: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Les Arénes de , Metz, | September 19-25, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €463,520 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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THIEM MAKES DEBUT, ROBREDO RETURNS TO ACTION

DAY 3 PREVIEW: There are five remaining first round matches and three second round matches on Wednesday’s schedule at the Moselle Open. Leading the way is top seed , who makes his tournament debut and 2007 champion , who returns from an elbow injury which has sidelined him from the ATP World Tour since March.

In the opening match on Court Patrice Dominguez, German hero Jan-Lennard Struff takes on Robredo in a first round match. Struff won the fifth and decisive match Sunday over ’s Hurkacz to lift to a 3-2 Davis Cup win and into the World Group next year. Struff advanced to the semi-finals here two years ago in his previous Metz appearance. Robredo is 9-2 in Metz and he won the title in 2007 (d. No. 18 Murray). He also was a quarter-finalist in 2003 and in his last visit in 2010. Robredo underwent right elbow surgery on April 27 in and has not played on the ATP World Tour since in late February due to the elbow injury. He returned two weeks ago at the Genova ITA Challenger and lost in 1R (l. to Gabashvili).

In the next match on, wild card and German square off for the first time with the winner advancing to a first quarter-final in Metz. Brown is a career-high No. 68 in the Emirates ATP Rankings this week after reaching the final at the Szczecin, POL Challenger on Sunday. Brown is trying to reach his fourth ATP World Tour quarter-final this year. Benneteau is looking to advance to his second ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season after a QF showing in Los Cabos last month.

In the third match on, No. 8 seed meets countryman and wild card for the first time. This is a first round match. Mahut is playing in Metz for the 11th straight year and 13th time in 14 years (except 2005). His best result is a semi-final in 2007 and 2013. Halys, who is a member of the ATP World Tour’s #Next Generation of young stars ranked in the Top 200, is making his tournament debut. The 19-year-old Halys is ranked No. 154 and 18-15 on the ATP Challenger Tour this season with a title.

In the evening session, top seed and World No. 10 Thiem takes on German qualifier , who won the previous meeting 75 60 in the 1R of in 2014. This is a second round meeting. Thiem is trying to earn one of the five remaining spots for the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. He is 7th in the Emirates ATP Race to London with a 52-17 match record and four ATP World Tour titles this season. Gojowczyk is 1-4 lifetime vs. Top 10 opponents and his lone win came over No. 9 Raonic in the 2R of Halle in June 2014. That was also his last ATP World Tour quarter-final.

In the final match on, qualifier of Georgia plays big-serving Gilles Muller of Luxembourg for the first time. This is a second round match. Basilashvili is trying to reach his second quarter-final of the season. His maiden ATP World Tour final came in Kitzbuehel in July. Muller, a semi- finalist in Metz in 2011, is trying to reach his seventh ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season. He’s reached two finals in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and Newport.

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Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [WC] Tommy Robredo (ESP) First Meeting

Struff 2016 FastFacts: QF: Kitzbühel (l Lorenzi) YTD W-L: 8-14 (2-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 25, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 87 Metz W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2014 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Two years ago in Metz debut, defeated Lajovic, Chardy and Kohlschreiber (ret.) before losing to eventual champion Goffin • Coming off pair of Davis Cup wins over Poland’s Majchrzak in opening match and Hurkacz in fifth and deciding match to lift Germany to 3-2 victory and into next year’s World Group • Snapped 13-match tour-level losing streak by beating Mahut in Montpellier 1R (l. to Bemelmans in 2R) • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF since 2014 at Kitzbühel (l. to eventual champion Lorenzi) • Qualified and lost in 1R at Monte-Carlo (l. to Thiem), Barcelona (l. to A. Zverev) and Roland Garros (l. to Tsonga) • Reached Wimbledon 2R in doubles with countryman Brown as Q (l. to Marray/Shamasdin) • Swept Alphen aan den Rijn, NED Challenger titles in singles (d. Haase) and doubles w/Masur (d. Haase/Westerhof) • Also advanced to Challenger singles finals at Heilbronn, GER (l. to Basilashvili) and Furth, GER (l. to Albot)

