QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, January 7, 2016

Khalifa International & Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar | January 4-9, 2016 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,189,605 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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DJOKOVIC, NADAL JOINED IN QFS BY NO. 94 MARCHENKO, NO. 102 EDMUND

 QUARTER-FINAL PREVIEW: World No. 1 is right where he was exactly one season ago, playing in the Qatar ExxonMobil Open quarter-finals. On that day in 2015, the top seed was upset by 6-foot-11 Ivo Karlovic. Undeterred, Djokovic has reached the final in all 15 tournaments that he has played thereafter, the longest finals streak since appeared in 17 straight from to June 2005 to August 2006. Djokovic would inch within one of Federer’s mark with a win over No. 8 seed Leonardo Mayer on Thursday and another in the semi-finals on Friday.

Like Djokovic, was eliminated early at the 2015 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, suffering a first-round loss to qualifier . Unlike Djokovic, Nadal is looking to end – not extend – a streak this week. The No. 2 seed has gone 18 hard-court tournaments since winning his last title on the surface, which came at Doha in 2014. In Thursday’s quarter-finals, Nadal faces 79th-ranked Andrey Kuznetsov, whom he defeated in straight sets at Roland Garros last May.

Djokovic and Nadal make a living in the quarter-finals of ATP World Tour events. Fellow quarter- finalists and , on the other hand, were happy making it into the Doha main draw. Marchenko was the last direct acceptance at No. 94 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, and he capitalized by defeating defending champion – his first win over a Top 10 player. The 28-year-old Ukrainian meets No. 7 seed Jeremy Chardy on Thursday.

At No. 102, Edmund was required to qualify with two wins over the weekend. The champion added two more in the main draw to reach his very first ATP World Tour quarter-final. Edmund, who turns 21 on Friday, entered Doha with a 2-13 career record. His quarter-final against No. 3 seed Tomas Berdych will be the first match of his career against a Top 10 player.

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DAY 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play

[7] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Illya Marchenko (UKR) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 07 Marseille Q (France) Hard 1R Jeremy Chardy 6-1 6-3

Chardy 2015 FastFacts SF: ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (l. to Djokovic); QF (3): Marseille (l. to Simon); Houston (l. to Anderson); Stockholm (l. to Gasquet) 2015 W-L: 27-27 (20-17 on hard) 2015 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 12, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 31 Doha W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Frenchman started season with 61 61 win over Zayid (Monday) and 62 64 win over Mathieu (Wednesday) • Owns 7-2 record against Ukrainians in tour-level matches • In 2015, finished in Top 35 of Emirates ATP Rankings for 4th straight season • Played in 1st career ATP Masters 1000 SF at Montréal after saving 9 MPs (2 vs. L. Mayer in 2R, 7 vs. Isner in QF). Lost to No. 1 Djokovic in SF • Advanced to US Open 4R for 1st time with win over No. 7 Ferrer, snapping 12-match losing streak to Top 10 opponents (l. to No. 9 Cilic) • Reached Roland Garros 4R with Top 20 wins over Isner and Goffin (l. to No. 3 Murray), matching career- best showing in Paris (also 2008 4R) • Other results: 2R (l. to Seppi) and Wimbledon 1R (l. to No. 6 Berdych) • Won 3rd career doubles title at Båstad w/Kubot (d. Cabal/Farah) • Fell to countryman Gasquet in Stockholm QF 76 in 3rd • Teamed w/Anderson to beat Bryan/Bryan en route to ATP Masters 1000 Rome SF (l. to Cuevas/Marrero)

