COUPE ROGERS: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, August 15, 2015
Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | August 10–16, 2015 Draw: S-56, D-24 | Prize Money: $3,587,490 | Surface: Outdoor Hard
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SURVIVORS DJOKOVIC, CHARDY SET FOR SEMI; MURRAY, NISHIKORI MEET AGAIN
DAY 6 PREVIEW: Having saved a combined nine match points to reach the semi-finals, No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic (saved 2 MPs against Ernests Gulbis) faces unseeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy (saved 7 MPs against John Isner) for a place in the Rogers Cup final. Djokovic remains in contention for a record-equaling fifth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title the season (25th career), while Chardy is playing in his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final. On the other side of the draw, No. 2 seed Andy Murray and No. 4 seed Kei Nishikori meet in their second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final of the season (also Madrid, Murray d. Nishikori). Both players beat former champions to reach the final four – Murray, winner here in 2009-’10, avenged his 2014 quarter-final defeat against defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, while Nishikori beat three-time former champ Rafael Nadal. It promises to be another busy day for Djokovic, who will also play in the doubles semi-finals with Janko Tipsarevic vs. Daniel Nestor and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Top seeds, Bob and Mike Bryan face two-time defending champions Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares, who have a 10-0 record together at Rogers Cup.
BIG FOUR DOMINANCE: Two of the Big Four – Djokovic and Murray – are into the semi-finals. In 44 of the past 48 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (since Monte-Carlo 2010), one of the Big Four has claimed the title (exceptions: PLAYER 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Soderling, Paris 2010; Ferrer, Novak Djokovic - 5 3 3 4 4 Paris 2011; Wawrinka, Monte-Carlo 2014; Tsonga, Toronto 2014). Here Roger Federer 1 1 3 - 2 - is a breakdown of the ATP Masters Andy Murray 2 2 - 1 - 1 1000 titles won by the foursome Rafael Nadal 3 1 2 5 1 - since ’10 Monte-Carlo:
UNSEEDED AND LOOMING: Chardy YEAR PLAYER(S) RANKING RESULT is the ninth unseeded player in 10 seasons to reach the Rogers Cup semi- 2006 Andy Murray 31 l. to Gasquet SF Richard Gasquet 51 l. to Federer Final finals. Of the other eight, none went on 2007 Radek Stepanek 60 l. to Federer SF to beat a seeded player (see right) Two unseeded players faced off in the SFs in 2008 Gilles Simon 22 l. to Kiefer SF Nicolas Kiefer 37 l. to Nadal Final both 2006 and ‘08; on both occasions the winner was beaten in the final. The 2011 Janko Tipsarevic 24 l. to Fish SF last unseeded Rogers Cup champion 2013 Vasek Pospisil 71 l. to Raonic SF was Guillermo Canas, who won in 2014 Feliciano Lopez 25 l. to Federer SF 2002 (1R d. Federer, 3R d. Kafelnikov, 2015 Jeremy Chardy 49 vs Djokovic SF QF d. Safin, SF d. Haas, F d. Roddick).
