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Open presented by Itau: Day 10 Media Notes Friday, April 1, 2016

Tennis Center at Crandon Park, Miami, Florida, USA | March 23 – April 3, 2016 Draw: S-96, D-32 | Prize Money: $7,037,595 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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DJOKOVIC-GOFFIN, NISHIKORI-KYRGIOS SQUARE OFF IN SEMI-FINALS

 DAY 10 PREVIEW: The semi-finals on Friday are headlined by World No. 1 and five-time champion along with three players trying to capture their first career ATP Masters 1000 title: No. 6 , No. 15 and No. 24 seed . This is the first time since 2007 there are two double digit seeds in the Miami semi-finals.

In the first semi-final, Djokovic brings a 3-0 career head-to-head record against Goffin, who is the first Belgian man to reach the semi-finals in the tournament’s 32-year history. He’s appearing in his second straight ATP Masters 1000 semi-final (l. to Raonic in Indian Wells). The 25-year-old Belgian has only been broken twice in 39 service games while breaking opponents 15 times en route to SF. Djokovic has won 14 straight matches in Miami (28 of the last 29 back to 2011) since a 4R loss to in 2013. He comes in with a 26-1 match record on the season. Djokovic, who is trying to reach his seventh Miami final (5-1), is chasing ’s tournament record six titles. Agassi is also the last player to win three straight titles from 2001-03. Djokovic, co-leader (w/Nadal) with 27 career ATP Masters 1000 titles, has reached the final in his last 10 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (DNP ’15 Madrid) going back to 2014 Paris-Bercy. During that stretch, he has compiled a 54-2 record.

In the evening match, Nishikori and Next Generation star Kyrgios meet for the second time. Nishikori won the previous meeting 16 64 64 in the 2R at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai last October. Nishikori, who saved five match points in his QF win over Gael Monfils on Thursday, is appearing in the Miami SF for the second time in three years. He is trying to reach his second career ATP Masters 1000 final (’14 Madrid). Kyrgios, who has not dropped a set en route to his maiden ATP Masters 1000 SF, is the first Australian to reach the Miami SF since in 2002 (l. to Federer). He’s trying to become the first Aussie to reach the final in tournament history. The 20- year-old will crack the Top 20 in the Emirates ATP Rankings next Monday. He will become the youngest in the Top 20 since 20-year-old Marin Cilic on Sept. 21, 2009.

DOUBLE-DIGIT SEEDS IN SEMI-FINALS – There are two double digit seeds in the semi- finals for the first time since 2007 when No. 10 Djokovic defeated No. 12 Murray. Djokovic went on to win the title and he’s the last double digit seed champion in Miami. It’s the seventh straight year at least one double digit seed has advanced to the semi-finals here:

Year Seed Player Miami SF Result 2016 No. 15 David Goffin vs. No. 1 Djokovic 2016 No. 24 Nick Kyrgios vs. No. 6 Nishikori 2015 No. 22 l. to Djokovic 2014 No. 20 Kei Nishikori W/O vs. Djokovic 2013 No. 15 Tommy Haas l. to Ferrer 2012 No. 21 Juan Monaco l. to Djokovic 2011 No. 14 l. to Djokovic 2010 No. 16 Tomas Berdych def. Soderling, l. to Roddick in Final Miami Open presented by Itau Day 10 – Friday, April 1, 2016 Page 2 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

DAY 10 SEMI-FINALS FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [15] David Goffin (BEL) Djokovic Leads 3-0 13 Roland Garros () Clay R128 Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-4 7-5 13 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 6-4 2-6 6-3

INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS: Tournament statistics entering semi-finals: Statistic Djokovic Goffin

Aces 16 (4.0 avg.) 16 (4.0 avg.)

