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special feature ║ delray beach open<br />
The 25th Annual<br />
Delray Beach Open<br />
Attracted Record Crowds<br />
{By Danielle Quintero<br />
Delray Beach painted the town yellow once again during the<br />
Delray Beach Open, which took place on February 17-26,<br />
celebrating 25 years ofworld-class tennis in the ‘Most Fun<br />
Small Town in America’ (USA Today/Rand McNally).<br />
Generating record attendance and worldwide<br />
attention, the tournament welcomed<br />
more than 63,000 guests throughout the<br />
10-day stretch while Global media coverage<br />
showcased Delray Beach when reaching more<br />
than 50 million households in the U.S. and 66<br />
million abroad through the Tennis Channel<br />
and other media partners. The 25th annual<br />
Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) signs autographs for fans<br />
photo by Hal Goldman<br />
72 <strong>April</strong> <strong>2017</strong> | www.<strong>Atlantic</strong><strong>Ave</strong><strong>Magazine</strong>.com<br />
event broke an attendance record by nearly<br />
10,000 guests, making it the most well attended<br />
event the tournament has hosted to date.<br />
The Team USA trio of James Blake, Mardy-<br />
Fish and Vince Spadea won the ATP Champions<br />
Tour event for the second consecutive<br />
year. In ATP World Tour singles competition,<br />
American Jack Sock claimed his second title<br />
of <strong>2017</strong> thanks to an impressive run to the final<br />
without losing a single set, leaving Delray<br />
Beach unblemished as top-seeded opponent,<br />
Milos Raonic withdrew from the tournament<br />
due to a slight right hamstring tear. Following<br />
the tournament, Sock moved to a new<br />
career-high ranking of No. 18 in the world,<br />
entrenching the feisty Yank as the top American<br />
on the ATP Tour. In Doubles, No. 2 seeds<br />
Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram defeated<br />
Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi 7-5, 7-5, to claim<br />
the <strong>2017</strong> Delray Beach Open ATP World Tour<br />
tandem title. Klaasen won his first Delray<br />
Beach title and Ram won his second (2011).<br />
The duo recorded their fourth title together<br />
since forming the team in 2015.<br />
The popular and charismatic Delray Beach<br />
Open VolleyGirls, the only dance team representing<br />
an ATP event, were back this year igniting<br />
the crowds, promoting the tournament<br />
in community events and lending a hand<br />
to the many on-site social and community<br />
events that took place throughout the Open.<br />
The <strong>2017</strong> Delray Beach Open VolleyGirls<br />
photo by Jim Greene
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