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2019 US OPEN New York, NY, USA | 26 August-8 September 2019 S-128, D-64 | $57,238,700 | Hard www.usopen.org DAY SIX MEDIA NOTES | Saturday, 31 August 2019

FEATURED MEN’S SINGLES 3R MATCHES

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM [Q] Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs [2] (ESP) Nadal Leads 2-0 (RUS) vs [28] (AUS) Kyrgios Leads 1-0

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM [6] (GER) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Zverev Leads 3-0 [13] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs (CAN) First Meeting

GRANDSTAND [14] (USA) vs. [22] Marin Cilic (CRO) Cilic Leads 8-3 [20] (ARG) vs (USA) First Meeting

COURT 5 Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs (KAZ) First Meeting

COURT 17 [24] (ITA) vs (AUS) First Meeting

DAY SIX FAST FACTS

 No. 2 and three-time US Open champion Rafael Nadal and No. 6 Alexander Zverev are the two highest seeds remaining in the bottom half of the draw. They are two wins away from meeting in the quarter-finals.

 Nadal is looking to reach the 4R-better in his 13th straight tournament played. Nadal is 10-2 in 3R matches in Flushing Meadows (l. to Fognini in 2015 and Blake in 2005).

 Three players in action – Alexander Bublik, [Q] Hyeon Chung and Zverev have won their first two matches in five sets. Seven of the 16 players on the schedule – Pablo Andujar, Aljaz Bedene, [24] Matteo Berrettini, Bublik, Chung, Alexei Popyrin and Tennys Sandgren, - are appearing in the 3R for the first time at the US Open.

 Top 10 Records o Hyeon Chung: 1-13 overall and 1-4 at Grand Slam events (d. No. 4 Zverev in ’18 Aust. Open 3R) o Aljaz Bedene: 1-19 overall (d. No. 7 Anderson in ’18 Rome 2R) and 0-6 in Grand Slam events

 Grand Slam 4R Appearances…Players in bottom half of the draw looking to reach the 4R o Rafael Nadal 35 (10 at US Open: 2010, 2013, 2017 Champion; 2011 Finalist; 2008-09, ’18 SF; 2006 QF; 2007, 2016 4R) o Marin Cilic 22 (5 at US Open: 2014 Champion; 2015 SF; 2009, 2012, 2018 QF) o Gael Monfils 17 (5 at US Open: 2016 SF; 2010, 2014 QF; 2008-09 4R) o John Isner 10 (4 at US Open: 2011, 2018 QF; 2009, 2015 4R) o Nick Kyrgios 5 (2014 Wimbledon QF, 2015-16 4R; 2015 Aust. Open QF, 2018 4R) o Alexander Zverev 4 (2018-19 Roland Garros QF, 2017 Wimbledon 4R; 2019 Aust. Open 4R) o Diego Schwartzman 3 (2017 US Open QF; 2018 Roland Garros QF, 2018 Aust. Open 4R) o Tennys Sandgren 2 (2018 Aust. Open QF; 2019 Wimbledon 4R) o Matteo Berrettini 1 (2019 Wimbledon) o Hyeon Chung 1 (2018 Aust. Open SF) o Andrey Rublev 1 (2017 US Open QF) o Denis Shapovalov 1 (2017 US Open) o Pablo Andujar 0 o Aljaz Bedene 0 o Alexander Bublik 0 o Alexei Popyrin 0

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MEN’S SINGLES 3R MATCHES (SHOW COURTS)

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM

[Q] Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 2-0 17 Barcelona () Clay QF Rafael Nadal 7-6(1) 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3

HYEON CHUNG vs RAFAEL NADAL 23 (5/19/96) Age (Birthdate) 33 (6/3/86) No. 170 (No. 19 on 4/2/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 2 (No. 1 on 8/18/08) Suwon, South Korea Birthplace Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Suwon, South Korea Residence Manacor, Mallorca, Spain 3-4 (3-4) 2019 Record (on hard) 42-6 (16-2) 83-65 (65-49) Career Record (on hard) 961-196 (452-131) 0 / 0 2019 Titles / Career Titles 3 / 83 14-10 Career Grand Slam Record 266-38 5-3 (2019 3rd Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 59-11 (2010, 2013, 2017 Champion) 6-2 (3-0) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 21-12 (0-0) 2 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 3 22-35 (1-5) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 233-150 (7-4) $3,403,408 Career Prize Money $111,328,858 Coach Carlos Moya,

HYEON CHUNG

2019 US Open 2R: d. [32] 1-6 2-6 7-5 6-3 7-6(3)….Saves 1 MP and rallies from 0-2 sets for 2nd time in career 1R: d. [WC] 3-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2…Wins 1R 5-setter for 2nd time this season (Aust. Open, d. Klahn)

2019 in Review • Did not lose more than 3 games in a set to qualify for US Open (d. Ofner, Napolitano and M. Ymer). Then beat [WC] Escobedo in 5 sets in 1R on Tuesday and followed with another 5-set win over [32] Verdasco. • Earned 1st win of career from 2 sets down at (d. Klahn, l. to Herbert in 2R). • Lost openers at Pune (l. to Gulbis in 2R), Auckland (l. to Statham in 1R) and Rotterdam (l. to Basilashvili in 1R). • 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).

Career Highlights > Broke into Top 20 and achieved career-high No. 19 on 2 April 2018. Passed Nishikori in ATP Rankings on 19 March 2018 to end Japanese player’s 7-year reign as No. 1 Asian. Peaked at No. 7 in juniors on 14 January 2013. > Went 5-0 and defeated No. 1 seed Rublev twice, including in final, to capture 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals title. Reached 11 QFs-or-better in 2018, but still seeking 1st tour-level final of career. > Earned biggest win of career over No. 4 A. Zverev and upset former champion Djokovic en route to SF. Became 1st South Korean to reach Grand Slam QF and SF. > Also became 1st South Korean to reach an ATP Masters 1000 QF, doing so back-to-back at Indian Wells and Miami in 2018. > Won 70+ percent of matches on ATP Challenger Tour (84-27) and ITF Junior Circuit (84-32). Defeated Kyrgios and Coric en route to 2013 Wimbledon boys' singles final.