1st- Percentage 69% 69% 1st-Serve Points Won 69% 78% 2nd-Serve Points Won 51% 63% Service Games Won 86% (31 of 36) 95% (37 of 39) Break Points Saved 79% (19 of 24) 60% (3 of 5)

1st-Serve Return Points Won 39% 37%

2nd-Serve Return Points Won 68% 57% Return Games Won 47% (17 of 36) 38% (15 of 40) Break Points Converted 44% (17 of 39) 39% (15 of 38)

Bold: Tournament leader

Djokovic 2016 FastFacts: W(3): Doha (d Nadal); (d Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d Raonic); QF: Dubai (l Lopez) YTD W-L: 26-1 (26-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 62 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 1 Miami W-L (Best Result-Year): 40-5 (Winner – 2007, ’11-12, ’14-15)

• The 28-year-old Serb comes into his 7th Miami SF in 11 years with a 40-5 career match record. He has not dropped a set in wins over 63 63 (after 1R bye), No. 33 seed Joao Sousa 64 61, No. 14 63 64 (saving 14 of 15 break pts.) and No. 7 Berdych 63 63. Has won his last 14 matches in Miami since losing to No. 18 Haas in 4R 2013. Since 2011, has a 28-1 record • Last year defeated No. 7 Ferrer (QF) and No. 4 Murray (F) to win his 5th Miami title (second behind Agassi-6). Trying to become 1st three-peat winner since Agassi from 2001-03 • In 2014, beat No. 6 Murray (QF) and No. 1 Nadal (F) to earn fourth title. Has a 4-1 record vs. Murray, 3- 0 vs. Nadal and 1-0 vs. Federer (10-2 overall vs. Top 10 foes). Overall, has won 20 of last 21 matches vs. Top 10 going back to last year’s US Open • In 2007, became youngest winner in tournament history (at 19 yrs., 314 days) and did not drop a set (d. Canas) en route to first ATP Masters 1000 title. Won 2nd title in 2011 (d. No. 1 Nadal) and repeated in ’12 (d. No. 4 Murray). Also reached final in 2009 (d. No. 2 Federer, l. to No. 4 Murray) • Comes in with a 26-1 match record on the season and ATP World Tour-leading three titles. Won record-tying 5th title (w/Federer) at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Raonic). It was also his 27th career ATP Masters 1000 crown (tied w/Nadal) and has reached final in last 10 Masters 1000 events (DNP ’15 Madrid) going back to ’14 Paris-Bercy. Has 8-2 record in finals and 54-2 record during that stretch • Trying to reach 19th final in last 21 tournaments since beginning of 2015. Has compiled an 108-7 match record (39-5 vs. Top 10) in 21 tournaments (including Miami), winning 14 titles in 18 finals over that span. Looking to reach 40th career ATP Masters 1000 final (27-12) and win record 28th Masters 1000 title • Has held No. 1 the 5th-most weeks (192) in history of Emirates ATP Rankings. Has been No. 1 every week since July 7, 2014 (91 straight weeks as of Mar. 28) and will reach 200 week mark on May 23 • Captured 60th career title to start season at Doha, not dropping a set all week (d. No. 5 Nadal • Then tied Emerson’s all-time record with 6th Australian Open title (d. No. 2 Murray). Moved into tie with Laver and Borg for 5th all-time with 11 men’s singles titles. Won a 5-set match en route to title for 7th time at a major, overcoming 100 unforced errors in 4R (d. Simon)

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• Became 3rd active player (Federer, Nadal) to reach 700 wins by beating Jaziri in Dubai 2R on Feb. 24. Has 712 career match wins and will tie coach , who is No. 11 on list with 713, with next win • Fell 1 shy of Lendl’s Open-Era record 18 straight finals when eye problem forced retirement in Dubai QF (vs. Lopez). Had not retired since ‘11 SF vs. del Potro, a stretch of 350 matches (318-32) • Beat Nedovyesov (in 3) and Kukushkin (in 5) to lead Serbia to a 3-2 Davis Cup win over Kazakhstan

STREAKS ON THE LINE: Djokovic has several streaks entering the semi-finals: No. Last Loss/Time - ATP Masters 1000 wins 20 2015 Cincinnati final (l. to Federer) - Overall SF wins 20 2014 Shanghai (l. to Federer) - Miami wins 14 2013 4R (l. to Haas) - Overall matches 12 2016 Dubai QF (ret. vs. Lopez) - vs. Top 10 11 2015 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals RR (l. to Federer) - ATP Masters 1000 finals +10 2014 Shanghai (l. to Federer in SF) + DNP play Madrid in 2015

