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: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, October 1, 2016

Sichuan International Center, Chengdu, China | September 26-October 2, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $840,915 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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DIMITROV, RAMOS-VINOLAS, TROICKI, KHACHANOV IN SEMI-FINALS

SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: The semi-finals at the Chengdu Open on Saturday are led by No. 3 seed , No. 5 Albert Ramos-Vinolas, No. 6 and unseeded #NextGen star . The 20-year-old Russian is appearing in his first ATP World Tour semi-final.

In the opening match on Stadium Court, Khachanov takes on Troicki for the first time. Khachanov, who is trying to become the first Russian to reach an ATP World Tour final since won Valencia in Oct. 2013, defeated No. 7 seed Joao Sousa in 1R and No. 4 Feliciano Lopez in the QF. Troicki is appearing in his fourth ATP World Tour semi-final of the season (2-1) and he is trying to reach his third final. The 30- year-old Serb attempting to advance to his 10th career ATP World Tour final (3-6). In January, Troicki defended his title in Sydney. He is No. 2 this week in aces (39).

In the next match on, Ramos-Vinolas looks for his first win against Dimitrov, who won both previous meetings on clay. Dimitrov is appearing in his fifth ATP World Tour semi-final of the season (2-2) and he’s aiming to advance to his third final (0-2) and ninth in his career (4-4). The 25-year-old Bulgarian was runner-up in Sydney (l. to Troicki) and Istanbul (l. to Schwartzman). His last title came at 2014 Queen’s Club/London (d. Lopez). Ramos-Vinolas is compiling the best season of his career and he’s appearing in his first career ATP World Tour semi-final on hard courts. The 28-year-old Spaniard captured his first ATP World Tour title in Bastad (d. Verdasco) in July. He is trying to reach his third career ATP World Tour final (1-1). He is one of seven different Spanish winners this year. He is coming off his third career Top 10 win over No. 10 Thiem on Friday.

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: SEMI-FINAL MATCHES

Karen Khachanov (RUS) vs [6] Viktor Troicki (SRB) First Meeting

Khachanov 2016 FastFacts QF: Kitzbühel (l. to Lajovic) YTD W-L: 9-7 (4-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 21, 1996 Emirates ATP Ranking: 101

• Tournament Note: Opened on Tuesday with 76(3) 63 upset win over [7] Joao Sousa and followed with 36 63 61 victory over Mannarino on Wednesday and 63 64 triumph over [4] Lopez in QF. Has held serve 30 of 33 games this week (91%) and No. 3 in aces (25). Also winning 81% of 1st serve pts. and 59% of 2nd serve pts. • Trying to become first Russian to reach an ATP World Tour final this year and first since Oct. 2013 when Mikhail Youzhny won Valencia title (d. No. 3 Ferrer) • In July, advanced to 2nd career ATP World Tour QF at Kitzbühel (d. Volandri and Kohlschreiber, l. to Lajovic) • Made winning main draw debut at US Open as Q (d. Fabbiano, l. to No. 7 Nishikori in 2R) • Qualified and advanced to 3R at Barcelona, saving 1 MP vs. Bedene, then beating Bautista Agut (l. to Dolgopolov) • Broke into Top 100 on June 6 and achieved career-high No. 81 in Emirates ATP Rankings on September 12 • Fell to countryman Donskoy in Båstad 1R 36 76(4) 63 after holding 2 MPs • Captured 2nd Challenger title at Samarkand, UZB (d. Ramirez Hidalgo, who is 18+ years older) • Reached Challenger final at Jonkoping, SWE (d. Krajinovic and Struff, l. to Golubev after holding 4 MPs) • Fell in qualifying at , Montpellier, Marseille, Monte-Carlo, Roland Garros and Wimbledon Chengdu Open Day 6 – Saturday, October 1, 2016 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Troicki 2016 FastFacts: W: Sydney (d Dimitrov); F: Sofia (l Bautista Agut); SF: Winston-Salem (l Bautista Agut); QF (2): Rotterdam (l Mahut); St. Petersburg (l Wawrinka) YTD W-L: 29-23 (23-15 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: February 10, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 32

• Tournament Note: On Wednesday, completed rain-suspended 1R match with 63 76(4) win over [WC] and followed with 63 46 62 victory over Baghdatis in 2R. On Friday, beat Anderson 62 76(4) to reach fourth ATP World Tour semi-final of season (2-1). Trying to reach 10th career ATP World Tour final (3-6) • In January, repeated as Sydney champion by saving 1 MP in 26 61 76(7) win over Dimitrov • Three days later, saved 2 MPs in 5-set win over Muñoz de la Nava in Australian Open 1R (l. to Raonic in 3R) • Also saved 4 MPs in 67(6) 76(9) 76(3) win over Cervantes in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R (l. to Goffin in 3R) • Advanced to Sofia final (l. to Bautista Agut), Winston-Salem SF (l. to Bautista Agut) and Rotterdam QF (l. to Mahut) • Reached Roland Garros 4R for 3rd time (d. Dimitrov, Lajovic and Simon; l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Improved to 15-14 in 5-setters by beating Albot in US Open 1R (l. to Donaldson in 2R) • Clinched ’s 3-2 1R win over Kazakhstan by beating Nedovyesov in straight sets

