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BB&T ATLANTA OPEN: 29 JULY MEDIA NOTES Atlantic Station | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | 23-29 July 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $668,460 | Surface: Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com BBTAtlantaOpen.com Joshua Rey: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @BBTAtlantaOpen Press Officer: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @BBTAtlantaOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SINGLES & DOUBLES FINALS [1] John Isner (USA) vs [8] Ryan Harrison (USA) Isner Leads 7-3 Isner 2018 Summary | 33 yrs old | World No. 9 | 23-12 in 2018 | 29-4 at event (2013-15, 17 Champion) | 13 Titles W: ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Zverev); SF: Wimbledon (l. to Anderson); QF: Houston (l. to Johnson); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Zverev); Lyon (l. to Norrie) • Reached SF at Wimbledon, where he lost to Anderson in a three-tiebreak, five-set match that went to 26-24 in the final set after six and a half hours of play. • Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. • Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion at age 32 since series began in 1990. Harrison 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 53 | 17-16 in 2018 | 12-6 at event (2017 F) | 1 Career Title F: Brisbane (l. to Kyrgios); QF: Acapulco (l. to Zverev) • Tournament note: Is 1st player to rally from a set down 4 times en route to a final since Gilles Simon at 2008 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid; also is 1st player to rally from a set down in all 4 matches of an event to reach final since Tommy Haas at 2001 ATP Masters 1000 Stuttgart. • Earned 3 wins in 3 sets to reach 3rd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Brisbane (l. to Kyrgios). • Enjoyed Top 20 wins over Isner and Schwartzman to reach Acapulco QF (l. to A. Zverev). BB&T Atlanta Open John Isner Ryan Harrison Aces 62 40 1st-Serve Percentage 60% (128 of 212) 60% (217 of 364) 1st-Serve Points Won 87% (111 of 128) 76% (165 of 217) 2nd-Serve Points Won 62% (52 of 84) 53% (78 of 147) Service Games Won 95% (37 of 39) 89% (50 of 56) Break Points Saved 50% (2 of 4) 79% (22 of 28) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 27% (32 of 118) 25% (43 of 172) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 52% (56 of 107) 48% (70 of 147) Return Games Won 28% (10 of 36) 22% (12 of 55) Break Points Converted 42% (10 of 24) 57% (12 of 21) BOLD: Leads all 28 players at BB&T Atlanta Open. [3] Nicholas Monroe (USA)/John-Patrick Smith (AUS) vs First Meeting [2] Ryan Harrison (USA)/Rajeev Ram (USA) • Monroe and Smith are 12-13 as a team, having reached the F at Delray Beach. • Monroe owns 3 doubles titles, while Smith is in his first final seeking his first title. • Harrison and Ram are 5-1 as a team, playing in only their second tournament together. They had previously reached the QF in 2015 Miami. • Ram won the Atlanta doubles title in 2010 (w/ Lipsky); Harrison won the title in 2012 (w/ Ebden). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. BB&T ATLANTA OPEN: 28 JULY MEDIA NOTES Atlantic Station | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | 23-29 July 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $668,460 | Surface: Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com BBTAtlantaOpen.com Joshua Rey: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @BBTAtlantaOpen Press Officer: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @BBTAtlantaOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SINGLES SEMI-FINALS [1] John Isner (USA) vs [4] Matthew Ebden (AUS) Isner Leads 3-1 12 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 John Isner 6-4 7-5 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 John Isner 6-2 7-6(8) 6-4 17 Newport (U.S.A.) Grass F John Isner 6-3 7-6(4) 18 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Matthew Ebden 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-3 Isner 2018 Summary | 33 yrs old | World No. 9 | 23-12 in 2018 | 29-4 at event (2013-15, 17 Champion) | 13 Titles • Reached SF at Wimbledon, where he lost to Anderson in a three-tiebreak, five-set match that went to 26-24 in the final set after six and a half hours of play. • Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. • Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion at age 32 since series began in 1990. • As World No. 17, became lowest-ranked Miami champion since No. 18 Courier in 1991. • Returned to career-high No. 