WEEKS AT NO. 1: Djokovic is fifth on the No. 1 Emirates ATP Rankings list with 91 consecutive weeks. He is also fifth on the overall weeks with 192 at No. 1: CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT NO. 1 OVERALL WEEKS AT NO. 1 1) 237 1) Roger Federer 302 2) 160 2) 286 3) 157 3) Ivan Lendl 270 4) Pete Sampras 102 4) Jimmy Connors 268 5) Novak Djokovic 91 5) Novak Djokovic 192

40 MATCH WINS CLUB: Djokovic won his 40th career match in Miami on Wednesday and he is one of four players to win at least 40 matches: W-L Titles 1) Andre Agassi 61-13 6 2) Roger Federer 44-13 2 3) Pete Sampras 42-10 3 4) Novak Djokovic 40-5 5

Goffin 2016 FastFacts SF: ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Raonic); QF: Marseille (l. to Berdych) YTD W-L: 16-5 (14-5 on hard, 2-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 15 Miami W-L (Best Result): 9-4 (SF – 2016)

• The 25-year-old is 1st Belgian man to reach SF in tournament history after wins over qualifier Granollers 64 64, No. 19 seed Troicki 61 61, Zeballos 75 63 and No. 18 Simon 36 62 61 (1R bye). Has held serve in 37 of 39 games (saving 3 of 5 BPs). Has won 38% of return games (15 of 40). Last year advanced to 4R (bye, d. Coric, Janowicz, l. to No. 5 Nishikori 61 61). Also 3R in 2013 and 2R in 2012 (l. to No. 12 Almagro in both). Qualified in 2014 and lost to Zeballos in 1R • Enters with a 27-20 career record in ATP Masters 1000 tourneys and appearing in 2nd straight SF after reaching final four in Indian Wells. Won three straight three-setters, including a final-set TB vs. Tiafoe in 2R (saved 2 MPs). Also beat [3] Wawrinka in final set TB in 4R and lone straight-sets win came over [10] Cilic 76 62 in QF (l. to Raonic). Had 11-14 record prior to Rome and since Rome is 16-6 in Masters 1000 • Only other Belgian to reach an ATP Masters 1000 SF was Christophe Rochus in in 2005 • Moved from No. 18 to No. 15 after Indian Wells in Emirates ATP Rankings and will improve to a career-high No. 13 by reaching SF (No. 11 if reaches final) • Has a 2-25 career record vs. Top 10 opponents and broke 14-match losing streak with win over No. 4 Wawrinka in Indian Wells. His other Top 10 win came over No. 9 Raonic in 2014 QF • 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 won 3-2

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[24] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs [6] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori Leads 1-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Kei Nishikori 1-6 6-4 6-4

INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS: Tournament statistics entering semi-finals: Statistic Kyrgios Nishikori

Aces 42 (10.5 avg.) 10 (2.5 avg.)

1st-Serve Percentage 58% 58% 1st-Serve Points Won 75% 73% 2nd-Serve Points Won 59% 53% Service Games Won 90% (36 of 40) 86% (37 of 43) Break Points Saved 71% (10 of 14) 57% (8 of 14)

1st-Serve Return Points Won 31% 33%

2nd-Serve Return Points Won 53% 60% Return Games Won 32% (12 of 38) 36% (15 of 42) Break Points Converted 46% (12 of 26) 47% (15 of 32)

Kyrgios 2016 FastFacts: W: Marseille (d Cilic); SF: Dubai (l Wawrinka) YTD W-L: 14-3 (14-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1995 Emirates ATP Ranking: 26 Miami W-L (Best Result-Year): 4-0 (SF - 2016)