Robredo 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 2-4 (2-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 12 Date of Birth: May 1, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 251 Metz W-L (Best Result): 9-2 (2007 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Making first tournament appearance since 2010 QF (l. to Gasquet). Won title in 2007 (d. No. 18 Murray) and also QF in 2003 (l. to Pavel) • Saved 1 MP in 75 36 46 76(7) 86 win over Jaziri in 1R (l. to Raonic in 2R) • Also advanced to 2R at (d. Millman, l. to Troicki in 2R) • Fell to 2-7 lifetime against World No. 1 with Dubai 1R loss to Djokovic • Underwent right elbow surgery on April 27 at Clínica Mapfre de Medicina del Tenis in Barcelona • Has not played on ATP World Tour since Dubai in February due to right elbow injury • Returned two weeks ago at Genova ITA Challenger and lost in 1R (l. to Gabashvili)

[WC] Julien Benneteau (FRA) vs Dustin Brown (GER) First Meeting

Benneteau 2016 FastFacts QF: Los Cabos (l. to Lopez) YTD W-L: 7-12 (6-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 20, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 238 Metz W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (2004, 2006-07, 2016 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Opened on Monday with a 62 61 win over No. 5 seed Klizan to reach 2R for 4th time in 5 appearances, first since 2007 • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour singles QF since 2015 Sydney at Los Cabos (l. to Lopez) • Snapped 11-match singles losing streak at Wimbledon (d. Marchenko, l. to No. 6 Nishikori) • Qualified at by beating Fabbiano and Lamasine (l. to A. Zverev in 1R) • In doubles w/Roger-Vasselin, fell to Herbert/Mahut at Wimbledon in 1st All-French men’s doubles final of Open Era. Defeated 4 seeded teams, including 5-set wins over Pospisil/Sock (saved 2 MPs) and J. Murray/Soares Moselle Open Day 3 – Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Page 3 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Beat Pospisil/Sock w/Roger-Vasselin then held 6 MPs in Roland Garros QF loss to Lopez/Lopez • Returned after abductor surgery and won Noumea, CAL Challenger title w/Roger-Vasselin (d. Barrere/Lamasine) • Withdrew from Sydney due to groin injury

Brown 2016 FastFacts SF (2): Montpellier (l. to Gasquet); Gstaad (l. to Lopez); QF: Båstad (l. to Ferrer) YTD W-L: 12-10 (4-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 8, 1984 Emirates ATP Ranking: 68 (Career-High) Metz W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2015-2016 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Opened on Tuesday with a 64 62 win over Mathieu. Last year, defeated Ram in 3 sets before falling to No. 4 Wawrinka 76 in 3rd set • Comes in ranked a career-high No. 68 this week after reaching final at Szczecin POL Challenger on Sunday (l. to Giannessi). Has a 14-6 ATP Challenger Tour record this season • Reached 1st 2 ATP SFs at Montpellier as Q (d. Simon in 2R, l. to No. 10 Gasquet) and Gstaad (d. Bellucci in 2R after saving 2 MPs, l. to Lopez). Also advanced to Båstad QF (l. to Ferrer) • Qualified at Doha (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 1R) and Roland Garros (d. Sela for 1st 5-set win, l. to Sock in 2R) • Won 5-setter over Lajovic as Wimbledon WC before losing 5-setter to Kyrgios in 2R • Also reached Wimbledon 2R in doubles with countryman Struff as Q (l. to Marray/Shamasdin) • Captured 7th Challenger title at Manchester, GBR (d. Lu) and reached final at Szczecin, POL (l. to Giannessi) • Retired in Rio Olympics 1R vs. Bellucci (left ankle) and withdrew from and (wrist)

[8] Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs [WC] Quentin Halys (FRA) First Meeting

