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BASEL: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, October 29, 2015

St. Jakobshalle, Basel, | October 26 – November 1, 2015 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: €1,575,295 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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FEDERER BACK ON CENTRE COURT; GASQUET KEEPS EYE ON

 DAY 4 PREVIEW: Six-time champion meets as part of Thursday’s schedule at Swiss Indoors Basel, which features six second-round singles and three quarter-final doubles matches. Federer leads Kohlschreiber 10-0 in matches and 22-2 in sets during their FedEx Head 2 Head rivalry, and the German has also lost his last 14 matches against Top 10 opponents. Like Federer and Kohlschreiber, No. 5 seed and will both hit one-handed backhands during their match on Centre Court. Should Gasquet lose, and will secure the final two spots at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London Nov. 15-22. The Top 2 Americans will face off when No. 6 seed meets . An American man has not won a in over 12 years, but the Emirates ATP Rankings prove that 2015 has been a promising season for the States. Six Americans in the Top 250 are at a career-high ranking this week, and six others got there earlier this year.

AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS: CAREER-HIGH RANKINGS IN 2015

Player Age Ranking Career-High Jack Sock 23 29 27 on Sept. 28 25 33 33 on Oct. 26 23 67 65 on Oct. 12 25 94 94 on Oct. 26 27 101 68 on Apr. 6 22 129 106 on Aug. 17 19 135 135 on Oct. 26 21 142 142 on Oct. 26 Alexander Sarkissian 25 195 184 on Sept. 28 25 208 189 on July 13 17 226 226 on Oct. 26 18 228 228 on Oct. 26

 INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS: No. 4 seed , No. 6 seed John Isner and Ivo Karlovic are all in action on Thursday. The three titans of the ATP World Tour arrived in Basel after eclipsing 1,000 aces in 2015. They are the first trio to ever hit more than 1,000 aces during the same season (Infosys ATP Scores & Stats have been tracked since 1991). Please note that the stats below include first-round matches this week, but do not include matches.

Rank Player Height Aces Matches Average 1 Ivo Karlovic 6’11” 1,361 60 23 2 John Isner 6’10” 1,181 64 18 3 Kevin Anderson 6’8” 1,017 67 15 4 Gilles Muller 6’4” 765 55 14 5 6’5” 743 47 16

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 EMIRATES ATP RACE TO LONDON UPDATE: With 11 days remaining in the Emirates ATP Race to London, two spots are still up for grabs at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Nov. 15-22. The Top 8 players in the race on Nov. 9 will compete at the year-end championships. Six players have qualified so far: , , Roger Federer, , and Tomas Berdych. David Ferrer and Kei Nishikori are next in line to qualify. Only No. 10 Richard Gasquet is capable of passing either player. Gasquet must win titles at Basel (Oct. 26- Nov. 1) and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (Nov. 2-8) for a shot at qualifying for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. If and when Gasquet loses another match, Ferrer and Nishikori will secure their spots.

Race Player Points Event QF SF F W 1 Novak Djokovic* 14,285 ------2 Andy Murray* 7,870 ------3 Roger Federer* 6,795 Basel 6,840 6,930 7,050 7,250 4 Stan Wawrinka* 6,140 Basel ------5 Tomas Berdych* 4,440 ------6 Rafael Nadal* 4,330 Basel 4,330 4,330 4,450 4,650 7T David Ferrer 3,945 ------7T Kei Nishikori 3,945 ------9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2,545 ------10 Richard Gasquet 2,535 Basel 2,580 2,670 2,790 2,990 11 Marin Cilic 2,395 Basel 2,395 2,485 2,605 2,805 12 Kevin Anderson 2,385 Basel 2,385 2,475 2,595 2,795 13 John Isner 2,315 Basel 2,315 2,405 2,525 2,725 14 Milos Raonic 2,170 ------15 2,055 ------16 1,715 Basel 1,715 1,805 1,925 2,125 17 Feliciano Lopez 1,680 Valencia 1,680 1,725 1,785 1,885 18 1,630 Valencia ------19 Dominic Thiem 1,555 Basel 1,600 1,690 1,810 2,010 20 Benoit Paire 1,508 Valencia 1,533 1,578 1,638 1,738 * Qualified

 EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES RACE TO LONDON UPDATE: The Top 8 teams in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race to London on Nov. 9 will qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Nov. 15-22. Five teams are vying for one vacant spot, with the eighth and final qualifiers to be determined during ATP Masters 1000 Paris next week. In the meantime, No. 2 Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau are two Basel wins away from overtaking No. 1 and in the race. is also nearing a career milestone. The 43-year-old Canadian enters the Basel quarter-finals two wins shy of becoming the first player to record 1,000 doubles wins (998-410).

