Stefan Edberg

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal has won the ATP tour’s Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for the first time, ending Roger Federer’s streak of six in a row.

Nadal earned the award, which is voted on by tour players, after winning three Grand Slam tournaments in 2010. He has locked up the year-end No. 1 ranking ahead of the season-ending ATP World Tour finals, which start Sunday in London.

The obituary for serve-and-volley tennis has been written again and again in recent years, but last night two of the form's most proficient performers staged a revival at London's Royal Albert Hall. Former practice partners Stefan Edberg and Tim Henman faced off in front of a capacity crowd with Henman prevailing 8-4 in a pro set charity match at the BlackRock Masters Tennis. The match raised money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

As we prepare for a Davis Cup weekend that could very well develop into an old-fashioned barnburner, it's appropriate to take a look at the real Davis Cup warriors. This can be a tricky undertaking, because the statistics can be deceptive.

Retired former British number one Tim Henman will play two-time Wimbledon champion Stefan Edberg in a charity match at London's Royal Albert Hall in December.
 
The pair will face each other in an exhibition match during the BlackRock Masters to raise money for the Kids at Heart Charity.
 
It will be Henman's first match since he retired from the professional circuit following Great Britain's Davis Cup victory over Croatia at Wimbledon last month.