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MUTUA OPEN: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Monday, May 2, 2016

Caja Magica, Madrid, | May 1-8, 2016 Draw: S-56, D-24 | Prize Money: €5,719,660 | Surface: Outdoor Clay

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STALWARTS FERRER, LOPEZ RETURN TO MADRID; RAONIC, GASQUET IN ACTION

DAY 2 PREVIEW: There are 11 main draw singles matches and one doubles match on Monday’s schedule, with four Spaniards in action at La Caja Mágica, including No. 9 seed , one of five seeds in action along with No. 10 , No. 11 , No. 12 and No. 16 .

Madrid native Feliciano Lopez opens the day’s action on Manolo Santana, in a rematch with Argentina’s who ousted the left-hander in the second round a year ago. Lopez is the only player in the tournament’s 15-year history to participate in every singles draw (since 2002) and has an 18-14 career record in his hometown tournament, reaching the QFs four times (2003, ‘07-08 and ’14). After withdrawing from Houston and with shoulder tenditinis, Mayer opened his European campaign with a run to the Estoril quarters, where he lost to eventual champion Nicolas Almagro.

Two-time semi-finalist Ferrer, one of three Spaniards making his 14th consecutive appearance here (along with and ), faces compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the final match on Madrid’s main show court. This is the third year in succession that Garcia-Lopez has faced a fellow Spaniard in the first round in Madrid. Last year he lost in three sets to Verdasco – which, like this year’s match-up with Ferrer, was the only all-Spanish first-round showdown in the draw – while in 2014 he beat Pablo Andujar.

A quartet of Frenchmen are also in action on Monday, led by No. 10 seed Gasquet who faces qualifier and main-draw debutant Roberto Carballes Baena. All four of the Spaniard’s match wins in 2016 have come on clay, including last week’s first-round win at Istanbul (d. Ilhan) – his first ATP Tour-level match win since February’s run to the Sao Paulo quarters (l. to Carreno Busta). Gilles Simon, the No. 16 seed who reached the final here when the tournament was a hard-court event in 2008 (l. to Murray), takes on , back in Madrid for the first time since 2013 and looking for his 300th ATP World Tour level match win (299-222 record). Qualifiers Pierre-Hugues Herbert and also make their Madrid main-draw debuts, with Herbert taking on and Pouille up against No. 12 seed Goffin.

Back in the Top 10 Emirates ATP Rankings this week for the first time since October 2015, Raonic takes on Brazilian left-hander , who pushed him to two tie-break sets in their previous meeting in Shanghai last year. Raonic, the No. 11 seed, has a 22-20 career record against left-handers; this is his first match against a southpaw in 2016. Fellow Canadian takes on 37-year-old qualifier Radek Stepanek to round out Monday’s action on Arantxa Sanchez.

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DAY 2 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

MANOLO SANTANA

Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Series Tied 1-1 12 (Australia) Hard R128 Feliciano Lopez 7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(2) 15 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Leonardo Mayer 7-6(3) 7-6(6)

Mayer 2016 FastFacts: QF (2): Doha (l Djokovic), Estoril (l Almagro) YTD W-L: 9-8 (3-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 42 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (3R 2015)

• The 28-year-old Argentine is making his third main draw appearance in Madrid after reaching 3R last year (2R d. No. 12 Lopez, l. to No. 6 Raonic) • Last week reached Estoril QF (l. to eventual champion Almagro) • Extended win streak to 11 matches by beating Hurkacz and Przysiezny in 1R (ARG d. POL 3- 2) • Started season with run to Doha QF (l. to eventual champion Djokovic) • Beat Groth and Troicki en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R (l. to Cilic) • Went 1-5 in 6 matches following Doha 2R win over Andujar • Loss to No. 9 Tsonga in 2R was 8th straight defeat against a Top 10 opponent (1-24 overall) • Withdrew from Houston and Barcelona due to shoulder tendinitis

