Frances Tiafoe and qualifying field announced at the Delray Beach Open

Big Foe will be at the DBO! The Delray Beach Open announced that Frances Tiafoe will return for this year’s tournament. Tiafoe is a former Delray Beach Open champion and will become the tournament's fourth Top 20 player in the field. The DBO also announced a comprehensive (and impressive) list of qualifiers looking to fight their way into this year's main draw.

Above: Frances Tiafoe. Photo credit: ATP Tour.

At the 2018 Delray Beach Open, Tiafoe was a wild card ranked No. 91 and defeated five higher ranked players, including No. 10 Juan Martin del Potro, to capture his first ATP Tour title. He added two more trophies last season, on clay in Houston and grass in Stuttgart. In his Houston run, he lost serve just once in the tournament.

Currently world-ranked No. 17, Tiafoe is scheduled play his first match at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15. Big Foe will be joining Americans Taylor Fritz (No. 12) and Tommy Paul (No. 14) at the DBO. Rounding out the Top 20 quartet will be the No. 19 Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. For the initial entry list, check out our full breakdown published a few days ago.

The Delray Beach Open also announced its qualifying field which includes some exciting players. Two qualifying rounds will take place on Feb. 10-11 with four qualifiers moving on to the main draw. We'll definitely be pulling for fellow Floridian Michael Mmoh who currently resides in Bradenton.

Check out the 2024 Delray Beach Open qualifying field (along with ranking, age, and country) below.

(80) Thanasi Kokkinakis, 27, Australia

(89) Borna Gojo, 25, Croatia

(91) Alex Michelsen, 19, USA

(95) James Duckworth, 32, Australia

(98) Liam Broady, 30, Great Britain

(99) Constant Lestienne, 31, France

(100) Flavio Cobolli, 21, Italy

(101) Aleksandar Kovacevic, 25, USA

(104) Michael Mmoh, 26, USA

(118) Thiago Agustin Tirante, 22, Argentina

(130) Radu Albot, 34, Moldova

(135) Gabriel Diallo, 22, Canada

(136) Shintaro Mochizuki, 20, Japan

(143) Zachary Svajda, 21, USA

Two additional players will receive wild cards into the qualifying field, bringing the total to 16.

The Delray Beach stop on the global ATP Tour annually plays in front of over 60,000 fans and reaches television audiences in nearly 90 countries. The tournament is the first North American hard court event of the outdoor season, and one of just 10 ATP Tour events in the United States.

Single session and series tickets are on sale now at DelrayBeachOpen.com. While Veranda series tickets have already sold out, a variety of other series packages are still available including on-court “Best Seats in the House” (limited quantity), courtside box seats and reserved seats. Weeklong series packages start at $750 and include parking and exclusive amenities, making them one of the best deals around. Tickets can be shared with clients and family throughout the week. 

We're looking forward to seeing an impressive field at the DBO this year.

===

Written by Florida Tennis' Executive Editor and Publisher Matt Pressman. Source: Delray Beach Open. Photo credit (top): Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour.