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SINGLES FINAL

[Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) First Meeting

Gulbis 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 145 | 8-4 in 2018 | 7-2 in Stockholm (2018 Finalist) | 6 Career Titles • Reached 1st final since Nice in May 2014 after claiming 19th Top 10 win of career in semi-final on Saturday over World No. 10 Isner. This week was also his 1st ATP World Tour semi-final showing since October 2015 in Vienna. • First qualifier to reach Stockholm final since Jarkko Nieminen in 2001 (l. to Schalken). No qualifier has won the Stockholm title in the Open Era. • Has never lost in an ATP World Tour final (6-0 singles, 2-0 doubles). His last title came at 2014 Nice (d. Delbonis). • Qualifiers are 8-2 in ATP World Tour finals this season, an all-time best. • 4 of his 8 wins this season have come in Grand Slam play as a qualifier. Reached 2R at Roland Garros (d. Muller, l. to Berretini) and 4R at Wimbledon (d. No. 3 Zverev, l. to Nishikori). • Also qualified in Sofia (l. to Troicki) and Dubai (l. to Pouille), falling in 1R in both. • 9-9 record on ATP Challenger Tour in 2018. Best Challenger result is Bordeaux SF (l. to eventual titlist Opelka).

Tsitsipas 2018 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 16 | 38-25 in 2018 (2 Finals) | 3-0 in Stockholm (2018 Finalist) • Greek #NextGenATP star is playing in his 3rd ATP World Tour final this season and of his career (0-2). • Made Toronto final by becoming youngest player to beat 4 Top 10 opponents at an event since ATP World Tour began in 1990 (d. Thiem, Djokovic, A. Zverev after saving 2 MPs and Anderson after saving 1 MP; l. to No.1 Nadal). • Lost to Nadal on 20th birthday, making him youngest ATP Masters 1000 finalist since Djokovic, 19, at 2007 Miami. • Youngest in Top 20 and achieved new career-high 14 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 15 on 13 August. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP World Tour final at Barcelona (d. Thiem in QF, l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Became 2nd Greek to reach a tour-level final (also Kalogeropoulos at 1973 Des Moines). • Advanced to Wimbledon 4R -- becoming 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam R16 in Open Era (l. to Isner). • Saved 1 MP vs. Jaziri in ’s-Hertogenbosch 2R (l. to Gasquet in QF) and 2 MPs vs. Donaldson in Washington 2R (l. to A. Zverev in SF). Squandered 1 MP vs. Berankis in Metz 2R.

7 ATP World Tour Singles Champions in 2018 Were Ranked Outside the Top 100: Ernests Gulbis (No. 145) is attempting to join this list:

Pablo Andujar, Marrakech No. 355 Yoshihito Nishioka, Shenzhen (Q) No. 171 Mirza Basic, Sofia (Q) No. 129 Bernard Tomic, Chengdu (Q) No. 123 Taro Daniel, Istanbul No. 114 Martin Klizan, Kitzbuhel (Q) No. 112 Roberto Carballes Baena, Quito (Q) No. 107

Qualifiers are 8-2 in Finals in 2018: Gulbis’s run is the 11th time that a qualifier made a singles final this year:

Daniil Medvedev Champion – Sydney (d. de Minaur) Roberto Carballes Baena Champion – Quito (d. Ramos-Vinolas) Mirza Basic Champion – Sofia (d. Copil) Nikoloz Basilashvili Champion – Hamburg (d. L. Mayer) Martin Klizan Champion – Kitzbuhel (d. Istomin) Bernard Tomic Champion – Chengdu (d. Fognini) Yoshihito Nishioka Champion – Shenzhen (d. Herbert) Daniil Medvedev Champion – Tokyo (d. Nishikori) Denis Istomin Finalist – Kitzbuhel (l. to Klizan) Matthias Bachinger Finalist – Metz (l. to Simon)

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11 First-Time ATP Champions in 2018: Players trying to win their first ATP World Tour title are 11-17 in 2018 finals. Stefanos Tsitsipas is attempting to join this list:

Age Tournament Daniil Medvedev 21 Sydney Roberto Carballes Baena 24 Quito Mirza Basic 26 Sofia Frances Tiafoe 20 Delray Beach Marco Cecchinato 25 Budapest Taro Daniel 25 Istanbul Marton Fucsovics 26 Geneva Mischa Zverev 30 Eastbourne Matteo Berrettini 22 Gstaad Nikoloz Basilashvili 26 Hamburg Yoshihito Nishioka 23 Shenzhen

INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS

Intrum Stockholm Open [Q] Ernests Gulbis [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas Aces 23 13 1st-Serve Percentage 59% (186 of 317) 58% (129 of 223) 1st-Serve Points Won 78% (145 of 186) 78% (100 of 129) 2nd-Serve Points Won 47% (61 of 131) 57% (54 of 94) Service Games Won 91% (41 of 45) 91% (31 of 34) Break Points Saved 80% (16 of 20) 80% (12 of 15) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 31% (51 of 165) 28% (34 of 121) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 51% (56 of 110) 53% (41 of 77) Return Games Won 26% (12 of 46) 25% (8 of 32) Break Points Converted 52% (12 of 23) 40% (8 of 20)

DOUBLES FINAL

Luke Bambridge (GBR) / Jonny O’Mara (GBR) vs First Meeting [3] Marcus Daniell (NZL) / Wesley Koolhof (NED)

• World No. 71 Bambridge and World No. 85 O’Mara are 8-4 as a team at Tour level. In their first ATP World Tour event as a pairing, they won the Eastbourne title in June, which was the first ATP World Tour final and title for either player. This is the 2nd Tour-level final for both players. • Daniell and Koolhof paired up for the first time this season, and have amassed an 11-10 record together. This is their first final as a team. World No. 50 Daniell (career-high No. 34) has won 3 career doubles titles and made 5 other finals. World No. 43 Koolhof (career-high No. 40) has won 3 career doubles titles and made 6 other finals.

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[3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) First Meeting

Tsitsipas 2018 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 16 | 37-25 in 2018 (Barcelona, Toronto Final) | 2-0 in Stock. (SF) • Greek #NextGenATP star is playing in his 5th ATP World Tour SF (2-2) this season, first since Toronto final in August. • Reached Toronto final by becoming youngest player to beat 4 Top 10 opponents at an event since ATP World Tour began in 1990 (d. Thiem, Djokovic, A. Zverev after saving 2 MPs and Anderson after saving 1 MP; l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Lost to Nadal on 20th birthday, making him youngest ATP Masters 1000 finalist since Djokovic, 19, at 2007 Miami. • Youngest in Top 20 and achieved new career-high 14 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 15 on 13 August. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP World Tour final at Barcelona (d. Thiem in QF, l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Became 2nd Greek to reach a tour-level final (also Kalogeropoulos at 1973 Des Moines). • Advanced to Wimbledon 4R -- becoming 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam R16 in Open Era (l. to Isner). • Saved 1 MP vs. Jaziri in ’s-Hertogenbosch 2R (l. to Gasquet in QF) and 2 MPs vs. Donaldson in Washington 2R (l. to A. Zverev in SF). Squandered 1 MP vs. Berankis in Metz 2R.

