Austin Krajicek wasted no time in making his presence known at the 2026 Delray Beach Open. Krajicek, a former world No. 1 doubles player, Grand Slam champion and 2024 Olympic silver medalist, teamed with Croatian Nikola Mektic as the No. 2 doubles player.
The pair faced Canadian Gabriel Diallo and American Ethan Quinn in their opening round match on Monday and put in a gutsy performance. After dropping the first set in a tight tiebreak, Krajicek and Mektic regrouped and won the second set 6–3 to force a match tiebreak. From then on, the experienced duo took control and secured a convincing 10-4 win in the deciding set to advance to the quarter-finals. Krajicek, who was also recently named to the US Davis Cup team, continues to compete at the highest level and is looking to make another deep run on home soil.
Bradenton’s Sebastian Korda opened his 2026 Delray Beach Open singles campaign with a convincing 6-4, 7-5 straight sets victory over compatriot Mackenzie McDonald on Tuesday on Center Court.
The former Delray Beach Open finalist was in control from start to finish. He broke McDonald twice to secure the first set and then held on in a tighter second set to close things out.
After a strong quarterfinal performance against top seed Taylor Fritz at last week’s Dallas Open, Korda carried that momentum to Delray Beach and improved his career record at the tournament to 7-2. He will face Alex Michelsen in the eighth finals on Center Court on Wednesday evening.
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