9 in ATP Rankings on 2 April for 1st time since 13 April 2014. • Hit 10,000th ace during Houston QF loss to Johnson, becoming 4th player to reach milestone since ATP started tracking aces in 1991. Stats do not include all Davis Cup matches, as well as Olympic matches prior to 2008. Ebden 2018 Summary | 30 yrs old | World No. 55 | 13-13 in 2018 | 5-3 at event (2018 SF) | 0 Career Titles • Tournament note: Only player in Atlanta to have not dropped a set en route to SF. • Defeated defending champion Muller en route to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Chardy). • Received SE a week later and defeated 2011 champion Kohlschreiber to reach Halle QF (l. to No. 1 Federer). • Beat Goffin and Robert to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Wimbledon (l. to Simon). Was 0-6 in Grand Slam 2R. • Achieved career-high No. 51 in ATP Rankings on 25 June. • Upset defending champion Querrey in 3rd-set TB at Acapulco (l. to Donaldson in 2R). [8] Ryan Harrison (USA) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) First Meeting Harrison 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 53 | 17-16 in 2018 | 12-6 at event (2017 F) | 1 Career Title • Tournament note: Needed 3 sets to defeat each of his opponents (Duckworth, Lacko, Chung) to reach Atlanta SF. • Earned 3 wins in 3 sets to reach 3rd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Brisbane (l. to Kyrgios). • Beat Sela for 1st win in a 5-setter en route to 2nd Grand Slam 3R at Australian Open (l. to Cilic). • Enjoyed Top 20 wins over Isner and Schwartzman to reach Acapulco QF (l. to A. Zverev). • Snapped 5-match losing streak by beating Carballes Baena in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Mannarino in 2R). • Clinched USA’s Davis Cup wins in 1R w/Johnson (d. Milojevic/Zekic) and QF w/Sock (d. Gille/Vliegen). Norrie 2018 Summary | 22 yrs old | World No. 73 | 11-11 in 2018 | 3-0 at event (2018 SF) | 0 Career Titles • Tournament note: Defeated No. 6 Chardy and advanced to SF after No. 2 Kyrgios retired. • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF and SF at Lyon (d. Isner, l. to Simon); reached QF at Eastbourne (l. to Lacko). • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 28 May and achieved career-high No. 73 on 23 July. • Qualified at Acapulco (l. to Thiem in 1R), Indian Wells (l. to Daniel in 1R) and Miami (l. to Jarry in 1R). POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [1] John Isner (USA) vs [8] Ryan Harrison (USA) Isner Leads 7-3 [1] John Isner (USA) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) Norrie Leads 1-0 [4] Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) First Meeting [4] Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs [8] Ryan Harrison (USA) Ebden Leads 1-0 For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. BB&T ATLANTA OPEN: 27 JULY MEDIA NOTES Atlantic Station | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | 23-29 July 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $668,460 | Surface: Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com BBTAtlantaOpen.com Joshua Rey: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @BBTAtlantaOpen Press Officer: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @BBTAtlantaOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com STADIUM COURT [4] Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Baghdatis Leads 1-0 Ebden 2018 Summary | 30 yrs old | World No. 55 | 12-13 in 2018 | 4-3 at event (2012, 2018 QF) | 0 Career Titles • Defeated defending champion Muller en route to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Chardy). • Received SE a week later and defeated 2011 champion Kohlschreiber to reach Halle QF (l. to No. 1 Federer). • Advanced to Wimbledon 3R (d. Goffin, d. Robert, l. to Simon). Baghdatis 2018 Summary | 33 years old | World No. 95 | 10-10 in 2018 | 6-2 at event (2015 F) | 4 Career Titles • Snapped 6-match Tour level losing streak with Wimbledon 1R win (d. Thiem, l. to Khachanov). • Qualified and advanced to Indian Wells 4R -- 1st ATP Masters 1000 R16 appearance since 2012 Shanghai. [1] John Isner (USA) vs [7] Mischa Zverev (GER) Zverev Leads 3-2 Isner 2018 Summary | 33 yrs old | World No. 9 | 22-12 in 2018 | 28-4 at event (2013-15, 17 Champion) | 13 Titles • Reached SF at Wimbledon, where he lost to Anderson in a three-tiebreak, five-set match that went to 26-24 in the final set after six and a half hours of play. • Also reached QF in Houston (. to Johnson), Madrid (l. to A. Zverev) and Lyon (l. to Norrie). • Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No.