Americans Surge Into the Final Weekend at the Delray Beach Open

Semifinal Saturday has an unmistakable American flavor at the 2026 Delray Beach Open, with Team USA making a strong showing across both the singles and doubles draws. With national pride on display and Olympic medalists in action, here’s what to watch heading into today’s matches.

Team USA

No gold medals on the line here, but “Team USA” has shown up at the Delray Beach Open. From a record-tying nine Americans into the second round to an American winning every match on Thursday to a guaranteed American in the singles and doubles finals, national pride is in the air and on the court.

Above: Sebastian Korda. Photo credit: Mauricio Paiz.

Speaking of Olympic Medals...

Three Olympic medalists will be on court Saturday: 2020 gold medalist Nikola Mektic (Croatia), and 2024 silver medalist Austin Krajicek (USA) and bronze medalist Tommy Paul (USA).

Three more started the tournament: 2020 silver medalist Marin Cilic (Croatia) and 2024 silver medalist Rajeev Ram (USA) and bronze medalist Taylor Fritz (USA). All six won their medals in the men’s doubles competition.

Above: Tommy Paul. Photo credit: Mauricio Paiz.

Alternate Reality

Canadian Liam Draxl and Antiguan Jody Maginley live and train locally, so they dutifully signed in to the alternate doubles list each morning of the tournament in the hopes of getting in if a team withdrew.

Starting seventh on that list, by Wednesday they were at the top after other players left. When a team withdrew they got the nod. That morning they defeated a wild card team, and on Friday they took out a team that has already won three titles this year and was on a nine-match win streak to reach the semifinals.

Draxl and Maginley, who is playing in his first ATP Tour-level event, credit their comfort with the area and each other as why they are playing so well. It’s something to talk about on the next episode of Maginley’s podcast, The Changeover, where he talks about the reality of life on the tennis tour as a player who is often on the alternate list.

Order of Play – Saturday, February 21, 2026

Center Court – Start 12:30 PM

Day Session

• [WC] Benjamin Kittay (USA) / Ryan Seggerman (USA) vs [3] Robert Cash (USA) / JJ Tracy (USA)

Not Before 3:00 PM

• [3] Flavio Cobolli (Italy) vs Sebastian Korda (USA)

Above: Flavio Cobolli. Photo credit: Mauricio Paiz.

Night Session

Not Before 6:00 PM

• Liam Draxl (Canada) / Jody Maginley (Antigua) vs [2] Austin Krajicek (USA) / Nikola Mektic (Croatia)

Not Before 8:00 PM

• [5] Tommy Paul (USA) vs [4] Learner Tien

Results – Friday, February 20, 2026

Singles – Quarterfinals

• [3] Flavio Cobolli (Italy) def. [Q] Coleman Wong (Hong Kong) 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-2
• Sebastian Korda (USA) def. [2] Casper Ruud (Norway) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
• [4] Learner Tien (USA) def. [8] Frances Tiafoe (USA) 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-5
• [5] Tommy Paul (USA) def. [1] Taylor Fritz (USA) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles – Quarterfinals

• Liam Draxl (Canada) / Jody Maginley (Antigua) def. Theo Arribage (France) / Albano Olivetti (France) 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 10-6

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Source: Delray Beach Open. Photo credit (top): Mauricio Paiz.