sign in sign up
<<
Home , 2003 Australian Open, 2014 Australian Open, 2015 US Open (tennis), Neville Godwin, Richard Gasquet, Wayne Ferreira

2015 US OPEN Flushing Meadows, , USA | August 31 – September 13, 2015 Draw Size: S-128, D-64 | $42.3 million | Hard www.usopen.org DAY 10 NOTES | Wednesday, September 9, 2015

DAY 10 QUARTER-FINAL BOTTOM HALF MATCHES

Arthur Ashe Stadium: [5] (SUI) vs [15] (RSA) Anderson Leads 4-3 (Tied 3-3 on Hard Courts) [2] (SUI) vs [12] (FRA) Federer Leads 14-2 (8-0 on Hard Courts)

DAY 10 HIGHLIGHTS

 Two Swiss stars stand one win away from a semi-final showdown, but first they must defeat a pair of players on Wednesday who are coming off Top 10 wins. During the day session, reigning Roland Garros champion Stan Wawrinka faces first-time quarter-finalist Kevin Anderson, who knocked off No. 3 seed in the fourth round. The 15th-seeded Anderson has defeated the fifth-seeded Wawrinka in each of their last four meetings. Then, in primetime, five-time champion Roger Federer continues his quest for an Open Era- record sixth US Open title. The World No. 2 meets 12th-seeded Richard Gasquet, whom he has never lost to on a hard court (8-0). Gasquet is coming off a four-set win over No. 6 seed Tomas Berdych in the fourth round.

 Wawrinka has been a model of consistency at Grand Slams, competing in 43 consecutive majors since debuting as a qualifier at Roland Garros in 2005. The 30-year-old Swiss is one of two players to reach the quarter-finals at all four Grand Slam events this season (also ). In fact, he has advanced to the QFs or better at six major tournaments in a row, eight of the last nine, and nine of the last 11. Prior to reaching the Roland Garros quarters in 2013, Wawrinka had only been part of the ‘Elite Eight’ in two of his first 32 Grand Slam appearances.

 In the fourth round, Wawrinka converted all four of his break point opportunities versus . He will be hard-pressed to repeat that effort against the 6-foot-8 Anderson, who leads all players with 94 aces at the US Open and has saved 16 of 20 break points overall. Anderson is attempting to defeat two Top 10 players in the same tournament for the first time in his career, failing to do so the first five times he had the chance. Should Anderson beat Wawrinka, he will be the first South African semi-finalist at the US Open since Johan Kriek in 1980. The last South African to reach the semis of any major was at the 2003 .

 Federer has not dropped a set en route to his 11th US Open quarter-final, highlighted by his 76(0) 76(6) 75 win over in the fourth round. The first set marked the first time Isner lost a tiebreaker 7-0 on tour (430 career tiebreakers). Federer has all the numbers going for him entering his 17th meeting with Gasquet.

o 6 straight wins (12 straight sets) over Gasquet o 8-0 in hard-court matches (17-1 in sets) against Gasquet o 35-2 vs. Frenchmen at Grand Slams since o 103 holds in 105 service games on hard courts this summer (US Open and Cincinnati combined)

 Gasquet has not been ranked in the Top 10 since the week of April 14, 2014, but he’s spent the summer proving that he belongs among the world’s best players. The Frenchman’s win over Berdych on Monday was his third in the last two months over a Top 10 player (3-2 during that run).

o Gasquet d. No. 6 Tomas Berdych 26 63 64 61 in US Open 4R o Gasquet d. No. 9 Marin Cilic 75 63 in ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 3R o Gasquet d. No. 4 Stan Wawrinka 64 46 36 64 11-9 in Wimbledon QF

 Looking ahead to Friday’s semi-finals, reigning US Open champion Marin Cilic returns to the ‘Final Four’ at Flushing Meadows with a 12-match tournament winning streak. The No. 9 seed won his second five-set match of the event in Tuesday’s quarter-finals, beating No 19 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 64 64 36 67(3) 64 in 3 hours, 59 minutes. Four days earlier, Cilic defeated 67(5) 76(1) 63 67(3) 61 in 4 hours, 11 minutes.

