Fedex Atp Head2heads: Singles and Doubles Finals

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FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS

Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ) Carreno Busta Leads 1-0 16 Moscow (Russia) Hard QF Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4 2-6 7-6(1)

Carreno Busta 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 63 | 23-17 in 2019 (Chengdu F) | 4-1 at Chengdu (2019 Final) • Holds 3-3 win-loss record in ATP Tour singles finals. Before SF win over Shapovalov on Saturday, had lost 6 straight ATP Tour singles SFs since winning his 3rd title in his 6th final at 2017 Estoril (d. Muller). • Reached SFs in 2019 at Antalya (l. to eventual champion Sonego) and Hamburg (l. to Rublev). • Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Vanni en route to Australian Open 4R (l. to Nishikori from 2 sets up). • Qualified and saved 1 MP vs. Isner en route to ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 3R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Snapped 6-match losing streak at Roland Garros (d. J. Sousa and de Minaur, ret. vs. Paire in 3R -- right thigh). • Retired in Cordoba 2R vs. Cachin and missed 10 weeks (right shoulder). Withdrew from Stuttgart and Halle (thigh). • Fell to No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 26 August -- lowest since No. 69 on 2 November 2015.

Bublik 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 71 | 14-10 in 2019 (2 Finals) | 4-0 at Chengdu (2019 Final) • Into 2nd ATP Tour final of career. Earned 4 wins in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Tour final at Newport in July (l. to Isner). • Defeated Giraldo and Fabbiano in 5 sets to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at US Open (l. to Andujar). • Achieved career-high No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 9 September. • Qualified and saved 1 MP vs. Sandgren in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R (l. to Kyrgios in 2R). • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Budapest, HUN (d. Marcora); Pau, FRA (d. Gombos) and Monterrey, MEX (d. Gomez). Owns 6-0 career record in Challenger finals. • Defeated J. Sousa to help Kazakhstan beat Portugal 3-1 in Davis Cup Qualifiers.

INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Chengdu Open Pablo Carreno Busta Alexander Bublik Aces 24 94 1st-Serve Percentage 66% (158 of 240) 63% (217 of 343) 1st-Serve Points Won 81% (128 of 158) 84% (182 of 217) 2nd-Serve Points Won 65% (53 of 82) 48% (60 of 126) Service Games Won 95% (42 of 44) 89% (51 of 57) Break Points Saved 82% (9 of 11) 54% (7 of 13) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 21% (30 of 146) 24% (51 of 213) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 60% (62 of 104) 44% (54 of 122) Return Games Won 24% (10 of 41) 16% (9 of 57) Break Points Converted 40% (10 of 25) 50% (9 of 18) BOLD: Leads all players at 2019 Chengdu Open.

[4] Jonathan Erlich (ISR) / Fabrice Martin (FRA) vs First Meeting Nikola Cacic (SRB) / Dusan Lajovic (SRB)

Erlich/Martin Summary | Team Debut: 2019 Phoenix, USA Challenger | 3-1 team Tour-level record | 1st team ATP final • Into the final of their 2nd ATP Tour event as a team (l. 1R at Metz last week to Simon/M. Zverev). • Won all 3 of their matches this week in match TBs, including SF victory over No. 1 seeds Dodig/Polasek. • Erlich won the Chengdu title in 2017 (w/Qureshi). • No. 103 Erlich (career-high No. 5) is 21-19 in finals. He is 1-0 in finals in 2019, winning Antalya (w/Sitak). • No. 31 Martin is 5-8 in finals. In 2019, he won Estoril and Marseille and made the Roland Garros final (all w/Chardy).

Cacic/Lajovic Summary | Team Debut: 2007 Serbia F4 Futures | 4-3 team Tour-level record | 1st team ATP final • Previous best team result at Tour-level was Umag QF in July (l. to Marach/Melzer). • Cacic is ranked a career-high No. 127. This is the first ATP Tour final of his career. • No. 135 Lajovic is 1-1 in ATP Tour doubles finals. His prior doubles title is 2015 Istanbul (w/Albot). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter.

SINGLES SEMI-FINALS

Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs [LL] Lloyd Harris (RSA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 17 Moscow Q (Russia) Hard Q1 Alexander Bublik 6-3 6-4

Bublik 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 71 | 13-10 in 2019 (Newport Final) | 3-0 at Chengdu (2019 SF) • Appearing in 2nd ATP Tour SF of career. Earned 4 wins in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Tour final at Newport (l. to Isner). • Defeated Giraldo and Fabbiano in 5 sets to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at US Open (l. to Andujar). • Achieved career-high No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 9 September. • Qualified and saved 1 MP vs. Sandgren in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R (l. to Kyrgios in 2R). • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Budapest, HUN (d. Marcora); Pau, FRA (d. Gombos) and Monterrey, MEX (d. Gomez). Owns 6-0 career record in Challenger finals. • Defeated J. Sousa to help Kazakhstan beat Portugal 3-1 in Davis Cup Qualifiers.

