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

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TOP SEEDS FEDERER, NISHIKORI, JOINED BY KARLOVIC, SEPPI IN SEMIS

 DAY 6 PREVIEW: Top seed and No. 2 are joined by No. 8 Ivo Karlovic and 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 , and . 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) 41-3 5 2) Andy Murray 39-6 2 3) Kei Nishikori 37-8 2 Tomas Berdych 37-11 0 5) 36-8 3 6) Rafael Nadal 33-11 2 7) Roger Federer 32-6 3 8) 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) 54-28 .659 2 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 (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 () 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 in two tie-breaks in the final. He is 7-2 in finals (l. to Hewitt in ’10, Haas in ’12). Has held 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 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

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Karlovic FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: W: Delray Beach (d Young); SF: (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. He hit an ATP World Tour (best-of- three) record 45 aces in a 75 67 63 win over No. 3 seed Tomas Berdych on Friday. In 1R, fired 28 aces in 67 64 64 win over Santiago Giraldo and followed with 21 aces in 67 63 63 victory over German teenager . This week leads with 94 aces and has yet to lose serve in 48 games (saving four break pts.). Also leads in first serve pts. won (86%)  The big-serving Croat came into this week leading ATP World Tour in aces (504), first serve pts. won (84%) and break pts. saved (80%). Also No. 3 in service games won (94%)  In February, captured sixth career ATP World Tour title in Delray Beach (d. Young) and held serve all 56 games (saving 19 break pts.). Has a 2-3 record in QF matches this season  Opened season with SF in Doha (d. No. 1 Djokovic, l. to eventual champ Ferrer). Also QF in Acapulco (l. to Harrison), Bucharest (l. to Vesely) and last week in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Haase)  Looking to reach 14th career ATP World Tour final (6-7), fifth on grass (2-2). Won grass titles in Nottingham in 2007-08. Last year was runner-up in Newport (l. to Hewitt)  Has an 18-49 career record vs. Top 10 opponents (2-1 this year) and trying to beat back-to-back Top 10 foes for first time since ’09 Wimbledon (d. No. 9 Tsonga in 3R, No. 8 Verdasco in 4R, both in four)

Most Aces in Three-Set Match -- Karlovic became the first player to hit 40 or more aces in a best of three sets match twice on the ATP World Tour with a record 45 vs. Tomas Berdych. It’s the fifth time since 1991 that 40 or more aces have been hit in a best-of-three match: No. Player Opponent Tournament (Round) Result 45 Ivo Karlovic Tomas Berdych 2015 Halle (QF) Won 44 Ivo Karlovic 2014 Zagreb (1R) Won 44 Byron Black 1995 Kuala Lumpur (2R) Won 43 2007 Lyon (2R) Lost 40 Goran Ivanisevic 1997 Zagreb (1R) Won

Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs (2) Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori Leads 2-1 11 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R16 Kei Nishikori 6-3 7-6(4) 13 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Andreas Seppi 3-6 6-2 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4 13 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal Hard R32 Kei Nishikori 4-6 7-5 6-1

Seppi FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: F: Zagreb (l Garcia-Lopez); SF: Doha (l Berdych) YTD W-L: 17-11 YTD Titles: 0/Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: February 21, 1984 Emirates ATP Ranking: 45 Halle W-L (Best Result): 6-5 (SF - 2015)