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LONDON CALLING: Murray’s run to the semi-finals means he is the second player, RANK PLAYER PTS GOING MAX PTS INTO SFs after Djokovic, to qualify for the season- 1 Novak Djokovic 9,945 10,585 ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in 2 Andy Murray 6,190 6,830 London. It will be the eighth consecutive 3 Stan Wawrinka 4,600 - year Murray has qualified for the season 4 Roger Federer 4,525* - finale (did not play in 2013). He has a 10-9 5 Kei Nishikori 3,935 4,395 career record, reaching the semi-finals in 6 Rafael Nadal 3,535 - 2008, ’10 and ’12. Here is the current 7 Tomas Berdych 3,490 - Emirates ATP Race to London Top 10 8 David Ferrer 2,915* - (going into Rogers Cup SFs): 9 John Isner 1,990 - (*= did not play in Montreal) 10 Richard Gasquet 1,815* -
DOUBLING DOWN: Djokovic is still in contention in both the singles and doubles draws (w/Troicki; faces Nestor/Roger-Vasselin in SF). It is the second time he has reached both semis at an ATP Masters 1000 tournament: in Monte-Carlo 2009, he reached singles final (l. to Nadal) and doubles semi-final (w/Troicki, l. to Nestor/Zimonjic – his only other appearance in an ATP Masters doubles SF). Djokovic has reached two ATP World Tour doubles finals, winning one title (London/Queen’s Club 2010 w/Erlich). Only two players have won both the singles and doubles titles at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event since 1990:
- Jim Courier, Indian Wells 1991 (singles d. Forget; doubles w/J Sanchez d. Forget/Leconte) - Rafael Nadal, Monte-Carlo 2008 (singles d. Federer; doubles w/Robredo d. Bhupathi/Knowles)
IN FOR THE LONG HAUL: Both Djokovic and Chardy saved match points during the second-set tiebreaks of their three-set quarter-finals. Chardy saved seven in total before beating John Isner 6- 7(9) 7-6(13) 6-4 in 3h 8min – the longest match of the tournament. Of the top 10 longest singles matches in Montreal this week, Chardy has won three of them (3h 08min QF vs Isner; 2h 11min 2R vs L Mayer; 2h 9min 3R vs Karlovic). Djokovic saved two match points against Ernests Gulbis to win 5-7 7-6(7) 6-1 – the first time he has saved match points since the 2012 Shanghai final (saved 5 MPs, d. Federer). Djokovic-Gulbis lasted 2h 30min, after which the singles top seed played his doubles quarter-final, lasting 1h 27min. Below is a cumulative breakdown of time on court (singles and doubles) for the four semi-finalists:
- Jeremy Chardy: 9h 34min (4 singles/1 doubles) - Novak Djokovic: 8h 49min (3 singles/3 doubles) - Andy Murray: 6h 54min (3 singles/2 doubles) - Kei Nishikori: 3h 57min (3 singles)
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DAY 6 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play
COURT CENTRAL
[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Djokovic leads 9-0
2009 Australian Open Hard R64 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-1 6-3 2009 Marseille (France) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-4 2009 ATP World Tour Masters Cincinnati Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 2010 ATP World Tour Masters Rome Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-1 2010 ATP World Tour Masters Toronto Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 2011 Wimbledon Grass R128 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-1 6-1 2013 Wimbledon Grass R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 6-2 2014 ATP World Tour Masters Miami Hard R64 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 2014 Roland Garros Clay R64 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 6-2
2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W (6): Australian Open (d. Murray) QF (2): Marseille (l. to Simon) Indian Wells (d. Federer) Houston (l. to Anderson) Miami (d. Murray) Monte-Carlo (d. Berdych) Rome (d. Federer) Wimbledon (d. Federer) F (2): Dubai (l. to Federer) Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka) QF: Doha (l. to Karlovic)
Djokovic vs Chardy 28 (May 22, 1987) Age (DOB) 28 (Feb 12, 1987) 1 (1 – July 4, 2011) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 49 (25 – Jan 28, 2013) 29-5 Rogers Cup W-L 11-6 51-3 (28-2) 2015 W-L (on hard) 18-18 (11-8) 655-143 (418-83) Career W-L (on hard) 180-179 (88-95) 54 (6) Career titles (2015) 1 (0) Marian Vajda (here), Coach Magnus Tideman Boris Becker
Djokovic is the top seed in Canada for the fifth straight season. The world No. 1 and three-time former champion (2007, ’11-12) has a 29-5 record. Lost to eventual champ Tsonga in 3R last yr. th Djokovic won his 250 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 match in the 2R (d. Bellucci 6-3 7-6(4). After beating Jack Sock (3R) 6-2 6-1 and coming back from two match points down to beat qualifier Ernests Gulbis (QF) 5-7 7-6(7) 6-1, he has 252 Masters match wins. Only Roger Federer (321) and Rafael Nadal (296) have more ATP Masters 1000 match wins. th Djokovic’s ATP Masters 1000 title in Rome was 24 of his career, surpassing Federer’s 23 titles and leaving only Nadal, with 27, ahead of him. The Serb is bidding to win a record-equaling fifth ATP Masters 1000 title of season (Djokovic 2011, Nadal 2013). Djokovic has won the last five ATP Masters 1000 events he has entered (2014 Paris, 2015 Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo and Rome – withdrew from Madrid). Djokovic comes into SF on a 29-match winning streak at ATP Masters 1000 level, dating back to Paris-Bercy 2014. The last player to beat him was Federer (Shanghai 2014 SF). th Djokovic claimed the 50 ATP World Tour title of his career in Indian Wells (d. Federer), the second of six titles (in eight finals) so far this season, including his 8th and 9th Grand Slam titles (Australian Open, d. Murray; Wimbledon, d. Federer). Only three players have beaten Djokovic in 2015: Karlovic (Doha QF), Federer (Dubai final) and Wawrinka (Roland Garros final). He has an 18-2 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015.
