Top Things To Know
1) Legendary Sunday: DBO Titles, Olympic Medals and Grand Slams, Oh My!
Tennis royalty is featured in Sunday's two Legends matches, representing six singles and 14 doubles DBO titles, 8 Olympic Medals and 49 Grand Slam trophies. First up, Jan-Michael Gambill and Xavier Malisse, who each won the DBO singles twice and doubles once with Malisse also adding a French Open doubles title, face Luke and Murphy Jensen, who won the 1993 French Open. That match is followed by US Open and DBO singles winner and two-time Olympic medalist Juan Martin del Potro and DBO singles winner and silver medalist Tommy Haas taking on Bob and Mike Bryan, who between them have 45 Grand Slam doubles and mixed doubles titles, 12 DBO trophies and five Olympic medals. That's a lot of hardware represented on the court!
2) DBO in Primetime
Stars are scheduled to play their first matches on the following nights:
Frances Tiafoe - Monday, Feb. 16, 8 p.m.
Tommy Paul - Tuesday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m.
Casper Ruud - Wednesday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m.
Taylor Fritz - Thursday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m.
3) Wong Works Wonders In Delray Debut
Professionally speaking, Florida has always been a good place for 21-year-old Coleman Wong who reached the third round of the Miami Open last year after taking out No. 14 ranked Ben Shelton. His debut at the Delray Beach Open started flawlessly with a commanding performance: a 6-2, 6-2 victory over former finalist Yoshihito Nishioka. Wong now books a battle against Tristan Schoolkate, who he’ll vie with for a coveted spot in the main draw that starts Monday.
4) Hijikata Saves 4 Match Points En Route to Grueling Victory
It was a hard-fought win for the qualifying draw’s fifth seed, Rinky Hijikata, who saved four match points down a break at 4-5 in the third set in a seven-deuce game against Michael Mmoh. From there, Hijikata gained an early advantage and with some extra verbal enthusiasm won in a tiebreak. He’ll play No. 2 seed Dalibor Svrcina in the final qualifying round.
5) ACEing Autism Clinic - Sunday 11am - 1pm
Join ACEing Autism on the clay courts for its 8th year at the Delray Beach Open with a free, fun tennis clinic at the Delray Beach Tennis Center. Beginners are welcome. Families can meet one another, connect with the ACEing Autism team, learn more about the programs and how to get involved.
Events for Sunday, Feb. 15
ATP Doubles Pro-Am, 11:15 am - 12:30 pm (Clay Courts)
ACEing Autism Clinic, 11 am - 1 pm (Clay Courts)
Legends Standings
Jan-Michael Gambill - 5
Tommy Haas - 4
Bob Bryan - 4
Mike Bryan - 4
Xavier Malisse - 3
Scoville Jenkins - 2
Luke Jensen - 0
Murphy Jensen - 0
Juan Martin del Potro - 0
Jesse Levine - 0