Marchenko 2015 FastFacts QF: ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Goffin) 2015 W-L: 5-7 (3-4 on hard) 2015 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 8, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 94 Doha W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Ukrainian started season with 67(8) 63 62 win over Ferrer (Tuesday) and 64 62 win over Gabashvili (Wednesday). Earned 1st win of career vs. Top 10 opponent by beating No. 7 Ferrer • Attempting to reach 3rd ATP World Tour SF of career and 1st since 2010 St. Petersburg (l. to Kukushkin) • Winner of 6 straight matches against Frenchmen and 10 of last 11 (includes qualifying and Challengers) • In 2015, Ukrainian returned to year-end Top 100 for 1st time since 2010, finishing season at No. 94 • Qualified at Australian Open (l. to No. 8 Raonic in 1R), Roland Garros (l. to Berlocq in 1R after leading by 2 sets) and US Open (d. Monfils in 1R, l. to Stakhovsky in 2R). Did not attempt to qualify at Wimbledon • Best ATP World Tour result was QF at 's-Hertogenbosch in June (l. to Goffin) • Posted 30-16 record on ATP Challenger Tour with 4th career title at Mons, BEL (d. Becker) Qatar ExxonMobil Open Day 4 – Thursday, January 7, 2016 Page 3 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 1-0 15 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-3 6-2

Kuznetsov 2015 FastFacts QF: Moscow (l. to Cilic) 2015 W-L: 10-12 (6-5 on hard) 2015 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 22, 1991 Emirates ATP Ranking: 79 Doha W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Russian started season with 62 64 win over Ilhan (Monday) and 76(6) 61 win over Berankis (Wednesday) • Owns 1-6 record vs. Top 10 (7 different players), posting 5-set win over No. 7 Ferrer in 2014 Wimbledon 2R • In 2015, Russian earned career-high 10 wins and finished in Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings for 3rd time • Reached 2015 Moscow QF (l. to Cilic), ending 0-6 start at event (2009-14), but falling to 0-5 lifetime in ATP World Tour QFs • Lost to No. 7 Nadal in Roland Garros 3R, matching career-best showing at a Grand Slam (also 2014 Wimbledon and 2014 US Open 3R) • Reached 2R at Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), Marseille (l. to Monfils), Barcelona (l. to Kohlschreiber) and Geneva (l. Delbonis) • Qualified at Rotterdam, Geneva and ATP Masters 1000 events in Monte-Carlo and Shanghai • Posted 24-6 record on ATP Challenger Tour with back-to-back titles at Manerbio, ITA (d. Muñoz de la Nava) and Como, ITA (d. Brands) • Improved to 5-0 lifetime in Davis Cup with 2 wins over DEN (d. Pedersen and Nielsen)

Nadal 2015 FastFacts W (3): Buenos Aires (d. Monaco); Stuttgart (d. Troicki); Hamburg (d. Fognini); F (3): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Murray); Beijing (l. to Djokovic); Basel (l. to Federer); SF (4): Rio de Janeiro (l. to Fognini); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Tsonga); Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (l. to Djokovic); QF (6): Australian Open (l. to Berdych); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Raonic); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Wawrinka); Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (l. to Nishikori); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. to Wawrinka) 2015 W-L: 61-20 (30-12 on hard) 2015 Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 67 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 5 Doha W-L (Best Result): 21-6 (2014 Champion)

• Spaniard started season with 67(5) 63 61 win over Carreño Busta (Tuesday) and 63 62 win over Haase (Wednesday) • Owns 8-0 record against Russians since falling to Davydenko in 2011 Doha SF • In 2015, finished in Top 5 of Emirates ATP Rankings for 11th straight season • Captured titles at Buenos Aires (d. Monaco), Stuttgart (d. Troicki) and Hamburg (d. Fognini), while also reaching finals at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to No. 3 Murray), Beijing (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and Basel (l. to No. 3 Federer) • Qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, going 3-0 in RR before falling to No. 1 Djokovic in SF (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, No. 2 Murray and No. 7 Ferrer) • Denied a 10th Roland Garros title by No. 1 Djokovic in QF, falling to 70-2 lifetime on Parisian clay • Reached Australian Open QF (l. to No. 7 Berdych), Wimbledon 2R (l. to No. 102 Brown) and US Open 3R (l. to Fognini after leading 2 sets to 0) • Earned 300th career ATP Masters 1000 win over No. 4 Wawrinka in Shanghai QF (l. to Tsonga in SF) • Failed to win at least 1 Grand Slam title and 1 ATP Masters 1000 title for 1st time since 2004 • Extended Davis Cup singles win streak to 22 matches with victory over Torpegaard of DEN in Sept. • Captured 9th ATP World Tour doubles title at Doha w/Monaco (d. Knowle/Oswald) Qatar ExxonMobil Open Day 4 – Thursday, January 7, 2016 Page 4 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [8] Leonardo Mayer (ARG) Djokovic Leads 1-0 14 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-4 6-4

