A powerful discipline that includes three of the world’s Prime 20 gamers will compete within the 32nd Delray Seaside Open ATP Tour occasion, Feb. 9-18 on the Delray Seaside Stadium & Tennis Heart. The match is the primary North American arduous court docket occasion of the outside season, and certainly one of simply 10 ATP Tour occasions in america.
Defending champion, top-ranked American and world No. 12 Taylor Fritz leads the participant entry checklist adopted intently by world No. 14 and second-ranked American Tommy Paul together with No. 19 Adrian Mannarino of France. Mannarino cracked the Prime 20 this 12 months for the primary time at age 35 after successful three titles final season. This 12 months will mark his eleventh look on the match, which ranks fifth on the all-time checklist.
As well as, former finalists Miomir Kecmanovic (2023), Yoshihito Nishioka (2020) and Daniel Evans (2019) will look to go one step additional at this 12 months’s occasion. Evans returns for the primary time since reaching the ultimate as a qualifier and falling in a third-set tiebreak to Radu Albot.
Fritz was the primary Prime 10 participant to hoist the Delray Seaside Open trophy final 12 months when he was ranked No. 7. Following his win he moved as much as a career-high rating of world No. 5. Paul, a Palm Seaside County resident, will play for the fifth straight 12 months. He reached the semifinals in 2022.
The season’s first Grand Slam, the Australian Open, is in motion proper now with Fritz, Paul, Mannarino and Kecmanovic nonetheless within the match together with others on the DBO entry checklist: Within the first spherical, Jordan Thompson and Juncheng Shang defeated fellow Delray gamers Aleksandar Vukic and Mackenzie McDonald, respectively, in 5 units. Matteo Arnaldi, Nuno Borges and Max Purcell have additionally superior to the second spherical. Final 12 months, Paul reached his first Grand Slam semifinal Down Underneath.
Right here is the 2024 Delray Seaside Open singles discipline by the numbers to this point:
- One former Delray Seaside Open champion (Taylor Fritz, 2023)
- Three former Delray Seaside Open finalists (Miomir Kecmanovic, 2023; Yoshihito Nishioka, 2020; Daniel Evans, 2019)
- 5 gamers making their Delray Seaside Open fundamental draw debut (Matteo Arnaldi, Rinky Hijikata, Dominik Koepfer, Max Purcell, Juncheng Shang)
- Three gamers who received ATP Tour titles in 2023 (Adrian Mannarino – Newport, Astana, Sofia; Fritz – Delray Seaside, Atlanta; Evans – Washington)
- 5 Individuals (Fritz, Tommy Paul, Mackenzie McDonald, JJ Wolf, Marcus Giron)
- Two Individuals ranked within the Prime 15 (Fritz, Paul)
- 10 nations represented (USA, Australia, Japan, China, France, Germany, Nice Britain, Italy, Portugal, Serbia)
- Seven former faculty gamers (Nuno Borges-Mississippi State, Giron-UCLA, Hijikata-UNC, Koepfer-Tulane, McDonald-UCLA, Aleksandar Vukic-Illinois, Wolf-Ohio State)
- Two NCAA singles champions (McDonald – 2016, UCLA; Giron – 2014, UCLA)
- Six gamers age 25 and below (Youngest – Shang, 18, turns 19 on Feb. 2)
- 4 gamers age 30 and over (Oldest – Mannarino, 35)
- One Palm Seaside County resident (Paul)
A have a look at the gamers on the preliminary entry checklist for the 2024 Delray Seaside Open (with present rating):
(12) Taylor Fritz, 26, USA – 2023: reached profession excessive No. 5, received DBO and Atlanta, reached US Open QF
(14) Tommy Paul, 26, USA – 2023: Reached first GS SF at Australian Open, two finals, career-high rating of No. 12
(19) Adrian Mannarino, 35, France –2024: cracked world’s Prime 20 for first time at age 35; 2023: received three titles
(38) Daniel Evans, 33, Nice Britain – 2019 DBO finalist as a qualifier, misplaced in 3rd set tiebreak; 2023: Gained Washington with win over No. 10 Tiafoe enroute; reached career-high rank of No. 21
