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WINSTON-SALEM OPEN: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA | August 21-27, 2016 Draw: S-48, D-16 | Prize Money: $639,255 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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FORMER CHAMPS ANDERSON, ROSOL HEADLINE 2R PLAY

DAY 3 PREVIEW: As second-round action continues at the Winston-Salem Open on Tuesday, two former champions and a three-time semi-finalist highlight the action on Center Court at Wake Forest University. Beginning the day's matches are wild card and No. 2 seed , who takes on Britain's Aljaz Bedene. The No. 77 Bedene leads their head-to-head 2-1, but the last contest this season in Miami went to the World No. 17 Bautista Agut. Both men are looking to match their best result here at Winston-Salem.

Following on Center Court is No. 6 seed , who has reached the semi-finals here in three out of four attempts. He takes on Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who has also had success here in the past, reaching the quarter-finals in 2014. The two have met on the courts of Wake Forest twice in their career history, in the second round in 2013 and in the quarter-finals in 2014. Both matches fell in Querrey's favor, though Garcia-Lopez pushed the American to three sets in his quarter-final loss.

The night session matches begin with No. 5 seed and defending champion taking on Jiri Vesely. The 6-foot-8 Anderson holds a 2-1 lead over the 23-year-old, and has had previous success this summer with a quarter-final appearance at ATP Masters 1000 Toronto. No. 4 seed and top-ranked American also takes the court against 2014 champion Lukas Rosol. Though Rosol won the title two years ago, the American has had a strong season thus far and reached the semi-finals here last year. Rosol did not advance past the second round when he tried to defend his title. This is the first meeting on the ATP World Tour for these two players.

Rounding out play on Courts 2-4 are six players who’ve won titles this season: No. 3 seed (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo), No. 8 seed Albert Ramos-Viñolas (Båstad), No. 9 seed (Sydney), No. 11 seed (Kitzbühel), No. 15 seed (Bucharest) and (Istanbul). In all, there are 12 ATP World Tour champions from the 2016 season among the 48-player Winston-Salem field (25%), also including Bautista Agut (Auckland and Sofia), Johnson (Nottingham), Querrey (Delray Beach), No. 1 seed (Montpellier) and a pair of players who lost on Monday: No. 13 seed (Marrakech) and Victor Estrella Burgos (Quito).

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FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 3 SINGLES MATCHES

CENTER COURT

Aljaz Bedene (GBR) vs [2/WC] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Bedene Leads 2-1 15 Chennai (India) Hard SF Aljaz Bedene 3-6 6-3 7-6(8) 15 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R16 Aljaz Bedene 7-6(2) 7-6(7) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5 2-2 ret

Bedene 2016 FastFacts SF: Chennai (l. to Coric) YTD W-L: 12-17 (6-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 77 Winston-Salem W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2015 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: Bedene is hoping to match his career-best result at Winston-Salem, where he reached R16 last year, defeating No. 11 Simon before falling to Herbert. This week, defeated James McGee 36 76(5) 62 to reach 2R • Advanced to 3R for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. Carreño Busta in 5 sets, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Reached QF-or-better for 4th straight year at Chennai, falling in SF (l. to Coric) • Won 1R matches at , Miami, Monte-Carlo, ’s-Hertogenbosch, London/Queen’s Club and Båstad • Fell to 11-2 in Challenger finals with loss to Granollers in Irving, USA championship match • Held 5 MPs vs. Querrey in Auckland 1R before retiring in 3rd set due to leg injury • Also held 1 MP vs. Khachanov in Barcelona 1R before falling 76 in 3rd • Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R vs. Bautista Agut and withdrew from Marrakech due to right wrist injury

