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SHANGHAI ROLEX MASTERS: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Qizhong Center, Shanghai, China | October 11 – 18, 2015 Draw: S-56, D-24 | Prize Money: $4,783,320 (7,021,335) | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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FEDERER, CILIC, TSONGA KICK OFF SHANGHAI 2ND ROUND

 DAY 3 PREVIEW: The first round ends and second round begins at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Tuesday, highlighted by the return of reigning champion . The No. 2 seed is playing for the fifth time at the event and 10th time overall in Shanghai, including Tennis Masters Cup appearances in 2002 and 2005-08. Federer’s opponent, qualifier Albert Ramos-Viñolas, is 0-15 against Top 10 opponents (2-35 in sets). Also in second-round action are No. 16 seed Jo- Wilfried Tsonga and No. 14 seed Marin Cilic, who meets his 18-year-old countryman Borna Coric for the first time. Cilic and Coric each advanced in a third-set tiebreaker, with the 2014 US Open champion Cilic saving a match point against wild card Di Wu. New World No. 10 faces former World No. 2 in one of nine remaining first-round matches.

 EMIRATES ATP RACE TO LONDON UPDATE: The Shanghai Rolex Masters champion will earn 1,000 points in the Emirates ATP Race to London. The Top 8 players in the race on Nov. 9 go on to compete at the year-end Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Nov. 15-22. Four players have already qualified: , , Roger Federer and . More than 1,000 race points separate No. 8 from No. 9 , so it is essential for contenders to make a run this week. A maximum of 2,000 race points are on the line after the Shanghai Rolex Masters at ATP World Tour 250 events in , Stockholm and Valencia; ATP World Tour 500 events in Vienna and Basel; and ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris

Race Player Points 1R Opponent 2R Opponent (with 1R win) 1 Novak Djokovic* 13,285 Bye Martin Klizan 2 Andy Murray* 7,510 Bye 3 Roger Federer* 6,740 Bye [Q] Albert Ramos-Viñolas 4 Stan Wawrinka* 5,960 Bye Cuevas or Troicki 5 Tomas Berdych 4,100 Bye [Q] Kubot or Sock 6 3,970 Bye Ivo Karlovic 7 3,855 Bye 8 David Ferrer 3,435 Bye 9 Richard Gasquet 2,355 Gilles Muller [Q] Bolelli or Pospisil 10 2,270 (W) Goffin or [Q] Soeda 11 Kevin Anderson 2,205 [WC] Tommy Haas Fognini or Sousa 12 Marin Cilic 2,145 [WC] Di Wu (W) Borna Coric 13 2,080 14 1,965 [Q] 15 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1,945 (W) Victor Estrella Burgos 16 Feliciano Lopez 1,635 [Q] Andrey Kuznetsov (W) 17 1,625 [Q] [13] John Isner 18 Dominic Thiem 1,555 [Q] Yen-Hsun Lu (W) [15] Feliciano Lopez 19 Bernard Tomic 1,495 (W) [7] David Ferrer 20 Benoit Paire 1,453 Withdrew ---- * Qualified Shanghai Rolex Masters Day 3 – Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Page 2 of 9 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES RACE TO LONDON UPDATE: The Top 8 teams in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race to London on Nov. 9 will qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Nov. 15-22. Two teams have already secured their spots: World No. 1s Bob and and Wimbledon champions Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau. Rojer and Tecau can overtake the Bryans this week for No. 1 in race under one of the following three scenarios:

o Rojer/Tecau wins Shanghai Rolex Masters title o Rojer/Tecau reaches Shanghai final and Bryan/Bryan loses in 2R or QF o Rojer/Tecau reaches Shanghai SF and Bryan/Bryan loses in 2R

Race Team Points 1R Opponent 2R Opponent (with 1R win) 1 Bryan/Bryan* 6,285 Bye Cabal/Farah or [WC] Gong/Ze Zhang 2 Rojer/Tecau* 5,950 Bye F. Lopez/Mirnyi or Garcia-Lopez/Mayer 3 Dodig/Melo 5,140 Not in draw ---- 4 J. Murray/Peers 5,035 Not in draw ---- 5 Herbert/Mahut 4,585 Bye Goffin/Thiem or [WC] Wu/Zh. Zhang 6 Bolelli/Fognini 4,295 Bye [Alt] Bautista Agut/Marrero or Isner/Querrey 7 Matkowski/Zimonjic 3,930 Bye Pospisil/Sock or Kyrgios/Tomic 8 Bopanna/Mergea 3,455 Not in draw ---- 9 Pospisil/Sock 2,820 Kyrgios/Tomic [3] Matkowski/Zimonjic 10 Peya/Soares 2,740 Inglot/Lindstedt (L) ---- * Qualified

