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BARCELONA OPEN BANCSABADELL: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, April 21, 2016

Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899, Barcelona, | April 18-24, 2016 Draw: S-48, D-16 | Prize Money: €2,152,690 | Surface: Clay

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NADAL vs. MONTAÑES BRINGS BACK MEMORIES IN BARCELONA

• DAY 4 PREVIEW: Albert Montañes was the No. 1 seed and was a 261st-ranked qualifier when the Spaniards met for the first time in October 2002 at an ATP Challenger Tour event in Barcelona. On Thursday, they will collide in the Catalonian capital again, only this time Nadal is the top seed and Montañes is outside the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. Nadal has never dropped a set against Montañes in five tour-level and Challenger matches, including his 7-6(3), 6-3 win as a 16-year-old by the name of Rafael Nadal-Parera at the IX Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona.

Also on Pista Central Thursday, two-time defending champion and No. 2 seed puts his 11-match tournament winning streak on the line against No. 13 seed Jeremy Chardy, then No. 7 seed Feliciano Lopez seeks his third berth in the Barcelona quarter-finals against No. 10 seed . Play begins at 11 am with No. 8 seed meeting No. 12 seed , who knocked Nadal off in this round at the 2015 Barcelona Open BancSabadell.

Next Generation players and headline play on Pista 1. Zverev, who celebrated his 19th birthday by beating on Wednesday, meets for a spot in the sixth quarter-final of his young career. Khachanov’s only other quarter-final appearance came as a 17-year-old in his hometown of . Both he and his opponent, No. 11 seed , have saved a match point already this week.

ATP WORLD TOUR NEXT GENERATION (Top 200 players born after December 31, 1994)

Next Generation From Ranking Age W-L Best Tour-Level Finish AUS 20* 20 50-34 2016 Marseille Champion Borna Coric CRO 41 19 44-47 2016 Chennai and Marrakech Runner-up Alexander Zverev GER 51* 19 31-33 3 times in SF USA 69* 18 8-7 2016 Memphis Runner-up Hyeon Chung KOR 71 19 21-22 2015 Shenzhen, 2016 Houston QF GBR 92 21 6-17 2016 Doha QF JPN 101* 20 7-10 2015 Delray Beach, 2016 Memphis QF SWE 123* 20 7-19 2015 Barcelona 3R Karen Khachanov RUS 138 19 6-7 2013 Moscow QF AUS 144 20 15-26 2015 Indian Wells 4R USA 147 19 4-12 4 times in 2R RUS 154* 18 10-17 7 times in 2R Noah Rubin USA 181* 20 2-6 2016 and Delray Beach 2R USA 182 18 2-9 2015 Winston-Salem, 2016 Indian Wells 2R USA 192 18 1-5 2016 Houston 2R FRA 200 19 2-5 and Marseille 2R * Career-High Ranking

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DAY 4 FEDEX ATP 2 HEADS – In Order of Play

PISTA CENTRAL

[12] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs [8] Viktor Troicki (SRB) Series Tied 2-2 09 Beijing (China) Hard R32 Viktor Troicki 7-6(5) 7-5 11 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R32 Viktor Troicki 6-3 4-6 6-4 11 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard R64 Fabio Fognini 6-4 6-1 12 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Fabio Fognini 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-3 8-6

Fognini 2016 FastFacts QF: Auckland (l. to Tsonga) YTD W-L: 4-5 (2-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 31 Barcelona W-L (Best Result): 3-6 (2015 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: After upsetting Nadal en route to 2015 QF, beat Youzhny 36 60 61 in 2R on Wednesday • Saved 2 MPs in 64 26 76(3) win over Sousa in Auckland 1R (l. to No. 10 Tsonga in QF) • Fell in Australian Open 1R to Muller and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 1R to Lorenzi • In defense of Australian Open doubles title w/Bolelli, lost to Mannarino/Pouille in 2R • Abdominal muscle strain forced retirement in Rio de Janeiro 2R vs. Gimeno-Traver and withdrawal from São Paulo, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and ATP Masters 1000 Miami