Mahut 2016 FastFacts: W: s-Hertogenbosch (d Muller); SF: (l Klizan); QF: Sydney (l Troicki) YTD W-L: 20-16 (10-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: January 21, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 40 Metz W-L (Best Result): 13-12 (2007, 2013 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Playing in Metz for 11th straight year and 13th in last 14 years (except 2005). Best result is SF in 2007 (l. to Robredo) and 2013 (l. to Simon). Last year reached QF (l. to Tsonga) • Captured 3rd ’s-Hertogenbosch singles title, improving to 18-2 lifetime at event (d. Tomic, Muller, Querrey) • Reached 4R for 1st time in 43rd Grand Slam singles appearance at Wimbledon (d. Ferrer and Herbert, l. to Querrey) • Won 10 straight sets to qualify and reach Rotterdam singles SF (d. Troicki, l. to Klizan after holding 3 MPs • Became World No. 1 in doubles on June 6 – 2nd Frenchman to top rankings in doubles or singles (also Noah) • Captured 2nd major title at Wimbledon w/Herbert, beating Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin to win 1st All-French Grand Slam doubles final in Open Era and become 2nd All-French Wimbledon champions (also Clement/Santoro in 2007) • Swept ATP Masters 1000 doubles titles w/Herbert at Indian Wells (d. Pospisil/Sock), Miami (d. Klaasen/Ram) and Monte-Carlo (d. J. Murray/Soares). Saved 1 MP in Monte-Carlo QF win over Inglot/A. Murray • Frenchmen became 2nd team to win 1st 3 ATP Masters 1000 titles of season (also Bryan/Bryan in 2014) • Repeated as London/Queen’s Club champions w/Herbert and lead tour with 5 team titles in 2016 (d. Guccione/Sa) • Enjoyed 19-match win streak in doubles, including Rotterdam title w/Pospisil (d. Petzschner/Peya) • Helped France to 3-1 win over in Davis Cup QF w/Herbert (d. Rosol/Stepanek in 5 sets) • Retired vs. Granollers in Roland Garros 2R due to left knee injury

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Halys 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 3-5 (2-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 26, 1996 Emirates ATP Ranking: 154 Metz W-L (Best Result): Tournament Debut

• Celebrated 1st tour-level win of career as Australian Open WC (d. Dodig, l. to eventual champion Djokovic) • Earned 2nd win as Marseille WC (d. Guez, l. to Kuznetsov) and 3rd as Roland Garros WC (d. Chung, l. to Cuevas) • Achieved career-high No. 136 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 25 • In meeting between ‘Next Gen’ players, lost to Nishioka in final round of Wimbledon qualifying • Qualified in doubles at Wimbledon with countryman Lamasine (l. to Pospisil/Sock in 1R) • Captured 1st ATP Challenger Tour title at Tallahassee, USA (d. Tiafoe in 3 sets)

[1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs [Q] Peter Gojowczyk (GER) Gojowczyk Leads 1-0 14 Doha () Hard R32 Peter Gojowczyk 7-5 6-0

Thiem 2016 FastFacts: W(4): (d Almagro); Acapulco (d Tomic); Nice (d Zverev); (d Kohlschreiber); F: (l Kohlschreiber); SF(4): Brisbane (l Federer); Rio de Janeiro (l Pella); Roland Garros (l Djokovic); Halle (l F. Mayer); QF(2): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Nishikori); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Raonic) YTD W-L: 52-17 (20-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 10 Metz W-L (Best Result): Tournament Debut

• Has won 4 ATP World Tour titles on 3 different surfaces at Buenos Aires (d. Almagro) on clay, Acapulco (d. Tomic) on hard, Nice (d. A. Zverev) on clay and Stuttgart (d. Kohlschreiber) on grass • Advanced to 1st Grand Slam QF and SF at Roland Garros (d. Goffin, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Broke into Top 10 and rose to career-high No. 7 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 6 • Youngest player in Top 10 since Raonic (Aug. 12, 2013), 3rd Austrian overall and 1st since J. Melzer (May 30, 2011) • Saved 1 MP in Buenos Aires 2R (d. Elias) and SF (d. No. 5 Nadal), as well as 2 MPs in Stuttgart SF (d. No. 3 Federer) • Runner-up at Munich (l. to Kohlschreiber 76 in 3rd) – only loss in 21 deciding sets this season • Defeated No. 2 Federer at Rome for biggest win of career by ranking and to reach 2nd ATP Masters 1000 QF • Reached 1st ATP doubles final at Kitzbühel w/Novak (l. to Koolhof/Middelkoop 11-9 in Match TB after holding 1 MP) • Earned 1st 3 Davis Cup victories of career to lead to 4-1 win over in Group I 1R • Withdrew from (illness) and Los Cabos (hip). Retired in Sydney 2R (blisters), Toronto 2R (hip) and US Open 4R (right knee)