Fognini 2018 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 14 | 45-19 in 2018 (3-1 in Finals) | 5-1 in Stockholm (2017-18 SF) | 8 Titles • Playing in 9th SF this season (4-4) and his 45 match wins are a career-high, surpassing his previous-best 42 in ’13. • Has a 3-1 record in finals this season and trying to advance to his 19th career ATP World Tour final (8-10). • Captured ATP World Tour 250 titles at Sao Paulo (d. Jarry), Bastad (d. Gasquet) and Los Cabos (d. Del Potro). • First Italian to win 3+ titles in a season since 1977. Hopes to become 1st Italian on record to win 4 titles in a season. • Defeated Monfils on 14 May for 300th win and en route to 1st Rome QF in 11th appearance (l. to Nadal in 3 sets). • Reached final at Chengdu (l. to Tomic after holding 4 MPs) and SFs at Sydney (l. to Medvedev), Rio de Janeiro (d. Sandgren in 2R after saving 1 MP, l. to Verdasco) and Geneva as WC (l. to Gojowczyk). • Advanced to 4R for 2nd time at both Australian Open (l. to Berdych) and Roland Garros (l. to Cilic in 5 sets). • Won St. Petersburg doubles title w/Berrettini (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop). Lost Bastad final w/Bolelli to Peralta/Zeballos.

[1] John Isner (USA) vs [Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) Series Tied 3-3

Gulbis 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 145 | 7-4 in 2018 | 6-2 in Stockholm (2013, ‘18 SF) | 6 Career Titles • Has a 7-4 record on ATP World Tour and 9-9 on ATP Challenger Tour. Best Challenger result is SF in Bordeaux (l. to eventual champion Opelka). • Appearing in first ATP SF since October 2015 in Vienna (l. to Johnson) and first in Stockholm since his last visit five years ago (l. to Ferrer). He is first qualfier to reach SF in Stockholm since Bachinger in 2014 (l. to Berdych). Trying to become first qualifier to reach Stockholm final since Jarkko Nieminen in 2001 (l. to Schalken). • Qualifiers are 8-2 in ATP World Tour finals, an all-time best. • Has never lost in an ATP World Tour final (6-0 singles, 2-0 doubles) & his last title came in 2014 Nice (d. Delbonis). • Five of his seven wins have come in Grand Slam play as a qualifier. Reached 2R at Roland Garros (d. Muller, l. to Berretini) and 4R at Wimbledon (d. No. 3 Zverev, l. to Nishikori). • Also qualified in Sofia (l. to Troicki) and Dubai (l. to Pouille), falling in 1R in both.

Isner 2018 Summary | 33 years old | World No. 10 | 32-16 in 2018 (2 Titles) | 2-1 in Stockholm (2018 SF) | 14 Titles • Playing in first tournament since becoming a father for first time with birth of daughter Hunter, born on Sept. 15. • Has 2-1 record in SFs this season and has fired 50 aces this week and 4-4 record in decisive set matches this year. • Has a 14-12 career record in finals and 0-2 in indoor finals (2010 Memphis, l. to Querrey; 2016 Paris, l.to Murray). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Bemelmans en route to 1st Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon, hitting tournament-record 214 aces. • In Wimbledon SF, lost to Anderson 26-24 in 5th after 6h36m -- 2nd-longest match in Grand Slam history. • Beat Jarry and Raonic in 5 sets en route to 2nd US Open QF (l. to Del Potro). • First American to reach 2 straight Grand Slam QFs since Roddick at 2008 US Open and 2009 Australian Open. • Achieved career-high No. 8 in ATP Rankings on 16 July after reaching No. 9 on 16 April 2012.

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• Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. • Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion at age 32 since series began in 1990. • As World No. 17, became lowest-ranked Miami champion since No. 18 Courier in 1991. • Improved to 31-4 at Atlanta with 5th title in 8th final at tournament (d. Harrison). • Hit 10,000th ace during Houston QF loss to Johnson, becoming 4th player to reach milestone since ATP started tracking aces in 1991. Stats do not include all Davis Cup matches, as well as Olympic matches prior to 2008. • Squandered 3 MPs vs. Gojowczyk in Delray Beach 2R and 1 MP vs. Monfils in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R. • Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 doubles title -- 2nd w/Sock -- at Indian Wells (d. Bryan/Bryan). • Helped USA advance to Davis Cup SF with wins over Lajovic in 1R and De Loore in QF.

POTENTIAL CHAMPIONSHIP FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS [1] John Isner (USA) vs [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) Isner Leads 2-0 [1] John Isner (USA) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) Isner Leads 2-0

[Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) First Meeting [Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) Gulbis Leads 4-2

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[6-WC] Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) First Meeting

Chung 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 27 | 29-17 in 2018 (Aus. Open,Munich SF) |3-1 in Stock. (2018 QF) • Appearing in 10th quarter-final of season (2-7) and trying to reach 3rd semi-final. • Earned biggest win of career over No. 4 A. Zverev and upset 6-time champion Djokovic en route to Australian Open SF (ret. vs. Federer -- left foot blisters). First South Korean to reach Grand Slam QF and SF. • Reached QF-or-better at 9 events, including ATP Masters 1000 QFs in Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami (l. to Isner). First South Korean to reach ATP Masters 1000 QF. • Broke into Top 20 and achieved career-high No. 19 in ATP Rankings on 2 April.

Fognini 2018 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 14 | 44-19 in 2018 (3-1 in Finals) | 4-1 in Stockholm (2017 SF) | 8 Titles • Playing in 10th QF this season (8-1) and his 44 match wins are a career-high, surpassing his previous-best 42 in ’13. • Captured ATP World Tour 250 titles at Sao Paulo (d. Jarry), Bastad (d. Gasquet) and Los Cabos (d. Del Potro). • First Italian to win 3+ titles in a season since 1977. Hopes to become 1st Italian on record to win 4 titles in a season. • Defeated Monfils on 14 May for 300th win and en route to 1st Rome QF in 11th appearance (l. to Nadal in 3 sets). • Reached final at Chengdu (l. to Tomic after holding 4 MPs) and SFs at Sydney (l. to Medvedev), Rio de Janeiro (d. Sandgren in 2R after saving 1 MP, l. to Verdasco) and Geneva as WC (l. to Gojowczyk). • Advanced to 4R for 2nd time at both Australian Open (l. to Berdych) and Roland Garros (l. to Cilic in 5 sets). • Won St. Petersburg doubles title w/Berrettini (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop). Lost Bastad final w/Bolelli to Peralta/Zeballos.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) Tsitsipas Leads 1-0

Kohlschreiber 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 35 | 23-21 in 2018 | 2-1 in Stock,(2018 QF) | 8 Career Titles • Saved 6 match pts. in win over [8} Verdasco and appearing in 3rd quarter-final this season (1-1). • Did not drop a set en route to 6th Munich final, falling to 3-3 with loss to countryman A. Zverev. • Avenged Munich loss by beating A. Zverev in US Open 3R. Fell to 1-10 in Grand Slam 4R matches (l. to Nishikori). • Snapped 12-match losing streak vs. Top 10 players, beating No. 3 Cilic en route to Indian Wells QF (l. to Del Potro). • Reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Anderson) and all 3 ATP Masters 1000 clay-court events: Monte-Carlo (d. Ramos- Vinolas, l. to Dimitrov), Madrid (d. Bautista Agut after saving 1 MP, l. to Anderson) and Rome (d. Sock, l. to Nishikori). • Fell to Ferrer in deciding rubber of Davis Cup QF, losing 7-5 in 5th after 4 hours, 51 minutes (ESP d. GER 3-2).

