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ASB CLASSIC: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, January 14, 2017

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SOUSA, SOCK BATTLE WITH TITLE ON THE LINE

 Unseeded Joao Sousa of Portugal and No. 4 seed Jack Sock of the U.S. meet in the championship of the ASB Classic on Saturday. Sousa won the previous meeting in three sets in the 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid last May.

 Sousa has not dropped a set this week en route to his eighth career ATP World Tour final (2-5). Prior to this week, Sousa was 0-2 in Auckland. The 27-year-old Portuguese native leads the tournament in return games won (40%) and has served well, holding 36 of 39 games (92%). He is trying to win his first ATP World Tour title since 2015 Valencia (d. Bautista Agut).

 Sock is appearing in his second straight Auckland final (ret. vs. Bautista Agut) and the 24-year-old American is attempting to earn his second career ATP World Tour title. Since winning Houston in 2015, Sock has lost his last four ATP World Tour finals, including three last season. He is trying to become the first American to win the Auckland title since John Isner in 2014 (also in 2010).

 In the doubles final, No. 4 seeds Marcin Matkowski of Poland and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan take on unseeded Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Scott Lipsky of the U.S. for the first time. All four players are trying to capture their first Auckland title. Lipsky is 0-2 in finals.

INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS

ASB Classic Joao Sousa [4] Jack Sock Aces 10 25 1st-Serve Percentage 63% (140 of 224) 59% (148 of 249) 1st-Serve Points Won 79% (110 of 140) 73% (108 of 148) 2nd-Serve Points Won 57% (48 of 84) 58% (59 of 101) Service Games Won 92% (36 of 39) 87% (34 of 39) Break Points Saved 63% (5 of 8) 58% (7 of 12) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 34% (37 of 110) 29% (53 of 180) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 58% (54 of 93) 56% (50 of 90) Return Games Won 40% (14 of 35) 28% (11 of 40) Break Points Converted 58% (14 of 24) 31% (11 of 35) BOLD: Leads all players this week

EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

ASB Classic Champion Finalist Ranking Points 250 150 Singles Prize Money $80,250 $42,265 Doubles Prize Money $24,380 $12,820 ASB Classic Day 6 – Saturday, January 14, 2017 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

SATURDAY FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: CHAMPIONSHIP

Joao Sousa (POR) vs [4] Jack Sock (USA) Sousa Leads 1-0 16 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R16 Joao Sousa 6-1 6-7(3) 6-2

Sousa 2016 Summary SF: Nice (l. A. Zverev); QF (5): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. Nadal); Bastad (l. Elias); Umag (l. A. Martin); St. Petersburg (l. Bautista Agut); Tokyo (l. Goffin) 2016 W-L: 27-34 (13-21 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: March 30, 1989 (27) Emirates ATP Ranking: 44 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 4-2 (2017 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Has not dropped a set en route to final and defeated [5] Ramos-Vinolas 61 75 in 1R and [8] Bagdatis 61 75 in SF. Leads field in 2nd-serve return points (58%) and 40% of return games (14 of 35). Has only been broken three times (36 of 39, 92%), saving five of eight break points (63%) • Appearing in eighth career ATP World Tour final (2-5) and won titles in 2015 Valencia (d. Bautista Agut) and 2013 Kuala Lumpur (d. Benneteau) • Last season finished in Top 50 at No. 43 for third time in four years, highlighted by 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Madrid (d. Mahut, Granollers and Sock; l. to No. 5 Nadal) • Snapped 21-match losing streak vs Top 10 players by advancing to Tokyo QF (d. No. 5 Nishikori 34 ret, l. to Goffin) • Achieved career-high No. 28 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 16 • Defeated No. 20 Anderson en route to Nice SF (l. to A. Zverev in 3 sets), but did not beat any Top 100 players to reach QFs at Båstad (l. to Elias), Umag (l. to An. Martin in 3 sets) and St. Petersburg (l. to Bautista Agut in 3 sets) • Reached 3R at Australian Open (l. to No. 2 Murray in 4 sets), Wimbledon (l. to Vesely) and US Open (l. to Dimitrov) • Fell to Fognini in 2016 Auckland 1R after holding 2 MPs

Sock 2016 Summary F (3): Auckland (l. Bautista Agut); Houston (l. Monaco); Stockholm (l. del Potro); QF (3): Washington (l. Karlovic); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Simon); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. Isner) 2016 W-L: 37-21 (27-14 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: September 24, 1992 (24) Emirates ATP Ranking: 23 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 9-2 (2016-17 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Appearing in final for second straight year and defeated [Q] Harrison 76(5) 46 61 in 2R, Chardy 57 64 63 in QF despite converting 4 of 25 BPs (0 of 16 until 4-4 in 2nd set) and [7] Johnson 64 63 in SF to reach sixth career ATP World Tour final (1-4). Won lone ATP World Tour title in 2015 Houston (d. Querrey). Since then has lost four finals in a row, including three last season. Finished year-end best No. 23 and as No. 2 American in 2016 • Only men’s or women’s tennis player to earn multiple medals at Rio Olympics, winning gold in mixed doubles w/Mattek-Sands (d. Ram/V. Williams) and bronze in men’s doubles w/Johnson (d. Nestor/Pospisil) • Runner-up at Auckland (d. No. 8 Ferrer, ret vs Bautista Agut), Houston (l. to Monaco) and Stockholm (l. to del Potro) • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 2nd time at US Open (d. No. 9 Cilic 64 63 63, l. to Tsonga) • Also advanced to 1st 2 ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Shanghai (d. No. 6 Raonic after saving 2 MPs, l. to Simon 76 in 3rd) and Paris (d. No. 8 Thiem in 2R, l. to Isner in 3 sets) • Set career-highs last season in wins (37) and ranking (No. 22 on Jan. 18), becoming No. 1 American on Oct. 17 • ATP Masters 1000 doubles champion w/Isner at Shanghai (d. Lopez/Lopez, Bryan/Bryan and Kontinen/Peers), as well as runner-up w/Pospisil at Indian Wells (l. to Herbert/Mahut) and Rome (l. to Bryan/Bryan) • Won Basel title w/Granollers (d. Lindstedt/Venus) and reached Beijing final w/Tomic (l. to Carreño Busta/Nadal) • Played 33 matches in 33 days from October 3 to November 4 (12-5 singles, 14-2 doubles) • Rallied from 2 sets down to beat Cilic in Davis Cup QF, but lost deciding rubber to Coric (CRO d. USA 3-2) • Retired in Auckland final and withdrew from Buenos Aires due to illness

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DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

[4] Marcin Matkowski (POL)/Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) vs First Meeting Jonathan Erlich (ISR)/Scott Lipsky (USA)

• Matkowkski/Qureshi, teaming for first time this week, have posted wins over Harrison/Isner 76(4) 61 in 1R, S. Gonzalez/Marrero 64 36 11-9 in QF and [WC] Daniell/Demoliner 64 64 in SF. Matkowski is playing in Auckland for the first time and Qureshi a second time (1R last year) • No. 34-ranked Matkowski is 17-28 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals and last year he was 1-1, reaching final in Estoril (w/Kubot) and winning his last title in Tokyo (w/Granollers) • No. 40 Qureshi is 11-16 in career ATP World Tour finals and last year his six-year title streak came to an end. His best results were runner-up showings in Marrakech (w/Draganja) and Hamburg (w/Nestor). His last title came at 2015 Newport (w/Marray). He was also 1-1 in ATP Challenger Tour finals

• Erlich/Lipsky have yet to drop a set en route to the final, defeating Peralta/Zeballos 62 64 in 1R, [2] Inglot/Mergea 63 76(6) in QF and Monroe/Sitak 64 64 in SF. This is their third career tournament together (2010 Newport SF, 2017 Chennai 1R) • No. 54-ranked Erlich, who is playing in Auckland for the first time, has an 18-18 career record in doubles finals (0-2 last year) and his last ATP World Tour title came at 2015 Shenzhen (w/Fleming) • No. 49 Lipsky is making his eighth Auckland appearance in nine years (except 2010) and comes in with a 10-7 record. He is 15-11 in ATP World Tour finals and this is the American’s third final in Auckland (2009 w/Paes and last year w/Butorac). He was 1-1 in finals last year, reaching the final here and winning in Estoril (both w/Butorac)

ASB CLASSIC: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Friday, January 13, 2017

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OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALISTS MEET IN ASB CLASSIC SEMI-FINALS

 No. 4 seed Jack Sock and No. 7 seed Steve Johnson will share a match court Friday for the first time since winning bronze in men’s doubles at the Rio Olympics. The Americans defeated Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil for third place on August 12 and have not been partners or opponents since. Sock added the mixed doubles gold medal on August 14 with Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

 Sock and Johnson have each won one career ATP World Tour singles title. Johnson in particular has a great opportunity in Auckland. He already owns victories at the ASB Classic over each of the other two semi-finalists: Marcos Baghdatis (2014 first round) and Joao Sousa (2015 first round). Both Baghdatis and Sousa entered the week with 0-2 records at the ASB Classic overall.

