By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Photo: Andrew Patron/Delray Beach Open
The Bryan Brothers will lead the legends to Delray Beach.
Gemini Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan headline Legends of Delray Beach set for February 7-9. The senior event kicks off the Delray Beach Open, the ATP tournament that runs through February 16.
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Bob and Mike Bryan, who will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame next year, and Grand Slam champions Luke and Murphy Jensen will be joined by the Delray Beach Open singles champions Sam Querrey, Jack Sock, Xavier Malisse and Tommy Haas in the three-day Legends competition.
Individual session and series packages are available now at www.DelrayBeachOpen.com.
A variety of unique up-close experiences are available, including the best seats in the house in the courthouse, shaded porch seats, Box in the Courtyard and reserved seats.
The Bryan brothers are the winningest doubles team in the history of the sport. Together they won 119 titles, including 16 Grand Slams and six DBO Championships. They finished as the year-end No. 1 doubles team 10 times and won Olympic gold together in 2012. They will be playing in the DBO Legends event for the fifth time.
The Jensens brought the doubles fun when they stormed to the French Open title in 1993 and have been entertaining fans ever since. During their careers they played nine times in Delray Beach, reaching the doubles final in 1997. Since retiring, each has worked in broadcasting and coaching. “Dual Hand Luke” Jensen can play with either hand, even serving dually. This will be their fourth year playing together in the Delray Legends event.
Sock retired from the professional tour in 2023, having won the DBO singles title in 2017, the doubles title in 2013 and 2018, and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 8. He won four Grand Slam doubles and mixed doubles titles and Olympic Gold and Bronze. Sock has won singles and doubles titles at every top-level event held in Delray Beach, from the USTA National 12s and 18s to the ATP Tour event. All he has left to conquer here is the Legends event, where he is making his debut.
Querrey will play in his third Delray Beach Open Legends event after retiring from the ATP Tour in 2022. He won the DBO title in 2016 and has played the event 12 times. Querrey reached a career-high ranking of No. 11, won 10 titles and reached the semifinals at Wimbledon 2017. Sock and Querrey make up one half of the Nothing Major podcast team. Both are now pro ball, and Querrey has built a following on Instagram for his light-hearted videos about tennis, pickleball and family life.
Haas won the DBO title in 2006 and reached number two in the world, won 15 total singles titles and Olympic silver. He is making his sixth appearance at the Legends event, which he has won twice. A three-time semi-finalist at the Australian Open, he also reached a Wimbledon semi-final. During his career, Haas beat Agassi, Djokovic, Federer and Sampras at least three times each. He is now the tournament director of the ATP 1000 Masters event in Indian Wells, California.