Harris 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 111 | 9-11 in 2019 (1st Career SF) | 3-0 at Chengdu (2019 SF) • Hopes to be 1st LL finalist since Cuevas at 2019 Estoril and 1st LL champion since Cecchinato at 2018 Budapest. • Defeated No. 29 Lajovic on Thursday for biggest win of career and to reach 1st ATP Tour QF of career. • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 4 February and achieved career-high No. 82 on 22 July. • Qualified at Australian Open (l. to Medvedev in 1R) and Budapest (l. to Gojowczyk in 1R). • Took 1st set off 8-time champion and half-South African Federer in Wimbledon 1R. • Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Launceston, AUS (d. Giustino).

[8] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Series Tied 1-1 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 7-6(3) 19 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Denis Shapovalov 6-3 7-6(5)

Shapovalov 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 34 | 25-21 in 2019 (3 SFs) | 3-0 at Chengdu (2019 SF) • Owns 0-6 record in singles SFs, including losses in 2019 at Miami (l. to Federer) and Winston-Salem (l. to Hurkacz). • Achieved career-high No. 20 in ATP Rankings on 1 April. Turned 20 on 15 April. • Reached 3R at Aus. Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and US Open (d. Auger-Aliassime in 1R, l. to Monfils in 5 sets). • Squandered 3 MPs vs. Thiem at Laver Cup (Team Europe d. Team World 13-11). • Played in 1st ATP Tour final of career in Stuttgart doubles w/Bopanna (d. Bryan/Bryan in 1R, l. to Peers/Soares). • Led Canada to 3-2 road win over Slovakia in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Horansky and Klizan).

Carreno Busta 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 63 | 22-17 in 2019 (3 SFs) | 3-1 at Chengdu (2019 SF) • Lost 6 straight ATP Tour singles SFs since winning his 3rd title in his 6th final at 2017 Estoril (d. Muller). • Reached SFs in 2019 at Antalya (l. to eventual champion Sonego) and Hamburg (l. to Rublev). • Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Vanni en route to Australian Open 4R (l. to Nishikori from 2 sets up). • Qualified and saved 1 MP vs. Isner en route to ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 3R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Snapped 6-match losing streak at Roland Garros (d. J. Sousa and de Minaur, ret. vs. Paire in 3R -- right thigh). • Retired in Cordoba 2R vs. Cachin and missed 10 weeks (right shoulder). Withdrew from Stuttgart and Halle (thigh). • Fell to No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 26 August -- lowest since No. 69 on 2 November 2015.

POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS

[8] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ) First Meeting

[8] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs [LL] Lloyd Harris (RSA) First Meeting

Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ) Carreno Busta Leads 1-0 16 Moscow (Russia) Hard QF Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4 2-6 7-6(1)

Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs [LL] Lloyd Harris (RSA) First Meeting

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CENTER COURT

Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs [4] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) First Meeting

Bublik 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 71 | 12-10 in 2019 (Newport Final) | 2-0 at Chengdu (2019 QF) • Seeking 2nd ATP Tour SF of career. Earned 4 wins in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Tour final at Newport (l. to Isner). • Defeated Giraldo and Fabbiano in 5 sets to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at US Open (l. to Andujar). • Achieved career-high No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 9 September. • Captured Challenger titles at Budapest, HUN (d. Marcora); Pau, FRA (d. Gombos) and Monterrey, MEX (d. Gomez).

Dimitrov 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 26 | 17-16 in 2019 (US Open SF) | 3-1 at Chengdu (2016 SF) • Seeking 300th win of his career in Chengdu QF vs. Bublik. • Defeated Federer for 1st time in 8 tries to reach 3rd Grand Slam SF at US Open (l. to Medvedev). • Dropped to No. 78 on 19 August -- lowest since No. 87 on 4 June 2012. Became lowest-ranked Grand Slam semi- finalist since No. 94 Schuettler at 2008 Wimbledon and US Open semi-finalist since No. 174 Connors in 1991. • Reached Australian Open 4R (l. to Tiafoe) and Roland Garros 3R (d. Tipsarevic and Cilic in 5 sets, l. to Wawrinka).

[LL] Lloyd Harris (RSA) vs Joao Sousa (POR) First Meeting

Harris 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 111 | 8-11 in 2019 (1st Career QF) | 2-0 at Chengdu (2019 QF) • Defeated No. 29 Lajovic on Thursday for biggest win of career and to reach 1st ATP Tour QF of career. • Achieved career-high No. 82 on 22 July soon after taking 1st set off 8-time champion Federer in Wimbledon 1R. • Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Launceston, AUS (d. Giustino).

Sousa 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 62 | 25-27 in 2019 (2 SFs) | 5-2 at Chengdu (2018 SF) • Advanced to SFs at Gstaad (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Stebe) and St. Petersburg (d. Khachanov in 2R, l. to Coric). • Defeated 2017 finalist Cilic en route to Wimbledon 4R (l. to Nadal). • Reached 3R at Australian Open (l. to Nishikori) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Anderson).

