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Feb 19, 2018

Chung Maintaining Focus In Delray Beach 2018

Hyeon Chung discusses how he plans to maintain his level in his first tournament since advancing to the semi-finals of the 2018 Australian Open.

Feb 19, 2018

Raonic Holds Alligator, Lives Dangerously In Delray Beach

It cannot have been what the two dozen experts Milos Raonic consulted in the off-season recommended he do this year: hold a baby alligator. But there Raonic was, on Sunday, two days before his first match at the Delray Beach Open, clenching his fists tighter and tighter around Smiley, the five-pound alligator that squirmed and urinated while the Canadian tried to tame him. “Whoa, buddy,” Raonic said. “So you can feel the strength of him,” said “Gator Tim” Schwartzman, Raonic's guide at the Sawgrass Recreation Park in Weston, Florida, U.S.A. “Whoa, buddy. Whoa, buddy. Whoa, buddy, buddy, buddy, buddy! Whoaaa, buddy!” Raonic said as he held the 2-year-old alligator, which did not have tape over his mouth and weighs approximately...

Feb 19, 2018

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Feb 18, 2018

Sock Hoping For Fresh Start To 2018 In Delray Beach

The calendar might say mid-February, but to Jack Sock, this week's Delray Beach Open feels more like the beginning of the season than the ASB Classic did in January. Sock headed to Auckland still feeling tired from his unpredictable end to 2017. The 25-year-old won the Rolex Paris Masters title and climbed 16 places in the ATP Race To London – from 24th to eighth – to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals in London for the first time. But the later end to his season – late November instead of early October/early November – threw off Sock's schedule. He flew to New Zealand without his usual off-season training, and it showed on the court. Sock won just one set...

Feb 18, 2018

Scouting Report: Top Stars Descend On Rio, Delray Beach And Marseille

The frenetic month of February continues with another trio of tournaments. The second ATP World Tour 500 event of the year takes place at the Rio Open presented by Claro, while the Open 13 Provence returns to Marseille and the Delray Beach Open celebrates its 26th edition. View draws: Rio de Janeiro | Marseille | Delray Beach 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN RIO DE JANEIRO (1) What A Week: Twenty-two of the Top 32 players on the ATP World Tour will compete this week in Rio de Janeiro, Delray Beach or Marseille. Leading the way at the Rio Open presented by Claro are defending champion Dominic Thiem and Australian Open and Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic. (2) No. 3 And Rising:...