ERSTE BANK OPEN: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | October 19-25, 2015 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: €1,745,040 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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PAST CHAMPIONS TSONGA, HAAS GO HEAD-TO-HEAD ON WEDNESDAY

 DAY 3 PREVIEW: The first round concludes and second round begins at the Erste Bank Open on Wednesday. Seeking berths in the quarter-finals are 6-foot-11 Ivo Karlovic and 6-foot-10 John Isner, who will bring their big serves against Sergiy Stakhovsky and respectively. While Karlovic and Isner already have a victory in Vienna this week, No. 2 seed Kevin Anderson and No. 4 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga play their opening-round matches on Centre Court. Anderson broke into the Top 10 on Oct. 12, then went on to reach the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai quarter- finals. But Tsonga defeated him en route to the final and replaced him in this week’s Top 10. On Wednesday, Anderson meets 2010 finalist Andreas Haider-Maurer and Tsonga takes on Tommy Haas in a battle of former champions. Tsonga won the Vienna title in 2011, while Haas captured the championship in 2001 and 2013. Neither player competed at the 2014 Erste Bank Open.

FORMER VIENNA FINALISTS IN 2015 DRAW

Player Year Final Result * 2014 l. to Murray 57 62 75 Tommy Haas 2013 d. Haase 63 46 64 Jo Wilfried Tsonga 2011 d. del Potro 67(5) 63 64 Andreas Haider-Maurer 2010 l. to J. Melzer 67(10) 76(4) 64 Gael Monfils* 2008 l. to Petzschner 64 64 Tommy Haas 2001 d. Cañas 62 76(6) 64 Tommy Haas 2000 l. to Henman 64 64 64 * Advanced to 2R with 1R win on Tuesday

 INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS: No. 3 seed John Isner and No. 7 seed Ivo Karlovic are both in second-round action at the Erste Bank Open on Wednesday. It comes as no surprise that the two tallest men on the ATP World Tour also possess the two most effective serves. But whose is better: Isner’s or Karlovic’s? According to Infosys ATP Scores & Stats, Karlovic has the edge on Isner in four of six service categories. Please note that all numbers are entering the Erste Bank Open, all percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number, and all ties favor the player who has competed in more matches this season. For full Infosys ATP Scores & Stats leaderboards of all six service and four return categories, please visit ATPWorldTour.com.

Infosys ATP Statistic Karlovic Rank Isner Rank Aces 1,294 1 1,130 2 1st Serve 66% 7 70% 2 1st-Serve Points Won 85% 1 80% 3 2nd-Serve Points Won 57% 5 57% 4 Service Games Won 96% 1 94% 2 Break Points Saved 80% 1 74% 3

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 EMIRATES ATP RACE TO LONDON UPDATE: With three weeks remaining in the Emirates ATP Race to London, two spots are up for grabs at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Nov. 15-22. The Top 8 players in the race on Nov. 9 will compete at the year-end championships. Six players have qualified so far: , , , , and Tomas Berdych. As of Wednesday, 990 race points separate No. 8 David Ferrer and No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who could each gain 500 points by winning the Vienna title. ATP World Tour 250 events in Moscow and Stockholm are also under way. A maximum of 1,500 points are at stake after the Erste Bank Open at an ATP World Tour 250 event in Valencia (Oct. 26-Nov. 1); an ATP World Tour 500 event in Basel (Oct. 26-Nov. 1); and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (Nov. 2-8).

Race Player Points This Week 2R QF SF F W 1 Novak Djokovic* 14,285 ------2 Andy Murray* 7,870 ------3 Roger Federer* 6,750 ------4 Stan Wawrinka* 6,140 ------5 Rafael Nadal* 4,330 ------6 Tomas Berdych* 4,280 Stockholm ------4,280 4,280 4,340 4,440 7 3,945 ------8 David Ferrer 3,490 Vienna ------3,535 3,625 3,745 3,945 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2,500 Vienna 2,545 2,590 2,680 2,800 3,000 10 2,445 Stockholm ------2,490 2,535 2,595 2,695 11 Kevin Anderson 2,385 Vienna 2,385 2,385 2,475 2,595 2,795 12 John Isner 2,315 Vienna ------2,315 2,405 2,525 2,725 13 Marin Cilic 2,190 Moscow ------2,190 2,235 2,295 2,395 14 2,170 ------15 Gilles Simon 2,055 Stockholm ------2,055 2,055 2,115 2,215 16 Feliciano Lopez 1,680 ------17 David Goffin 1,670 ------18 1,630 Stockholm ------1,630 1,675 1,735 1,835 19 1,555 Vienna ------20 Fabio Fognini 1,460 Vienna 1,460 1,505 1,595 1,715 1,915 * Qualified

 EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES RACE TO LONDON UPDATE: The Top 8 teams in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race to London on Nov. 9 will qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Nov. 15-22. As is the case in singles, only two spots remain. Six of the Top 11 teams in the race are competing at the Erste Bank Open, including No. 7 Marcin Matkowski/Nenad Zimonjic and No. 8 Rohan Bopanna/Florin Mergea. The race within this race, however, is between No. 1 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan and No. 2 Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau. With Bob Bryan off this week, Wimbledon champions Rojer and Tecau can take over as No. 1 in the race by winning the Vienna title.

Race Team Points QF SF F W 1 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan* 6,285 ------2 Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau* 5,950 6,040 6,130 6,250 6,450 3 /* 5,140 ------4 /* 5,125 ------5,215 5,335 5,555 5 /Fabio Fognini* 4,895 ------6 Pierre-Hugues Herbert/* 4,765 ------7 Marcin Matkowski/Nenad Zimonjic 4,110 4,200 4,290 4,410 4,610 8 Rohan Bopanna/Florin Mergea 3,455 3,545 3,635 3,755 3,955 9 Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares 2,830 ------2,920 3,040 3,240 10 Vasek Pospisil/Jack Sock 2,820 ------11 Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah 2,690 2,735 2,825 2,945 3,145 * Qualified Erste Bank Open Day 3 – Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Page 3 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

DAY 3 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play

CENTRE COURT

2R Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs [3] John Isner (USA) Series Tied 2-2 08 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Ernests Gulbis 7-5 7-5 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 13 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 Ernests Gulbis 4-6 6-2 6-3 13 Valencia () Hard R32 John Isner 7-6(4) 7-6(2) 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard QF John Isner 7-6(4) 7-6(3)

Gulbis 2015 FastFacts QF (2): Nice (l. to Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (l. to Djokovic) YTD W-L: 9-22 (5-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: August 30, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 117 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2008, ’12, ’15 2nd Round)

• No. 1 Latvian snapped 5-match losing streak by beating Austrian qualifier Miedler 63 26 63 in 1R on Monday • Enjoyed best week of season as a qualifier at ATP Masters 1000 Montréal • In Montréal, saved 2 MPs to beat Thiem in 1R en route to QF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 3 sets) • Also reached Nice QF (bye, d. Dolgopolov, l. to Thiem) • Started 1-11 and has suffered 3 losing streaks of 5-or-more matches this season • Lone win of season came at Roland Garros (d. Sijsling, l. to Mahut in 2R)

Isner 2015 FastFacts W: Atlanta (d. Baghdatis); F: Washington (l. to Nishikori); SF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Djokovic); Nice (l. to Thiem); QF (5): Memphis (l. to Querrey); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Berdych); London/Queen's Club (l. to Troicki); ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (l. to Chardy); Beijing (l. to Djokovic) YTD W-L: 42-22 (28-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: April 26, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 13 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2015 2nd Round)

• No. 1 American defeated 6-foot-8 French qualifier De Schepper 76(4) 76(5) in 1R on Tuesday • Won 3rd straight Atlanta title (d. Baghdatis) and reached Washington final (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) to improve career ATP World Tour finals record to 10-10 • Eclipsed 40 wins for 2nd time in career (45-21 in 2012) • Started 5-6 before defeating No. 6 Raonic and No. 5 Nishikori en route to ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Comes into Vienna ranked No. 2 in aces (1,130), 1st-serve percentage (70%) and service games won (94%), as well as No. 3 in 1st-serve points won (80%) and break points saved (74%) • Reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Cilic 12-10 in 5th), matching best result at All England Club (also 2014) • Other Grand Slam results: 3R (l. to Muller), Roland Garros 2R (l. to Chardy), US Open 4R (l. to No. 2 Federer) • Fell to No. 111 Ward 15-13 in 5th and No. 5 Murray during 1R (GBR d. USA 3-2) • Lost last 9 matches vs. Top 10 opponents since defeating No. 5 Nishikori in Miami QF (16-44 overall)