DAY 3 FEDEX ATP 2 HEADS – In Order of Play

STADIUM

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs [9] Milos Raonic (CAN) First Meeting

Bellucci 2015 FastFacts W: Geneva (d. Sousa); SF (2): Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos); Gstaad (l. to Goffin); QF (3): Istanbul (l. to Cuevas); Bastad (l. to A. Zverev); Winston-Salem (l. to Jaziri) YTD W-L: 29-26 (8-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 34 Coach: N/A Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2009-10 2nd Round)

• No. 1 Brazilian seeks 1st win at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai since 2010 (d. Ilhan, l. to No. 10 Ferrer) • Owns a 16-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents since beating No. 8 Tipsarevic for 2012 Gstaad title (5-30 overall). Also looking for first Top 10 win on hard courts (0-16) • Best results of 2015 have come on clay (21-14), highlighted by 4th career ATP World Tour title at Geneva (d. Souza), SFs at Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos) and Gstaad (l. to Goffin), and QF at Bastad (l. to A. Zverev) • Also reached hard-court QF at Winston-Salem (l. to Jaziri) • Advanced to US Open 3R for 1st time in 8 appearances (l. to No. 3 Murray) • Other results: 1R (l. to No. 10 Ferrer), Roland Garros 2R (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) and Wimbledon 1R (l. to No. 10 Nadal) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 (l. to Isner in 2R) and Rome (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 3R) • In , retired with lower back injury against Coric to concede World Group Play-off tie to (CRO d. BRA 3-1)

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Raonic 2015 FastFacts W: St. Petersburg (d. Sousa); F: Brisbane (l. to Federer); SF (2): Rotterdam (l. to Wawrinka); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Federer); QF (4): Australian Open (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Berdych); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Murray); London/Queen's Club (l. to Simon) YTD W-L: 31-15 (23-11 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: December 27, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 9 Coach: Ivan Ljubicic and Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (2013 3rd Round)

• No. 1 Canadian returns to ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai for 5th straight year, posting best finish in 2013 (l. to No. 8 Wawrinka in 3R) • Infosys 2015 Stats entering Shanghai: 708 aces (4th), 81% of 1st- points won (2nd), 58% of 2nd-serve points won (2nd), 94% of service games won (2nd), 78% of break points saved (2nd) • Captured 7th career title at St. Petersburg (d. Sousa), snapping 14-month title drought • Opened campaign at Brisbane with 14th appearance in a final (d. No. 5 Nishikori, l. to No. 2 Federer) • Enjoyed career-best result at Australian Open by reaching QF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Earned 1st win in 6 tries vs. Nadal in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells QF (l. to No. 2 Federer in SF) • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 4 on May 11 • Withdrew from Roland Garros following right foot surgery on May 13 • Suffered 3R losses to Kyrgios at Wimbledon and F. Lopez at US Open

[WC] Tommy Haas (GER) vs [12] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Series Tied 1-1 11 Stockholm () Hard R16 Kevin Anderson 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 13 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Tommy Haas 6-4 6-4

Haas 2015 FastFacts YTD W-L: 2-7 (0-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 15 Date of Birth: April 3, 1978 Emirates ATP Ranking: 467 Coach: Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 6-2 (2012 Quarter-finalist)

• No. 22 German returns to ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai for 1st time since withdrawing with back injury before 3R match vs. No. 5 del Potro in 2013 • Lost 9 of last 10 matches vs. Top 10 opponents, with only win coming over No. 3 Wawrinka in 2014 ATP Masters 1000 Rome 3R (45-82 overall) • The 37-year-old is oldest player in ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai singles draw • Missed 1st 5 months of 2015 season while recovering from arthroscopic surgery on right shoulder • Returned to tour after one-year absence at Stuttgart (d. Kukushkin, l. to Tomic) • Earned 1st Grand Slam win since 2013 US Open at Wimbledon (d. Lajovic, l. to Raonic)

