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2018 US OPEN Flushing, New York, USA | 27 August-9 September 2018 S-128, D-64 | $53 million | Outdoor Hard www.usopen.org DAY 12 MEDIA NOTES | Friday, 7 September 2018

MEN’S SINGLES SEMI-FINALS AND DOUBLES FINAL

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM [7] Lukasz Kubot (POL)/ (BRA) vs [3] (USA)/ (USA) First Meeting [1] (ESP) vs [3] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) Nadal Leads 11-5 [21] (JPN) vs [6] (SRB) Djokovic Leads 14-2

DAY 12 HIGHLIGHTS

• Four former US Open finalists are in the semi-finals for the first time since 2011 with World No. 1 and reigning champion Rafael Nadal leading the way. The three-time winner is joined by No. 3/2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro, No. 6/two-time title holder Novak Djokovic and No. 21 seed/2014 finalist Kei Nishikori. This is the first semi-finals with four past finalists since the 2012 (Djokovic, Federer, Murray, Nadal).

• In the doubles championship, No. 7 seeds Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Marcelo Melo of Brazil take on the all- American No. 3 seeds Mike Bryan and Jack Sock. This is a first-time meeting between the last two Wimbledon champions. Bryan and Sock are trying to become the first team to win Wimbledon and US Open in the same year since Jonas Bjorkman and in 2003.

• In the first singles match, Nadal and Del Potro meet in the third straight Grand Slam tournament and fourth in the past five (except 2018 Aust. Open) going back to last year’s US Open semi-finals, which the Spaniard won in four sets. Nadal owns an 11-5 head-to-head advantage over the Argentine, including 5-1 in Grand Slam tournaments. This is their third meeting at the US Open and Del Potro won in the semi-finals in 2009 en route to his first Grand Slam crown. Nadal is appearing in his seventh US Open semi-final (4-2) and he’s won his past four SFs since his 2009 loss to Del Potro. The 32-year-old Spaniard, who lost in the semi-finals at Wimbledon, has an outstanding 24- 4 career record in Grand Slam semi-finals. The only time he lost in two semi-finals in the same year was 2008. Nadal has played 15 hours, 54 minutes, the most of the semi-finalists, including a 4:49 marathon that finished at 2:03 a.m. Wednesday against Thiem. Nadal is trying to become the first player to defend his US Open title since Federer in 2008. He is also attempting to defend a Grand Slam title for the first time outside Roland Garros, where he’s defended eight times. Del Potro, who is 1-4 lifetime in Grand Slam semi-finals, is appearing in his second Slam semi-final this season after losing to Nadal at Roland Garros. The only other time he reached two Grand Slam semi- finals in a season was in 2009. The 29-year-old Del Potro is attempting to earn his 10th career win over a World No. 1. He has the most No. 1 wins by any player who has never held the top spot in the history of the ATP Rankings.

• In the next match, Djokovic brings a 14-2 head-to-head record against Nishikori, having won the past 13 meetings since losing in the semi-finals at the 2014 US Open. This is their fourth meeting of the season and Djokovic won at ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome and in July in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. Djokovic is appearing in his 11th US Open semi-final (7-3 record), the second-most in the Open Era behind (14). The 31- year-old Serb was the only semi-finalist not to lose a set in the quarter-finals and he’s won the last 10 sets in Flushing Meadows since dropping the third set tie-break to in the second round. The 2011 and 2015 US Open champion is attempting to reach his eighth final (2-5) in Flushing Meadows and 23rd overall Grand Slam title match (13-9). In his past US Open title runs, Djokovic won Wimbledon in the same year. If Djokovic reaches the final he will qualify for the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals in . Nishikori is coming off a five-set victory in 4 hours, 8 minutes over Marin Cilic in a rematch of the 2014 US Open final. Nishikori and Naomi Osaka are the first Japanese man and woman in the semi-finals of the same Grand Slam tournament. While Osaka is making her Grand Slam semi-final debut, Nishikori is appearing in his third Grand Slam semi-final (1-1), all in Flushing Meadows. He lost in the semi-finals to eventual champion in 2016, his only Top 10 loss (6-1) at the US Open. Nishikori is trying to become the second-lowest seed to reach the US Open final after No. 28 last year. He is also looking to become the first Japanese man to win a Grand Slam title.