Tsitsipas 2018 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 16 | 36-25 in 2018 (Barcelona, Toronto Final) | 1-0 in Stockholm • Greek #NextGenATP star is playing in his 9th ATP World Tour QF (4-4) this season, second in last three weeks. • Reached Toronto final by becoming youngest player to beat 4 Top 10 opponents at an event since ATP World Tour began in 1990 (d. Thiem, Djokovic, A. Zverev after saving 2 MPs and Anderson after saving 1 MP; l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Lost to Nadal on 20th birthday, making him youngest ATP Masters 1000 finalist since Djokovic, 19, at 2007 Miami. • Youngest in Top 20 and achieved new career-high 14 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 15 on 13 August. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP World Tour final at Barcelona (d. Thiem in QF, l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Became 2nd Greek to reach a tour-level final (also Kalogeropoulos at 1973 Des Moines). • Advanced to Wimbledon 4R -- becoming 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam R16 in Open Era (l. to Isner). • Saved 1 MP vs. Jaziri in ’s-Hertogenbosch 2R (l. to Gasquet in QF) and 2 MPs vs. Donaldson in Washington 2R (l. to A. Zverev in SF). Squandered 1 MP vs. Berankis in Metz 2R.

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[4] Jack Sock (USA) vs [Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) Sock Leads 1-0

Sock 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 18 | 7-18 in 2018 (Houston QF) | 13-5 in Stockholm (‘15-16 F) | 4 Titles • Has records of 7-18 in singles and 33-13 in doubles and trying to win consecutive singles matches 1st time this year. • Also attempting to reach 1st semi-final since last year’s Nitto ATP Finals in London (l. to eventual champ Dimitrov). • Snapped 7-match tour-level losing streak in singles at US Open (d. Andreozzi, l. to Basilashvili in 2R). • Lost in 2R as defending champion at Auckland (l. to Gojowczyk) and Delray Beach (l. to No. 228 Opelka). • Teamed w/M. Bryan to win 2nd Grand Slam men’s doubles title at Wimbledon (d. Klaasen/Venus in 5 sets) and 3rd at US Open (d. Kubot/Melo). Rose to career-high No. 2 in ATP Doubles Rankings on 10 September. No. 6 this week. • Leads ATP World Tour with 5 doubles titles this season, including Delray Beach w/Withrow (d. Monroe/Smith), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells w/Isner (d. Bryan/Bryan) and Lyon w/Kyrgios (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop). • Partnered Harrison to clinch USA’s 4-0 win over Belgium in Davis Cup QF (d. Gille/Vliegen).

Gulbis 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 145 | 6-4 in 2018 | 5-2 in Stockholm (2013 SF) | 6 Career Titles • Has a 6-4 record on ATP World Tour and 9-9 on ATP Challenger Tour. Best Challenger result is SF in Bordeaux (l. to eventual champion Opelka). • Appearing in first ATP QF since 2017 Gstaad and first in Stockholm since SF in last visit in 2013 (l. to Ferrer). • Trying to advance to first ATP Tour SF since October 2015 in Vienna (l. to Johnson). Last qualifier to reach SF in Stockholm was Bachinger in 2014 (l. to Berdych). • Four of his six wins have come in Grand Slam play as a qualifier. Reached 2R at Roland Garros (d. Muller, l. to Berretini) and 4R at Wimbledon (d. No. 3 Zverev, l. to Nishikori). • Also qualified in Sofia (l. to Troicki) and Dubai (l. to Pouille), falling in 1R in both.

[1] John Isner (USA) vs Tennys Sandgren (USA) First Meeting

Isner 2018 Summary | 33 years old | World No. 10 | 31-16 in 2018 (2 Titles) | 1-1 in Stockholm (2018 QF) | 14 Titles • Playing in first tournament since becoming a father for first time with birth of daughter Hunter, born on Sept. 15. • Fired 31 aces Thursday and 3-4 record in quarter-final matches this season,last coming at US Open (l. to Del Potro). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Bemelmans en route to 1st Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon, hitting tournament-record 214 aces. • In Wimbledon SF, lost to Anderson 26-24 in 5th after 6h36m -- 2nd-longest match in Grand Slam history. • Beat Jarry and Raonic in 5 sets en route to 2nd US Open QF (l. to Del Potro). • First American to reach 2 straight Grand Slam QFs since Roddick at 2008 US Open and 2009 Australian Open. • Achieved career-high No. 8 in ATP Rankings on 16 July after reaching No. 9 on 16 April 2012. • Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. • Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion at age 32 since series began in 1990. • As World No. 17, became lowest-ranked Miami champion since No. 18 Courier in 1991. • Improved to 31-4 at Atlanta with 5th title in 8th final at tournament (d. Harrison). • Hit 10,000th ace during Houston QF loss to Johnson, becoming 4th player to reach milestone since ATP started tracking aces in 1991. Stats do not include all Davis Cup matches, as well as Olympic matches prior to 2008. • Squandered 3 MPs vs. Gojowczyk in Delray Beach 2R and 1 MP vs. Monfils in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R. • Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 doubles title -- 2nd w/Sock -- at Indian Wells (d. Bryan/Bryan). • Helped USA advance to Davis Cup SF with wins over Lajovic in 1R and De Loore in QF.

Sandgren 2018 Summary | 27 years old | World No. 62 | 16-19 in 2018 (Houston Final) | 2-0 in Stockholm (2018 QF) • Appearing in career-best 4th quarter-final of season, 1st since Geneva in May, 1st on hard courts since Aust. Open. • Earned 1st 2 Top 10 wins over No. 8 Wawrinka and No. 5 Thiem en route to Australian Open QF (l. to Chung). • As World No. 97, became lowest-ranked Australian Open quarter-finalist since No. 105 Tillstrom in 1996. • Became 1st player to earn 1st Grand Slam win en route to QFs since Verkerk at 2003 Roland Garros. • Also became 1st player to reach 1st tour-level QF at a Grand Slam since Kyrgios at 2014 Wimbledon. • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF and final at Houston (d. Karlovic, l. to Johnson). • Broke into Top 50 and achieved career-high No. 47 in ATP Rankings on 16 April.

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[Q] Oscar Otte (GER) vs Tennys Sandgren (USA) First Meeting

Otte 2018 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 193 | 1-1 in 2018 | 1-0 in Stockholm (2018 2nd Round) • Cologne native qualified and playing in 2nd career ATP level tournament. Made Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros as a lucky loser and lost to Berrettini in 1R. • Has compiled a 26-23 record on ATP Challenger Tour, reaching final at Ilkley, GBR (l. to Stakhovsky), SF in Zhuhai, CHN and 6 QFs. • Reached a career-high No. 129 in ATP Rankings almost a year ago to the date (on Oct. 16, 2017).

