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GERRY WEBER OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, June 13, 2016

Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle/Westfalen, Germany | June 13 – 19, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €,1,826,275 | Surface: Grass

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GERRY WEBER OPEN TALKING POINTS

 SPOTLIGHT ON HALLE: The 24th edition of the Gerry Weber Open features an outstanding field, led by , , and Tomas Berdych, four of the top eight players in the Emirates ATP Rankings. The other seeds are: , , and . Federer, who owns a tournament record eight titles, is one of three former winners in the field, along with Kohlschreiber (2011) and Berdych (2007).

 DAY 1 PREVIEW: There are six singles matches on opening day of play, highlighted by No. 2 seed Kei Nishikori, No. 5 David Goffin and No. 6 David Ferrer. In the opening match on Stadion, and Nishikori meet for the first time. Pouille is looking for his first career win on grass (0-3) and fourth Top 10 win of the season. Nishikori was a semi-finalist the last two years. In the next match on, #NextGen teenager Borna Coric looks for his first win (0-3) against Goffin, who is making his first appearance in Halle since 2013. In the third match on, qualifiers and square off for the third time (tied 1-1), the first on grass. In the final match on, Ferrer looks for his 10th win in as many meetings against last year’s finalist Seppi, who is attempting to earn his 300th career match win on the ATP World Tour. Ferrer is making his debut. On Court 1, a pair of Americans are in action as takes on qualifier and wild card meets qualifier Yuichi Sugita. Both are first-time meetings.

 KING OF GRASS: Federer is making his 14th appearance in Halle in the past 17 years (except 07, ’09, ’11). The Swiss superstar is the most successful player in the Open Era with 15 titles and an .873 match winning percentage (144-21) on the surface. More than one-third of Federer’s 144 career match wins have come in Halle where he is 51-5, winning eight titles in 2003- 06, ’08 and ’13-15. Last year Federer defeated 76 64 in the final. He is 8-2 in Halle finals (l. to Hewitt in ’10, Haas in ’12). Federer has won his last 13 matches in Halle since falling to Haas in the 2012 final. Going into this season, Federer has won at least one grass court title in 11 of the past 13 years (except 2010-11).

 KEI RETURNS: No. 2 seed Nishikori is making his fourth straight showing in Halle and the last two years he reached the semi-finals (l. to Federer in ’14, ret. vs. Seppi with calf injury last year). He has a 24-18 career record on grass. This season the Japanese star is 32-10 with his fourth straight title in Memphis and runner-up efforts at ATP Masters 1000 Miami and Barcelona. He is coming off a 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Gasquet in four sets).

 THIEM TOP 10 SUCCESS: Thiem, who became the newest member in the Top 10 Emirates ATP Rankings on June 6 after his SF run at Roland Garros, is making his second visit to Halle (0-1). In Stuttgart, the 22-year-old Austrian beat World No. 3 Federer en route to his first grass court final (vs. Kohlschreiber). Going into the Monday rain-delayed final, Thiem has a 44-11 match record on the season with three ATP World Tour titles. Gerry Weber Open Day 1 – Monday, June 13, 2016 Page 2 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 GRASS COURT WINNERS: There are eight players in the main draw with at least one ATP World Tour title on grass: Federer (15), Ferrer (2), Karlovic (2), Becker (1), Berdych (1), Kohlschreiber (1), Seppi (1) and Stakhovsky (1). Note: Kohlschreiber-Thiem are in the Stuttgart final on Monday.

 GRASS COURT TITLE LEADERS: Federer leads the way for most grass court titles won in the Open Era with 15. Here are the active multiple grass court title winners on the ATP World Tour:

PLAYER NO. TITLES Roger Federer 15 2003-07, ‘09, ‘12 Wimbledon; 2003-06, ‘08, ‘13-15 Halle 6 2009, ‘11, ‘13, ‘15 Queen’s; 2012 Olympics; 2013 Wimbledon 4 2008 Queen’s; 2008, ‘10 Wimbledon; ’15 Stuttgart 3 2013, ’15 ‘s-Hertogenbosch, 2013 Newport (playing in final on Monday) 3 2011, ’14-15 Wimbledon David Ferrer 2 2008, ‘12 ‘s-Hertogenbosch 2 2005-06 Nottingham 2 2009, 12 Halle 2 2011-12 Newport Ivo Karlovic 2 2007-08 Nottingham Feliciano Lopez 2 2013-14 Eastbourne 2 2009, ‘15 Newport