• The 20-year-old Aussie is appearing in SF in his Miami debut after wins over Baghdatis 62 61, qualifier Smyczek 64 64, Kuznetsov 76(3) 63 (1R bye) and No. 12 Raonic 64 76(4), saving all 5 brk pts. Has held 36 of 40 service games (90%) and No. 2 in aces (42) behind Monfils (45). He is 1st Aussie to reach SF in Miami since Hewitt advanced to SF in 2002 (l. to Federer). He’s trying to become first Aussie to reach Miami singles final. Also youngest player in SF since del Potro (20y,6m) in 2009 (l. to Murray) • By reaching SF, will overtake countryman and break Top 20 Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday at No. 20. He will be the youngest in the Top 20 since Marin Cilic (20) on Sept. 21, 2009. If he reaches final, will move to No. 18 and if he wins title, will move to No. 15 • Has an 11-8 career record in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments and appearing in maiden SF. Last Aussie to reach Masters 1000 final was Hewitt at 2005 Indian Wells (l. to Federer) • Comes in off to a career-best 14-3 start and last year didn’t win his 14th match until Wimbledon 1R • Last month, became youngest active player to win an ATP World Tour title in Marseille (d. Cilic). Held in all 47 of his service games, beating No. 10 Gasquet and No. 8 Berdych en route to title • Beat Berdych again to reach Dubai SF, where he retired vs. No. 4 Wawrinka due to back problem • Began season by reaching Australian Open 3R (d. Carreño Busta and Cuevas, l. to No. 6 Berdych) • Has a 7-12 career record vs. Top 10 opponents (3-2 this season)

AUSSIE SEMI-FINALISTS: Kyrgios is the third different Aussie to reach the semi-finals in tournament history (since 1985), the first since Hewitt in 2002: SF Result 2002 – Lleyton Hewitt l. to Federer 2001 – Lleyton Hewitt l. to Gambill Patrick Rafter l. to Agassi 2000 – Lleyton Hewitt l. to Sampras 1994 – Patrick Rafter l. to Agassi

LOW-SEEDED SEMI-FINALISTS: Kyrgios is the lowest-seeded semi-finalist in Miami since No. 29 Nadal in 2005 (reached final). Here are the seeds (No. 24-lower) to reach the semi-finals or better: Result 2016 – No. 24 Nick Kyrgios vs. Nishikori 1998 – No. 29 Andre Agassi l. to Rios in Final 2005 – No. 29 l. to Federer in Final 1997 – No. 30 l. to Muster in Final 2002 – No. 31 Marcelo Rios l. to Agassi in SF 1994 – No. 24 Andre Agassi l. to Sampras in Final 1991 – No. 24 Richey Reneberg l. to Courier in SF Miami Open presented by Itau Day 10 – Friday, April 1, 2016 Page 5 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Nishikori 2016 FastFacts: W: Memphis (d Fritz); QF(3): Brisbane (l Tomic); Australian Open (l Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Nadal) YTD W-L: 18-5 (18-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: December 29, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 6 Miami W-L (Best Result-Year): 16-5 (SF – 2014, 2016)

• The 26-year-old Japanese star is making his 2nd SF appearance in 3 years after wins over French qualifier Herbert 62 76(4), No. 27 Dolgopolov 62 62, No. 17 Bautista Agut 62 64 and No. 16 Monfils 46 63 76(3), saving 5 MPs. Owns a 16-5 record and reached SF two years ago (W/O vs. Djokovic after wins over No. 4 Ferrer in 4R & No. 5 Federer in QF). Last year reached QF (l. to Isner). Also 4R in 2012 (l. to No. 2 Nadal) & ’13 (l. to No. 5 Ferrer). Three of his 5 losses have come to Top 5 opponents • In last tournament at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, reached QF (l. to Nadal), his 10th career QF- better in an ATP Masters 1000 event. Has a 61-35 career record in Masters 1000 events (1-5 in SFs) and last SF came in Montreal last August (l. to No. 3 Murray). His lone Masters 1000 final came in Madrid in May 2014 (ret. vs. Nadal) • In February, earned 4th straight Memphis title, extended win streak at event to 17 matches (d. Fritz) • 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) • Reached Brisbane QF (l. to Tomic) and 2R (l. to Querrey)

FED-EX MATCH WINS LEADERS: Djokovic is the ATP World Tour match wins and title leader this season. Nishikori is among the Top 5 match wins leaders: W-L Titles 1) Novak Djokovic 26-1 3 2) Dominic Thiem 24-5 2 3) 18-5 2 Kei Nishikori 18-5 1 5) 17-3 1