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ATP RACE TO LONDON (updated going into semi-finals) No. Player Points KEY 1 Rafael Nadal * 7,480^ Top 8 qualify for Nitto ATP Finals in London, 11-18 November 2 Novak Djokovic + 5,165^ * Qualified 3 + 4,800 + Qualifies if Djokovic reaches final 4 Juan Martin del Potro 4,430^ ^ Add 480 points for SF win 5 4,365 6 Marin Cilic 3,815 7 Kevin Anderson 3,450 8 3,365 9 2,930 10 Kei Nishikori 2,475^

Most Grand Slam Semi-finals of All Time and Open Era 1 Roger Federer 43 2 Novak Djokovic 33 3 Jimmy Connors 31 4 Rafael Nadal 29 5 28

Most US Open Semi-finals of Open Era 1 Jimmy Connors 14 2 Novak Djokovic 11 T3 Roger Federer 10 T3 10 T5 9 T5 Ivan Lendl 9

Most Grand Slam Finals of All Time and Open Era 1 Roger Federer 30 (20-10) 2 Rafael Nadal 24 (17-7) 3 Novak Djokovic 22 (13-9) 4 Ivan Lendl 19 (8-11) 5 Pete Sampras 18 (14-4)

Most US Open Finals of Open Era T1 Ivan Lendl 8 T1 Pete Sampras 8 T3 Novak Djokovic 7 T3 Roger Federer 7 T3 Jimmy Connors 7

Most Grand Slam Titles of All Time 1 Roger Federer 20 2 Rafael Nadal 17 3 Pete Sampras 14 4 Novak Djokovic 13 5 12

Most US Open Titles of Open Era T1 Roger Federer 5 T1 Jimmy Connors 5 T1 Pete Sampras 5 4 John McEnroe 4 T5 Rafael Nadal 3 T5 Ivan Lendl 3

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[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [3] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) Nadal Leads 11-5 07 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-0 6-4 07 Roland Garros () Clay R128 Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 6-2 07 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 09 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard QF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 09 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 3-6 7-6(3) 09 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal Hard QF Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(5) 6-1 09 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Juan Martin del Potro 6-2 6-2 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 11 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Rafael Nadal 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4 11 Final () Clay RR Rafael Nadal 1-6 6-4 6-1 7-6(0) 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard F Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-3 6-4 13 ATP Masters 1000 () Hard SF Juan Martin del Potro 6-2 6-4 16 Rio Olympics (Brazil) Hard SF Juan Martin del Potro 5-7 6-4 7-6(5) 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-2 18 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-1 6-2 18 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-7(7) 4-6 6-4 6-4

Rafael Nadal Juan Martin del Potro Sets Won: 30 17 Tiebreak Sets Won: 3 4

Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 3 0 Hard: 5 5 Grass: 3 0

RAFAEL NADAL vs JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO 32 (6/3/86) Age (Birthdate) 29 (9/23/88) No. 1 (No. 1 on 8/18/08) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 3 (No. 3 on 8/13/18) Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Birthplace Tandil, Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Residence Tandil, Argentina 45-3 (14-1) 2018 Record (on hard) 42-10 (31-6) 918-188 (435-127) Career Record (on hard) 426-166 (304-115) 5 / 80 2018 Titles / Career Titles 2 / 22 247-35 Career Grand Slam Record 93-34 58-10 (2010, 2013, 2017 US Open Record (Best Result) 34-8 (2009 Champion) Champion) 21-12 (2-2) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 7-10 (0-1) 3 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 226-144 (11-5) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 154-108 (19-9) $102,326,975 Career Prize Money $22,518,923 Carlos Moya, Francisco Roig Coach Sebastian Prieto

RAFAEL NADAL

2018 Highlights W (5): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d Nishikori); (d Tsitsipas); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d A. Zverev); Roland Garros (d Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (d Tsitsipas) SF (1): Wimbledon (l Djokovic) QF (3): Australian Open (l Cilic); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Thiem); US Open