 New Zealand’s own Artem Sitak and Marcus Daniell are featured in Friday’s doubles semi-finals. Sitak and American Nicolas Monroe meet Jonathan Erlich and Scott Lipsky before Daniell and Brazilian Marcelo Demoliner challenge No. 4 seeds Marcin Matkowski and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi. Daniell captured the 2010 ASB Classic doubles title with Horia Tecau of Romania.

FRIDAY FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: SINGLES SEMI-FINALS

[8] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) vs Joao Sousa (POR) First Meeting

Baghdatis 2016 Summary F: Dubai (l. Wawrinka); SF: Newport (l. Karlovic); QF (4): Montpellier (l. Gasquet); Houston (l. Sock); Halle (l. A. Zverev); Nottingham (l. Cuevas) 2016 W-L: 26-23 (17-14 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: June 17, 1985 (31) Emirates ATP Ranking: 36 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2017 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Leads field by winning 36% of 1st-serve return points (55/152); 2nd in aces (31) • 2017 Week 1: Doha 1R (ret vs Stepanek -- ankle strain) • Finished as Dubai runner-up, falling to 4-9 in ATP singles finals with 5 straight losses (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Earned 300th win over Muller at Roland Garros on May 24 (l. to No. 7 Tsonga in 2R after leading by 2 sets) • Extended Davis Cup singles win streak to 36 matches with 4 victories March 2-5, passing Borg for all-time record • Reached 1st Grand Slam 4R since 2009 Aus. Open at US Open (d. Bagnis, Paire and R. Harrison; l. to Monfils) • Advanced to Newport SF in tournament debut (d. Baker and Sela, l. to Karlovic) • Beat Schwartzman 60 60 en route to Houston QF (l. to Sock) -- 1st double-bagel of 2016 season • Also reached QFs at Montpellier (l. to No. 10 Gasquet), Halle (d. No. 8 Berdych in 1R, l. to A. Zverev) and Nottingham (d. Querrey after saving 2 MPs, l. to Cuevas after holding 1 MP) • Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 2R vs Dimitrov due to right leg injury

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• Tournament Note: Leads field by winning 61% of 2nd-serve return points (40/66) and 42% of return games (11/26) • Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Madrid (d. Mahut, Granollers and Sock; l. to No. 5 Nadal) • Snapped 21-match losing streak vs Top 10 players by advancing to Tokyo QF (d. No. 5 Nishikori 34 ret, l. to Goffin) • Achieved career-high No. 28 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 16 • Defeated No. 20 Anderson en route to Nice SF (l. to A. Zverev in 3 sets), but did not beat any Top 100 players to reach QFs at Båstad (l. to Elias), Umag (l. to An. Martin in 3 sets) and St. Petersburg (l. to Bautista Agut in 3 sets) • Reached 3R at Australian Open (l. to No. 2 Murray in 4 sets), Wimbledon (l. to Vesely) and US Open (l. to Dimitrov) • Fell to Fognini in 2016 Auckland 1R after holding 2 MPs

[4] Jack Sock (USA) vs [7] Steve Johnson (USA) Sock Leads 2-1 12 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Jack Sock 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Jack Sock 7-5 6-4 6-2 15 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard QF Steve Johnson 7-6(5) 6-1 Other Meetings 11 Charlottesville CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Steve Johnson 7-6(5) 6-4 12 Tiburon CH (U.S.A.) Hard SF Jack Sock 6-4 7-6(4) 13 Sarasota CH (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Steve Johnson 7-6(7) 2-2 ret

• Tournament Note: Defeated Chardy 57 64 63 in QF despite converting 4 of 25 BPs (0 of 16 until 4-4 in 2nd set) • Only men’s or women’s tennis player to earn multiple medals at Rio Olympics, winning gold in mixed doubles w/Mattek-Sands (d. Ram/V. Williams) and bronze in men’s doubles w/Johnson (d. Nestor/Pospisil) • Runner-up at Auckland (d. No. 8 Ferrer, ret vs Bautista Agut), Houston (l. to Monaco) and Stockholm (l. to del Potro) • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 2nd time at US Open (d. No. 9 Cilic 64 63 63, l. to Tsonga) • Also advanced to 1st 2 ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Shanghai (d. No. 6 Raonic after saving 2 MPs, l. to Simon 76 in 3rd) and Paris (d. No. 8 Thiem in 2R, l. to Isner in 3 sets) • Set career-highs last season in wins (37) and ranking (No. 22 on Jan. 18), becoming No. 1 American on Oct. 17 • ATP Masters 1000 doubles champion w/Isner at Shanghai (d. Lopez/Lopez, Bryan/Bryan and Kontinen/Peers), as well as runner-up w/Pospisil at Indian Wells (l. to Herbert/Mahut) and Rome (l. to Bryan/Bryan) • Won Basel title w/Granollers (d. Lindstedt/Venus) and reached Beijing final w/Tomic (l. to Carreño Busta/Nadal) • Played 33 matches in 33 days from October 3 to November 4 (12-5 singles, 14-2 doubles) • Rallied from 2 sets down to beat Cilic in Davis Cup QF, but lost deciding rubber to Coric (CRO d. USA 3-2) • Retired in Auckland final and withdrew from Buenos Aires due to illness

Johnson 2016 Summary W: Nottingham (d. Cuevas); SF: Washington (l. Karlovic); QF (4): London/Queen's Club (l. Cilic); Newport (l. Young); Rio Olympics (l. Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. Dimitrov) 2016 W-L: 30-28 (18-19 on hard) 2016 Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 24, 1989 (27) Emirates ATP Ranking: 33 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 7-3 (2017 Semi-finalist) ASB Classic Day 5 – Friday, January 13, 2017 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Tournament Note: Leads field by winning 89% of 1st-serve points (110/124) and 95% of service games (36/38) • 2017 Week 1: Brisbane 1R (l. to Dimitrov) • Captured 1st ATP titles in singles at Nottingham (d. Cuevas) and doubles at Geneva w/Querrey (d. Klaasen/Ram) • Rio Olympics doubles bronze medalist w/Sock (d. Nestor/Pospisil) and singles quarter-finalist (l. to Murray 76 in 3rd) • Reached 1st Grand Slam 4R at Wimbledon (d. Dimitrov, l. to No. 3 Federer) and 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Cincinnati (d. No. 10 Tsonga, l. to Dimitrov) • Achieved career-high No. 21 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 25 and became No. 1 American on August 22 • Saved 12 set points (5 in 1st, 7 in 2nd) to defeat Isner 76(7) 76(15) and reach Washington SF (l. to Karlovic) • Snapped 0-13 start to career vs Top 10 players at London/Queen’s Club (d. No. 10 Gasquet in 1R, l. to Cilic in QF) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd straight season (d. Bedene and Bellucci, l. to No. 8 Ferrer) • Saved 6 MPs vs Donskoy in US Open 1R and 1 MP vs Millman in Delray Beach 1R before losing in 2R both times • Advanced to Memphis doubles final w/Querrey (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez)

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS

[4] Jack Sock (USA) vs [8] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Sock Leads 1-0 16 Houston (U.S.A.) Clay QF Jack Sock 6-4 6-4

[4] Jack Sock (USA) vs Joao Sousa (POR) Sousa Leads 1-0 16 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R16 Joao Sousa 6-1 6-7(3) 6-2

[7] Steve Johnson (USA) vs [8] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Johnson Leads 1-0 14 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard R32 Steve Johnson 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4

[7] Steve Johnson (USA) vs Joao Sousa (POR) Johnson Leads 1-0 15 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard R32 Steve Johnson 7-5 6-4 Other Meeting 13 Winston-Salem Q (U.S.A.) Hard Q3 Steve Johnson 4-6 6-1 6-4

ASB CLASSIC: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, January 12, 2017

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AMERICANS ISNER, SOCK, JOHNSON IN ASB CLASSIC QUARTERS

 They battled to end 2016 as the No. 1 American. Now, No. 2 seed John Isner, No. 4 seed Jack Sock and No. 7 seed Steve Johnson are bidding to reach the ASB Classic semi-finals. Johnson was the top-ranked American for five weeks following the US Open before Sock passed him. But Isner’s run to the Paris final allowed him to finish his fifth straight season as the No. 1 American.

