2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships entry from the qualifying draw: Andy Murray defeated Rafael Nadal, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 Andy Murray / Jamie Murray defeated František Čermák / Filip Polášek, 6–1, 6–4 2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships The 2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the event known that year as the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, and was part of the 500 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from 3 October through 9 October 2011. Andy Murray won
2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award The 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award took place on 18 December 2016 at the Genting Arena in Birmingham. It was the 63rd presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. Awarded annually by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the main award honours an individual's British sporting achievement over the past year, with the winner selected by public vote from a sixteen-person shortlist; the winner was Tennis player Andy Murray, who became the first person to win the award three times. The event, broadcast live on BBC One,