Troicki 2016 FastFacts W: Sydney (d. Dimitrov); F: Sofia (l. to Bautista Agut); QF: Rotterdam (l. to Mahut) YTD W-L: 15-9 (1-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: February 10, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 24 Barcelona W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2016 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: In 1st Barcelona match since 2009, beat [Q] Fucsovics 64 16 60 on Wednesday • Repeated as Sydney champion by saving 1 MP in 26 61 76(7) win over Dimitrov • Three days later, saved 2 MPs in 5-set win over Muñoz de la Nava in Australian Open 1R (l. to Raonic in 3R) • Also saved 4 MPs in 67(6) 76(9) 76(3) win over Cervantes in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R (l. to Goffin in 3R) • Advanced to Sofia final (l. to Bautista Agut) and Rotterdam QF (l. to Mahut) • Clinched ’s 3-2 1R win over Kazakhstan by beating Nedovyesov in straight sets

[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [WC] Albert Montañes (ESP) Nadal Leads 3-0 05 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-0 07 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-3 6-2 14 Rio de Janeiro () Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-2 Other meetings: 02 Barcelona CH (Spain) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 7-6(3) 6-3 03 Barletta CH (Italy) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-3 7-6(4)

Nadal 2016 FastFacts W: ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d. Monfils); F: Doha (l. to Djokovic); SF (3): (l. to Thiem); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic) YTD W-L: 18-6 (10-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 68 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 5 Barcelona W-L (Best Result): 44-3 (2005-09, 2011-13 Champion)

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• Tournament Note: Eight-time champion opened campaign with 63 62 win over Granollers on Wednesday • Captured record-extending 9th Monte-Carlo title and record-tying 28th ATP Masters 1000 title overall • Beat Bedene, Thiem, No. 4 Wawrinka, No. 2 Murray and Monfils at Monte-Carlo for 68th title in 100th final • Reached 99th career final to start season in Doha (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Saved 1 MP to defeat A. Zverev en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Lost to eventual champs in SFs at Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem after holding 1 MP) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas) • Suffered 2nd 1R loss of career at Australian Open vs. Verdasco in 4h41m, 5-set marathon • Retired with illness while trailing Dzumhur 26 64 30 in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R

Montañes 2016 FastFacts SF: Marrakech (l. to Delbonis) YTD W-L: 6-3 (6-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: November 26, 1980 Emirates ATP Ranking: 104 Barcelona W-L (Best Result): 18-14 (2004 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: 35-year-old veteran beat Carballes Baena 63 63 in 1R and [14] Sousa 61 63 in 2R • Advanced to Marrakech SF (d. Bagnis, l. to Delbonis) • Also reached SF at San Luis Potosi, MEX Challenger (d. Safwat 76 in 3rd, l. to Krstin) • Qualified at Buenos Aires with wins over Pereira and Volandri (l. to Almagro in 1R)

[13] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs [2] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori Leads 3-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Kei Nishikori 7-6(5) 6-2 12 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay R16 Jeremy Chardy 1-6 7-6(8) 6-0 13 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Jeremy Chardy 6-4 6-1 14 Tokyo (Japan) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-2 15 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Kei Nishikori 7-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-1

Chardy 2016 FastFacts QF (3): Doha (l. to Marchenko); Sydney (l. to Muller); Delray Beach (l. to del Potro) YTD W-L: 10-9 (2-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 12, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 33 Barcelona W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2013, 2016 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: Defeated Estrella Burgos 75 62 in 2R on Tuesday • Advanced to QFs at Doha (l. to Marchenko), Sydney (l. to Muller) and Delray Beach (l. to del Potro) • In Australian Open 1R, defeated Gulbis 13-11 in 5th after 4 hours, 43 minutes (l. to Kuznetsov in 2R) • In Rotterdam 1R, saved 1 MP to defeat Donskoy 76 in 3rd (l. to Mahut in 2R) • Highest-ranked of 10 wins in 2016 was over No. 46 Kuznetsov in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 1R • Fell to eventual doubles champions Herbert/Mahut in Indian Wells and Miami QFs w/Martin