(41) Matteo Arnaldi, 22, Italy – 2023: Nominated for ATP Most Improved Participant, helped Italy win first Davis Cup in 47 years, reached US Open 4r
(42) Mackenzie McDonald, 28, USA – 2023: career-high rank of 37; 2019: DBO SF w/win over No. 4 del Potro; 2016 NCAA title at UCLA
(45) Max Purcell, 25, Australia – 2023: Def. No. 7 Ruud enroute to Cincinnati Masters 1000 QF, career-high rank of No. 40; 2022: Gained Wimbledon doubles title with Ebden
(47) Jordan Thompson, 29, Australia – 2024: Saved 3 MPs to def. Nadal enroute to 1st ATP Tour arduous court docket SF at Brisbane; 2023: Def. No. 3 Tsitsipas at Indian Wells; 2020: US Open 4r; 2017: def. No. 1 Murray
(57) JJ Wolf, 25, USA – 2023: Def. No. 16, former DBO winner Norrie enroute to first Masters 1000 4r in Shanghai
(58) Taro Daniel, 30 (31 on Jan. 27), Japan – 2024: upset No. 16 Shelton in Auckland to achieve second profession ultimate and career-high rating of 58
(60) Miromir Kecmanovic, 24, Serbia – 2023: DBO finalist; 2022: QF at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, Miami, 4r Wimbledon
(61) Yoshihito Nishioka, 28, Japan – 2020: DBO finalist; 2023: 4r at Australian and French Open, career-high No. 24
(62) Dominik Koepfer, 29, Germany – 2023: Gained two Challenger titles; 2020: Def. No. 9 Monfils, reached Rome QF
(64) Aleksandar Vukic, 27, Australia – 2023: Fortunate Loser into DBO fundamental draw and reached 2r, finalist at Atlanta
(66) Marcos Giron, 30, USA – 2023: Def. No. 8 Ruud, No. 17 Auger-Aliassime enroute to Tokyo SF; 2022: 1st ultimate age 29 in San Diego, cracked Prime 50; 2014 NCAA singles champ at UCLA
(69) Nuno Borges, 26, Portugal – 2023: Certified for DBO and reached 2nd spherical, received 3 Challenger titles; 2022: Def. Shelton for first GS match win at US Open; 2019 – Reached NCAA singles ultimate for Mississippi State
(71) Rinky Hijikata, 22, Australia – 2023: US Open 4r, received Australian Open doubles title
(140) Juncheng Shang, 18 (19 on Feb. 2), China – 2024: def. No. 16 Tiafoe to achieve first ATP Tour SF at Hong Kong; Subsequent Gen entry into DBO
Ten further gamers will be a part of the sector to spherical out the 28-player draw, together with 4 qualifiers, three wild playing cards and three particular entry gamers.
Opening weekend of the Delray Seaside Open begins with the ATP Champions Tour Legends occasion Feb. 11th of September that options six-time DBO champions Bob and Mike Bryan, essentially the most profitable doubles group within the historical past of the game, former world No. 2 Tommy Haas, former Delray Seaside champions Ivo Karlovic and Sam Querrey, native professionals Jesse Levine and Scoville Jenkins, and previous French Open champions Luke and Murphy Jensen. It additionally options the Ladies’s Tennis Problem at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, an exhibition between former Wimbledon finalist and world No. 5 Eugenie Bouchard and 17-year-old present junior Wimbledon champion Clervie Ngounoue.
Single session and collection tickets are on sale now at DelrayBeachOpen.com. Whereas Veranda collection tickets have already SOLD OUT, quite a lot of different collection packages are nonetheless obtainable together with on-court “Greatest Seats within the Home” (restricted amount), courtside field seats and reserved seats. Weeklong collection packages begin at $750 and embody parking and unique facilities, making them among the best offers round. Tickets may be shared with shoppers and household all through the week.
The Delray Seaside cease on the worldwide ATP Tour yearly performs in entrance of over 60,000 followers and reaches tv audiences in practically 90 nations.
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