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MILLENNIUM ESTORIL OPEN: 6 MAY MEDIA NOTES Clube de Tenis do Estoril | Estoril, Portugal | 30 April-6 May 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €501,345 | Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com MillenniumEstorilOpen.com Edward La Cava: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @EstorilOpen Press Room: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @MillenniumEstorilOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SINGLES FINAL Joao Sousa (POR) vs Frances Tiafoe (USA) First Meeting J. Sousa 2018 Summary | 29 years old | World No. 68 | 17-10 in 2018 | 4-3 in Estoril | 2 Career Titles • Into 10th ATP World Tour singles final (2-7), his first since 2017 Kitzbuhel. Most recent title came at 2015 Valencia. • Portuguese No. 1 survived final-set tiebreak to oust Tsitsipas in SF victory on Saturday. • Saved 2 MPs and rallied from deficits of 5-2 in 2nd set and 5-3 in 3rd set to beat P. Sousa 4-6 7-6(1) 7-5 in 2R. • Beat Top 10 players A. Zverev in Indian Wells 2R (l. to Raonic in 3R) and Goffin in Miami 2R (l. to Chung in 4R). • Advanced to Marrakech SF (l. to eventual champion Andujar) – part of a 14-4 win-loss record from March onward. Tiafoe 2018 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 64 | 15-6 in 2018 | 4-0 in Estoril | 1 Career Title • Defeated World No. 11 Carreno Busta to reach 2nd ATP World Tour final of season and career (first final on clay). • Aiming to become the first American to win a title on clay in Europe since Querrey won at Belgrade in 2010. • #NextGenATP player saved 3 MPs to beat countryman Sandgren 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4) in 1R on Monday. • Won 1st ATP title at Delray Beach to become youngest American champion on tour since 2002 (d. Gojowczyk). • Reached 1st ATP World Tour QF a week earlier at New York (l. to eventual champion Anderson in 3 sets). INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Millennium Estoril Open Joao Sousa Frances Tiafoe Aces 10 18 1st-Serve Percentage 64% (201 of 316) 61% (190 of 311) 1st-Serve Points Won 77% (155 of 201) 70% (133 of 190) 2nd-Serve Points Won 47% (54 of 115) 56% (68 of 121) Service Games Won 80% (43 of 54) 84% (38 of 45) Break Points Saved 50% (11 of 22) 59% (10 of 17) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 36% (80 of 225) 32% (60 of 188) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 49% (66 of 134) 54% (59 of 109) Return Games Won 24% (13 of 55) 32% (15 of 47) Break Points Converted 45% (13 of 29) 56% (15 of 27) BOLD: Leads all players at 2018 Millennium Estoril Open. DOUBLES FINAL Wesley Koolhof (NED)/Artem Sitak (NZL) vs First Meeting Kyle Edmund (GBR)/Cameron Norrie (GBR) Koolhof/Sitak Summary | 14-9 record in 2018 (23-17 overall) | 5th final as a team (3rd final this year) • As a team, reached 2 finals last year (Atlanta, Metz) and 2 finals this year (New York Open, Sao Paulo), but still looking for 1st title as a pairing. Won ATP Challenger Tour event on clay at Alicante, ESP in April. • 29-year-old Koolhof is ranked No. 60 in doubles (career-high No. 44) and has won 3 career doubles titles. • 32-year-old Sitak is ranked No. 55 in doubles (career-high No. 39) and has won 3 career doubles titles. Edmund/Norrie Summary | 3-0 record in 2018 and overall | 1st final as a team (1st event played as a team) • Reached final in first professional event as a pairing. • 23-year-old Edmund is unranked in doubles (career-high No. 713). This is his 1st career doubles final. Edmund was 1-12 at Tour-level in doubles before this week. • 22-year-old Norrie is ranked No. 617 in doubles (career-high No. 391). This is his 1st career doubles final, and this week contained his first-ever Tour-level doubles matches (now 3-0 at Tour-level in doubles career). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. MILLENNIUM ESTORIL OPEN: 5 MAY MEDIA NOTES Clube de Tenis do Estoril | Estoril, Portugal | 30 April-6 May 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €501,345 | Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com MillenniumEstorilOpen.com Edward La Cava: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @EstorilOpen Press Room: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @MillenniumEstorilOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Joao Sousa (POR) First Meeting Tsitsipas 2018 Summary | 19 years old | Career-High No. 44 | 14-10 in 2018 (Barcelona Finalist) | 3-0 in Estoril • Enjoyed 3rd Top 10 win of career on Thursday, beating No. 1 seed and World No. 8 Anderson 