Race Team Points Event SF F W 1 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan* 6,285 ------2 Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau* 6,130 Basel 6,220 6,340 6,540 3 /* 5,425 Basel 5,515 5,635 5,835 4 /* 5,140 ------5 /* 4,895 ------6 Pierre-Hugues Herbert/* 4,765 ------7 /Nenad Zimonjic* 4,290 Basel 4,380 4,500 4,700 8 / 3,455 Basel ------9 / 2,920 Basel 3,010 3,130 3,330 10 /Jack Sock 2,820 ------11 Juan Sebastian Cabal/ 2,735 Basel 2,825 2,945 3,145 12 Daniel Nestor/Edouard Roger-Vasselin 2,530 Basel 2,620 2,740 2,940 * Qualified Swiss Indoors Basel Day 4 – Thursday, October 29, 2015 Page 3 of 7 www.ATPWorldTour.com

DAY 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

CENTRE COURT

[7] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs (RUS) Cilic Leads 1-0 14 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard QF Marin Cilic 6-2 6-3

Cilic 2015 FastFacts W: Moscow (d. Bautista Agut); SF (4): Stuttgart (l. to Troicki); Washington (l. to Nishikori); US Open (l. to Djokovic); Shenzhen (l. to Garcia-Lopez); QF (4): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic); (l. to Giraldo); Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic); Tokyo (l. to Nishikori) YTD W-L: 34-17 (20-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 14 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 13 Basel W-L (Best Result): 4-2 (2009 Quarter-finalist)

• No. 1 Croat defeated wild card Chiudinelli 63 76(3) in 1R on Wednesday • Won 1st title of 2015 in 1st final on Oct. 25, repeating as champion at Moscow (d. Bautista Agut) • Advanced to US Open SF as defending champion (d. Tsonga, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Reached Roland Garros 4R (l. to No. 8 Ferrer) and Wimbledon QF (d. Isner 12-10 in 5th, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Has posted 30-11 record since starting season 4-6 • On a 10-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents since winning 2014 US Open title • Lost 2014 US Open final rematches to Nishikori in 3-set Washington SF and 3-set Tokyo QF • Played only 1 tournament in 1st 3 months due to right shoulder injury (ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells)

Gabashvili 2015 FastFacts QF (2): Houston (l. to Verdasco); Moscow (l. to Donskoy) YTD W-L: 17-20 (10-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 23, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 52 Basel W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2015 2nd Round)

• No. 1 Russian defeated L. Mayer 75 46 64 in 1R on Wednesday • Fell to 0-16 lifetime in ATP World Tour singles QFs with losses in Houston (d. Isner, l. to Verdasco) and Moscow (l. to Donskoy) • Reached Roland Garros 4R (l. to No. 5 Nishikori), matching best Grand Slam finish of career (also 2010 Roland Garros 4R) • In Washington 2R, upset No. 3 Murray 76 in 3rd for 4th Top 10 win of career • Earned 100th tour-level win in St. Petersburg 1R (d. Shyla), squandered 3 MPs in 2R (l. to Bautista Agut) • Fell in 1R (l. to Baghdatis), Wimbledon 1R (l. to A. Zverev) and US Open 2R (l. to Seppi) • Won 1st ATP World Tour doubles title at Houston (w/Berankis d. Bryan/Bryan in QF and Huey/Lipsky in F) • Won 22 of 25 matches on ATP Challenger Tour, including 3 titles in UZB (Karshi, Samarkand and Fergana) • Played 1st season of Mylan World TeamTennis for and was named league's Male MVP

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Jack Sock (USA) vs [6] John Isner (USA) Isner Leads 4-1 12 (U.S.A.) Hard QF John Isner 7-6(7) 6-4 13 Houston (U.S.A.) Clay R16 John Isner 7-5 6-7(3) 7-6(3) 14 Nice () Clay R16 John Isner 6-4 6-3 14 Newport (U.S.A.) Grass QF Jack Sock 6-4 7-6(4) 14 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard SF John Isner 7-5 6-4

Sock 2015 FastFacts W: Houston (d. Querrey); F: Stockholm (l. to Berdych); SF: Newport (l. to Karlovic); QF (2): Washington (l. to Johnson); Beijing (l. to Nadal) YTD W-L: 33-16 (19-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: September 24, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 29 Basel W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2015 2nd Round)

