AIRCEL CHENNAI OPEN: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, January 10, 2016
SDAT Tennis Stadium, Chennai, India | January 4-10, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $425,535 | Surface: Outdoor Hard
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CORIC TRIES TO END WAWRINKA’S TITLE RUN AT AIRCEL CHENNAI OPEN
FINAL PREVIEW: There’s something about Chennai that brings out the best in Stan Wawrinka. The World No. 4 is making his eighth straight appearance at the Aircel Chennai Open, and his loyalty has been rewarded with one doubles title, three singles titles in four finals, 11 wins in a row and 22 straight sets. Already owner of the most singles titles in event history, Wawrinka plays for a fourth Chennai crown on Sunday when he meets first-time ATP World Tour finalist Borna Coric.
Wawrinka has enjoyed a routine road to the final with a first-round bye and straight-set wins over Coric’s fellow teen Andrey Rublev, No. 5 seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and No. 3 seed Benoit Paire. Coric, on the other hand, has spent more than nine hours on court for the right to become the first teenager in an ATP final since his countryman Marin Cilic at 2008 New Haven. Cilic went on to win his first title, but Coric will be physically challenged to do the same (see chart below).
2016 Aircel Chennai Open Stan Wawrinka Borna Coric Matches Played 3 4 Sets Played 6 11 Games Played 56 118 Shortest Match 2R in 53 minutes 2R in 90 minutes Longest Match QF in 78 minutes SF in 177 minutes Total Match Time on Court 3 hours, 16 minutes 9 hours, 29 minutes
Two first-time teams will contest the doubles final as No. 3 seeds Oliver Marach and Fabrice Martin take on Paire and Austin Krajicek. Paire is the only former finalist of the four, teaming with Wawrinka to win the 2013 Chennai doubles title over Andre Begemann and Martin Emmrich.
INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS: Tournament statistics entering Sunday’s championship match
Statistic Stan Wawrinka Borna Coric Aces 26 32 1st-Serve Percentage 66% (103 of 156) 65% (243 of 376) 1st-Serve Points Won 78% (80 of 103) 72% (174 of 243) 2nd-Serve Points Won 72% (38 of 53) 59% (79 of 133) Service Games Won 97% (28 of 29) 84% (48 of 57) Break Points Saved 50% (1 of 2) 67% (18 of 27) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 35% (39 of 112) 34% (90 of 267) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 51% (35 of 68) 50% (66 of 133) Return Games Won 30% (8 of 27) 21% (12 of 57) Break Points Converted 36% (8 of 22) 32% (12 of 37) Bold: Leads tournament Aircel Chennai Open Day 7 – Sunday, January 10, 2016 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com
EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY
Aircel Chennai Open Champion Finalist Singles Ranking Points 250 150 Singles Prize Money $75,700 $39,870 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 Doubles Prize Money $23,000 $12,090
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FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: THE FINALS
[1] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [8] Borna Coric (CRO) Wawrinka Leads 2-0 15 Chennai (India) Hard R16 Stan Wawrinka 6-1 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Stan Wawrinka 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3
Wawrinka FastFacts W (3): Chennai (d. Bedene); Rotterdam (d. Berdych); Roland Garros (d. Djokovic); Tokyo (d. Paire); SF (5): Australian Open (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Federer); US Open (l. to Federer); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. to Djokovic); Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (l. to Federer); QF (5): Marseille (l. to Stakhovsky); Geneva (l. to Delbonis); Wimbledon (l. to Gasquet); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Djokovic); Metz (w/o vs. Kohlschreiber); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Nadal) 2015 W-L: 55-18 (37-12 on hard) 2015 Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: March 28, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 4 Chennai W-L (Best Result): 22-4 (2011, 2014 and 2015 Champion)
