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Auger-Aliassime, Djere Meet in Clash of First-Time Finalists in Rio RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: 24 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES Jockey Club Brasileiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,786,690 | Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com rioopen.com Maria Garcia-Planas: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @RioOpenOficial Diana Gabanyi: [email protected] (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @RioOpenOficial TV & Radio: TennisTV.com AUGER-ALIASSIME, DJERE MEET IN CLASH OF FIRST-TIME FINALISTS IN RIO • Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada and Laslo Djere of Serbia both made their tournament debuts at the Rio Open presented by Claro this year, and both were rewarded for that choice, as they each reached the first ATP Tour singles finals of their respective careers. On Sunday, one of them will emerge as a first-time ATP Tour singles champion, and at an ATP 500-level tournament to boot. • 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime received a wild card into the event, and caused a sensation right off the bat by eliminating No. 2 seed and World No. 16 Fabio Fognini in the first round, for the Canadian’s biggest career win by ranking. Auger-Aliassime continued to impress, beating Christian Garin in the second round, one week after he had lost to the Chilean at Buenos Aires. He did not flinch in his first-ever ATP Tour semi-final on Saturday, outlasting 2016 Rio Open champion Pablo Cuevas in three sets to reach his debut ATP Tour final, and becoming the youngest ATP 500 finalist since that tournament level was established in 2009. If Auger-Aliassime wins the final, he will become the youngest ATP Tour singles titlist since Kei Nishikori won at Delray Beach in 2008. Win or lose, Auger-Aliassime is projected to move inside the Top 60 for the first time after his Rio run. • Djere knocked out the other Top 2 seed in his first-round match, defeating No. 1 seed and 2017 Rio champion Dominic Thiem to garner his first-ever victory over a Top 10 player. The Serbian went on to make the fourth ATP Tour semi-final of his career, where he received a walkover from an injured Aljaz Bedene that sent Djere into the first ATP Tour singles final of his career. 23-year-old Djere will come close to a Top 50 debut with a runner-up showing and will make a Top 40 debut with the title. He leads the event in percentage of first-serve return points won (46 of 110, 41%). INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Rio Open presented by Claro Laslo Djere [WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime Aces 18 18 1st-Serve Percentage 56% (85 of 153) 68% (189 of 280) 1st-Serve Points Won 78% (66 of 85) 72% (137 of 189) 2nd-Serve Points Won 60% (41 of 68) 44% (40 of 91) Service Games Won 86% (25 of 29) 81% (35 of 43) Break Points Saved 20% (1 of 5) 65% (15 of 23) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 41% (46 of 110) 36% (58 of 162) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 52% (38 of 73) 59% (66 of 112) Return Games Won 41% (12 of 29) 40% (17 of 42) Break Points Converted 55% (12 of 22) 49% (17 of 35) BOLD: Leads all players at Rio Open presented by Claro. For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. Rio Open presented by Claro Day 7 – Sunday, 24 February 2019 Page 2 of 2 www.ATPTour.com FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES FINAL QUADRA GUGA KUERTEN Laslo Djere (SRB) vs [WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) First Meeting Djere 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-4 (3-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 2, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 90 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2019 Finalist) • Tournament Note: In first-ever Rio Open match on Tuesday, upset top-seeded Thiem, the World No. 8 and 2017 champion, 6-3 6-3, to claim the first Top 10 victory of his career (0-1 vs. Top 10 previously). Followed up with straight-set win over Daniel in 2R, then defeated [Q] Ruud to reach 4th career ATP Tour SF. Advanced to first ATP Tour final of career via walkover after SF opponent Bedene withdrew from their match with a right leg injury. • Leads the tournament in percentage of first-serve return points won (46 of 110, 41%) • Will set a new career-high ranking on Monday: projected to reach No. 51 with a runner-up showing and the Top 40 with a title. Current career-high ranking is No. 83, set on 24 September 2018. • Advanced to Pune 2R (l. to eventual