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2018 in Review • Has a 4-2 record in US Open SFs, winning last four since loss to Del Potro in 2009 and 24-4 lifetime in Grand Slam SFs. Has held serve 76 of 92 games (.826), saving 23 of 39 break points (59%), while converting 24 of 59 break pts. (41%). Trying to win two Grand Slam titles in a season for second straight year. Time on court: 15 hrs., 54 mins. • Won record 11th title at 3 events: Monte-Carlo (d. Nishikori), Barcelona (d. Tsitsipas) and Roland Garros (d. Thiem). • By winning Roland Garros, tied at Australian Open for most titles won at a single Grand Slam event. • Improved to 111-2 in best-of-5-set matches on clay and earned 900th career win in Roland Garros 4R (d. Marterer). • Also won record 8th Rome title (d. A. Zverev) and 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Toronto (d. Tsitsipas). • Passed Federer for most ATP Masters 1000 wins (362) and tied him for consecutive seasons with an ATP title (15). • Swept 50 straight sets on clay -- Open Era record for any single surface -- before losing to Thiem in Madrid QF. • Reached 1st Wimbledon SF since 2011 (d. Del Potro in 5 sets after 4h48m, l. to Djokovic in 5 sets after 5h15m). • Advanced to 10th Australian Open QF, retiring vs. Cilic in 5th set due to right hip injury. • Ranked No. 1 from 1 January-18 February, 2 April-13 May, 21 May-17 June and 25 June-present. • Swept Kohlschreiber and A. Zverev in straight sets to lead Spain to 3-2 win over in Davis Cup QF. • Broke all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since 2005. • Withdrew from Brisbane (knee), Acapulco (right hip), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (right hip), ATP Masters 1000 Miami (right hip), London/Queen’s Club (knee) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (fatigue).

Career Highlights > Finished 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2017 as World No. 1. As 31-year-old in 2017, became oldest year-end No. 1 in 45-year history of ATP Rankings. Ranked No. 1 for 188 total weeks through end of 2018 US Open. Spent every week since 25 April 2005 in Top 10, including record 160 straight weeks at No. 2 before passing Federer on 18 August 2008.

> Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in 14 straight seasons (2005-18). Made 8 appearances and still seeking 1st year-end title after finishing as runner-up in 2010 and 2013. Owns only 1 indoor hard-court title (2005 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid).

> Captured 80 titles, including unprecedented 11 each at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo, Barcelona and Roland Garros. Greatest of all time on clay with 57 titles and .920-win percentage (415-36). Owns 111-2 record in best-of-5-set matches on clay (.982). Enjoyed record win streaks on a single surface of 81 matches (2005-07) and 50 sets (2017-18). Boasts most ATP Masters 1000 titles of all time with 33. Only player to sweep Roland Garros and all 3 clay-court ATP Masters 1000 events in a single season (2010).

> Second all-time with 17 titles and 24 finals at Grand Slams, trailing only Federer’s 20 titles and 30 finals. As 24-year-old at 2010 US Open, became youngest man in Open Era to complete career Grand Slam. One of 3 men to win a Grand Slam title in teens, 20s and 30s (also Sampras, Rosewall). Captured 1st of record 11 Roland Garros titles as 19-year-old in 2005 and remains youngest Grand Slam champion since Chang, 17, at 1989 Roland Garros. Earned 900th win of career in 2018 Roland Garros 4R en route to title (d. Marterer).

> Won Olympic gold medals in singles at 2008 Beijing and doubles at 2016 Rio w/M. Lopez. One of 2 men to win all 4 Grand Slams and Olympic gold medal in singles (also Agassi). Led Spain to Davis Cup titles in 2004, 2009 and 2011. Owns all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since 2005.

JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO

2018 Highlights W (2): Acapulco (d Anderson); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d Federer) F (2): Auckland (l Bautista Agut); Los Cabos (l Fognini) SF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); Roland Garros (l Nadal) QF (3): Wimbledon (l Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Goffin); US Open

2018 in Review • Appearing in third US Open semi-final (1-1), second year in a row, and sixth overall Grand Slam SF (1-4). Has held serve 73 of 78 games (.936), saving 3 of 8 break pts. while converting 24 of 54 break pts. (44%). Was broken twice in 1R and 3R matches. No. 5 in tournament with 66 aces. Time on court: 12 hrs., 16 mins. • Achieved career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings on 13 August -- 4 wrist surgeries and 8+ years after becoming No. 4. • Saved 3 championship points to defeat No. 1 Federer for 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells.