ARGENTINES IN TOP 100: Mayer is one of seven Argentines in the Top 100 Emirates ATP Rankings: No. 34 No. 42 Leonardo Mayer No. 50 No. 62 No. 91 No. 94 No. 98 Juan

Lopez 2016 FastFacts: SF (2): Dubai (l Baghdatis), Houston (l Monaco); QF: Quito (l Ramos-Vinolas) YTD W-L: 11-10 (4-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: September 20, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 23 (as of May 1, 2016) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 18-14 (Quarter-finalist 2003, 2007, 2008, 2014)

• The 34-year-old Spanish left-hander is making his 15th main draw appearance in Madrid and has reached QF four times, most recently in 2014 (l. to Nishikori). Last year reached 2R (l. to Mayer). Only player to have played at every Madrid tournament since inception in 2002 • Earned 2nd win vs. World No. 1 when Djokovic retired with eye ailment in Dubai QF(l. to Baghdatis in SF) • Defeated Garcia-Lopez for 400th career singles win in Dubai 1R on February 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 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

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Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs [9] David Ferrer (ESP) Ferrer Leads 8-1 04 Sopot (Poland) Clay R32 David Ferrer 6-4 6-3 05 Wimbledon (England) Grass R128 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3 6-2 7-6(7) 06 Roland Garros () Clay R128 David Ferrer 7-5 6-1 6-0 06 Wimbledon (England) Grass R64 David Ferrer 7-6(2) 7-5 6-3 07 Bastad (Sweden) Clay R32 David Ferrer 6-2 6-1 10 Valencia (Spain) Hard R32 David Ferrer 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 14 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard QF David Ferrer 6-3 5-7 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 David Ferrer 6-1 6-3 15 Vienna (Austria) Hard R16 David Ferrer 6-1 6-1

Garcia-Lopez 2016 FastFacts: SF: Bucharest (l Verdasco); QF (4): Chennai (l Wawrinka), Sofia (l Muller), Marrakech (l Vesely), Estoril (l Paire) YTD W-L: 12-12 (6-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 51 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 6-7 (3R 2010-11)

• The 32-year-old Spaniard is making his eighth main draw appearance in Madrid and has reached 3R twice. Last year exited in 1R (l. to Verdasco) • Fell out of Top 50 this week at No. 51 for first time since April 7, 2014 (at No. 53) • Saved 1 MP to beat Pella in Bucharest QF (l. to eventual champion Verdasco in SF) • Advanced to QFs at Chennai (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), Sofia (l. to Muller), Marrakech (l. to Vesely) and Estoril (l. to Paire) • Reached Australian Open 3R for 4th time in career (l. to No. 7 Nishikori in 4 sets) • Made 45th consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearance, tied with Djokovic for 5th-longest active streak

Ferrer 2016 FastFacts: SF (2): Auckland (l Sock), Buenos Aires (l Almagro); QF (2): Aust. Open (l Murray), Rio de Janeiro (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 12-7 (4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 26 Date of Birth: April 2, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 9 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 19-13 (Semi-finalist 2010, 2014)

• The 34-year-old Spaniard is making his 14th straight appearance in Madrid, reaching two SFs (2010, QF d. No. 4 Murray, l. to No. 1 Federer; 2014 l. to Nishikori). Last year reached QF (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) • Advanced to 6th Australian Open QF (d. Isner, l. to No. 2 Murray) • Defeated Hewitt 62 64 64 in Australian Open 2R – last singles match of Aussie’s 20-year career • Reached SFs at Auckland (l. to Sock) and Buenos Aires (l. to Almagro for 1st time in 16 meetings) • Unable to defend titles at Doha (l. to Marchenko in 1R), Rio de Janeiro (l. to Thiem in QF) and Acapulco (l. to Dolgopolov in 2R) • Held 1 MP before falling to Pouille 67(1) 76(4) 75 in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo and Barcelona due to calf injury

