Seventh seed Juan Martin del Potro wanted an opportunity to test himself against the world's best players at the Delray Beach Open. He'll get just that when he takes the court on Saturday for a mouth-watering semi-final battle with top seed Milos Raonic that showcases two of the biggest serves and forehands in tennis. Del Potro and Raonic are even in their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry at 1-1, but haven't played in four years. The Argentine, competing in his first ATP World Tour event of the season, said he was eager to see how his game responds against an in-form Raonic. His last match against a Top 5 player in the Emirates ATP Rankings came this past October in Basel...
Top seed Milos Raonic weathered a stern test from eighth seed Kyle Edmund on Friday at the Delray Beach Open to advance into the final four 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Edmund showed no fear in the opening set, grabbing the lone break at 3-3 and later holding to love at 5-4 to clinch the early lead. But Raonic responded strongly as he won the final three games of the second set to level the match and broke immediately to start the deciding set. The Canadian held his slight advantage the rest of the way, comfortably closing out the match on serve to advance in one hour and 39 minutes. “I was a little bit slow off the block, got a little...
A host of players let us in on their signature dance move if they were a Volley Boy for the day at the Delray Beach Open. Video courtesy Delray Beach Open.
Juan Martin del Potro’s comeback continues to gather steam with the Argentine steadying to close out Bosnian Damir Dzumhur to reach the Delray Beach Open quarter-finals on Thursday night. The 2011 champion, in just his second match of the season, put paid to his 24-year-old opponent’s fightback to land a 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3 victory. “It was a really tough match for me,” del Potro said. “He was really fast from the baseline and I couldn’t find the place to make winners with my forehand. “I got my chances at the end of the match and I took it. I think I played my best game in the third set. “He was trying to put the ball all the time to...
Fourth seed Sam Querrey moved forward with his title defence on Thursday at the Delray Beach Open, scoring a convincing 6-2, 6-3 win over fellow American and doubles partner Jared Donaldson to reach the quarter-finals. “I was just swinging freely through everything and did a good job of committing to it,” said Querrey. “Even if I’m missing, I’m trying to keep doing it if it’s the right play. That’s what I’ve been working on a lot the past couple of days.” Querrey fired 13 aces and didn’t drop serve, breaking his opponent three times to wrap up victory in exactly one hour. He improved his FedEx ATP Head2Head record over Donaldson to 2-0. The American pair will take the court...
