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February 29, 2008
DELRAY BEACH, FL (February 20, 2008) – Students from the First Serve of the Palm Beaches participated in the Fidelity Investments Financial Challenge on Stadium Court prior to the singles semi-finals on Saturday, February 16 at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships (ITC). Teams ‘Alpha' and ‘Bravo' competed in a contest where donations would be used towards college scholarships on behalf of Fidelity Investments.
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February 17, 2008
With no titles and just seven wins to his ATP Tour resume, Japanese qualifier Kei Nishikori shocked even himself Sunday, shaking off a slow start to stun world No. 12 James Blake 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the Delray Beach International singles final.
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February 16, 2008
Post here In a pressure-packed semifinal between two players seeking their first ATP final, Japanese teen Kei Nishikori saved four match points to upset third-seeded American Sam Querrey 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (9-7) Saturday at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.
Nishikori trailed 3-1 in the third set and 6-3 in the tiebreak before breaking back for the biggest win of his young ATP career.
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February 16, 2008
Delray Beach, FL-It's only fitting that "Breaking Back" is the title of James Blake's best-selling autobiography because that's just what Blake did against Robby Ginepri Saturday night – twice. In a semifinal showdown between two Americans, Ginepri led Blake 4-2 in both the first and second sets before Blake recovered for a 6-4, 6-4 victory.
The top-seeded Blake will play qualifier Kei Nishikori in the singles championship of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Sunday.
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February 15, 2008
Delray Beach, FL-A star is being born in Delray Beach. Remember the name Kei Nishikori. The 18-year-old Japanese youngster rolled into his first career ATP semifinal by defeating American Bobby Reynolds 6-2
6-4. In the other daytime singles semifinal, Sam Querrey outsted local veteran Vince Spadea in straight sets – also 6-2, 6-4.
Nishikori and Reynolds were both aspiring to achieve their first career ...Read More |
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February 15, 2008
Delray Beach, FL-Robbie Ginepri and James Blake will play an All-American semifinal at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Saturday, as Ginepri beat Mardy Fish, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 and No. 1 seed James Blake bested Igor Kunitsyn 6-2, 6-4 in Friday's evening quarterfinals.
Ginepri, who reached his first semifinal since Indianapolis in 2006, appears to have regained some of the lost form and conf...Read More |
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February 14, 2008
Delray Beach, FL-The rain that had forced match cancellations over the previous two days gave way to bountiful rays of sun, and the first players on center court took the cue and offered up some outstanding tennis at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. The matches that ensued followed suit, with the first five singles matches of the day all going three sets.
Robby Ginepri moved a step closer toward ...Read More |
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February 13, 2008
Delray Beach, FL-Top
seeded James Blake beat Robert Kendrick 7-5, 7-5 and qualifier Amer
Delic came back from a 5-0 deficit in the first set to beat Donald
Young to highlight as a rain-shortened day at the Delray Beach Stadium
& Tennis Center.
Blake, who finished up a match
that began Tuesday night, is trying to become the first No. 1 seed in
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February 12, 2008
Delray Beach, FL-In a day and night where more raindrops fell than tennis balls were hit, Mardy Fish and Michael Russell managed to score straight-set, first-round victories in the 16th annual Delray Beach International Championships. Fish used his big serve and laser backhand to send 24-year-old Italian qualifier, Marco Crugnola to defeat, 6-1, 7-5. Crugnola was playing in his first ATP Tour match. Russell rival...Read More |
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February 11, 2008
Delray Beach, FL-In a night of upsets, both No. 2 Tommy Haas and defending champion, Xavier Malisse, fell to players who had never won a match at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. 27-year-old Diego Hartfield of Argentina knocked off Haas and 25-year-old American, Bobby Reynolds, beat two-time champion and five-time finalist Malisse.
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February 11, 2008
Delray Beach, FL-In
a night of upsets, both No. 2 Tommy Haas and defending champion, Xavier
Malisse, fell to players who had never won a match at the Delray Beach
International Tennis Championships. 27-year-old Diego Hartfield of
Argentina knocked off Haas and 25-year-old American, Bobby Reynolds,
beat two-time champion and five-time finalist Malisse.
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February 10, 2008
Delray Beach, FL-Tommy Haas and Xavier Malisse will get top billing on Opening Night at the Delray Beach ITC as Haas meets Argentina's Diego Hartfield at 7:00 pm Monday and Malisse plays American Bobby Reynolds in the stadium nightcap at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center.
Haas is playing in his first tournament of 2008 while recuperati...Read More |
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February 9, 2008
Delray Beach, FL(February 9, 2008)-Top seeded Amer Delic and tennis veteran Max Mirnyi took steps toward reaching their fourth Delray Beach International Tennis Championships main draw by winning first round qualifying matches Saturday at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. Evening rains prevented the completion of four first-round matches, w...Read More |
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February 9, 2008
Delray Beach, FL-Amer Delic, Max Mirnyi, Todd Widom-veteran players who have each played in three Delray Beach International Tennis Championships main draws-head the list of 32 players entered in perhaps the most talented qualifying tournament draw in the event's history.
The top-seeded Delic went 1-1 in the main draw a year ago, and will meet Miami's ...Read More |
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February 6, 2008
Delray
Beach, FL(May
26, 2007)-The
world's top ranked doubles team-twins Bob and Mike Bryan-will begin their
2008 North American season Feb...Read More |
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November 30, 2007
Delray Beach, FL-A
trio of community artistsDoug Hoekzema and Angel Mir of Pompano Beach
and Brandon Opalka of Miamiare working to produce the most vibrant
tennis court and backdrops on the ATP Tour! The end zone backdrops are
digitally designed wave murals created by the artists with graffiti and
tennis scene ...Read More |
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