FORMER HALLE CHAMPIONS AND FINALISTS (Since 2000):

YEAR WINNER FINALIST SCORE Bold = Denotes those 2015 Roger Federer Andreas Seppi 7-6(1), 6-4 in this year’s draw 2014 Roger Federer 7-6(2), 7-6(3) 2013 Roger Federer 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4

2012 Tommy Haas Roger Federer 7-6(5), 6-4

2011 Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(5), 2-0 RET

2010 Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4

2009 Tommy Haas Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-1

2008 Roger Federer Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-4

2007 Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-4 2006 Roger Federer Tomas Berdych 6-0, 6-7(4), 6-2

2005 Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4 2004 Roger Federer 6-0, 6-3

2003 Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3 2002 Nicolas Kiefer 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

2001 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2

2000 6-3, 6-2

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 DOUBLES FIELD: The top seeds in the doubles draw are Bob and , who are making their Halle debut. They are coming off semi-final showing in Stuttgart (l. to Marach/F. Martin) and a runner-up at Roland Garros (l. to Lopez/Lopez). They are No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Team Rankings with three titles and a 29-10 record together. The No. 2 seeds are Lukasz Kubot and , who reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros (l. to Bryans). The No. 3 seeds are defeinding champions and Rajeev Ram and the No. 4 seeds are and . Brothers Alexander and , who were finalists in Montpellier in February and in Munich last year, received a wild card. Stuttgart finalists Kohlschreiber and Thiem are playing together for the second straight week.

FORMER HALLE DOUBLES CHAMPIONS (Since 2000):

YEAR WINNER YEAR WINNER 2015 Raven Klaasen & Rajeev Ram 2007 & 2014 & Julian Knowle 2006 Fabrice Santoro & Nenad Zimonjic 2013 Santiago Gonzalez & 2005 & Roger Federer 2012 Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi & Jean-Julien Rojer 2004 & 2011 & Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 2003 Jonas Bjorkman & 2010 Sergiy Stakhovsky & Mikhail Youzhny 2002 David Prinosil & David Rikl 2009 & Philipp Kohlschreiber 2001 & 2008 Mikhail Youzhny & Mischa Zverev 2000 & Mikael Tillstrom

SEEDS TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES:

SEED PLAYER RECORD BEST FINISH

1. Roger Federer (SUI) 51-5 W 2015-13, ‘08, ‘06-03 2. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 5-3 SF 2015-14 3. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 0-1 R32 2015 4. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 16-6 W 2007 5. David Goffin (BEL) 0-1 R32 2013 6. David Ferrer (ESP) 0-0 Debut 7. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 4-4 QF 2011 8. Phillipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 27-10 W 2011

 WILD CARDS (3):  YOUNGEST: (GER) Taylor Fritz (USA) – 18 years, 7 months Taylor Fritz (USA) Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)  OLDEST: Ivo Karlovic (GER) – 37 years, 3 months  QUALIFIERS (4): Benjamin Becker (GER)  TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN: Ernests Gulbis (LAT) Germany (6), Spain (3), U.S. (3), Croatia (2), Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) Italy (2), Japan (2), Russia (2). Yuichi Sugita (JPN)

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DOUBLES:

SEED PLAYER BEST FINISH 1. & Mike Bryan TEAM DEBUT 2. Lukasz Kubot & Alexander Peya TEAM DEBUT 3. Raven Klaasen & Rajeev Ram 4-0 W 2015 4. Henri Kontinen & John Peers TEAM DEBUT

WHAT’S AT STAKE?

EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

W F SF QF R16 R32 SINGLES RANKING POINTS 500 300 180 90 45 0 SINGLES PRIZE MONEY (€) 386,925 181,720 90,235 45,115 22,860 12,030 DOUBLES RANKING POINTS 500 300 180 90 0 — DOUBLES PRIZE MONEY (€) 114,070 53,900 26,000 13,520 7,080 — .

