Tennis Now | @Nowtennis | Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Delpo is coming to Delray.
Former Delray Beach Open and Major Champion Juan Martin del Potro The event announced that it will return to the DBO for the first time in six years for the opening weekend’s Event Legends event.
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He will fight against other legends Bob and Mike BryanThe best doubles team of all time, winning 16 Grand Slam titles and 6 DBO trophies. French Open Champion Luke Jensen and Murphy Jensendelray singles champion Sam Querrey, Jack Sock, Tommy Haas and Xavier Malice It will conclude an exciting legendary opening weekend from February 7th to 9th, which also includes qualifying rounds for ATP events.
The ATP Championship will take place from February 10 to 16, featuring the two-time defending champion and world No. 4 Taylor Fritzand last year’s runner-up No. 11 Tommy Paul.
The world number 35 player has also confirmed his participation Brandon Nakajima and No. 39 Matteo Arnardias well as past champions Riley Opelka and Kei Nishikori.
“I'm excited to be back in Delray Beach, a very special place for my career,” said the 36-year-old Del Potro. “I have great memories, especially when I won the championship in 2011. Looking forward to saying hello to the fans and all the organization.”
In 2009, the 6-foot-6 Argentinian Del Potro used his powerful serve and ferocious forehand to beat five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals at the age of 20 ·Federer, won the US Open. He looked like the future of tennis at the time, but a wrist injury sidelined him for much of 2010.
The Delray Beach Open was his first title since his comeback in 2011. He returned to the event for four more years, the last time in 2019 when he was ranked fourth in the world. He is tied for sixth on the tournament's all-time wins list with 14 wins.
Del Potro won 22 championships in his career, rose to third in the world rankings, and won an Olympic silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He officially retired in December against 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in a sold-out exhibition match in Buenos Aires, but due to a knee injury, he Participated in the last ATP Tour event in 2022.
Tickets for individual sessions and series packages are on sale now: DelrayBeachOpen.com.
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