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RAFAEL NADAL

2019 US Open 2R: vs [WC] Walkover (shoulder)….First time Nadal receives W/O in his career in a Grand Slam event 1R: d. 6-3 6-2 6-2…………………………..Improves to 15-0 in 1R matches at US Open

2019 Highlights W (3): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d Djokovic); Roland Garros (d Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (d Medvedev) F (1): Australian Open (l Djokovic) SF (5): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (W/O vs Federer); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Fognini); Barcelona (l Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 (l Tsitsipas); Wimbledon (l Federer)

2019 in Review • Captured 12th Roland Garros and 18th Grand Slam title overall (d. Federer and Thiem). Improved to 24-0 in Roland Garros SFs and finals, 93-2 overall at Roland Garros and 118-2 in best-of-5-set matches on clay. • Became 1st men’s or women’s player to win a Grand Slam event 12 times. Margaret Court won Aus. Open 11 times. • At age 33, became oldest Roland Garros champion since 34-year-old Gimeno in 1972. • Captured ATP Masters 1000 titles at Rome (d. No. 1 Djokovic) and Montreal (d. Medvedev). • Now owns ATP Masters 1000 records for titles (35), finals (51) and wins (381). • Set an Open Era record by winning title for 16th straight season (2004-19) -- breaking tie with Federer (2001-15). • Ranked in Top 10 for 750 consecutive weeks (25 April 2005-9 September 2019) -- surpassing Federer’s longest run from 2002-16. Connors holds record of 789 consecutive weeks in Top 10 (23 August 1973-3 October 1988). • Did not drop a set en route to 5th Australian Open final. Did not win a set for 1st time in 26 Grand Slam finals (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Defeated #NextGenATP players de Minaur in 3R, Tiafoe in QF and Tsitsipas in SF. • Five weeks after defeating Federer in Roland Garros SF, lost to him in Wimbledon SF. Owns 24-16 H2H lead. • Squandered 3 MPs and lost 3rd-set TB to eventual champion Kyrgios in Acapulco 2R. • Conceded walkover in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF vs. Federer due to right knee injury. Withdrew from Brisbane (thigh strain), ATP Masters 1000 Miami (right knee) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (fatigue).

Career Highlights > Finished 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2017 as World No. 1. Ranks 6th all-time with 196 total weeks at No. 1. Spent 750 consecutive weeks in Top 10 since 25 April 2005, including record 160 straight weeks at No. 2 before passing Federer for No. 1 on 18 August 2008. > Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in 15 straight seasons (2005-19). Made 8 appearances and still seeking 1st year-end title after finishing as runner-up in 2010 and 2013. Owns only 1 indoor hard-court title (2005 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid). > Captured 83 titles, including unprecedented 12 at Roland Garros, 11 at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo and 11 at Barcelona. Greatest of all time on clay with 59 titles and .918-win percentage (436-39). Owns 118-2 record in best-of-5- set matches on clay (.983). Enjoyed record win streaks on a single surface of 81 matches (2005-07) and 50 sets (2017- 18). Boasts most ATP Masters 1000 titles of all time with 35. Only player to sweep Roland Garros and all 3 clay-court ATP Masters 1000 events in a single season (2010). > Second all-time with 18 titles and 26 finals at Grand Slams, trailing only Federer’s 20 titles and 31 finals. As 24-year-old at 2010 US Open, became youngest man in Open Era to complete career Grand Slam. One of 3 men to win a Grand Slam title in teens, 20s and 30s (also Sampras, Rosewall). Captured 1st of 12 Roland Garros titles as 19-year-old in 2005 and remains youngest Grand Slam champion since Chang, 17, at 1989 Roland Garros. Earned 900th win of career in 2018 Roland Garros 3R en route to title (d. Gasquet). > Won Olympic gold medals in singles at 2008 Beijing and doubles at 2016 Rio w/M. Lopez. One of 2 men to win all 4 Grand Slams and Olympic gold medal in singles (also Agassi). Led Spain to titles in 2004, 2009 and 2011. Owns all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since 2005.

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Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs [28] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Kyrgios Leads 1-0 18 (Russia) Hard R32 Nick Kyrgios 6-3 4-6 6-4

ANDREY RUBLEV vs NICK KYRGIOS 21 (10/20/97) Age (Birthdate) 24 (4/27/95) No. 43 (No. 31 on 2/19/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 30 (No. 13 on 10/24/16) Moscow, Russia Birthplace Canberra, Australia Moscow, Russia Residence Nassau, Bahamas 21-13 (15-9) 2019 Record (on hard) 21-12 (18-7) 74-73 (55-54) Career Record (on hard) 153-89 (106-54) 0 / 1 2019 Titles / Career Titles 2 / 6 11-9 Career Grand Slam Record 37-23 6-3 (2017 Quarter-final) US Open Record (Best Result) 8-6 (2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 3rd RD) 2-3 (0-0) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 6-2 (1-0) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 25-36 (7-7) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 105-71 (18-8) $3,618,537 Career Prize Money $7,818,143 Coach

ANDREY RUBLEV

2019 US Open 2R: d. 6-2 Ret. (back)…………………. Advances to 3R for 3rd time in a Grand Slam event in career 1R: d. [8] 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(7) 7-5…Earns his 3rd Top 10 win of the season (had 1 from 2015-18)

2019 Highlights F (1): Hamburg (l Basilashvili) QF (3): Marseille (l Kukushkin); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Medvedev); Winston-Salem (l Shapovalov)

2019 in Review • No. 3 Russian collected his 3rd Top 10 win since July over No. 8 Tsitsipas in 1R on Tuesday to improve to 3-1 on the season (was 1-9 vs. Top 10 opponents from 2015-18). • Advanced to 3rd ATP Tour final of career at Hamburg (d. Thiem in QF, l. to Basilashvili). • Earned biggest career win over No. 3 Federer in 62 minutes to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Cincinnati as Q (l. to eventual champion Medvedev). Quickest loss by Federer since 2003 Sydney 1R (l. to Squillari in 54 minutes). • Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (l. to Shapovalov in 3R) and Monte-Carlo (l. to eventual champion Fognini in 1R). Reached ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R as LL (l. to Khachanov). • Did not drop a set en route to Indian Wells, USA Challenger final (l. to Edmund). • Teamed with Donskoy in Russia’s 3-1 Davis Cup win over (l. to Kym/Laaksonen in 3rd-set TB). • Withdrew from Roland Garros and Stuttgart qualifying due to wrist injury.

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high ranking 12 times and broke into Top 150, Top 100 and Top 50 during 2017 season. Peaked at No. 31 on 19 February 2018 and posted 20+ wins in both 2017 and 2018. Earned 1st ranking point at age 15 on 15 July 2013 after reaching Haskovo, BUL Futures QF. > Went 3-2 at Next Gen ATP Finals in both 2017 and 2018. Runner-up as No. 1 seed in 2017 before finishing 3rd in 2018. > Enjoyed 1st ATP Tour SF, final and title at 2017 Umag as LL. Saved 1 MP vs. Pella to reach 2nd final at 2018 Doha and beat No. 4 Thiem en route to 3rd final at 2019 Hamburg. Playing in hometown, won 1st doubles title at 2015 Moscow w/Tursunov as 18-year-old WC. Youngest ATP doubles champion since Nadal, 17, at 2004 Chennai. Reached 2nd doubles final at 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Miami w/Khachanov. > Defeated No. 9 Dimitrov en route to 2017 US Open QF as 19-year-old. Youngest US Open quarterfinalist since Roddick, 19, in 2001. Earned biggest career win over No. 3 Federer in 62 minutes to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at 2019 Cincinnati as Q. Quickest loss by Federer since 2003 Sydney.