MONDAY FEDEX ATP 2 HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

STADION

Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs [2] Kei Nishikori (JPN) First Meeting

Pouille 2016 FastFacts: F: Bucharest (l Verdasco); SF: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Murray); QF: Brisbane (l Raonic) YTD W-L: 15-12 (0-3 career on grass) YTD Titles: 0 /Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 23, 1994 Emirates ATP Ranking: 29 (Career-high) Halle W-L (Best Result): First Appearance

• Tournament Note: The lone Frenchman in the singles draw is making his Halle debut • Beat Gulbis and No. 9 Ferrer to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF and SF at Rome as LL (l. to No. 3 Murray) • Became 2nd LL ever to reach an ATP Masters 1000 SF (also T. Johansson at 2004 Toronto) • Set career-highs this season in wins (15) and ranking (No. 29 on June 6) • Advanced to 1st final at Bucharest (d. Lajovic, Karlovic, Lorenzi and Delbonis; l. to Verdasco) • Reached R16 at ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (l. to Simon) and Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 9 Tsonga) • Saved 1 MP to beat No. 8 Ferrer in Miami 3R, then defeated No. 10 Gasquet in Monte-Carlo 2R • Qualified and saved 4 MPs to beat Goffin in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R (l. to Querrey in 2R) • Reached 1st doubles SF at Aus. Open w/Mannarino (d. Bolelli/Fognini and Rojer/Tecau, l. to J. Murray/Soares) • Withdrew from Istanbul due to fatigue following run to Bucharest final • Has a 3-4 career record vs. Top 10 opponents (3-2 this season)

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Nishikori 2016 FastFacts: W: Memphis (d Fritz); F(2): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Djokovic); Barcelona (l Nadal); SF(2): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Djokovic); QF(3): Brisbane (l Tomic); (l Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Nadal) YTD W-L: 32-10 (24-18 career on grass) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: December 29, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 6 Halle W-L (Best Result): 5-3 (SF- 2014-15)

• Tournament Note: The 26-year-old Japanese star is making his fourth straight appearance and reached semi-finals last two years (l. to Federer in '14, ret. vs. Seppi last year) • Captured 4th straight Memphis title and extended win streak at event to 17 matches (d. Fritz) • Saved 5 MPs to beat Monfils en route to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 final of career at Miami (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Also saved 1 MP to defeat Isner 76 in 3rd before falling to No. 5 Nadal in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells QF • Reached ATP Masters 1000 SFs at Madrid (l. to Djokovic 76 in 2nd) and Rome (l. to Djokovic 76 in 3rd) • Appeared in 3rd consecutive Barcelona final (d. Paire, l. to No. 5 Nadal) • Advanced to Aus. Open QF (d. Tsonga, l. to Djokovic) and Roland Garros 4R (d. Verdasco in 5 sets, l. to Gasquet) • Beat Evans before falling to No. 2 Murray in 5 sets,snapping 12-match win streak(GBR d JPN 3-1)

Borna Coric (CRO) vs [5] David Goffin (BEL) Goffin Leads 3-0 14 Basel (Switzerland) Hard SF David Goffin 6-4 3-6 6-3 15 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 David Goffin 6-0 6-4 16 BEL vs. CRO WG 1st RD (Belgium) Clay RR David Goffin 6-3 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-3

Coric 2016 FastFacts: F(2): Chennai (l Wawrinka); Marrakech (l Delbonis); QF: Estoril (l Kyrgios) YTD W-L: 16-15 (2-3 career on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 14, 1996 Emirates ATP Ranking: 49 Halle W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2R- 2015)

• Tournament Note: Made debut last year and lost in 2R (d. Young, l. to Berdych in 2R) • Began season by reaching 1st ATP World Tour final at Chennai (d. Bautista Agut 76 in 3rd, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Became 1st teen to play in an ATP final since countryman Cilic at 2008 New Haven (d. Fish) • Beat Mathieu and Vesely to reach 2nd ATP World Tour final at Marrakech (l. to Delbonis) • Advanced to Roland Garros 3R for 2nd straight year (d. Fritz and Tomic, l. to Bautista Agut) • Reached ATP Masters 1000 3R for 1st time at Indian Wells (d. Pouille and Bellucci, l. to No. 7 Berdych) • After falling to Goffin in 5 sets, clinched Croatia’s 3-2 win over Belgium in Davis Cup 1R (d. Coppejans)