[SE] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) vs [8] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) First Meeting

Gerasimov 2019 Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 98 | 9-5 in 2019 (St. Petersburg SF) | 2-0 at Chengdu (2019 QF) • Last week, beat No. 13 Berrettini for biggest career win and to reach 1st SF at St. Petersburg as Q (l. to Medvedev). • Earned 7 wins in 8 days entering St. Petersburg SF, including 2 Davis Cup victories (d. Domingues and J. Sousa). • Rose from career-high No. 119 to new career-high No. 98 in ATP Rankings on 23 September. • Qualified at a Grand Slam for 1st time in 14th try at US Open (d. Harris in Slam debut, l. to Schwartzman in 2R).

Shapovalov 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 34 | 24-21 in 2019 (2 SFs) | 2-0 at Chengdu (2019 QF) • Advanced to SFs at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Federer) and Winston-Salem (l. to Hurkacz). Now 0-6 in SFs. • Achieved career-high No. 20 in ATP Rankings on 1 April. Turned 20 on 15 April. • Reached 3R at Aus. Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and US Open (d. Auger-Aliassime in 1R, l. to Monfils in 5 sets).

Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs Cristian Garin (CHI) Carreno Busta Leads 1-0 16 Geneva (Switzerland) Clay R32 Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2 7-5

Carreno Busta 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 63 | 21-17 in 2019 (2 SFs) | 2-1 at Chengdu (2019 QF) • Reached SFs at Antalya (l. to eventual champion Sonego) and Hamburg (l. to Rublev). • Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Vanni en route to Australian Open 4R (l. to Nishikori from 2 sets up). • Missed 10 weeks (right shoulder) and fell to No. 69 on 26 August -- lowest since No. 69 on 2 November 2015.

Garin 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 33 | 27-17 in 2019 (Houston, Munich Titles) | 2-0 at Chengdu (2019 QF) • Achieved career-high No. 32 in ATP Rankings on 10 June and earned career-high 27 tour-level wins. • Saved 5 MPs vs. Chardy en route to 1st ATP title at Houston and 2 MPs vs. No. 3 A. Zverev en route to Munich title. • Advanced to 1st ATP Tour QF, SF and final at Sao Paulo (l. to Pella). • Earned 2nd ATP Tour win -- 1st in 6 years -- at Buenos Aires (d. Auger-Aliassime, l. to Cecchinato in 2R). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter.

CENTER COURT

Daniel Evans (GBR) vs [4] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Series Tied 1-1 11 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R32 Grigor Dimitrov 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 16 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Daniel Evans 6-4 6-4

Evans 2019 Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 48 | 16-14 in 2019 (Delray Beach Final) | 1-0 at Chengdu (2019 2R) • Broke back into Top 100 on 4 March and Top 50 on 12 August after being unranked as recently as 30 April 2018. • Played in 2nd ATP Tour final at Delray Beach as Q (d. Tiafoe in 1R and Isner in SF, l. to Albot after holding 3 MPs). • Also qualified at Australian Open (l. to Federer in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Wawrinka in 1R), ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Ruud in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l. to eventual champion Nadal in 2R). • Captured consecutive Challenger titles on grass at Surbiton, GBR (d. Troicki) and Nottingham, GBR (d. Donskoy).

Dimitrov 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 26 | 16-16 in 2019 (US Open SF) | 2-1 at Chengdu (2016 SF) • Defeated Federer for 1st time in 8 tries to reach 3rd Grand Slam SF at US Open (l. to Medvedev). • Dropped to No. 78 on 19 August -- lowest since No. 87 on 4 June 2012. Became lowest-ranked Grand Slam semi- finalist since No. 94 Schuettler at 2008 Wimbledon and US Open semi-finalist since No. 174 Connors in 1991. • Reached Australian Open 4R (l. to Tiafoe) and Roland Garros 3R (d. Tipsarevic and Cilic in 5 sets, l. to Wawrinka). • Qualified at Geneva (l. to Delbonis in 1R) -- 1st time playing qualifying since 2012 ATP Masters 1000 Paris.

Joao Sousa (POR) vs [2] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) First Meeting

Sousa 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 62 | 24-27 in 2019 (2 SFs) | 4-2 at Chengdu (2018 SF) • Advanced to SFs at Gstaad (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Stebe) and St. Petersburg (d. Khachanov in 2R, l. to Coric). • Defeated 2017 finalist Cilic en route to Wimbledon 4R (l. to Nadal). • Reached 3R at Australian Open (l. to Nishikori) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Anderson).

Auger-Aliassime 2019 Summary | Age: 19 | World No. 20 | 31-19 in 2019 (3 Finals) | 2-1 at Chengdu (2018 QF) • Began 2019 as No. 108 and achieved career-high ranking 12 times this season, peaking at No. 19 on 19 August. • As an 18-year-old on 27 May, became youngest player ranked in Top 25 since Hewitt, 18, on 13 December 1999. • Reached ATP Tour finals at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Djere), Lyon (l. to Paire) and Stuttgart (l. to Berrettini). • Youngest 3-time ATP Tour finalist since Nadal age 17 to 18 (2004 Auckland, 2004 Sopot, 2005 Costa do Sauipe). • Qualified and became youngest semi-finalist in 35-year history of Miami Open (d. Basilashvili and Coric, l. to Isner).