SPANIARDS IN TOP 60: Garcia-Lopez and Ferrer are two of 10 Spaniards in the Top 60 Emirates ATP Rankings: No. 5 Rafael Nadal No. 9 David Ferrer No. 17 No. 23 Feliciano Lopez No. 46 Pablo Carreno Busta No. 48 Nicolas Almagro No. 51 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez No. 52 Fernando Verdasco No. 53 No. 56 Albert Ramos-Vinolas Mutua Madrid Open Day 2 – Monday, May 2, 2016 Page 4 of 10 www.ATPWorldTour.com

ARANTXA SANCHEZ

[11] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) Raonic Leads 1-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 Milos Raonic 7-6(5) 7-6(2)

Raonic 2016 FastFacts: W: Brisbane (d Federer); F: ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Djokovic); SF: Australian Open (l Murray); QF: ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Kyrgios), ATP Masters 1000 (l Murray) YTD W-L: 20-4 (3-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: December 27, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 10 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 5-5 (Quarter-finalist 2015)

• The 25-year-old Canadian is making his sixth appearance in Madrid; reached QF last year (l. to No. 3 and eventual champion Murray) • Won 1st 9 matches of 2016 season, highlighted by 8th career title at Brisbane (d. No. 3 Federer) • Victory over Federer avenged loss to Swiss in 2015 Brisbane final • Upset No. 4 Wawrinka in 5 sets en route to 2nd Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (l. to No. 2 Murray in 5 sets) • Reached 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Indian Wells (d. No. 7 Berdych, Monfils and Goffin; l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Miami (l. to Kyrgios) and Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 2 Murray) • Withdrew from Delray Beach, Acapulco and Davis Cup 1R due to muscular tear sustained in Australian Open SF

ATP MASTERS 1000 WINS LEADERS: Raonic is among this year’s ATP Masters 1000 match wins leaders: W-L Titles 1) 12-1 2 T2) Gael Monfils 11-3 0 T2) Milos Raonic 11-3 0 4) David Goffin 10-3 0 5) Rafael Nadal 9-2 1

Bellucci 2016 FastFacts: F: Quito (l Estrella Burgos) YTD W-L: 5-11 (4-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 36 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 6-4 (Semi-finalist 2011)

• The 28-year-old Brazilian left-hander is making his fifth main draw appearance in Madrid. Reached SF in 2011 (R16 d. No. 4 Murray, QF d. No. 7 Berdych, l. to No. 2 Djokovic), his career-best showing at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. Last year, as qualifier, reached 2R (l. to Isner) • Reached 7th ATP World Tour singles final at Quito, coming within 3 points of title before falling to Estrella Burgos • Also advanced to Quito doubles final w/Demoliner (l. to Carreño Busta/Duran) • Snapped seven-match losing streak dating back to Quito SF (d. Lorenzi) last week at Munich (1R d. Youzhny, 2R l. to Dodig) • Retired after splitting sets in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R vs. Kukushkin due to dehydration

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[10] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs [Q] Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) First Meeting

Gasquet 2016 FastFacts: W: Montpellier (d Mathieu); QF: (l Kyrgios) YTD W-L: 11-4 (2-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: June 18, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 12 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 5-7 (3R 2008, 2012)

• The 29-year-old Frenchman is making his eighth appearance in Madrid and has twice reached 3R (2008 l. to No. 1 Nadal, 2012 l. to No. 3 Federer). Reached 2R last year (l. to No. 7 Berdych) • Comes in No. 12 this week in Emirates ATP Rankings, first time out of Top 10 since Oct. 26, 2015 (at No. 11) • Improved to 13-12 in ATP World Tour finals by capturing 3rd title at Montpellier (d. Mathieu) • Moved into 2nd place among Frenchmen in Open Era with 13 titles (Noah 23) • Reached 4R at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to Cilic) and Miami (d. Paire, l. to No. 7 Berdych) • Clinched France’s Davis Cup 1R win over in doubles w/Tsonga (d. Bester/Pospisil) • Withdrew from Doha and Aust. Open with back injury, Rotterdam with flu and Barcelona with rib injury