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• Owns 9 wins over World No. 1 -- most among all players who’ve never been ranked No. 1 themselves. • Defeated Raonic in Indian Wells SF on 17 March for 400th win of career. • Earned straight-set wins over No. 6 Thiem, No. 5 A. Zverev and No. 8 Anderson en route to Acapulco title. • Won 15 straight matches before falling to eventual champion Isner in ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF. • Advanced to Roland Garros SF (l. to No. 1 Nadal) and Wimbledon QF (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 5 sets after 4h48m). • Reached ATP World Tour 250 finals at Auckland (l. to Bautista Agut) and Los Cabos (l. to Fognini). • Retired in Rome 3R vs. Goffin (groin strain). Withdrew from London/Queen’s Club (adductor) and Toronto (left wrist).

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 3 on 13 August 2018 more than 8 years after becoming No. 4 on 11 January 2010. Finished in Top 10 and qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in 2008-09 and 2012-13. Ended 2 other seasons at No. 11 (2011, 2017). Rose 200+ spots in 2011 and 500+ spots in 2016 to finish each of those seasons as No. 1 Argentine.

> Winner of 22 singles titles, capturing 1st 4 during 23-match win streak in 2008: Stuttgart, Kitzbuhel, Los Angeles and Washington. Saved 3 championship points to beat No. 1 Federer for 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at 2018 Indian Wells. Also upset Federer in Swiss’ hometown of Basel for 4th title of season in both 2012 and 2013.

> Earned 30+ victories in 8 seasons (2008-09, 2011-13, 2016-18), posting 400th win in 2018 Indian Wells SF (d. Raonic). Boasts 9 wins over World No. 1 -- most by a player who’s never been No. 1 since inception of rankings in 1973. One of 3 players to beat Nadal, Federer and Djokovic when each were No. 1 (also Murray, Tsonga).

> Captured 2009 US Open title, snapping No. 1 Federer’s 40-match tournament win streak in 5-set final after beating Nadal 6-2 6-2 6-2 in SF. Defeated Federer again en route to 2009 ATP Finals championship match. Advanced to SFs at 2009 Roland Garros, 2013 Wimbledon, 2017 US Open and 2018 Roland Garros.

> Led Argentina to 1st Davis Cup title in 2016, winning 5-setters in 5+ hours over both Murray in SF and Cilic in final. Defeated Djokovic en route to bronze medal at 2012 London Olympics, then beat both No. 1 Djokovic and Nadal en route to silver medal at 2016 Rio Olympics.

Most Career No. 1 Wins – Del Potro’s nine wins against World No. 1s is the most by any player who has never held the top spot since the inception of the ATP Rankings in 1973: No. Juan Martin del Potro 9 7 7 6 5 Goran Ivanisevic 5 5 5

Most Attempts Before Winning Second Grand Slam Title in Open Era – The Argentine is trying to win his second Grand Slam title in his 22nd tournament since capturing the 2009 US Open crown. Here are the players with the most Grand Slam tournaments played before winning a second Slam title:

First Grand Slam Title Second Grand Slam Title Attempts before winning second Grand Slam title 2000 US Open 2005 Australian Open 14 Novak Djokovic 12 1997 Roland Garros 2000 Roland Garros 12 Pete Sampras 1990 US Open 1993 Wimbledon 9

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[21] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs [6] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 14-2 10 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 6-4 11 Basel () Hard SF Kei Nishikori 2-6 7-6(4) 6-0 14 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Kei Nishikori 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 14 ATP Masters 1000 (France) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 14 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 3-6 6-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Rome () Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-1 15 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-1 16 Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 16 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-6(4) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-4 7-6(5) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-5 16 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-1 18 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-4 18 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-1 6-3 18 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-2

Kei Nishikori Novak Djokovic Sets Won: 10 33 Tiebreak Sets Won: 2 2

Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 0 6 Hard: 2 7 Grass: 0 1

KEI NISHIKORI vs NOVAK DJOKOVIC 28 (12/29/89) Age (Birthdate) 31 (5/22/87) No. 19 (No. 4 on 3/2/15) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 6 (No. 1 on 7/4/11) Shimane, Japan Birthplace , Bradenton, FL, USA Residence Monte Carlo, 28-13 (12-6) 2018 Record (on hard) 38-10 (16-4) 359-168 (238-111) Career Record (on hard) 821-173 (524-99) 0 / 11 2018 Titles / Career Titles 2 / 70 81-33 Career Grand Slam Record 256-41 23-8 (2014 Runner-up) US Open Record (Best Result) 67-10 (2011, 2015 Champion) 18-6 (2-0) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 29-9 (1-0) 2 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 4 111-76 (12-3) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 228-133 (10-9) $19,286,966 Career Prize Money $115,310,890 Dante Bottini, Michael Chang Coach Marian Vajda

