ABIERTO MEXICANO LOS CABOS: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Cabo del Mar, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | August 8-13, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $721,030 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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AFTER MONDAY RAIN, TUESDAY FEATURES ALL 12 1R MATCHES

After play was canceled Monday due to rain, the inaugural Abierto Mexicano Los Cabos begins Tuesday with all 12 first-round matches. No. 7 seed Nicolas Almagro and No. 8 seed will take action on Stadium. Granollers and his opponent, countryman , are separated by only one spot in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Verdasco climbed two places to pass the Granollers and reach No. 46 after the seedings were already made. Almagro, also from , is now ranked two spots behind Verdasco and one behind Granollers as the World No. 48. He meets American qualifier Noah Rubin.

Mexican wild cards Tigre Hank and Lucas Gomez are each seeking the first ATP World Tour victory of their respective careers. Hank, 24, and Gomez, 20, are both 1-7 in tour-level matches, with their lone wins coming in play. Hank faces on Stadium, while Gomez goes up against Guillermo-Garcia Lopez on Grandstand. Play begins on Grandstand with No. 6 seed Jeremy Chardy taking on Spanish wild card Pablo Carreño Busta, followed by No. 5 seed meeting .

FEDEX ATP 2 HEADS: DAY 2 FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

Stadium Court

[8] Marcel Granollers (ESP) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Granollers Leads 2-1 11 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay F Marcel Granollers 6-4 3-6 6-3 12 Umag (Croatia) Clay SF Marcel Granollers 6-2 6-7(5) 6-1 14 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Fernando Verdasco 5-7 6-3

Granollers 2016 FastFacts QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Monfils); Istanbul (l. to Karlovic) YTD W-L: 13-18 (4-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: April 12, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 47

• Advanced to QFs at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo as LL (d. Goffin, l. to Monfils) and Istanbul (l. to Karlovic) • Replaced countryman Ferrer and became 1st to reach Monte-Carlo QF in tournament history • Received retirement from Mahut and walkover from No. 5 Nadal en route to Roland Garros 4R (l. to Thiem) • Captured 4th ATP Challenger Tour title at Irving, USA (d. Giraldo, M. Zverev, Rosol, Dodig and Bedene) • Won 11th ATP World Tour doubles title at Båstad with countryman Marrero (d. Daniell/Demoliner) • In doubles w/Cuevas, reached Barcelona final (d. Dodig/Melo in 1R, l. to Bryan/Bryan), SF (d. Dodig/Melo in 3R, l. to Nestor/Stepanek) and Roland Garros QF (d. Rojer/Tecau in 2R, l. to Kubot/Peya) Abierto Mexicano Los Cabos Day 2 – Tuesday, August 9, 2016 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Verdasco 2016 FastFacts W: Bucharest (d. Pouille); F: Båstad (l. to Ramos-Viñolas); QF: Atlanta (l. to Kyrgios) YTD W-L: 24-16 (8-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 46

• Captured 7th ATP World Tour singles title in a Monday final at Bucharest (d. Pouille) • Did not drop a set en route to Båstad final (l. to Ramos-Viñolas) • Reached Atlanta QF in tournament debut before falling to eventual champion Kyrgios in 3 sets • Lost 5-setters in Roland Garros 3R (l. to No. 6 Nishikori) and Wimbledon 1R (l. to Tomic) • Appeared in 53 straight majors, 2nd-longest active streak to Lopez’ 58 • Beat No. 5 Nadal at Aus. Open (l. to Sela in 2R) and No. 5 Wawrinka at London/Queen’s Club (l. to Tomic in 2R) • Held 1 MP vs. Zeballos in Miami 3R and 1 MP vs. Goffin in Monte-Carlo 2R -- lost both 76 in 3rd • Fell to 0-11 lifetime against World No. 1 with 62 62 loss to Djokovic in Doha 2R • Withdrew from Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro due to neck injury, as well as Gstaad due to leg pain

[WC] Tigre Hank (MEX) vs Austin Krajicek (USA) First Meeting

Hank 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 0-1 (0-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 30, 1991 Emirates ATP Ranking: 567

