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bet-at-home Open: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, July 29, 2015

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THREE FORMER CHAMPIONS IN ACTION ON WEDNESDAY

 Day 3: Former champions (2006), Juan (2012) and (2013) highlight Wednesday’s action at the bet-at-home Open. Leading off play on Centre Court is Argentinian and Uruguayan / No. 5 seed in the final first round match. Following the Argentinian / No. 6 seed Monaco faces French qualifier (Monaco leads 1-0). In the third match the Italian / No. 8 seed Fognini brings in 5-0 -to-head advantage over Albert Ramos-Vinolas of . The last is a rematch of Sunday’s final at Bastad between the Spanish / No. 2 seed Robredo and Benoit Paire of . All together there are 12 matches scheduled (6 singles and 6 doubles).

 Let’s Meet Again: Benoit Paire defeated No. 2 seed Tommy Robredo on Sunday 76(7) 63) for his first career ATP World Tour title. They meet again Wednesday. With the win Paire became the sixth first-time ATP World Tour winner. Paire, who did not drop a set during his run to his maiden title, also became the fifth player to win an ATP World Tour title this year without dropping a set.

 Top 10 Match Wins Active Players – Six of the Top 10 active wins leaders are playing here this week with Nadal, Robredo, and Monaco reaching the 2R:

Player Wins Losses Pct

1. (ESP) 340 30 .9188 2. (ESP) 303 117 .7214 3. Tommy Robredo (ESP) 256 120 .6808 4. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 255 127 .6675 5. Juan Monaco (ARG) 226 132 .6312 6. (SUI) 211 66 .7617 7. Albert Montanes (ESP) 202 177 .5329 8. (ESP) 184 111 .6237 9. (ITA) 163 141 .5362 10. (SRB) 160 41 .7960

 Spaniards in Top 100: Seven (in bold) of the 12 Spaniards in the Top 100 Emirates ATP World Rankings are playing here this week, with Robredo, Ramos-Vinolas and Bautista Agut in action on Wednesday.

No. 7 David Ferrer No. 41 Fernando Verdasco No. 10 Rafael Nadal No. 49 Pablo Andujar No. 18 Feliciano Lopez No. 55 Albert Ramos-Vinolas No. 21 Tommy Robredo No. 60 Pablo Carreno Busta No. 23 No. 69 Daniel Gimeno-Traver No. 28 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez No. 73

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WEDNESDAY FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

Center Court

Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs (5) Pablo Cuevas (URU) First ATP Meeting Other meetings; 13 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay SF Diego Schwartzman 6-2 6-2

Schwartzman FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: SF: Istanbul (l Federer) YTD W-L: 7-17 (5-11 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 66 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 0-1 (1R 2013)

 The 22-year-old Argentinian fell in the 1R as a qualifier in his tournament debut in 2013 (l. to Haase)  In May, reached 1st career ATP World Tour SF at Istanbul (l. to eventual champion Federer)  In February, reached 1st career ATP World Tour doubles final in Sao Paulo w/Lorenzi (l. to Cabal / Farah)  In play (1-3 record), reached 2R at Roland Garros (l. to Monfils), fell in 1R at (l. to Anderson) and Wimbledon (l. to Kyrgios)

Cuevas FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: W: Sao Paulo (d Vanni); F: Istanbul (l Federer); SF: Bastad (l Paire); QF(2): Rio de Janeiro (l Nadal); (l Monaco) YTD W-L: 21-16 (18-9 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 4-2 (SF 2009)

 The 31-year-old Uruguayan is playing here for the third time and has a 4-2 tournament record. Best result was SF as a qualifier in 2009 (l. to Mathieu)  Became the first Uruguayan to reach the final in Sao Paulo and improved to 3-0 in tour-level title matches after a 7-6(4) third set win over qualifier Vanni  Also reached the final at Istanbul (l. to Federer), SF at Bastad (l. to eventual champion Paire), QF at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Nadal) and Buenos Aires (l. to Monaco)  With Marrero, captured ATP Masters 1000 Rome doubles title (d. Granollers-Lopez), improved to 5-5 in ATP World Tour doubles finals  In Grand Slam play (2-3 record), best result was 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Monfils), fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Bachinger) and Wimbledon (l. to Kudla)

(6) Juan Monaco (ARG) vs (Q) Lucas Pouille (FRA) Monaco Leads 1-0 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Juan Monaco 6-3 6-1 6-4

Monaco FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: F: Buenos Aires (l Nadal); QF(3): Rio de Janeiro (l Ferrer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Berdych); Nice (l Mayer) YTD W-L: 20-17 (13-10 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: March 29, 1984 Emirates ATP Ranking: 38 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 18-8 (Winner 2012) bet-at-home Open Day 3 – Wednesday, July 28, 2015 Page 3 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 The 31-year-old former champion opened with a 63 67(5) 63 win over on Tuesday. The 2012 champion (d. Haas) is playing here for the ninth year and has 18-8 tournament record  Best result was runner-up in Buenos Aires (l. to Nadal) in February. Was trying to become first Argentine champion in Buenos Aires since Nalbandian in 2008  In Grand Slam play (2-3 record), reached 2R at Roland Garros (l. to Gabashvili) and Wimbledon (l. to Kyrgios), fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Bolelli)  Reached his 6th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 QF (or better) at Miami (l. to Berdych); it was his first Masters 1000 QF since a 2012 SF appearance in Miami  Opened season by capturing 3rd career ATP World Tour doubles title at (w/Nadal)

Pouille FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: SF: Auckland (l Mannarino) YTD W-L: 6-8 (3-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 23, 1994 Emirates ATP Ranking: 85 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 1-0 (2R 2015)