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Djokovic finished 2014 at No. 1 for the third time in four years (2011-12, ’14), winning an ATP World Tour-high seven titles in eight finals. Chardy is playing his seventh Rogers Cup (11-6). The Frenchman is playing his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 SF. His previous best Rogers Cup result was a QF showing in Toronto in 2010 when he beat two Top 10 players to reach QF (d. No. 9 Verdasco, No. 6 Davydenko, l. to No. 2 Djokovic). In 2014, he reached 2R (l. to Tsonga). Chardy saved nine match points to reach the SF, (2 vs L Mayer 2R, 7 vs Isner QF). In the past three rounds (2R-QF) he has come from a set down to win in three sets, winning the second set in a tiebreak on each occasion. Originally drawn to face Gasquet in the 1R (withdrew with illness), he beat lucky loser Mahut 6-1 7-5 before saving two match points against Leonardo Mayer to win 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2. In the 3R he fought back from a set down against Ivo Karlovic to win 4-6 7-6(1) 6-4, before saving seven match points in a 6-7(9) 7-6(13) 6-4 QF victory over No. 16 seed Isner. Prior to Montreal, Chardy had a 1-6 record in deciding sets in 2015 (now 4-6, career 50-46). Chardy is through to his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 SF. He has reached three further QFs, including his first in Toronto in 2010 (2R d. No. 9 Verdasco, 3R d. No. 6 Davydenko, l. to Djokovic). This is his 53rd ATP Masters event (44-52). th Chardy is playing the 10 ATP World Tour SF of his career (2-7). He has not won a SF since 2009 (Johannesburg, SF d. Ferrer, F l. to Tsonga; Stuttgart, SF d. Kiefer, F d. Hanescu). Chardy is lowest-ranked player in the SF at No. 49, and the ninth unseeded player to reach the Rogers Cup SF in the past 10 years. Chardy reached quarter-finals of three events in 2015, also Marseille (l. to Simon) and Houston (l. to Anderson). Chardy has an 0-6 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015 (8-38 all-time). His last Top 10 win came against No. 4 Roger Federer (2014 Rome 2R). Chardy ended 2014 in the Top 30 for the first time at a year-end high No. 29, reaching the QF or better seven times during the season.