• The 24-year-old is playing his second ATP World Tour event of the year and looking for his 1st win. His only ATP match this season was a loss to Mannarino in Acapulco 1R • On ITF Futures Circuit, advanced to Buffalo, USA SF (l. to E. King) and Sunrise, USA QF (l. to Paul) • Reached doubles final at Memphis, TN Futures w/Garza (l. to Bambridge/Walsh)

Krajicek 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 3-8 (3-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 16, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 130

• Defeated No. 14 Anderson 76(3) ret in Delray Beach 1R for biggest win of career by ranking (l. to Querrey in 2R) • Won Australian Open debut over Wu before falling to No. 7 Nishikori in 2R • Reached 1st ATP World Tour doubles final at Chennai with 1st-time partner Paire (l. to Marach/Martin) • Qualified at Atlanta (l. to Young in 1R after holding 2 MPs) • Also qualified in doubles at Washington with 1st-time partner Baker (l. to Peya/Kubot in 1R) • Advanced to Le Gosier, GUD Challenger doubles final w/Krueger (l. to Cerretani/van der Duim)

[7] Nicolas Almagro (ESP) vs [Q] Noah Rubin (USA) First Meeting

Almagro 2016 FastFacts W: Estoril (d. Carreño Busta) F: Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem) YTD W-L: 16-14 (1-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: August 21, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 48

• Captured 13th ATP World Tour singles title and 1st since 2012 Nice at Estoril (d. Kyrgios and Carreño Busta) • Beat No. 6 Ferrer for 1st time in 16 tries to reach Buenos Aires final (l. to Thiem 76 in 3rd) • Reached Roland Garros 3R for 6th time (d. Kohlschreiber and Vesely, l. to Goffin in 5 sets) • Held 2 MPs in Barcelona 1R before falling to Gabashvili 16 76(3) 62 • Advanced to Segovia, ESP Challenger QF (l. to Basic 76 in 3rd) Abierto Mexicano Los Cabos Day 2 – Tuesday, August 9, 2016 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Rubin 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 2-3 (2-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 21, 1996 Emirates ATP Ranking: 198

• Earned 1st tour-level win of career in Australian Open 1R as WC (d. No. 18 Paire 76 76 76, l. to Herbert in 2R) • Saved 3 MPs to defeat Groth in Delray Beach 1R as WC (l. to Chardy in 2R) • Qualified at Indian Wells, falling to Ram 76(3) 76(2) in ATP Masters 1000 debut • Achieved career-high No. 166 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 6 • Advanced to Maui, USA Challenger SF (d. Escobedo, l. to Wu) and Plantation, USA Futures final (l. to Collarini) • Withdrew from Wimbledon qualifying and Winnetka, USA Challenger due to ankle injury

GRANDSTAND

[WC] Pablo Carreño Busta (ESP) vs [6] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) Chardy Leads 2-0 14 Viña del Mar (Chile) Clay R16 Jeremy Chardy 6-3 7-6(5) 14 Valencia (Spain) Hard QF Jeremy Chardy 6-1 6-2

Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs [5] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) Zeballos Leads 1-0 09 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R16 Horacio Zeballos 6-3 6-1

[WC] Lucas Gomez (MEX) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) First Meeting

COURT 1

[Q] (USA) vs [PR] (FRA) First Meeting

[SE] (USA) vs (UKR) First Meeting

[Q] (GER) vs (FRA) Mannarino Leads 2-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R128 Adrian Mannarino 6-4 6-4 16 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Adrian Mannarino 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) Other Meetings: 07 Besancon CH Q (France) Hard Q1 Mischa Zverev 7-5 6-1 08 Marseille Q (France) Hard Q1 Mischa Zverev 7-5 1-6 6-3

P 1

Tim Smyczek (USA) vs (GER) Smyczek Leads 1-0 14 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard R64 Tim Smyczek 6-3 6-2 Other Meetings: 09 Aptos CH Q (U.S.A.) Hard Q3 Tobias Kamke 6-7(2) 6-3 6-1 10 Vancouver CH (Canada) Hard R32 Tobias Kamke 1-6 6-4 6-1 10 Tiburon CH (U.S.A.) Hard QF Tobias Kamke 6-4 7-6(5)

Santiago Giraldo (COL) vs [Q] Amir Weintraub (ISR) First Meeting

Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs (BRA) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 14 São Paulo Q (Brazil) Clay Q2 Dusan Lajovic 6-3 7-5