KEI NISHIKORI

2018 Highlights F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal) SF (1): New York (l Anderson) QF (4): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Djokovic); Wimbledon (l Djokovic); Washington (l A. Zverev); US Open

2018 in Review • Appearing in 3rd career Grand Slam SF (1-1), all at the US Open. The 2014 finalist lost to eventual champion Wawrinka in the SFs two years ago. Has a 6-1 record vs. Top 10 foes here with only loss to Wawrinka. Has won 66 of 79 service games (.759), saving 22 of 35 break pts. (63%) and has converted 29 of 59 BPs (49%). Time on court: 12 hrs., 42 mins. • Earned Top 5 wins over Cilic and A. Zverev to reach Monte-Carlo final (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Fell to 0-4 in ATP Masters 1000 finals. As World No. 36, became lowest-ranked Monte-Carlo finalist since No. 53 Arazi in 2001.

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• Played 44 tour-level events since most recent title at 2016 Memphis (d. Fritz). Lost his last 7 finals. • At Wimbledon, became 1st Japanese player to complete set of QFs at all 4 Grand Slams (l. to Djokovic). • Reached New York SF (l. to Anderson in 3rd-set TB), Rome QF (l. to Djokovic) and Washington QF (l. to A. Zverev). • Defeated Frenchmen Janvier, Paire and Simon to reach Roland Garros 4R for 4th straight year (l. to Thiem). • Fell to No. 39 in ATP Rankings on 2 April -- lowest since No. 40 on 10 October 2011. • Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title -- 1st since 2010 -- at Dallas, USA as WC (d. McDonald). • Retired in Barcelona 2R vs. Garcia-Lopez due to right leg injury. • Withdrew from Brisbane, and Australian Open (right wrist), as well as Indian Wells (illness).

Career Highlights > Top-ranked Asian in ATP Rankings history. Achieved career-high No. 4 on 2 March 2015 after reaching Acapulco final. Ended 2014, 2015 and 2016 in Top 10. Passed by Chung on 19 March 2018 after nearly 7 years as No. 1 Asian.

> Earned 50+ wins to qualify for Nitto ATP Finals in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Reached SF in 2014 and 2016.

> Owns 11 ATP World Tour titles, capturing 1st at 2008 Delray Beach as 18-year-old qualifier ranked 244th. Remains youngest ATP champion since Hewitt, 16, at 1998 Adelaide. Enjoyed 30+ victories in 7 straight seasons (2011-17), highlighted by 300th win in 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Paris 2R (d. Troicki).

> Defeated No. 1 Djokovic at 2014 US Open to become 1st Asian Grand Slam men’s singles finalist. Also 1st Japanese man to reach QFs at all 4 Grand Slam events. Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 finals at 2014 Madrid, 2016 Miami, 2016 Toronto and 2018 Monte-Carlo. Owns 6 ATP World Tour 500 titles, including in 2012 and 2014.

> Beat 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medalist Nadal to capture 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medal. Saved 3 MPs in Rio Olympics QF to defeat Monfils in 3rd-set TB.

NISHIKORI VS. TOP 10 – The Japanese star is 36-59 lifetime vs. Top 10 opponents, including 9-14 in Grand Slam play (6-1 at the US Open):

W-L Wins Australian Open 3-6 2012 No. 6 Tsonga 4R; 2015 No. 10 Ferrer 4R; 2016 No. 10 Tsonga 4R Roland Garros 0-4 Wimbledon 0-3 US Open 6-1 2008 No. 4 Ferrer 3R; 2014 No. 6 Raonic 4R, No. 4 Wawrinka QF, No. 1 Djokovic SF; 2015 No. 2 Murray QF; 2018 No. 7 Cilic QF

NOVAK DJOKOVIC

2018 Highlights W (2): Wimbledon (d Anderson); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Federer) F (1): London/Queen's Club (l Cilic) SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal) QF (2): Roland Garros (l Cecchinato); US Open