 Cilic’s opponent in Friday’s semi-finals will be the winner of Tuesday night’s match between World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and 18th-seeded Feliciano Lopez. The 6-foot-6 Croat is 0-13 against Djokovic and 3-2 against Lopez. If Djokovic reaches the semis, the Serb will have played six consecutive opponents who have never beaten him entering the US Open (Cilic 0-13, F. Lopez 0-5, Bautista Agut 0-2, Seppi 0-10, Haider-Maurer 0-1, Souza 0-0). 2015 US OPEN Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Page 2 of 9

[2] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [12] Richard Gasquet (FRA) Federer Leads 14-2 05 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (Monaco) Clay QF Richard Gasquet 6-7(1) 6-2 7-6(8) 05 ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg (Germany) Clay F Roger Federer 6-3 7-5 7-6(4) 06 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 06 Halle (Germany) Grass R16 Roger Federer 7-6(7) 6-7(7) 6-4 06 Wimbledon (England) Grass R128 Roger Federer 6-3 6-2 6-2 06 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard F Roger Federer 2-6 6-3 6-2 07 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Roger Federer 7-5 6-3 6-4 10 ATP Masters 1000 Paris () Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 11 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-2 7-5 11 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 Richard Gasquet 4-6 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 11 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-2 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R16 Roger Federer 6-3 6-2 13 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard RR Roger Federer 6-4 6-3 14 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-1 6-2 14 FRA vs. SUI DC Final (France) Clay RR Roger Federer 6-4 6-2 6-2 15 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-1 ret

Richard Gasquet Roger Federer Sets Won: 6 33 Tiebreak Sets Won: 4 3 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 2 3 Hard: 0 8 Grass: 0 3

 Federer is appearing in an Open Era-record 46th Grand Slam QF (37-8); Gasquet is playing in his 4th (3-0)  Federer is 9-0 in sets against Gasquet in Best-of-5 set matches, most recently beating the Frenchman to clinch the 2014 for Switzerland  Gasquet is 0-6 in Grand Slams against players ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the world

FEDERER Vs. GASQUET 34 (August 8, 1981) Age (Birthdate) 29 (June 18, 1986) 2 (1 on February 2, 2004) Emirates ATP Ranking (High) 12 (7 on July 9, 2007) Basel, Switzerland Birthplace Beziers, France Bottmingen, Switzerland Residence Neuchatel, Switzerland 49-7 (25-2) YTD Won-Loss (on hard) 34-11 (18-6) 1,045-234 (642-129) Career Won-Loss (on hard) 413-238 (239-141) 5/87 YTD Titles / Career Titles 2/12 295-48 Career Grand Slam Record 88-43 76-10 (Champion 2004-08) US Open W-L (Best Result) 25-9 (SF 2013) 23-19 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record Main Draw (YTD) 10-13 (2-0) 9 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 386-207 (17-10) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 140-124 (12-8) $93,146,573 Career Prize Money $12,414,192 & Severin Luthi Coach & Sebastien Grosjean

FEDERER FASTFACTS

US Open History:  The 5-time champion (2004-08) has spent 6 hours, 49 minutes on court en route to QF with wins over 61 62 62, 61 62 61, No. 29 63 64 64 (broken twice) and No. 13 John Isner 76(0) 76(6) 75. Has held in 54 of 56 service games (.964), saving 9 of 11 break points (.818). Has converted 19 of 46 break points (.413). Appearing in QF for 11th time in the last 12 years. Has a 9-1 record in QF matches with only loss to Berdych in 2012

Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2015 US OPEN Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Page 3 of 9

 Has 2nd-best winning percentage (.884, 76-10) in the Open Era (Sampras .887, 71-9) and is 3rd all-time behind (.910, 71-7). No. 3 all-time with 76 US Open match wins, trailing only Connors (98) and Agassi (79)  At 34, oldest No. 2 seed at US Open since Ken Rosewall (37) in 1972  Began his career with an 11-4 mark from 2000-03. Since 2004, when he won his 1st title, is 75-6 at US Open  His 40-match Flushing Meadows winning streak ended with 5-set loss to del Potro in 2009 final  Attempting to reach 1st US Open final since 2009 and become 1st man in Open Era to win 6 US Open titles  Since last final, was eliminated in 2010-11 SF (l. both to Djokovic 7-5 in 5th), 2012 QF (l. to Berdych in 4 sets), 2013 4R (l. to Robredo) and 2014 SF (l. to Cilic)