Gojowczyk 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 1-1 (1-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 15, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 209 Metz W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2016 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Qualified by beating Dubail 62 36 63 and Fabbiano 63 62. In 1R on Tuesday, defeated Almagro 64 67 63 to earn his first ATP World Tour main draw win of season • Defeated Klein, Tiafoe and Kudryavtsev to qualify for Australian Open (l. to No. 8 Ferrer in 1R) • Fell in qualifying at Marseille, Munich, Roland Garros, Halle, Wimbledon and US Open • Lost Challenger SFs at Manchester, GBR (l. to Brown); Winnetka, USA (l. to Tiafoe); Winnipeg, CAN (l. to Soeda) • Also advanced to Challenger QFs at Bergamo, ITA (l. to Herbert 76 in 3rd) and Shenzhen, CHN (l. to Sela)

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[Q] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs [6] Gilles Muller (LUX) First Meeting

Basilashvili 2016 FastFacts F: Kitzbühel (l. to Lorenzi) YTD W-L: 7-7 (3-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 23, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 106 Metz W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2016 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Qualified by beating Schott 61 61 and receiving walkover from Lestienne. On Tuesday, opened with 57 75 62 win over French qualifier Barrere in 1R • Earned 1st ATP wins of season and became 1st Georgian to reach an ATP final at Kitzbühel (l. to Lorenzi) • Beat Mathieu and Elias to qualify at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Goffin in 1R) • Captured 4th Challenger title at Guangzhou, CHN (d. Lacko) and 5th at Heilbronn, GER (d. Struff) • Fell in 1R at 7 Challenger events: Canberra, AUS (l. to Whittington); Bergamo, ITA (l. to Gerasimov); Zhuhai, CHN (l. to Bai); Sarasota, USA (ret vs. Andreozzi); Savannah, USA (l. to Jarry); Marburg, GER (l. to M. Zverev) and Szczecin, POL (l. to Janowicz) • Beaten by unranked 18-year-old Sigsgaard in Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II play (DEN d. GEO 5-0)

Muller 2016 FastFacts F (2): ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Mahut); Newport (l. to Karlovic); SF (3): Sydney (l. to Dimitrov); Sofia (l. to Bautista Agut); Nottingham (l. to Cuevas); QF: London/Queen's Club (l. to Tomic) YTD W-L: 28-19 (15-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 9, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 37 Metz W-L (Best Result): 8-5 (2011 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: On Monday, fired 19 aces in 76 75 win over Zeballos. Best result came in 2011 when he reached SF (l. to Ljubicic). Last year advanced to QF (l. to Simon) • Snapped 7-match losing streak in SFs to reach 1st final since 2012 at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. Karlovic, l. to Mahut) • Also advanced to Newport final, falling to Karlovic 67(2) 76(5) 76(12) after holding 3 MPs • Saved 10 MPs to beat Isner 36 76(16) 76(7) in London/Queen’s Club 2R (l. to Tomic in QF) • Tied Schuettler (2004 Kitzbühel 2R) for most MPs on record saved by winner since Panatta (11) in 1976 Rome 1R • Advanced to SFs at Sydney (d. Thiem in 2R, l. to Dimitrov), Sofia (l. to Bautista Agut) and Nottingham (l. to Cuevas) • Flagbearer for LUX at Rio Olympics (d. Janowicz after saving 2 MPs and No. 9 Tsonga, l. to Bautista Agut in 3R) • Rallied from 2 sets down, hit career-high 51 aces, saved 4 MPs vs. Giraldo in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Kuznetsov in 2R) • Withdrew from Estoril due to wrist injury

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Illya Marchenko (UKR) vs (ITA) Series Tied 1-1 10 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R32 6-4 6-4 16 Rio Olympics () Hard R64 Andreas Seppi 6-3 3-6 7-6(6)

Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs Iñigo Cervantes (ESP) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings: 14 Mouilleron Le Captif CH (France) Hard R32 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-2 6-1 15 Wimbledon Q (Great Britain) Grass Q3 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4-6 6-4 6-3 5-7 7-5

Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs (CRO) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting: 15 Rennes CH (France) Hard SF 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(3)