Carballes Baena 2016 FastFacts: QF: Sao Paulo (l Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 4-5 (4-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 23, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 116 Madrid W-L (Best Result): Main Draw Debut

• The 23-year-old Spaniard is making his main draw debut in Madrid after qualifying for the first time (2014 l. Q1 to Golubev, 2015 l. Q2 to Falla) • Reached 2nd ATP World Tour QF at São Paulo as LL (d. Bellucci, l. to Carreño Busta) • Posted only other tour-level wins of season at Quito (1R d. Krajicek, 2R l. to Tomic in 3 sets) and Istanbul (1R d. Ilhan, 2R l. to Vesely in 3 sets) • Achieved career-high No. 106 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 29 • Advanced to Challenger SF at Mendoza, ARG (l. to G. Melzer) and QFs at Santo Domingo, DOM (l. to Bourgue) and Napoli, ITA (l. to De Greef)

[Q] Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs Vasek Pospisil (CAN) Pospisil Leads 2-0 13 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R32 Vasek Pospisil 6-2 6-4 14 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Vasek Pospisil 5-7 6-1 7-6(4)

Stepanek 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 4-3 (2-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: November 27, 1978 Emirates ATP Ranking: 148 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 5-7 (Quarter-finalist 2005)

• The 37-year-old Czech is making his eighth main draw appearance in Madrid, and first as a qualifier after posting wins over Next Gen teenager 36 63 64 and top seed Marcel Granollers 64 64. Reached QF on debut in 2005 (l. to No. 2 Nadal). Did not play last year, lost in 1R in 2014 (l. to Anderson) • Qualified and advanced to 2R at Australian Open (d. Ito, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Also qualified and reached 3R at Barcelona (d. Giraldo and Roger-Vasselin, l. to Kuznetsov) • Reached 5th Grand Slam doubles final at Australian Open w/Nestor (d. Cuevas/Granollers, l. to J. Murray/Soares) • Stepanek, 37, and Nestor, 43, became oldest team to reach a Grand Slam doubles final in Open Era • Improved to 16-2 in Davis Cup doubles matches w/Berdych, beating Kohlschreiber/Petzschner (CZE d. GER 3-2) Mutua Madrid Open Day 2 – Monday, May 2, 2016 Page 6 of 10 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Pospisil 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 4-10 (0-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 23, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 47 Madrid W-L (Best Result): Main Draw Debut

• The 25-year-old Canadian is making his main draw debut in Madrid • Yet to win back-to-back singles matches this season (4-10 record, 0-2 on clay) • Went 0-6 in sets during Canada’s 5-0 loss to France in Davis Cup 1R (l. to Simon, w/Bester l. to Gasquet/Tsonga) • Fell to frequent doubles partner Sock in Auckland 2R (1st H2H meeting) • Captured 6th ATP World Tour doubles title at Rotterdam w/Mahut (d. Peya/Petzschner) • Saved 1 MP to beat Lopez/Lopez and reach 2nd straight ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells doubles final w/Sock (l. to Herbert/Mahut)

ESTADIO 3

[16] Gilles Simon (FRA) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Baghdatis Leads 3-2 07 Marseille (France) Hard F Gilles Simon 6-4 7-6(3) 07 Halle (Germany) Grass R32 Marcos Baghdatis 6-3 6-3 10 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Marcos Baghdatis 7-6(3) 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 (France) Hard R64 Gilles Simon 7-5 6-1 13 Brisbane (Australia) Hard QF Marcos Baghdatis 6-3 6-4

Simon 2016 FastFacts: QF(2): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Goffin), Estoril (l Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 12-9 (4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 12 Date of Birth: December 27, 1984 Emirates ATP Ranking: 18 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 12-6 (Finalist 2008)