 Isner and Johnson will meet for the seventh time in their FedEx ATP Head 2 Head rivalry. Eight of their 15 sets have been decided by a tiebreaker. Johnson saved 12 set points (5 in 1st, 7 in 2nd) to win their last encounter 7-6(7), 7-6(15) at 2016 Washington. Sock, who reached the 2016 ASB Classic final, faces Jeremy Chardy of France in Thursday’s final quarter-final on Centre Court.

 On the top half of the draw, first-time Auckland quarter-finalists Robin Haase and Joao Sousa will meet, then No. 8 seed Marcos Baghdatis faces 2015 ASB Classic champion Jiri Vesely. One of those four men will advance to Saturday’s final after failing to win an ATP World Tour title in 2016. Baghdatis’ title drought dates back seven years to the second week of the 2010 season in Sydney.

THURSDAY FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS

Robin Haase (NED) vs Joao Sousa (POR) Series Tied 1-1 16 Marseille (France) Hard R32 Robin Haase 6-4 6-0 16 Rio Olympics (Brazil) Hard R64 Joao Sousa 6-1 7-5 Other Meeting 10 Manerbio CH (Italy) Clay R16 Robin Haase 6-2 7-6(6)

Haase 2016 Summary F: Gstaad (l. Lopez); QF (2): Acapulco (l. Dolgopolov); Bucharest (l. Verdasco) 2016 W-L: 16-22 (7-15 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: April 6, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: 58 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Hit 11 aces and saved 6/9 break points to beat 4-time champion [3] Ferrer in 2R on Wednesday • 2017 Week 1: Doha 1R (l. to Goffin) • Appeared in 1st ATP World Tour singles final since 2013 Vienna at Gstaad (l. to Lopez) • Advanced to QFs at Acapulco (l. to Dolgopolov) and Bucharest (d. Tomic, l. to Verdasco) • Reached 2R at Doha, Auckland as Q, Marseille, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, Wimbledon and Antwerp • Also qualified at Basel (l. to del Potro in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (ret vs Verdasco) • Captured Challenger titles at Scheveningen, NED (d. Pavlasek) and Sibiu, ROU (d. Giustino) • Fell in Challenger finals at Alphen aan den Rijn, NED (l. to Struff) and Rome, ITA (l. to Satral) • Won Challenger doubles title at Sibiu, ROU w/Puetz (d. Eysseric/Lamasine) and reached final at Alphen aan den Rijn, NED (l. to Masur/Struff) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami (knee) and retired in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 1R vs Verdasco (hip)

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• Tournament Note: Won 71% of 2nd-serve return points (17/24) to defeat [Q] Klein 63 64 in 2R on Wednesday • Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Madrid (d. Mahut, Granollers and Sock; l. to No. 5 Nadal) • Snapped 21-match losing streak vs Top 10 players by advancing to Tokyo QF (d. No. 5 Nishikori 34 ret, l. to Goffin) • Achieved career-high No. 28 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 16 • Defeated No. 20 Anderson en route to Nice SF (l. to A. Zverev in 3 sets), but did not beat any Top 100 players to reach QFs at Båstad (l. to Elias), Umag (l. to An. Martin in 3 sets) and St. Petersburg (l. to Bautista Agut in 3 sets) • Reached 3R at Australian Open (l. to No. 2 Murray in 4 sets), Wimbledon (l. to Vesely) and US Open (l. to Dimitrov) • Fell to Fognini in 2016 Auckland 1R after holding 2 MPs

[7] Steve Johnson (USA) vs [2] John Isner (USA) Isner Leads 4-2 14 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Steve Johnson 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(6) 14 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 John Isner 7-6(6) 7-6(7) 15 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 John Isner 6-4 6-4 15 Nice (France) Clay R16 John Isner 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 15 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard SF John Isner 6-3 3-6 7-6(9) 16 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard QF Steve Johnson 7-6(7) 7-6(15)

• Tournament Note: Won 94% of 1st-serve points (31/33) and did not face BP to defeat Lu 64 76(4) in 2R • 2017 Week 1: Brisbane 1R (l. to Dimitrov) • Captured 1st ATP titles in singles at Nottingham (d. Cuevas) and doubles at Geneva w/Querrey (d. Klaasen/Ram) • Rio Olympics doubles bronze medalist w/Sock (d. Nestor/Pospisil) and singles quarter-finalist (l. to Murray 76 in 3rd) • Reached 1st Grand Slam 4R at Wimbledon (d. Dimitrov, l. to No. 3 Federer) and 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Cincinnati (d. No. 10 Tsonga, l. to Dimitrov) • Achieved career-high No. 21 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 25 and became No. 1 American on August 22 • Beat Isner 76(7) 76(15) to reach Washington SF (l. to Karlovic) • Snapped 0-13 start to career vs Top 10 players at London/Queen’s Club (d. No. 10 Gasquet in 1R, l. to Cilic in QF) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd straight season (d. Bedene and Bellucci, l. to No. 8 Ferrer) • Saved 6 MPs vs Donskoy in US Open 1R and 1 MP vs Millman in Delray Beach 1R before losing in 2R both times • Advanced to Memphis doubles final w/Querrey (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez)

Isner 2016 Summary F (2): Atlanta (l. Kyrgios); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. Murray); SF: Houston (l. Sock); QF (3): Auckland (l. Bautista Agut); Washington (l. Johnson); Vienna (l. Murray) 2016 W-L: 33-21 (23-14 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: April 26, 1985 (31) Emirates ATP Ranking: 19 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 14-3 (2010, 2014 Champion)

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• Tournament Note: After losing 1st 6 final-set tiebreaks in 2016, saved 1 MP to beat Jaziri 63 36 76(6) in 2R • Ended 2016 season by reaching 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Paris (d. Cilic, l. to No. 2 Murray) • Finished with ATP-best 1,159 aces last season, overtaking Karlovic during Paris run • Reached 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 8 Ferrer) and Roland Garros (d. Gabashvili in 5 sets, l. to No. 2 Murray) • Earned 300th career win over Edmund in Roland Garros 2R on May 25 • Rallied from 2 sets down to beat countryman Tiafoe in US Open 1R (l. to Edmund in 3R) • Lost 6 matches 76 in 3rd: Buenos Aires 2R vs Lajovic (held 1 MP), Rio de Janeiro 1R vs Pella (held 3 MPs), Indian Wells 4R vs No. 6 Nishikori (held 1 MP), Miami 2R vs Smyczek, Geneva 2R vs Rosol and London/Queen’s Club 2R vs Muller (held 10 MPs). Held 1 MP in Wimbledon 3R before falling to Tsonga 19-17 in 5th after 4 hours, 24 minutes • Fell 76 76 to Johnson in Washington QF, Kyrgios in Atlanta final and No. 6 Raonic in Cincinnati 2R • Beat Groth and Tomic in Davis Cup 1R (USA d. AUS 3-1), then beat Coric and lost to Cilic in QF (CRO d. USA 3-2) • Hit 49 aces and 0 DFs in 4-set win over Tomic, including fastest serve ever recorded in a tour-level match (157 mph) • Captured 2nd ATP Masters 1000 doubles title at Shanghai w/Sock (d. Lopez/Lopez, Bryan/Bryan, Kontinen/Peers) • Dropped to No. 27 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 17 -- lowest since he was No. 28 on Aug. 22, 2011 • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome (knee), as well as Beijing (back)

Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs [8] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Baghdatis Leads 2-0 14 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Marcos Baghdatis 3-6 6-2 6-1 15 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Marcos Baghdatis 6-3 1-1 ret Other Meeting 14 Geneva CH (Switzerland) Hard QF Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 7-5

Vesely 2016 Summary SF: Marrakech (l. Coric); QF (2): Istanbul (l. Dimitrov); Shenzhen (l. Berdych) 2016 W-L: 21-22 (7-13 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: July 10, 1993 (23) Emirates ATP Ranking: 54 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 7-1 (2015 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Hit 15 aces and saved 5/5 break points to defeat [LL] Statham 67(6) 75 63 in 2R on Wednesday • 2017 Week 1: Doha 2R (d. Yuksel, l. to No. 10 Berdych in 3 sets) • Upset No. 1 Djokovic for 1st win vs Top 10 opponent to reach ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to Monfils) • Defeated No. 8 Thiem 76 76 76 en route to Wimbledon 4R (l. to No. 9 Berdych 46 63 76 67 63 after saving 7 MPs) • Saved 1 MP vs Myneni in US Open 1R before conceding w/o to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R (left forearm inflammation) • Advanced to Marrakech SF (l. to Coric 76 76), Istanbul QF (l. to Dimitrov) and Shenzhen QF (l. to No. 9 Berdych) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Granollers in 1R) • As defending champion, lost to eventual champion Bautista Agut in Auckland 1R • Fell to Pouille and Tsonga as part of Czech Republic’s 3-1 loss to France in Davis Cup QF • Retired in Umag 2R (left shoulder) and Winston-Salem 3R (elbow); withdrew from St. Petersburg, Moscow (elbow)

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• Tournament Note: Saved 8/10 BPs on serve and lost 8/10 BPs on return in 46 76(4) 64 win over [WC] Brown in 2R • 2017 Week 1: Doha 1R (ret vs Stepanek -- ankle strain) • Finished as Dubai runner-up, falling to 4-9 in ATP singles finals with 5 straight losses (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Earned 300th win over Muller at Roland Garros on May 24 (l. to No. 7 Tsonga in 2R after leading by 2 sets) • Extended Davis Cup singles win streak to 36 matches with 4 victories March 2-5, passing Borg for all-time record • Reached 1st Grand Slam 4R since 2009 Aus. Open at US Open (d. Bagnis, Paire and R. Harrison; l. to Monfils) • Advanced to Newport SF in tournament debut (d. Baker and Sela, l. to Karlovic) • Reached QFs at Montpellier (l. to No. 10 Gasquet), Houston (d. Schwartzman 60 60, l. to Sock), Halle (d. No. 8 Berdych in 1R, l. to A. Zverev) and Nottingham (d. Querrey after saving 2 MPs, l. to Cuevas after holding 1 MP) • Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 2R vs Dimitrov due to right leg injury

Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs [4] Jack Sock (USA) Sock Leads 1-0 14 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard R16 Jack Sock 7-6(3) 6-3

Chardy 2016 Summary QF (4): Doha (l. Marchenko); Sydney (l. Muller); Delray Beach (l. del Potro); Umag (l. Berlocq) 2016 W-L: 17-21 (9-12 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 12, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: 71 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: After beating [WC] Sitak 64 62 in 1R, received 2R walkover from [6] Lopez (lower back) • 2017 Week 1: Doha 1R (l. to No. 1 Murray) and doubles champion w/F. Martin (d. Pospisil/Stepanek) • Advanced to 2016 QFs at Doha (l. to Marchenko), Sydney (l. to Muller), Delray Beach (l. to del Potro) and Umag (l. to Berlocq) • Reached Australian Open 2R (d. Gulbis 13-11 in 5th, l. to Kuznetsov), Roland Garros 3R (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), Wimbledon 2R (d. Monfils in 5 sets, l. to Johnson) and US Open 2R (l. to Dimitrov in 5 sets) • Avenged loss to Bautista Agut in Monte-Carlo 2R by beating him in Rome 2R (l. to No. 3 Murray in 3R) • Saved 1 MP to defeat Donskoy in Rotterdam 1R (l. to Mahut in 2R) • Squandered 1 MP vs M. Gonzalez in Hamburg 1R and 2 MPs vs Opelka in Cincinnati 1R • Played exclusively at Challengers after US Open, losing 3-setters in Mons, BEL 2R (l. to Rublev); Tashkent, UZB QF (l. to Lacko) and Brest, FRA SF (l. to Reuter) • Fell to No. 80 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 10 -- lowest ranking since No. 82 on January 30, 2012 • Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Toronto 1R vs Pospisil and withdrew from Atlanta due to right foot injury

• Tournament Note: Won 7/7 points on 2nd-serve return in 3rd set of 76(5) 46 61 win over [Q] Harrison in 2R • Only men’s or women’s tennis player to earn multiple medals at Rio Olympics, winning gold in mixed doubles w/Mattek-Sands (d. Ram/V. Williams) and bronze in men’s doubles w/Johnson (d. Nestor/Pospisil) • Runner-up at Auckland (d. No. 8 Ferrer, ret vs Bautista Agut), Houston (l. to Monaco) and Stockholm (l. to del Potro) • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 2nd time at US Open (d. No. 9 Cilic 64 63 63, l. to Tsonga) • Also advanced to 1st 2 ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Shanghai (d. No. 6 Raonic after saving 2 MPs, l. to Simon 76 in 3rd) and Paris (d. No. 8 Thiem in 2R, l. to Isner in 3 sets) • Set career-highs last season in wins (37) and ranking (No. 22 on Jan. 18), becoming No. 1 American on Oct. 17 • ATP Masters 1000 doubles champion w/Isner at Shanghai (d. Lopez/Lopez, Bryan/Bryan and Kontinen/Peers), as well as runner-up w/Pospisil at Indian Wells (l. to Herbert/Mahut) and Rome (l. to Bryan/Bryan) • Won Basel title w/Granollers (d. Lindstedt/Venus) and reached Beijing final w/Tomic (l. to Carreño Busta/Nadal) • Played 33 matches in 33 days from October 3 to November 4 (12-5 singles, 14-2 doubles) • Rallied from 2 sets down to beat Cilic in Davis Cup QF, but lost deciding rubber to Coric (CRO d. USA 3-2) • Retired in Auckland final and withdrew from Buenos Aires due to illness ASB CLASSIC: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, January 11, 2017

ASB Tennis Arena, Auckland, New Zealand | January 9-14, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $450,110 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

EVERY AUCKLAND CHAMPION SINCE 2010 IN ACTION WEDNESDAY

 Four former champions will compete in second-round matches at the ASB Classic on Wednesday. No. 1 seed and defending champion Roberto Bautista Agut meets 2015 champion Jiri Vesely on Centre Court. Bautista Agut beat Vesely en route to the Auckland title last year, and he’s already off to a strong star this season. The Spaniard won his fifth ATP World Tour title at Chennai on Sunday.

 Play begins on Centre Court with No. 3 seed and four-time champion David Ferrer taking on Robin Haase. Ferrer is 10-1 in the second round and 28-7 overall at the ASB Classic dating back to his tournament debut in 2003. Following that match, No. 2 seed and two-time champion John Isner meets Malek Jaziri. Isner ended his 2016 season by reaching the ATP Masters 1000 Paris final.

 Isner’s fellow Americans Jack Sock and Ryan Harrison will meet under the lights. The 24-year- olds have taken different career paths. Harrison earned his first ATP World Tour win as a 15-year- old at 2008 Houston. Less than a month later, Sock captured the first of his four Kansas high school state championships. In their only meeting at any level, Harrison defeated Sock at 2012 Memphis.

