GENERALI OPEN - KITZBÜHEL: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Friday, July 22, 2016

Kitzbühel Club, Kitzbühel, | July 18-23, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €520,070 Surface: Clay

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FIRST ATP WORLD TOUR TITLE AT STAKE AMONG SEMI-FINALISTS

DAY 5 PREVIEW: The semi-finals of the Generali Open-Kitzbühel are headlined by four players trying to capture their first career ATP World Tour singles title. The winner on Saturday will become the fifth first- time winner on the ATP World Tour this season, joining (Marseille), (), (Nottingham) and Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Bastad).

In the first match, Nikoloz Basilashvili of takes on No. 6 seed Dusan Lajovic of in a first-time meeting. Basilashvili is attempting to become the first player from Georgia to reach an ATP World Tour singles final. He is appearing in his first ATP World Tour semi-final. Lajovic is appearing in his second semi-final on the ATP World Tour after Sao Paulo in February.

In the other match, local favorite takes on No. 4 seed of Italy for the second time on the ATP World Tour. Lorenzi won the previous meeting 62 62 in the 1R of the U.S. Clay Courts in Houston in April 2013. They also met three other times in ATP Challenger Tour clay court tournaments and Melzer won twice. Melzer is appearing in his second career ATP World Tour semi-final (2015 Munich) and Lorenzi in his third. His lone final came in Sao Paulo in 2014 (l. to Delbonis).

DAY FIVE FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: In Order of Play

Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs [6] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) First Meeting

Basilashvili 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 5-4 (3-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 23, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 123 Kitzbühel W-L (Best Result-Year): 3-0 (SF 2016)

• Tournament Note: The 24-year-old Georgia native is appearing in his first career ATP World Tour semi-final after posting wins over No. 5 seed Rosol 64 76, Sijsling 64 46 62 and Pavlasek 57 76 63 • Comes in on a five-match winning streak after 0-4 start at tour-level. Won pair of matches vs. Zimbabwe and then three in a row this week • Has played in two events, at Aus. Open (l. to No. 3 Federer) and Roland Garros as Q (l. to Edmund) • Lost in qualifying at Dubai, Stuttgart, Halle and Wimbledon • Captured 4th career Challenger title at Guangzhou, CHN (d. Lacko) and 5th at Heilbronn, GER (d. Struff) • Fell in Challenger 1Rs at Canberra, AUS (l. to Whittington); , ITA (l. to Gerasimov); Zhuhai, CHN (l. to Bai); Sarasota, USA (ret vs. Andreozzi) and Savannah, USA (l. to Jarry) • Beaten by unranked 18-year-old Sigsgaard in Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II play (DEN d. GEO 5-0)

Lajovic 2016 FastFacts: SF: Sao Paulo (l Cuevas); QF: (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 13-14 (11-8 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 83 Kitzbühel W-L (Best Result-Year): 5-1 (SF 2016) Generali Open - Kitzbühel Day 5 – Friday, July 22, 2016 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Tournament Note: The 26-year-old Serb opened with a 76(7) 61 win over Rogerio Dutra Silva on Tuesday and followed with a 64 64 win over on Wednesday and 63 62 victory over Khachanov to reach SFs for first time. Last year in tournament main draw debut fell to Nicolas Almagro in QFs • Appearing in second career ATP World Tour SF. Reached 1st ATP World Tour SF by beating Elias at São Paulo in February (l. to eventual champion Cuevas) • Also defeated 2015 finalist Vanni and No. 1 seed Paire en route to SF (l. to eventual champion Cuevas) • Saved 1 MP to defeat Isner 76(10) 46 76(6) in Buenos Aires 2R (l. to eventual champion Thiem in QF) • Trailed by 2 sets in 1R before opponent Querrey retired at 2 sets all (l. to Bautista Agut in 2R) • Led Ramos-Viñolas 43 before retiring in 1R due to left foot injury • Retired after 3 sets in Roland Garros 2R against countryman Troicki due to cramping