• The 31-year-old Frenchman is making his seventh main draw appearance in Madrid. Reached F on debut in 2008 (SF d. No. 1 Nadal, l. to No. 4 Murray). Did not play in 2015, reached 2R in 2014 (l. to Kubot) • Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 3rd time (d. Donskoy in 5 sets, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 5 sets) • Pushed Djokovic to 100 unforced errors over 4 hours, 32 minutes • Reached QFs at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Monaco, Cilic and Pouille; l. to Goffin) and Estoril (l. to Carreno Busta) • Helped France to 5-0 sweep of Canada in Davis Cup 1R with straight-set win over Pospisil • As defending champion, held 3 MPs vs. Gabashvili in Marseille 1R before losing 76 in 3rd

FRENCHMEN IN TOP 20: Simon is one of an ATP World Tour-best five Frenchmen in the Top 20 Emirates ATP Rankings: No. 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga No. 12 Richard Gasquet No. 15 Gael Monfils No. 18 Gilles Simon No. 20 Benoit Paire

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Baghdatis 2016 FastFacts: F: Dubai (l Wawrinka) QF (2): Montpellier (l Gasquet), Houston (l Sock) YTD W-L: 10-7 (2-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: June 17, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 38 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 3-6 (2R 2006*-07, 2010-11) * 1R Bye in 2006

• The 30-year-old Cypriot is making his seventh main draw appearance in Madrid. Has reached 2R four times; making first appearance since 2013 (l. 1R to Robredo). Looking for 300th career match win (299-222) • Defeated Troicki, Pospisil, Bautista Agut and Lopez en route to Dubai final (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Fell to 4-9 in ATP World Tour singles finals with 5 straight losses • Extended Davis Cup singles win streak to 36 matches with 4 victories March 2-5, passing Borg for all- time record • Beat Schwartzman 60 60 en route to Houston QF (l. to Sock) -- 1st double-bagel of 2016 season • Reached Montpellier QF with straight-set wins over Lacko and Daniel (l. to No. 10 Gasquet)

Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) Troicki Leads 2-0 13 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 6-4 6-3 6-4 16 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R32 Viktor Troicki 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3

Troicki 2016 FastFacts: W: Sydney (d Dimitrov); F: Sofia (l Bautista Agut); QF: Rotterdam (l Mahut) YTD W-L: 15-10 (1-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: February 10, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 24 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 2-6 (2R 2012-13)

• The 30-year-old Serb is making his seventh main draw appearance in Madrid. Has reached 2R twice; in 2012- 13. Last year exited in 1R (l. to Monfils) • 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 Aust. 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 Davis Cup 1R win over Kazakhstan by beating Nedovyesov in straight sets

Kuznetsov 2016 FastFacts: QF (3): Doha (l Nadal), Marseille (l Cilic), Barcelona (l. Kohlschreiber) YTD W-L: 15-8 (2-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 22, 1991 Emirates ATP Ranking: 39 (Career-high) Madrid W-L (Best Result): Main Draw Debut

• The 25-year-old Russian is making his tournament debut • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 1st time in career at Australian Open (d. Chardy in 2R, l. to Monfils) • Also reached ATP Masters 1000 3R for 1st time at Indian Wells (d. Chardy, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) and 4R for 1st time at Miami (d. No. 4 Wawrinka in 2R, l. to Kyrgios) • Achieved career-high No. 39 in Emirates ATP Rankings on April 25 • Reached QFs at Doha (l. to No. 5 Nadal), Marseille (l. to Cilic) and Barcelona (l. to Kohlschreiber) • Improved to 6-0 lifetime in Davis Cup, winning opening rubber of Russia’s 5-0 sweep over Sweden (d. Arvidsson)