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[3] David Ferrer (ESP) vs Robin Haase (NED) First Meeting

Ferrer 2016 Summary SF (6): Auckland (l. Sock); Buenos Aires (l. Almagro); Geneva (l. Cilic); Bastad (l. Ramos-Viñolas); Beijing (l. Murray); Vienna (w/o vs Murray); QF (3): Australian Open (l. Murray); Rio de Janeiro (l. Thiem); 's-Hertogenbosch (l. Muller) 2016 W-L: 36-22 (19-12 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 26 Date of Birth: April 2, 1982 (34) Emirates ATP Ranking: 21 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 28-7 (2007, 2011-13 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Only 4-time Auckland champion in Open Era has reached QF or better in 10 of 11 appearances • 2017 Week 1: Brisbane 2R (d. Tomic, l. to Thompson 75 in 3rd) • Advanced to Aus. Open QF (d. Isner, l. to No. 2 Murray) and Roland Garros 4R (d. Lopez, l. to No. 8 Berdych) • Defeated Hewitt 62 64 64 in Australian Open 2R – last singles match of Aussie’s 20-year career • Semi-finalist at 6 events, losing to eventual champs at Båstad (l. to Ramos-Viñolas) and Beijing (l. to No. 2 Murray) • Did not reach a final in 2016 after advancing to at least 1 championship match in 11 straight seasons (2005-15) • Failed to defend titles at Doha (l. to Marchenko in 1R), Rio de Janeiro (l. to Thiem in QF), Acapulco (l. to Dolgopolov in 2R), Kuala Lumpur (moved to Chengdu) and Vienna (d. Troicki after saving 1 MP, w/o vs No. 2 Murray in SF) • Held 1 MP before losing to Pouille in Miami 3R and 2 MPs before losing to Donskoy in Rio Olympics 2R • Fell out of Top 10 on May 16 for 1st time since Oct. 4, 2010 and Top 20 on Nov. 7 for 1st time since July 20, 2009 • Conceded w/o in Vienna SF (left leg) and withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo and Barcelona (calf) ASB Classic Day 3 – Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Page 2 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Tournament Note: Hit 13 aces and saved 6/8 break points to beat [Q] Tearney 64 75 in 1R on Monday • 2017 Week 1: Doha 1R (l. to Goffin) • Appeared in 1st ATP World Tour singles final since 2013 Vienna at Gstaad (l. to Lopez) • Advanced to QFs at Acapulco (l. to Dolgopolov) and Bucharest (d. Tomic, l. to Verdasco) • Reached 2R at Doha, Auckland as Q, Marseille, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, Wimbledon and Antwerp • Also qualified at Basel (l. to del Potro in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (ret vs Verdasco) • Captured Challenger titles at Scheveningen, NED (d. Pavlasek) and Sibiu, ROU (d. Giustino) • Fell in Challenger finals at Alphen aan den Rijn, NED (l. to Struff) and Rome, ITA (l. to Satral) • Won Challenger doubles title at Sibiu, ROU w/Puetz (d. Eysseric/Lamasine) and reached final at Alphen aan den Rijn, NED (l. to Masur/Struff) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami (knee) and retired in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 1R vs Verdasco (hip)

Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs [2] John Isner (USA) Isner Leads 2-0 12 London Olympics (Great Britain) Grass R32 John Isner 7-6(1) 6-2 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 John Isner 6-2 6-3 6-4

Jaziri 2016 Summary QF (3): Barcelona (l. Paire); Metz (l. Simon); Shenzhen (l. Tipsarevic) 2016 W-L: 17-23 (10-15 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 20, 1984 (32) Emirates ATP Ranking: 56 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2017 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Won 60% of 1st-serve and 59% of 2nd-serve points to beat Schwartzman 76(1) 63 in 1R • 2017 Week 1: Doha 1R (l. to Kohlschreiber) • Reached QFs at Barcelona (d. A. Zverev, l. to Paire), Metz (l. to Simon) and Shenzhen (d. Goffin, l. to Tipsarevic) • Also advanced to Washington 3R by beating both Opelka and Anderson 76 in 3rd (l. to A. Zverev) • Set career-highs last season in wins (17) and ranking (No. 49 on October 10) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Millman in 1R) • Snapped 8-match tour-level losing streak by beating Youzhny in Dubai 1R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R) • Fell to Robredo 86 in 5th of Australian Open 1R after holding 1 MP • Won Challenger titles at Guadalajara, MEX (d. Robert); Le Gosier, GUD (d. Kozlov) and Istanbul, TUR (d. Sela) • Played 6 tiebreaks, 15 sets and 168 games in Davis Cup Group II 1R tie vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH d. TUN 3-1)

• Tournament Note: Two-time champion has reached QF or better in all 5 Auckland appearances • Ended 2016 season by reaching 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Paris (d. Cilic, l. to No. 2 Murray) • Finished with ATP-best 1,159 aces last season, overtaking Karlovic during Paris run • Reached 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 8 Ferrer) and Roland Garros (d. Gabashvili in 5 sets, l. to No. 2 Murray) • Earned 300th career win over Edmund in Roland Garros 2R on May 25 ASB Classic Day 3 – Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Page 3 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Rallied from 2 sets down to beat countryman Tiafoe in US Open 1R (l. to Edmund in 3R) • Lost 6 matches 76 in 3rd: Buenos Aires 2R vs Lajovic (held 1 MP), Rio de Janeiro 1R vs Pella (held 3 MPs), Indian Wells 4R vs No. 6 Nishikori (held 1 MP), Miami 2R vs Smyczek, Geneva 2R vs Rosol and London/Queen’s Club 2R vs Muller (held 10 MPs). Held 1 MP in Wimbledon 3R before falling to Tsonga 19-17 in 5th after 4 hours, 24 minutes • Fell 76 76 to Johnson in Washington QF, Kyrgios in Atlanta final and No. 6 Raonic in Cincinnati 2R • Beat Groth and Tomic in Davis Cup 1R (USA d. AUS 3-1), then beat Coric and lost to Cilic in QF (CRO d. USA 3-2) • Hit 49 aces and 0 DFs in 4-set win over Tomic, including fastest serve ever recorded in a tour-level match (157 mph) • Captured 2nd ATP Masters 1000 doubles title at Shanghai w/Sock (d. Lopez/Lopez, Bryan/Bryan, Kontinen/Peers) • Dropped to No. 27 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 17 -- lowest since he was No. 28 on Aug. 22, 2011 • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome (knee), as well as Beijing (back)

[1] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) Bautista Agut Leads 2-0 16 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard R32 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 7-5 16 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R16 Roberto Bautista Agut 4-6 6-2 6-4

Bautista Agut 2016 Summary W (2): Auckland (d. Sock); Sofia (d. Troicki); F (2): Winston-Salem (l. Carreño Busta); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Murray); SF: St. Petersburg (l. Wawrinka); QF (5): Chennai (l. Coric); Rotterdam (l. Klizan); Dubai (l. Baghdatis); London/Queen's Club (l. Raonic); Rio Olympics (l. del Potro) 2016 W-L: 48-23 (37-16 on hard) 2016 Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: April 14, 1988 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 13 (Career-High) Auckland W-L (Best Result): 8-2 (2016 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Beat 2015 champion Vesely and 2014 champion Isner en route to 2016 Auckland title (d. Sock) • 2017 Week 1: Chennai champion (d. Dutra Silva, Youzhny from 62 41 down, Paire and Medvedev) • Upset World No. 1 Djokovic 64 64 to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 final at Shanghai (l. to No. 2 Murray) • Captured titles at Auckland (d. Sock) and Sofia (d. Troicki); fell in Winston-Salem final (l. to Carreño Busta in 3 sets) • Set career-highs last season in wins (48) and ranking (No. 13 on October 17) • Saved 1 MP to beat No. 10 Tsonga in Auckland SF, snapping 17-match losing streak to Top 10 opponents • Reached 4R at Aus. Open (d. Cilic, l. to No. 6 Berdych in 5 sets) and Roland Garros (d. Coric, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Following Shanghai run, lost opening matches to No. 266 Bublik at Moscow, No. 417 J. Melzer at Vienna and Simon at ATP Masters 1000 Paris after holding 3 MPs • Quarter-finalist at Rio Olympics in singles (l. to del Potro) and doubles w/Ferrer (l. to Johnson/Sock) • Also advanced to SF at St. Petersburg (l. to No. 3 Wawrinka) and QFs at Chennai (l. to Coric 76 in 3rd), Rotterdam (l. to Klizan after 5 MPs), Dubai (l. to Baghdatis) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to No. 9 Raonic) • Withdrew from Munich due to meniscus injury

