By Matthew Calvis | Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Every ATP match is an education.
This week in Delray Beach, breakout star Matija Pecotic earned his degree in dream realization.
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The 784th-ranked Pecotic delivered a master class in carpe diem.
At the tender age of 33, the man with degrees from Princeton and Harvard business school took time out from his day job as director of capital markets at Wexford Real Estate Investors in West Palm Beach, to played through Delray Beach qualifying and earn his first ATP Tour-level win.
Down 0-4 at the outset, Pecotic powered past former world No. 8 Jack Sock for a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 triumph.
Photographer Matthew Calvis has been shooting Delray Beach daily this week and shares some of his favorite shots here:
Jack Sock goes airborne in his opening-round loss to Pecotic.
World No. 55 Marcos Giron ended Pecotic's Cinderella run 6-3, 6-3.
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Matija Pecotic was all smiles after his first-round win.
Radu Albot took down wild card Fernando Verdasco, 7-6, 7-6.
Australian Open quarterfinalist Ben Shelton Wolf lost to Giron 6-4, 6-4.
JJ Wolf stopped Ilya Ivashka 7-5, 6-3.