Grand Slam History:  The all-time Grand Slam singles champion with 17 titles (in 26 finals) claimed at least 1 in 8 straight years (2003- 10). Has most career Grand Slam match wins (295-48). Playing in record 64th straight major main draw (2000 Australian Open-present). Has competed in 68 consecutive majors counting qualifying and 72 counting juniors  Owns Open Era record for most consecutive Grand Slam QFs (36 from 2004-13), SFs (23 from 2004-10) and finals (10 from 2005-07)  Only player to reach all 4 Grand Slam finals in a season 3 times (2006-07, 2009)

2015 Highlights: W (5): Brisbane (d. Raonic); Dubai (d. Djokovic); Istanbul (d. Cuevas); Halle (d. Seppi); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Djokovic); F (3): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Djokovic); Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic); QF: Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka)

2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (5-0): o Cincinnati: Champion (d. Djokovic)  The Swiss superstar has held 103 of 105 service games in 9 hard-court matches this summer. Coming into US Open, won 7th ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title (d. No. 2 Murray in SF, No. 1 Djokovic in F) and held serve all 49 games (saving 3 break points). It was the 4th time in his career that he won a title without being broken and the 1st time that he defeated the Top 2 players in same tournament  Also won 7th Dubai title (d. Djokovic) and 8th Halle title (d. Seppi), along with maiden titles at Brisbane (d. Raonic) and Istanbul (d. Cuevas). Win over Raonic in Brisbane final was 1,000th victory of ATP career. 1 of only 3 players to surpass 1,000 wins in Open Era (Connors 1,254; Lendl 1,071, Federer 1,045)  Lost to Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells final, ATP Masters 1000 Rome final and 10th final at Wimbledon (d. No. 3 Murray in SF)  At other Grand Slams, reached Roland Garros QF (l. to No. 9 Wawrinka) and Australian Open 3R (l. to Seppi), matching earliest exit of career in (also 2000-01 3R)  Enters QF with records of 25-2 on hard, 13-4 on clay, 11-1 on grass and 9-4 against Top 10 opponents

Career in Review: Singles Titles (87), Finalist (45); Doubles Titles (8), Finalist (6)  The Swiss holds the record for most weeks at No. 1 with 302 and is 1 of only 3 players to finish No. 1 at least 5 times (2004-07, 2009), joining Sampras (6) and Connors (5). Has compiled 13 consecutive Top 10 seasons (10 in Top 2 overall). Including this year, has won at least 4 titles in 12 of past 13 seasons (except 2013)

GRAND SLAM SF LEADERS: Federer is attempting to extend his Open Era record by reaching his 38th Grand Slam SF No. 1) Roger Federer 37 2) Jimmy Connors 31 3) 28 4) Novak Djokovic 27 (entering Tuesday night’s match) 5) 26

US OPEN MATCH WINS LEADERS: Federer is No. 3 with 76 singles match wins at the US Open Match Wins 1) Jimmy Connors 98 2) Andre Agassi 79 3) Roger Federer 76 4) 75 5) Ivan Lendl 73

Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2015 US OPEN Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Page 4 of 9

GASQUET FASTFACTS

US Open History:  No. 2 Frenchman comes in with a 25-9 career record and is appearing in QF for 2nd time in 3 years. Reached SFs in 2013 (l. to No. 2 Nadal). Has spent 9 hours, 24 minutes on court en route to QFs  In 1R, trailed 2 sets to 1 before Aussie retired due to cramps down 0-2 in 5th. Also lost opening set to in 2R before rallying to win 46 63 76(4) 64, then beat No. 24 seed 64 63 61 in 3R and No. 6 Tomas Berdych 26 63 64 61. Has held in 61 of 70 service games (.871), saving 11 of 20 break points (.550) and converting 21 of 51 break points (.412)  His best result was 2013 SF (d. both No. 11 Raonic and No. 4 Ferrer in 5 sets, l. to No. 2 Nadal)

Grand Slam History:  Has an 88-43 career record in Grand Slam tournaments and appearing in QF for 4th time  Owns a 3-0 Grand Slam QF record, winning all 3 QFs in 5 sets before losing all 3 SFs in straight sets: o 2015 Wimbledon (d. No. 4 Wawrinka in QF, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in SF) o 2013 US Open (d. No. 4 Ferrer in QF, l. to No. 2 Nadal in SF) o 2007 Wimbledon (d. No. 3 Roddick in QF, l. to No. 1 Federer in SF)