• Tournament Note: Won 7 matches and 14 of 15 sets to capture 2015 Auckland title as a qualifier (d. Mannarino) • 2017 Week 1: Doha 2R (d. Yuksel, l. to No. 10 Berdych in 3 sets) • Upset No. 1 Djokovic for 1st win vs Top 10 opponent to reach ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to Monfils) • Defeated No. 8 Thiem 76 76 76 en route to Wimbledon 4R (l. to No. 9 Berdych 46 63 76 67 63 after saving 7 MPs) • Saved 1 MP vs Myneni in US Open 1R before conceding w/o to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R (left forearm inflammation) • Advanced to Marrakech SF (l. to Coric 76 76), Istanbul QF (l. to Dimitrov) and Shenzhen QF (l. to No. 9 Berdych) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Granollers in 1R) • As defending champion, lost to eventual champion Bautista Agut in Auckland 1R • Fell to Pouille and Tsonga as part of Czech Republic’s 3-1 loss to France in Davis Cup QF • Retired in Umag 2R (left shoulder) and Winston-Salem 3R (elbow); withdrew from St. Petersburg, Moscow (elbow) ASB Classic Day 3 – Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Page 4 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

[Q] Ryan Harrison (USA) vs [4] Jack Sock (USA) Harrison Leads 1-0 12 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Ryan Harrison 6-3 2-6 6-4

Harrison 2016 Summary 2016 W-L: 11-11 (11-10 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 7, 1992 (24) Emirates ATP Ranking: 89 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2012, 2017 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Won 80% of 1st-serve and 82% of 2nd-serve points to beat Garcia-Lopez 61 62 in 1R • 2017 Week 1: Brisbane Q1 (l. to Dodig in 3 sets) • Posted 23-8 qualifying W-L and tied for 2nd w/Stepanek by qualifying for 9 tour-level events in 2016 (M. Zverev 10) • Qualified and reached 3R at US Open (d. No. 6 Raonic, l. to Baghdatis), ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (d. Isner, l. to No. 8 Berdych) and Washington (d. Troicki, l. to Johnson) • Qualified and reached 2R at Acapulco (l. to Marchenko 76 in 3rd), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Cilic), Shenzhen (l. to Tomic) and Stockholm (l. to Anderson). Also qualified at Tokyo (l. to eventual champion Kyrgios in 1R) • Saved 4 MPs to defeat Nedovyesov and qualify for Australian Open (l. to Kuznetsov in 1R) • Also saved 1 MP to defeat Tiafoe in Memphis 1R (l. to No. 7 Nishikori in 2R) • Broke back into Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings on September 12 for 1st time since week of Jan. 6, 2014 • Captured Savannah, USA Challenger doubles title w/Baker (d. Raja/Sharan 10-8 in Match TB)

• Tournament Note: Defeated No. 8 Ferrer in 2016 Auckland SF before retiring in final vs. Bautista Agut (illness) • Only men’s or women’s tennis player to earn multiple medals at Rio Olympics, winning gold in mixed doubles w/Mattek-Sands (d. Ram/V. Williams) and bronze in men’s doubles w/Johnson (d. Nestor/Pospisil) • Runner-up at Auckland (d. No. 8 Ferrer, ret vs Bautista Agut), Houston (l. to Monaco) and Stockholm (l. to del Potro) • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 2nd time at US Open (d. No. 9 Cilic 64 63 63, l. to Tsonga) • Also advanced to 1st 2 ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Shanghai (d. No. 6 Raonic after saving 2 MPs, l. to Simon 76 in 3rd) and Paris (d. No. 8 Thiem in 2R, l. to Isner in 3 sets) • Set career-highs last season in wins (37) and ranking (No. 22 on Jan. 18), becoming No. 1 American on Oct. 17 • ATP Masters 1000 doubles champion w/Isner at Shanghai (d. Lopez/Lopez, Bryan/Bryan and Kontinen/Peers), as well as runner-up w/Pospisil at Indian Wells (l. to Herbert/Mahut) and Rome (l. to Bryan/Bryan) • Won Basel title w/Granollers (d. Lindstedt/Venus) and reached Beijing final w/Tomic (l. to Carreño Busta/Nadal) • Played 33 matches in 33 days from October 3 to November 4 (12-5 singles, 14-2 doubles) • Rallied from 2 sets down to beat Cilic in Davis Cup QF, but lost deciding rubber to Coric (CRO d. USA 3-2) • Retired in Auckland final and withdrew from Buenos Aires due to illness

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GRANDSTAND

[7] Steve Johnson (USA) vs Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) Lu Leads 2-0 13 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Yen-Hsun Lu 6-3 6-2 14 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard QF Yen-Hsun Lu 6-4 6-4 Other Meeting 13 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Q (U.S.A.) Hard Q1 Steve Johnson 7-6(4) 6-4

[WC] Dustin Brown (GER) vs [8] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Baghdatis Leads 3-0 12 Munich (Germany) Clay R16 Marcos Baghdatis 1-6 6-4 6-4 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 7-5 2-6 7-6(4) 16 Halle (Germany) Grass R16 Marcos Baghdatis 7-5 7-6(8) Other Meeting 15 Irving CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Marcos Baghdatis 7-6(6) 7-6(0)

[6] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) Lopez Leads 3-1 13 Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Feliciano Lopez 6-7(2) 7-5 6-3 13 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Jeremy Chardy 3-6 7-5 7-6(4) 13 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Feliciano Lopez 6-4 2-2 ret 14 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass QF Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-4

COURT 2

[Q] Brydan Klein (GBR) vs Joao Sousa (POR) First Meeting

ASB CLASSIC: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, January 10, 2017

ASB Tennis Arena, Auckland, New Zealand | January 9-14, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $450,110 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

FORMER FINALISTS MANNARINO, LU RETURN TO CENTRE COURT

 The singles first round concludes Tuesday at the ASB Classic with six matches, headlined by 2015 finalist Adrian Mannarino and 2014 finalist Yen-Hsun Lu. Mannarino arrives in Auckland after successfully defending his title last week at the Noumea, CAL Challenger, where he did not drop a set. The left-handed Frenchman meets No. 8 seed Marcos Baghdatis on Centre Court.

 Also on Centre Court, Lu faces #NextGenATP player Karen Khachanov. While Khachanov is a career-high No. 51 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Lu is one spot below Mannarino at No. 61. Lu and Mannarino own the same ASB Classic record at 7-4. The 33-year-old Lu is the most decorated champion in ATP Challenger Tour history with 26 singles titles, including four since June 2016.

 The other two singles matches scheduled for Centre Court feature No. 5 seed Albert Ramos- Viñolas against Joao Sousa and Jeremy Chardy versus Kiwi wild card Artem Sitak. Chardy is coming off a run to the Doha doubles title last week with fellow Frenchman Fabrice Martin. Sitak lost in the Chennai doubles semi-finals last week alongside American Nicholas Monroe.

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Joao Sousa (POR) vs [5] Albert Ramos-Viñolas (ESP) Ramos-Viñolas Leads 2-1 12 Estoril (Portugal) Clay QF Albert Ramos-Viñolas 6-2 6-3 14 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R16 Joao Sousa 7-6(6) 2-6 6-3 15 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Albert Ramos-Viñolas 6-2 6-2 Other Meetings 09 Seville CH Q (Spain) Clay Q3 Albert Ramos-Viñolas 6-7(5) 6-2 6-2 10 Seville CH (Spain) Clay QF Albert Ramos-Viñolas 5-7 6-3 6-0