Gerald Melzer (AUT) vs [4] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Lorenzi Leads 1-0 13 Houston (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Paolo Lorenzi 6-2 6-2 Other meetings: 15 Bucaramanga CH (Colombia) Clay R16 Gerald Melzer 6-4 3-6 6-3 15 San Luis Potosi CH (Mexico) Clay R16 Paolo Lorenzi 6-2 4-6 7-5 16 Bucaramanga CH (Colombia) Clay F Gerald Melzer 6-3 6-1

G. Melzer 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 3-5 (3-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 13, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 107 Kitzbühel W-L (Best Result-Year): 3-2 (SF 2016)

• Tournament Note: The 26-year-old Austrian advanced to his 1st ATP World Tour SF on home soil with wins over Albert Montanes 57 75 64 in 1R, Daniel Gimeno-Traver 63 61 in 2R and brother Jurgen 36 63 61 in QFs. He is making his third main draw appearance (3-2 record). Last year fell in Montanes in 1R • Will crack Top 100 in Emirates ATP Rankings for first time next Monday around No. 87 (from No. 107) and to around No. 74 if reaches final and around No. 63 if wins title • Appearing in 2nd career ATP World Tour SF and first since reaching maiden SF last year at Munich (l. to Kohlschreiber) • Trying to reach first ATP World Tour final and two years ago countryman Thiem reached final (l. to Goffin). Last Austrian to win Kitzbuehel title was Thomas Muster in 1993 (d. J. Sanchez) • Qualified for Roland Garros fell in 1R to Bedene, fell in qualifying at Wimbledon (l. to Skugor in Q3) • Fell in 1R at Hamburg (l. to Mathieu) and Houston (l. to Monaco) • Has posted solid results in Challengers with a 33-11 (3-2 in finals) record. Won first three finals of the year appeared in at Mendoza, ARG (d. Michon), Bucaramanga, COL (d. Lorenzi) and Morelos, MEX (d. A. Gonzalez); reached finals at Sarasota, FL, USA (l. to M. Zverev) and Poprad Tatry, SVK (l. to Zeballos)

Lorenzi 2016 FastFacts: SF: (l Bellucci); QF(2): Buenos Aires (l Nadal); Bucharest (l Pouille) YTD W-L: 14-15 (14-10 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 15, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 48 (Career-high) Kitzbühel W-L (Best Result-Year): 4-1 (SF 2016)

• Tournament Note: The 34-year-old Italian reached the SF here for the 1st time (after 1R bye) with a 62 62 win over Roberto Carballes Baena on Wednesday and 62 67 75 victory over No. 8 Struff on Thursday. Two years ago reached QFs in tournament debut (l. to eventual champion Goffin) • Appearing in 3rd career ATP World Tour SF, second of season. In February, advanced to SF at Quito (d. Tomic, l. to Bellucci) • Trying to reach 2nd career ATP World Tour final. His maiden final came in Sao Paulo in 2014 (l. to Delbonis in 3 sets) • Reached QFs at Buenos Aires (d. Schwartzman, l. to No. 5 Nadal) and Bucharest (d. Daniel, l. to Pouille) • Achieved career-high No. 48 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 13 • Played in 3rd ATP doubles final at Buenos Aires w/Cervantes (l. to Cabal/Farah) • Won 17th Challenger title at Canberra, AUS (d. Dodig) and 18th at Caltanissetta, ITA (d. Donati after saving 6 MPs) • Also reached Challenger final at Bucaramanga, COL (l. to G. Melzer) Generali Open - Kitzbühel Day 5 – Friday, July 22, 2016 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Saved 3 MPs to beat Chiudinelli in Davis Cup 1R opening rubber after 4 hours, 43 minutes (ITA d. SUI 5-0) • Won longest tiebreak in history of Davis Cup World Group, taking 1st set against Chiudinelli 76(14)

POTENTIAL FINAL FEDEX HEAD 2 HEADS

Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs Gerald Melzer (AUT) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 14 CH (Uzbekistan) Clay R32 Gerald Melzer 6-2 6-4

Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) First Meeting

Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Gerald Melzer (AUT) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 12 Karshi CH (Uzbekistan) Hard R16 Dusan Lajovic 7-5 6-3

Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 11 Todi CH (Italy) Clay QF Paolo Lorenzi 6-3 7-6(5)