2015 Highlights: W (2): Montpellier (d. Janowicz); Estoril (d. Kyrgios); SF: Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic); QF (3): Doha (l. to Berdych); Dubai (l. to Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Murray)

2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (4-2): o Cincinnati QF (d. No. 9 Cilic in 3R, l. to Murray) o Washington 3R (l. to Sock)  The 29-year-old Frenchman advanced to 2nd Wimbledon SF of career (also 2007) by winning QF over No. 4 Wawrinka 11-9 in 5th (l. to No. 1 Djokovic)  Improved to 12-12 lifetime in finals by taking titles at Montpellier (d. Janowicz) and Estoril (d. Kyrgios)  Reached 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic) and fell in 3R at Australian Open (l. to Anderson)  Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami (back), Monte-Carlo (back) and Montreal (illness)  Enters QFs with records of 18-6 on hard, 10-3 on clay, 6-2 on grass and 3-8 against Top 10 opponents

Career in Review: Singles Titles (12), Finalist (12); Doubles Titles (2), Finalist (2)  The Frenchman has finished in Top 25 in 7 of last 10 seasons (coming into this year), including No. 8 in 2007, No. 10 in 2012 and No. 9 in 2013.  In 2014, finished in Top 30 for 5th year in a row and 9th time overall with runner-up showings in Montpellier (l. to Monfils) and Eastbourne (l. to F. Lopez). Also reached SFs on home soil in Marseille (l. to Gulbis) and Washington (l. to Pospisil). In Davis Cup, helped France reach 1st final since 2010, clinching SF with doubles win (w/Tsonga) vs. Czech Republic. In final, fell to Federer-Wawrinka in doubles (w/Benneteau) before losing to Federer in decisive 4th rubber  In 2013, finished year as top Frenchman for 1st time since 2007. Won 3 titles – Doha (d. Davydenko), Montpellier (d. Paire) and Moscow (d. Kukushkin) – for 1st time since 2006 and a personal-best 50 matches. Reached 2nd career Grand Slam SF at US Open (l. to Nadal). Qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, went 0-3 in RR play. Earned a career-high $2,661,899

Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2015 US OPEN Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Page 5 of 9

[5] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [15] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson Leads 4-3 10 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Stan Wawrinka 6-4 7-5 11 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R16 Stan Wawrinka 6-4 4-6 6-4 13 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Stan Wawrinka 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Kevin Anderson 7-6(1) 4-6 6-1 14 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard R16 Kevin Anderson 7-6(8) 7-5 14 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Kevin Anderson 6-7(2) 7-5 7-6(3) 15 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R16 Kevin Anderson 7-6(4) 7-6(11)

Stan Wawrinka Kevin Anderson Sets Won: 8 10 Tiebreak Sets Won: 2 5 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 0 0 Hard: 3 3 Grass: 0 1

 Wawrinka is appearing in his 11th Grand Slam QF (4-6); Anderson is playing in his 1st  Wawrinka is 5-0 and Anderson is 5-2 in tiebreakers during the tournament  Anderson is the first Top 50 opponent for Wawrinka at the 2015 US Open  Six of Wawrinka’s last 8 losses at the US Open have come in 5 sets  Anderson has won his last 4 matches vs. Wawrinka, which all took place in the past 18 months with the Swiss ranked in the Top 5  It took Anderson 8 runs to the 4R of a Grand Slam before reaching his 1st QF, most in the Open Era

WAWRINKA Vs. ANDERSON 30 (March 28, 1985) Age (Birthdate) 29 (May 18, 1986) 5 (3 on January 27, 2014) Emirates ATP Ranking (High) 14 (14 on June 22, 2015) Lausanne, Switzerland Birthplace Johannesburg, South Africa St. Barthelemy, Switzerland Residence Delray Beach, Florida, USA 40-12 (22-6) YTD Won-Loss (on hard) 39-18 (26-11) 377-227 (194-121) Career Won-Loss (on hard) 213-153 (152-101) 3/10 YTD Titles / Career Titles 1/3 102-40 Career Grand Slam Record 42-26 30-10 (SF 2013) US Open W-L (Best Result) 11-5 (QF 2015) 21-18 (0-2) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 9-6 (0-1) 6 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 149-152 (27-10) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 118-101 (26-16) $18,306,535 Career Prize Money $5,894,825 Coach , Michael Anderson

