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WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Lindner Family Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | August 16 – 23, 2015 Draw: S-56, D-24 | Prize Money: $4,457,065 ($3,826,655 on-site) | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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SIX-TIME CHAMPION FEDERER, CORIC vs. ZVEREV HIGHLIGHT DAY 3

 FEDERER KICKS OFF SECOND-ROUND ACTION: Six second-round and eight first-round singles matches make up Tuesday’s order of play in Cincinnati, highlighted by six-time tournament champion . The No. 2 seed is 3-0 in matches (8-0 in sets, 48-20 in games) against going into their match at 7 pm on Center Court. Also on the schedule are second-round matches featuring No. 6 seed Tomas Berdych and US Open champion No. 7 seed Marin Cilic. Still seeking a place in the second-round are No. 9 seed , No. 15 seed , and former Top 10 players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and , who meet each other in the second match on Stadium 3. Federer has captured six of the last 10 Cincinnati titles after winning just one match in his first four appearances at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Here is a look at Federer at the current ATP Masters 1000 tournaments:

ATP MASTERS 1ST 4 APPEARANCES SINCE THEN 1000 Indian Wells 9-3 (.750), 1 Title 43-8 (.843), 3 Titles

Miami 9-4 (.692), 1 Final 35-9 (.795), 2 Titles

Monte-Carlo 4-4 (.500), 1 QF 24-8 (.750), 4 Finals

Madrid 14-3 (.824), 1 Title 21-5 (.808), 2 Titles

Rome 7-4 (.636), 1 Final 24-11 (.686), 3 Finals

Toronto/Montréal 10-3 (.769), 1 Title 21-6 (.777), 1 Title

Cincinnati 1-4 (.200) 36-4 (.900), 6 Titles

Shanghai 13-3 (.813), 1 Title 0-0

Paris 4-4 (.500), 2 QF 16-5 (.762), 1 Title

th  ROGER LOOKS FOR SEVEN: Federer is making his 15 appearance, second-most in tournament history (Chang-16). Federer has won 37 of 45 career matches and is perfect in finals with a tournament-record 6-0 mark (2005, ’07, ’09-10, ’12, ’14). Federer, who turned 34 on Aug. 8, is the oldest player to rank in the Top 3 of the Emirates ATP Rankings since (33) was No. 1 on Sept. 1, 2003. Federer is playing in his first tournament since reaching the Wimbledon final (l. to Djokovic) on July 12. This season, he has compiled a 40-7 match record (16-2 on hard). The Swiss has won four titles (, , , Halle), while reaching three other finals (Indian Wells, , Wimbledon). Federer has 86 career titles and he’s won six or more titles at six different events. Western & Southern Open Day 3 – Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Page 2 of 13 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Tournament Titles Halle 8 Dubai 7 Wimbledon 7 6 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 6 Cincinnati 6

 THE FUTURE IS NOW: Borna Coric and , the youngest players in the Top 100 Emirates ATP Rankings will meet for the first time on the ATP World Tour. The 18-year-olds played once in singles on the ITF Junior Circuit, with Coric defeating Zverev 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 in the 2013 US Open semifinals. Coric went on to win the US Open title in the final tournament of his junior career, but he finished 2013 ranked No. 2 in the junior rankings behind Zverev. Now 38th and 85th respectively in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Coric (2014 Basel, 2015 Dubai) and Zverev (2014 , 2015 Bastad) have each reached two ATP World Tour semi-finals. Coric is seeking his first win of the North American summer hard court circuit, while Zverev was a quarter-finalist in Washington and qualified for the Cincinnati main draw by beating No. 7 seed 6-4, 6-2 and No. 10 seed 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Current Emirates ATP Rankings of Top 2 Juniors 2014: No. 197 , No. 564 2013: No. 85 Alexander Zverev, No. 38 Borna Coric 2012: No. 532 , No. 103 2011: No. 45 Jiri Vesely, No. 195 2010: No. 494 Juan Sebastian Gomez, No. 198 Marton Fucsovics 2009: (Inactive), No. 313 Gianni Mina 2008: No. 294 Tsung-Hua Yang, No. 149 2007: No. 77 Ricardas Berankis, No. 200 2006: No. 142 , No. 816 Nicolas Santos 2005: No. 69 , No. 9 Marin Cilic 2004: No. 16 Gael Monfils, No. 1873

 TEENAGE MATCH WINS LEADERS: Coric (19) and Zverev (13) have the most match wins among teenagers on the ATP World Tour this year. , who won his first-round match in Cincinnati on Monday, is third with 11 victories. Here is a look at the teenagers with multiple match wins (ATP World Tour, only): W L Borna Coric 19 20 Alexander Zverev 13 12 Thanasi Kokkinakis 11 13 Hyeon Chung 7 7 Andrey Rublev 6 7 + 5 4 3 7 3 4 2 3 + Turned 20 on April 27 (18-12 overall this season)