[1] John Isner (USA) vs [SE] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) First Meeting

Isner 2019 Summary | Age: 34 | World No. 19 | 26-14 in 2019 (Newport Title) | 0-0 at Chengdu (Debut) • Captured tournament-record 4th title at Newport as WC (d. Bublik). Improved Newport record to 23-5. • Did not drop a set and went 9-0 in TBs en route to 2nd straight ATP Masters 1000 Miami final (l. to Federer). • Broke left foot in 2nd set of ATP Masters 1000 Miami final and did not play in April, May and June. • Went 2-1 in losing effort for Team World at Laver Cup (d. A. Zverev, w/Sock d. Federer/Tsitsipas, l. to Federer).

Gerasimov 2019 Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 98 | 8-5 in 2019 (St. Petersburg SF) | 1-0 at Chengdu (2019 2R) • Beat No. 13 Berrettini for biggest career win and to reach 1st ATP Tour SF at St. Petersburg as Q (l. to Medvedev). • Earned 7 wins in 8 days entering St. Petersburg SF, including 2 Davis Cup victories (d. Domingues and J. Sousa). • Rose from career-high No. 119 to new career-high No. 98 in ATP Rankings on 23 September. • Qualified at a Grand Slam for 1st time in 14th try at US Open (d. Harris in Slam debut, l. to Schwartzman in 2R).

OUTER COURTS

[3] Benoit Paire (FRA) vs Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Paire Leads 8-3 [Q] Bradley Klahn (USA) vs [8] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) First Meeting Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Cristian Garin (CHI) First Meeting Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs Jordan Thompson (AUS) First Meeting [5] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [LL] Lloyd Harris (RSA) First Meeting

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CENTER COURT

[WC] Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs Joao Sousa (POR) Chung Leads 1-0 18 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Hyeon Chung 6-4 6-3

Chung 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 145 | 3-5 in 2019 (US Open 3R) | 0-1 at Chengdu (2018 2R) • Rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP vs. Verdasco to reach US Open 3R as Q (l. to Nadal). • Earned 1st win of career from 2 sets down at Australian Open (d. Klahn, l. to Herbert in 2R). • Inactive from February-July due to back injury. Returned and won 9th Challenger title at Chengdu, CHN (d. Sugita). • Fell to No. 170 in ATP Rankings on 26 August -- lowest since No. 173 on 29 December 2014.

Sousa 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 62 | 23-27 in 2019 (2 SFs) | 3-2 at Chengdu (2018 SF) • Advanced to SFs at Gstaad (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Stebe) and St. Petersburg (d. Khachanov in 2R, l. to Coric). • Defeated 2017 finalist Cilic en route to Wimbledon 4R (l. to Nadal). • Reached 3R at Australian Open (l. to Nishikori) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Anderson). • Doubles semi-finalist at Aus. Open w/Mayer (l. to Kontinen/Peers) and Madrid w/Pella (l. to Schwartzman/Thiem).

[6] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ) First Meeting

Fritz 2019 Summary | Age: 21 | World No. 30 | 27-23 in 2019 (Eastbourne Title) | 5-2 at Chengdu (2018 SF) • Won 1st ATP title at Eastbourne (d. Querrey). Finalist at Atlanta (l. to de Minaur) and Los Cabos (l. to Schwartzman). • Achieved career-high No. 25 at age 21 on 5 August. Youngest American in Top 25 since Roddick on 31 May 2004. • Defeated No. 5 Thiem at Laver Cup for biggest win of career (Team Europe d. Team World 13-11). • One of 10 men under 23 in Aus. Open 3R (l. to Federer) -- most at a Grand Slam since 2008 Roland Garros (10). • Successfully defended Newport Beach, USA Challenger title (d. Schnur).

Bublik 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 71 | 10-10 in 2019 (Newport Final) | 0-0 at Chengdu (Debut) • Earned 4 wins in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Tour final at Newport (l. to Isner). • Defeated Giraldo and Fabbiano in 5 sets to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at US Open (l. to Andujar). • Achieved career-high No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 9 September. • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Budapest, HUN (d. Marcora); Pau, FRA (d. Gombos) and Monterrey, MEX (d. Gomez). Owns 6-0 career record in Challenger finals.

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) vs [8] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) Series Tied 1-1 18 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4 19 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Ricardas Berankis 7-6(0) 6-4 6-3

Berankis 2019 Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 70 | 8-8 in 2019 (Dubai QF) | 0-0 at Chengdu (Debut) • Advanced to Dubai QF as Q (d. Medvedev in 1R, l. to Monfils). • Also qualified at Doha (d. Goffin, l. to Lajovic in 2R). • Snapped 9-match Grand Slam main draw losing streak at 2019 Wimbledon (d. Shapovalov, l. to Tsonga in 2R). • Owns 24-3 ATP Challenger Tour record with titles at Rennes, FRA (d. Hoang); Drummondville, CAN (d. Maden); Busan, KOR (d. A. Harris) and Vancouver, CAN (d. Jung).

