bet-at-home Open: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, July 30, 2015

Hamburg Sports & Entertainment, , Germany | July 27 – August 2, 2015 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: €1,507,960| Surface: Outdoor Clay

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TOP HALF OF DRAW EYES QUARTER-FINALS

 Day 4: The top half of the draw eyes their spot in the quarter-finals at the bet-at-home Open on Thursday. In the opening match on Center Court Uruguayan / No 5 seed looks to even his head-to-head (at 1-1) with the Pole . Following is the fifth meeting between Italian / No. 4 seed and local wild card (Seppi leads 3-1). In the third match on, 22-year-old Jiri Vesely looks for his first career win over a Top 10 opponent (0-5) when he faces top seed, 2008 champion for the first time. The final match on is a first-time meeting between Italian and 18-year-old Spanish wild card All together there are 7 matches scheduled (4 singles and 3 doubles).

 Rafa on Clay: Nadal comes in with a 22-6 match record on clay this season with his best result a 46th career clay title in Buenos Aires in February (d. ). He also advanced to the final at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Murray) and the semi-finals in Rio de Janeiro and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo. His 39-match winning streak at Roland Garros came to an end with his quarter-final loss to Djokovic. Nadal is looking to extend his streak of having won at least one European clay court title every year since 2004 when he captured his maiden ATP World Tour crown in Sopot.

 Born in 1990s Winners: Jiri Vesely is one of six first-time winners this year on the ATP World Tour. He is also one of three first time winners born in the 1990s. This year at Houston (d. Querrey) and Dominic Thiem at Nice (d. L. Mayer) and Umag (d. Sousa) are the other two winners born in the 90s to win an ATP World Tour title.

PLAYER Birthdate CURRENT AGE TITLES RANK 6- San Jose 2011-13 Chennai 2012 (CAN) Dec 27, 1990 24 8 Bangkok 2013 Washington 2014 4- Stockholm 2013 Acapulco 2014 (BUL) May 16 1991 24 16 Bucharest 2014 London/Queen’s 2014 3-Sydney 2013 (AUS) Oct 21, 1992 22 25 Bogota 2014-15 2-Metz 2014 (BEL) Dec 7, 1990 24 14 Kitzbuhel 2014 2-Nice 2015 Dominic Thiem (AUT) Sept. 3, 1993 21 24 Umag 2015 (ARG) Oct 5, 1990 24 1-Sao Paulo 2014 68 Jiri Vesely (CZE) July 10, 1993 22 1-Auckland 2015 45 Jack Sock (USA) Sep 24, 1992 22 1-Houston 2015 35

 Last German Standing: Wild card Florian Mayer is the last German standing; and were also in the main draw but they fell in the first round. The 31-year-old Mayer is making his 10th appearance here and has a 16-9 tournament record. Best result was semi-finals in 2010 (l. to Golubev), also reached quarter-finals twice - 2011 (l. to Almagro) and 2013 (l. to Haas). The last German winner was Michael Stich in 1993. bet-at-home Open Day 4 – Thursday, July 28, 2015 Page 2 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

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

Center Court

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) vs (5) Pablo Cuevas (URU) Janowicz Leads 1-0 15 Halle (Germany) Grass R32 Jerzy Janowicz 6-3 6-4

Janowicz FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: F: Montpellier (l Gasquet); QF: Halle (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 18-15 (3-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 13, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 51 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 3-2 (3R 2013)

 The 24-year-old Pole knocked of Japanese qualifier 64 63 in the 1R on Monday. He is playing here for the third year in a row. Best result was 3R in tournament debut in 2013 (l. to Verdasco, 1R bye), fell in 2R last year (l. to Dolgopolov). Has a 3-2 record  In February, reached 3rd career ATP World Tour final at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet, ret. 0-3 in 1st- set due to illness). He was attempting to become the first Polish player to win an ATP World Tour singles title since Fibak at 1982 Chicago  Last month reached QF at Halle (l. to Nishikori)  In play (3-3 record), best result was 3R at (l. to Lopez). Reached 2R at Roland Garros (l. to L. Mayer), fell in 1R at Wimbledon (l. to Ilhan)  Best ATP Masters 1000 result is 3R at Miami (l. to Goffin)