 TEENAGERS IN CINCINNATI: Coric and Zverev are two of four teenagers in the singles main draw. The others are: American Jared Donaldson (18), who led his rain-suspended 1R match 4-1 in the third set against , and Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis (19), who won his first- round match on Monday night over . The last time four teens played in Cincinnati was in 2006 with (19 years 2 months), (19 years 2 months), Gael Monfils (19 years 11 months), and (18 years 10 months). Western & Southern Open Day 3 – Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Page 3 of 13 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 GASQUET vs. KYRGIOS… AGAIN: Nick Kyrgios has not been on the ATP World Tour for long, but he’s certainly seen his fair share of across the net. In fact, the 20-year-old Aussie has faced the 12th-seeded Gasquet more than any other player in the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. Kyrgios and Gasquet are playing today for the fifth time in just over 18 months. Gasquet leads their FedEx 2 Head 3-1, avenging the loss of nine match points at Wimbledon in 2014 by beating Kyrgios en route to the Wimbledon semi-finals last month. The French veteran also denied Kyrgios his first ATP World Tour title in the Estoril final in May and defeated him during a first-round tie in 2014.

 ISNER, QUERREY MEET ON HOME SOIL: Good friends and frequent doubles partners and Sam Querrey will play one another for the fifth time on the ATP World Tour today. Querrey leads his FedEx Head 2 Head 3-1 against the 11th-seeded Isner, most recently upsetting his fellow American 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in the 2015 Memphis quarter-finals. However, the 2013 Cincinnati finalist Isner has been the better player this summer, posting an 11-2 record across the North American hard courts of (W), Washington (F) and Montréal (QF). Querrey is 2-2 over the same stretch. Isner and Querrey have been partners far more often than they’ve been opponents, teaming for at least two doubles tournaments each season since 2008. The Americans are 53-39 lifetime, winning the ATP Masters 1000 title at Rome in 2011 and an ATP World Tour 500 title at Memphis in 2010.

 ISNER SUMMER SUCCESS: Isner, who reached the Cincinnati final two years ago (l. to Nadal), has won 11 of 13 matches on the ATP World Tour North American summer hard court circuit. It’s the fifth time in the last seven years that Isner has won at least 10 matches leading into the US Open. He has also won an ATP World Tour title each of the last five summers. Here is a look at his success since ‘09:

Year W-L Results 2015 11-2 Winner: Atlanta, Runner-up: Washington, QF: Montréal 2014 8-3 Winner: Atlanta, QF: Winston-Salem 2013 13-3 Winner: Atlanta, Runner-up: Washington, Cincinnati 2012 10-2 Winner: Winston-Salem, SF: Atlanta, 2011 12-4 Winner: Winston-Salem, Runner-up: Atlanta, SF: Washington 2010 5-3 Runner-up: Atlanta 2009 11-5 SF: Indianapolis, Washington; QF: Note: Also won grass titles in Newport in 2011-12

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

CENTER COURT

[11] John Isner (USA) vs Sam Querrey (USA)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Querrey lead 3-1

2010 Memphis (USA) Hard F Sam Querrey 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-3 2010 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R32 John Isner 7-6(3) 6-4 2010 Belgrade () Clay F Sam Querrey 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4 2015 Memphis (USA) Hard QF Sam Querrey 7-6(3) 7-6(2)

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W: Atlanta (d. Baghdatis) F (2): (l. to Sock) F: Washington (l. to Nishikori) Nottingham (l. to Istomin) SF (2): Miami (l. to Djokovic) SF: Memphis (l. to Nishikori) (l. to Thiem) QF (4): Memphis (l. to Querrey) (l. to Berdych) /Queen’s Club (l. to Troicki) (l. to Chardy)

Isner vs Querrey 30 (Apr 36, 1985) Age (DOB) 27 (Oct 7, 1987) 12 (9 – Apr 16, 2012) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 34 (17 – Jan 31, 2011) 10-7 Cincinnati W-L 9-8 34-18 (20-9) 2015 W-L (on hard) 18-18 (6-9) 277-170 (200-109) Career W-L (on hard) 255-207 (178-130) 10 (1) Career titles (2015) 7 (0) Justin Gimelstob Coach Henner Nehles