Sandgren 2018 Summary | 27 years old | World No. 62 | 15-19 in 2018 (Houston Final) | 1-0 in Stockholm (2018 2R) • Earned 1st 2 Top 10 wins over No. 8 Wawrinka and No. 5 Thiem en route to Australian Open QF (l. to Chung). • As World No. 97, became lowest-ranked Australian Open quarter-finalist since No. 105 Tillstrom in 1996. • Became 1st player to earn 1st Grand Slam win en route to QFs since Verkerk at 2003 Roland Garros. • Also became 1st player to reach 1st tour-level QF at a Grand Slam since Kyrgios at 2014 Wimbledon. • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF and final at Houston (d. Karlovic, l. to Johnson). • Broke into Top 50 and achieved career-high No. 47 in ATP Rankings on 16 April.

Lukas Lacko (SVK) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) Fognini Leads 2-0

Lacko 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 81 | 11-15 in 2018 (Eastbourne F) | 1-1 in Stockholm (2018 2R) • No. 2 Slovak (behind No. 47 Klizan) earned biggest career win over No. 11 Schwartzman en route to 2nd ATP final at Eastbourne (l. to M. Zverev), 1st since 2012 Zagreb. • Reached 2R at 5 events, including Aus. Open (d. Raonic, l. to Kicker) and Sofia (l. to Kovalik after holding 1 MP). • Fell to 0-9 at US Open with 9th loss in as many years (l. to Pospisil in 1R). • Has 7-5 Challenger record and captured 12th ATP Challenger Tour title in 24th final at Glasgow, GBR (d. Vanni).

Fognini 2018 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 14 | 43-19 in 2018 (3-1 in Finals) | 3-1 in Stockholm (2017 SF) | 8 Titles • Trying to reach 10th QF this season and his 43 match wins are a career-high, surpassing his previous-best 42 in ’13. • Captured ATP World Tour 250 titles at Sao Paulo (d. Jarry), Bastad (d. Gasquet) and Los Cabos (d. Del Potro). • First Italian to win 3+ titles in a season since 1977. Hopes to become 1st Italian on record to win 4 titles in a season. • Defeated Monfils on 14 May for 300th win and en route to 1st Rome QF in 11th appearance (l. to Nadal in 3 sets). • Reached final at Chengdu (l. to Tomic after holding 4 MPs) and SFs at Sydney (l. to Medvedev), Rio de Janeiro (d. Sandgren in 2R after saving 1 MP, l. to Verdasco) and Geneva as WC (l. to Gojowczyk). • Advanced to 4R for 2nd time at both Australian Open (l. to Berdych) and Roland Garros (l. to Cilic in 5 sets). • Won St. Petersburg doubles title w/Berrettini (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop). Lost Bastad final w/Bolelli to Peralta/Zeballos.

[8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Series Tied 4-4

Verdasco 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 29 | 29-25 in 2018 | 11-6 in Stockholm (2017 SF) | 7 Titles • Spaniard is trying to reach his 5th QF of season and 5th in Stockholm.Last year advanced to first SF (l. to Del Potro). • Reached Rio de Janeiro final (l. to Schwartzman) and SFs at Bastad (l. to Fognini) and Shenzhen (l. to Nishioka). • Celebrated 500th ATP World Tour win in hometown of Madrid on 8 May (d. Lorenzi, l. to L. Mayer in 2R). • Also at ATP Masters 1000 events, defeated Dimitrov to reach Indian Wells 3R (l. to Fritz), advanced to Miami 4R (l. to Carreno Busta) and saved 3 MPs vs. Cuevas in Monte-Carlo 1R (l. to Cilic in 2R). • Beat Dimitrov again in Roland Garros 3R, but fell to 0-7 in Roland Garros 4R matches (l. to Djokovic). • Made 62nd straight Grand Slam appearance at US Open (d. Lopez and Murray, l. to Del Potro in 3R).

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Kohlschreiber 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 35 | 22-21 in 2018 | 1-1 in Stock,(2018 2R) | 8 Career Titles • Did not drop a set en route to 6th Munich final, falling to 3-3 with loss to countryman A. Zverev. • Avenged Munich loss by beating A. Zverev in US Open 3R. Fell to 1-10 in Grand Slam 4R matches (l. to Nishikori). • Snapped 12-match losing streak vs. Top 10 players, beating No. 3 Cilic en route to Indian Wells QF (l. to Del Potro). • Reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Anderson) and all 3 ATP Masters 1000 clay-court events: Monte-Carlo (d. Ramos- Vinolas, l. to Dimitrov), Madrid (d. Bautista Agut after saving 1 MP, l. to Anderson) and Rome (d. Sock, l. to Nishikori). • Fell to Ferrer in deciding rubber of Davis Cup QF, losing 7-5 in 5th after 4 hours, 51 minutes (ESP d. GER 3-2).

[1] John Isner (USA) vs Bradley Klahn (USA) Isner Leads 2-0

Isner 2018 Summary | 33 years old | World No. 10 | 30-16 in 2018 (2 Titles) | 0-1 in Stockholm (2016 1R) | 14 Titles • Playing in first tournament since becoming a father for first time with birth of daughter Hunter, born on Sept. 15. • Saved 2 MPs vs. Bemelmans en route to 1st Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon, hitting tournament-record 214 aces. • In Wimbledon SF, lost to Anderson 26-24 in 5th after 6h36m -- 2nd-longest match in Grand Slam history. • Beat Jarry and Raonic in 5 sets en route to 2nd US Open QF (l. to Del Potro). • First American to reach 2 straight Grand Slam QFs since Roddick at 2008 US Open and 2009 Australian Open. • Achieved career-high No. 8 in ATP Rankings on 16 July after reaching No. 9 on 16 April 2012. • Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. • Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion at age 32 since series began in 1990. • As World No. 17, became lowest-ranked Miami champion since No. 18 Courier in 1991. • Improved to 31-4 at Atlanta with 5th title in 8th final at tournament (d. Harrison). • Hit 10,000th ace during Houston QF loss to Johnson, becoming 4th player to reach milestone since ATP started tracking aces in 1991. Stats do not include all Davis Cup matches, as well as Olympic matches prior to 2008. • Squandered 3 MPs vs. Gojowczyk in Delray Beach 2R and 1 MP vs. Monfils in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R. • Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 doubles title -- 2nd w/Sock -- at Indian Wells (d. Bryan/Bryan). • Helped USA advance to Davis Cup SF with wins over Lajovic in 1R and De Loore in QF.

Klahn 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 102 | 5-7 in 2018 | 1-0 in Stockholm (2018 2nd Round) • Trying to reach 1st career ATP World Tour quarter-final in 26th tournament and post 1st Top 10 victory (0-1). • Qualified and advanced to 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Edmund on Centre Court), ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to A. Zverev), ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Carreno Busta) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (d. Kyrgios). • Broke back into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 20 August for 1st time since 4 August 2014. • Won USTA’s US Open Wild Card Challenge and lost to No. 1 American Isner in 1R. • Swept titles at Gatineau, CAN Challenger in singles (d. Humbert) and doubles w/Galloway (d. D. King/Polansky). • Advanced to Newport Beach, USA Challenger singles final (l. to Fritz). • Captured Bordeaux, FRA Challenger doubles title w/Polansky (d. Duran/M. Gonzalez).

[Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs [7] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) First Meeting

Gulbis 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 145 | 5-4 in 2018 | 4-2 in Stockholm (2013 SF) | 6 Career Titles • Has a 5-4 record on ATP World Tour and 9-9 on ATP Challenger Tour. Best Challenger result is SF in Bordeaux (l. to eventual champion Opelka). • Trying to reach first ATP QF since 2017 Gstaad and first in Stockholm since SF in last visit in 2013 (l. to Ferrer). • Four of his five wins have come in Grand Slam play as a qualifier. Reached 2R at Roland Garros (d. Muller, l. to Berretini) and 4R at Wimbledon (d. No. 3 Zverev, l. to Nishikori). • Also qualified in Sofia (l. to Troicki) and Dubai (l. to Pouille), falling in 1R in both.

Shapovalov 2018 Summary | 19 years old | World No. 30 | 35-25 in 2018 (Three SFs) | 1-0 in Stockholm (2018 2R). • At 19, youngest quarter-finalist and semi-finalist ever at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Raonic in 3R, l. to A. Zverev). • Achieved career-high 11 times in ATP Rankings -- peaking at No. 23 on 11 June. • Youngest player to be ranked in Top 25 since then-No. 19 Gasquet on 25 July 2005. • Became No. 1 Canadian on 21 May, but was passed by countryman Raonic on 13 August. • Reached Round of 16 at ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (d. Troicki in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Coric), Rome (l. to eventual champion Nadal), Toronto (l. to Haase) and Cincinnati (l. to Raonic). • Also lost to eventual champion in Delray Beach SF (l. to Tiafoe), Eastbourne QF (l. to M. Zverev), Shenzhen 2R (l. to Nishioka after holding 2 MPs) and Tokyo SF (d. Struff after saving 1 MP, l. to Medvedev). • Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 2nd time at US Open (d. Seppi in 5 sets, l. to Anderson in 5 sets). • Fell in 2R at Australian Open (l. to Tsonga in 5 sets), Roland Garros (l. to Marterer) and Wimbledon (l. to Paire).

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1R: [Q] Peter Polansky (CAN) vs [7] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) First Tour-Level Meeting

Polansky 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 130 | 3-10 in 2018 | Stockholm Debut • Played at 4 Grand Slams as LL, becoming 1st player to player to do so in calendar year and overall. • Lost as LL in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Khachanov), Roland Garros (l. to Herbert), Wimbledon (l. to Novak) and US Open (l. to A. Zverev). • Achieved career-high No. 110 in ATP Rankings on 25 June. • Advanced to 2R for 6th time at ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (d. Ebden, l. to Djokovic). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and saved 2 MPs in 1R win over Copil (l. to Mannarino in 2R). • Has 21-17 record on ATP Challenger Tour and captured 3rd career title at Granby, CAN (d. Humbert). • Advanced to 3 Challenger doubles finals, highlighted by Bordeaux, FRA title w/Klahn (d. Duran/M. Gonzalez).

Shapovalov 2018 Summary | 19 years old | World No. 30 | 34-25 in 2018 (Three SFs) | Stockholm Debut • At 19, youngest quarter-finalist and semi-finalist ever at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Raonic in 3R, l. to A. Zverev). • Achieved career-high 11 times in ATP Rankings -- peaking at No. 23 on 11 June. • Youngest player to be ranked in Top 25 since then-No. 19 Gasquet on 25 July 2005. • Became No. 1 Canadian on 21 May, but was passed by countryman Raonic on 13 August. • Reached Round of 16 at ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (d. Troicki in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Coric), Rome (l. to eventual champion Nadal), Toronto (l. to Haase) and Cincinnati (l. to Raonic). • Also lost to eventual champion in Delray Beach SF (l. to Tiafoe), Eastbourne QF (l. to M. Zverev), Shenzhen 2R (l. to Nishioka after holding 2 MPs) and Tokyo SF (d. Struff after saving 1 MP, l. to Medvedev). • Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 2nd time at US Open (d. Seppi in 5 sets, l. to Anderson in 5 sets). • Fell in 2R at Australian Open (l. to Tsonga in 5 sets), Roland Garros (l. to Marterer) and Wimbledon (l. to Paire).

2R: John Millman (AUS) vs [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) First Meeting

Millman 2018 Summary | 29 years old | C-H World No. 33 | 19-16 in 2018 (Budapest F | 2-1 in Stockholm (2015, ’18 2R) • No. 2 Aussie (behind No. 31 de Minaur) is a career-high No. 33 this week in the ATP Rankings. • Upset No. 2 Federer in 4R for biggest win of career to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at US Open (l. to Djokovic) • Defeated defending champion Pouille in 2R and saved 3 MPs vs. Bedene in SF to reach 1st ATP World Tour final at Budapest (l. to Cecchinato). Also lost to Cecchinato in Eastbourne QF. • Has 11-1 record in Challengers and beat countrymen for titles at Kyoto, JPN (d. Thompson) and Aix En Provence, FRA (d. Tomic).

Tsitsipas 2018 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 16 | 35-25 in 2018 (Barcelona, Toronto Final) | Stockholm Debut • Greek #NextGenATP star is trying to reach his 9th ATP World Tour QF of the season, second in last three weeks. • Reached Toronto final by becoming youngest player to beat 4 Top 10 opponents at an event since ATP World Tour began in 1990 (d. Thiem, Djokovic, A. Zverev after saving 2 MPs and Anderson after saving 1 MP; l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Lost to Nadal on 20th birthday, making him youngest ATP Masters 1000 finalist since Djokovic, 19, at 2007 Miami. • Youngest in Top 20 and achieved new career-high 14 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 15 on 13 August. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP World Tour final at Barcelona (d. Thiem in QF, l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Became 2nd Greek to reach a tour-level final (also Kalogeropoulos at 1973 Des Moines). • Advanced to Wimbledon 4R -- becoming 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam R16 in Open Era (l. to Isner). • Saved 1 MP vs. Jaziri in ’s-Hertogenbosch 2R (l. to Gasquet in QF) and 2 MPs vs. Donaldson in Washington 2R (l. to A. Zverev in SF). Squandered 1 MP vs. Berankis in Metz 2R.

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2R: [4] Jack Sock (USA) vs [WC] Elias Ymer (SWE) First Meeting

Sock 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 18 | 6-18 in 2018 (Houston QF) | 12-5 in Stockholm (‘15-16 F) | 4 Titles • Owns records of 6-18 in singles and 32-12 in doubles. Yet to win consecutive singles matches this season. • Snapped 7-match tour-level losing streak in singles at US Open (d. Andreozzi, l. to Basilashvili in 2R). • Lost in 2R as defending champion at Auckland (l. to Gojowczyk) and Delray Beach (l. to No. 228 Opelka). • Teamed w/M. Bryan to win 2nd Grand Slam men’s doubles title at Wimbledon (d. Klaasen/Venus in 5 sets) and 3rd at US Open (d. Kubot/Melo). Rose to career-high No. 2 in ATP Doubles Rankings on 10 September. No. 6 this week. • Leads ATP World Tour with 5 doubles titles this season, including Delray Beach w/Withrow (d. Monroe/Smith), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells w/Isner (d. Bryan/Bryan) and Lyon w/Kyrgios (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop). • Partnered Harrison to clinch USA’s 4-0 win over Belgium in Davis Cup QF (d. Gille/Vliegen). • Withdrew from Atlanta and Los Cabos due to right hip injury.

