By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Photograph credit score: Javier Suarez/Delray Seaside Open
Profitable an ATP title isn’t any day on the seashore.
Sporting a brand new look, Taylor Fritz will take intention at a historic three-peat in Delray Seaside.
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Two-time defending champion Fritz will play for a three-peat on the 2025 Delray Seaside Open, set for February 7-16, because the ATP occasion proclaims the return of US Open finalist Fritz and his buddy and Olympic doubles companion Tommy Paul.
Final February, Fritz grew to become simply the second participant to win back-to-back Delray Seaside Open titles within the 32 years of the event.
Why is Delray Seaside so robust to defend?
Historically, the event has drawn deep fields. Unpredictable situations with someday whipping wind and a variety of temperature modifications can even pose challenges. The timing of the event, coming after the Australian summer time hard-court season, can even influence the sector. Gamers who lose early in Melbourne can generally develop into Delray Seaside wild-card recipients.
If he defends his title in 2025, Fritz would be the first man to win the event thrice, and the thirty fourth participant because the Open Period {of professional} tennis started in 1968 to win a minimum of one particular event three years in a row.
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Maybe Fritz had Delray Seaside—or Billy Idol—in thoughts unveiling his new bleached bonde coiffure—we expect that is his actual hair beneath the baseball cap—in a few posts on Instagram.
A dramatically completely different search for the Hugo Boss ambassador, who has moonlighted as a mannequin previously.