 Isner is playing his eighth Western & Southern Open (10-7). The American No. 1 reached the final in 2013 (l. to Nadal) and the 3R in 2014 (l. to Murray).  Isner has won 11 of his 13 matches since start of summer hard court circuit (won Atlanta, d. Baghdatis; Finalist in Washington, l. to Nishikori; QF in Montreal, l. to Chardy after holding 7 MPs).  Isner has reached two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals (Indian Wells 2012, l. to Federer; Cincinnati 2013, l. to Nadal) and four SFs (including Toronto 2012, l. to Gasquet). He reached fourth SF in Miami in 2015 (l. to Djokovic) and also reached QF in Madrid (l. to Berdych).  Isner has a 6-2 career record in ATP Masters 1000 QFs and has a 16-6 record in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in 2015.  One of three American winners on ATP World Tour this season along with Sock (Houston) and (Newport).  Isner ended 2014 as the top American for third straight season and finished in Top 20 for the fifth year in a row, winning his eighth and ninth titles in (d. Lu) and Atlanta (d. Sela).  Querrey reached the QF in Cincinnati in 2007 (l. to Blake). He also reached the 3R in 2009 (2R d. No. 5 Roddick, l. to Hewitt) In 2014 he reached the 2R (l. to Robredo).  Querrey, who is No. 3 American (behind No. 12 Isner, No. 30 Sock), has not won back-to-back matches since reaching final in Nottingham (l. to Istomin) in June. Since then he has reached 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Federer) and Newport (l. to ), 3R in Washington (1R bye, l. to Cilic) and 2R in Montreal (l. to Goffin).  Nottingham was Querrey’s second ATP World Tour final of the season – he also reached the final in Houston in April, losing to fellow American . He also advanced to SF in Memphis (l. to Nishikori) after beating Isner in QF. Western & Southern Open Day 3 – Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Page 5 of 13 www.ATPWorldTour.com

th  Querrey is two wins shy of his 50 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 match win (48-53). He has reached three ATP Masters QFs – Cincinnati 2007 (l. to Blake), Monte-Carlo 2008 (l. to Djokovic) and -Bercy 2012 (l. to Llodra).  Querrey has an 0-3 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015 (12-46 career).  Querrey finished 2014 in the Top 50 for the third year in a row, reaching three ATP World Tour SFs: on clay in Houston (W/O vs. Almagro), grass in Eastbourne (l. to champion F Lopez) and hard in Winston-Salem (l. to Janowicz).

Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs [2] Roger Federer (SUI)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Federer leads 3-0

2014 U.S. Open Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-4 6-3 6-2 2014 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-4 6-2 2015 Wimbledon Grass R16 Roger Federer 6-2 6-2 6-3

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights SF (4): (l to Bedene) W (4): Brisbane (d. Raonic) (l. to Monfils) Dubai (d. Djokovic) (l. to Murray) Istanbul (d. Cuevas) Umag (l. to Sousa) Halle (d. Seppi) QF: (l. to Nishikori) F: Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic) Rome (l. to Djokovic) Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic) QF: Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka)

Bautista Agut vs Federer 27 (Apr 14, 1988) Age (DOB) 34 (Aug 8, 1981) 22 (14 – Oct 20, 2014) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 3 (1 – Feb 2, 2004) 2-1 Cincinnati W-L 37-8 26-21 (10-9) 2015 W-L (on hard) 40-7 (16-2) 100-78 (53-48) Career W-L (on hard) 1036-234 (633-129) 2 (0) Career titles (2015) 86 (4) Pepe Vendrell Coach , Severin Luthi

 This is the fourth meeting between Bautista Agut and Federer in the past 12 months. Federer is yet to drop a set against the Spaniard (2014 U.S. Open 4R, Shanghai 3R, 2015 Wimbledon 4R).  Bautista Agut is back at the Western & Southern Open after reaching the 2R on his debut in 2014 (l. to Monfils). He beat 6-3 6-4 on Monday night to reach 2R.  After reaching the 4R at Wimbledon (l. to Federer), Spaniard advanced to his fourth SF of 2015 in Umag (l. to Sousa) before consecutive 2R losses in Hamburg (l. to Bedene) and Montreal (l. to Tsonga).  Bautista Agut earlier this season reached SFs in Chennai (l to Bedene), Marseille (l. to Monfils) and Munich (l. to Murray).  Bautista Agut is looking for his first Top 10 win of the season (0-5) and trying to break a 12-match losing streak since beating No. 5 Berdych in 2R at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells in March 2014. Has 3-18 career record. His other wins came over No. 6 Berdych in ’13 Chennai and No. 5 del Potro in ’14  Bautista Agut finished 2014 at a year-end best No. 15, rising from No. 59 at the start of the season, and was named ATP Most Improved Player of the Year. He won his first ATP titles in s- Hertogenbosch (d. Becker) and (d. Rosol) and was one of five first-time title winners during the year.  Federer is making his 15th appearance in Cincinnati (37-8). The defending champion is looking to win a record seventh title (2005, ’07, ’09, ’10, ’12, ’14); he has never lost a final here.  Other tournaments Federer has won seven titles: Dubai (seventh in 2015, d. Djokovic), Halle (eighth in 2015, d. Seppi) and Wimbledon (seventh in 2012, d. Murray).

