Will Big Serves Lead To Maiden Title In Delray Beach For Isner?
John Isner will likely be blasting aces in Florida over the coming week, and the American No. 1 hopes that will help him lift his first Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com trophy.
The second seed will try to get off to a good start to the 2021 season when he plays one of two Brazilian lefties: Thomaz Bellucci or Thiago Monteiro. Isner owns a 2-2 ATP Head2Head record against Bellucci and he won his only previous clash against Monteiro in four tie-break sets at last year’s Australian Open.
The big-serving righty also has dangerous countrymen on the rise in his section of the draw. Fifth seed Tommy Paul is the other seeded player in Isner’s quarter. If Paul defeats Ji Sung Nam in the first round, he could play fellow American Sebastian Korda in the second round.
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Korda will make his Delray Beach debut against consistent baseliner Soonwoo Kwon. The #NextGenATP American made a big splash at Roland Garros last year. After qualifying, Korda defeated Andreas Seppi, Isner and Pedro Martinez to reach the fourth round, in which he fell to Rafael Nadal, his idol.
The top seed at this ATP 250 is Chilean Cristian Garin, who will try to win his first ATP Tour title on hard courts.
The No. 22 player in the FedEx ATP Rankings, Garin will begin his season against Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry or a qualifier. The first seed the Chilean could face is sixth seed Sam Querrey.
Frances Tiafoe, the eighth seed and 2018 champion, will start his tournament against a qualifier.
Arevalo/Rojer Top Doubles Draw
The top seeds in the Delray Beach doubles draw are Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer, who will open against Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar. Second seeds Marcus Daniell and Philipp Oswald will play Andres Molteni and Hugo Nys.