By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, December 21, 2023 E book your spot for a Valentine’s Delray Seashore date with Taylor Fritz.
World No. 10 Fritz will launch his Delray Seashore title protection on Valentine’s evening, Wednesday, February 14th, 2024.
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American compatriot Tommy Paul will open play on Thursday evening, February fifteenth.
Night time classes begin at 6 p.m., with Fritz and Paul scheduled to play the 8 p.m. matches.
The thirty second version of the Delray Seashore Open ATP match takes place February 9-18th, 2024 on the Delray Seashore Stadium & Tennis Middle.
Tickets are on sale now at DelrayBeachOpen.com.
Fritz will attempt to turn out to be the primary participant to win the title in back-to-back years since Jason Stoltenberg in 1996-97.
Fritz, who was ranked No. 7 when he took the title, was the primary present Prime 10 participant to hoist the Delray Seashore Open trophy together with his victory in February.
Since then, he has gained a sixth profession title, made the US Open quarterfinals and helped Crew World win the Laver Cup.
This has been a breakout season for Paul, 26, a Palm Seashore County resident. He reached his first Grand Slam semifinal on the Australian Open with wins over two seeds and fellow American Ben Shelton, was a two-time finalist on tour and notched a win over No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, all resulting in a transfer up the world rankings from No. 32 to a career-high No. 12. Paul will probably be competing in Delray Seashore for the fifth consecutive yr, the place he reached the semifinals in 2022.
The ten-day Delray Seashore Open will start with an ATP Champions Tour Legends occasion opening weekend, February 9-Eleventh, that includes six-time DBO champions Bob and Mike Bryan, probably the most profitable doubles staff within the historical past of the game.
Becoming a member of them will probably be former world No. 2 Tommy Haas, former Delray Seashore champions Ivo Karlovic and Sam Querrey, native professionals Jesse Levine and Scoville Jenkins, and previous French Open champions Luke and Murphy Jensen.
Qualifying rounds for the ATP 250 occasion additionally happen opening weekend. Singles and doubles essential draw motion begins Monday, February 12 and concludes with the finals on Sunday, February 18th.
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