Anderson 2015 FastFacts W: Winston-Salem (d. Herbert); F (2): Memphis (l. to Nishikori); London/Queen's Club (l. to Murray); SF (3): Auckland (l. to Vesely); (l. to Nishikori); Houston (l. to Sock); QF: US Open (l. to Wawrinka) YTD W-L: 39-20 (26-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: May 18, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 10 (Career-High) Coach: Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 3-5 (2012-14 2nd Round)

• No. 1 South African arrives in Shanghai at a career-high No. 10 in Emirates ATP Rankings • Started 0-7 in Grand Slam 4R before reaching 1st QF at US Open (d. No. 3 Murray, l. to No. 5 Wawrinka) • Captured 3rd career title and snapped 7-match losing streak in finals by winning Winston-Salem (d. Herbert) • Finalist at London/Queen's Club (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, l. to No. 3 Murray) and Memphis (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) • Advanced to 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 3 Nadal) and Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic after leading 2 sets to 0), matching career-best showings at those respective majors Shanghai Rolex Masters Day 3 – Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Page 4 of 9 www.ATPWorldTour.com

[Q] Albert Ramos-Viñolas (ESP) vs [2] Roger Federer (SUI) Federer Leads 1-0 12 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Roger Federer 6-1 6-1 6-1

Ramos-Viñolas 2015 FastFacts QF (2): Auckland (l. to Pouille); Geneva (l. to Bellucci) YTD W-L: 15-21 (6-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 70 Coach: Jose Maria Diaz and Noe Losmozos Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2011 and 2015 2nd Round)

• No. 10 Spaniard beat Querrey 46 64 75 in 1R after qualifying wins vs. Zh. Zhang 64 63 and Berrer 64 76(4) • Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R) and Madrid (l. to No. 8 Ferrer in 2R) • Owns an 0-15 record vs. Top 10 opponents (2-35 in sets) • On a 9-match losing streak in ATP World Tour QFs, including losses this season at Auckland (l. to Pouille) and Geneva (l. to Bellucci) • Grand Slam results: Australian Open 1R (l. to An. Kuznetsov), Roland Garros 1R (l. to Andujar), Wimbledon 2R (l. to Tsonga) and US Open 1R (l. to No. 5 Wawrinka) • Posted 17-5 record on ATP Challenger Tour, highlighted by title at San Benedetto, ITA (d. Giannessi)

Federer 2015 FastFacts W (5): Brisbane (d. Raonic); Dubai (d. Djokovic); Istanbul (d. Cuevas); Halle (d. Seppi); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Djokovic); F (4): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Djokovic); Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic); US Open (l. to Djokovic); QF: Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka) YTD W-L: 53-8 (29-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 5 / Career Titles: 87 Date of Birth: August 8, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 3 Coach: and Severin Luthi Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 13-3 (2014 Champion)

• No. 1 Swiss is the defending ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai champion, also reaching the 2010 final (l. to No. 4 Murray), 2012 SF (l. to No. 3 Murray) and 2013 3R (l. to Monfils) • Infosys 2015 Stats entering Shanghai: 80% of 1st-serve points won (5th), 58% of 2nd-serve points won (3rd), 93% of service games won (4th), 33% of 1st-serve return points won (5th) • The 34-year-old lost to Djokovic in finals of ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, ATP Masters 1000 Rome, Wimbledon and US Open • At 2015 US Open, became oldest Grand Slam finalist since 35-year-old at 2005 US Open • Entered US Open final having won 28 straight sets overall, tied for 3rd-longest streak of career • Won his 7th Cincinnati title and 24th ATP Masters 1000 crown overall (d. No. 2 Murray and No. 1 Djokovic) • 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, making him 1 of only 3 players to surpass 1,000 wins in Open Era (Connors 1,254; Lendl 1,071) • At other Grand Slams, reached Roland Garros QF (l. to Wawrinka) and Australian Open 3R (l. to Seppi), matching earliest exit of career in Melbourne (also 2000 and 2001 3R)

ATP MASTERS 1000 MATCH-WIN LEADERS: Federer has won the most ATP Masters 1000 matches (326) and Nadal is closing in on 300 career wins (297): RANK PLAYER MASTERS 1000 W-L 1 Roger Federer 326-94

2 Rafael Nadal 297-62

3 Novak Djokovic 257-58 4 Andre Agassi 209-73 5 190-70

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[16] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) First Meeting

Tsonga 2015 FastFacts W: Metz (d. Simon); SF: Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka); QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (l. to Murray); US Open (l. to Cilic) YTD W-L: 26-13 (14-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 12 Date of Birth: April 17, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 15 Coach: Nicolas Escude and Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 10-5 (2013 Semi-finalist)

