- ATP, WTA Strip Wimbledon of Ranking Points
- Zverev: Stefanos Tsitsipas is Favorite in Bottom Half of Roland Garros Draw
- Roland Garros Men’s and Women’s Draws: Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev in Bottom Quarter
- French Open draw ceremony produces a Djokovic-Nadal quarter, Alcaraz also in top half
- Roland Garros Men’s and Women’s Draws: Osaka vs. Anisimova in First Round
- World No. 2 Barbora Krejcikova Signs with Fila
- The 20-Year Grand Slam Streak of Feliciano Lopez Has Come to an End
- Roland Garros Qualifying Draws and Schedule for Thursday, May 19th
- Roland Garros Qualifying Draws and Schedule for Wednesday, May 18th
- Gael Monfils Withdraws from Roland Garros
- Roland Garros Qualifying Draws and Schedule for Tuesday, May 17th
- Roland Garros Qualifying Draws and Schedule for Monday, May 16th
- Djokovic builds momentum for French Open 2022 with sixth Rome Masters Tennis title
- Novak’s Back: Djokovic Beats Tsitsipas for Sixth Rome Crown
- Rome ATP and WTA Draws and Schedule for Sunday, May 15th
Tennis Stage Set For Start of 2021 as Antalya and Delray Beach Reveal Player Entry Lists
- Updated: December 23, 2020

By Ricky Dimon
The first entry lists of the upcoming tennis season–for tournaments in Antalya and Delray Beach–were announced on Tuesday. Among the players scheduled to kick off their campaigns in early January are David Goffin, Fabio Fognini, Milos Raonic, John Isner, and Kei Nishikori.
Set for a Jan. 5 start, the Antalya Open was granted a one-year license on tour as the ATP looks to fill a void left by early-season cancellations in locations such as Auckland, Pune, and New York. There was a grass-court 250 event in Antalya during the summer of 2019, but this one will obviously be played on hard courts as players get ready for the Australian Open–rescheduled from January to February.
The Antalya entry list features Goffin, Fognini, Matteo Berrettini, Alex de Minaur, Borna Coric, Benoit Paire, Jan-Lennard Struff, Jannik Sinner, and Miomir Kecmanovic.
No stranger to the ATP Tour, the Delray Beach Open had previously occupied a February spot on the calendar in between the Australian Open and the Masters 1000 stretch in Indian Wells and Miami. The Aussie Open’s move to February has forced a whole host of 250s to either cancel or postpone their 2021 installments. Delray Beach ended up jumping to the front of the line to open next year’s festivities alongside Antalya.
As usual, Delray Beach consists of an American-heavy lineup: Isner, Sam Querrey, Reilly Opelka, Frances Tiafoe, and Tommy Paul among them. Joining that contingent are Raonic, Nishikori, Cristian Garin, Hubert Hurkacz, Dan Evans, and 2020 Comeback Player of the Year Vasek Pospisil.
Following Antalya and Delray Beach, the main tour will come to another pause–albeit brief–as players descend on Australia to quarantine in advance of the year’s first Grand Slam. Qualifying for the AO will take place in Doha from Jan. 10-13, giving victorious qualifiers enough time to join the Melbourne quarantine. (ATP ••• WTA will play in Dubai )
A pair of 250s in Melbourne and the ATP Cup–also in Melbourne–will precede the Australian Open during the first week of February.
Ricky contributes to 10sballs.com and also maintains his own tennis website, The Grandstand. You can follow him on twitter at @Dimonator.