WAWRINKA FASTFACTS

US Open History:  The Swiss No. 2 is appearing in QF for 3rd straight year. Has spent 9 hours, 23 minutes on court thus far  Through 4 rounds at US Open, has defeated Spaniard Albert Ramos-Viñolas 75 64 76(6), Korean teenager Hyeon Chung 76(2) 76(4) 76(6), Belgian 63 76(5) 64 and American Donald Young 64 16 63 64. Has held in 57 of 68 service games (.838), saving 20 of 31 break points (.645) and converting 17 of 36 break points (.472)  Has a 30-10 career record and is playing here for 11th consecutive year. His best result was SF in 2013, registering consecutive Top 5 wins over No. 5 Berdych in 4R and No. 3/defending champion Murray in QF (l. to Djokovic in 5 sets). Also QF in 2010 (l. to Youzhny in 5 sets) and 2014 (l. to Nishikori in 5 sets)

Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2015 US OPEN Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Page 6 of 9

Grand Slam History:  Posted his 100th career Grand Slam victory on Thursday, becoming 10th active player with at least 100 wins at the majors. Has a 102-40 career record (57-31 from 2005-12, 45-9 from 2013-present)  30-year-old has won 2 of last 7 Grand Slam titles. Claimed his maiden major title at , upsetting World No. 2 Djokovic in QF 9-7 in 5th set, No. 7 Berdych in SF and No. 1 Nadal for title  At 2015 Roland Garros, beat Top 2 players again en route to title (No. 2 Federer in QF, No. 1 Djokovic in F)  Only player outside ‘Big Four’ of Djokovic, Federer, Murray and Nadal to win at least 2 major titles since won his 2nd at 2005 Australian Open

2015 Highlights: W (3): Chennai (d. Bedene); Rotterdam (d. Berdych); Roland Garros (d. Djokovic); SF (2): Australian Open (l. to Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Federer); QF (4): Marseille (l. to Stakhovsky); Geneva (l. to Delbonis); Wimbledon (l. to Gasquet); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Djokovic)

2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (2-2): o Cincinnati QF (l. to Djokovic) o Montreal 2R (ret. vs Kyrgios)  Captured his 2nd Grand Slam title at Roland Garros (d. No. 2 Federer in QF, No. 1 Djokovic in F) after previously never advancing past QF in Paris. Also won titles at Chennai (d. Bedene) and Rotterdam (d. No. 7 Berdych). Has won 6 titles the last two years after winning 4 from 2002 to 2013  In defense of Australian Open title, reached SF at Melbourne (d. No. 5 Nishikori, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 5 sets)  Reached Wimbledon QF for 2nd straight year, matching career-best showing (l. to Gasquet in 5 sets)  Earned 2nd career win in 14 meetings vs. Nadal in Rome QF (l. to Federer in SF)  Enters QF with records of 22-6 on hard, 13-4 on clay, 5-2 on grass and 6-3 against Top 10 opponents

Career in Review: Singles Titles (10), Finalist (9); Doubles Titles (2), Finalist (4)  30-year-old Swiss has won 30 or more matches 8 straight years and 9 of last 10 (including 2015)  In 2014, finished in Top 10 for 2nd year in a row at a year-end high No. 4, capturing 1st Grand Slam crown at Australian Open, 1st ATP Masters 1000 title in Monte-Carlo and 1st Davis Cup with Switzerland. Clinched 300th career win en route to repeat title in Chennai during opening week of season (d. Roger-Vasselin). At Australian Open, became oldest 1st-time Grand Slam winner (28) since Ivanisevic (29) won 2001 Wimbledon. At World No. 8, was lowest-ranked major winner since No. 44 Gaudio at 2004 Roland Garros. Also broke streak of 16 straight majors won by ‘Big Four.’ On Jan. 27, rose to a career-high No. 3 and became No. 1 Swiss