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 Federer, who turned 34 on Aug. 8, is the oldest of three players in the Top 10 Emirates ATP Rankings along with No. 5 (30) and No. 7 (33). No. 6 Tomas Berdych turns 30 next month  Federer arrives with a 40-7 match record this season and four ATP World Tour titles – Brisbane (d. Raonic), Dubai (d. Djokovic), Istanbul (d. Cuevas) and Halle (d. Seppi). Also finalist at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Rome as well as Wimbledon, his last tournament prior to Cincinnati (l. to Djokovic in all three).  Federer won his 1,000th career match in Brisbane (final, d. Raonic), becoming third player in Open Era to accomplish feat (Connors 1,254, Lendl 1,071). He now has 1,036 career match wins.  Federer finished 2014 in the Top 2 for 10th time in his career and claimed five titles, including two ATP Masters 1000 crowns (Cincinnati, Shanghai). He also won a first Davis Cup title for .

GRANDSTAND

Borna Coric (SRB) vs [Q] Alexander Zverev (GER)

FedEx Head 2 Head: First ATP World Tour meeting

SF (2): Dubai (l. to Federer) 2015 Highlights Nice (l. to L Mayer) SF: Bastad (l. to Robredo) QF (2): Estoril (l. to Garcia-Lopez) QF: Washington (l. to Cilic) Umag (l. to Bautista Agut)

Coric Vs Zverev 18 (Nov 14, 1996) Age (DOB) 18 (Apr 20, 1997) 38 (33 – Jul 27, 2015) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 85 (74 – Jun 29, 2015) Debut Cincinnati W-L Debut 19-20 (7-10) 2015 W-L (on hard) 13-12 (4-5) 26-28 (12-13) Career W-L (on hard) 17-19 (4-6) 0 (0) Career titles (2015) 0 (0) Thomas Johansson Coach Alexander Zverev Sr.

 Both Coric and Zverev are making their Western & Southern Open debuts. Coric made his ATP World Tour Masters 1000 debut in Indian Wells 2015 (l. 2R to Tomic), while Zverev debuted in Miami (as qualifier, l. 2R to Rosol).  Coric has reached two SFs in 2015, in Dubai (QF d. Murray, SF l. to Federer) and Nice (l. to L Mayer). Last week he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the 1R in Montreal.  Coric, aged 18y 8m, is the highest-ranked of four teenagers in the Emirates ATP Rankings Top 100 (No. 38), ahead of Hyeon Chung (19y 2m, No. 73), Thanasi Kokkinakis (19y 4m, No. 79) and Zverev (18y 3m, No. 85).  Coric finished the 2014 season as the youngest player (18) and one of two teenagers (w/Kyrgios) in Top 100 after rising 276 places to No. 91 during the year.  Zverev, the youngest player in the singles draw and the Emirates ATP Rankings Top 100, reached his first Western & Southern Open as a qualifier. This is his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event (after Miami, l. 2R to Rosol).  Zverev reached his first career ATP World Tour semi-final in Hamburg last July (l. to Ferrer). Last month he added another SF in Bastad (l. to Robredo). Two weeks ago,reached QFs in Washington (l. to Cilic), claiming three of his four career hard-court wins there (2R d. No. 14 Anderson).  Zverev finished 2014 as the youngest player in the Top 150, highlighted by his first Challenger title at Braunschweig in July (d. Mathieu) and a maiden ATP World Tour SF on home soil in Hamburg later that month (l. to Ferrer).

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[7] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Joao Sousa (POR)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Cilic leads 2-0

2014 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Clay R64 Marin Cilic 6-1 6-1 2014 () Hard R16 Marin Cilic 6-3 6-3

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights SF (2): Stuttgart (l. to Troicki) F (2): (l. to Bellucci) Washington (l. to Nishikori) Umag (l. to Thiem) QF (3): (l. to Djokovic) SF: (l. to Janowicz) Geneva (l. to Giraldo) QF: Gstaad (l. to Goffin) Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic)

Cilic vs Sousa 26 (Sep 28, 1988) Age (DOB) 26 (Mar 30, 1989) 9 (8 – Oct 13, 2014) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 44 (35 – Jul 14, 2014) 6-6 Cincinnati W-L 2-1 17-12 (3-3) 2015 W-L (on hard) 26-22 (8-9) 324-179 (194-97) Career W-L (on hard) 77-82 (37-42) 13 (0) Career titles (2015) 1 (0) Goran Ivanisevic Coach Frederico Marques