Djokovic 2015 FastFacts W (11): Australian Open (d. Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Federer); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d. Berdych); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d. Federer); Wimbledon (d. Federer); US Open (d. Federer); Beijing (d. Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (d. Tsonga); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d. Murray); Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (d. Federer); F (4): Dubai (l. to Federer); Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka); ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (l. to Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Federer); QF: Doha (l. to Karlovic) 2015 W-L: 82-6 (59-5 on hard) 2015 Titles: 11 / Career Titles: 59 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 1 (Career-High) Doha W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2015-16 Quarter-finalist)

• Serb started season with 62 62 win over Brown (Monday) and 62 62 win over Verdasco (Wednesday) • Owns 14-0 record in QFs since falling to Karlovic in 2015 Doha QF (w/o vs. Tomic in 2015 Indian Wells QF does not count in W-L record). Also 17-0 in SFs since losing to Federer in 2014 Shanghai SF • In 2015, ended year as World No. 1 in Emirates ATP Rankings for 4th time in 5 years. Ranked No. 1 for 79 straight weeks, longest stretch since Federer's 237 straight weeks in 2004-08 • Qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for 9th consecutive year, winning 4th title in a row and 5th overall. Became 1st player to win title in 4 consecutive years • Captured career-high 11 titles and reached single-season record 15 straight finals to end year, most since Federer's 17 straight finals in 2005-06 • Won 8th, 9th and 10th Grand Slam singles titles at Australian Open (d. Murray), Wimbledon (d. Federer) and US Open (d. Federer) respectively. Fell short of calendar Grand Slam in Roland Garros final (l. to Wawrinka) • Became 3rd man to play in all 4 major finals in a single year during Open Era (also Laver in 1969 and Federer in 2006, 2007 and 2009) • Enjoyed career-high 29-set win streak during fall, winning titles at Beijing and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai • Also captured titles at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Rome and Paris, setting a single-season record with 6 ATP Masters 1000 championships and passing Federer for 2nd all-time with 26 (Nadal 27) • Became 1st men’s player to earn more than $15 million in prize money during a season, crushing previous record by finishing with $21,646,145 • Earned career-high 82 wins overall, including 31 vs. Top 10 players and win streaks of 28 and 23 matches • Has won more titles (31) than he's lost matches (26) on hard courts since 2011 • Competed in 44 straight Grand Slam events entering ’16. Has not retired from a match or conceded a walkover since ’11 ATP Masters 1000 Paris QF vs. Tsonga (shoulder)

Mayer 2015 FastFacts F: Nice (l. to Thiem); SF: Sydney (l. to Kukushkin); QF (2): São Paulo (l. to Souza); Nottingham (l. to Istomin) 2015 W-L: 28-23 (11-12 on hard) 2015 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 35 Doha W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Argentine started season with 61 62 win over Becker (Tuesday) and 62 64 win over Andujar (Wednesday) • Enters Doha QFs with 1-22 record vs. Top 10 players -- only win coming in 2014 Hamburg final over Ferrer • In 2015, Argentine won 28 matches and finished in Top 35 of Emirates ATP Rankings for 2nd straight year • Nearly captured 2nd career title at Nice, falling in final to Thiem 76 in 3rd • Led Argentina to Davis Cup SF with 2 wins over Brazil and 2 more over . In 1R, won longest Davis Cup singles match ever by beating Souza 15-13 in 5th on 11th MP (6 hours, 43 minutes) • Went 2-0 in Davis Cup SF (d. Darcis, w/Berlocq d. Bemelmans/Darcis), but Argentina lost to Belgium 3-2 • Sustained torn right adductor during Davis Cup SF • Reached Roland Garros 3R for 5th time in last 6 years (l. to No. 10 Cilic). Followed with run to Wimbledon 3R (l. to Anderson) • Advanced to QF or better on hard (Sydney SF); clay (São Paulo QF, Nice F); and grass (Nottingham QF) • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 21 on June 22 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Day 4 – Thursday, January 7, 2016 Page 5 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