Ymer 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 135 | 5-8 in 2018 | 2-3 at Stockholm (2017-18 2nd Round) • Trying to reach 2nd career ATP World Tour QF (2016 Gstaad) and become first Swede to advance to QFs in Stockholm since Soderling in 2010. • Qualified for Australian Open -- 1st Grand Slam main draw since qualifying for all 4 in 2015 (l. to McDonald in 1R). • Followed up by qualifying for Roland Garros -- def. Sela for first-ever Grand Slam main draw win (l. to Fognini 2R). • Reached 2R at Los Cabos (def. Karlovic, l. to Mannarino) and qualified for Istanbul main draw (l. to Trungelliti 1R). • Made ATP Challenger Tour SF at Aix en Provence, FRA (l. to Tomic). Also QFs at Budapest, Prostejov and Orleans.

2R: [6/WC] Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs Denis Kudla (USA) Kudla Leads 1-0

Chung 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 27 | 28-17 in 2018 (Aus. Open,Munich SF) |2-1 in Stock. (2017-18 2R) • Earned biggest win of career over No. 4 A. Zverev and upset 6-time champion Djokovic en route to Australian Open SF (ret. vs. Federer -- left foot blisters). First South Korean to reach Grand Slam QF and SF. • Reached QF-or-better at 9 events, including ATP Masters 1000 QFs in Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami (l. to Isner). First South Korean to reach ATP Masters 1000 QF. • Broke into Top 20 and achieved career-high No. 19 in ATP Rankings on 2 April.

Kudla 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 63 | 11-12 in 2018 (1 SF) | 1-1 at Stockholm (2018 2nd Round) • Awarded Wimbledon WC after reaching 2nd ATP World Tour SF of career at Halle as Q (l. to No. 1 Federer). • Also qualified at Australian Open (l. to Thiem in 2R after leading by 2 sets), Houston (l. to Karlovic in 2R), Roland Garros (l. to Dzumhur in 1R), Stuttgart (l. to Fucsovics in 1R) and Cincinnati (l. to Kyrgios in 1R after holding 1 MP). • Avenged Wimbledon 1R loss to Pouille by beating Frenchman to reach Washington QF (l. to Rublev). • Entered hometown event in Washington with 0-8 tournament record (0-4 singles, 0-2 doubles, 0-2 qualifying). • Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title at Drummondville, CAN (d. Bonzi) and R-up at Le Gosier, GUD (l. to Lajovic)

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1R: [Q] Oscar Otte (GER) vs [LL] Jurgen Zopp First Tour-Level Meeting

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[6/WC] Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs Taylor Fritz (USA) Chung Leads 1-0

Chung 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 27 | 27-17 in 2018 (Aus. Open,Munich SF) | 1-1 in Stock. (2017 2R) • Earned biggest win of career over No. 4 A. Zverev and upset 6-time champion Djokovic en route to Australian Open SF (ret. vs. Federer -- left foot blisters). First South Korean to reach Grand Slam QF and SF. • Reached QF-or-better at 9 events, including ATP Masters 1000 QFs in Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami (l. to Isner). First South Korean to reach ATP Masters 1000 QF. • Broke into Top 20 and achieved career-high No. 19 in ATP Rankings on 2 April.

Fritz 2018 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 56 | 20-16 in 2018 (Houston, Chengdu SF) | Stockholm Debut • Reached SFs at Houston (d. Smyczek in 1R after saving 2 MPs, l. to Johnson) and Chengdu (l. to Fognini). • Advanced to QFs at Delray Beach (d. Querrey in 1R, l. to Shapovalov) and Lyon (d. Sock, l. to Lajovic). • Rallied from 2 sets down vs. M. Zverev en route to 1st Grand Slam 3R at US Open (l. to Thiem). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 1st time at Indian Wells (d. Opelka in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Coric).

[8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Matthew Ebden (AUS) First Meeting

Verdasco 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 29 | 28-25 in 2018 | 10-6 in Stockholm (2017 SF) | 7 Titles • Reached Rio de Janeiro final (l. to Schwartzman) and SFs at Bastad (l. to Fognini) and Shenzhen (l. to Nishioka). • Celebrated 500th ATP World Tour win in hometown of Madrid on 8 May (d. Lorenzi, l. to L. Mayer in 2R). • Also at ATP Masters 1000 events, defeated Dimitrov to reach Indian Wells 3R (l. to Fritz), advanced to Miami 4R (l. to Carreno Busta) and saved 3 MPs vs. Cuevas in Monte-Carlo 1R (l. to Cilic in 2R). • Beat Dimitrov again in Roland Garros 3R, but fell to 0-7 in Roland Garros 4R matches (l. to Djokovic). • Made 62nd straight Grand Slam appearance at US Open (d. Lopez and Murray, l. to Del Potro in 3R).

Ebden 2018 Summary | 30 years old | Career-high World No. 40 | 19-19 in 2018 (2 SFs) | Stockholm Debut • Reached 2nd SF of career at ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Chardy) and 3rd SF at Atlanta (l. to eventual champion Isner). • Advanced to QFs at Halle as SE (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Chengdu (l. to Fognini). • Beat Goffin and Robert to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Wimbledon (l. to Simon). Was 0-6 in Grand Slam 2R. • Broke into Top 50 and achieved career-high No. 40 in ATP Rankings this week.

Tennys Sandgren (USA) vs [5] Lucas Pouille (FRA) First Meeting

Sandgren 2018 Summary | 27 years old | World No. 62 | 14-19 in 2018 (Houston Final) | Stockholm Debut • Earned 1st 2 Top 10 wins over No. 8 Wawrinka and No. 5 Thiem en route to Australian Open QF (l. to Chung). • As World No. 97, became lowest-ranked Australian Open quarter-finalist since No. 105 Tillstrom in 1996. • Became 1st player to earn 1st Grand Slam win en route to QFs since Verkerk at 2003 Roland Garros. • Also became 1st player to reach 1st tour-level QF at a Grand Slam since Kyrgios at 2014 Wimbledon. • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF and final at Houston (d. Karlovic, l. to Johnson). • Broke into Top 50 and achieved career-high No. 47 in ATP Rankings on 16 April.

Pouille 2018 Summary | 24 years old | World No. 22 | 24-17 in 2018 (Montpellier Champion) | Stock. Debut | 5 Titles • Became 5th active Frenchman to break into Top 10 on 19 March (also Gasquet, Monfils, Simon, Tsonga). • Reached 3 finals in 4 weeks, highlighted by 5th ATP title at Montpellier (d. Tsonga after saving 2 MPs and Gasquet). • Runner-up at Marseille (l. to Khachanov) and Dubai (l. to Bautista Agut). • As defending champion, lost in Budapest 2R (l. to Millman) and Stuttgart SF (l. to Raonic). • Clinched France’s 3-1 Davis Cup QF win over Italy by beating Seppi in 5 sets and Fognini in 4 sets.