Shapovalov 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 34 | 22-21 in 2019 (2 SFs) | 0-0 at Chengdu (Debut) • Advanced to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 SF of career at Miami (d. Tsitsipas and Tiafoe, l. to Federer). • Tied with 4 other players for 2nd-most ATP Masters 1000 SFs as a teenager behind Nadal’s 8. • Achieved career-high No. 20 in ATP Rankings on 1 April. Turned 20 on 15 April. • Lost to former junior rival Hurkacz in Winston-Salem SF. Now owns 0-6 record in ATP Tour SFs. • Reached 3R at Aus. Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and US Open (d. Auger-Aliassime in 1R, l. to Monfils in 5 sets). • One of 3 teens to reach Aus. Open 3R (also de Minaur, Popyrin) -- 1st time at a Grand Slam since 2008 US Open.

COURT 1

[PR] Vasek Pospisil (CAN) vs Jordan Thompson (AUS) First Meeting For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter.

CHENGDU OPEN - TUESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER MEDIA NOTES

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[Q] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) First Meeting

Popyrin 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 90 | 11-15 in 2019 (Atlanta Quarter-final) | Chengdu Debut • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 24 June and achieved career-high No. 87 on 29 July. • Advanced to 1st ATP Tour QF at Atlanta (d. Kudla and Herbert, l. to Norrie). • Reached Australian Open 3R as WC (d. Thiem, l. to Pouille in 5 sets) and US Open 3R (l. to Berrettini). • One of 3 teens to reach Aus. Open 3R (also de Minaur, Shapovalov) -- 1st time at Grand Slam since 2008 US Open. • Leads ATP Tour by qualifying for 7 tournaments, including ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Isner in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Simon in 1R) and Wimbledon (I. to Medvedev in 2R). • One of 3 Aussies to earn 1st Davis Cup win in Australia’s 4-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina (d. Fatic).

Verdasco 2019 Summary | Age: 35 | World No. 35 | 23-22 in 2019 (Four Quarter-finals) | Chengdu Debut • Reached QFs at Sofia (l. to Berrettini), ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Nadal), Eastbourne (l. to Querrey) and Kitzbuhel (l. to Sonego). Played 6 sets in 4 hrs, 54 mins on 16 May at Rome (d. Thiem in 2R and Khachanov in 3R). • Earned 6th career win from 2 sets down in Wimbledon 2R (d. Edmund, l. to Goffin in 4R). • Suffered 5th loss from 2 sets up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Cilic after holding 2 MPs) and 6th loss from 2 sets up in US Open 2R (l. to Chung after holding 1 MP). • Played singles at 66 straight Grand Slams -- 2nd-longest streak of all-time behind Lopez’ 71. • Saved 3 MPs vs. Gerasimov in Marseille 1R (l. to Bachinger in 2R). • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami while awaiting birth of son, Miguel, on 26 March. • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (fatigue) and retired vs. Paire in ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 1R (knee).

[WC] Zhe Li (CHN) vs [SE] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) First Meeting

Li 2019 Summary | Age: 33 | World No. 234 | 1-3 in 2019 | Chengdu Debut • Chinese No. 3 has put together one of his best pro seasons and is No. 234 in the ATP Rankings, just off his career- best of No. 210 on Mar. 21, 2016. • Has compiled a 28-20 record on ATP Challenger Tour with SF at Playford, AUS and QF at Seoul and Gwangiu on home soil, Winnipeg and Granby, CAN and Jinan, CHN. • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at Australian Open as WC and lost to Kohlschreiber in 1R. Lost in 1R qualifying in other 3 Grand Slam events. • Played in 2 Davis Cup ties and went 1-2 in singles.

Gerasimov 2019 Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 98 (C-H) | 7-5 in 2019 (St. Petersburg Semi-final) | Chengdu Debut • No. 1 player from Belarus comes in a career-high No. 98 in ATP Rankings after reaching SF in St. Petersburg (l. to No. 4/eventual champion Medvedev). Jumped from No. 119 to No. 98 highlighted by career-best win over No. 13 Berrettini in QF. • Qualified at a Grand Slam for 1st time in 14th try at US Open (d. Harris in Slam debut, l. to Schwartzman in 2R). • Also qualified at Marseille (l. to Verdasco in 1R after holding 3 MPs) and Dubai (l. to Tsitsipas in 2R). • Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title of career at Recanati, ITA (d. Marcora). • Reached Challenger SFs at Shymkent, KAZ (l. to A. Martin) and Aptos, USA (l. to Johnson).