 The 21-year-old French qualifier knocked off Spanish qualifier Inigo Cervantes 76(2) 64 in his tournament debut on Monday  As a reached first career ATP World Tour SF at Auckland (l. to Mannarino)  In Grand Slam play (0-3 record), fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Monfils), Roland Garros (l. to Simon) and Wimbledon (l. to Anderson)  In only ATP Masters 1000 event reached 2R at Monte Carlo (d. Thiem, l. to Nadal)

(8) Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) Fognini Leads 5-0 11 Santiago () Clay R16 Fabio Fognini 3-6 7-5 6-4 12 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R32 Fabio Fognini 7-6(2) 6-7(3) 6-2 13 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini 6-3 7-5 13 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini 6-1 6-3 14 (Spain) Hard R32 Fabio Fognini 6-4 6-2 Other meeting; 09 San Benedetto CH () Clay SF Fabio Fognini 6-2 6-2

Fognini FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: F: Rio de Janeiro (l Ferrer); QF(3): Sao Paulo (l Giraldo); (l Andujar); Umag (l Sousa) YTD W-L: 17-16 (16-10 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 /Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 32 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 11-5 (Winner 2013)

 The 28-year-old Italian advanced to the 2R with a 63 67(5) 64 win over Jeremy Chardy on Tuesday. He is 2013 champion (d. Delbonis) and is playing here for the sixth time. Has a 11-5 tournament record  On February 21, snapped Nadal’s 52-match winning streak in clay-court semi-finals with a 16 62 75 win at Rio de Janeiro. He fell to Ferrer in the finals  On April 23, beat Nadal in third round at Barcelona; his 6th Top 10 win and second over a member of the Top 5 (also Nadal at 2015 Rio de Janeiro). He became the third player to beat Nadal on clay at least two times in a row (also Gaudio and Djokovic)  On May 13, defeated 76(9) 46 60 in the second round at ATP Masters 1000 Rome for his 200th career win  Won his first Grand Slam doubles title (w/Bolelli) at the Australian Open (d. Herbert-Mahut). It was their ninth time they teamed up in a major championship as a team. They were the bet-at-home Open Day 3 – Wednesday, July 28, 2015 Page 4 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

first all-Italian pairing to win a Grand Slam doubles title since Pietrangeli and Sirola lifted the 1959 Roland Garros crown

Ramos-Vinolas FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: QF: Auckland (l Pouille); Geneva (l Bellucci) YTD W-L: 14-17 (8-11 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 55 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 5-5 (QF 2012)

 The 27-year-old left-handed Spaniard defeated compatriot Nicolas Almagro 64 76(3) on Monday. He is playing here for the sixth consecutive year and has a 5-5 tournament record. His best result was QF in 2012 (l. to Cilic)  Looking to reach his third ATP World Tour QF of the year. Reached QF at Geneva (l. to Bellucci) and Auckland (l.to Pouille)  In Grand Slam play (1-3 record), reached 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Tsonga), fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Kuznetsov) and Roland Garros (l. to Andujar)  Best ATP Masters 1000 result was 3R at Indian Wells (l. to eventual champion Djokovic)

Benoit Paire (FRA) vs (2) Tommy Robredo (ESP) Tied 1-1 13 () Clay QF Tommy Robredo 7-6(4) 2-6 6-0 15 Bastad () Clay F Benoit Paire 7-6(7) 6-3

Paire FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: W: Bastad (d Robredo) YTD W-L: 14-9 (11-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 42 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 3-2 (3R 2013)

 The 26-year-old Frenchman knocked off local hope 63 36 61 on Tuesday. He is playing here for the third consecutive year and has a 3-2 tournament record. Best result was reaching the 3R in 2013 (l. to Monaco, 1R bye) in his tournament debut in 2013  On Sunday captured his first career ATP World Tour title at Bastad (d. Robredo) and became the sixth first-time ATP World Tour winner this season. He also became the 8th different player outside the Top 50 Emirates ATP Rankings to win a title this year at No. 59 (jumped to No. 42)  Previous best tour-level result was 3R at Barcelona (l. to Kohlschreiber)  In Grand Slam play (3-2), best result was 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Berdych), fell in 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Bautista Agut), failed to qualifying at Australian Open (l. to Ymer in Q1)

Robredo FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: F: Bastad (l Paire); QF(2): Buenos Aires (l Almagro); Barcelona (l Klizan) YTD W-L: 15-13 (11-7 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 12 Date of Birth: May 1, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 21 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 18-11 (Winner 2006)

 The 33-year-old Spaniard opened with a 67(3) 64 62 win over German on Tuesday. He defeated Radek Stepanek to win the title here in 2006. Also reached SFs in 2002 (l. to Safin). He is playing here for the 12th time and has an 18-11 career record  Last week reached 1st ATP World Tour final of the year at Bastad (l. to Paire)…dropped to 12-11 in finals (11-7 on clay) bet-at-home Open Day 3 – Wednesday, July 28, 2015 Page 5 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 Reached QFs at Buenos Aires (l. to Almagro) and Barcelona (l. t Klizan)  In Grand Slam play (1-3 record), best result was 2R at Roland Garros (l. to Coric), fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Roger-Vasselin) and Wimbledon (l. to Millman)  Best ATP Masters 1000 result was 4R at Indian Wells (l. to Raonic)

Arriba Court

Aljaz Bedene (GBR) vs (3) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Bedene Leads 1-0 15 (India) Hard SF Aljaz Bedene 3-6 6-3 7-6(8)

Court M3

TO FINISH – 36 61 00 Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) Haider-Maurer Leads 2-0 13 Umag () Clay R32 Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-4 6-4 15 Chennai (India) Hard R16 Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 Other meetings: 13 Ostrava CH () Clay QF Jiri Vesely 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3 14 Heilbronn CH (Germany) Hard QF Jiri Vesely 6-4 7-6(6)