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[WC] Mikael Ymer (SWE) vs [Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) First Tour-Level Meeting

M. Ymer 2018 Summary | 20 years old | Career-high World No. 289 |5-3 in 2018 |1-3 in Stockholm (2016 2nd Round) • Playing in second ATP tournament of season after reaching 2R in Bastad (d. Istomin, l. to Fognini). • Has a 9-8 record on ATP Challenger Tour and best result is SF in Bastad. Also QF in Cherbourg, FRA and Pullach, GER, both as a qualifier. Overall has qualified in six Challengers. • Defeated Stakhovsky in 1st rubber and Smirnov in 5th to lead Sweden to 3-2 win over Ukraine in Davis Cup Group I.

Gulbis 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 145 | 4-4 in 2018 | 3-2 in Stockholm (2013 SF) | 6 Career Titles • Comes in with a 4-4 record on ATP World Tour and 9-9 on ATP Challenger Tour. • All 4 of his wins have come in Grand Slam play as a qualifier. Reached 2R at Roland Garros (d. Muller, l. to Berretini) and 4R at Wimbledon (d. No. 3 Zverev, l. to Nishikori). • Also qualified in Sofia (l. to Troicki) and Dubai (l. to Pouille), falling in 1R in both. • Best Challenger result was SF in Bordeaux (l. to eventual champion Opelka).

Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) First Meeting de Minaur 2018 Summary | 19 years old | C-H World No. 31 |24-20 in 2018 (Sydney, Washington Final)|Stock. Debut • Began season at No. 208 and has achieved career-high ranking 18 times, peaking at No. 31 this week (15 October). • Saved 4 MPs vs. Rublev in Washington SF (l. to A. Zverev in final). Youngest finalist at event since Murray in 2006. • De Minaur, 19, vs. A. Zverev, 21, was youngest ATP final since Nadal, 20, vs. Djokovic, 19, at 2007 Indian Wells. • Followed 1st ATP QF and SF as WC at Brisbane (l. to Harrison) with 1st ATP final as SE at Sydney (l. to Medvedev). • Reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Nadal) and US Open (d. Tiafoe, l. to Cilic after leading by 2 sets). • Captured 1st ATP Challenger Tour in 3rd final of season and 5th of career at Nottingham, GBR (d. Evans).

Kohlschreiber 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 35 | 21-21 in 2018 | 0-1 in Stock,(2004 1R) | 8 Career Titles • Did not drop a set en route to 6th Munich final, falling to 3-3 with loss to countryman A. Zverev. • Avenged Munich loss by beating A. Zverev in US Open 3R. Fell to 1-10 in Grand Slam 4R matches (l. to Nishikori). • Snapped 12-match losing streak vs. Top 10 players, beating No. 3 Cilic en route to Indian Wells QF (l. to Del Potro). • Reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Anderson) and all 3 ATP Masters 1000 clay-court events: Monte-Carlo (d. Ramos- Vinolas, l. to Dimitrov), Madrid (d. Bautista Agut after saving 1 MP, l. to Anderson) and Rome (d. Sock, l. to Nishikori). • Fell to Ferrer in deciding rubber of Davis Cup QF, losing 7-5 in 5th after 4 hours, 51 minutes (ESP d. GER 3-2).

Court 1 John Millman (AUS) vs [Q] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) Millman Leads 1-0 Lukas Lacko (SVK) vs Taro Daniel (JPN) First Meeting Bradley Klahn (USA) vs Marius Copil (ROU) First Meeting

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10 THINGS TO WATCH IN STOCKHOLM

1) Ending Indoors: Only indoor tennis remains on the calendar, beginning with ATP World Tour 250 events this week in Stockholm, Antwerp and Moscow. A new champion will be crowned at the 50th edition of the Intrum Stockholm Open. Top 2 seeds John Isner and Fabio Fognini are joined by #NextGenATP stars Stefanos Tsitsipas, Denis Shapovalov, Alex de Minaur and Taylor Fritz.

2) Papa Isner: Isner is playing his first ATP event as a father following the birth of his daughter Hunter on 15 September. It’s been a banner year for Isner, who won his first ATP Masters 1000 title at Miami, reached his first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon and achieved a career-high No. 8 on 16 July. Isner trails Dominic Thiem by 605 points on the cut-off for Nitto ATP Finals qualification.

3) Fabio on Fire: Up to 1,750 points are at stake over the final three weeks of the regular season, giving both Isner and Fognini an outside shot in the ATP Race to London. After becoming the first Italian in 41 years to win three titles in a single season, Fognini hopes to become the first Italian on record to win four titles in a year. He was within a point of doing so at Chengdu on 30 September.

4) Different Socks: Jack Sock was 24th in the 2017 ATP Race to London with one week remaining, yet he qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals by winning the ATP Masters 1000 Paris title. Though he is 6-18 in singles this season, Sock appears destined to return to London in doubles. Sock is 32-12 in doubles with five titles, including Delray Beach with his Stockholm partner Jackson Withrow.

5) Mill-mania: John Millman scored the biggest win of his career over then-No. 2 Roger Federer at the US Open. But a muscle tear sidelined him for the next four weeks. Stockholm will be the site of Millman’s first tour-level match since his loss to Novak Djokovic in the US Open quarter-finals.

6) Greece Lightning: Tsitsipas broke into the Top 15 in August following a fourth-round run at Wimbledon and four Top 10 wins en route to the Toronto final. He is the first Greek to be ranked that high, reach the Round of 16 at a Grand Slam and play for an ATP Masters 1000 championship.

7) Winning Feeling: Like Tsitsipas, the seventh-seeded Shapovalov has earned 30 wins in a season for the first time. Though the 19-year-old is still seeking his first final on tour, in May he became both the youngest quarter-finalist and semi-finalist in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid tournament history.

8) Youth is Served: Fellow 19-year-old de Minaur has reached two finals this season, including in Washington, where there were four semi-finalists under the age of 22 for the first time on tour since 1995 Buenos Aires. On Monday, de Minaur will set a career-high ranking for the 18th time this year.

9) Phenomenal Fritz: Before the breakthroughs of de Minaur and Shapovalov, an 18-year-old Fritz advanced to the 2016 Memphis final in the third tour-level event of his career. Nearly three years later, Fritz remains the youngest finalist on tour since Kei Nishikori, 18, at 2008 Delray Beach.

10) Chasing Chung: Fritz, de Minaur, Shapovalov and Tsitsipas all have a chance to follow in the footsteps of Stockholm wild card Hyeon Chung, who won the 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals title.