RUSSIANS IN TOP 100: Kuznetsov is one of four in the Top 100 Emirates ATP Rankings: No. 39 Andrey Kuznetsov No. 59 No. 68 No. 78 Mutua Madrid Open Day 2 – Monday, May 2, 2016 Page 8 of 10 www.ATPWorldTour.com

[Q] Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs [12] David Goffin (BEL) Pouille Leads 1-0 16 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R16 Lucas Pouille 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3

Pouille 2016 FastFacts: F: Bucharest (l Verdasco) QF: Brisbane (l Raonic) YTD W-L: 11-8 (6-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 23, 1994 Emirates ATP Ranking: 58 Madrid W-L (Best Result): Main Draw Debut

• The 22-year-old Frenchman is making his main draw debut in Madrid as a qualifier after posting wins over Gulbis 76 76 in 1R and Menendez-Maceiras 63 67 61 in final rd. Fell in qualifying in 2014 (l. to Gabashvili 1R) • Advanced to 1st ATP final at Bucharest (d. Lajovic, Karlovic, Lorenzi and Delbonis; l. to Verdasco) • Reached R16 at ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (l. to Simon) and Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 9 Tsonga) • Saved 1 MP to beat No. 8 Ferrer in Miami 3R, then defeated No. 10 Gasquet in Monte-Carlo 2R • Advanced to QF at Brisbane (d. Goffin, l. to Raonic) and qualified at Dubai (l. to Pospisil in 1R) • Reached 1st doubles SF at Aus. Open w/Mannarino (d. Bolelli/Fognini and Rojer/Tecau, l. to J. Murray/Soares) • Withdrew from Istanbul due to fatigue following run to Bucharest final

Goffin 2016 FastFacts: SF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Raonic), ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Djokovic); QF (2): Marseille (l Berdych), Munich (l A Zverev) YTD W-L: 19-8 (5-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 13 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2R 2015)

• The 25-year-old Belgian is making his third main draw appearance in Madrid. Reached 2R last year (l. to No. 5 Nishikori). Made debut in 2013 (l. to Verdasco in 1R) • Reached back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 SFs at Indian Wells (l. to Raonic) and Miami (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Also reached QFs at Marseille (l. to No. 8 Berdych) and Munich (l. to A. Zverev) • Achieved career-high No. 13 in Emirates ATP Rankings on April 4 • Beat No. 4 Wawrinka 76 in 3rd for biggest win of career in Indian Wells 4R (2-26 vs. Top 10) • Saved 2 MPs vs. Tiafoe in Indian Wells 2R and 1 MP vs. Verdasco in Monte-Carlo 2R (l. to Granollers in 3R) • Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 1st time (d. Thiem, l. to No. 3 Federer) • Defeated Coric and Cilic, but lost doubles w/Bemelmans to Dodig/Skugor during Davis Cup 1R (CRO d. BEL 3-2)

[Q] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs Sam Querrey (USA) First Meeting

Herbert 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 4-4 (1-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 18, 1991 Emirates ATP Ranking: 84 (Career-high) Madrid W-L (Best Result): Main Draw Debut

• The 25-year-old Frenchman is making his main draw debut in Madrid as a qualifier after wins over wins over alternate Georgi Rumenov Payakov 60 63 in 1R and Youzhny 75 61 in final round. Top seeds in doubles this week (w/Mahut) • Has qualified this season an ATP World Tour-best five times • Comes in with a career-high Emirates ATP Ranking of No. 84 this week • Qualified and reached 3R in Australian Open singles debut (d. Andujar and Rubin, l. to No. 10 Tsonga) Mutua Madrid Open Day 2 – Monday, May 2, 2016 Page 9 of 10 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to Kovalik in 1R), Miami (d. Rosol, l. to No. 6 Nishikori in 2R) and Monte-Carlo (d. Pella, l. to No. 2 Murray in 2R) • Swept ATP Masters 1000 doubles titles w/Mahut at Indian Wells (d. Pospisil/Sock), Miami (d. Klaasen/Ram) and Monte-Carlo (d. J. Murray/Soares). Saved 1 MP in Monte-Carlo QF win over Inglot/A. Murray • Frenchmen became 2nd team ever to win 1st 3 ATP Masters 1000 titles of season (Bryan/Bryan in 2014) • Captured 3rd ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Bergamo, ITA (d. Gerasimov) • Won 14th ATP Challenger Tour doubles title at Wroclaw, POL w/Olivetti (d. Mektic/Sancic)