Bautista Agut 2016 FastFacts W (2): Auckland (d. Sock); Sofia (d. Troicki); QF (5): Chennai (l. to Coric), Rotterdam (l. to Klizan), Dubai (l. to Baghdatis) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to Raonic); Rio Olympics (l. to del Potro) YTD W-L: 34-15 (23-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: April 14, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 17 Winston-Salem W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2013 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: Bautista Agut enters as both wild card and No. 2 seed, with 1R bye. Previous appearance in Winston-Salem in 2013 saw him reach R16, when he defeated Klizan before falling to Berankis • Captured 3rd and 4th titles respectively at Auckland (d. Sock) and Sofia (d. Troicki) • Saved 1 MP to beat No. 10 Tsonga in Auckland SF, snapping 17-match losing streak to Top 10 opponents • Beat No. 9 Tsonga again 76 in 3rd to reach ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (l. to No. 6 Nishikori) • Reached 4R at Aus. Open (d. Cilic, l. to No. 6 Berdych in 5 sets) and Roland Garros (d. Coric, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Quarter-finalist at Rio Olympics in singles (l. to del Potro) and doubles w/Ferrer (l. to Johnson/Sock) • Also advanced to QFs at Chennai (l. to Coric 76 in 3rd), Rotterdam (l. to Klizan after 5 MPs), Dubai (l. to Baghdatis) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to No. 9 Raonic) • Led Spain to 4-1 win over Romania in Group I 2R, beating both Ungur and Mergea in straight sets • Withdrew from Munich due to meniscus injury

[6] Sam Querrey (USA) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Querrey Leads 4-1 08 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Sam Querrey 6-4 5-7 6-4 13 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Sam Querrey 4-6 6-3 6-4 14 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard QF Sam Querrey 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4 14 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Sam Querrey 6-3 6-4 6-4 16 Geneva (Switzerland) Clay R32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6(5) 6-4 Other Meeting: 06 Dallas CH (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Sam Querrey 6-3 6-4 Winston-Salem Open Day 3 – Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Page 3 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Querrey 2016 FastFacts W: Delray Beach (d. Ram); SF (3): Memphis (l. to Nishikori); Acapulco (l. to Thiem); ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Mahut); QF (3): Houston (l. to Monaco); Wimbledon (l. to Raonic); Washington (l. to Monfils) YTD W-L: 27-19 (15-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 31 Winston-Salem W-L (Best Result): 10-4 (2012-14 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: This year's No. 6 seed Querrey is a three-time semi-finalist in Winston-Salem, and he lost in 2R last year to Bolelli. He has defeated Garcia-Lopez twice at Wake Forest University, in 2013 and 2014 • Earned 1st win over World No. 1 en route to 1st Grand Slam QF at Wimbledon (l. to No. 7 Raonic), ending Djokovic’s 30-match major win streak and becoming 1st major quarter-finalist from USA since Isner and Roddick at 2011 US Open • Captured 1st singles title since 2012 and 8th overall at Delray Beach (d. del Potro and Ram) • Also won 5th doubles title and 1st w/Johnson at Geneva (d. Klaasen/Ram) • Reached SFs at Memphis (l. to No. 7 Nishikori), Acapulco (d. No. 6 Nishikori in 2R, l. to Thiem) and ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Mahut). Also played in doubles final at Memphis w/Johnson (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez) • Advanced to 2 other QFs, losing to eventual champion in Houston (l. to Monaco) and Washington (l. to Monfils) • Defeated French qualifiers Herbert and Pouille to reach ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 3R (l. to No. 5 Nadal) • Saved 5 MPs to beat Bedene in Auckland 1R and held 2 MPs before losing to Baghdatis in Nottingham 3R • Retired at 2 sets all in 1R vs. Lajovic (cramping) and withdrew from Brisbane (right knee)