• No. 3 Frenchman began his Shanghai campaign with 67(5) 62 62 win over Robredo in 1R on Monday • Posted strong results at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai in the past: 2013 SF (l. to No. 2 Djokovic), 2012 QF (l. to No. 7 Berdych) and 2010 QF (l. to No. 4 Murray) • Won 12th career title in All-French final at Metz over No. 10 Simon, becoming winningest player in event history (18 wins) • Before winning Metz, had not played in a final since winning 2014 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (d. Federer) • Advanced to 2nd US Open QF of career (also 2011), not dropping serve during event until 5-set loss to Cilic • Missed 1st 11 weeks with an arm injury before season debut at Miami in March • Started season 6-5 prior to reaching Roland Garros SF (d. No. 4 Berdych and No. 5 Nishikori, l. to eventual champ Wawrinka), matching best career result in Paris (also 2013 SF) • Fell in Wimbledon 3R (l. to Karlovic)

Estrella Burgos 2015 FastFacts W: Quito (d Lopez); QF (2): (l. to Bautista Agut); Bogota (l. to Berrer) YTD W-L: 20-19 (7-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: August 2, 1980 Emirates ATP Ranking: 66 Coach: Matias Rizzo Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2015 2nd Round)

• No. 1 Dominican defeated Young 62 46 64 in 1R on Monday • Has won a career-best 20 matches, highlighted by 1st ATP World Tour title at Quito (d. F. Lopez 76 in 3rd) • Oldest 1st-time ATP World Tour champion in Open Era and only champion from Dominican Republic • Followed Quito with Challenger title at Morelos, MEX the very next week (d. Dzumhur) • Earned 1st career win vs. Top 10 player in 2R over No. 9 Cilic • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 43 on July 13 • Lone Grand Slam win came at Wimbledon (d. Becker in 1R, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka in 2R)

GRANDSTAND

David Goffin (BEL) vs [Q] Go Soeda (JPN) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 11 Chennai Q (India) Hard F David Goffin 6-3 6-4

Goffin 2015 FastFacts F (2): ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Mahut); Gstaad (l. to Thiem); SF: Chennai (l. to Wawrinka); QF (2): Munich (l. to Kohlschreiber); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Ferrer) YTD W-L: 33-21 (16-11 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 16 Coach: Thierry Van Cleemput Shanghai W-L (Best Result): Debut

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• No. 1 Belgian is making his ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai debut • Has a career-high 33 wins, including runs to finals of 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Mahut) and Gstaad (l. to Thiem) • Led to 1st Davis Cup final since 1904 by winning deciding rubber in 1R vs. SUI (d. Bossel), adding another win in QF vs. CAN (d. Peliwo), and sweeping 6 sets in SF vs. ARG (d. Delbonis and Schwartzman) • Reached 4R at Wimbledon (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), matching best result at major (also 2012 Roland Garros) • Other Grand Slam results: Australian Open 2R (l. to Baghdatis), Roland Garros 3R (l. to Chardy) and US Open 3R (ret. vs. Bautista Agut up 2 sets to 1) • Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Rome (l. to No. 8 Ferrer) • Achieved a career-high Emirates ATP Ranking of No. 14 on July 13

Soeda 2015 FastFacts QF: Atlanta (l. to Muller) YTD W-L: 6-12 (5-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 5, 1984 Emirates ATP Ranking: 119 Coach: Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (2012-13, ’15 1st Round)

• Japanese No. 3 qualified for ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai with wins over Sun 60 60 and Chung 06 75 63 • Also qualified this season at Auckland (l. to Young in 1R) and Nottingham (l. to Bolelli in 1R) • Reached Atlanta QF (l. to Muller), his 1st ATP World Tour QF since 2013 Chennai • Captured 17th Challenger title of career at Seoul, KOR (d. Chung) • Lone Grand Slam win of season came at Australian Open (d. Ymer in 5 sets, l. to Verdasco) • In Davis Cup 1R, went 0-2 vs. Canada, including loss in deciding fifth rubber (l. to Pospisil)