 Cilic reached the QF in Cincinnati in 2012 (l. to Djokovic), his best result. Last year reached 3R in (l. to Wawrinka). This is his seventh Western & Southern Open appearance (6-6).  After reaching the QF at Wimbledon (l. to champion Djokovic) and SF in Washington (l. to champion Nishikori), No. 1 Croat lost his first match in Montreal (1R bye, 2R l. to Tomic).  Cilic, the defending U.S. Open champion, also reached the SF in Stuttgart in June (l. to Troicki) and QFs in Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic) in April and Geneva (l. to Giraldo) in May. He returned to his career-high ranking of No. 8 earlier this month (first reached Oct. 13, 2014). This week is No. 9.  Cilic returned from a right shoulder injury in March in Indian Wells (l. to in 2R after bye). In next tournament in Monte-Carlo, advanced to QFs  Cilic has an 0-4 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015 (19-54 career).  Cilic finished 2014 at a year-end best No. 9 and won more than 50 matches for the first time (54), capturing a personal-high four titles, including a first Grand Slam crown at the U.S. Open (d. Nishikori; also , Delray Beach, Moscow). Qualified for first Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London (0-3 in round robin).  Sousa is making his second Western & Southern Open appearance after exiting in the 2R on his debut in 2014 (l. to Murray). On Monday, reached 2R by beating Kohlschreiber 6-2 6-7(5) 6-2.  Sousa reached the fourth and fifth ATP World Tour finals of his career earlier this season, in Geneva (l. to Bellucci) in May and Umag (l. to Thiem) last month. His lone ATP World Tour title came in his first final appearance ( in 2013, d. Benneteau).  Sousa has an 0-6 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015. His sole Top 10 win (career 1-16) came against David Ferrer en route to his sole title (2013 Kuala Lumpur QF; final d. Benneteau).  Sousa finished in Top 100 for 3rd year in a row, reaching two finals (Bastad, l. to Cuevas; , l. to Goffin) and winning a personal-best 24 matches – a mark he has already surpassed in 2015.

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Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs [6] Tomas Berdych (CZE)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Berdych leads 2-1

2010 Brisbane () Hard QF Tomas Berdych 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(3) 2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R32 Tomas Berdych 6-3 6-2 2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Clay QF 7-6(2) 6-3

Other Meetings:

2008 Prostejov CH Clay QF Thomaz Bellucci 6-4 6-2 2009 Prostejov CH Clay R16 Tomas Berdych 6-3 2-6 7-5

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W: Geneva (d. Sousa) F (3): (l. to Ferrer) SF (2): (l. to Estrella Burgos) (l. to Wawrinka) Gstaad (l. to Goffin) Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic) QF (2): Istanbul (l. to Cuevas) SF (4): Australian Open Bastad (l. to Zverev) (l. to Murray) Dubai (l. to Djokovic) Miami (l. to Murray) Madrid (l. to Nadal) QF (3): Indian Wells (l. to Federer) Rome (l. to Federer) Halle (l. to Karlovic)

Bellucci vs Berdych 27 (Dec 30, 1987) Age (DOB) 29 (Sep 17, 1985) 33 (21 – Jul 26, 2010) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 6 (4 – May 18, 2015) 2-4 Cincinnati W-L 15-10 24-21 (4-6) 2015 W-L (on hard) 40-13 (23-7) 160-158 (48-78) Career W-L (on hard) 525-274 (317-169) 4 (1) Career titles (2015) 10 (0) Joao Zwetsch Coach Dani Vallverdu