[WC] Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs Joao Sousa (POR) Chung Leads 1-0 18 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Hyeon Chung 6-4 6-3

Chung 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 145 | 3-5 in 2019 | 0-1 at Chengdu (2018 2R with 1R bye) • Rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP vs. Verdasco to reach US Open 3R as Q (l. to Nadal). • Earned 1st win of career from 2 sets down at Australian Open (d. Klahn, l. to Herbert in 2R). • Inactive from 11 February through 29 July due to back injury. • Fell to No. 170 in ATP Rankings on 26 August -- lowest since No. 173 on 29 December 2014. • Returned from injury and captured 9th ATP Challenger Tour title of career at Chengdu, CHN (d. Sugita).

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Sousa 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 62 | 23-27 in 2019 (Gstaad, St. Petersburg SF) |3-2 at Chengdu (‘18 SF) • No. 1 player from Portugal comes in after reaching SF in St. Petersburg (l. to Coric). Also SF in Gstaad (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Stebe) and Bastad QF (l. to Delbonis). • Defeated 2017 finalist Cilic en route to Wimbledon 4R (l. to Nadal). • Reached 3R at Australian Open (l. to Nishikori) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Anderson). • Saved 4 MPs vs. Tiafoe in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 1R (l. to Federer in 2R). • Doubles semi-finalist at Aus. Open w/Mayer (l. to Kontinen/Peers) and Madrid w/Pella (l. to Schwartzman/Thiem). • Fell to Bublik and Kukushkin in Portugal’s 3-1 loss to Kazakhstan in Davis Cup Qualifiers.

Court 1

Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs Radu Albot (MDA) Albot Leads 1-0 18 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Radu Albot 3-6 6-0 6-7(5) 6-2 6-1 Other Meeting 15 Poznan CH (Poland) Clay F Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4 6-4

Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs [Q] Kamil Majchrzak (POL) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 16 Sibiu CH (Romania) Clay R32 Kamil Majchrzak 7-5 4-1 ret.

Court 2

[5] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) First Meeting

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CHENGDU OPEN SINGLES

SEED PLAYER 2019 W-L (BEST FINISH) CHENGDU W-L (BEST FINISH) 1 John Isner (USA) 26-14 (Newport Champion) 0-0 (Debut) 2 Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 31-19 (3 Finals) 2-1 (2018 QF) 3 Benoit Paire (FRA) 32-23 (Marrakech, Lyon Champ) 0-0 (Debut) 4 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 16-16 (US Open SF) 2-1 (2016 SF) 5 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 19-21 (Umag Champion) 3-2 (2017 QF) 6 Taylor Fritz (USA) 27-23 (Eastbourne Champion) 5-2 (2018 SF) 7 Kyle Edmund (GBR) 12-17 (Eastbourne SF) 1-1 (2017 2R) 8 Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 22-21 (2 SFs) 0-0 (Debut)

Singles Final Sunday, 29 September not before 3:00 pm Qualifiers (4) Jason Jung (TPE), Bradley Klahn (USA), Kamil Majchrzak (POL), Alexei Popyrin (AUS) Wild Cards (3) Yan Bai (CHN), Hyeon Chung (KOR), Zhe Li (CHN) Protected Rankings (1) Vasek Pospisil (PR-73) #NextGenATP (3) Felix Auger-Aliassime (19), Denis Shapovalov (20), Alexei Popyrin (20) Oldest Player Fernando Verdasco (35) Withdrawals (4) Richard Gasquet (heel injury), Mikhail Kukushkin (injury occurred in St. Petersburg), Reilly Opelka (non-medical reason), Sam Querrey (abdominal injury) Most Chengdu Open Titles Denis Istomin, Karen Khachanov, Bernard Tomic (1) Most Chengdu Open Wins Marcos Baghdatis, Taylor Fritz, Denis Istomin, Karen Khachanov, and Bernard Tomic (5)

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN (20)

Canada (3) Felix Auger-Aliassime, Vasek Pospisil, Denis Shapovalov United States (3) Taylor Fritz, John Isner, Bradley Klahn Australia (2) Alexei Popyrin, Jordan Thompson China (2) Yan Bai, Zhe Li Great Britain (2) Kyle Edmund, Daniel Evans Spain (2) Pablo Carreno Busta, Fernando Verdasco Argentina (1) Juan Ignacio Londero Belarus (1) Egor Gerasimov Bulgaria (1) Grigor Dimitrov Chile (1) Cristian Garin Chinese Taipei (1) Jason Jung France (1) Benoit Paire Hungary (1) Marton Fuscovics Kazakhstan (1) Alexander Bublik Lithuania (1) Ricardas Berankis Moldova (1) Radu Albot Poland (1) Kamil Majchrzak Portugal (1) Joao Sousa Serbia (1) Dusan Lajovic South Korea (1) Hyeon Chung