[11] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Gilles Muller (LUX) Gasquet Leads 3-2 05 Wimbledon (England) Grass R32 Richard Gasquet 7-6(3) 6-3 6-3 11 Metz () Hard QF Gilles Muller 6-3 6-4 13 Marseille (France) Hard R32 Gilles Muller 2-6 6-4 7-6(5) 14 Shenzhen (China) Hard R16 Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-2 15 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Richard Gasquet 5-7 6-4 6-4 Other Meetings: 03 Napoli CH () Clay F Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-4 03 Reggio Emilia CH (Italy) Clay R16 Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-1 03 Scheveningen CH (Netherlands) Clay R16 Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-4

Gasquet 2015 FastFacts W (2): Montpellier (d. Janowicz); Estoril (d. Kyrgios); SF: Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic); QF (4): (l. to Berdych); Dubai (l. to Federer); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Murray); US Open (l. to Federer) YTD W-L: 34-13 (18-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 12 Date of Birth: June 18, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 11 Coach: and Sebastian Grosjean Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 4-5 (2010 3rd Round)

• No. 1 Frenchman returns to ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai for 6th time, posting best finish by reaching 2010 3R (l. to No. 2 Djokovic) • Improved to 12-12 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals by winning titles at Montpellier (d. Janowicz) and Estoril (d. Kyrgios) • Enjoyed 2nd Wimbledon SF run of career (also 2007) by winning QF over No. 4 Wawrinka 11-9 in 5th (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Also reached Roland Garros 4R (l. to Djokovic), matching best result in Paris (also 2011-13) • Advanced to US Open QF (d. No. 6 Berdych, l. to No. 2 Federer) and Australian Open 3R (l. to Anderson) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami (back), Monte-Carlo (back) and Montreal (illness)

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Muller 2015 FastFacts SF (4): Sydney (l. to Troicki); ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Goffin); Atlanta (l. to Baghdatis); (l. to Wawrinka); QF (5): Chennai (l. to Wawrinka); Rotterdam (l. to Wawrinka); Estoril (l. to Carreño Busta); London/Queen's Club (l. to Murray); Metz (l. to Simon) YTD W-L: 31-21 (23-15 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 9, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 36 Coach: Alexandre Lisiecki and Shanghai W-L (Best Result): Debut

• No. 1 player from Luxembourg is making ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai debut at age of 32 • Infosys 2015 Stats entering Shanghai: 696 aces (5th), 80% of 1st-serve points won (4th), 72% of break points saved (4th) • Has earned a career-best 31 wins in 2015 • Snapped a 10-match losing streak vs. Top 10 players by beating No. 10 Simon in Tokyo QF • Reached QF or better on outdoor hard (Sydney, Tokyo and Atlanta SFs; Chennai QF); indoor hard (Rotterdam and Metz QFs), clay (Estoril QF) and grass ('s-Hertogenbosch SF and London/Queen’s Club QF) • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 34 on February 16 (No. 43 this week) • Advanced to Australian Open 4R (d. Isner, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) -- the best finish of his career in Melbourne • Other Grand Slam results: Roland Garros 2R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), Wimbledon 1R (l. to Tsonga) and US Open 1R (l. to Bemelmans)

Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Joao Sousa (POR) Series Tied 1-1 14 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 5-7 7-5 6-4 15 Umag (Croatia) Clay QF Joao Sousa 6-2 3-6 7-6(6)

Fognini 2015 FastFacts F (2): Rio de Janeiro (l. to Ferrer); (l. to Nadal); SF: Beijing (l. to Nadal); QF (4): São Paulo (l. to Giraldo); Barcelona (l. to Andujar); Umag (l. to Sousa); Kitzbühel (l. to Kohlschreiber) YTD W-L: 29-22 (8-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 26 Coach: Jose Perlas Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 3-5 (2013 3rd Round)

• No. 2 Italian arrives in Shanghai after reaching Beijing SF (l. to No. 8 Nadal), his 1st hard-court SF since 2012 St. Petersburg • Posted best Grand Slam singles result at US Open, snapping 9-match hard-court losing streak en route to 4R (d. No. 8 Nadal from 2 sets to 0 down, l. to F. Lopez) • Along with Djokovic, Federer and del Potro, 1 of 4 players to defeat Nadal 3+ times in a season (Rio de Janeiro SF, Barcelona 3R and US Open 3R) • Started season 0-7 in hard-court singles matches (8-2 since) • Reached 2 ATP World Tour 500 clay-court singles finals: Rio de Janeiro (d. No. 3 Nadal, l. to No. 9 Ferrer) and Hamburg (l. to Nadal) • Teamed with countryman Bolelli to win Australian Open doubles title (d. Herbert/Mahut) • Italians also reached final at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to Pospisil/Sock) and Monte-Carlo (l. to Bryan/Bryan), as well as SF at Roland Garros (l. to Bryan/Bryan) • In Davis Cup, accounted for 3 wins in Italy's 4-1 Play-off victory over Russia

