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Delray Beach ITC begins Friday
New Zealander Artem Sitak practices with coach Kent Wood Thursday in preparation for the ATP World Tour qualifying rounds at the Delray Beach ITC. Sitak is a member of New Zealand's Davis Cup team.
By Palm Beach Business.com
DELRAY BEACH — It’s tennis time in Delray Beach. Workers, volunteers, vendors, and tennis players were spending Thursday on final preparations for the start of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, which begin Friday night at the municipal tennis center on West Atlantic Avenue.
The Champions tournament begins Friday evening, with two matches: Pat Cash vs. Carlos Moya at 7 p.m. and Ivan Lendl vs. Jimmy Arias after 9 p.m. Lendl, winner of eight grand slam tournaments and third all-time winner, headlines the event.
Top-ranked American John Isner (13th in the world, according to the ATP) and Boca Raton product Andy Roddick (27th) are scheduled to compete in the World Tour event next week. Tommy Haas, the 2006 tournament champion, will appear as well.
Bob and Mike Bryan, currently the top-ranked doubles team in world, are scheduled to compete in the doubles competition.
Qualifying rounds for the ATP World Tour event begin Saturday.
Friday
7 p.m. Pat Cash vs Carlos Moya
NB 9 p.m. Ivan Lendl vs Jimmy Arias
Saturday
10 a.m. ATP World Tour Qualifying
12:30 p.m. Pat Cash vs Aaron Krickstein
NB 2:30 p.m. Michael Chang vs Carlos Moya
7 p.m. Jimmy Arias vs Johan Kriek
NB 9 p.m. Ivan Lendl vs Mikael Pernfors
Sunday
Noon ATP World Tour Qualifying
NB 1 p.m. Aaron Krickstein vs Carlos Moya
NB 3 p.m. Michael Chang vs Pat Cash
5:30 p.m. Jimmy Arias vs Mikael Pernfors
7:30 p.m. Ivan Lendl vs Johan Kriek
DELRAY BEACH — A worker puts on the final touches to an end zone sign at the Delray Beach Tennis Center's main court in preparation for the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, which begin Friday.