Cuevas FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: W: Sao Paulo (d Vanni); F: Istanbul (l Federer); SF: Bastad (l Paire); QF(2): Rio de Janeiro (l Nadal); Buenos Aires (l Monaco) YTD W-L: 22-16 (19-9 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 5-2 (SF 2009)

 The 29-year-old Uruguayan opened with a 76(4) 64 win over Argentinian in the 1R on Wednesday. He is playing here for the third time and has a 5-2 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 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)

(4) Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs (WC) Florian Mayer (GER) Seppi Leads 3-1 05 Stuttgart (Germany) Clay R64 Andreas Seppi 7-6(3) 6-3 07 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Florian Mayer 5-7 7-5 6-2 6-2 12 Metz (France) Hard QF Andreas Seppi 7-5 6-2 14 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Andreas Seppi 4-6 6-1 7-5

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Seppi FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: F (2): Zagreb (l Garcia-Lopez); Halle (l Federer); SF: Doha (l Berdych) YTD W-L: 21-15 (1-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: February 21, 1984 Emirates ATP Ranking: 26 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 14-9 (SF 2008, ‘10)

 The 31-year-old Italian defeated Martin Klizan 62 64 in the 1R for his first clay court win of the year. He is a two-time semi-finalist here – 2008 (l. to Federer) and 2010 (l. to Melzer) and has a 14-9 tournament record  Looking to reach fourth ATP World Tour QF of the year (3-0 record)  Dropped to 3-5 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals after runner-up finishes at Zagreb (l. to Garcia- Lopez) and Halle (l. to Federer). He was the first Italian to reach the final at Halle, having beaten No. 5 Nishikori in SF (ret. due to calf injury)  Opened the season in Doha by reaching SF (l. to Berdych). Reached 4R at Australian Open (d. Federer in 3R, l. to Kyrgios 86 in fifth set - failed to convert one match point). Win over Federer snapped a 10-match losing streak against the Swiss. It was his first win over a Top 10 player since he defeated Nadal at 2008 Rotterdam  In Grand Slam play (5-3 record), reached 4R at Australian Open (d. Federer in 3R, l. to Kyrgios), 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Murray) and fell in 1R at Roland Garros (l. to Isner)

Mayer FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: QF: Halle (l Federer) YTD W-L: 4-7 (2-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: October 5, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 261 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 16-9 (SF 2010)

 The 31-year-old German wildcard knocked off Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes 46 62 62 in the 1R on Monday. He is making his 10th appearance here and has a 16-9 tournament record. Best result was SF in 2010 (l. to Golubev), also reached QF twice - 2011 (l. to Almagro) and 2013 (l. to Haas)  Best result of the year is QF at Halle last month (l. to eventual champion Federer)  Only other tour-level win came at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo d. Youzhny in 1R, l. to Cilic)  In Grand Slam play (0-2 record), fell in 1R at Roland Garros (l. to Bautista Agut) and Wimbledon (l. to Monaco)

(1-WC) Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) First Meeting

Nadal FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: W(2): Buenos Aires (d Monaco); Stuttgart (d Troicki); F: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Murray); SF(2): Rio de Janeiro (l Fognini); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (l Djokovic); QF(4): Australian Open (l Berdych); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Raonic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Wawrinka); Roland Garros (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 35-12 (22-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 66 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 Emirates 2015 ATP Ranking: 10 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 12-2 (Winner 2008)