• No. 2 American defeated lucky loser Kudla 64 62 in 1R on Wednesday • Reached 1st 2 ATP World Tour singles finals of career, winning title at Houston (d. Querrey) and falling last week at Stockholm (l. to No. 5 Berdych) • Defeated Dustov and Istomin in Davis Cup debut, leading USA to 3-1 Play-off win over UZB. Became 1st American since McEnroe in 1978 to win 2 live rubbers in Davis Cup debut • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to No. 2 Federer) in return from a 4-month injury layoff • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. No. 11 Dimitrov in 1R, l. to Nadal in 4 sets) • Achieved career-high rankings of No. 27 in singles (Sept. 28) and No. 6 in doubles (May 11) • Owns 1-13 record vs. Top 10 with lone win in 2014 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2R over No. 6 Nishikori • In doubles with Pospisil, won titles at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Bryan/Bryan in QF and Bolelli/Fognini in final) and Beijing (d. Nestor/Roger-Vasselin)

Isner 2015 FastFacts W: Atlanta (d. Baghdatis); F: Washington (l. to Nishikori); SF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Djokovic); Nice (l. to Thiem); QF (5): Memphis (l. to Querrey); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Berdych); London/Queen's Club (l. to Troicki); ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (l. to Chardy); Beijing (l. to Djokovic) YTD W-L: 43-23 (29-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: April 26, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 14 Basel W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2009-10, ’15 2nd Round)

• No. 1 American avenged Vienna loss by beating Gulbis 63 64 in 1R on Tuesday • Owns a 10-10 record in ATP World Tour finals after winning 3rd straight Atlanta title (d. Baghdatis) and finishing as Washington runner-up (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) • Eclipsed 40 wins for 2nd time in career (45-21 in 2012) and will finish in Top 20 Emirates ATP Rankings for sixth consecutive year • Started 5-6 before defeating No. 6 Raonic and No. 5 Nishikori en route to ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Reached Wimbledon 3R (l. to Cilic 12-10 in 5th), matching best result at All England Club (also 2014) • Other Grand Slam results: Australian Open 3R (l. to Muller), Roland Garros 2R (l. to Chardy) and US Open 4R (l. to No. 2 Federer) • Fell to No. 111 Ward 15-13 in 5th and No. 5 Murray during Davis Cup 1R (GBR d. USA 3-2) • Lost last 9 matches vs. Top 10 opponents since defeating No. 5 Nishikori in Miami QF (16-44 overall)

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[5] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Dominic Thiem (AUT) First Meeting

Gasquet 2015 FastFacts W (2): Montpellier (d. Janowicz); Estoril (d. Kyrgios); SF (2): Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic); Stockholm (l. to Sock); QF (4): Doha (l. to Berdych); Dubai (l. to Federer); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Murray); US Open (l. to Federer) YTD W-L: 39-15 (23-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 12 Date of Birth: June 18, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 11 Basel W-L (Best Result): 8-4 (2012 Semi-finalist)

• No. 2 Frenchman kept London hopes alive with 63 67(2) 64 win over Vesely in 1R on Tuesday • Improved to 12-12 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals by winning titles at Montpellier (d. Janowicz) and Estoril (d. Kyrgios) • Enjoyed 2nd Wimbledon SF run of career (also 2007) by winning QF over No. 4 Wawrinka 11-9 in 5th (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Reached Roland Garros 4R (l. to Djokovic), matching best result in Paris (also 2011-13) • Advanced to US Open QF (d. No. 6 Berdych, l. to No. 2 Federer) and Australian Open 3R (l. to Anderson) • Owns 21-6 record against Frenchmen since 2010 US Open (6 straight wins) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami (back), Monte-Carlo (back) and Montreal (illness)

Thiem 2015 FastFacts W (3): Nice (d. Mayer); Umag (d. Sousa); Gstaad (d. Goffin); SF (2): Kitzbühel (l. to Kohlschreiber); St. Petersburg (l. to Sousa); QF (3): Marseille (l. to Bautista Agut); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Murray); Munich (l. to G. Melzer) YTD W-L: 35-26 (13-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 19 Basel W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2015 2nd Round)

• No. 1 Austrian beat qualifier Haase 06 76(5) 75 in 1R on Monday (1st tour-level win after losing a set 06) • Captured 1st 3 ATP World Tour titles of career -- all on clay: Nice (d. L. Mayer 76 in 3rd), Umag (d. Sousa) and Gstaad (d. Goffin) • Has won career-high 35 matches this season (previous-best was 22 in 2014) • Started season 3-6 before reaching 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Miami (l. to No. 4 Murray in 3 sets) • The 22-year-old is youngest player in Top 20 (career-high No. 18 on Aug. 10) • Posted best Grand Slam result of season by reaching US Open 3R (l. to Anderson) • Advanced to 1st career hard-court SF at St. Petersburg (l. to Sousa)

