season

Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki have won the International Tennis Federation's World Champion awards for the 2010 season. Wozniacki, who rose to the top of the WTA rankings during the year, has become the first Danish player to earn the award. Nadal claims the award for the second time in his career after he won the French Open and Wimbledon, before also clinching the US Open crown to complete the career Grand Slam. "It is an honour to be named ITF World Champion for the second time. After a difficult year in 2009, it was an amazing feeling to regain the No. 1 ranking and finally win the US Open," the Spaniard told the ITF's website. "My goal all the time is to keep improving and be a better player each year than I was the previous year." Wozniacki did not win a grand slam during the year but her consistency saw her triumph in six different tournaments and reach the US Open semi-final. She said: "To be listed with all the former ITF World Champions is something I am really proud of. I had a great year in 2010 and I'm training hard to have an even better year in 2011."