 The 29-year-old Spaniard opened with a 36 61 61 win over countryman on Tuesday. The 2008 champion accepted a wild card into Hamburg and he is making his fourth tournament appearance, the first since capturing the title seven years ago (d. Federer). He also reached the final in ’07 (l. to Federer). Nadal has a 12-2 record in Hamburg bet-at-home Open Day 4 – Thursday, July 28, 2015 Page 4 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 Playing in his first tournament since falling to qualifier in the 2R at Wimbledon on July 2. It was the first time he had lost to a qualifier at a Grand Slam (20-1)  Has reached the QF or better nine times this year including capturing titles in Buenos Aires (d. Monaco) and Stuttgart (d. Troicki) – his first grass-court title since 2010 Wimbledon  In Grand Slam play (9-3 record), reached QF at Australian Open (l. to Berdych) and Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic) – loss broke 39-match winning streak in Paris. Fell in 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Brown)  Best ATP Masters 1000 result was reaching the final at Madrid (l. to Murray)

Vesely FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: W: Auckland (d Mannarino); F: Bucharest (l Garcia-Lopez); SF: Casablanca (l Gimeno-Traver) YTD W-L: 16-19 (8-11 on cay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: July 10, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 45 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 1-1 (2R 2015)

 The 22-year-old left-handed Czech opened with a 36 61 60 win over Austrian Andreas Haider- Maurer on Wednesday. Last year in his tournament debut he lost to Dominic Thiem in the 1R  Captured first career ATP World Tour title at Auckland (d. Mannarino) as a qualifier in a meeting between first-time ATP World Tour finalists. Was first Czech winner in Auckland since Jiri Novak in 1996. Was first all left-handed final in Auckland since 2002 (Rusedski d. Golmard)  Reached second career ATP World Tour final at Bucharest (l. to Garcia-Lopez), also reached SF at Casablanca (l. to Gimeno-Traver)  In Grand Slam play (1-3 record), reached 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Ward), fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Troicki) and Roland Garros (l. to Mayer)  Has a career 0-5 record (0-2 this year) vs Top 10 opponents

Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs (WC) Jaume Munar (ESP) First Meeting

Bolelli FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: QF(4): Sydney (l Troicki); Marseille (l Monfils); Bucharest (l Monfils); Nottingham (l Baghdatis) YTD W-L: 21-18 (8-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 8, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 71 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 3-4 (2R 2008, ’10, ’15)

 The 29-year-old Italian advanced to the 2R for the third-time here with a 76(3) 76(6) win over Lukas Rosol in the 1R on Tuesday. He also reached the 2R here in 2008 (l. to Monaco) and as a qualifier in 2010 (l. to Bellucci). He has a 3-4 tournament record  Looking to reach 5th ATP World Tour QF of the year (0-5 record). Reached QFs at Sydney (l. to eventual champion Troicki), Marseille (d. No. 6 Raonic in 2R, l. to Monfils), Bucharest (l. to Monfils) and Nottingham (l. to Baghdatis). Win over No. 6 Raonic at Marseille broke a 35-match losing streak against Top 10 opponents, It was the longest losing streak in the Open Era against Top 10 players  Won his first Grand Slam doubles title (w/Fognini) at the Australian Open (d. Herbert-Mahut). It was their ninth major championship as a team. They were the first all-Italian pairing to win a Grand Slam doubles title since Pietrangeli and Sirola lifted the 1959 Roland Garros crown  In Grand Slam play (3-3 record), reached 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Ferrer), 2R at Australian Open (l. to Federer) and 1R at Wimbledon (l. to Nishikori)

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Munar FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: YTD W-L: 1-1 (1-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 5, 1997 Emirates ATP Ranking: 683 Hamburg W-L (Best Result-Year): 1-0 (2R 2015)

 The 18-year-old Spaniard captured his first career tour-level win after Guillermo Garcia-Lopez was forced to ret. at 1-2 in the 1st set due to a hamstring injury. Teamed with Nadal in doubles and fell in 1R on Monday to the No. 1 seeds Bolelli / Fognini 64 62  Looking to reach first career ATP World Tour QF  Has played primarily Futures with a career 18-17 record (10-9 in 2015). Best result this year was SF at Spain F12