[3] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs [Q] Kyle Edmund (GBR) First Meeting

Berdych 2015 FastFacts W (2): Shenzhen (d. Garcia-Lopez); Stockholm (d. Sock); F (3): Doha (l. to Ferrer); Rotterdam (l. to Wawrinka); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic); SF (4): Australian Open (l. to Murray); Dubai (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Nadal); QF (6): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Federer); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Federer); Halle (l. to Karlovic); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Dolgopolov); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. to Djokovic) 2015 W-L: 57-22 (40-16 on hard) 2015 Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 12 Date of Birth: September 17, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 6 Doha W-L (Best Result): 6-2 (2015 Runner-up)

• Czech started season with 75 64 win over Stakhovsky (Tuesday) and 60 64 win over Dzumhur (Wednesday) • Owns 24-0 record against opponents outside Top 100 since falling to No. 104 de Bakker in 2013 Båstad QF • In 2015, finished at No. 6 or No. 7 in Emirates ATP Rankings for 6th straight season • Achieved career-high of No. 4 on May 18 after reaching ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF (l. to No. 2 Federer) • Captured 11th and 12th titles of career at Shenzhen (d. Garcia-Lopez) and Stockholm (d. Sock) • Reached QF or better at 15 of 22 events in 2015 and won 2 or more matches at 18 of 22 • Advanced to Australian Open SF (d. No. 3 Nadal, l. to No. 6 Murray), matching career-best finish at event • Fell to Frenchmen in 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Tsonga), Wimbledon (l. to Simon) and US Open (l. to Gasquet) • Has played in 49 straight majors and 50 straight ATP Masters 1000 events • Reached 4th ATP Masters 1000 final of career at Monte-Carlo (d. Monfils, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 3 sets) • Surpassed 50 wins for 5th consecutive season (career-high 61 in 2012) • Earned 500th career victory with 2R win over Bolelli at Dubai • Qualified for 6th-straight Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (0-3 in RR)

Edmund 2015 FastFacts 2015 W-L: 1-5 (0-2 on hard) 2015 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 8, 1995 Emirates ATP Ranking: 102 Doha W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Brit started season in qualifying with 64 63 win over Arnaboldi (Saturday) and 62 64 win over Albot (Sunday) • In main draw, posted 62 63 win over Klizan (Monday) and 57 63 76(3) win over Muñoz de la Nava (Wednesday) to advance to 1st ATP World Tour QF • Entered Doha with 2-13 career record (0-0 vs. Top 10), posting only wins over De Schepper at 2013 Eastbourne and Robert at 2015 Roland Garros • In 2015, improved year-end ranking for 3rd straight season, finishing at No. 102 • Broke into Top 100 and achieved career-high ranking of No. 99 on August 17 after reaching Aptos, USA Challenger SF (d. Nishioka, l. to Millman 75 in 3rd) • Won Challenger titles at Hong Kong, HKG (d. Ito); Binghamton, USA (d. Fratangelo) and Buenos Aires, ARG (d. Berlocq) • Member of 2015 Davis Cup championship team, making debut in GBR's 3-1 win over BEL in final (l. to No. 16 Goffin 36 16 62 61 60) • Became 1st player since Lopez in 2003 to play 1st Davis Cup match in a final, and 1st since Mathieu in 2002 to do so in singles