• Swiss received 1R bye, then beat [WC] Rublev 63 62 in 2R, [5] Garcia-Lopez 64 64 in QF and [3] Paire 63 64 in SF • Making 8th straight appearance in Chennai and has won 11 straight tournament matches (22 sets) • Won titles in 2011 (d. Malisse), 2014 (d. Roger-Vasselin) and 2015 (d. Bedene). Finalist in 2010 (l. to Cilic) • On a 7-match win streak in ATP World Tour finals since 2013 • In 2015, finished at No. 4 in Emirates ATP Rankings for 2nd straight season and in Top 10 for 3rd consecutive season • Captured his 2nd Grand Slam title as 30-year-old at Roland Garros to become oldest champion of event since Gomez in 1990 (d. No. 2 Federer in QF, No. 1 Djokovic in final) • Winner of 11 career titles, including 3 in 2015: Chennai (d. Bedene), Rotterdam (d. No. 7 Berdych) and Tokyo (d. Paire) • In Australian Open title defense, reached SF in Melbourne (d. No. 5 Nishikori, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 5 sets) • Reached Wimbledon QF for 2nd straight year, matching career-best showing (l. to Gasquet in 5 sets) • Advanced to US Open SF for 2nd time (also 2013), falling to countryman Federer • Along with No. 1 Djokovic, 1 of only 2 players to reach QF or better at all 4 Grand Slams in 2015 • Reached SF of Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for 3rd straight year (d. No. 2 Murray, l. to No. 3 Federer) • Best ATP Masters 1000 results were SF runs at Rome (d. No. 7 Nadal, l. to No. 2 Federer) and Paris (d. No. 6 Nadal, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 3 sets -- snapping Serb's career-long 29-set win streak) • Enters 2016 having played in 43 straight Grand Slam main draws since major debut at 2005 Roland Garros Aircel Chennai Open Day 7 – Sunday, January 10, 2016 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com
Coric FastFacts SF (2): Dubai (l. to Federer); Nice (l. to L. Mayer); QF (3): Estoril (l. to Garcia-Lopez); Umag (l. to Bautista Agut); Winston-Salem (l. to Anderson) 2015 W-L: 26-28 (12-18 on hard) 2015 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 14, 1996 Emirates ATP Ranking: 44 Chennai W-L (Best Result): 5-1 (2016 Finalist)
• Croat beat Granollers 76(5) 26 64 in 1R, Krajicek 62 75 in 2R, [4] Bautista Agut 36 64 76(1) in QF and Bedene 76(5) 67(5) 63 in SF • Appearing in 1st ATP World Tour final, becoming youngest singles finalist since 18-year-old Nishikori at 2008 Delray Beach (d. Blake) and 1st teenage finalist since countryman Cilic at 2008 New Haven (d. Fish) • On a 6-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents (2-8 overall) • In 2015, ended season as only teenager in Top 50 of Emirates ATP Rankings at No. 44 • Achieved career-high No. 33 on July 27 after reaching Umag QF (l. to Bautista Agut) • His 26 wins in 2015 were most among teenagers on ATP World Tour • Advanced to Dubai SF as a lucky loser (d. No. 3 Murray, l. to No. 2 Federer) • Reached 2nd SF of season and 3rd of career at Nice (l. to L. Mayer) • Grand Slam results: Australian Open 1R (l. to Chardy), Roland Garros 3R (l. to Sock), Wimbledon 2R (d. Stakhovsky 97 in 5th, l. to Seppi) and US Open 1R (l. to No. 8 Nadal) • Advanced to 2R of 5 ATP Masters 1000 events, highlighted by win over junior rival A. Zverev at Cincinnati 76 in 3rd (l. to No. 5 Wawrinka in 3 sets) • Captured 2nd ATP Challenger title of career at Barranquilla, COL (d. Dutra Silva) • In Davis Cup Play-off vs. BRA, beat Souza and Bellucci to lead CRO back into World Group
[3] Oliver Marach (AUT)/Fabrice Martin (FRA) vs First Meeting Austin Krajicek (USA)/Benoit Paire (FRA)
• Marach/Martin beat Bedene/Huey 46 64 10-5 in 1R, Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez 36 76(3) 10-7 in QF and [1] Klaasen/Ram 46 75 10-5 in SF • Austrian and Frenchman are making 1st appearance as a team on ATP World Tour • World No. 48 Marach is 13-15 in ATP doubles finals, seeking 1st title since 2014 Viña del Mar w/Mergea (d. Cabal/Farah) • World No. 71 Martin is 0-1 in ATP doubles finals, falling at 2015 Zagreb w/Raja (l. to Draganja/Kontinen). Winner of 5 Challenger and 24 Futures doubles titles • Krajicek/Paire beat Betov/Elgin 67(2) 64 15-13 in 1R and [WC] Devvarman/Nedunchezhiyan 75 76(4) in SF. Received walkover in QF from [2] Granollers/Paes due to Granollers’ illness • American and Frenchman are making 1st appearance as a team on ATP World Tour • World No. 83 Krajicek is playing in 1st ATP doubles final. Winner of 12 Challenger and 10 Futures doubles titles • World No. 319 Paire is 1-0 in ATP doubles finals, winning title at 2013 Chennai w/Wawrinka (d. Begemann/Emmrich). Only other pro doubles title came at 2010 Faro, POR Futures w/Cazes-Carrere (d. Gadomski/Szmigiel)