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> Finished 2014 as World No. 1 junior. Posted 109-38 record on ITF Junior Circuit with wins over future Top 35 ATP players Chung, Djere, Fritz, Tsitsipas and A. Zverev. Won 2014 Roland Garros boys' singles title and reached 2014 Wimbledon boys' doubles final w/Kozlov.

NICK KYRGIOS

2019 US Open 2R: d. [WC] Antoine Hoang 6-4 6-2 6-4…Advances to 3R for 4th time (2014, ’16, ’18-19) and trying to reach 4R for 1st time 1R: d. 6-3 7-6(1) 6-4 ……24 aces (53 winners overall) and converts 4 of 7 break points

2019 Highlights W (2): Acapulco (d A. Zverev); Washington (d Medvedev)

2019 in Review • Won ATP 500 titles at Acapulco (d. A. Zverev) and Washington (d. Medvedev). Owns 5-2 record vs. Top 10 in 2019. • Saved 3 MPs vs. Nadal in Acapulco 2R and 1 MP vs. Tsitsipas in Washington SF. • Hit 44 aces to beat Harrison in Brisbane 1R -- 2nd-most ever recorded in Best-of-3-set match (l. to Chardy in 2R). • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R-or-better for 4th straight year (l. to Coric in 4R). • Fell to No. 72 in ATP Rankings on 25 February -- lowest since No. 144 on 30 June 2014. • Teamed with Tsitsipas and lost to World No. 1 Cabal/Farah in Washington 1R and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 1R. • Withdrew from Rotterdam and due to knee injury, as well as Roland Garros due to illness.

Career Highlights > Ended 2016 at career-high No. 13, finishing season as youngest player in Top 20 at age 21. Broke into Top 50 as 19- year-old on 5 January 2015. Earned 1st ATP ranking point at age 16 on 9 April 2012 after qualifying and winning a round at Kofu, JPN Futures. > Saved 3 MPs vs. No. 2 Nadal en route to 2019 Acapulco title and 1 MP vs. Tsitsipas en route to 2019 Washington title. Won career-high 3 titles and 39 matches in 2016. One of 2 men to win 1st meeting with Djokovic, Nadal and Federer (also Hewitt). Owns 20 victories overall vs. Top 10 opponents. > Upset No. 1 Nadal and saved 9 MPs vs. Gasquet en route to 2014 Wimbledon QF as 19-year-old WC ranked 144th. Youngest player to beat No. 1 at a Grand Slam since Nadal at 2005 Roland Garros and lowest-ranked since No. 193 Olhovskiy at 1992 Wimbledon. Also reached QF at age 19. Youngest Australian Open quarter- finalist since Cherkasov in 1990. > Beat No. 2 Nadal en route to biggest career final at 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati. Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Miami SFs in 2016 and 2017. Defeated No. 2 Federer in 3 TBs at 2015 Madrid and upset No. 2 Djokovic for 2nd time in 2 weeks at 2017 Indian Wells. > Became World No. 1 junior on 21 January 2013. Defeated Kokkinakis for 2013 Australian Open boys' singles title. Won boys' doubles titles at 2012 Roland Garros w/A. Harris, 2012 Wimbledon w/A. Harris and 2013 Wimbledon w/Kokkinakis.

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LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM

[6] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Zverev Leads 3-0 17 Montpellier (France) Hard R16 Alexander Zverev 7-5 3-6 6-4 17 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Alexander Zverev 4-0 ret 19 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Alexander Zverev 6-4 6-1 6-4

ALEXANDER ZVEREV vs ALJAZ BEDENE 22 (4/20/97) Age (Birthdate) 30 (7/18/89) No. 6 (No. 3 on 11/6/17) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 80 (No. 43 on 2/19/18) Hamburg, Birthplace Ljubljana, Slovenia Monte Carlo, Monaco Residence London, England 32-17 (14-6) 2019 Record (on hard) 12-13 (2-3) 211-106 (113-60) Career Record (on hard) 103-119 (41-51) 1 / 11 2019 Titles / Career Titles 0 / 0 31-17 Career Grand Slam Record 10-25 6-4 (2018-19 3rd Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 3-5 (2019 3rd Round) 13-6 (5-0) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 4-2 (1-0) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1 78-56 (12-9) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 52-48 (7-6) $17,634,291 Career Prize Money $3,374,793 Alexander Zverev Sr. Coach Gorazd Gavrilov

ALEXANDER ZVEREV

2019 US Open 2R: d. 6-3 3-6 6-2 2-6 6-3…Improves to 5-0 in 5-sets this season and 10-2 in 2018-19 (most played) 1R: d. 6-1 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-2……..Has 4-1 career record in 1R 5-set matches in Grand Slam events (since 2015)

2019 Highlights W (1): Geneva (d Jarry) F (1): Acapulco (l Kyrgios) SF (1): Hamburg (l Basilashvili) QF (5): Munich (l Garin); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Tsitsipas); Roland Garros (l Djokovic); Halle (l Goffin); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l Khachanov)

2019 in Review • Saved 2 championship points vs. Jarry to win 11th ATP Tour title of career at Geneva. • Finished as Acapulco singles runner-up (l. to Kyrgios) and doubles champion w/M. Zverev (d. Krajicek/Sitak). • Reached Roland Garros QF for 2nd time (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and Australian Open 4R for 1st time (l. to Raonic). • One of 5 men under 23 to reach Australian Open 4R -- most at a Grand Slam since 2009 Roland Garros (5). • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Madrid (d. Ferrer in 2R, l. to Tsitsipas) and Montreal (l. to Khachanov). • Blew 1 MP vs. Jarry in Barcelona 2R, 2 MPs vs. Garin in Munich QF and 2 MPs vs. Basilashvili in Hamburg SF. • Won 2nd and 4th rubber of Germany’s 5-0 win over Hungary in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Nagy and Borsos). • Withdrew from Rotterdam due to ankle injury.

Career Highlights > Reached career-high No. 3 on 6 November 2017. Achieved new career-high ranking 8 times in 2017 and 14 times in 2016. Youngest player in year-end 2018 Top 10, 2017 Top 20, 2016 Top 50, 2015 Top 100 and 2014 Top 200. > Captured biggest title of career at 2018 Nitto ATP Finals (d. No. 1 Djokovic for biggest career win). First German to win title since Becker in 1995. Also qualified in 2017 (1-2 in RR). > Beat Wawrinka at age 19 for 1st of 11 titles at 2016 St. Petersburg, becoming youngest ATP Tour champion since Nishikori, 18, at 2008 Delray Beach. Won singles and doubles titles w/M. Zverev at 2017 Montpellier -- 1st brothers to sweep titles since Murrays at 2011 Tokyo. Rallied from 2-sets-to-1 down in 3 straight matches to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at 2018 Roland Garros.

