Libema Open: 16 June Media Notes (Day 7)
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LIBEMA OPEN: 16 JUNE MEDIA NOTES (DAY 7) Autotron Rosmalen | ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands | 10-16 June 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €635,750 | Surface: Grass ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com Libema-Open.nl Brendan Gilson: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @LibemaOpen Denise Van der Net: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @LibemaOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com CENTRE – SEMI-FINAL TO BE FINISHED, 4-6 6-3 6-6 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [2/WC] Borna Coric (CRO) Mannarino Leads 2-0 17 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Adrian Mannarino 6-4 2-6 7-6(3) 17 Antalya (Turkey) Grass R32 Adrian Mannarino 7-5 6-4 Mannarino 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 44 | 9-13 in 2019 (Delray Beach QF) | 8-6 at Libema Open (2019 SF) • Appearing in 1st SF since reaching Moscow final last October (l. to Khachanov). Has 0-6 record in ATP Tour finals. • 2 of his 6 finalist showings have come on grass (2017 and 2018 Antalya). • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at Delray Beach (d. Schnur in 1R, l. to Isner in QF). • Improved to 8-3 in 5th sets by beating Travaglia in Roland Garros 1R (l. to Monfils in 2R). Coric 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 14 | 19-10 in 2019 (Dubai SF) | 2-0 at Libema Open (2019 SF) • Has 2-3 record in ATP Tour finals. Last singles title came at 2018 Halle. • Earned 3 straight wins in 3rd-set TB to reach Dubai SF (l. to eventual champ Federer). Appearing in 2nd SF of 2019. • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Miami QF for 2nd straight year (d. Kyrgios, l. to Auger-Aliassime). • Saved 1 MP vs. Munar in 2R en route to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to eventual champion Fognini). • Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 1st time (l. to Pouille). Entered with 0-4 tournament record. COURT 1 – SEMI-FINAL TO BE FINISHED, 5-7 3-5 [8] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Jordan Thompson (AUS) First Meeting Gasquet 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 42 | 6-3 in 2019 | 8-1 at Libema Open (2018 Champion) • Returned from groin injury in May and reached ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R (d. Davidovich Fokina, l. to Federer). • Appearing in his 1st SF since last October in Antwerp where he advanced to the SFs (l. to Edmund). • Has a 15-16 career record in finals. Most recent title came here last year (d. Chardy). • Made 16th Roland Garros appearance (l. to Londero in 2R). • Fell to No. 42 in ATP Rankings on 10 June -- lowest since No. 47 on 26 July 2010. Thompson 2019 Summary | Age: 25 | World No. 62 | 18-11 in 2019 (3 QFs) | 3-1 at Libema Open (2019 SF) • No. 4 Aussie is appearing in his maiden ATP Tour SF. • Achieved career-high No. 60 in ATP Rankings on 4 February and comes in No. 62 this week. • Advanced to QFs at Sydney (l. to de Minaur), New York (l. to Isner), and Houston (l. to Galan). • Defeated Khachanov and Dimitrov in straight sets to reach ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (l. to Anderson). • Reached Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Roland Garros (l. to Del Potro). • Has already earned 18 tour-level wins in 2019 (18-11) after posting only 1 tour-level win in 2018 (1-11). First-Time ATP Tour Singles Champions in 2019 (8): Players trying to win their first ATP Tour singles title are 8-11 this year (13-18 in 2018). Mannarino and Thompson are attempting to join this list: Player Age Tournament Alex de Minaur 19 Sydney Tennys Sandgren 27 Auckland Juan Ignacio Londero 25 Cordoba Laslo Djere 23 Rio de Janeiro Reilly Opelka 21 New York Radu Albot 28 Delray Beach Guido Pella 28 Sao Paulo Cristian Garin 22 Houston For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. Libema Open Day 7 – Sunday, 16 June 2019 Page 2 of 2 www.ATPTour.com FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [8] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Gasquet Leads 2-0 11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Richard Gasquet 6-3 7-6(4) 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Richard Gasquet 7-6(2) 3-6 6-1 [8] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs [2/WC] Borna Coric (CRO) Series Tied 1-1 16 CRO vs. FRA WG SF (Croatia) Hard RR Richard Gasquet 6-2 7-6(5) 6-1 18 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Borna Coric 6-4 6-3 Jordan Thompson (AUS) vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Mannarino Leads 2-1 17 s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) Grass R32 Adrian Mannarino 6-4 6-1 18 Newport (U.S.A.) Grass R16 Adrian Mannarino 6-2 7-6(4) 19 Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Jordan Thompson 6-3 