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GERRY WEBER OPEN: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, June 20, 2015 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle/Westfalen, Germany | June 15 – 21, 2015 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €,696,645 | Surface: Grass ATP Info: Tournament Info: ATP PR & Marketing: www.ATPWorldTour.com www.gerryweber-open.de Martin Dagahs: [email protected] @ATPWorldTour facebook.com/GERRYWEBEROPEN Fabienne Benoit: [email protected] facebook.com/ATPWorldTour Press Room: + 49 5201 895298 TOP SEEDS FEDERER, NISHIKORI, JOINED BY KARLOVIC, SEPPI IN SEMIS DAY 6 PREVIEW: Top seed Roger Federer and No. 2 Kei Nishikori are joined by No. 8 Ivo Karlovic and Andreas Seppi in the semi-finals of the GERRY WEBER OPEN. Three of the four (except Nishikori) are over-30. Federer is trying to reach his 10th Halle final (7-2) while Nishikori is back in the semi-finals for the second straight year. Karlovic and Seppi are appearing in their first semi-final. In the opening match on Stadion, Federer brings a 12-1 head-to-head advantage (2-0 on grass) against Karlovic, who has not been broken in 48 service games this week. Federer is making his 11th SF appearance (9-1) in Halle and the only time he lost in this round came in 2002 (l. to Kiefer). In the next match on, Nishikori has won two of the previous three meetings against Seppi, who won the previous grass contest in five sets at Wimbledon two years ago. Nishikori is looking to reach his first career ATP World Tour grass final. OLDEST WINNERS IN 2015: Karlovic and Federer are two of the oldest winners on the ATP World Tour this season. There have been 13 winners 30 & over to win a title this season. Here are the oldest winners: Age Ivo Karlovic, Delray Beach 35 yrs, 11 months Victor Estrella Burgos, Quito 34 yrs, 6 months Roger Federer, Istanbul 33 yrs., 8 months Roger Federer, Brisbane 33 yrs, 4 months Roger Federer, Dubai 33 yrs, 5 months Nicolas Mahut, ‘s-Hertogenbosch 33 yrs., 4 months GRASS COURT TITLE LEADERS: Federer has won the most grass court titles (14) in the Open Era. Among active players, Federer is followed by Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal. Here are the active grass court title winners on the ATP World Tour: No. Titles - Roger Federer 14 2003-07,’09,’12 Wimb.;2003-06,‘08,’13-14 Halle - Lleyton Hewitt 8 2000-02, ’06 Queen’s; ’01 ‘s-Hertogenbosch; ‘02 Wimbledon; ’10 Halle; ’14 Newport - Andy Murray 5 2009, ’11, ’13 Queen’s; ’12 Olympics; ’13 Wimbledon - Rafael Nadal 4 2008 Queen’s; 08, ’10 Wimbledon; ’15 Stuttgart - Nicolas Mahut 3 2013 ’s-Hertogenbosch, ’13 Newport; ’15 ‘s-Hertogenbosch SEMI-FINALISTS COMPARISONS – Here is a look at the semi-finalists: Rank ‘15 W-L ‘15 Finals / Career Finals (Grass) 2 Federer 32-6 3-2 / 85-44 (14-4) 27 Karlovic 17-11 1-0 / 6-7 (2-2) 45 Seppi 17-11 0-0 / 3-3 (1-1) 5 Nishikori 37-8 2-1 / 9-5 (0-0) L GERRY WEBER OPEN Day 1 – Saturday, June 20, 2015 Page 2 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com 2015 MATCH WINS LEADERS: Nishikori and Federer are among the match wins leaders on the ATP World Tour this season: W-L Titles 1) Novak Djokovic 41-3 5 2) Andy Murray 39-6 2 3) Kei Nishikori 37-8 2 Tomas Berdych 37-11 0 5) David Ferrer 36-8 3 6) Rafael Nadal 33-11 2 7) Roger Federer 32-6 3 8) Stan Wawrinka 30-9 3 FEDEX INDEX GRASS LEADERS: Federer has the best career winning percentage on grass (.876, 134-19) in the Open Era. He also has the most career grass match wins (134) among active players on the ATP World Tour. Federer is joined by Karlovic are on the list with at least 50 grass court match wins(Murray is in the Queen’s SFs): W-L Pct. Titles 1) Roger Federer 134-19 .876 14 2) Lleyton Hewitt 128-40 .762 8 3) Andy Murray 81-16 .835 5 4) Novak Djokovic 60-15 .800 2 5) Feliciano Lopez 59-31 .656 2 6) Rafael Nadal 57-16 .781 4 7) Tommy Haas 54-28 .659 2 Mikhail Youzhny 54-35 .607 0 Nicolas Mahut 54-32 .628 3 10) Ivo Karlovic 52-28 .650 2 11) Tomas Berdych 50-22 .694 1 GRASS COURT TITLE LEADERS: Federer has won the most grass court titles (14) in the Open Era. Among active players, Federer is followed by Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal. Here are the active grass court title winners on the ATP World Tour: No. Titles - Roger Federer 14 2003-07,’09,’12 Wimb.;2003-06,‘08,’13-14 Halle - Lleyton Hewitt 8 2000-02, ’06 Queen’s; ’01 ‘s-Hertogenbosch; ‘02 Wimbledon; ’10 Halle; ’14 Newport - Andy Murray 5 2009, ’11, ’13 Queen’s; ’12 Olympics; ’13 Wimbledon - Rafael Nadal 4 2008 Queen’s; 08, ’10 