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> From May 2017 to November 2018, became youngest Top 3 player, Nitto ATP Finals champion and ATP Masters 1000 champion since Djokovic in 2007-08. Only active player besides Big Four to win 3+ ATP Masters 1000 titles (2017 Rome, 2017 Montreal, 2018 Madrid). Fought off 3 MPs vs. Gasquet before beating Federer for 2017 Montreal title. Saved 1/1 BP en route to 2018 Madrid title -- fewest BPs faced by an ATP Masters 1000 champ since stats started being kept in 1991. > Finished 2013 as No. 1 junior. Went 96-35 on ITF Junior Circuit, including wins over future Top 50 ATP players Chung, Djere, Edmund, Fritz, Norrie and Rublev. Ended junior career at age 16 by winning 2014 Australian Open boys' singles title. Also reached 2013 Roland Garros boys' singles final.

ALJAZ BEDENE

2019 US Open 2R: d. [29] Benoit Paire 4-6 6-7(3) 62 2-6 6-3 ..Rallies from 0-2 sets deficit for 1st time to reach 3R at USO for 1st time 1R: d. Jozef Kovalik 6-3 6-4 7-5……………….Wins 1st US Open match since 2015 (and 2nd overall)

2019 Highlights SF (1): Rio de Janeiro (W/O vs Djere) QF (2): Cordoba (l Cuevas); Umag (l Lajovic)

2019 in Review • Defeated Cecchinato en route to Rio de Janeiro SF (W/O vs. Djere due to right leg injury). • Advanced to QFs at Cordoba (d. Fognini, l. to Cuevas) and Umag (l. to eventual champion Lajovic). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Albot in 1R) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to Raonic in 2R). • Lost in 1R at Australian Open (l. to A. Zverev), Roland Garros (l. to Coric) and Wimbledon (l. to Berrettini). • Captured 16th ATP Challenger Tour title at Portoroz, SLO (d. Durasovic). Won 25 straight Challenger matches overall. • Withdrew from Dubai and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells due to right leg injury.

Career Highlights > After finishing 2015 and 2017 in Top 50, achieved career-high No. 43 on 19 February 2018 following run to Buenos Aires final. Ranked in Top 200 each week since 31 October 2011. > Earned career-high 21 tour-level victories in 2018. Won 16 straight ATP main draw, ATP qualifying and Challenger matches on European clay courts in April 2017. Owns 1-19 record vs. Top 10 opponents with biggest win of career over No. 7 Anderson in 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R. > Three-time ATP Tour finalist, finishing runner-up at 2015 Chennai as Q, 2017 Budapest as Q and 2018 Buenos Aires. Did not win a set in any of 3 finals. > Advanced to Grand Slam 3R at 2016 Roland Garros , 2017 Wimbledon and 2019 US Open. Snapped 8-match losing streak at Grand Slams to begin career by beating Stepanek in 5 sets at 2015 Wimbledon. Reached 2007 Roland Garros boys' doubles SF w/A. Martin. > Boasts 16-2 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals, winning most recent title on home soil at 2019 Portoroz, SLO. Owns 136-37 Challenger record with 25-match win streak and wins over past or present Top 10 players Baghdatis, Carreno Busta, Dimitrov, Goffin and Thiem.

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[13] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) First Meeting

GAEL MONFILS vs DENIS SHAPOVALOV 32 (9/1/86) Age (Birthdate) 20 (4/15/99) No. 13 (No. 6 on 11/7/16) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 33 (No. 20 on 4/1/19) Paris, France Birthplace , Israel Switzerland Residence Nassau, Bahamas 28-11 (21-4) 2019 Record (on hard) 22-19 (18-10) 468-263 (293-150) Career Record (on hard) 71-63 (56-42) 1 / 8 2019 Titles / Career Titles 0 / 0 105-50 Career Grand Slam Record 12-9 27-12 (2016 Semi-final) US Open Record (Best Result) 7-2 (2017 4th Round) 16-15 (0-1) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 3-2 (0-0) 2 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1 187-139 (10-10) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 34-37 (10-9) $16,711,980 Career Prize Money $3,464,561 Liam Smith Coach Tessa Shapovalova,

GAEL MONFILS

2019 US Open 2R: d. 6-3 6-2 6-2……………….Lone Frenchman remaining in 3R (fewest at US Open since 2003) 1R: d. Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-6(2) 6-4 6-3…Improves to 11-2 in 1R matches at US Open

2019 Highlights W (1): Rotterdam (d Wawrinka) SF (3): Sofia (l Medvedev); Dubai (l Tsitsipas); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (W/O vs Nadal) QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (W/O vs Thiem); Estoril (l Davidovich Fokina)

2019 in Review • Captured 8th ATP Tour title at Rotterdam (d. Wawrinka). Reached at least 1 final in 15 straight years (2005-19). • Advanced to SFs at Sofia (l. to Medvedev) and Dubai (l. to Tsitsipas in 3rd-set TB). • Reached Roland Garros 4R-or-better for 8th time (l. to Thiem in 4R). • Blew 2 MPs vs Federer in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 3R. Saved 1 MP vs Johnson in Stuttgart 1R (l. to Kudla in 2R). • Started season career-best 15-3 before conceding walkover to Thiem in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells QF due to left ankle injury. Also conceded walkover to Nadal in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal SF due to ankle sprain. • Retired in Wimbledon 1R vs. Humbert and withdrew from Miami, Monte-Carlo and Washington (left ankle). • Withdrew earlier this season from Auckland due to right leg injury and Marseille due to wrist injury.

Career Highlights > Finished in Top 10 for 1st time in 2016 after achieving career-high No. 6 on 7 November 2016. Earned 20+ wins in 14 of last 15 years (2005-11, 2013-19) and ended 13 years in Top 50 (2005-11 and 2013-18). Finished 2004 season as World No. 1 junior. > Qualified for 2016 Nitto ATP Finals, falling to Raonic and Thiem before withdrawing (rib). > Owns 8-21 record in finals, reaching a final in 15 straight seasons (2005-19). Captured ATP 500 titles at 2016 Washington and 2019 Rotterdam. Reached ATP Masters 1000 finals at 2009 Paris, 2010 Paris and 2016 Monte-Carlo. Earned biggest win of career in 2009 Doha QF (d. No. 1 Nadal) and 400th win in 2017 Roland Garros 1R (d. Brown). > Advanced to Grand Slam SFs at 2008 Roland Garros and 2016 US Open. Reached 6 other Grand Slam QFs, including 2014 US Open, squandering 2 MPs vs. Federer. Won boys' singles titles in 2004 at Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon (l. to Troicki in US Open 3R). > Defeated Tipsarevic in 2010 Davis Cup final and Federer in 2014 Davis Cup final, but France lost both ties. Did not play on 2017 team that won Davis Cup title.

