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Cuevas, Johnson to Meet for 1St Grass-Court Championship AEGON OPEN NOTTINGHAM: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, June 25, 2016 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, Great Britain | June 19-25, 2016 Draw: S-48, D-16 | Prize Money: €648,255 | Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing www.ATPWorldTour.com www.lta.org.uk Mark Epps: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour Twitter: @BritishTennis #AegonOpen Press Room: +44 333 011 1030 Facebook: ATP World Tour Facebook: British Tennis CUEVAS, JOHNSON TO MEET FOR 1ST GRASS-COURT CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS PREVIEW: No. 2 seed Pablo Cuevas and No. 6 seed Steve Johnson meet for their first grass- court championship in the Aegon Open Nottingham final on Saturday. Johnson seeks his first ATP World Tour singles title overall, coming as close as a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 loss to then-No. 8 David Ferrer in the 2015 Vienna final. At No. 38 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Johnson is the fourth highest-ranked player yet to win a title. A two-time singles and four-time team champion at the University of Southern California, Johnson captured his first ATP World Tour doubles title at Geneva on May 21 with Sam Querrey. Cuevas arrived in Nottingham with two grass-court wins in his career. The World No. 25 has added four more, beating Stephane Robert before toughing out three-setters against Daniel Evans, No. 9 seed Marcos Baghdatis and No. 8 seed Gilles Muller. A win by Cuevas in the final would mark the seventh time this season that a player saved match point en route to a title. Baghdatis held a match point on Cuevas in the quarter-finals. The Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo champion would be the fourth player to win three or more titles in 2016, joining Novak Djokovic (6), Dominic Thiem (4) and Stan Wawrinka (3). The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds will meet for the doubles title as Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo take on Great Britain’s Dominic Inglot and 43-year-old Canadian Daniel Nestor. Dodig and Melo are appearing in their first final of 2016 after capturing three titles as a team in 2015. Inglot and Nestor are partnering for the second time following a first-round loss last week at London/Queen’s Club to eventual champions Pierre- Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut. Nestor is attempting to win an ATP title for the 23rd straight year. HIGHEST-RANKED PLAYERS WITHOUT A SINGLES TITLE 28 Alexander Zverev 2016 Nice and 2016 Halle Runner-up 29 Lucas Pouille 2016 Bucharest Runner-up 36 Albert Ramos-Viñolas 2012 Casablanca Runner-up 38 Steve Johnson 2015 Vienna Runner-up 41 Gilles Muller 2004 Washington, 2005 Los Angeles, 2012 Atlanta and 2016 ’s-Hertogenbosch Runner-up 2016 CHAMPIONS WHO SAVED MATCH POINT Auckland Roberto Bautista Agut 1 MP vs. Tsonga in SF Sydney Viktor Troicki 1 MP vs. Dimitrov in final Rotterdam Martin Klizan 5 MP vs. Bautista Agut in QF and 3 MP vs. Mahut in SF Buenos Aires Dominic Thiem 1 MP vs. Elias in 2R and 1 MP vs. Nadal in SF Istanbul Diego Schwartzman 1 MP vs. Dzumhur in QF Stuttgart Dominic Thiem 2 MP vs. Federer in SF Aegon Open Nottingham Day 7 – Saturday, June 25, 2016 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Aegon Open Nottingham Champion Finalist Singles Ranking Points 250 150 Singles Prize Money €86,850 €49,430 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 Doubles Prize Money €35,630 €18,730 INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Statistic [6] Steve Johnson [2] Pablo Cuevas Aces 46 57 1st-Serve Percentage 68% (191 of 279) 61% (243 of 398) 1st-Serve Points Won 83% (159 of 191) 77% (188 of 243) 2nd-Serve Points Won 52% (46 of 88) 54% (83 of 155) Service Games Won 94% (44 of 47) 90% (53 of 59) Break Points Saved 63% (5 of 8) 78% (21 of 27) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 28% (52 of 184) 17% (34 of 205) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 50% (57 of 114) 47% (69 of 147) Return Games Won 19% (9 of 47) 13% (8 of 60) Break Points Converted 60% (9 of 15) 44% (8 of 18) NOTE: Johnson leads