Nishikori 2016 FastFacts W: Memphis (d. Fritz); F: ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Djokovic); QF (3): Brisbane (l. to Tomic); Australian Open (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Nadal) YTD W-L: 20-6 (1-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: December 29, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 6 Barcelona W-L (Best Result): 16-3 (2014-15 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Beat de Bakker 64 62 on Wednesday for 11th straight victory in Barcelona • Captured 4th straight Memphis title and extended win streak at event to 17 matches (d. Fritz) • Saved 5 MPs to beat Monfils en route to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 final of career at Miami (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Also saved 1 MP to defeat Isner 76 in 3rd before falling to No. 5 Nadal in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells QF • Advanced to 3rd Australian Open QF of career (d. No. 10 Tsonga, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Beat Evans before falling to No. 2 Murray in 5 sets, snapping 12-match Davis Cup win streak (GBR d. JPN 3-1) Barcelona Open BancSabadell Day 4 – Thursday, April 21, 2016 Page 4 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com

[10] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs [7] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Lopez Leads 4-2 04 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R16 Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-4 04 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Feliciano Lopez 7-5 7-5 6-7(5) 1-6 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Feliciano Lopez 6-4 3-6 6-3 11 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1 6-4 12 Munich () Clay SF Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2 6-7(4) 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-4

Kohlschreiber 2016 FastFacts SF: Rotterdam (l. to Monfils); QF (2): Sofia (l. to Troicki); Dubai (l. to Wawrinka) YTD W-L: 13-7 (2-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: October 16, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 27 Barcelona W-L (Best Result): 8-5 (2013 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Defeated Carreño Busta 62 61 in 2R and seeking 4th straight Barcelona QF (or better) • Beat Rosol and Berdych in Davis Cup 1R, but lost doubles w/Petzschner to Berdych/Stepanek (CZE d. GER 3-2) • Win over No. 7 Berdych snapped 18-match losing streak against Top 10 opponents (22-77 overall) • Advanced to Rotterdam SF (d. Cilic, l. to Monfils) and QFs at Sofia (l. to Troicki) and Dubai (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Fell to No. 7 Nishikori in Aus. Open 1R, No. 1 Djokovic in Indian Wells 3R and No. 4 Wawrinka in Monte-Carlo 2R

Lopez 2016 FastFacts SF (2): Dubai (l. to Baghdatis); Houston (l. to ); QF: Quito (l. to Ramos-Viñolas) YTD W-L: 11-9 (4-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: September 20, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 23 Barcelona W-L (Best Result): 19-15 (2011-12 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Avenged 2011 and 2014 Barcelona losses to Dodig by beating Croat 76(5) 64 in 2R • Earned 2nd win vs. World No. 1 when Djokovic retired with eye problem in Dubai QF (l. to Baghdatis in SF) • Defeated Garcia-Lopez for 400th career singles win in Dubai 1R on Feb. 22 • Beat Bautista Agut 76 67 64 in 3h16m to reach ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Appeared in 56th straight Grand Slam main draw at Australian Open (d. Pella in 5 sets, l. to Isner in 3R) • Retired down 75 43 in Quito QF vs. Ramos-Viñolas due to fatigue • Captured 2nd doubles title of career at Doha w/M. Lopez (d. J. Murray/Soares and Peya/Petzschner) • Held 2 MPs in Dubai doubles final w/M. Lopez before falling 14-12 in Match TB to Bolelli/Seppi

PISTA 1

Alexander Zverev (GER) vs Malek Jaziri (TUN) First Meeting

[Q] Karen Khachanov (RUS) vs [11] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) First Meeting

[6/WC] Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [9] (URU) Paire Leads 1-0 15 Båstad (Sweden) Clay SF Benoit Paire 6-4 6-3

[Q] Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs [16] Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 14 Ostrava CH () Clay QF Andrey Kuznetsov 1-6 6-4 7-6(10)