 Bellucci is making his fifth appearance at the Western & Southern Open and first since 2013 (l. 1R to Robredo). He had just one win to his name, a 1R victory over Becker in 2010, before beating Jiri Vesely 7-6(5) 6-2 in the 1R this year.  Bellucci, who is No. 1 Brazilian at No. 33 in Emirates ATP Rankings, arrives in Cincinnati after a 1R loss in Washington (l. to Groth) and 2R exit in Montreal (l. to Djokovic).  Bellucci won his fourth career ATP World Tour title in Geneva in May (d. Sousa). He has also reached two further SFs in Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos) and Gstaad (l. to Goffin), and QFs in Istanbul (l. to Cuevas) and Bastad (l. to Zverev), all on clay. Has 20-13 record on clay this year  Bellucci has an 0-6 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015 (5-27 career). Has lost 13 in a row since last win over No. 8 Tipsarevic in final of Gstaad in July 2012 and is still looking for his first Top 10 win on hard courts (0-13 career).  Bellucci finished 2014 in the Top 75 for the fifth time in the past six years (except ’13), with his best result a SF on home soil in Sao Paulo in March (l. to Delbonis).  Berdych is a two-time Western & Southern Open semi-finalist (2011, l. to Djokovic; 2013, l. to Nadal). He is playing in Cincinnati for the 11th time. On his debut in 2005, the then-world No. 36 beat No. 2 Nadal in the 1R (l. 2R to Youzhny). He has a 15-10 career record here, but lost his opening match in 2014 (1R bye, 2R l. to Lu).  Berdych has won more matches in 2015 (40) than any other player without a title. He has reached three finals (Doha, l. to Ferrer; Rotterdam, l. to Wawrinka; Monte-Carlo, l. to Djokovic), four SFs and three QFs.  Berdych reached a career-high No. 4 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on May 18 this year  Berdych’s 40-13 record tied with Federer as joint-fifth on the match wins standings after Rogers Cup (Murray 53, Djokovic 52, Nishikori 46, Nadal 41, Federer/Berdych 40). Western & Southern Open Day 3 – Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Page 9 of 13 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 Berdych is also fifth on the 2015 hard court wins list after Rogers Cup (Djokovic 29, Nishikori 27, Murray/Tomic 26, Berdych 23).  After reaching the 4R at Wimbledon (l. to Simon) Berdych lost his only match since last week in Montreal (1R bye, 2R l. to Young).  Berdych finished 2014 in the Top 10 for fifth year in a row, winning two ATP World Tour titles – Rotterdam and – from a career-best five finals.

STADIUM 3

Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs [12] Richard Gasquet (FRA)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Gasquet leads 3-1

2014 FRA vs. AUS WG 1st Rd () Clay RR Richard Gasquet 7-6(3) 6-2 6-2 2014 Wimbledon Grass R64 Nick Kyrgios 3-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5 10-8 2015 Estoril () Clay F Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-2 2015 Wimbledon Grass R16 Richard Gasquet 7-5 6-1 6-7(7) 7-6(6)

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights F: Estoril (l. to Gasquet) W (2): Montpellier (d. Janowicz) QF: Australian Open (l. to Murray) Estoril (d. Kyrgios) SF: Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic) QF (2): Doha (l. to Berdych) Dubai (l. to Federer)

Kyrgios vs Gasquet 20 (Apr 27, 1995) Age (DOB) 29 (June 18, 1986) 37 (25 – Jun 8, 2015) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 13 (7 – Jul 9, 2007) Debut Cincinnati W-L 6-8 18-13 (7-4) 2015 W-L (on hard) 27-10 (11-5) 30-24 (11-10) Career W-L (on hard) 406-237 (232-140) 0 (0) Career titles (2015) 12 (2) (mentor), Coach Sergi Bruguera, not here Sebastian Grosjean

 Kyrgios and Gasquet meet for the third time in 2015, with the Frenchman coming out on top in the final in Estoril in May (Kyrgios’s first ATP World Tour final) and avenging his 2014 Wimbledon defeat by beating the Australian in the 4R at Wimbledon  Kyrgios is playing his sixth career ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event (6-5). He won his first non- Grand Slam ATP World Tour match on Toronto debut last year, beating world No. 30 7-6(3) 7-5 in the 1R before losing to Andy Murray in the 2R. This is his first Western & Southern Open appearance.  Kyrgios reached the second Grand Slam QF of his career at the Australian Open, where he fell in straight sets to Murray. He reached his first ATP World Tour final in Estoril in May and beat Milos Raonic en route to the 4R at Wimbledon (both l. to Gasquet).  Last week Kyrgios reached 3R in Montreal (2R d. No. 5 Wawrinka; 3R l. to No. 12 Isner), matching his best previous performance at an ATP Masters 1000 event (Madrid, 2R d. No. 2 Federer, 3R l. to Isner).  Kyrgios is the No. 2 Australian at No. 37 in Emirates ATP Rankings (behind Tomic, No. 24). He reached a career-high No. 25 on June 8.  Kyrgios is 3-3 against Top 10 opposition in 2015 (4-8 career), adding his 2R Montreal victory over No. 5 Wawrinka to wins vs. No. 2 Federer (Madrid 2R), No. 8 Raonic (Wimbledon 3R) this year.  Kyrgios ended his breakthrough 2014 season as one of two teenagers (also No. 91 Coric) in Top 100, finishing at No. 52 – up from No. 186 the previous year.