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1R [4] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs [WC] Tommy Haas (GER) Haas Leads 2-1 09 Halle () Grass R16 Tommy Haas 6-3 7-6(3) 10 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 3-6 6-1 7-5 12 Munich (Germany) Clay R16 Tommy Haas 6-1 6-4

Tsonga 2015 FastFacts W: Metz (d. Simon); F: ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Djokovic); SF: Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka); QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (l. to Murray); US Open (l. to Cilic) YTD W-L: 30-14 (18-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 12 Date of Birth: April 17, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 10 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 6-1 (2011 Champion)

• No. 1 Frenchman and 2011 champion reached ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai final last week (d. No. 10 Anderson and No. 8 Nadal, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Rose from No. 15 to No. 10 this week, breaking back into Top 10 for 1st time since week of Sept. 1, 2014 • Started season 6-5 prior to reaching Roland Garros SF (d. No. 4 Berdych and No. 5 Nishikori, l. to eventual champ Wawrinka), matching best career result in Paris (also 2013 SF) • Advanced to 2nd US Open QF of career (also 2011), not dropping serve during event until 5-set loss to Cilic • Captured 12th career title in All-French final at Metz over No. 10 Simon, becoming winningest player in event history (18 victories) • Missed 1st 11 weeks with an arm injury before season debut at ATP Masters 1000 Miami in March • Along with Murray and del Potro, 1 of 3 players to beat Djokovic, Federer and Nadal while they were each ranked No. 1

Haas 2015 FastFacts YTD W-L: 2-8 (0-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 15 Date of Birth: April 3, 1978 Emirates ATP Ranking: 466 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 24-9 (2011, ’13 Champion)

• No. 22 German and two-time champion missed 1st 5 months of season while recovering from arthroscopic surgery on right shoulder • Lost 10 of last 11 matches vs. Top 10 opponents, with only win coming over No. 3 Wawrinka in 2014 ATP Masters 1000 Rome 3R (45-83 overall) • Returned to tour after 1-year absence at Stuttgart (d. Kukushkin, l. to Tomic) • At Wimbledon, earned 1st Grand Slam win since 2013 US Open (d. Lajovic, l. to Raonic) • Reached US Open doubles 3R with 36-year-old Stepanek (l. to Inglot/Lindstedt) • On a 6-match losing streak in tour-level singles matches

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1R Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) vs [2] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson Leads 1-0 11 Vienna (Austria) Hard R32 Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-4

Haider-Maurer 2015 FastFacts SF: Rio de Janeiro (l. to Ferrer); QF (3): Chennai (l. to Goffin); Casablanca (l. to Dzumhur); Umag (l. to Thiem) YTD W-L: 22-25 (9-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 22, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 62 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 4-6 (2010 Runner-up)

• No. 2 Austrian and 2010 runner-up reached 2nd ATP World Tour SF of career at Rio de Janeiro (d. Robredo in 2R, l. to No. 9 Ferrer) • Has won 22 tour-level matches this season after posting only 17 total victories from 2011 to 2014 • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 47 on April 20 • Posted 3-0 Davis Cup record for AUT against SWE (d. Ymer and Lindell) and NED (d. Haase) • Won 9th career ATP Challenger title at Meerbusch, GER (d. Berlocq) • Grand Slam results: Australian Open 2R (l. to Isner), Roland Garros 1R (l. to Schwartzman), Wimbledon 1R (l. to Berankis) and US Open 2R (d. Pospisil in 5 sets, l. to No. 1 Djokovic)

Anderson 2015 FastFacts W: Winston-Salem (d. Herbert); F (2): Memphis (l. to Nishikori); London/Queen's Club (l. to Murray); SF (3): Auckland (l. to Vesely); Acapulco (l. to Nishikori); Houston (l. to Sock); QF (2): US Open (l. to Wawrinka); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Tsonga) YTD W-L: 42-21 (29-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: May 18, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 11 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2011 Semi-finalist)