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 in 2R. • Joins de Minaur as only teenagers this season to reach back-to-back ATP World Tour SFs. He did it in Brisbane (SF) and Sydney (F). Last teen to reach consecutive finals was Del Potro, who won L.A. and Washington in 2008. • #NextGenATP player did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP World Tour final at Barcelona (l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Earned biggest win of career over No. 7 Thiem in Barcelona QF, then beat No. 11 Carreno Busta in SF. J. Sousa 2018 Summary | 29 years old | World No. 68 | 16-10 in 2018 | 3-3 in Estoril | 2 Career Titles • Saved 2 MPs and rallied from deficits of 5-2 in 2nd set and 5-3 of 3rd set to beat P. Sousa 4-6 7-6(1) 7-5 in 2R. • Beat Top 10 players A. Zverev in Indian Wells 2R (l. to Raonic in 3R) and Goffin in Miami 2R (l. to Chung in 4R). • Advanced to Marrakech SF (l. to eventual champion Andujar). • Has rebounded strongly after 3-6 start in first two months, compiling an 13-4 record from March-on. • Looking to reach 10th ATP World Tour final (2-7), first since 2017 Kizbuehel. Last title came at 2015 Valencia. Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs [2] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) First Meeting Tiafoe 2018 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 64 | 14-6 in 2018 (Delray Beach Champion) | 3-0 in Estoril • #NextGenATP player saved 3 MPs to beat countryman Sandgren 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4) in Estoril 1R on Monday and appearing in second career ATP World Tour semi-final, first on clay. • Won 1st ATP title at Delray Beach to become youngest American champion on tour since 2002 (d. Gojowczyk). • Reached 1st ATP World Tour QF a week earlier at New York (l. to eventual champion Anderson in 3 sets). • Achieved career-high No. 56 in ATP Rankings on 16 April and will move to No. 55 if reaches final (64 this week). Carreno Busta 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 11 | 15-8 in 2018 | 13-2 in Estoril (2017 Champion) • Making third ATP SF showing of season, second in as many weeks. Trying to reach 7th ATP World Tour final (3-3), first since here last year (d. Muller). Also finalist in 2016 (l. to Almagro) and SF in 2015 (l. to Kyrgios). • Saved 3 MPs vs. Mannarino and earned biggest career win over No. 5 Dimitrov at Barcelona (l. to Tsitsipas in SF). • Advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 SF at Miami (d. Anderson in 3rd-set TB after saving 1 MP, l. to A. Zverev). • Saved 1 MP vs. Zeballos en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to Anderson in 3rd-set TB). POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Frances Tiafoe (USA) First Tour Level Meeting Other meeting: 17 Tokyo Q (Japan) Hard -- Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-2 Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Tsitsipas Leads 1-0 18 Barcelona (Spain) Clay SF Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5 6-3 Joao Sousa (POR) vs Frances Tiafoe (USA) First Meeting Joao Sousa (POR) vs Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Series Tied 1-1 14 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Joao Sousa 6-4 7-6(3) 15 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4 6-4 For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. MILLENNIUM ESTORIL OPEN: 4 MAY MEDIA NOTES Clube de Tenis do Estoril | Estoril, Portugal | 30 April-6 May 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €501,345 | Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com MillenniumEstorilOpen.com Edward La Cava: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @EstorilOpen Press Room: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @MillenniumEstorilOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) First Meeting Tsitsipas 2018 Summary | 19 years old | Career-High No. 44 | 13-10 in 2018 (Barcelona Finalist) | 2-0 in Estoril • Enjoyed 3rd Top 10 win of career on Thursday, beating No. 1 seed and World No. 8 Anderson 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 in 2R. • #NextGenATP player did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP World Tour final at Barcelona (l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Earned biggest win of career over No. 7 Thiem in Barcelona QF, then beat No. 11 Carreno Busta in SF. Carballes Baena 2018 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 77 | 9-6 in 2018 (Quito Champion) | 2-1 in Estoril • Saved 3 MPs to defeat Norrie 5-7 6-2 7-6(1) in Estoril 2R on Thursday after 3 hours, 8 minutes.