Querrey FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: W: Delray Beach (d Ram); SF (2): Memphis (l Nishikori), Acapulco (l Thiem); QF: Houston (l Monaco) YTD W-L: 14-7 (2-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 37 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 2-5 (2R 2009, 2015)

• The 28-year-old American is making his sixth main draw appearance in Madrid. Reached 2R for second time last year (l. to Bautista Agut, also 2009 debut, l. to Seppi) • Captured 1st ATP World Tour singles title since 2012 and 8th overall at Delray Beach (d. del Potro in SF, Ram in F). En route to Delray Beach title, did not beat a player ranked higher than No. 89 Ram • Extended win streak to 8 matches and beat No. 6 Nishikori en route to Acapulco SF (l. to Thiem) • Win over Nishikori snapped a 9-match losing streak against Top 10 opponents (13-49 overall) • Reached Memphis SF (l. to No. 7 Nishikori) and doubles final w/Johnson (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez) • Saved 5 MPs to beat Bedene in Auckland 1R (l. to Isner in 2R) • Retired at 2 sets all in Australian Open 1R vs. Lajovic due to cramping • Right knee injury forced withdrawal from Brisbane

PISTA 4

[Q] (UZB) vs Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) Istomin Leads 1-0 10 New Haven (U.S.A.) Hard QF Denis Istomin 6-1 3-6 7-6(8)

Istomin 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 2-11 (1-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: September 7, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 79 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2R 2013)

Gabashvili 2016 FastFacts: SF: Sydney (l Troicki) YTD W-L: 8-12 (1-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 23, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 57 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (1R 2009, 2014)

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Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs Joao Sousa (POR) First Meeting

Mahut 2016 FastFacts: SF: Rotterdam (l Klizan); QF: Sydney (l Troicki) YTD W-L: 7-9 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: January 21, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 49 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (1R 2014)

Sousa 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 5-13 (1-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: March 30, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 35 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2R 2015)

TUESDAY FIRST ROUND FEDEX ATP 2 HEADS – In Draw Order

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) vs Borna Coric (CRO) First Meeting

[Q] Giraldo (COL) vs Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Bautista Agut Leads 2-0 14 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay QF Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 6-4 14 Valencia (Spain) Hard R32 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 6-4

Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) Ramos-Vinolas Leads 1-0 12 Casablanca (Morocco) Clay QF Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3 6-4

Guido Pella (ARG) vs (AUS) First Meeting

Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs (GER) Series Tied 1-1 09 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R16 6-4 7-6(8) 10 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7(1) 6-1 6-4

Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) Monfils Leads 3-0 1 (Sweden) Hard QF Gael Monfils 7-5 7-5 12 Bangkok (Thailand) Hard R32 Gael Monfils 6-4 2-6 7-5 14 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R64 Gael Monfils 6-4 7-6(4)

Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs (AUS) Series Tied 1-1 12 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R16 4-6 6-3 7-5 15 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-2

Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) First Meeting

Jack Sock (USA) vs Benoit Paire (FRA) First Meeting

[Q] (USA) vs Ivo Karlovic (CRO) Series Tied 1-1 11 Newport (U.S.A.) Grass R32 Denis Kudla 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4 13 Moscow (Russia) Hard R32 Ivo Karlovic 6-2 6-3

Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs (BUL) Dimitrov Leads 2-0 14 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-1 Other meeting: 10 Marburg Q (Germany) Clay -- Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-1