• No. 1 South African reached career-high No. 10 in Emirates ATP Rankings on Oct. 12 • Became 1st South African in Top 10 since Ferreira during week of May 5, 1997 • Started 0-7 in Grand Slam 4R before reaching 1st QF at US Open (d. No. 3 Murray, l. to No. 5 Wawrinka) • Captured 3rd career title and snapped 7-match losing streak in finals by winning Winston-Salem (d. Herbert) • Has matched career-high with 42 wins this season (42-27 in 2011) • Finalist at London/Queen's Club (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, l. to No. 3 Murray) and Memphis (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) • Advanced to 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 3 Nadal) and Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic after leading 2 sets to 0), matching career-best showings at both events • Fell to 0-6 lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 QFs with 3-set loss to Tsonga at Shanghai

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2R [7] Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) Karlovic Leads 3-2 08 Zagreb (Croatia) Hard R32 Sergiy Stakhovsky 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 09 Zagreb (Croatia) Hard R16 Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-4 3-6 6-3 09 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R64 Ivo Karlovic 6-4 6-2 12 Doha () Hard R32 Ivo Karlovic 6-7(1) 6-2 7-6(3) 14 Newport (U.S.A.) Grass R16 Ivo Karlovic 7-5 7-6(3)

Karlovic 2015 FastFacts W: Delray Beach (d. Young); F: Newport (l. to Ram); SF (3): Doha (l. to Ferrer); Halle (l. to Federer); Bogota (l. to Mannarino); QF (4): Acapulco (l. to Harrison); Bucharest (l. to Vesely); ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Haase); Kuala Lumpur (l. to Kyrgios) YTD W-L: 34-22 (22-15 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: February 28, 1979 Emirates ATP Ranking: 20 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (2014 Quarter-finalist)

• No. 2 Croat defeated Seppi 76(5) 63 in 1R on Monday • Set ATP ace record for a career on Oct. 8 by blasting 26 aces in Beijing 2R loss to Cuevas • His 10,306 career aces entering Vienna 2R are 69 more than countryman Ivanisevic's 10,237 (statistics since 1991 and not including Davis Cup) • The 36-year-old is oldest player in Top 20 of Emirates ATP Rankings since Connors week of Feb. 19, 1990 • Captured 6th career title at Delray Beach (d. Young) to become oldest champion on ATP World Tour since 37-year-old Connors won 1989 Tel Aviv • 1 of only 4 players to defeat Djokovic in 2015 and only man to do it before a final (Doha QF) • Hit 45 aces in Halle QF win over No. 6 Berdych, most ever in best-of-3 sets (l. to No. 2 Federer in SF) • Posted best Grand Slam result of season by reaching Wimbledon 4R (l. to Murray in 4 sets)

Stakhovsky 2015 FastFacts SF: Marseille (l Simon); QF (2): Rotterdam (l. to Raonic); Dubai (l. to Berdych) YTD W-L: 20-25 (15-16 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: January 6, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 66 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2014-15 2nd Round)

• No. 2 Ukrainian defeated German qualifier Struff 64 64 in 1R on Tuesday • During 3-week stretch in February, reached Rotterdam QF (l. to No. 6 Raonic), Marseille SF (d. No. 7 Wawrinka, l. to Simon) and Dubai QF (l. to No. 8 Berdych) • Only won back-to-back matches at 2 other tournaments, advancing to Nottingham 3R (l. to Istomin) and US Open 3R (l. to Tsonga) • Other Grand Slam results: Australian Open 2R (l. to No. 10 Ferrer), Roland Garros 2R (l. to Johnson) and Wimbledon 1R (l. to Coric 9-7 in 5th) • Owns an 8-4 Challenger record in 2015, reaching final at Istanbul, TUR (l. to Khachanov) • Lost to Przysiezny and Janowicz during July Davis Cup tie (POL d. UKR 3-1)

COURT B

1R Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) vs [8] Fabio Fognini (ITA) Fognini Leads 2-1 08 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R64 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-1 7-6(7) 09 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Fabio Fognini 6-7(5) 6-4 3-0 ret 09 Stuttgart (Germany) Clay R16 Fabio Fognini 6-4 4-1 ret