[5] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Dimitrov Leads 2-0 12 Bastad (Sweden) Clay QF Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(1) 6-3 14 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R32 Grigor Dimitrov 4-6 6-3 6-4 Other meetings: 08 Spain F21 (Spain) Clay QF Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1 6-2 09 Segovia Q (Spain) Hard -- Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-2

Ramos-Vinolas 2016 FastFacts: W: Bastad (d Verdasco); SF: Quito (l Estrella Burgos); QF(3): Istanbul (l Delbonis); Roland Garros (l Wawrinka); Gstaad (l Mathieu) YTD W-L: 29-25 (8-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 31 (Career-high)

• Tournament Note: On Wednesday, completed rain-suspended 1R match, defeating [Q] Michael Berrer 64 57 63 and followed with a 76(4) 36 64 victory over Yen-Hsun Lu and 61 64 over top seed/No. 10 Thiem in QF to reach third SF of year, 1st career on hard courts. Has held serve 34 of 40 games (85%) and won 10 of 39 return games (26%) • Will finish in Top 50 Emirates ATP Rankings for first time in career. Previous best year-end ranking was No. 51 in 2012. His 29 match wins this season is a career-high, surpassing 25 in 2012 • Captured 1st ATP World Tour title at Båstad, beating countrymen Carballes Baena, Ferrer and Verdasco in straight sets • Appeared in 3R, 4R and QF of a Grand Slam for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. No. 9 Raonic, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Achieved career-high No. 31 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 18 • Advanced to Quito SF (d. Lajovic, Ram and Lopez; l. to Estrella Burgos) • Reached 3R at Indian Wells (d. Kyrgios, l. to Monfils) and Wimbledon (d. Troicki in 5 sets, l. to No. 10 Gasquet) • In ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R, saved 1 MP to beat A. Gonzalez 76 in 3rd (l. to No. 10 Gasquet in 2R) • Held 1 MP before falling to Mathieu in 1st match of season at Doha • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Toronto due to foot injury

FIRST-TIME ATP WINNERS (8): Ramos-Vinolas is one of eight first-time winners on the ATP World Tour this year: Age Tournament 20 Marseille 23 Istanbul 26 Nottingham Albert Ramos-Vinolas 28 Bastad 34 Kitzbuehel Pablo Carreno Busta 25 Winston-Salem 19 St. Petersburg 22 Metz Chengdu Open Day 6 – Saturday, October 1, 2016 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Dimitrov 2016 FastFacts: F(2): Sydney (l Troicki); Istanbul (l Schwartzman); SF(2): Delray Beach (l Ram); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Cilic); QF(3): Brisbane (l Federer); Acapulco (l Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 32-20 (26-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: May 16, 1991 Emirates ATP Ranking: 21

• Tournament Note: On Wednesday, opened with 76(1) 64 win over Lajovic and followed with 46 64 63 victory over Schwartzman in QF to reach fifth SF of year (2-2). Has held serve 23 of 26 games (88%) this week • Trying to reach third final of season and ninth career ATP World Tour final (4-4). Last title came at 2014 Queen’s Club/London (d. Lopez) • Held 1 MP in Sydney final (l. to Troicki 76 in 3rd) and led 76 52 in Istanbul final (l. to Schwarzman 60 in 3rd) • Advanced to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 SF of career at Cincinnati (d. No. 4 Wawrinka in 3R, l. to Cilic 75 in 3rd) • Also advanced to SF at Delray Beach (l. to Ram) and QFs at Brisbane (l. to No. 3 Federer in 3 sets), Acapulco (l. to Thiem) and ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to No. 6 Nishikori in 3 sets) • Reached 4R at US Open (l. to No. 2 Murray) and 3R at Aus. Open (l. to No. 3 Federer) and Wimbledon (l. to Johnson) • Snapped 7-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents by beating No. 2 Murray in Miami 3R (l. to Monfils in 4R) • Suffered 6-match losing streak overall from May 1 to June 27 • Fell to No. 40 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 18 – lowest ranking since No. 41 on February 11, 2013

POTENTIAL FINAL FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS:

Karen Khachanov (RUS) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) Series Tied 1-1 13 Moscow (Russia) Hard R32 Karen Khachanov 6-2 3-6 6-4 16 Istanbul (Turkey) Clay R16 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 4-6 6-1 6-0

Karen Khachanov (RUS) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) First Meeting

Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) Ramos-Vinolas Leads 2-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4 6-4 16 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 3-6 6-3 6-3 2-6 6-3 Other meeting: 14 Banja Luka CH (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Clay F Viktor Troicki 7-5 4-6 7-5

Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Series Tied 2-2 12 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-2 16 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R16 Grigor Dimitrov 5-7 7-6(6) 6-2 16 Sydney (Australia) Hard F Viktor Troicki 2-6 6-1 7-6(7) 16 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Viktor Troicki 2-6 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-3