2018 in Review • Appearing in 11th US Open SF (7-3), second-most behind Connors (14) and 33rd of career (22-10). Has held serve 72 of 77 games (.935), saving 11 of 16 break pts. (69%) and only broken more than once in a match in 1R when he lost serve twice vs. Fucsovics. Has won 27 of 67 break pts. (40%). Time on court: 12 hrs., 46 mins. • Ended career-long 54-week title drought by winning 4th Wimbledon and 13th Grand Slam title overall (d. Anderson). • As World No. 21, became lowest-ranked Grand Slam champion since No. 44 Gaudio at 2004 Roland Garros. • Improved to 27-25 vs. Nadal by defeating World No. 1 in Wimbledon SF 10-8 in 5th after 5 hours, 15 minutes. • Improved to 24-22 vs. Federer by beating World No. 2 for 1st ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title. • Became 1st player to win titles at all 9 ATP Masters 1000 events since start of series in 1990. • Earned 800th career win in London/Queen’s Club QF (d. Mannarino) but squandered 1 MP in final (l. to Cilic). • Advanced to Roland Garros QF-or-better for 9th straight year (l. to Cecchinato in QF). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF-or-better for 12th straight season (l. to Nadal in SF).

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• Started year 6-6 with 3 straight losses to Chung in Aus. Open 4R, Daniel in Indian Wells 2R and Paire in Miami 2R and in last seven tournaments has a 32-4 record. • Fell to No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 21 May -- lowest since No. 22 on 2 October 2006. Returned to Top 10 on 16 July. • Underwent surgery on right elbow shortly after Australian Open, which was his 1st tournament in 6 months.

Career Highlights > Ended 4 years as World No. 1 (2011-12, 2014-15). One of 7 players to finish 4+ seasons at No. 1 along with Sampras (6), Connors (5), Federer (5), Lendl (4), McEnroe (4) and Nadal (4). Spent 223 total weeks at No. 1, 5th all-time behind Federer’s 310, Sampras’ 286, Lendl’s 270 and Connors’ 268. Finished Top 3 and earned 60+ wins in 10 straight seasons (2007-16).

> Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in 10 straight years (2007-16), capturing 5 titles overall and becoming 1st player to sweep 4 straight titles (2008, 2012-15).

> Owns 70 singles titles, 6th-most in Open Era, including 13 Grand Slams (4th all-time) and 31 ATP Masters 1000s (2nd behind Nadal's 33). Won 2+ titles each year from 2006-18, including all 4 Grand Slam and 9 ATP Masters 1000 events. Only player with titles at all 9 ATP Masters 1000s since start of series in 1990. Enjoyed win streaks of 43 matches overall (2010-11), 31 matches at ATP Masters 1000s (2011) and 30 matches at Grand Slams (2015-16). One of 3 active players with 800+ victories (also Federer, Nadal), earning 800th win in 2018 London/Queen's Club QF (d. Mannarino). Owns winning records against Nadal (27-25), Federer (24-22) and Murray (25-11).

> Swept titles at 2015 Wimbledon, 2015 US Open, and 2016 Roland Garros, becoming 8th player to complete career Grand Slam and 3rd to hold all 4 major titles at one time (also Budge, Laver). Tied with Emerson and Federer for most Australian Open titles in history (6). Loss to Querrey in 2016 Wimbledon 3R snapped streaks of 28 QFs, 9 SFs, 6 finals and 4 titles in a row at Grand Slams.

> Won 2008 Beijing OIympics bronze medal, then led Serbia to 2010 Davis Cup title with straight-set wins over Simon and Monfils (SRB d. FRA 3-2). Lost in 2012 London Olympics bronze medal match and 2013 Davis Cup final, despite defeating Stepanek and Berdych in straight sets (CZE d. SRB 3-2).

Career Title Leaders – Nadal and Djokovic are among the Top 10 title leaders in the Open Era:

No. 1) Jimmy Connors 109 2) Roger Federer 98 3) Ivan Lendl 94 4) Rafael Nadal 80 5) John McEnroe 77 6) Novak Djokovic 70 7) Bjorn Borg 64 Pete Sampras 64 9) 62 10) Andre Agassi 60

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MEN’S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

[7] Lukasz Kubot (POL)/Marcelo Melo (BRA) vs [3] Mike Bryan (USA)/Jack Sock (USA)

• The doubles championship on Friday features No. 7 seeds Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Marcelo Melo of Brazil against all-American No. 3 seeds Mike Bryan and Jack Sock. This is a first-time meeting between the last two Wimbledon champions. Both teams are trying to capture their second Grand Slam crown as a duo.