ANDERSON FASTFACTS

US Open History:  Johannesburg native is appearing in a Grand Slam QF for 1st time in his 27th appearance at a major. Has spent 11 hours, 42 minutes on court after wins over qualifier 76(1) 67(5) 75 63, 63 64 62, No. 20 seed 63 76(3) 76(3) and No. 3 seed Andy Murray 76(5) 63 67(2) 76(0). Has fired 94 aces, which leads tournament. Has held in 73 of 77 service games (.948), saving 16 of 20 break points (.800) and converting 12 of 28 break points (.429)  1st South African in US Open QFs since Wayne Ferreira in 1992 (l. to Chang in five sets). Last South African to reach SFs in US Open was Johan Kriek in 1980 (l. to Borg in five sets)  His previous best result was 3R in 2010 (l. to Gasquet), 2011 (l. to Fish) and 2014 (l. to eventual champion Cilic)

Grand Slam History:  Has a 42-26 career match record and appearing. Has advanced to 4R in all four Grand Slam tournaments, losing to a Top 10 opponent in each of his first seven 4R appearances before beating Murray on Monday o Australian Open: 2015 (l. to No. 3 Nadal), 2014 (l. to No. 7 Berdych), 2013 (l. to No. 6 Berdych) o Roland Garros: 2014 (l. to No. 5 Ferrer), 2013 (l. to No. 5 Ferrer) o Wimbledon: 2015 (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), 2014 (l. to No. 5 Murray)

2015 Highlights: W: Winston-Salem (d. Herbert); F (2): Memphis (l. to Nishikori); London / Queen's Club (l. to Murray); SF (3): Auckland (l. to Vesely); Acapulco (l. to Nishikori); Houston (l. to Sock) Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2015 US OPEN Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Page 7 of 9

2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (7-3): o Winston-Salem Champion (d. Herbert) o Cincinnati 3R (l. to Federer) o Montreal 1R (l. to Rosol) o Washington 2R (l. to A. Zverev)  The 29-year-old South African comes into his 1st career Grand Slam QF on a 9-match winning streak  Prior to US Open, took a wild card into Winston-Salem and captured 3rd career ATP World Tour title (d. Herbert), snapping a 7-match losing streak in finals. Only lost serve once in tournament (hit 73 aces), holding 55 of 56 games and saving 17 of 18 break points  Also reached finals at London/Queen's Club in June (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, l. to No. 3 Murray) and Memphis in February (l. to No. 5 Nishikori)  Has posted a 6-0 record in QF matches, falling in SF at Auckland (l. to Vesely), Acapulco (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) and Houston (l. to Sock)  Advanced to 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 3 Nadal) and Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic after leading 2 sets to 0). Reached 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Gasquet)  Back at career-high ranking of No. 14, first achieved on June 22  Enters QFs with records of 26-11 on hard, 6-5 on clay, 7-2 on grass and 2-8 vs. Top 10 opponents

Career in Review: Singles Titles (3), Finalist (8); Doubles Titles (1), Finalist (3)  The South African has compiled 4 consecutive seasons in Top 40 Emirates ATP Rankings, including back-to- back Top 20 campaigns last 2 years. Has a 3-8 career record in ATP World Tour finals  In 2014, became 1st South African to post 2 straight Top 20 seasons since Wayne Ferreira from 1994 to 1996. Finished at a personal-best No. 16. Reached QF or better 8 times, including runner-up appearances in back-to- back weeks at Delray Beach (l. to Cilic) and Acapulco (l. to Dimitrov) in February. In Grand Slam play, 1st South African since Ferreira in 2000 to reach 4R at Wimbledon (l. to Murray). Also 4R at Australian Open (l. to Berdych) and Roland Garros (l. to Ferrer), as well as 3R at US Open (l. to eventual champion Cilic)  In 2013, 1st player from his country to finish in Top 20 (No. 20) since Ferreira was No. 13 in 2000. Reached a personal-best 3 finals: Sydney (l. to Tomic), 1st on clay in Casablanca (l. to Robredo) and Atlanta (l. to Isner in 3 TBs). Broke Top 20 on Aug. 12. Lone Top 10 win came over No. 4 Ferrer en route to QF in Indian Wells  In 2012, won 2nd career title in Delray Beach (d. Matosevic). Also reached 5 QFs in San Jose, Houston, London/Queen’s Club, Washington and Basel

TALLEST GRAND SLAM QUARTER-FINALISTS: The 6-foot-8 Anderson is the 6th active player who stands 6-foot-6 or taller to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal. Of the other five, only 6-foot-8 won his 1st Grand Slam QF match. Anderson, Janowicz, 6-foot-10 John Isner and 6-foot-11 Ivo Karlovic have each reached only 1 Grand Slam QF in their respective careers. Marin Cilic and Juan Martin del Potro, who both stand 6-foot-6, reached their 1st Grand Slam QF at the US Open, then went on to win the title later in their career (Cilic in 2014; del Potro in 2009).