POTENTIAL FINAL FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Kei Nishikori (JPN) Djokovic Leads 6-2 10 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 6-4 11 Basel () Hard SF Kei Nishikori 2-6 7-6(4) 6-0 14 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Kei Nishikori 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 14 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 14 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 3-6 6-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-1 15 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-1 16 Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 6-4 Novak Djokovic Kei Nishikori Sets Won: 16 7 Tiebreak Sets Won: 0 2 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 2 0 Hard: 4 2

Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Nick Kyrgios (AUS) First Meeting

David Goffin (BEL) vs Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori Leads 3-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-2 15 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid () Clay R32 Kei Nishikori 6-2 4-6 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R16 Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-4

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SATURDAY DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP –

[5] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)/ (FRA) First Meeting vs (RSA)/ (USA)

• In Saturday’s doubles championship, French No. 5 seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut take on unseeded Ravan Klaasen of South Africa and Rajeev Ram of the U.S. • Herbert and Mahut enter on a 9-match winning streak after capturing their maiden ATP Masters 1000 crown in Indian Wells (d. Pospisil/Sock). • Klaasen and Ram are appearing in their third career ATP World Tour final together (1-1), first this season. Last year they captured the grass court title in Halle (d. Bopanna/Mergea) in their second tournament together and were finalists in Kuala Lumpur in October

• Herbert/Mahut defeated Marach/Thiem 76(3) 64 in 1R, Qureshi/Simon 62 63 in 2R, Chardy/Martin 67(5) 76(5) 10-7 in QF and [4] Bryan/Bryan 63 63 in SF to reach first Miami final. • They are trying to become first French team to win Miami doubles title in tournament’s 32-year history and first team to win Indian Wells and Miami back-to-back since in 2014. • Frenchmen have 41-15 career record on ATP World Tour (10-2 in ‘16) and on 9-match winning streak • Reigning US Open champions (d. M. Lopez/Granollers, Rojer/Tecau, Inglot/Lindstedt and J. Murray/Peers) won ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells two weeks ago (d. Pospisil/Sock) and Queen’s Club last season (d. Matkowski/Zimonjic). • Appearing in 7th career final together (3-3). Advanced to final (d. Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin and Dodig/Melo, l. to Bolelli/Fognini). Also reached finals in 2015 at ’s- Hertogenbosch (l. to Karlovic/Kubot) and Metz (l. to Kubot/Roger-Vasselin). • World No. 12 Herbert is 4-3 lifetime in finals (1-0 in ATP Masters 1000 finals) and World No. 7 Mahut is 12-10 in finals (1-1 in ATP Masters 1000 finals), winning title last month in Rotterdam w/Pospisil (d. Petzschner/Peya).

• Klaasen/Ram defeated [3] J. Murray/Soares 36 63 10-7 in 1R, Cilic/Draganja 76(10) 60 in 2R, Petzschner/Peya 76(5) 57 10-7 in QF and Huey/Mirnyi 64 62 in SF to reach first Miami final • The South African, American duo have a 25-16 career record together, including 9-5 this season. Prior to Miami, they lost 1R matches in straight sets in Delray Beach, Acapulco and Indian Wells. Their best results this year are SF in Chennai and QF at Australian Open (l. to eventual champs J. Murray/Soares) • They are appearing in their third final together (1-1). Last season they won their first ATP World Tour title together in Halle and reached the final in Kuala Lumpur later in season. • World No. 20 Klaasen has a 9-6 career record in doubles finals and World No. 36 Ram has an 8-4 record in finals. This is Klaasen’s second career ATP Masters 1000 final. He won in Shanghai last October (w/Melo). Ram is making his debut in an ATP Masters 1000 final.

EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES TEAM RANKINGS: Herbert/Mahut will move from 3 to No. 2 regardless of final outcome in the next Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings. Here are the Top 8 coming into Miami:

Points Miami Result 1) & 2520 1R (l. to Klaasen/Ram) 2) & Radek Stepanek 1380 1R (l. to Qureshi/Simon) 3) Pierre-Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut 1135 Final (vs. Klaasen/Ram) 4) Juan Sebastian Cabal & 1110 Did not play 5) Feliciano Lopez & Marc Lopez 1000 2R (l. to Chardy/Martin) 6) & 960 1R (l. to Isner/Monroe) 7) & 950 SF (l. to Klaasen/Ram) 8) & 860 Did not play