Wimbledon; ’15 Stuttgart - Nicolas Mahut 3 2013 ’s-Hertogenbosch, ’13 Newport; ’15 ‘s-Hertogenbosch IVO ACES KING: Karlovic leads the way with 94 aces this week, including an ATP World Tour record (in best of three sets) 45 in his QF win over Tomas Berdych on Friday. Karlovic has hit over 100 aces nine times in a tournament in his career: No. Tournament (Result) 158 ’09 Wimbledon (QF) 111 ’04 Wimbledon (4R) 104 ’13 Bogota (Won) 122 ’10 Australian Open (4R) 106 ’07 Stockholm (Won) 101 ’07 Nottingham (Won) 113 ’07 San Jose (Final) 106 ’09 Queen’s (QF) 101 ’08 Nottingham (Won) L GERRY WEBER OPEN Day 1 – Saturday, June 20, 2015 Page 3 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com SATURDAY FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play STADION (1) Roger Federer (SUI) vs (8) Ivo Karlovic (CRO) Federer Leads 12-1 04 Wimbledon (England) Grass R16 Roger Federer 6-3 7-6(3) 7-6(5) 04 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R16 Roger Federer 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4) 07 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal Hard R32 Roger Federer 7-6(2) 7-6(3) 07 Basel (Switzerland) Hard SF Roger Federer 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 07 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-3 4-6 6-3 08 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 Roger Federer 7-6(4) 6-3 08 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard R16 Ivo Karlovic 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(5) 09 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R32 Roger Federer 7-6(4) 6-3 09 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 09 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Roger Federer 6-3 7-5 7-6(3) 12 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Roger Federer 7-6(6) 7-5 6-3 14 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Roger Federer 6-4 7-6(4) 14 Basel (Switzerland) Hard SF Roger Federer 7-6(8) 3-6 6-3 Roger Federer Ivo Karlovic Sets Won: 28 5 Tiebreak Sets Won: 13 3 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 3 0 Hard: 7 1 Grass: 2 0 Federer FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: W (3): Brisbane (d Raonic); Dubai (d Djokovic); Istanbul (d Cuevas); F (2): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Djokovic); QF: Roland Garros (l Wawrinka) YTD W-L: 32-6 YTD Titles: 3/Career Titles: 85 Date of Birth: August 8, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 2 Halle W-L (Best Result): 49-5 (Winner – 2003-06, ’08, ’13-14) Federer, 33, is making his 11th SF showing in Halle (9-1) and looking to reach his 10th final (7-2). This week has posted wins over Kohlschreiber 76 36 76 in 1R, Gulbis 63 75 in 2R and F. Mayer 60 76 in QF. Has a 49-5 match record, winning seven titles in 2003-06, ’08 and ’13-14. Last year defeated Alejandro Falla in two tie-breaks in the final. He is 7-2 in finals (l. to Hewitt in ’10, Haas in ’12). Has held serve 34 of 36 games (94%), hit 27 aces and winning 83% of first serve pts. Comes in with a 32-6 match record on the season with three ATP World Tour titles – Brisbane (d. Raonic), Dubai (d. Djokovic) and Istanbul (d. Cuevas). Also runner-up at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Rome (l. to Djokovic in both). Looking to reach 130th career final (85-44), 19th on grass (14-4). Has won at least one grass title in 10 of last 12 yrs (except 2010-11) In last tournament at Roland Garros, lost to countryman/eventual champion Wawrinka in quarter- finals (did not break serve and first time in a Grand Slam match since ’02 US Open 4R vs. Mirnyi) Won 1,000th career match in Brisbane, becoming third player in Open Era to accomplish feat (Connors 1,254, Lendl 1,071). Has 1,028 career match wins 50 Tournament Match Wins – Federer is attempting to win his 50th career match in Halle. He’s won 50 or-more matches in six other tournaments in his career: - Australian Open 75 - Roland Garros 65 - Wimbledon 73 - Basel 56 - US Open 72 - Indian Wells 52 L GERRY WEBER OPEN Day 1 – Saturday, June 20, 2015 Page 4 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com Karlovic FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: W: Delray Beach (d Young); SF: Doha (l Ferrer); QF(3): Acapulco (l Harrison); Bucharest (l Vesely); s- Hertogenbosch (l Haase) YTD W-L: 17-11 YTD Titles: 1/Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: February 28, 1979 Emirates ATP Ranking: 27 Halle W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (SF – 2015) Karlovic, 36, is appearing in the semi-finals for the first time.