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DENIS SHAPOVALOV

2019 US Open 2R: d. 6-4 7-6(2) 6-2………..Advances to 3R at US Open for 3rd year in a row (best result 4R in 2017) 1R: d. [18] Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1 6-1 6-4…Earns win over countryman/friend in 1R for 2nd straight year

2019 Highlights SF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Federer); Winston-Salem (l Hurkacz) QF (3): Montpellier (l Herbert); Rotterdam (l Wawrinka); Lyon (l Paire)

2019 in Review • No. 3 Canadian opened with 1R win over countryman [18] Auger-Aliassime for second straight year. • Reached 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. • Fell in QFs at Montpellier (l. to Herbert), Rotterdam (l. to Wawrinka) and Lyon (l. to eventual champion Paire). • Advanced to Australian Open 3R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 4 sets). • One of 3 teens to reach Aus. Open 3R (also de Minaur, Popyrin) -- 1st time at a Grand Slam since 2008 US Open. • Ended 5-match singles losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (d. Herbert, l. to Thiem in 2R). • 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). • Withdrew from Washington due to shoulder injury.

Career Highlights > Achieved new career-high ranking 11 times in 2017 and 11 times in 2018 before peaking at No. 20 on 1 April 2019. Became No. 1 Canadian by passing Raonic on 21 May 2018. Broke into Top 200, Top 100 and Top 50 in 2017. As an 18- year-old on 9 October 2017, became youngest Top 50 player since Nadal, 18, on 1 November 2004. > Competed at inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in 2017 (d. Quinzi, l. to Chung and Rublev in RR). Qualified and did not play in 2018. > Saved 4 MPs vs. Dutra Silva, defeated Del Potro and upset No. 2 Nadal en route to 2017 Montreal SF as 143rd-ranked WC. Youngest ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finalist and semi-finalist since series started in 1990. Lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 semi-finalist since No. 191 Pavel at 2003 Paris. Also reached 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid SF to become youngest quarter-finalist and semi-finalist in tournament history (since 2002). Joined fellow Canadian teenager Auger-Aliassime in 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF. > Defeated Tsonga en route to 2017 US Open 4R as Q. Youngest player to reach 4R at US Open since Chang, 17, in 1989 and at any Grand Slam event since Safin, 18, at 1998 Roland Garros. > Went 86-32 on ITF Junior Circuit, peaking at No. 2 on 11 July 2016. Ended junior career by rallying from a set down to beat both Tsitsipas and de Minaur and win 2016 Wimbledon boys' singles title. Won 2015 US Open boys' doubles title and reached 2016 Wimbledon boys' doubles final w/Auger-Aliassime.

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GRANDSTAND

[14] John Isner (USA) vs [22] Marin Cilic (CRO) Cilic Leads 8-3 11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Marin Cilic 4-6 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(2) 9-7 12 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Marin Cilic 7-6(4) 7-6(3) 13 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Marin Cilic 6-3 7-6(3) 14 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard SF Marin Cilic 7-6(5) 6-3 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Marin Cilic 7-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-7(4) 12-10 16 Davis Cup QF (U.S.A.) Hard RR Marin Cilic 7-6(9) 6-3 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard SF John Isner 6-4 6-3 17 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF John Isner 7-6(3) 2-6 7-6(2) 17 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Marin Cilic 7-5 6-3 18 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 John Isner 7-6(0) 6-3 18 Nitto ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Marin Cilic 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4

JOHN ISNER vs MARIN CILIC 34 (4/26/85) Age (Birthdate) 30 (9/28/88) No. 14 (No. 8 on 7/16/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 23 (No. 3 on 1/29/18) Greensboro, NC, USA Birthplace Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina Dallas, TX, USA Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco 25-12 (20-11) 2019 Record (on hard) 17-13 (10-7) 419-257 (301-175) Career Record (on hard) 497-265 (305-157) 1 / 15 2019 Titles / Career Titles 0 / 18 76-44 Career Grand Slam Record 118-45 30-12 (2011, 2018 Quarter-finals) US Open Record (Best Result) 35-9 (2014 Champion) 11-19 (0-1) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 30-17 (1-2) 2 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 7 424-269 (26-16) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 197-168 (12-7) $18,234,716 Career Prize Money $27,022,364 David Macpherson Coach , Ivan Cinkus

JOHN ISNER

2019 US Open 2R: d. Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5)……...22 aces and improves to 12-0 in 2R matches at US Open 1R: d. [Q] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3 6-4 6-4….29 aces and improves to 12-1 in 1R matches at US Open

2019 Highlights W (1): Newport (d Bublik); F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Federer) SF (3): New York (l Opelka); Delray Beach (l Evans); Acapulco (l Kyrgios)

2019 in Review • 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). • Lost 3-set SFs in 3 straight weeks at New York (l. to Opelka after holding 6 MPs), Delray Beach as WC (l. to Evans) and Acapulco (l. to Kyrgios). Hit 38 aces and was aced 43 times vs. Opelka -- most combined aces in Best-of-3-set match since stats started being tracked in 1991. • Beat Mannarino for 400th win in Acapulco 1R. Ended 6-match losing streak by beating Tomic in New York 2R. • Squandered 1 MP vs. Carreno Busta in ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 2R. • Broke left foot in 2nd set of ATP Masters 1000 Miami final and did not play in April, May and June.

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Career Highlights > Earned 30+ wins and finished 9 straight seasons in Top 20 (2010-18). Achieved career-high No. 8 on 16 July 2018 after Wimbledon SF run. Tallest Top 10 player in history at 2.08m/6-foot-10. > Owns 15 ATP Tour titles, including 5 in Atlanta, 4 in Newport and 2 in Winston-Salem (all tournament records). Posted 1st 5 wins all in 3rd-set TBs to reach 2007 Washington final. Earned 400th career win over Mannarino in 2019 Acapulco 1R. Hit 10,000th ace in 2018 Houston QF, becoming 4th player to reach milestone since 1991 (also Ivanisevic, Karlovic, Federer). > Saved 2 MPs vs. Bemelmans en route to 1st Grand Slam SF at 2018 Wimbledon, losing to Anderson 26-24 in 5th after 6h36m. In 2010 Wimbledon 1R, won longest match ever over Mahut 70-68 in 5th after 11h5m. Hit record 113 aces over 3 days. Did not hit an ace in next round (l. to de Bakker 6-0 6-3 6-2). > Won biggest career title at 2018 Miami. Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion in history at age 32 and lowest-ranked Miami champion at No. 17 since No. 18 Courier in 1991. Returned to Miami final in 2019. > Beat No. 1 Djokovic en route to ATP Masters 1000 finals at 2012 Indian Wells and 2013 Cincinnati. Also reached 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Paris final. Won 3 ATP Masters 1000 doubles titles, including 2016 Shanghai and 2018 Indian Wells w/Sock.