Goffin 2016 FastFacts: SF(2): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Raonic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Djokovic); QF(4): Marseille (l Berdych); Munich (l Zverev); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Murray); Roland Garros (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 26-11 (9-12 career on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 11 (Career-high) Halle W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (1R- 2013)

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• Tournament Note: Making first appearance since 2013 when he lost in 1R (l. to M. Zverev in three sets) • Advanced for 1st time to Aus. Open 4R (d. Thiem, l. to No. 3 Federer) and Roland Garros QF (l. to Thiem) • Achieved career-high No. 11 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 6 • Reached back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 SFs at Indian Wells (l. to Raonic) and Miami (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Beat No. 4 Wawrinka 76 in 3rd for biggest win of career in Indian Wells 4R (3-27 vs. Top 10) • Defeated No. 8 Berdych 60 60 to reach Rome QF – 1st double-bagel of Berdych’s career (l. to No. 3 Murray) • Saved 2 MPs vs. Tiafoe in Indian Wells 2R and 1 MP vs. Verdasco in Monte-Carlo 2R (l. to Granollers in 3R) • Held 4 MPs vs. Pouille before falling 76 in 3rd in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R • Defeated Coric and Cilic, but lost doubles w/Bemelmans to Dodig/Skugor during Davis Cup 1R (CRO d. BEL 3-2)

[Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs [Q] Benjamin Becker (GER) Tied 1-1 11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Benjamin Becker 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4 14 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Hard QF Ernests Gulbis 6-3 7-5 Other meeting: 06 Austria F1 (Austria) Carpet R32 Ernests Gulbis 6-2 6-4

Gulbis 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 7-11 (10-17 career on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: August 30, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 58 Halle W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2R- 2013, ‘15)

• Tournament Note: Qualified into main draw and has 2-2 record, reaching 2R in 2013 (l. to Haas) and last year (l. to Federer) • Advanced to 4R for 3rd time at Roland Garros (d. No. 7 Tsonga 25 ret, l. to Goffin in 4 sets) • Reached 2R at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet), Marseille (l. to Gasquet), Rome (l. to Pouille) and Geneva (l. to Cilic) • Fell to Chardy 13-11 in 5th set of Australian Open 1R after 4 hours, 43 minutes • Qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Monfils in 1R). Lost in qualifying at Brisbane, Sydney and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid • Withdrew from Marrakech due to wrist injury

Becker 2016 FastFacts: QF(2): Memphis (l Fritz); Delray Beach (l Ram) YTD W-L: 5-10 (32-26 career on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: June 16, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 114 Halle W-L (Best Result): 7-7 (SF- 2010)

• Tournament Note: The 34-year-old German (turns 35 on Thursday) qualified and best result is SF in 2010 (d. No. 5 Davydenko in 2R, l. to Hewitt). Also QF in ’09 (l. to O. Rochus) • In February, advanced to back-to-back QFs at Memphis (l. to Fritz) and Delray Beach (l. to Ram) • In Delray Beach 2R, rallied from 75 40 down to defeat fellow former NCAA champion Johnson • Qualified and lost 1R at Doha (l. to L. Mayer), (l. to Kohlschreiber) and Miami (l. to Baghdatis) • Reached Puebla, MEX Challenger SF (d. Cachin, Stanek and Souza; l. to Krstin 76 in 3rd) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Rome qualifying due to muscle strain

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[6] David Ferrer (ESP) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA) Ferrer Leads 9-0 05 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R32 David Ferrer 6-3 6-3 06 ESP v. ITA WG PO (Spain) Clay RR David Ferrer 6-2 6-2 06 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard R32 David Ferrer 6-1 6-4 11 Nice (France) Clay R16 David Ferrer 6-3 6-2 13 Oeiras (Portugal) Clay SF David Ferrer 6-1 6-4 14 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 David Ferrer 6-3 6-2 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 David Ferrer 6-2 7-6(2) 6-3 14 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R16 David Ferrer 6-3 3-6 6-3 14 Valencia (Spain) Hard R32 David Ferrer 6-3 7-5