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[1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Federer Leads 10-0 05 Halle () Grass QF Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 08 Halle (Germany) Grass F Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 09 Doha (Qatar) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-2 7-6(6) 09 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Roger Federer 6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 6-1 10 Halle (Germany) Grass QF Roger Federer 7-5 6-3 11 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R32 Roger Federer 6-2 6-1 13 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (USA) Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-3 7-6(7) 13 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 15 Halle (Germany) Grass R32 Roger Federer 7-6(8) 3-6 7-6(5) 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 6-4

Federer 2015 FastFacts W (5): Brisbane (d. Raonic); Dubai (d. Djokovic); Istanbul (d. Cuevas); Halle (d. Seppi); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Djokovic); F (4): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Djokovic); Wimbledon (l Djokovic); US Open (l Djokovic); QF: Roland Garros (l Wawrinka) YTD W-L: 54-9 (30-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 5 / Career Titles: 87 Date of Birth: August 8, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 3 Basel W-L (Best Result): 57-9 (2006-08, ’10-11, ’14 Champion)

• No. 1 Swiss and 6-time Basel champion opened 2015 campaign with 61 62 win over Kukushkin on Tuesday • Owns a 5-4 record in finals this season with all 4 losses to Djokovic: ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, ATP Masters 1000 Rome, Wimbledon and US Open • At US Open, became oldest Grand Slam finalist since 35-year-old Agassi at 2005 US Open. • Entered US Open final having won 28 straight sets overall, tied for 3rd-longest streak of career • Won his 7th Cincinnati title and 24th ATP Masters 1000 crown overall (d. No. 2 Murray and No. 1 Djokovic) • Also won 7th Dubai title (d. Djokovic) and 8th Halle title (d. Seppi), along with maiden titles at Brisbane (d. Raonic) and Istanbul (d. Cuevas) • Win over Raonic in Brisbane final was 1,000th victory of ATP career, making him 1 of only 3 players to reach 1,000 singles wins in Open Era (Connors 1,254; Lendl 1,071; Federer 1,049) • At other Grand Slams, reached Roland Garros QF (l. to Wawrinka) and Australian Open 3R (l. to Seppi), matching earliest exit of career in Melbourne (also 2000 and 2001 3R)

Kohlschreiber 2015 FastFacts W: Kitzbühel (d. Mathieu); F: Munich (l. to Murray); SF (2): Metz (l. to Tsonga); Moscow (l. to Bautista Agut); QF (4): Montpellier (l. to Sousa); Barcelona (l. to Ferrer); Stuttgart (l. to Monfils); Umag (l. to Monfils) YTD W-L: 32-22 (13-11 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: October 16, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 32 Basel W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (2006, ’08, ’15 2nd Round)

• No. 1 German defeated qualifier Janowicz 64 36 63 in 1R on Tuesday • On a 14-match losing streak vs. Top 10 since beating No. 9 Gasquet in 2014 Rotterdam 2R (21-71 overall) • Captured 6th career ATP World Tour title at Kitzbühel, snapping Thiem's 10-match win streak in SF before beating qualifier Mathieu in final • Led GER to Davis Cup Play-off win over DOM by sweeping 9 sets in singles (d. Estrella Burgos and Hernandez-Fernandez) and doubles (w/Petzschner) • Failed to win back-to-back matches at 1st 7 events before Barcelona QF (l. to No. 8 Ferrer) • Followed Barcelona with run to Munich final (l. to No. 2 Murray 7-6 in 3rd) • Reached Stuttgart QF (l. to Monfils) before difficult draws at Halle (l. to No. 2 Federer in 1R) and Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 1R) • Advanced to Australian Open 2R (l. to Tomic), Roland Garros 2R (l. to Andujar) and US Open 3R (l. to No. 2 Federer)

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COURT 1

[4] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs (USA) Anderson Leads 5-1 10 Houston (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Kevin Anderson 7-5 6-3 10 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Kevin Anderson 7-5 6-3 11 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Kevin Anderson 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-2 11 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Kevin Anderson 6-2 6-4 14 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard QF Donald Young 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 15 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard SF Kevin Anderson 4-6 6-3 6-4 Other Meetings: 07 Calabasas CH (U.S.A.) Hard QF Donald Young 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 08 Louisville CH (U.S.A.) Hard QF Donald Young 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) 09 Charlottesville CH (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Donald Young 6-3 3-6 7-6(1) 10 Memphis Q (U.S.A.) Hard F Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3

[Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Ivo Karlovic (CRO) Karlovic Leads 2-0 10 Belgrade () Clay R32 Ivo Karlovic 7-6(4) 6-4 15 (Mexico) Hard R16 Ivo Karlovic 3-6 6-3 6-1 Other Meeting: 12 Bratislava CH () Hard R16 Ivo Karlovic 7-6(3) 6-2