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CHENGDU OPEN DOUBLES

SEED TEAM 2019 W-L (BEST FINISH) CHENGDU W-L (BEST FINISH) Ivan Dodig (CRO) 31-18 (Cincinnati, Montpellier, Lyon W) 4-0 (2018 Champion) 1 Filip Polasek (SVK) 21-5 (Cincinnati, Kitzbuhel W) 0-0 (Debut) Dominic Inglot (GBR) 18-21 (s-Hertogenbosch, Atlanta W) 1-2 (2017 QF) 2 Austin Krajicek (USA) 26-21 (s-Hertogenbosch, Atlanta W) 3-1 (2018 Finalist) Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) 13-19 (Houston W) 4-2 (2017-2018 SF) 3 Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 16-20 (Metz W) 0-0 (Debut) Jonathan Erlich (ISR) 8-6 (Antalya W) 4-1 (2017 Champion) 4 Fabrice Martin (FRA) 24-14 (Marseille, Estoril W) 1-1 (2017 QF)

Doubles Final: Sunday, 29 September at 1:00 pm

CHENGDU OPEN TALKING POINTS

• A new Chengdu Open champion and finalist are guaranteed, as the three prior titlists and three prior runners-up are not in this week’s main draw. Two players who have already claimed ATP Tour singles titles in 2019, No. 1 seed John Isner and No. 3 seed Benoit Paire, are making their Chengdu debuts.

• 2017 champion Denis Istomin and defending champion Bernard Tomic did contest the Chengdu Open qualifying this weekend – and they drew each other in the first round. Tomic retired during their match due to a left wrist injury; Istomin advanced to the final round, where he lost to #NextGenATP contender Alexei Popyrin.

• Popyrin is joined in the main draw by two other #NextGenATP players seeking their first title, both from Canada: 19-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime and 20-year-old Denis Shapovalov. Auger-Aliassime made his first three ATP Tour finals this season, finishing as runner-up each time, while Shapovalov is seeking his first singles final.

• Ivan Dodig is back to attempt to defend his Chengdu Open doubles title, pairing with Filip Polasek this year. Dodig and Polasek teamed to win ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati earlier this season, which is the biggest title of Polasek’s career. Polasek stopped playing the tour for nearly five years between 2013 and 2018 due to injuries.

CHENGDU OPEN SINGLES FINALS

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2018 Bernard Tomic (AUS) Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-1 3-6 7-6(7) 2017 Denis Istomin (UZB) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 3-2 ret. 2016 Karen Khachanov (RUS) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-3

CHENGDU OPEN DOUBLES FINALS

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2018 Ivan Dodig/Mate Pavic Austin Krajicek/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 6-2 6-4 2017 Jonathan Erlich/Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi Marcus Daniell/Marcelo Demoliner 6-3 7-6(3) 2016 Raven Klaasen/Rajeev Ram Pablo Carreno Busta/Mariusz Fyrstenberg 7-6(2) 7-5

BOLD: Player in 2019 Chengdu Open doubles draw.

ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Chengdu Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20* 0 Singles Prize Money ($) 191,030 102,210 56,455 31,570 18,445 11,050 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 -- Doubles Prize Money ($) 62,010 31,780 17,220 9,860 5,770 --

* Singles players who receive byes and lose in R16 earn 0 ranking points.

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ATP RACE TO LONDON STANDINGS

Singles Player Points Doubles Team Points 1 Rafael Nadal* 9,225 1 Cabal/Farah* 7,940 2 Novak Djokovic* 7,265 2 Kubot/Melo 3,445 3 Roger Federer* 5,510 3 Bryan/Bryan 3,380 4 Daniil Medvedev* 4,875 4 Krawietz/Mies 3,375 5 Dominic Thiem 3,845 5 Klaasen/Venus 3,370 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,160 6 Rojer/Tecau 2,860 7 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,350 7 Kontinen/Peers 2,820 8 Matteo Berrettini 2,185 8 Ram/Salisbury 2,570 9 Kei Nishikori 2,180 9 Chardy/Martin 2,330 10 Alexander Zverev 2,120 10 M. Granollers/Zeballos 2,200 11 David Goffin 2,080 11 Herbert/Mahut 2,180 12 Gael Monfils 2,080 12 Marach/Pavic 1,960 13 Fabio Fognini 1,965 13 Dodig/Polasek 1,870 14 Diego Schwartzman 1,850 14 Mektic/Skugor 1,720 15 Stan Wawrinka 1,670 15 Haase/Koolhof 1,680 16 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,591 16 M. Gonzalez/Zeballos 1,540

* Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals (10-17 November)

ATP RACE TO MILAN STANDINGS

Race #NextGenATP Player Points 1 Stefanos Tsitsipas* 3,205 2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,636 3 Alex de Minaur 1,170 4 Denis Shapovalov 1,075 5 Frances Tiafoe 960 6 Casper Ruud 921 7 Miomir Kecmanovic 873 8 Ugo Humbert 762 9 Corentin Moutet 544 10 Mikael Ymer 526 11 Alexei Popyrin 513 12 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 509 13 Jannik Sinner 421

* Qualified for Next Gen ATP Finals (5-9 November)

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FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

Cristian Garin (CHI) vs [7] Kyle Edmund (GBR) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 15 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay R16 Cristian Garin 6-4 6-4

