The ATP has issued a revised singles draw to reflect several changes.
· Sixth seed Jenson Brooksby withdrew from the singles competition with an injury. JJ Wolf, the next player eligible to be seeded, becomes the No. 9 seed, and moves to Brooksby’s vacated position in the draw on line 8. Wolf will face Ilya Ivashka in the first round Tuesday.
· Wolf’s original position on line 26 of the draw, which will be John Isner’s first-round opponent, will now be filled by a qualifier who will be placed after that competition concludes Sunday.
· After his quarterfinal win last night in Dallas, Yibing Wu became eligible for a Special Exempt position in Delray Beach. A second Special Exempt was not claimed, which moved alternate Denis Kudla into the Delray draw. They were randomly drawn into positions, with Wu going to line 21 where he awaits a qualifier while Kudla was drawn to line 30 and will play Jordan Thompson.
· The updated draw can be accessed through the Singles Draw button above.
· All four semifinalists in the Dallas Open today are next heading to Delray Beach. Wolf will face Isner this afternoon followed by Wu taking on Taylor Fritz in Dallas.
Top Things To Know
1) Media Day Today With Second Seed Tommy Paul
Paul reached the Australian Open semifinals last month, cracked the world’s Top 20 and lives here in Delray. He will be available to the media Saturday from 1-1:30 at the tournament site.
2) Inaugural Delray Beach Open Tennis/Beach Cup
At 3 p.m. today media are welcome to come out to the south end of Delray Beach at Casuarina to see wild card Aleksandar Kovacevic and 2019 champion Radu Albot take on some local beach tennis players. Park/enter beach at Casuarina and A1A and walk north to the beach volleyball
courts.
3) New ATP Champions Tour Legends
Newly retired Sam Querrey scored his first-ever Champions Tour points last night, winning in straight sets over Jan-Michael Gambill. New legend Ivo Karlovic is still looking for his first points as he and
veteran Jesse Levine had a tall order against the former world No. 1 team of Bob and Mike Bryan, who won a tight 6-4, 7-6 match. Legends matches continue today and Sunday.
4) Qualifying Matches Get Underway with Grand Slam ties
16 players are in the qualifying draw fighting for four spots in the ATP 250 main draw. Qualifying-round matches are today and Sunday. Two of those players have Grand Slam ties – Rinky Hijikata just won his first Grand Slam doubles title at the Australian Open, and Brandon Holt is the son of two-time US Open champion Tracy Austin.
Friday Results
ATP Champions Tour
Sam Querrey (USA) def. Jan-Michael Gambill (USA)
7-6(10), 6-2
Bob Bryan (USA)/Mike Bryan (USA) def. Ivo Karlovic (CRO)/Jesse Levine (USA)
6-4, 7-6(3)
ATP Champions Tour Standings
Player, Sets Won
Sam Querrey, 2
Bob Bryan, 2
Mike Bryan, 2
SATURDAY, FEB. 11 SCHEDULE
STADIUM
Start at 10 a.m. (Day Session)
Qualifying – [4] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) vs [WC] Evan Zhu (USA)
Followed by
Qualifying – [3] Yosuke Watanuki (JPN) vs Stefan Kozlov (USA)
Not Before 1:30 p.m.
Champions Tour – Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan vs. Ivo Karlovic / Jan-Michael Gambill
Not Before 2:30
Qualifying – [1] Chris Eubanks (USA) vs Mitchell Krueger (USA)
Not Before 6 p.m. (Night Session)
Champions Tour Match – [1] Jan-Michael Gambill (USA) vs Jesse Levine (CAN)
Not Before 8 p.m.
Champions Tour Match – Scoville Jenkins (USA) / Sam Querrey (USA)
vs Luke Jensen (USA) / Murphy Jensen (USA)
COURT 1
Start at 10 a.m.
Qualifying – Brandon Holt (USA) vs [8] Tung-Lin Wu (TPE)
Followed By
Qualifying – Tennys Sandgren (USA) vs [6] Mattia Bellucci (ITA)
Followed By
Qualifying – [WC] Alex Rybakov (USA) vs [7] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)
Followed By
Qualifying – [2] Nuno Borges (POR) vs Jonas Forejtek (CZE)
Followed By
Qualifying – Hernan Casanova (ARG) vs [5] Steve Johnson (USA)
Celebrating 25 Years in Delray Beach
Ivo Karlovic became the oldest singles champion in Delray Beach Open history when he won the title in 2015 at age 35. Now retired, he has come full circle and is playing in his first ATP Champions Tour Legends event here this year.
Senior Day Feb. 11 – Buy 1 Ticket, Get 1 Free
Tickets for the tournament are available for purchase in-person at the box office, call
561-330-6000 or online at www.yellowtennisball.com/special-offers, promo
code SENIOR