Ferrer 2016 FastFacts: SF(3): Auckland (l Sock); Buenos Aires (l Almagro); Geneva (l Cilic); QF(2): Australian Open (l Murray); Rio de Janeiro (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 22-12 (40-19 career on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 26 Date of Birth: April 2, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 14 Halle W-L (Best Result): First Appearance

• Tournament Note: Making debut and one of three Spaniards in draw (Granollers, Ramos-Vinolas) • Advanced to Aus. Open QF (d. Isner, l. to No. 2 Murray) and Roland Garros 4R (d. Lopez, l. to No. 8 Berdych) • Defeated Hewitt 62 64 64 in Australian Open 2R – last singles match of Aussie’s 20-year career • Reached SFs at Auckland (l. to Sock), Buenos Aires (l. to Almagro) and Geneva (l. to Cilic) • Unable to defend titles at Doha (l. to Marchenko in 1R), Rio de Janeiro (l. to Thiem in QF) and Acapulco (l. to Dolgopolov in 2R) • Held 1 MP before falling to Pouille 67(1) 76(4) 75 in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R • Fell outside Top 10 of Emirates ATP Rankings on May 16 for 1st time since Oct. 4-10, 2010 (291 straight weeks) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo and Barcelona due to calf injury

Seppi 2016 FastFacts: QF(2): Sofia (l Klizan); Nice (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 10-12 (41-32 career on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: February 21, 1984 Emirates ATP Ranking: 40 Halle W-L (Best Result): 7-6 (Finalist- 2015)

• Tournament Note: Last year became first Italian to reach final in tournament history (d. Monfils in QF,, Nishikori in SF by ret., l. to Federer). Attempting to win 300th career singles match • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 3rd time in career (l. to eventual champion Djokovic) • Made 44th consecutive appearance in a main draw at Roland Garros (l. to Gulbis in 1R) • Reached QFs at Sofia (l. to Klizan) and Nice (d. Muñoz de la Nava in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Thiem) • Helped Italy to 5-0 sweep of Switzerland in Davis Cup 1R (d. Laaksonen, w/Bolelli d. Chiudinelli/Laaksonen) • Captured 1st ATP World Tour doubles title in 7th final at Dubai w/Bolelli (d. Lopez/Lopez after saving 2 MPs) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Madrid due to hip injury

Court 1

Denis Kudla (USA) vs [Q} Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) First Meeting

[Q] Yuichi Sugita (JPN) vs [WC} Taylor Fritz (USA) First Meeting

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OTHER FIRST ROUND FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Draw Order

Roger Federer (SUI) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) First Meeting

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) vs (TUN) Series Tied 1-1 14 Newport (U.S.A.) Grass R32 Malek Jaziri 7-5 6-3 15 Moscow (Russia) Hard R32 Ricardas Berankis 6-4 6-4

Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Berdych Leads 4-2 06 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 6-1 07 Halle (Germany) Grass F Tomas Berdych 7-5 6-4 10 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R16 Tomas Berdych 6-0 6-1 10 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Marcos Baghdatis 7-5 6-4 12 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R16 Tomas Berdych 3-0 ret 15 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard SF Tomas Berdych 6-1 ret

Dustin Brown (GER) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 09 Spain F2 (Spain) Clay R16 Dustin Brown 6-4 6-4

Alexander Zverev (GER) vs Viktor Troicki (SRB) Troicki Leads 1-0 15 Stuttgart (Germany) Grass R16 Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs (ESP) KohlschreiberLeads 2-0 11 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 3-6 6-2 12 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R32 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1 1-6 6-4

Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) First Meeting

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs (RUS) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 06 Tarragona CH (Spain) Clay R16 6-1 6-4

Joao Sousa (POR) vs Dominic Thiem (AUT) Thiem Leads 5-1 14 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Dominic Thiem 5-7 6-4 6-3 7-6(3) 15 Marseille (France) Hard R32 Dominic Thiem 7-6(6) 6-4 15 Umag (Croatia) Clay F Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-1 15 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard SF Joao Sousa 6-4 7-6(5) 16 POR vs AUT EAG1 1st RD (Portugal) Hard RR Dominic Thiem 6-2 6-4 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-2

Brian Baker (USA) vs (GER) First Meeting