[4] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs [2] Andy Murray (GBR)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Murray leads 4-1
2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai Hard SF Andy Murray 6-3 6-0 2012 Australian Open Hard QF Andy Murray 6-3 6-3 6-1 2013 Brisbane (Australia) Hard SF Andy Murray 6-4 2-0 RET (knee) 2014 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard RR Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-4 2015 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Clay SF Andy Murray 6-3 6-4
2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W (3): Memphis (d. Anderson) W (3): Munich (d. Kohlschreiber) Barcelona (d. Andujar) Madrid (d. Nadal) Washington (d. Isner) London/Queen’s Club (d. Anderson) F: Acapulco (l. to Ferrer) F (2): Australian Open SF (3): Brisbane (l. to Raonic) (l. to Djokovic) Madrid (l. to Murray) Miami (l. to Djokovic) Halle (l. to Seppi) SF (3): Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic) QF (4): Australian Open Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic) (l. to Wawrinka) Wimbledon (l. to Federer) Miami (l. to Isner) QF (2): Rotterdam (l. to Simon) Rome (l. to Djokovic) Dubai (l. to Coric) Roland Garros (l. to Tsonga)
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Nishikori Vs Murray 25 (Dec 29, 1989) Age (DOB) 28 (May 15, 1987) 4 (4 – Mar 2, 2015) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 3 (2 – Aug 17, 2009) 5-2 Rogers Cup W-L 24-6 46-9 (29-5) 2015 W-L (on hard) 51-8 (24-6) 235-114 (164-76) Career W-L (on hard) 532-159 (356-101) 10 (3) Career titles (2015) 34 (3) Dante Bottini (here), Coach Jonas Bjorkman (here), Michael Chang Amelie Mauresmo
Nishikori is through to his first Rogers Cup SF (previous best 2013 3R, l. to Gasquet). This is his third main draw in Canada (missed last year with infected toe). In 2012 debut, l. to Querrey in 2R. Like Chardy, Nishikori is appearing in Rogers Cup SF for first time. He was first Japanese player in QFs since Shuzo Matsuoka in 1991 (l. to Chesnokov). th Nishikori claimed the 50 ATP Masters 1000 win of his career in his opening match (2R, d. Andujar 6-3 6-3). His 6-4 6-4 3R win over Goffin and 6-2 6-4 QF win against Nadal gives him a 52-31 record since making his ATP Masters 1000 debut in Indian Wells in ‘08 (l. 1R to Cilic) Nishikori has now reached six ATP Masters 1000 SFs. He has a 1-3 record, giving up one walkover (2011 Shanghai, l. to Murray; 2014 Miami, W/O to Djokovic, Madrid, d. Ferrer, Paris- Bercy, l. to Djokovic; 2015 Madrid, l. to Murray) and is 0-1 in finals (Madrid ‘14, l. to Nadal). Nishikori arrives after winning his third ATP World Tour title of the season in Washington (d. Isner). Six of his 10 career titles have been at the 500 level. He also repeated titles in Memphis (d. Anderson) in February and Barcelona (d. Andujar) in April. The victory returned him to his career- high No. 4 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, which he first reached Mar. 2. Nishikori ended the 2014 season as the highest-ranked Asian in ATP World Tour history, finishing at a year-end best of No. 5 after registering a career-high 54 RANK PLAYER ’15 TITLES wins. The year was highlighted by four titles and his maiden 1 Novak Djokovic 6 Grand Slam and ATP Masters 1000 final appearances. 2 Roger Federer 4 Nishikori has won at least three ATP World Tour titles for 3 David Ferrer 3 the second straight year (four in ‘14). He is one of eight Andy Murray 3 players, along with Murray, to win three or more titles in Rafael Nadal 3 2015 (see right). Kei Nishikori 3 Murray won back-to-back Rogers Cup titles in 2009 (d. del Dominic Thiem 3 Potro) and 2010 (d. Federer). The No. 2 seed reached the Stan Wawrinka 3 SF in 2006 (l. to Gasquet) and 2008 (l. to champion Nadal). 9 Richard Gasquet 2 He also reached QF in 2014 (l. to champion Tsonga). He is G. Garcia-Lopez 2 playing his 10th Rogers Cup (24-6). Murray beat Tommy Robredo 6-4 7-5 to book his spot in the 3R where he dispatched Gilles Muller 6-3 6-2 for his 50th win of the season, and is now 51-8 after beating 2014 champion Jo- Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 6-4 in the QF. st Murray is playing his 81 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event this week. Since making his Masters debut in Cincinnati in 2005 (1R d. Dent, 2R l. to Safin) he has amassed a 171-68 record, has won 10 titles, reached a further 10 SFs (including Montreal 2015) and 18 QFs. Murray reached the Australian Open final for a fourth time (l. to Djokovic) before claiming three titles in 2015 (Munich d. Kohlschreiber, Madrid d. Nadal, London d. Anderson) and reaching the semi-finals at Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic) and Wimbledon (l. to Federer). Murray has a 6-5 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015 (77-69 career). Murray finished 2014 in the Top 6 for a seventh year in a row after extending run of winning at least one title to nine straight seasons (now 10).