Garcia-Lopez 2016 FastFacts SF: Bucharest (l. to Verdasco); QF (6): Chennai (l. to Wawrinka); Sofia (l. to Muller); Marrakech (l. to Vesely); Estoril (l. to Paire); Geneva (l. to Ferrer); Hamburg (l. to Robert) YTD W-L: 21-23 (8-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 50 Winston-Salem W-L (Best Result): 4-3 (2014 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: In 2014, Garcia-Lopez earned his best result in Winston-Salem by reaching the QF, where he lost to Sam Querrey. The Spaniard reached 2R this week after defeating Dzumhur 76(0) 61 • Saved 1 MP to beat Pella in Bucharest QF (l. to Verdasco in SF) • Lost in QFs at Chennai (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), Sofia (l. to Muller), Marrakech (l. to Vesely), Estoril (l. to Paire), Geneva (l. to Ferrer) and Hamburg (l. to Robert in 3 sets) • Reached Australian Open 3R (l. to No. 7 Nishikori in 4 sets) and Roland Garros 2R (l. to Thiem) • Made 47th consecutive Grand Slam appearance at Wimbledon, tied with Djokovic for 3rd-longest active streak • Fell to fellow Spaniard Ferrer 3 straight weeks in Madrid 1R, Rome 2R and Geneva QF

Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs [5] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson Leads 2-1 14 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Kevin Anderson 2-6 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-4 15 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard SF Jiri Vesely 6-4 7-6(4) 15 Vienna (Austria) Hard R16 Kevin Anderson 6-7(4) 6-3 7-5 Other Meeting: 16 London/Queen's Club Q (Great Britain) Grass Q2 Kevin Anderson 7-6(2) 7-6(5)

Vesely 2016 FastFacts SF: Marrakech (l. to Coric); QF: Istanbul (l. to Dimitrov) YTD W-L: 16-19 (2-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: July 10, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 48 Winston-Salem W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2015 Round of 16)

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• Tournament Note: The 23-year-old reached R16 here last year in his only other appearance in Winston-Salem. In 1R this week, defeated [LL] Van Rijthoven 36 63 63 • As World No. 55, upset No. 1 Djokovic to reach ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to Monfils) • Upset No. 8 Thiem 76 76 76 en route to Wimbledon 4R (l. to No. 9 Berdych 46 63 76 67 63) • Advanced to Marrakech SF (l. to Coric 76 76) and Istanbul QF (l. to Dimitrov) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Granollers in 1R) • Posted only 1 singles win in 1st 3 months of season, beating countryman Rosol in Rotterdam 1R • As defending champion, lost to eventual champion Bautista Agut in Auckland 1R • Fell to Pouille and Tsonga as part of Czech Republic’s 3-1 loss to France in Davis Cup QF

Anderson 2016 FastFacts QF (4): Auckland (l. to Sock); Nice (l. to Sousa); Nottingham (l. to Johnson); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to Wawrinka) YTD W-L: 10-14 (6-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: May 18, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 25 Winston-Salem W-L (Best result): 6-2 (2015 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Defending title as No. 5 seed, winning in 2015 over Herbert. Reached 2R with 1R bye • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Toronto QF (d. Troicki, No. 9 Thiem and Tomic; l. to No. 5 Wawrinka) • Defeated Dolgopolov and Gasquet en route to ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 3R (l. to No. 2 Murray) • As World No. 20, qualified at London/Queen’s Club (l. to Tomic in 1R) • In Wimbledon 1R, suffered 4th loss of career from 2 sets up after holding 1 MP vs. Istomin • Retired from 2 matches and withdrew from 8 tournaments due to left knee and right shoulder injuries • Also underwent minor ankle surgery on March 15 • Returned following 10-week injury absence and fell in 1R at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Monfils) • Fell to No. 34 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 25 – lowest ranking since No. 37 on Mar. 4, 2013

Lukas Rosol (CZE) vs [4] Steve Johnson (USA) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 14 Irving CH (U.S.A.) Hard F Lukas Rosol 6-0 6-3

Rosol 2016 FastFacts SF: Geneva (l. to Wawrinka); QF: Auckland (l. to Ferrer) YTD W-L: 14-18 (10-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: July 24, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 82 Winston-Salem W-L (Best Result): 6-3 (2014 Champion)

