Genie Bouchard is taking her skills again to the seashore.
The Delray Seashore Open will host the Girls’s Tennis Problem at 8 p.m. Saturday, February tenth, as a part of the occasion’s first weekend on the Delray Seashore Stadium & Tennis Heart.
The ladies’s exhibition match will characteristic two present professionals with Wimbledon highlights on their resumes: Former Wimbledon finalist and world No. 5 Genie Bouchard and reigning junior Wimbledon champion Clervie Ngounoue.
Tickets for that match and all different periods are on sale now at DelrayBeachOpen.com
The ladies be part of the Feb. Sept. 11 opening weekend lineup of the ATP Champions Tour Legends occasion that options six-time DBO champions Bob and Mike Bryan, probably the most profitable doubles crew within the historical past of the game, 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.
Alongside the legends on Saturday and Sunday shall be qualifying matches for the ATP 250 event. The Delray Seashore Open major draw begins Monday, Feb. 12, with each day play till the championship match on Sunday, Feb. 18.
Bouchard, 29, had a historic run to the 2014 Wimbledon last to grow to be the primary Canadian, male or feminine, to achieve a Grand Slam last. A local of Montreal, she additionally was the primary Canadian to achieve a career-high world rating of No. 5 to cap a 2014 season that additionally noticed her attain the Australian and French Open semifinals and qualify for the year-end WTA Finals. Final month, Bouchard was a member of Canada’s first Billie Jean King Cup championship crew. Off court docket, Bouchard notably has greater than 2.4 million Instagram followers.
Ngounoue (pronounced n-GOO-nuh-way), a local of Washington, D.C., was the world’s No. 1 ranked junior in June and gained the Wimbledon women’ title in July. She additionally owns Australian and French Open women doubles titles. The 17-year-old up-and-coming American has a win over the WTA’s No. 37-ranked participant and gained the 2023 USTA Nationwide Championship to earn a wild card into the US Open. She turned professional in September.
Two top-ranked Individuals are set to headline the ATP 250 major draw. Delray Seashore Open reigning champion and world No. 10 Taylor Fritz will start his title protection on Wednesday night time, Feb. 14, whereas American compatriot and No. 13 Tommy Paul will open play on Thursday night time, Feb. 15. Night time periods begin at 6 p.m., with Fritz and Paul scheduled to play the 8 p.m. matches.