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WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES

SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 John Isner (USA) 0-1 2016 1st Round 2 Fabio Fognini (ITA) 3-1 2017 Semi-finals 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 0-0 Debut 4 Jack Sock (USA) 12-5 2015-2016 Finalist 5 Lucas Pouille (FRA) 0-0 Debut 6 Hyeon Chung (KOR) 1-1 2017 2nd Round 7 Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 0-0 Debut 8 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 10-6 2017 Semi-finals

QUALIFIERS (4) OLDEST PLAYER YOUNGEST PLAYER TBD Monday Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 35 years, 4 months 19 years, 6 months

LUCKY LOSER (1) WILD CARDS (3) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN TBD Monday Hyeon Chung (KOR) United States 6, Australia 3, Elias Ymer (SWE) Germany 2, Spain 2, Sweden 2 Mikael Ymer (SWE) *Does not include qualifiers (TBD Monday)

DOUBLES

SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH Marc Lopez (ESP) 2-3 2009, 2017 Quarter-finals 1 Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) 12-5 2011, 2013 Champion Jack Sock (USA) 9-2 2015 Champion 2 Jackson Withrow (USA) 0-0 Debut Marcus Daniell (NZL) 1-2 2015 Quarter-finals 3 Wesley Koolhof (NED) 0-0 Debut Ken Skupski (GBR) 0-2 2012, 2016 1st Round 4 Neal Skupski (GBR) 0-1 2016 1st Round

PAST FINALISTS

SINGLES (since 2009)

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 6-4 6-2 2016 Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) Jack Sock (USA) 7-5 6-1 2015 Tomas Berdych (CZE) Jack Sock (USA) 7-6(1) 6-2 2014 Tomas Berdych (CZE) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 5-7 6-4 6-4 2013 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) David Ferrer (ESP) 2-6 6-3 6-4 2012 Tomas Berdych (CZE) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 4-6 6-4 6-4 2011 Gael Monfils (FRA) Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 7-5 3-6 6-2 2010 Roger Federer (SUI) Florian Mayer (GER) 6-4 6-3 2009 Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-1 7-5 BOLD: Player in 2018 Intrum Stockholm Open singles draw.

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DOUBLES (since 2009) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Oliver Marach/Mate Pavic Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi/Jean-Julien Rojer 3-6 7-6(6) [10-4] 2016 Elias Ymer/Mikael Ymer Mate Pavic/Michael Venus 6-1 6-1 2015 Nicholas Monroe/Jack Sock Mate Pavic/Michael Venus 7-5 6-2 2014 Eric Butorac/Raven Klaasen Treat Huey/Jack Sock 6-4 6-3 2013 Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi/Jean-Julien Rojer Jonas Bjorkman/Robert Lindstedt 6-2 6-2 2012 Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares Robert Lindstedt/Nenad Zimonjic 6-7(4) 7-5 [10-6] 2011 Rohan Bopanna/Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares 6-1 6-3 2010 Eric Butorac/Jean-Julien Rojer Johan Brunstrom/Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 6-4 2009 Bruno Soares/Kevin Ullyett Simon Aspelin/Paul Hanley 6-4 7-6(4)

BOLD: Player in 2018 Intrum Stockholm Open doubles draw.

ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Intrum Stockholm Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0 Singles Prize Money (€) 109,310 57,570 31,185 17,770 10,470 6,200 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money (€) 33,210 17,460 9,460 5,410 3,170 ---

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

CENTRE COURT

Denis Kudla (USA) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) First Meeting

Kudla 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 63 | 10-12 in 2018 (1 SF) | 0-1 at Stockholm (2015 1st Round) • Awarded Wimbledon WC after reaching 2nd ATP World Tour SF of career at Halle as Q (l. to No. 1 Federer). • Also qualified at Australian Open (l. to Thiem in 2R after leading by 2 sets), Houston (l. to Karlovic in 2R), Roland Garros (l. to Dzumhur in 1R), Stuttgart (l. to Fucsovics in 1R) and Cincinnati (l. to Kyrgios in 1R after holding 1 MP). • Avenged Wimbledon 1R loss to Pouille by beating Frenchman to reach Washington QF (l. to Rublev). • Entered hometown event in Washington with 0-8 tournament record (0-4 singles, 0-2 doubles, 0-2 qualifying). • Also owned 0-15 record against Top 20 opponents before defeating No. 19 Pouille in 3rd-set TB. • Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Drummondville, CAN (d. Bonzi). • Advanced to Le Gosier, GUD Challenger singles final (l. to Lajovic). • Won Tallahassee, USA Challenger doubles title w/Galloway (d. Lopez Perez/Nedunchezhiyan). • Reached Newport Beach, USA Challenger doubles final w/Huey (l. to Cerretani/Paes).

Garcia-Lopez 2018 Summary | 35 years old | World No. 94 | 16-22 in 2018 (4 QFs) | 3-5 at Stockholm (2009 QF) • Reached QFs at Buenos Aires (d. Carreno Busta, l. to Delbonis), Sao Paulo (l. to Fognini), Lyon (l. to Thiem) and Antalya (d. Haase after saving 1 MP, l. to Monfils). • Defeated Nishikori to reach Barcelona 3R (l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Made 15th straight Roland Garros appearance and beat Wawrinka in 1R for 2nd time (l. to Khachanov in 2R). • Made 14th straight Australian Open appearance (d. Paire, l. to Berdych in 2R). • Advanced to Prostejov, CZE Challenger SF (l. to Djere in 3rd-set TB). • Withdrew from US Open due to abdominal injury.

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[WC] Elias Ymer (SWE) vs Maximilian Marterer (GER) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 16 Como CH (Italy) Clay R32 Maximilian Marterer 6-3 7-5

Ymer 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 135 | 4-8 in 2018 | 1-3 at Stockholm (2017 2nd Round) • Qualified for Australian Open -- 1st Grand Slam main draw since qualifying for all 4 in 2015 (l. to McDonald in 1R). • Followed up by qualifying for Roland Garros -- def. Sela for first-ever Grand Slam main draw win (l. to Fognini 2R). • Reached 2R at Los Cabos (def. Karlovic, l. to Mannarino) and qualified for Istanbul main draw (l. to Trungelliti 1R). • Made ATP Challenger Tour SF at Aix en Provence, FRA (l. to Tomic). Also reached Challenger QFs at Budapest, HUN, Prostejov, CZE, and Orleans, FRA. • Posted 1-1 singles records in two Davis Cup ties for Sweden, against Ukraine and Portugal. • Withdrew from qualifying at Marseille and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells due to elbow injury. • Conceded walkover to Herbert in ATP Masters 1000 Toronto Q2 due to left abdominal tear.

Marterer 2018 Summary | 23 years old | World No. 67 | 18-21 in 2018 (1 SF) | 0-1 at Stockholm (2015 1st Round) • Advanced to 1st ATP QF at Sofia (l. to Basic) and 1st ATP SF at Munich (d. Schwartzman in 2R, l. to Kohlschreiber). • Also advanced to Kitzbuhel QF (l. to Istomin). • Reached Australian Open 3R (l. to Sandgren) and Roland Garros 4R (d. Shapovalov in 2R, l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Saved 1 MP for 1st ATP Masters 1000 win at Indian Wells (d. Karlovic, l. to Berdych in 2R). • Did not drop a set en route to 6th ATP Challenger Tour title at Cherbourg, FRA (d. Lestienne). • Achieved career-high No. 45 on 13 August. Entered 2018 with 0-14 career record.

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

Bradley Klahn (USA) vs Marius Copil (ROU) First Meeting

Tennys Sandgren (USA) vs [5] Lucas Pouille (FRA) First Meeting

[8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Matthew Ebden (AUS) First Meeting

Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) First Meeting

[6/WC] Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs Taylor Fritz (USA) Chung Leads 1-0 18 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Hyeon Chung 6-4 7-6(5)

Lukas Lacko (SVK) vs Taro Daniel (JPN) First Meeting

*Does not include first-round matches involving qualifiers or lucky loser (TBD Monday)

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