MARIN CILIC

2019 US Open 2R: d. [PR] Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-3..Advanced to 3R for 10th time in 11 attempts (8th consecutive) 1R: d. Martin Klizan 6-3 6-2 7-6(6)………………..Improves to 11-0 in 1R at US Open (14th straight 1R win in Slam event)

2019 Highlights QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (W/O vs Djokovic); Washington (l Medvedev)

2019 in Review • Saved 4 MPs vs. Klizan in 1R en route to ATP Masters 1000 Madrid QF (W/O vs. No. 1 Djokovic - gastroenteritis). Also advanced to Washington QF (d. Auger-Aliassime, l. to Medvedev), his best results of the season. • Closing in on 500 career wins (497) and would reach the milestone if he reaches the semi-finals. • Rallied from 2 sets down and saved 2 MPs vs. Verdasco to reach Australian Open 4R (l. to Bautista Agut in 5 sets). • Owns 30 wins in 5th sets – tied with Djokovic and Federer for most among active players. • Squandered 1 MP vs. Cuevas in Budapest 2R. • Fell to No. 23 in ATP Rankings on 19 August – lowest since No. 29 on 30 June 2014. • Withdrew from Pune and Rotterdam due to right knee injury.

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 3 on 29 January 2018 after reaching Australian Open final. Ended 4 of last 5 seasons in Top 10 (2014, 2016-18). Broke into Top 10 on 1 February 2010 after run to Australian Open SF. Became No. 1 junior on 2 January 2006. > Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in 2014 and 2016-18. Owns 2-10 tournament record. > Won a title in 11 straight years (2008-18), including 2014 US Open. Earned only win in 10 meetings with Federer, then beat Nishikori for 1st Grand Slam title and 300th career win. Fell to Federer in finals at 2017 Wimbledon and 2018 Australian Open. Captured 2005 Roland Garros boys' singles title. > Won 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at 2016 Cincinnati. Also reached ATP Masters 1000 SFs at 2016 Paris, 2017 Shanghai, 2018 Rome and 2018 Cincinnati. Beat No. 1 Djokovic in 2016 Paris QF and No. 1 Nadal in 2018 Australian Open QF. > Clinched 2018 Davis Cup title for with wins over Tsonga and Pouille in final (CRO d. FRA 3-1). Went 2-1 in 2016 final, but fell to Del Potro after leading by 2 sets (ARG d. CRO 3-2). Owns 30 wins in 5th sets – tied with Djokovic and Federer for most among active players.

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[20] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs Tennys Sandgren (USA) First Meeting

DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN vs TENNYS SANDGREN 27 (8/16/92) Age (Birthdate) 28 (7/22/91) No. 21 (No. 11 on 6/11/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 72 (No. 41 on 1/14/19) Buenos Aires, Argentina Birthplace Gallatin, TN, USA Buenos Aires, Argentina Residence Gallatin, TN, USA 32-18 (15-7) 2019 Record (on hard) 13-15 (8-10) 135-120 (62-52) Career Record (on hard) 31-41 (19-22) 1 / 3 2019 Titles / Career Titles 1 / 1 27-21 Career Grand Slam Record 10-9 9-5 (2017 Quarter-final) US Open Record (Best Result) 3-2 (2019 3rd Round) 5-4 (2-1) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 3-0 (2-0) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1 34-46 (10-7) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 19-28 (8-14) $6,604,975 Career Prize Money $1,937,788 , Leonardo Olguin Coach

DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN

2019 US Open 2R: d. [Q] 6-4 6-2 6-0…Advances to 3R for 7th time in past 9 Grand Slam events (3rd in row US Open) 1R: d. 6-3 7-6(6) 6-0………Won 9th straight 1R in a Grand Slam tourney (8 1R losses in previous 13 events)

2019 Highlights W (1): Los Cabos (d Fritz) F (1): Buenos Aires (l Cecchinato) SF (2): Sydney (l Seppi); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Djokovic) QF (2): Cordoba (l Pella); London/Queen's Club (l Medvedev)

2019 in Review • Captured 3rd ATP Tour title of career at Los Cabos (d. Fritz). Earned 30+ wins in 3 straight seasons. • Saved 1 MP vs. 2-time champion Thiem to reach final in hometown of Buenos Aires (l. to Cecchinato). • Beat No. 6 Nishikori for biggest win of career and to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Rome (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Defeated fellow 5-foot-7 player Nishioka in Sydney QF (l. to Seppi in SF), Barcelona 1R as Q (l. to Thiem in 2R) and ATP Masters 1000 Rome 1R. Shortest matches since 5-foot-8 Lisnard vs. 5-foot-6 O. Rochus in 2011 US Open 1R. • Advanced to London/Queen’s Club QF (d. Cilic, l. to Medvedev). Squandered 3 MPs vs. Berrettini in Wimbledon 3R. • Reached doubles finals w/Thiem at Buenos Aires (l. to M. Gonzalez/Zeballos) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Rojer/Tecau). Also advanced to Roland Garros doubles SF w/Pella (l. to Krawietz/Mies). • Retired in Rio de Janeiro 1R vs. Cuevas due to right leg injury.

Career Highlights > Achieved new career-high ranking 9 times in 2017 and 8 times in 2018, peaking at No. 11 on 11 June 2018. Highest- ranked player to stand 5-foot-7 or shorter since 5-foot-6 Solomon was No. 10 on 27 July 1981. > Snapped 5-match losing streak with 5 straight wins at 2016 Istanbul en route to 1st ATP Tour title. Saved 1 MP to beat Dzumhur in QF before rallying from a set and 5-2 down to defeat Dimitrov in final. Added titles at 2018 Rio de Janeiro and 2019 Los Cabos. > Defeated 2014 champion Cilic en route to 1st Grand Slam QF at 2017 US Open. Shortest Grand Slam quarter-finalist since fellow 5-foot-7 South American Yzaga at 1994 US Open. Reached 2018 Roland Garros QF by rallying from 2 sets down against Anderson. Advanced to 2019 Roland Garros doubles SF with countryman Pella. > Beat No. 6 Nishikori for biggest win of career and to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at 2019 Rome. Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 QFs at 2017 Monte-Carlo and 2017 Montreal, where he saved 4 MPs vs. Thiem. Doubles runner-up at 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid w/Thiem. > Reached QF-or-better at 11 tournaments in 2017, earning career-high 39 wins. Owns 100+ victories on ATP Tour (133- 120, 3 titles) and ATP Challenger Tour (128-69, 8 titles). For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN – Day 6 Media Notes Saturday, 31 August 2019 Page 13 of 17

TENNYS SANDGREN

2019 US Open 2R: d. 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4………………Reaches 3R in a Grand Slam event for 3rd time (1st at US Open) 1R: d. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1-6 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(5) 7-5….Comes back from 0-2 set deficit for 1st time in career

2019 Highlights W (1): Auckland (d Norrie) QF (1): Newport (l Bublik)

2019 in Review • Rallied from 0-2 sets deficit for 1st time in his career to beat former World No. 5 Tsonga on Tuesday. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP Tour title at Auckland (d. Norrie). • Suffered 9-match tour-level losing streak after title. Squandered 1 MP vs. Bublik in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R. • Snapped losing streak en route to Wimbledon 4R (d. Sugita, Simon and Fognini; l. to Querrey). • Followed Wimbledon run by reaching Newport QF (l. to Bublik). • Achieved career-high No. 41 in ATP Rankings on 14 January. Fell to No. 111 on 15 April. • Qualified at Roland Garros (l. to Albot in 1R) and Eastbourne (l. to Simon in 1R). • Advanced to Sarasota, USA Challenger final (l. to Paul).