PLAYER HEIGHT 1ST MAJOR QF W/L RESULT Ivo Karlovic 6’11” 2009 Wimbledon L Federer d. Karlovic 63 75 76(3) John Isner 6’10” 2011 US Open L Murray d. Isner 75 64 36 76(2) Kevin Anderson 6’8” 2015 US Open - Anderson vs. Wawrinka on Wednesday Jerzy Janowicz 6’8” 2013 Wimbledon W Janowicz d. Kubot 75 64 64 Marin Cilic 6’6” 2009 US Open L del Potro d. Cilic 46 63 62 61 Juan Martin del Potro 6’6” 2008 US Open L Murray d. del Potro 76(2) 76(1) 46 75

Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2015 US OPEN Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Page 8 of 9

2015 US OPEN POTENTIAL SEMI-FINAL -TO-HEADS

TOP HALF

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [9] Marin Cilic (CRO) Djokovic Leads 13-0 08 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 08 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-7(7) 7-5 6-4 7-6(0) 09 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 09 Beijing (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(4) 10 CRO vs. SRB WG QF (Croatia) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-2 12 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 1-6 6-2 6-3 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Novak Djokovic 6-1 3-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2 14 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-1 15 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (Monaco) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-3 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-4

[18] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs [9] Marin Cilic (CRO) Cilic Leads 3-2 06 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay SF Feliciano Lopez 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 6-3 09 Vienna (Austria) Hard QF Marin Cilic 6-1 6-4 10 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Feliciano Lopez 2-6 7-6(2) 6-4 13 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R16 Marin Cilic 4-6 7-6(5) 7-5 14 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Marin Cilic 6-3 6-4

BOTTOM HALF

[5] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [12] Richard Gasquet (FRA) Gasquet Leads 2-1 06 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Carpet R32 Richard Gasquet 7-5 6-1 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Stan Wawrinka 6-7(5) 4-6 6-4 7-5 8-6 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Richard Gasquet 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-4 11-9

[5] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [2] Roger Federer (SUI) Federer Leads 16-3 05 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-1 6-4 06 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Roger Federer 7-6(3) 6-3 09 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (Monaco) Clay R16 Stan Wawrinka 6-4 7-5 09 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-3 7-6(5) 10 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R16 Roger Federer 6-3 6-1 10 Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Roger Federer 6-3 7-6(5) 6-2 10 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard QF Roger Federer 2-6 6-3 6-2 11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-1 6-3 6-3 11 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 11 Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Roger Federer 6-3 6-2 7-5 11 Basel (Switzerland) Hard SF Roger Federer 7-6(5) 6-2 12 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard SF Roger Federer 7-6(4) 6-3 12 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R16 Roger Federer 4-6 7-6(4) 6-0 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-3 6-7(4) 7-5 14 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (Monaco) Clay F Stan Wawrinka 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Roger Federer 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 14 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard SF Roger Federer 4-6 7-5 7-6(6) 15 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Roger Federer 6-4 6-2 15 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-3 7-6(4)

Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2015 US OPEN Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Page 9 of 9

[15] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs [12] Richard Gasquet (FRA) Gasquet Leads 5-2 10 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6(3) 7-5 11 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Richard Gasquet 7-6(4) 6-4 11 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6(4) 12 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Kevin Anderson 7-6(5) 4-6 6-1 14 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-4 15 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Kevin Anderson 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(6) 15 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Richard Gasquet 4-6 7-6(4) 7-5 6-4

[15] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs [2] Roger Federer (SUI) Federer Leads 4-0 13 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard QF Roger Federer 7-5 6-1 15 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 Roger Federer 6-3 7-5 15 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-1 6-1

Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com