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 Gasquet returns to Cincinnati for the ninth time (6-8). He has twice reached the 3R (2010-11, l. both to Fish), but has lost his opening match on his last two appearances (2012, l. 1R to Raonic; 2013, 1R bye, l. 2R to Isner). He missed the 2014 tournament with an injured abdominal muscle.  Gasquet withdrew from Montreal (illness) following a 3R defeat in Washington (l. to Sock), his first ATP World Tour action since reaching the SF at Wimbledon for the second time in his career (l. to Djokovic; also 2007, l. to Federer).  Gasquet has two titles to his name in 2015, winning in Montpellier (d. Janowicz) and Estoril (d. Kyrgios). He has 1-7 record against Top 10 foes in 2015, beating Wawrinka (Wimbledon QF).  Gasquet ended 2014 inside the Top 30 for a fifth year in a row and the ninth time overall with runner-up showings in Montpellier (l. to Monfils) and Eastbourne (l. to F Lopez).

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Tsonga leads 3-1

2009 Australian Open Hard QF F Verdasco 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 6-2 2011 U.S. Open Hard R32 J-W Tsonga 6-3 7-5 6-4 2012 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R16 J-W Tsonga 7-6(7) 6-2 2013 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Clay R16 J-W Tsonga 4-6 6-3 6-2

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights SF: Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka) SF (2): Quito (l. to F Lopez) QF: Montreal (l. to Murray) Houston (l. to Querrey)

Tsonga vs Verdasco 30 (Apr 17, 1985) Age (DOB) 31 (Nov 15, 1983) 19 (5 – Feb 27, 2012) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 43 (7 – Apr 20, 2009) 1-3 Cincinnati W-L 6-9 16-9 (4-2) 2015 W-L (on hard) 20-18 (7-6) 335-156 (217-99) Career W-L (on hard) 425-302 (190-155) 11 (0) Career titles (2015) 6 (0) Coach Sergio Perez

 Tsonga has just one match win in three previous appearances at the Western & Southern Open (2011, 1R d. Cilic, 2R l. to Bogmolov Jr). Last year he lost in the 1R to Youzhny.  Tsonga is a two-time ATP World Tour Masters 1000 champion (Toronto 2014, Paris-Bercy 2008, d. Nalbandian). He also reached the Paris-Bercy final in 2011 (l. to Federer) a further four SF and 14 QF. This is his 60th ATP Masters event (97-57).  Tsonga dropped from No. 12 to No. 24 in last week’s Emirates ATP Ranking after his 1,000 points for winning the 2014 Rogers Cup came off his points total. His QF run in Montreal (l. to eventual champion Murray) moved him to No. 19 this week.  After missing first two and-a-half months with an arm injury, he returned in Miami in late March. Best result of year SF at Roland Garros for second time in his career (l. to Wawrinka; also 2013). Playing in second tournament since falling in 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Karlovic in four sets). He also played in France’s Davis Cup QF defeat vs Great Britain, where he lost to Murray in 2nd match (GBR d. FRA 3-1).  Tsonga finished 2014 as the No. 1 Frenchman and inside the Top 15 for the seventh year in a row.  Verdasco has twice reached the 3R in Cincinnati (2008, l. to Lapentti; 2011, l. to Nadal). This is his 10th Western & Southern Open appearance (6-9). th  Verdasco is bidding to win his 100 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 match today (99-96). He has reached one ATP Masters final (2010 Monte-Carlo, l. to Nadal), one SF and 10 QFs. This is his 97th ATP Masters event since his debut in Miami in 2003 (l. 3R to No. 5 Moya).  Verdasco is searching for his first win since his 3R Wimbledon exit (l. to Wawrinka), Since then his has suffered 1R exits in Bastad (l. to Almagro), Hamburg (l. to Nadal) and Montreal (l. to Kyrgios). Western & Southern Open Day 3 – Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Page 11 of 13 www.ATPWorldTour.com

th  Verdasco finished 2014 in the Top 40 for the 11 year in a row, winning his sixth career ATP World Tour title in Houston in April (d. Almagro) to break a six-match losing run in finals and ending a four-year wait for a trophy.

Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs [9] Milos Raonic (CAN)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Raonic leads 3-2

2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Clay R64 Feliciano Lopez 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 2013 U.S. Open Hard R32 Milos Raonic 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 6-4 2013 (Thailand) Hard QF Milos Raonic 6-4 6-3 2014 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Toronto Hard QF Feliciano Lopez 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 Hard R16 Milos Raonic 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-7(7) 6-3

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights F: Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos) F: Brisbane (l. to Federer) SF: Gstaad (l to Thiem) SF (2): Rotterdam (l. to Wawrinka) QF (2): Houston (l. to Querrey) Indian Wells (l. to Federer) Indian Wells (l. to Murray) QF (4): Australian Open (l. to Djokovic) Monte-Carlo (l. to Berdych) Madrid (l. to Murray) London (l. to Simon)