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    Murray Drawn To Face Willis, Ivanisevic In Tie Break Tens Group Stages The World No.2 Andy Murray has been drawn to face the 2001 Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic and unlikely Wimbledon hero Marcus Willis in the round- robin stages of Tie Break Tens, which takes place on Sunday night. World No.10 Dominic Thiem, the 2008 Australian Open runner-up Jo Wilfried Tsonga and former World No.2 Tommy Haas will contest the other group. The top two players in each group will advance to the semifinals. The winner of the final will receive a winner-takes-all cheque for $250,000. Each match will take the form of a quick-fire, first-to-10 point tie-break (with a margin of two points). Willis will be taking on a childhood hero in Ivanisevic, and arguably the best player in the world at the moment in Murray. He still thinks he can win. ‘Could I beat Andy Murray in a ten-point tie-break? Probably,” said Willis. “It’s ten points. Accrington Stanley would lose to Manchester United over 90 minutes, but in a 10-minute match they would stand a chance. I think it will suit my game. It’s exciting, it’s a sprint, and the crowd are going to be into it. I’m lucky to have been given this opportunity and I’m going to get in there.” Tie Break Tens Vienna will take place at 7pm CET on Sunday (6pm UK). It will be televised live on ORF in Austria, and Sky Sports in the UK.
  • Fourth Global Meet on Rhetoric to Begin Today

    Fourth Global Meet on Rhetoric to Begin Today

    MEMBERS OF MOCK FIRE OVER 60 INDIAN DRILLS AT TAKE PART IN FORUM ASHGHAL ASTER BLOOD PLEDGE TO TOWERS, DONATION DONATE MOVENPICK DRIVE IN ORGANS AL RAYYAN PAGE 14 | DATELINE DOHA PAGE 15 | METRO MUSINGS PAGE 15 | METRO MUSINGS Weather Today PRAYER TIMING Fajr: 4:59 am Dhuhr: 11:42 am DUSTY & CLOUDY Asr: 2:43 pm Maghrib: 5:03 pm Sunrise 6:21 am Isha: 6:33 pm Sunset 5:03 pm High 20ºC Low 16ºC Wind 40 kts Visibility moderate Pressure 1013 mb Rel. humidity 40% Friday, January 11, 2013 RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE Deputy PM inaugurates HMC patient workshop on Darfur peace care initiative QNA DOHA gets a boost DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Director of Medical Affairs HE Ahmed bin DOHA Education and program Abdullah al Mahmoud on leader Dr Abdullatif al Khal Thursday opened a four-day PATIENT care improve- expressed his appreciation workshop on Darfur peace in ment activities led by health- for the support given to the Doha. care teams at Hamad programme by senior corpo- The workshop is being Medical Corporation (HMC) rate leaders, hospital med- organised by the Mediation have received a boost with ical directors, chairpersons Support Team of the United the Clinical Care and heads of clinical depart- Nations-African Union Improvement Training ments. “Quality is a never- Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Programme (CCITP), which ending journey and we are for Sudan’s Justice and ca help HMC clinicians to grateful for the corporation- Equality Movement (JEM). execute clinical care wide support to our efforts to The delegation of the Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage HE Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz al Kuwari presents an award to Qatari artiste Hassan improvement projects.