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 41 on 14 January 2019 after winning Auckland title. Broke into Top 50 on 16 April 2018 after reaching Houston final and Top 100 on 12 June 2017 following Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros. Improved year-end ranking in 4 straight seasons (2015-18). > Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP Tour title at 2019 Auckland, then went on 9-match tour-level losing streak. Advanced to 1st ATP SF and final at 2018 Houston. Qualified for 1st time in 15th try on tour and made ATP debut at 2017 Houston. > Beat Top 10 players Wawrinka and Thiem en route to 1st tour-level QF at 2018 Australian Open. As World No. 97, became lowest-ranked Australian Open quarter-finalist since No. 105 Tillstrom in 1996. Also 1st player to earn 1st Grand Slam win en route to QF since Verkerk at 2003 Roland Garros. > Owns 118-97 record on ATP Challenger Tour with titles at 2013 Champaign, USA; 2017 Tempe, USA and 2017 Savannah, USA. Boasts Challenger wins over countrymen Harrison, Johnson, Sock and Young. > Peaked at No. 9 in junior rankings on 20 April 2009. Went 70-38 on ITF Junior Circuit, including wins over future Top 50 ATP players Basilashvili, Evans, Harrison, Pospisil

First-Time ATP Champions (14): Sandgren is one of 14 first-time ATP Tour winners this season, the most first-time winners since 1999 when there were 16 (last year 13-11 in finals):

Age Tournament 19 Sydney Tennys Sandgren 27 Auckland Juan Ignacio Londero 25 Cordoba Laslo Djere 23 Rio de Janeiro 21 New York Radu Albot 28 Delray Beach 28 Sao Paulo Cristian Garin 22 Houston 30 ‘s-Hertogenbosch 21 Eastbourne 24 Antalya Nicolas Jarry 23 Bastad Dusan Lajovic 29 Umag 22 Winston-Salem

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COURT 5

Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ) First Meeting

PABLO ANDUJAR vs ALEXANDER BUBLIK 33 (1/23/86) Age (Birthdate) 22 (6/17/97) No. 70 (No. 32 on 7/13/15) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 75 (No. 71 on 7/22/19) Cuenca, Spain Birthplace Gatchina, Russia Valencia, Spain Residence Sestroretsk, Russia 12-12 (4-4) 2019 Record (on hard) 10-8 (5-4) 136-190 (34-79) Career Record (on hard) 16-17 (10-11) 0 / 4 2019 Titles / Career Titles 0 / 0 16-31 Career Grand Slam Record 4-4 5-6 (2019 3rd Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 2-0 (2019 3rd Round) 5-6 (1-0) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 2-0 (2-0) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1 43-59 (7-4) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 7-9 (6-7) $5,000,406 Career Prize Money $795,266 Carlos Calderon Coach Stanislav Bublik

PABLO ANDUJAR

2019 US Open 2R: d. Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 6-4 6-2………………Appearing in 3rd career Grand Slam 3R (2015 RG, Wimbledon) 1R: d. [30] 3-6 7-6(1) 7-5 5-7 6-2…Qualified for 17th Nitto ATP Finals by winning US Open 1R match

2019 Highlights F (1): Marrakech (l Paire) SF (1): Gstaad (l Ramos-Vinolas) QF (1): Kitzbuhel (l Thiem)

2019 in Review • Did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Marrakech final (l. to Paire). • Advanced to Gstaad SF (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Kitzbuhel QF (l. to Thiem) in consecutive weeks. • Snapped 7-match tour-level losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Karlovic, l. to Goffin in 2R). • Lost in 1R at 7 tournaments, including Pune (l. to Donskoy after holding 4 MPs). • Captured back-to-back ATP Challenger Tour titles at Marbella, ESP (d. Paire) and Alicante, ESP (d. Martinez). • Went on to win 3rd Challenger title of season and 11th of career at Prostejov, CZE (d. Ruud and Balazs). • Withdrew from Rio de Janeiro due to left abductor injury, as well as Barcelona Q and Estoril Q due to leg injury.

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 32 on 13 July 2015 after reaching Wimbledon 3R. Finished 7 seasons in Top 100 (2010-15, 2018). Unranked as recently as 9 October 2017 following 3 elbow surgeries. Broke back into Top 100 on 12 November 2018. > Owns 4-5 record in ATP Tour finals with all 9 finals on clay and 3 titles in . Captured most recent title at 2018 Marrakech as World No. 355. Became lowest-ranked champion on tour since No. 550 Hewitt at 1998 Adelaide. Defeated countryman Ferrer to reach biggest final of career on home soil at 2015 Barcelona ATP 500 event. Beat No. 6 Berdych in 2014 Valencia 1R for biggest win of career. > Reached 3R at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2015, posting 5-set wins over Kohlschreiber in Roland Garros 2R, Garcia-Lopez in Wimbledon 1R and Rosol in Wimbledon 2R. Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF and SF at 2013 Madrid with wins over Cilic, Isner and Nishikori. > Owns 11-8 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. All 19 finals have come on clay and 6 of 11 titles have come in Spain. Won back-to-back titles in 2019 at Marbella, ESP and Alicante, ESP. Boasts 181-108 Challenger record with wins over one-time Top 10 players Gaudio, Massu, J. Melzer, Puerta and Tipsarevic.

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> Peaked at No. 5 in junior rankings on 7 June 2004. Captured 2004 Roland Garros boys' doubles title with countryman Granollers. Went 67-16 in singles on ITF Junior Circuit, highlighted by 6-3 6-1 win over future ATP No. 3 Del Potro in 2003 Yucatan Cup SF.

ALEXANDER BUBLIK

2019 US Open 2R: d. 6-7(3) 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-3…Hit career-high 48 aces, 26 double faults (most DFs to win a match) 1R: d. [Q] Santiago Giraldo 2-6 6-0 7-5 3-6 6-4…Had 19 double faults (21 aces) in 1st career main draw 5-set match

2019 Highlights F (1): Newport (l Isner)

2019 in Review • No. 2 player from won 4 matches in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Tour final at Newport (l. to Isner). • Achieved career-high No. 71 in ATP Rankings on 22 July (comes in No. 75). • Qualified and saved 1 MP vs. Sandgren in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R (l. to Kyrgios in 2R). • Also qualified at London/Queen’s Club (l. to Schwartzman in 1R). • 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 3-1 in Davis Cup Qualifiers. • Retired in Winston-Salem 1R vs. Cecchinato due to heat exhaustion.