• Tournament Note: Fell to Fognini in 2016 Auckland 1R after holding 2 MPs. Making 2017 season debut • Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Madrid (d. Mahut, Granollers and Sock; l. to No. 5 Nadal) • Snapped 21-match losing streak vs Top 10 players by advancing to Tokyo QF (d. No. 5 Nishikori 34 ret, l. to Goffin) • Achieved career-high No. 28 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 16 • Defeated No. 20 Anderson en route to Nice SF (l. to A. Zverev in 3 sets), but did not beat any Top 100 players to reach QFs at Båstad (l. to Elias), Umag (l. to An. Martin in 3 sets) and St. Petersburg (l. to Bautista Agut in 3 sets) • Reached 3R at Australian Open (l. to No. 2 Murray in 4 sets), Wimbledon (l. to Vesely) and US Open (l. to Dimitrov) ASB Classic Day 2 – Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Page 2 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Ramos-Viñolas 2016 Summary W: Bastad (d. Verdasco); F: Chengdu (l. Khachanov); SF: Quito (l. Estrella Burgos); QF (5): Istanbul (l. Delbonis); Roland Garros (l. Wawrinka); Gstaad (l. Mathieu); Moscow (l. Fognini); Vienna (l. Tsonga) 2016 W-L: 34-31 (13-16 on hard) 2016 Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 26 (Career-High) Auckland W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2015 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Fell to Pouille in 2015 Auckland QF. Went 1-1 at Chennai last week (l. to Sela in QF) • Captured 1st ATP World Tour title at Båstad, beating countrymen Carballes Baena, Ferrer and Verdasco • Defeated No. 10 Thiem 61 64 and Dimitrov 76 16 76 to reach Chengdu final (l. to Khachanov 67 76 63) • Appeared in 3R, 4R and QF of a Grand Slam for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. No. 9 Raonic, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Set career-highs last season in wins (34) and ranking (No. 26 on October 24) • Advanced to Quito SF (d. Lajovic, Ram and Lopez; l. to Estrella Burgos) • Reached 3R at Indian Wells (d. Kyrgios, l. to Monfils) and Wimbledon (d. Troicki in 5 sets, l. to No. 10 Gasquet) • In ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R, saved 1 MP to beat A. Gonzalez 76 in 3rd (l. to No. 10 Gasquet in 2R) • Held 1 MP before falling to Mathieu in 1st match of season at Doha • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Toronto due to foot injury

Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) vs Karen Khachanov (RUS) First Meeting

Lu 2016 Summary QF: Winston-Salem (l. Bautista Agut) 2016 W-L: 7-9 (6-7 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 14, 1983 (33) Emirates ATP Ranking: 61 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 7-4 (2014 Runner-up)

• Tournament Note: 2014 finalist (d. No. 3 Ferrer, l. to Isner). Went 1-1 at Chennai last week (l. to Medvedev in 2R) • Advanced to QF-or-better for 4th straight year at Winston-Salem (l. to Bautista Agut in QF) • Fell to No. 1 Djokovic in Roland Garros 1R, No. 2 Murray in Wimbledon 2R and Karlovic in US Open 1R • Reached 2R at Washington (l. to Monfils), Toronto (d. A. Zverev, l. to No. 7 Raonic), Chengdu (l. to Ramos-Viñolas) • Extended all-time record with 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th Challenger titles at Surbiton, GBR (d. Copil); Ilkley, GBR (d. Millot); Ningbo, CHN (d. Moriya) and Suzhou, CHN (d. Kozlov) • Challenger runner-up at Seoul, KOR (l. to Stakhovsky after holding 7 MPs) and Manchester, GBR (l. to Brown) • Underwent right elbow surgery on January 18 and did not make season debut until week of May 9

Khachanov 2016 Summary W: Chengdu (d. Ramos-Viñolas); QF (2): Kitzbühel (l. Lajovic); Vienna (l. Karlovic) 2016 W-L: 13-9 (8-5 on hard) 2016 Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 21, 1996 (20) Emirates ATP Ranking: 51 (Career-High) Auckland W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

• Tournament Note: #NextGenATP player from Russia went 1-1 at Doha last week (l. to Karlovic in 2R) • Defeated Troicki in 1st ATP World Tour SF and Ramos-Viñolas in 1st ATP final to win Chengdu title • Advanced to QFs at Kitzbühel (l. to Lajovic) and Vienna (l. to Karlovic after holding 1 MP) • Made winning Grand Slam main draw debut at US Open as Q (d. Fabbiano, l. to No. 7 Nishikori in 2R) • Qualified and advanced to 3R at Barcelona, saving 1 MP vs Bedene, then beating Bautista Agut (l. to Dolgopolov) • Broke into Top 100 on June 6, 2016 and achieved career-high No. 51 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 9, 2017 • Fell to countryman Donskoy 36 76(4) 63 in Båstad 1R after holding 2 MPs • Captured 2nd Challenger title at Samarkand, UZB (d. Ramirez Hidalgo, who is 18+ years older) • Reached Challenger final at Jonkoping, SWE (d. Krajinovic and Struff, l. to Golubev after holding 4 MPs) • Fell in qualifying at Australian Open, Montpellier, Marseille, Monte-Carlo, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and Shanghai ASB Classic Day 2 – Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Page 3 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [8] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Mannarino Leads 1-0 14 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard R32 Adrian Mannarino 2-6 6-2 6-4

Mannarino 2016 Summary SF: Nice (l. Thiem); QF (4): Sofia (l. Bautista Agut); Delray Beach (l. Dimitrov); 's-Hertogenbosch (l. Karlovic); Newport (l. Muller) 2016 W-L: 26-28 (14-18 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 29, 1988 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 60 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 7-4 (2015 Runner-up)

• Tournament Note: 2015 finalist (l. to Vesely). Repeated as Noumea, CAL Challenger champ last week (d. Milojevic) • Advanced to SF at Nice (l. to Thiem) and QFs at Sofia (l. to Bautista Agut), Delray Beach (l. to Dimitrov), ’s- Hertogenbosch (l. to Karlovic) and Newport (l. to Muller) • Reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000s in Indian Wells (d. Paire, l. to Isner) and Miami (d. Querrey, l. to Kuznetsov) • Qualified and reached 2R at London/Queen’s Club (l. to Johnson) and Beijing (l. to No. 4 Nadal) • Held 2 MPs before losing 76 in 3rd to Troicki in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 1R • In doubles, reached Australian Open SF w/Pouille (d. Bolelli/Fognini and Rojer/Tecau, l. to J. Murray/Soares) • Entered Melbourne with 1-9 Grand Slam doubles record and 0-1 record overall w/Pouille • Captured 11th ATP Challenger Tour title to start 2016 season at Noumea, CAL (d. Falla)

• Tournament Note: Seeking 1st win in 3rd appearance. Retired in Doha 1R last week vs. Stepanek (ankle strain) • Finished as Dubai runner-up, falling to 4-9 in ATP singles finals with 5 straight losses (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Earned 300th win over Muller at Roland Garros on May 24 (l. to No. 7 Tsonga in 2R after leading by 2 sets) • Extended Davis Cup singles win streak to 36 matches with 4 victories March 2-5, passing Borg for all-time record • Reached 1st Grand Slam 4R since 2009 Aus. Open at US Open (d. Bagnis, Paire and R. Harrison; l. to Monfils) • Advanced to Newport SF in tournament debut (d. Baker and Sela, l. to Karlovic) • Beat Schwartzman 60 60 en route to Houston QF (l. to Sock) -- 1st double-bagel of 2016 season • Also reached QFs at Montpellier (l. to No. 10 Gasquet), Halle (d. No. 8 Berdych in 1R, l. to A. Zverev) and Nottingham (d. Querrey after saving 2 MPs, l. to Cuevas after holding 1 MP) • Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 2R vs Dimitrov due to right leg injury

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[WC] Artem Sitak (NZL) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) First Meeting

Sitak 2016 Summary 2016 W-L: 0-0 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 8, 1986 (30) Emirates ATP Ranking: N/R Auckland W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut)

• Tournament Note: Doubles specialist reached Chennai SF last week w/Monroe (l. to Bopanna/Nedunchezhiyan) • Won 3rd ATP World Tour doubles title at Stuttgart with countryman Daniell (d. Mergea/Tecau and Marach/Martin) • Advanced to SFs w/Daniell at Auckland (l. to Pavic/Venus) and Istanbul (l. to Molteni/Schwartzman) • Also reached SFs w/Monroe at Umag (l. to Mektic/Sancic) and Chengdu (l. to Klaasen/Ram) • Qualified at Tokyo w/Monroe (l. to Klaasen/Ram in 1R) • Won Challenger titles w/Daniell at Puebla, MEX and San Luis Potosi, MEX (d. S. Gonzalez/Pavic in both) • Fell in singles qualifying 1R at Auckland (l. to Barton), Metz (l. to Barrere) and Chengdu (l. to Berrer)