champion Anderson in only previous match against Top 10 player). • Retired in Auckland 1R vs. Struff as LL due to lower back injury. • Suffered Australian Open 1R loss to Donskoy, falling to 1-6 lifetime in Grand Slam main draw matches. • Lost to Kukushkin in Sofia 1R. Auger-Aliassime 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 5-3 (5-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 8, 2000 (18) ATP Ranking: 104 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 4-0 (2019 Finalist) • Tournament Note: In first-ever Rio Open match, upset No. 2 seed and World No. 16 Fognini on Tuesday for his biggest career win by ranking. In 2R, avenged last week’s loss to Garin in Buenos Aires 1R, to reach 2nd career ATP Tour QF (first at 500-level). Defeated Munar in QF to attain first-ever ATP Tour SF appearance, then ousted 2016 Rio champion Cuevas in 3 sets to make first-ever ATP Tour singles final. • This week, became the youngest finalist at an ATP 500 event since that tournament tier was established in 2009. Previous youngest ATP 500 finalist was Alexander Zverev, 19, at 2016 Halle. • Also became the youngest finalist at any level on tour since Taylor Fritz, 18 years and 109 days old, at 2016 Memphis. • Bidding to become the youngest champion at any level on tour since Kei Nishikori, 18 years and 50 days old, at 2008 Delray Beach. • Achieved career-high No. 103 in ATP Rankings on 11 February. Will make Top 100 debut and beyond on Monday’s new rankings: projected to reach the Top 60 with his finalist showing and the Top 45 with a title. • Last week at Buenos Aires, dropped opening match as wild card to Garin. • Qualified at Pune (l. to eventual finalist Karlovic in 1R). Advanced to Australian Open qualifying 2R (l. to Eubanks). • Lost opening match at Rennes, FRA Challenger (l. to Karatsev in 2R). • Clinched Canada’s 3-2 road win over Slovakia in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Gombos). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: 23 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES Jockey Club Brasileiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,786,690 | Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com rioopen.com Maria Garcia-Planas: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @RioOpenOficial Diana Gabanyi: [email protected] (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @RioOpenOficial TV & Radio: TennisTV.com CUEVAS MEETS AUGER-ALIASSIME, DJERE FACES BEDENE IN RIO SEMIS • Saturday’s semi-finals are set at the Rio Open presented by Claro, with 2016 Rio champion Pablo Cuevas joined by three players who each seek their first ATP Tour singles title. The four unseeded semi-finalists also happen to be the four players who ousted the Top 4 seeds in the opening round. • The first semi-final pits Laslo Djere against Aljaz Bedene. Djere got his first-ever Top 10 win over No. 1 seed Dominic Thiem in the first round, and progressed all the way to his fourth career ATP Tour semi-final. The Serbian is still seeking his first singles final. Bedene beat Buenos Aires titlist and No. 3 seed Marco Cecchinato in his first match, and he aims to make his first ATP Tour final since Buenos Aires just over one year ago, as he seeks a first-ever title. Bedene has won their two prior Tour-level tilts, but he needed a final-set tiebreak in their last meeting at Moscow last year. • The second semi-final finds 2016 champion Cuevas against 18-year-old wild card Felix Auger- Aliassime. In the first round, Cuevas was up 6-1 4-1 on defending champion and No. 4 seed Diego Schwartzman when the Argentine had to retire due to a leg injury. Cuevas moved from there into the final four, improving to a stellar 8-2 on the Golden Swing this year. He will now face #NextGenATP contender Auger-Aliassime, who took out No. 2 seed Fabio Fognini in the opening round and continued into his first-ever ATP Tour semi-final. It will be the first meeting between Cuevas and Auger-Aliassime. • The doubles final will also take place on Saturday, and the fans will have an all-Brazilian team to support in the final. The wild card duo of Thomaz Bellucci and Rogerio Dutra Silva upset No. 1- seeded compatriots Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares en route to the final in their homeland. They will meet Maximo Gonzalez and Nicolas Jarry, who upset No. 2 seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the semi-finals. Gonzalez and Jarry have made at least the round of 16 at the last four Grand Slam events. Gonzalez has also made every final in the 2019 Golden Swing so far.
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