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 71 on 22 July 2019 after reaching Newport final. Broke into Top 200, Top 150 and Top 100 in 2017. Fell as low as No. 253 on 5 November 2018 before ending season with 8 wins to capture Bratislava, SVK Challenger title as Q. > Won 4 matches in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Tour final at 2019 Newport. Defeated No. 13 Bautista Agut for biggest win of career and to reach 1st ATP Tour QF at 2016 Moscow as Q. > Qualified and upset Pouille to reach 2R. Also advanced to 2R at 2019 Roland Garros. Reached 2R in ATP Masters 1000 debut at 2019 Miami Q. > Owns 6-0 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. Captured titles in 2019 at Budapest, HUN; Pau, FRA and Monterrey, MEX. > Peaked at No. 19 in junior rankings on 9 March 2015. Went 82-51 on ITF Junior Circuit, including 2-2 record against future ATP No. 5 Tsitsipas. After winning 1st 2 meetings, lost to Tsitsipas at Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2015

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COURT 17

[24] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs Alexei Popyrin (AUS) First Meeting

MATTEO BERRETTINI vs ALEXEI POPYRIN 23 (4/12/96) Age (Birthdate) 20 (8/5/99) No. 25 (No. 20 on 6/24/19) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 105 (No. 87 on 7/29/19) Rome, Italy Birthplace Sydney, Australia Monte Carlo, Monaco Residence Sydney, Australia 31-15 (7-9) 2019 Record (on hard) 11-14 (9-9) 50-35 (13-18) Career Record (on hard) 12-18 (10-13) 2 / 3 2019 Titles / Career Titles 0 / 0 9-7 Career Grand Slam Record 6-4 2-1 (2019 3rd Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 2-0 (2019 3rd Round) 2-0 (1-0) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 0-1 (0-1) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 22-18 (13-10) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 12-9 (10-8) $1,997,626 Career Prize Money $639,026 Vincenzo Santopadre, Umberto Coach Philipp Wagner Rianna

MATTEO BERRETTINI

2019 US Open 2R: d. 7-5 7-6(5) 4-6 6-1…Advanced to 3R for 3rd time in past 6 Grand Slam events 1R: d. 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-2………Improved to 5-3 in career Grand Slam 1R matches

2019 Highlights W (2): Budapest (d Krajinovic); Stuttgart (d Auger-Aliassime); F (1): Munich (l Garin) SF (2): Sofia (l Fucsovics); Halle (l Goffin)

2019 in Review • Held in all 50 of his service games to win Stuttgart title (d. Kyrgios, Khachanov, Kudla, Struff and Auger-Aliassime). • Lost 5 straight tour-level matches before winning 5 matches en route to Budapest title (d. Krajinovic). • Followed Budapest with 2nd straight final at Munich (l. to Garin in 3rd-set TB). • Has earned career-high 30 wins and achieved career-high No. 20 in ATP Rankings on 24 June. • Defeated No. 5 A. Zverev for biggest win of career in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R as WC (l. to Schwartzman in 3R). • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at Wimbledon (d. Schwartzman after saving 3 MPs, l. to Federer). • Squandered 3 MPs in Auckland 2R (l. to Mayer). • Claimed 3rd ATP Challenger Tour title of career at Phoenix, USA (d. Kukushkin). • Won Davis Cup debut over Gunneswaran to help Italy defeat India 3-1 in Qualifiers. • Withdrew from Marrakech (shoulder), Bastad (fatigue), Gstaad (ankle) and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (ankle).

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 20 on 24 June 2019 after reaching Halle SF. Broke into Top 50 on 11 February 2019 after reaching Sofia SF and Top 100 on 19 March 2018 following run to Irving, USA Challenger final. Rose nearly 300 spots in year-end rankings from No. 433 in 2016 to No. 136 in 2017. > Held in all 49 of his service games at 2018 Gstaad and all 50 of his service games at 2019 Stuttgart en route to titles. Also won 2019 Budapest singles title, 2018 Gstaad doubles title w/Bracciali and 2018 St. Petersburg doubles title w/Fognini. > Advanced to 2019 Wimbledon 4R with 5-set victory over Schwartzman. Saved 3 MPs to defeat Argentine in 4 hours, 19 minutes.

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> Qualified and defeated Troicki at 2018 Doha for 1st ATP Tour win. Enjoyed 1st ATP Masters 1000 win over Tiafoe in 2018 Rome 1R as WC. Avenged loss to A. Zverev in 2018 Rome 2R, by beating World No. 5 for biggest win of career in 2019 Rome 2R. > Earned 19 tour-level wins in 2018 and 29 tour-level wins in 2019. Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at 2017 San Benedetto, ITA; 2018 Bergamo, ITA and 2019 Phoenix, USA.

ALEXEI POPYRIN

2019 US Open 2R: d. 2-6 7-5 6-3 6-2…Advanced to 3R in 2nd Grand Slam event (Aust. Open) 1R: d. 6-1 7-5 7-6(5)..…Went 4-0 in 1R Grand Slam matches this season

2019 Highlights QF (1): Atlanta (l Norrie)

2019 in Review • #NextGenATP Aussie 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). • Earned 1st Grand Slam wins to reach Australian Open 3R as WC (d. M. Zverev and Thiem, l. to Pouille in 5 sets). • One of 3 teens to reach Aus. Open 3R (also de Minaur, Shapovalov) -- 1st time at Grand Slam since 2008 US Open. • Tied with Sonego for tour-lead by qualifying for 6 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). • Retired in Phoenix, USA Challenger 1R vs. Gerasimov due to fatigue.

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high ranking 13 times in 2019, breaking into Top 100 on 24 June and peaking at No. 87 on 29 July. Set a new career-high 26 times in 52 weeks during 2018 season, breaking into Top 600, Top 500, Top 400, Top 300 and Top 200. Earned 1st ranking point 3 days after 17th birthday on 8 August 2016. > Reached 1st ATP Tour QF at 2019 Atlanta. Tied with Sonego for tour-lead by qualifying for 6 events in 2019, including ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo and Wimbledon. Posted 1st win at 2018 Basel as Q (d. Ebden). > Defeated No. 8 Thiem en route to 3R as WC. One of 3 teens to reach 3R (also de Minaur, Shapovalov). First time 3 teens advanced to Grand Slam 3R since 2008 US Open. > Qualified 5 times on ATP Challenger Tour in 2018, including en route to title at Jinan, CHN. Won his 1st 4 matches at Jinan in straight sets and his last 4 matches in 3 sets. > Peaked at No. 2 in junior rankings on 12 June 2017 after ending career with 17 straight wins and Roland Garros boys' singles title. Defeated fellow #NextGenATP player Kuhn in Roland Garros final for 100th junior win.

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