Juan Martin del Potro Dominates at 7th Annual Premios Fox Sports

Juan Martin del Potro Dominates at 7th Annual Premios Fox Sports

Fans of international sports have plenty to celebrate tonight as the seventh edition of Fox Pan American Sports LLC’s Premios Fox Sports™, held this evening at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, honored the contributions and accomplishments of US Hispanic and Latin American athletes and personalities from the world of sports, both on and off the field.

The Premios Fox Sports was telecast live to more than 26 million households in the United States and Latin America and brought together the very best in Latino sports and entertainment.

Juan Martín del Potro was the evening’s biggest winner. He was named “Best Tennis Player” and “Athlete of the Year.”

“Premios Fox Sports once again has proven to be the year’s hot ticket,” said Patrick Ilabaca, vice president of event marketing for Fox Pan American Sports LLC. “Thanks to the support of our sponsors, advertisers, partners and our friends from throughout the Fox family, this year’s awards show was our biggest to date. Fox Pan American Sports congratulates this year’s distinguished winners and honorees, and sends a special thank you to the many athletes, entertainers and personalities that helped make the seventh edition of Premios Fox Sports an overwhelming success.”

Congratulation to Juan Martin Del Potro for this award!!

Following are the official 2009 Premios Fox Sports award categories and winners.

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AND BEST TENNIS PLAYERJuan Martín del Potro (Argentina)

PARALYMPIC ATHLETE OF THE YEARAmalia Pérez Vázquez (Mexico)

BEST BASEBALL PLAYERAlbert Pujols (Dominican Republic)

BEST BOXERMarcela “La Tigresa” Acuña (Argentina)

BEST SOCCER TEAMEstudiantes de la Plata (Argentina)

BEST SOCCER PLAYERLionel Messi (Argentina)

BEST GOLFERAngel Cabrera (Argentina)

BEST MOTORSPORT DRIVERHelio Castroneves (Brazil)

The following Special Mentions and Recognitions were also awarded.

SPECIAL MENTIONExecutive Committee of CONMEBOL(Commemorating 50 years of the Copa Santander Libertadores)

SPECIAL MENTIONJavier Aguirre (Mexico)(Outstanding Coach during 2010 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers)

SPECIAL MENTIONCuauhtémoc Blanco (Mexico)(All-Time Top Mexican Scorer during Copa Santander Libertadores)

SPECIAL MENTIONHumberto Chupete Suazo (Chile)(Top Scorer for CONMEBOL 2010 World Cup Qualifiers)

SPECIAL MENTIONPaola Espinosa (Mexico)(Outstanding Olympics Career)

SPECIAL MENTIONLiga de Quito (Ecuador)(Champion of Copa Nissan Sudamericana)

OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICEClub Pachuca (Mexico)

BREAKOUT ATHLETE OF THE YEARFredy Montero (Colombia)

The Viewer’s Choices

Selected exclusively by fans via premiosfoxsports.com, winners of Viewer’s Choice Awards recognizing the best goals scored during the 2009 editions of Fox Sports en Español and Fox Sports Latin America’s exclusive soccer tournaments include.

BEST GOAL OF INTERLIGA™ 2009Marco Fabián (Chivas de Guadalajara)

BEST GOAL OF COPA SANTANDER LIBERTADORES 2009Martín Arzuaga (Universidad San Martin)

BEST GOAL OF UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2008-2009Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)