Cuevas in 7 of 10 categories. FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – Singles and Doubles Finals [6] Steve Johnson (USA) vs [2] Pablo Cuevas (URU) First Meeting Johnson 2016 FastFacts QF: London/Queen's Club (l. to Cilic) YTD W-L: 12-15 (6-2 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 24, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 38 Aegon Open W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2016 Finalist) • Tournament Note: Lost 7 of 8 matches entering London/Queen's Club before turning season around on grass • 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) • Achieved career-high No. 29 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 8 • Saved 1 MP to defeat Millman in Delray Beach 1R before squandering 75 40 lead vs. Becker in 2R • Fell to Top 10 players in 3R losses at Indian Wells (l. to No. 6 Nishikori) and Miami (l. to No. 7 Berdych) • Captured 1st ATP World Tour doubles title at Geneva w/Querrey (d. Klaasen/Ram) • Also advanced to Memphis doubles final w/Querrey (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez) Cuevas 2016 FastFacts W (2): Rio de Janeiro (d. Pella); São Paulo (d. Carreño Busta); QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Ferrer) YTD W-L: 24-10 (4-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 25 Aegon Open W-L (Best Result): 5-1 (2016 Finalist) Aegon Open Nottingham Day 7 – Saturday, June 25, 2016 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com • Tournament Note: Saved 1 MP to beat [9] Baghdatis in QF (4 wins this week after 2 entire career on grass) • Captured back-to-back titles at Rio de Janeiro (d. Pella) and São Paulo (d. Carreño Busta) • First player to beat only lefties en route to a title (d. Bagnis, Monteiro, Delbonis, No. 5 Nadal and Pella in Rio) • Owns 12-1 record against left-handed players and 12-9 record against right-handed players in 2016 • Advanced to Roland Garros 3R for 2nd straight year (d. Kamke and Halys, l. to No. 8 Berdych) • Beat both Kohlschreiber and Monfils 76 in 3rd to reach ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 1st time in Madrid (l. to Kyrgios) • In doubles w/Granollers, reached Barcelona final (d. Dodig/Melo in 1R, l. to Bryan/Bryan), Australian Open SF (d. Dodig/Melo in 3R, l. to Nestor/Stepanek) and Roland Garros QF (d. Rojer/Tecau in 2R, l. to Kubot/Peya) [1] Ivan Dodig (CRO)/Marcelo Melo (BRA) vs First Meeting [2] Dominic Inglot (GBR)/Daniel Nestor (CAN) • Dodig/Melo beat [WC] Marray/Shamasdin 63 62, Lindstedt/Qureshi 63 67(4) 10-5 and Marach/Martin 57 63 10-6 • Croat and Brazilian are 15-9 this season and 123-71 lifetime as a team • Own 4-7 record in finals, winning titles at Shanghai in 2013 and Acapulco, Roland Garros and Paris in 2015 • Appearing in 1st final of 2016 after SFs at Monte-Carlo (d. Huey/Mirnyi, l. to J. Murray/Soares), Madrid (d. Pospisil/Sock, l. to Bopanna/Mergea after 1 MP) and Roland Garros (d. Bopanna/Mergea, l. to Lopez/Lopez 75 in 3rd) • Both Dodig and Melo have played with 4 other partners this season: Dodig with Groth, Draganja, Skugor and Ram; Melo with Nestor, Soares, Rojer and del Potro • Melo, who was ranked No. 1 for 17 weeks earlier this season, seeks an ATP doubles title for 10th straight year • Inglot/Nestor beat Erlich/Fleming 76(6) 61 in 1R, Monroe/Sitak 64 76(6) in QF and Gonzalez/Lipsky 76(4) 64 in SF • Brit and Canadian are 3-1 since joining forces at London/Queen’s Club last week (l. to Herbert/Mahut in 1R) • Inglot owns 4-8 record in finals, including 2014 Aegon Open title w/Huey (d. Peya/Soares 10-8 in Match TB) • Two weeks ago, Inglot reached ’s-Hertogenbosch final w/Klaasen (l. to Pavic/Venus 11-9 in Match TB) • Nestor owns 88-58 record in finals, finishing as 1998 Aegon Open runner-up w/Lareau (l. to Gimelstob/Talbot) • Earlier this year, Nestor reached Aus. Open final w/Stepanek (d. Cuevas/Granollers, l. to J. Murray/Soares 75 in 3rd) • Nestor, 43, and Stepanek, 37, became oldest team to reach a Grand Slam men’s doubles final in Open Era • Canadian also became 1st player to achieve 1,000 doubles wins in Sydney 1R w/Melo (d. Paes/Chardy) • Seeking an ATP World Tour doubles title for 23rd straight season and with an 11th different partner .
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