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12 Feb

Posted at 12:53h in Newswire
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EVENT TO KICK OFF WITH ATP CHAMPIONS TOUR ACTION Gilbert and Pernfors Will Play In 6th Annual Event [frame align="left"][/frame][frame align="right"][/frame]Brad Gilbert and Mikael Pernfors are into the 2015 ATP Champions Tour event of the Delray Beach Open By The Venetian® Las Vegas, replacing Michael Chang and Emilio Sanchez. The ATP Champions Tour event kicks off the 10-day event on Friday (Feb. 13) with a pair of matches pitting James Blake vs Mark Philippoussis and Gilbert vs Goran Ivanisevic in the nightcap at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. The ATP Champions Tour format of Team USA vs Team International is in its second year – and this is the sixth annual event overall. Last year an American team led by Andy Roddick captured the first competition, 8-1. Pernfors, the 1986 French Open finalist who also won back-to-back NCAA titles at Georgia in 1984 and 1985, will be playing...

11 Feb

Posted at 19:25h in Newswire
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[frame align="left"][/frame] World No. 9 Cilic Withdraws With Injury Becker Also Out of Delray Beach DELRAY BEACH, FL: World No. 9 Marin Cilic has informed the Delray Beach Open By The Venetian that he will be unable to play in the upcoming ATP World Tour event due to a right shoulder injury. Cilic has been sidelined with the injury since the season-ending ATP World Tour finals in December. Germany's Benjamin Becker (personal) also withdrew Wednesday, and Dustin Brown and Peter Gojowczyk, also of Germany, moved into the draw to replace Cilic and Becker....

10 Feb

Posted at 21:38h in Newswire
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[frame align="left"][/frame] GILBERT REPLACES CHANG IN ATP CHAMPIONS TOUR EVENT Former French Open Champion Nursing Injury  DELRAY BEACH, FL: Former ATP pro, celebrated coach and television analyst Brad Gilbert will replace Michael Chang in the ATP Champions Tour event after Chang withdrew with a hamstring injury. [spacer size="10"] Gilbert won 20 ATP titles and a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics, reached the quarterfinals of two Grand Slams, and was ranked as high as No. 4 in the world (1990) during his playing career. [spacer size="10"] Known as a brilliant strategist, Gilbert coached the last two Americans who have reached No. 1 in the world - Andre Agassi (1994-2002) and Andy Roddick (2003-2004). Gilbert coached Agassi for six of his eight Grand Slam wins, and was Roddick's coach when he won the 2003 US Open. Gilbert also coached Andy Murray to a world No. 8 ranking. [spacer size="10"] He will join former Top 10 James Blake...

10 Feb

Posted at 21:17h in Newswire
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2015 ATP WORLD TOUR  - SOCK & STEPANEK OUT Serbs Krajinovic and Troicki Into Draw [frame align="left"] Viktor Troicki [/frame] [frame align="right"] Filip Krajinovic [/frame] DELRAY BEACH, FL: Filip Krajinovic and Viktor Troicki, two stalwarts of Serbia's recent successful Davis Cup teams, have joined the 2015 Delray Beach draw. They replace two players still rehabbing injuries: American Jack Sock (strained abs) and Czech Republic veteran Radek Stepanek (back). Troicki has participated in 15 Davis Cup ties since 2008 and was a member of the 2010 world champion Serbian Davis Cup team, while Krajinovic played for his country for the first time in 2014. UPDATED 2015 Singles Entry List: Kevin Anderson (RSA), Dustin Brown (GER), Ivan Dodig (CRO), Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR), Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS), Alejandro Gonzalez (COL), Sam Groth (AUS), John Isner (USA), Malek Jaziri (TUN), Steve Johnson (USA), Ivo Karlovic (CRO), Filip Krajinovic (SRB), Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ), Lukas Lacko (SVK), Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE), Adrian Mannarino (FRA), Marinko...

10 Feb

Posted at 21:07h in Newswire
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OFFICIAL ATP WORLD TOUR DRAW EVENT 2015 Delray Beach Open By The Venetian® Las Vegas WHAT:    Official Draw Party Join the Happy Hour crowd at one of Delray Beach's finest restaurants and night life spots - and participate in the formation of the 32-player "draw" for the 23rd annual ATP event. "Draw from a Hat" chance to participate, ticket giveaways, prizes and more are all part of the Draw Party on Atlantic Ave! SALT HAPPY HOUR - 3:00 - 7:00 pm, $5 well drinks, $4 wines and martinis, $3 drafts  & appetizers $3 - $7 WHEN:    Friday, February 13, 5:30 - 6:30 pm WHERE:  Salt 7, 32 SE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33483 WHO: Justin Gimelstob, ATP Champions Tour - Team USA, Coaching John Isner Mark Baron, DBO Tournament Director Mark Darby, ATP World Tour Supervisor VolleyGirls Promotion Team ...

