By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Friday, December 29, 2023
Genie Bouchard is taking her recreation again to the seaside.
Former Wimbledon finalist Bouchard will play reigning junior Wimbledon champion Clervie Ngounoue within the Girls’s Tennis Problem exhibition of the Delray Seashore Open set for 8 p.m. on Saturday, February tenth, 2024.
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Tickets for that match and all different periods are on sale now at DelrayBeachOpen.com.
The ladies be a part of the February 9-Eleventh opening weekend lineup of the ATP Champions Tour Legends occasion that options six-time DBO champions Bob and Mike Bryan, essentially the most profitable doubles staff within the historical past of the game, former world No. 2 Tommy Haas, former Delray Seashore champions Ivo Karlovic and Sam Querrey, native professionals Jesse Levine and Scoville Jenkins, and previous French Open champions Luke and Murphy Jensen.
Alongside the legends on Saturday and Sunday will likely be qualifying matches for the ATP 250 event.
The Delray Seashore Open most important draw begins Monday, February 12, with every day play till the championship match on Sunday, February 18.
Bouchard, 29, had a historic run to the 2014 Wimbledon ultimate to change into the primary Canadian, male or feminine, to achieve a Grand Slam ultimate. A local of Montreal, she additionally was the primary Canadian to achieve a career-high world rating of No. 5 to cap a 2014 season that additionally noticed her attain the Australian and French Open semifinals and qualify for the year-end WTA Finals.
Final month, Bouchard was a member of Canada’s first Billie Jean King Cup championship staff. Off court docket, Bouchard notably has greater than 2.4 million Instagram followers.
Ngounoue (pronounced n-GOO-nuh-way), a local of Washington, D.C., was the world’s No. 1 ranked junior in June and gained the Wimbledon ladies’ title in July. She additionally owns Australian and French Open ladies doubles titles.
The 17-year-old up-and-coming American has a win over the WTA’s No. 37-ranked participant and gained the 2023 USTA Nationwide Championship to earn a wild card into the US Open. She turned professional in September.
Two top-ranked Individuals are set to headline the ATP 250 most important draw. Delray Seashore Open reigning champion and world No. 10 Taylor Fritz will start his title protection on Wednesday evening, February 14, whereas American compatriot and No. 13 Tommy Paul will open play on Thursday evening, February 15.
Night time periods begin at 6 p.m., with Fritz and Paul scheduled to play the 8 p.m. matches.
Picture credit score: GSE Worldwide/Delray Seashore Open
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