• Kubot and Melo have won three of their five matches in three sets to reach their second Grand Slam final together. Last year they won Wimbledon. Kubot is 2-0 in Grand Slam doubles finals. He won the (w/Lindstedt). Melo is 2-1 in Grand Slam finals. He won 2015 Roland Garros and was runner-up at 2013 Wimbledon (both w/Dodig). Kubot and Melo finished last season as the No. 1 doubles team in the world with six titles.

• Kubot and Melo entered the US Open with five losses in their last seven matches. Though they have won two titles in 2018, they are still seeking their first title of the season at a Grand Slam or ATP Masters 1000 event. The Pole and Brazilian won Wimbledon, three ATP Masters 1000 events and two other titles in 2017.

• Bryan is playing at his 24th straight US Open and first without his twin brother Bob. While nursed a hip injury, Mike Bryan and Sock earned three wins in five sets to capture the Wimbledon title in just their second event as a team. If Bryan and Sock add the US Open championship, they will be the first team to win consecutive Grand Slam titles since Bob and Mike swept four straight from the 2012 US Open through 2013 Wimbledon. They would also become the first team since Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge in 2003 to win Wimbledon and US Open in the same year. Mike Bryan would also break a tie with and set an all-time record with 18 Grand Slam men’s doubles titles.

• Bryan and Sock have only lost one set en route to the final, that coming in the semi-finals. M. Bryan is 5-1 in US Open doubles finals and he is trying to win an Open Era record sixth title. He is appearing in his 180th final. He is 119-60 in finals (116-58 with Bob, 3-2 other partners). He is looking to become the oldest doubles Grand Slam doubles champion in the Open Era at 40 yrs., 4 mons. , at 40 yrs., 2 mons., who won the 2013 US Open (w/Stepanek), is the current oldest champion. Sock is 2-0 in Grand Slam doubles finals, winning Wimbledon in 2014 (w/Pospisil) and in July (w/Mike). He also won the US Open junior singles title in 2010 and the mixed doubles title (w/Oudin) in 2011.

US Open Men’s Doubles Title Leaders (Open Era) Rank Player Titles Years T1 Bob Bryan 5 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 T1 Mike Bryan 5 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 T3 Robert Lutz 4 1968, 1974, 1978, 1980 T3 John McEnroe 4 1979, 1981, 1983, 1989 T3 4 1968, 1974, 1978, 1980

ATP DOUBLES RACE TO LONDON (going into Championship) No. Team Points KEY 1 / Mate Pavic* 6,590 Top 8 qualify for Nitto ATP Finals 2 Juan Sebastian Cabal / 5,290 * Qualified 3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 4,355 ^ Add 800 points for Final win 4 / 4,250 5 Nikola Mektic / 3,920 6 / 3,685 7 Lukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo 3,570^ 8 Mike Bryan / Jack Sock 3,470^ 9 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / 3,310 10 / 2,740

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[7] Lukasz Kubot (POL)/Marcelo Melo (BRA)

LUKASZ KUBOT MARCELO MELO TEAM Age 36 (5/16/82) 34 (9/23/83) 2015 Vienna (Debut) ATP Doubles Rankings No. 13 No. 14 No. 9 Career-High Rankings No. 1 (1/8/18) No. 1 (11/2/15) No. 1 (2017 Year-End) US Open W-L 13-9 25-11 6-1 Grand Slam W-L 77-43 97-43 21-6 Season W-L 29-17 30-17 28-17 Career W-L 333-223 462-278 87-37 Grand Slam Titles 2 2 1 (2017 Wimbledon) Career Titles 22 30 10 Team Titles 2018 (2) Sydney, Halle; 2017 (6) ATP Masters 1000 Miami, ATP Masters 1000 Madrid, ’s- Hertogenbosch, Halle, Wimbledon, ATP Masters 1000 Paris; 2016 (1) Vienna; 2015 (1) Vienna

• Kubot is trying to become the first Polish man to win the US Open doubles title. In 2011, countrymen and were finalists • Melo is attempting to become the second Brazilian US Open champion in three years. In 2016, Bruno Soares won the title (w/J. Murray)

[3] Mike Bryan (USA)/Jack Sock (USA)

