Wednesday is a family affair at the Delray Beach Open

Family ties take center stage Wednesday at the 2026 Delray Beach Open, with the Ruuds and Kordas adding a generational storyline to an already stacked day of matches. Here’s what to watch as the action unfolds mid-week at the ATP 250 in South Florida.

Family First: Ruud at the DBO

World No. 13 Casper Ruud of Norway makes his Delray Beach Open debut Wednesday at 8 p.m. The three-time Grand Slam finalist arrives here just weeks after the birth of his first child, a daughter.

Above: Casper Ruud. Photo credit: Jmmuguerza, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

A few months before Casper was born in 1998, his father and coach, Christian Ruud, played this tournament when it was in Coral Springs, falling in his first match. Casper will seek to best his dad when he faces American Marcos Giron.

Korda's Family Legacy

Not to be outdone by the Ruuds, the Kordas have a generational legacy at this tournament as well. Petr Korda played the event in 1997 and 1999, with his best result a second-round finish.

Above: Sebastian Korda. Photo credit: Andrew Patron / Delray Beach Open.

For the record, his son Sebastian Korda has far surpassed that, reaching the final in 2021 and the quarterfinals in 2022. Sebastian won his first round this year and faces Alex Michelsen in an all-American second-round matchup.

If both Korda and Ruud win their matches Wednesday, they will meet in the quarterfinals.

Welcome to The Show

Doubles wild card Benjamin Kittay played and won his first ATP Tour-level match when he and partner Ryan Seggerman won their first round here, helping Kittay make the leap from the "minor league" Challenger tour to the "major league" ATP Tour.

Above: Benjamin Kittay. Photo credit: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The 2024–25 NCAA doubles runner-up for Michigan is still in school online to finish his degree but has turned pro. He has been a practice partner for two Davis Cup ties, with captain and coach Bob and Mike Bryan as pretty good doubles mentors with 16 Grand Slams and six Delray Beach titles together.

Kittay is coached by the Bryans' former coach, Dave Macpherson.

Americans Tie All-Time Record

After Tommy Paul won on his 11th match point Tuesday night, that made nine Americans into the second round which ties the tournament record. It's happened just five times in the 34-year history of the tournament, and now in back-to-back years.

Above: Tommy Paul. Photo credit: Andrew Patron / Delray Beach Open.

It is possible for seven Americans to advance to the quarterfinals, which would beat the record of six.

Order of Play – Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Center Court – Start 11:00 AM

Day Session

• Theo Arribage (France) / Albano Olivetti (France) vs [4] Santiago Gonzalez (Mexico) / David Pel (Netherlands)

Not Before 1:00 PM

• Terence Atmane (France) vs [3] Flavio Cobolli (Italy)

Not Before 2:30 PM

• [7] Brandon Nakashima (USA) vs [Q] Coleman Wong (Hong Kong)

Night Session

Not Before 6:00 PM

• Alex Michelsen (USA) vs Sebastian Korda (USA)

Not Before 8:00 PM

• Marcos Giron (USA) vs [2] Casper Ruud (Norway)

Court 1 – Start 11:00 AM

• Andrey Golubev (Kazakhstan) / Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Kazakhstan) vs Ariel Behar (Uruguay) / Matthew Romios (Australia)

Not Before 2:00 PM

• [WC] Trey Hilderbrand (USA) / Mac Kiger (USA) vs Alternate

Results – Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Singles – First Round

• [5] Tommy Paul (USA) def. Corentin Moutet (France) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• [7] Brandon Nakashima (USA) def. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 7-6(4), 7-6(5)
• Sebastian Korda (USA) def. [WC] Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 6-4, 7-5
• Miomir Kecmanovic (Serbia) def. Mattia Bellucci (Italy) 6-1, 6-4
• Rafael Jodar (Spain) def. Ethan Quinn (USA) 6-2, 6-3
• [Q] Zachary Svajda (USA) def. Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) 7-6(4), 6-3
• [LL] Adam Walton (Australia) def. Gabriel Diallo (Canada) 7-6(4), 6-3

Above: Rafael Jodar. Photo credit: Andrew Patron / Delray Beach Open.

Doubles – First Round

• [3] Robert Cash (USA) / JJ Tracy (USA) def. Nuno Borges (Portugal) / Miguel Reyes-Varela (Mexico) 6-3, 6-2
• [WC] Benjamin Kittay (USA) / Ryan Seggerman (USA) def. N. Sriram Balaji (India) / Neil Oberleitner (Austria) 7-6(4), 7-6(2)
• Vasil Kirkov (USA) / Bart Stevens (Netherlands) def. Alex Michelsen (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) 6-4, 6-4

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Source: Delray Beach Open. Photo credit (top): Delray Beach Open / ATP Tour.