Lopez vs Raonic 33 (Sep 20, 1981) Age (DOB) 24 (Dec 27, 1990) 23 (12 – Mar 2, 2015) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 10 (4 – May 10, 2015) 5-12 Cincinnati W-L 8-3 20-19 (8-7) 2015 W-L (on hard) 25-12 (17-8) 384-355 (210-202) Career W-L (on hard) 199-99 (142-60) 4 (0) Career titles (2015) 6 (0) Jose Clavet Coach Ivan Ljubicic,

th  Lopez returns to the Western & Southern Open for the 13 time (5-12). His best result was a 3R appearance in 2013 (l. to del Potro).  Lopez’s last win came in Washington, beating Lleyton Hewitt before losing in the 2R to . Last week in Montreal he lost in the 1R to countryman . th  Lopez reached his 12 ATP World Tour final in Quito in February (l. to Estrella Burgos).  Lopez began the season by reaching the 4R of the Australian Open for the second time (l. to Raonic).  Lopez finished 2014 ranked in the Top 50 for the eighth consecutive season, finishing in the top 15 for the first time after a career-best 39 match wins.  Last month (on July 17) Lopez married Alba Carrillo in his hometown of Toledo, . Several of the Spaniard’s friends in attendance included: Fernando Verdasco, Alex Corretja, Alberto Berasategui, David Ferrer and .  Raonic reached the SF in Cincinnati last year (l. to Federer). He also reached QF in 2012 (l. to Wawrinka) and 3R in 2013 (l. to Isner). This is his fourth Western & Southern Open appearance.  Raonic is searching for his first win since his 3R Wimbledon exit (l. to Kyrgios, l. Montreal, after bye 2R to Karlovic). The Canadian No. 1 withdrew from Roland Garros in May after undergoing surgery May 13 for a pinched nerve in his right foot.  Raonic reached final of his first event of the season in Brisbane, losing to Federer in what proved to be the Swiss’s 1,000th ATP World Tour match win. th  Raonic is looking for his 200 ATP World Tour win today (199-99). He is the only Canadian to register 100 wins (second-best: Sebastien Laureau, 99 wins).  Raonic has a 2-7 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015, with wins over No. 5 Nishikori (Brisbane QF) and No. 3 Nadal (Indian Wells QF). Western & Southern Open Day 3 – Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Page 12 of 13 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 Raonic became the first Canadian to end a season in the Top 10 in 2014 after winning a personal- best 49 matches and capturing a sixth career title – and first at ATP 500 level – in Washington (d. Pospisil in first all-Canadian ATP final).

COURT 9

[16] (BUL) vs [Q] (CAN)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Dimitrov leads 2-0

2014 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R16 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-2 2015 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Hard R64 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-2

Other Meeting:

2012 Tokyo Hard Q2 Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2

COURT 4

Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs Martin Klizan (SVK)

FedEx Head 2 Head: First ATP World Tour meeting

COURT 6

Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs Tommy Robredo (ESP)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Andujar leads 2-1

2011 Costa Do Sauipe () Clay R16 Pablo Andujar 6-1 5-7 6-2 2014 (Brazil) Clay QF Pablo Andujar 6-1 6-1 2014 (Spain) Hard QF Tommy Robredo 7-6(4) 6-4

[WC] Jared Donaldson (USA) vs [Q] Nicolas Mahut (FRA)

FedEx Head 2 Head: First ATP World Tour meeting

[WC] Rajeev Ram (USA) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Chardy leads 1-0

2014 Tokyo () Hard R32 Jeremy Chardy 7-5 5-7 6-4

Western & Southern Open Day 3 – Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Page 13 of 13 www.ATPWorldTour.com

[Q] (UKR) vs (AUS)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Dolgolopov leads 5-3

2010 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R32 A Dolgopolov 6-4 6-4 2011 (Australia) Hard R32 A Dolgopolov 6-7(3) 6-1 6-2 2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai Hard R16 A Dolgopolov 5-7 6-1 6-0 Hard R32 B Tomic 4-6 7-6(0) 7-6(6) 2-6 6-3 2012 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R32 A Dolgopolov 6-2 5-7 6-1 2013 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 A Dolgopolov 6-2 6-4 2014 Sydney (Australia) Hard QF Bernard Tomic 6-4 6-3 2015 Memphis (USA) Hard R16 Bernard Tomic 6-1 7-5

COURT 7

[15] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs (ARG)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Anderson leads 3-1

2010 Delray Beach (USA) Hard R32 Leonardo Mayer 7-6(7) 7-6(2) 2010 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Toronto Hard R64 Kevin Anderson 7-6(2) 6-4 2015 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Hard R32 Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-4 2015 Wimbledon Grass R32 Kevin Anderson 6-4 7-6(6) 6-3

Other Meeting:

2009 Roland Garros Q Clay Q3 Leonardo Mayer 6-2 6-4