6-3 Jordan Thompson (AUS) vs [2/WC] Borna Coric (CRO) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 13 Thailand F4 (Thailand) Hard R32 Borna Coric 6-7(8) 6-3 6-2 For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. LIBEMA OPEN: 15 JUNE MEDIA NOTES (DAY 6) Autotron Rosmalen | ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands | 10-16 June 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €635,750 | Surface: Grass ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com Libema-Open.nl Brendan Gilson: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @LibemaOpen Denise Van der Net: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @LibemaOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [WC/2] Borna Coric (CRO) Mannarino Leads 2-0 17 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Adrian Mannarino 6-4 2-6 7-6(3) 17 Antalya (Turkey) Grass R32 Adrian Mannarino 7-5 6-4 Mannarino 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 44 | 9-13 in 2019 (SF this week) | 8-6 at Tourney (2019 SF) • Appearing in 1st SF since reaching Moscow final last October (l. to Khachanov). Has 0-6 record in ATP Tour finals. • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at Delray Beach (d. Schnur in 1R, l. to Isner in QF) and 2nd QF of 2019. • Improved to 8-3 in 5th sets by beating Travaglia in Roland Garros 1R (l. to Monfils in 2R). Coric 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 14 | 19-10 in 2019 (Dubai, this week SF) | 2-0 at Libema Open (2019 SF) • Earned 3 straight wins in 3rd-set TB to reach Dubai SF (l. to eventual champ Federer). Appearing in 2nd SF in 2019. • Has held 27 of 30 service games (90%), best among semi-finalists. Has 2-3 finals record and last title was ‘18 Halle. • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Miami QF for 2nd straight year (d. Kyrgios, l. to Auger-Aliassime). • Saved 1 MP vs. Munar in 2R en route to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to eventual champion Fognini). • Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 1st time (l. to Pouille). Entered with 0-4 tournament record. [8] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Jordan Thompson (AUS) First Meeting Gasquet 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 42 | 5-3 in 2019 (SF this week) | 8-1 at Libema Open (2018 Title) • Returned from groin injury in May and reached ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R (d. Davidovich Fokina, l. to Federer). • Appearing in his 1st SF since last October in Antwerp where he advanced to the SFs (l. to Edmund). • Has a 15-16 career record in finals and last final/title came here last year (d. Chardy). • Fell to No. 42 in ATP Rankings on 10 June -- lowest since No. 47 on 26 July 2010. Thompson 2019 Summary | Age: 25 | World No. 62 | 18-11 in 2019 (SF this week) | 3-1 at Libema Open (2019 SF) • No. 4 Aussie is appearing in his maiden ATP Tour SF and has broken opponents 13 times this week (38%). • Achieved career-high No. 60 in ATP Rankings on 4 February and comes in No. 62 this week. • Advanced to QFs at Sydney (l. to de Minaur), New York (l. to Isner) and Houston (l. to Galan). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (d. Khachanov in 2R, l. to Anderson) and Roland Garros 3R (l. to Del Potro). POTENTIAL CHAMPIONSHIP FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Gasquet Leads 2-0 11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Richard Gasquet 6-3 7-6(4) 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Richard Gasquet 7-6(2) 3-6 6-1 Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Borna Coric (CRO) Series Tied 1-1 16 CRO vs.FRA WG SF (Croatia) Hard RR Richard Gasquet 6-2 7-6(5) 6-1 18 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Borna Coric 6-4 6-3 Jordan Thompson (AUS) vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Mannarino Leads 2-1 17 s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) Grass R32 Adrian Mannarino 6-4 6-1 18 Newport (U.S.A.) Grass R16 Adrian Mannarino 6-2 7-6(4) 19 Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Jordan Thompson 6-3 6-3 Jordan Thompson (AUS) vs Borna Coric (CRO) First Tour Level Meeting Other meeting: 13 Thailand F4 (Thailand) Hard R32 Borna Coric 6-7(8) 6-3 6-2 For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. LIBEMA OPEN: 14 JUNE MEDIA NOTES (DAY 5) Autotron Rosmalen | ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands | 10-16 June 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €635,750 | Surface: Grass ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com Libema-Open.nl Brendan Gilson: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @LibemaOpen Denise Van der Net: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @LibemaOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com [7] Cristian Garin (CHI) vs [WC-2] Borna Coric (CRO) First Meeting Garin 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No.