MIKE BRYAN JACK SOCK TEAM Age 40 (4/29/78) 25 (9/24/92) 2018 London/Queen’s Club (Debut) ATP Doubles Rankings No. 1 No. 12 No. 10 Career-High Rankings No. 1 (9/8/03) No. 6 (5/11/15) --- US Open W-L 70-18 8-5 5-0 Grand Slam W-L 284-65 35-13 11-0 Season W-L 42-14 31-10 13-3 Career W-L 1,098-350 150-71 13-3 Grand Slam Titles 17 2 1 (2018 Wimbledon) Career Titles 119 12 1 Team Titles 2018 (1) Wimbledon

• M. Bryan is 5-1 in US Open doubles finals and 119-60 in career finals (116-58 with Bob, 3-2 other partners). He is trying to become the oldest doubles Grand Slam doubles champion in the Open Era at 40 yrs., 4 mons. Leander Paes, at 40 yrs., 2 mons., who won the 2013 US Open (w/Stepanek), is the current oldest champion • Sock is 2-0 in Grand Slam doubles finals, winning Wimbledon in 2014 (w/Pospisil) and in July (w/Mike). He also won the US Open junior singles title in 2010 and the mixed doubles title (w/Oudin) in 2011

All-Time Grand Slam Men’s Doubles Title Leaders

Rank Player Titles T1 Mike Bryan 17 T1 John Newcombe 17 T3 Bob Bryan 16 T3 Roy Emerson 16 T3 Todd Woodbridge 16

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POTENTIAL FINAL HEAD-TO-HEADS

[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [6] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 27-25 06 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 ret 07 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard F Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-5 07 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 07 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 07 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-4 6-2 07 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-1 4-1 ret 07 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 07 Masters Cup (China) Hard RR Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 08 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 08 ATP Masters 1000 Clay SF Rafael Nadal 7-5 2-6 6-2 08 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-2 7-6(3) 08 London/Queen’s Club (Great Britain) Grass F Rafael Nadal 7-6(6) 7-5 08 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 7-5 08 Beijing Olympics (China) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 1-6 6-4 09 Davis Cup 1R (Spain) Clay RR Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 6-1 09 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-3 2-6 6-1 09 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-6(2) 6-2 09 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(9) 09 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 09 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 09 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-3 10 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Rafael Nadal 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2 10 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard F Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) 11 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay F Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-4 11 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 11 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass F Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3 11 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1 12 Australian Open (Australia) Hard F Novak Djokovic 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5 12 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-1 12 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 12 Roland Garros (France) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 13 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay F Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(1) 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7(3) 9-7 13 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 13 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Rafael Nadal 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 13 Beijing (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 13 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 14 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 14 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-3 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay F Rafael Nadal 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 15 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 6-1 15 Beijing (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2 15 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 16 Doha () Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 7-5 7-6(4) 17 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 18 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 7-6(4) 6-3 18 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Novak Djokovic 6-4 3-6 7-6(9) 3-6 10-8

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[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [21] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nadal Leads 10-2 08 London/Queen’s Club (Great Britain) Grass R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4 3-6 6-3 10 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 6-4 11 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-1 6-3 14 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 7-6(3) 7-5 7-6(3) 14 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 2-6 6-4 3-0 ret 15 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal Hard QF Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard QF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 16 Barcelona (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-4 7-5 16 Rio Olympics (Brazil) Hard BRZ Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-7(1) 6-3 18 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2

[3] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [6] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 14-4 07 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-3 6-4 08 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 09 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 11 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2 11 Davis Cup SF (Serbia) Hard RR Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(5) 3-0 ret 12 London Olympics (Great Britain) Grass BRZ Juan Martin del Potro 7-5 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 12 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(3) 6-4 12 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-2 13 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-6(4) 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard SF Juan Martin del Potro 4-6 6-4 6-4 13 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Novak Djokovic 7-5 4-6 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-3 13 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-1 3-6 7-6(3) 13 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-3 16 Rio Olympics (Brazil) Hard R64 Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(4) 7-6(2) 17 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-4 6-4 17 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 7-5 4-6 6-1 17 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4

[3] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [21] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Del Potro Leads 6-2 08 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Juan Martin del Potro 6-3 6-4 6-3 09 San Jose (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Juan Martin del Potro 6-2 6-2 12 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Juan Martin del Potro 6-3 7-6(3) 6-1 12 London Olympics (Great Britain) Grass QF Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 7-6(4) 16 Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 7-5 6-4 17 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(4) 6-3 17 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Kei Nishikori 6-4 7-5 18 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Juan Martin del Potro 6-2 6-2

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