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POSSIBLE FINAL FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS
[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [4] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Djokovic Leads 4-2
2010 Roland Garros Clay R64 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 6-4 2011 Basel (Switzerland) Hard SF Kei Nishikori 2-6 7-6(4) 6-0 2014 ATP World Tour Masters1000 Miam i Hard SF Novak Djokovic W/O (doesn’t count) 2014 U.S. Open Hard SF Kei Nishikori 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 2014 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 2014 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 3-6 6-0 2015 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-1
[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [2] Andy Murray (GBR) Djokovic Leads 19-8
2006 ATP World Tour Masters Madrid Clay R16 Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-5 6-3 2007 ATP World Tour Masters Indian Wells Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 2007 ATP World Tour Masters Miami Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-0 2008 ATP World Tour Masters Monte-Carlo Clay R16 Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-4 2008 ATP World Tour Masters Toronto Hard QF Andy Murray 6-3 7-6(3) 2008 ATP World Tour Masters Cincinnati Hard F Andy Murray 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 2009 ATP World Tour Masters Miami Hard F Andy Murray 6-2 7-5 2011 Australian Open Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-2 6-3 2011 ATP World Tour Masters Rome Clay SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 3-6 7-6(2) 2011 ATP World Tour Masters Cincinnati Hard F Andy Murray 6-4 3-0 RET 2012 Australian Open Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-7(4) 6-1 7-5 2012 Dubai (UAE) Hard SF Andy Murray 6-2 7-5 2012 ATP World Tour Masters Miami Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-1 7-6(4) 2012 London Olympics Grass SF Andy Murray 7-5 7-5 2012 U.S. Open Hard F Andy Murray 7-6(10) 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2 2012 ATP World Tour Masters Shanghai Hard F Novak Djokovic 5-7 7-6(11) 6-3 2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard RR Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 7-5 2013 Australian Open Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 6-3 6-2 2013 Wimbledon Grass F Andy Murray 6-4 7-5 6-4 2014 ATP World Tour Masters Miami Hard QF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 2014 U.S. Open Hard QF Novak Djokovic 7-6(1) 6-7(1) 6-2 6-4 2014 Beijing (China) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 2014 ATP World Tour Masters Paris Hard QF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-2 2015 Australian Open Hard F Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-0 2015 ATP World Tour Masters Indian Wells Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 2015 ATP World Tour Masters Miami Hard F Novak Djokovic 7-6(3) 4-6 6-0 2015 Roland Garros Clay SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 5-7 5-7 6-1
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs [4] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Tied 2-2
2011 ATP World Tour Masters Miami Hard R128 Kei Nishikori 7-6(5) 6-2 2012 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard R16 Jeremy Chardy 1-6 7-6(8) 6-0 2013 ATP World Tour Masters Rome Clay R32 Jeremy Chardy 6-4 6-1 2014 Tokyo (Japan) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-2
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs [2] Andy Murray (GBR) Murray Leads 7-1
2009 ATP World Tour Masters Montreal Hard R32 Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 2010 ATP World Tour Masters Cincinnati Hard R32 Andy Murray 6-3 6-7(3) 6-2 2010 ATP World Tour Masters Shanghai Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-3 6-4 2011 ATP World Tour Masters Paris Hard R32 Andy Murray 6-2 6-4 2012 ATP World Tour Masters Cincinnati Hard R16 Jeremy Chardy 6-4 6-4 2013 Australian Open Hard QF Andy Murray 6-4 6-1 6-2 2015 ATP World Tour Masters Rome Clay R32 Andy Murray 6-4 6-3 2015 Roland Garros Clay R16 Andy Murray 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2