 Seppi, 31, is making his first semi-final showing in sixth Halle appearance (6-5 record). Opened on Tuesday with a 75 62 win over Tommy Haas, followed on Thursday with a 62 67 63 victory over No. 5 seed and 61 1-0 ret. win over No. 4 Gael Monfils (hip injury). His previous best result was 2R three times (2004, ’06,’11). Has held serve 26 of 29 games (90%), saving 14 of 17 BPs. Leads in return games won (12 of 28, 43%). Trying to become first Italian to reach Halle final  The No. 2 Italian (behind No. 26 Fognini) comes in with a 17-11 match record on the season and his best result came in February in Zagreb where he reached his seventh career ATP World Tour final (l. to Garcia-Lopez). Also SF in opening week in Doha (l. to Berdych). Has 3-3 record in finals (1-1 on grass). Won lone grass title in Eastbourne in 2011 (d. Tipsarevic) and runner-up in ’12 (l. to Roddick) L GERRY WEBER OPEN Day 1 – Saturday, June 20, 2015 Page 5 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 Last week kicked off grass court campaign with 2R in Stuttgart (d. Becker, l. to M. Zverev)  In first two Grand Slam tournaments, reached 4R at Australian Open (d. No. 2 Federer in 3R, l. to Kyrgios) and 1R at Roland Garros (l. to Isner). Missed five weeks of action prior to Roland Garros due to hip injury  Has a 7-69 career record (0-3 on grass) vs. Top 10 opponents (1-3 this year) and beat No. 2 Federer in 3R at Australian Open in January

Nishikori FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: W (2): Memphis (d Anderson); Barcelona (d Andujar); F: Acapulco (l Ferrer); SF(2): Brisbane (l Raonic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Murray); QF (4): Australian Open (l Wawrinka); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Djokovic); Roland Garros (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 37-8 YTD Titles: 2/Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: December 29, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 5 Halle W-L (Best Result): 5-2 (SF- 2014-15)

 Nishikori, 25, is in the semi-finals for the second straight year after wins over 76 75 in 1R, wild card Dustin Brown 75 61 in 2R and 64 57 63 in QFs. Reached SFs last season (l. to Federer). Made debut in ’13 and after bye, lost to Mikhail Youzhny. Has a 5-2 career record. Has held serve 33 of 37 games (89%), saving 12 of 16 brk pts. Won 10 of 37 return games  Has a 37-8 match record on season and appearing in SFs or better for sixth time in 11 tournaments. Trying to reach fourth ATP World Tour final of the season (2-1), 15th of his career (9-5) and first on grass.  Repeated titles in Memphis (d. Anderson) in February and Barcelona (d. Andujar) in April. Also runner-up in Acapulco (l. to Ferrer) and SF in Brisbane (l. to Raonic) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Murray)  In first two Grand Slam tournaments, reached QFs at Australian Open (l. to Wawrinka) and Roland Garros (l. to Tsonga in five sets)

POTENTIAL FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS –

Roger Federer (SUI) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA) Federer Leads 11-1 07 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R32 Roger Federer 7-6(4) 7-6(6) 08 ATP Masters 1000 Clay SF Roger Federer 6-3 6-1 09 Doha (Qatar) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-3 6-3 09 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Roger Federer 6-1 7-6(4) 7-5 09 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R32 Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 09 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-3 6-3 10 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 12 Doha (Qatar) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-3 5-7 6-4 12 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Clay QF Roger Federer 6-1 6-2 13 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-4 6-3 15 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Andreas Seppi 6-4 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(5) 15 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (USA) Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-3 6-4

Roger Federer Andreas Seppi Sets Won: 24 4 Tiebreak Sets Won: 3 2

Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 4 0 Hard: 7 1

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Roger Federer (SUI) vs Kei Nishikori (JPN) Federer Leads 3-2 11 Basel (Switzerland) Hard F Roger Federer 6-1 6-3 13 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R16 Kei Nishikori 6-4 1-6 6-2 14 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 3-6 7-5 6-4 14 Halle (Germany) Grass SF Roger Federer 6-3 7-6(4) 14 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (London) Hard RR Roger Federer 6-3 6-2

Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA) Tied 1-1 07 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R64 Andreas Seppi 6-7(2) 7-5 6-3 08 Nottingham (Great Britain) Grass QF Ivo Karlovic 6-3 3-6 6-4

Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs Kei Nishikori (JPN) Karlovic Leads 2-1 12 JPN vs. CRO WG 1st RD (Japan) Hard RR Ivo Karlovic 6-4 6-4 6-3 13 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Ivo Karlovic 5-4 ret 14 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard F Kei Nishikori 6-4 7-6