• Tournament Note: 2014 champion has not advanced past 2R in three other attempts. Beat Estrella Burgos in 1R • Lost to No. 4 Wawrinka in 3-set Geneva SF on May 20 and 5-set Roland Garros 1R on May 23 • Reached Auckland QF (d. Paire, l. to No. 8 Ferrer) and Aus. Open 3R for 1st time (d. Sock, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • In Davis Cup, fell to Kohlschreiber in 5 sets before clinching 1R tie over A. Zverev (CZE d. GER 3-2). In QF, saved 2 MPs to beat No. 10 Tsonga in 5 sets, then fell w/Stepanek to Herbert/Mahut in 5 sets (FRA d. CZE 3-1) • Improved to 4-24 vs. Top 10 opponents by beating Tsonga, snapping skid of 20 losses in previous 21 matches • Led Querrey by 2 sets in Wimbledon 1R before falling 12-10 in 5th • Advanced to Challenger QFs at Irving, USA (d. Istomin, l. to Granollers); Aix en Provence, FRA (l. to E. Ymer); Prostejov, CZE (d. E. Ymer, l. to Khachanov) and Prague, CZE (l. to Pavlasek)

Johnson 2016 FastFacts W: Nottingham (d. Cuevas); SF: Washington (l. to Karlovic); QF (4): London/Queen's Club (l. to Cilic); Newport (l. to Young); Rio Olympics (l. to Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Dimitrov) YTD W-L: 26-21 (14-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 24, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 21 (Career-High) Winston-Salem W-L (Best Result): 4-3 (2015 Semi-finalist) Winston-Salem Open Day 3 – Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Page 5 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Tournament Note: Johnson enters 2R as No. 4 seed, having reached the SF last year before falling to Herbert. This is Johnson's 4th appearance in Winston-Salem • Captured 1st ATP titles in singles at Nottingham (d. Cuevas) and doubles at Geneva w/Querrey (d. Klaasen/Ram) • Rio Olympics doubles bronze medalist w/Sock (d. Nestor/Pospisil) and singles quarter-finalist (l. to Murray 76 in 3rd) • Reached 1st Grand Slam 4R at Wimbledon (d. Dimitrov, l. to No. 3 Federer) and 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Cincinnati (d. No. 10 Tsonga, l. to Dimitrov) • Achieved career-high No. 21 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 25 • Beat Isner 76(7) 76(15) to reach Washington SF (l. to Karlovic) • Snapped 0-13 start to career vs. Top 10 players at London/Queen’s Club (d. No. 10 Gasquet in 1R, l. to Cilic in QF) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd straight season (d. Bedene and Bellucci, l. to No. 8 Ferrer) • Saved 1 MP to defeat Millman in Delray Beach 1R before squandering 75 40 lead vs. Becker in 2R • Advanced to Memphis doubles final w/Querrey (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez)

COURT 2

[7] (FRA) vs Diego Schwartzman First Meeting

[14] (CYP) vs (USA) Series Tied 1-1 11 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard QF Donald Young 6-3 7-6(4) 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Marcos Baghdatis 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-4

Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs [9] Viktor Troicki (SRB) First Meeting

[15] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs (USA) First Meeting

COURT 3

[11] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs [WC] Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) First ATP Meeting Other Meetings: 14 Guayaquil CH (Ecuador) Clay R32 Paolo Lorenzi 6-0 6-3 15 Sarasota CH (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Bjorn Fratangelo 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3

[3] Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs (TUN) First Meeting

Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) vs [10] Joao Sousa (POR) First Meeting

COURT 4

Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [16] Pablo Carreño Busta (ESP) First ATP Meeting Other meetings: 14 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Q Clay Q1 Pablo Carreno Busta 5-7 6-4 6-2 15 Szczecin CH (Poland) Clay QF Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1 7-6(1)

John Millman (AUS) vs [8] Alberto Ramos-Viñolas (ESP) First Meeting