09 Feb

Posted at 13:45h in Newswire
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Getting To Know Justin Gimelstob By Cindy Shmerler [box title="Got a question for Justin Gimelstob?" color="#f41018"] He’ll be taking over USTA Florida’s Twitter account on February 16th at 10am. Submit your question via Twitter, using the hashtag #AskGimelstob, and follow @USTAFlorida on Twitter to connect with Justin on February 16th.[/box] [frame align="left"][/frame]Justin Gimelstob has beaten some of the best in the world—and not just on the tennis court. As a player, he was the No. 1-ranked junior in the country in the USTA boys’ 12, 14, 16 and 18 age divisions, winning the national championships in the 14, 16 and 18-and-unders. He was an NCAA doubles champion during a brief stint at UCLA, and also helped the Bruins to a runner-up finish to Stanford at the 1995 NCAA team championships. When he turned pro in ’95, Gimelstob quickly caught the attention of fans, the media and his fellow players...

27 Jan

Posted at 10:46h in Newswire
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“SURIVIVOR II” WINNER DACIEK REACHES FIRST ATP QUALIFER [frame align="left"][/frame] [frame align="right"] [/frame] DELRAY BEACH - Dropping only 11 games over five matches, former Virginia Tech player Patrick Daciek rolled over top-seeded 18-year-old Dennis Uspensky, 6-1, 6-0, to win the Delray Beach “Survivor II” pre-qualifying tournament. The win gives the No. 2-seeded Wesley Chapel resident a wild card into the Delray Beach Open By The Venetian® qualifying tournament which will take place February 14-16 at the Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center. Daciek joins Lance Cohen, December's “Survivor I” winner, in the 32-player qualifier. “I was happy with the way I played in the final,” said Daciek, 24, who will sandwich the ATP qualifier between a pair of Futures events in February. “I’m excited to be playing in my first qualifying tournament.” Following a junior career where he was ranked No. 1 in the Mid-Atlantic region in the 18-and-under division, Daciek put...

19 Jan

Posted at 01:10h in Newswire
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[frame align="left"][/frame]"SURVIVOR SERIES II" OFFERS FINAL CHANCE TO PLAY IN AN ATP EVENT Winner Gets Wild Card Directly Into Qualifying Tournament DELRAY BEACH: The second and final "Survivor Series" pre-qualifying tournament will be played on the Delray Beach Swim and Tennis Center's clay courts from January 24-26, and is open to anyone with a pulse...

19 Jan

Posted at 01:08h in Newswire
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   BALL KIDS CALL GOES OUT TO COMMUNITY Chance To Be On Court To Experience ATP Tour Events DELRAY BEACH: The opportunity to be a ball kid for a professional ATP World Tour event  is available to kids in the South Florida community at the upcoming Delray Beach Open , scheduled for February 13-22 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. Ball Kids must be 12 years old, are required to attend three training sessions, and work at least three sessions during the 17-session event. Each participant receives uniforms, meals during working sessions, match tickets for families and friends, and are invited to the popular Ball Kids party. Training dates are scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 28 (5 - 7pm), Wednesday, Feb. 4 (5 - 7pm) and Saturday, Feb. 7 (10am - noon). New applicants must attend two of the three sessions. All ball kids information, including an application and release...

15 Jan

Posted at 22:47h in Newswire
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[column size="1-3" last="0" style="0"] [/column] [column size="1-3" last="0" style="0"] [/column] [column size="1-3" last="1" style="0"] [/column] DELRAY BEACH ANNOUNCES 2015 FIELD Karlovic, Tomic and Americans Querrey, Sock, Johnson & Young Into The Mix DELRAY BEACH: The top five-ranked American tennis players are among the field of 32 players who will compete in the upcoming Delray Beach Open , as the ATP World Tour event announced its singles field on Tuesday. Sam Querrey , Steve Johnson,  Jack Sock and Donald Young have joined No. 1 American John Isner, who announced in November he would play in the 23rd annual tournament. The 10-day event, which includes a three-day ATP Champions Tour event over President's Day weekend, takes place February 13-22 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. The event is the only one of its kind in the world that includes ATP Champions Tour and ATP World Tour events at the same venue in the same week. While Querrey...