Sousa 2015 FastFacts F (3): Geneva (l. to Bellucci); Umag (l. to Thiem); St. Petersburg (l. to Raonic); SF: Montpellier (l. to Janowicz); QF: Gstaad (l. to Goffin) YTD W-L: 33-29 (14-15 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: March 30, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 45 Coach: Frederico Marques Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2014-15 1st Round) Shanghai Rolex Masters Day 3 – Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Page 8 of 9 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• No. 1 Portuguese player seeks 1st win at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai in 2nd appearance • Fell to 0-3 in finals this season and 1-18 lifetime against Top 10 opponents by losing to No. 9 Raonic in St. Petersburg final • Reached Geneva final (l. to Bellucci) after saving 4 match points in QF (d. Andujar), and Umag final (l. to Thiem) after saving 1 match point in QF (d. Fognini) • Also saved 3 match points in Gstaad 2R (d. Istomin) before falling to Goffin in QF • Advanced to 3R of Australian Open (l. to No. 6 Murray), matching career-best finish at a Grand Slam (also 2013 US Open 3R) • Lost in Roland Garros 2R (l. to No. 3 Murray), Wimbledon 2R (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) and US Open 1R (l. to Berankis 76 in 5th)

[14] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Borna Coric (CRO) First Meeting

Cilic 2015 FastFacts SF (4): Stuttgart (l. to Troicki); Washington (l. to Nishikori); US Open (l. to Djokovic); Shenzhen (l. to Garcia- Lopez); QF (4): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic); Geneva (l. to Giraldo); Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic); Tokyo (l. to Nishikori) YTD W-L: 28-16 (14-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 12 Coach: Goran Ivanisevic Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 4-5 (2012 Quarter-finalist)

• No. 1 Croat saved 1 MP and denied Chinese WC Wu 1st ATP win with 46 63 76(4) victory in 1R on Monday • Still seeking 1st appearance in ATP World Tour final and 1st win over Top 10 player this season (0-6) • Advanced to US Open SF after winning title in 2014 (d. Tsonga, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Reached Roland Garros 4R (l. to No. 8 Ferrer) and Wimbledon QF (d. Isner 12-10 in 5th, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Has posted 24-10 record since starting season 4-6 • Lost 2014 US Open final rematches to Nishikori in 3-set Washington SF and 3-set Tokyo QF • Played only 1 tournament in 1st 3 months due to right shoulder injury (ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells)

Coric 2015 FastFacts SF (2): Dubai (l. to Federer); Nice (l. to L. Mayer); QF (3): Estoril (l. to Garcia-Lopez); Umag (l. to Bautista Agut); Winston-Salem (l. to Anderson) YTD W-L: 25-24 (11-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 14, 1996 Emirates ATP Ranking: 40 Coach: Shanghai W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2015 2nd Round)

• No. 3 Croat edged Dolgopolov 63 16 76(5) in ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai debut on Sunday • The 18-year-old is youngest player in Top 50 of Emirates ATP Rankings • His 25 wins in 2015 is most among teenagers on ATP World Tour • Advanced to Dubai SF as a lucky loser (d. No. 3 Murray in QF, l. to No. 2 Federer in SF) • Reached 3rd SF of career at Nice (l. to L. Mayer) • Grand Slam results: Australian Open 1R (l. to Chardy), Roland Garros 3R (l. to Sock), Wimbledon 2R (l. to Seppi) and US Open 1R (l. to No. 8 Nadal) • Captured 2nd ATP Challenger title of career at Barranquilla, COL (d. Dutra Silva) • In Davis Cup play-off tie vs. , defeated Souza and Bellucci to lead Croatia back into World Group

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[Q] Lukasz Kubot (POL) vs (USA) First Meeting

Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs (SRB) Troicki Leads 2-0 10 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (USA) Hard R64 Viktor Troicki 1-0 ret 10 Moscow (Russia) Hard SF Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-3

[10] Gilles Simon (FRA) vs Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) First Meeting

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[Q] (ITA) vs (CAN) Bolelli Leads 1-0 14 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Simone Bolelli 2-6 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-3