Garin 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 33 | 25-17 in 2019 (Houston, Munich Titles) | Chengdu Debut • Achieved career-high No. 32 in ATP Rankings on 10 June and earned career-high 25 tour-level wins. • Saved 5 MPs vs. Chardy en route to 1st ATP Tour title at Houston (d. Ruud). • Saved 2 MPs vs. No. 3 A. Zverev for biggest win of career and en route to 2nd title at Munich (d. Berrettini). • Became 1st Chilean champion on tour since Gonzalez at 2009 Vina del Mar. • Advanced to 1st ATP Tour QF, SF and final at Sao Paulo (l. to Pella). • Earned 2nd ATP Tour win -- 1st in 6 years -- at Buenos Aires (d. Auger-Aliassime, l. to Cecchinato in 2R). • Clinched Chile’s 3-2 road win over Austria in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Rodionov).

Edmund 2019 Summary | Age: 24 | World No. 32 | 12-17 in 2019 (Eastbourne SF) | 1-1 at Chengdu (2017 2R) • Defeated countrymen Norrie and Evans to reach Eastbourne SF as WC (l. to eventual champion Fritz). • Advanced to Washington QF (d. Tsonga, l. to Gojowczyk). • Lost to eventual finalist in 4R at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to Federer) and Miami (l. to Isner). • Snapped 5-match losing streak at Roland Garros (d. Chardy in 5 sets, ret. vs. Cuevas in 2R -- left knee). • One year after reaching Australian Open SF, lost to 2-time semi-finalist Berdych in 1R. • Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title at Indian Wells, USA (d. Rublev). • Withdrew from Sydney, Rotterdam and Marseille due to left knee injury.

[Q] Bradley Klahn (USA) vs [Q] Jason Jung (TPE) First Meeting

Klahn 2019 Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 97 | 3-13 in 2019 | 0-1 at Chengdu (2018 1R) • Snapped 7-match tour-level losing streak and earned 1st win of season at Antalya (d. Darcis, l. to Thompson in 2R). • Qualified at Auckland (l. to Kohlschreiber in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l. to Cilic in 1R). • Did not drop a set en route to 8th ATP Challenger Tour title at Winnetka, USA (d. Kubler). • Let 2-set lead slip away against 2018 semi-finalist Chung in Australian Open 1R. • Withdrew from New York, Delray Beach and Acapulco qualifying due to sprained ankle.

Jung 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 132 | 3-5 in 2019 (New York Open QF) | Chengdu Debut • Reached 2nd ATP Tour QF of career (after 2018 Newport) at New York Open (def. Tiafoe in 2R, l. to Querrey). • Successfully qualified for ATP Tour main draws at Atlanta and Los Cabos (l. 1R at both). • Won ATP Challenger Tour event at Gwangju, KOR (def. Sela in final) and reached ATP Challenger Tour final at Vancouver, CAN (l. to Berankis). Made 5 additional ATP Challenger Tour QFs during season.

Daniel Evans (GBR) vs [WC] Yan Bai (CHN) First Meeting

Evans 2019 Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 48 | 15-14 in 2019 (Delray Beach Final) | Chengdu Debut • Broke back into Top 100 on 4 March and Top 50 on 12 August after being unranked as recently as 30 April 2018. • Played in 2nd ATP Tour final at Delray Beach as Q (d. Tiafoe in 1R and Isner in SF, l. to Albot after holding 3 MPs). • Also qualified at Australian Open (l. to Federer in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Wawrinka in 1R), ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Ruud in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l. to eventual champion Nadal in 2R). • Advanced to QFs at Eastbourne (d. Albot in 1R, l. to Edmund) and Atlanta (d. Albot, l. to Opelka). • Reached Wimbledon 3R for 2nd time (l. to J. Sousa in 5 sets) and US Open 3R for 3rd time (l. to Federer). • Captured consecutive Challenger titles on grass at Surbiton, GBR (d. Troicki) and Nottingham, GBR (d. Donskoy). • Earned 3 wins in 3rd-set TBs en route to Quimper, FRA Challenger final (l. to Barrere).

Bai 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 222 | 0-1 in 2019 | Chengdu Debut • In only prior Tour-level match of season, fell to No. 81 Kwon in Davis Cup tie vs. South Korea. • On ATP Challenger Tour, reached SF at Chengdu, CHN (l. to Sugita), and QFs at Da Nang, VIE (l. to Viola) and Baotou, CHN (l. to Wu Tung-Lin). • Won 5 ITF World Tennis Tour singles events this season to date.

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FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

[WC] Zhe Li (CHN) vs [SE] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) First Meeting

[Q] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) First Meeting

[6] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ) First Meeting

[PR] Vasek Pospisil (CAN) vs Jordan Thompson (AUS) First Meeting

[5] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) First Meeting

Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs [Q] Kamil Majchrzak (POL) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 16 Sibiu CH (Romania) Clay R32 Kamil Majchrzak 7-5 4-1 ret.

[WC] Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs Joao Sousa (POR) Chung Leads 1-0 18 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Hyeon Chung 6-4 6-3

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