• Tournament Note: Lost to No. 1 Murray in Doha 1R before winning doubles title w/F. Martin (d. Pospisil/Stepanek) • Advanced to 2016 QFs at Doha (l. to Marchenko), Sydney (l. to Muller), Delray Beach (l. to del Potro) and Umag (l. to Berlocq) • Reached Australian Open 2R (d. Gulbis 13-11 in 5th, l. to Kuznetsov), Roland Garros 3R (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), Wimbledon 2R (d. Monfils in 5 sets, l. to Johnson) and US Open 2R (l. to Dimitrov in 5 sets) • Avenged loss to Bautista Agut in Monte-Carlo 2R by beating him in Rome 2R (l. to No. 3 Murray in 3R) • Saved 1 MP to defeat Donskoy in Rotterdam 1R (l. to Mahut in 2R) • Squandered 1 MP vs M. Gonzalez in Hamburg 1R and 2 MPs vs Opelka in Cincinnati 1R • Played exclusively at Challengers after US Open, losing 3-setters in Mons, BEL 2R (l. to Rublev); Tashkent, UZB QF (l. to Lacko) and Brest, FRA SF (l. to Reuter) • Fell to No. 80 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 10 -- lowest ranking since No. 82 on January 30, 2012 • Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Toronto 1R vs Pospisil and withdrew from Atlanta due to right foot injury

GRANDSTAND

[Q] Ryan Harrison (USA) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Harrison Leads 3-0 11 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Ryan Harrison 6-3 7-6(4) 12 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Ryan Harrison 6-4 7-5 16 Shenzhen (China) Hard R32 Ryan Harrison 7-5 6-4

COURT 2

Facundo Bagnis (ARG) vs [Q] Brydan Klein (GBR) First Meeting

ASB CLASSIC: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, January 9, 2017

ASB Tennis Arena, Auckland, New Zealand | January 9 – 14, 2017 (Saturday Final) Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $450,110 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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ASB CLASSIC STORYLINES

 STRONG FIELD ASSEMBLED: There are six Top 30 players in this year’s ASB Classic, led by World No. 13 and defending champion Roberto Bautista Agut. The other seeds are: No. 2 John Isner, No. 3 David Ferrer, No. 4 Jack Sock, No. 5 Albert Ramos-Vinolas, No. 6 Feliciano Lopez, No. 7 Steve Johnson and No. 8 Marcos Baghdatis. There are four former champions in the field who have won the past seven titles (eight of past 10). They are Bautista Agut, Jiri Vesely (2015), Ferrer, a four-time champion (2007, 2011-13) and Isner, a two-time winner (2010, ’14).

 DAY ONE: It’s a busy opening day with six main draw singles matches on the schedule, including five on Centre Court: -- In the opening match, American No. 7 seed Steve Johnson, who reached the quarter-finals here in 2014-15, takes on Frenchman Stephane Robert for the first time. The 36-year-old Robert, who is the oldest player in the singles draw, is making his Auckland main draw debut. -- Next up is qualifier Finn Tearney against No. 1 Dutchman Robin Haase. Tearney, who is the No. 2 player from New Zealand at No. 449 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, is looking for his first career ATP World Tour main draw match win. -- In the next match on, left-handers Horacio Zeballos and 2015 champion Jiri Vesely square off for the second time. Vesely won the previous meeting 64 63 on grass in Nottingham last June. -- In the evening session, No. 6 seed Feliciano Lopez is playing his first match in Auckland since 2006 and he takes on local wild card Michael Venus, who won last year’s doubles title. -- In the final match, American #NextGenATP qualifier Michael Mmoh meets wild card Dustin Brown. Mmoh turns 19 on Tuesday and he is looking for his first career ATP World Tour main draw win (0-3). Brown, who finished a year-end best No. 72 last season, is making his Auckland debut.

 TOP SEED/DEFENDING CHAMPION: Defending champion Bautista Agut is the top seed in an ATP World Tour tournament for the third time in his career. Last season the 28-year-old Spaniard was the No. 1 seed in Sofia where he won the title and later in the year in Moscow where he lost in the 2R (after a bye). Last season he finished a year-end best No. 14 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and won two titles in four finals, including his first ATP Masters 1000 title match (d. Djokovic in SF, l. to Murray). This is the Spaniard’s fourth straight appearance in Auckland (8-2 record). In his title run last year Bautista Agut beat No. 11 Isner in QF, No. 10 Tsonga in SF (saving MP) and Sock (ret.) in the final. He is trying to become the first back-to-back winner since Ferrer won three in a row from 2011-13. He comes in off his fifth career ATP World Tour title in Chennai on Sunday (d. Medvedev). He moved up one spot this week to No. 13, which equals his career high on Oct. 17, 2016.

 FOUR-TIME CHAMPION RETURNS: Ferrer is making his 11th appearance in the past 12 years (withdrew in 2015). The 34-year-old Spaniard owns the most Auckland titles in the Open Era along with a 28-7 record, winning titles in 2007, 2011-13. In his past five appearances (since 2011) he has compiled a 16-2 record after going 12-5 in his first six showings. He put together a 14-match winning streak with three straight titles (2011-13) before falling in the semi-finals to Yen-Hsun Lu in 2014. Last season Ferrer finished out of the Top 20 (at No. 21) for the first time since 2004 and his title streak of six years in a row also came to an end. ASB Classic Day 1 – Monday, January 9, 2017 Page 2 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 BIG JOHN IS BACK: Isner is making his sixth Auckland visit since 2009. The 31-year-old American has a 13-3 record, winning titles in 2010 and 2014 and reaching the quarter-finals three other times (2009, 2011, 2016). Isner closed last season by reaching the final at ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. to Murray) to finish in the Top 20 for the seventh straight season and the top American for the fifth year in a row. He led the ATP World Tour in aces (1,159) for the fourth time since 2010.

 SOCK EYES TOP 20: Last year’s runner-up Jack Sock is making his third straight Auckland app earance (6-2 record). The 24-year-old American finished a year-end best No. 23 last season, his sixth straight ranking improvement. Along with Auckland, he was runner-up in Houston and Stockholm.

 #NEXTGEN ATP WATCH: Russian #NextGenATP star Karen Khachanov is making his Auckland debut. Last season the 20-year-old Moscow native finished a year-end best No. 53, highlighted by his maiden ATP World Tour title in Chengdu.

 KIWIS IN THE DRAW: There are two local wild cards and a qualifier in the main draw: Artem Sitak, who is making his singles main draw debut, and Michael Venus, who reached the 2R two years ago. No. 2 Kiwi Finn Tearney who qualified into the main draw for the first time in an ATP World Tour tournament, is ranked No. 449. Sitak is ranked No. 60 in doubles and his best doubles result here is a SF last season. Venus is the reigning doubles champion and he is coming off his best season on the ATP World Tour, having won four titles and reached five other finals. He is ranked a career-high No. 32 in doubles.

 HUEY/MIRNYI TOP SEEDS: The top seeds in the doubles draw are Treat Huey & Max Mirnyi, who finished No. 8 last season in the Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings. The other seeds are No. 2 Dominic Inglot & Florin Mergea, No. 3 Robert Lindstedt & Michael Venus and No. 4 Marcin Matkowski & Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi..

FORMER CHAMPIONS AND FINALISTS (since 2006): YEAR WINNER FINALIST SCORE

2016 Roberto Bautista Agut Jack Sock 6-1, 1-0 Ret. 2015 Jiri Vesely Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-2

2014 John Isner Yen-Hsun Lu 7-6(4), 7-6(7) 2013 David Ferrer Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(5), 6-1

2012 David Ferrer Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-4 2011 David Ferrer David Nalbandian 6-3, 6-2

2010 John Isner Arnaud Clement 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(2)

2009 Juan Martin del Potro Sam Querrey 6-4, 6-4

2008 Philipp Kohlschreiber Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-6(4), 7-5

2007 David Ferrer Tommy Robredo 6-4, 6-2

2006 Jarkko Nieminen Mario Ancic 6-2, 6-2

Boldface indicates players in draw

FORMER DOUBLES CHAMPIONS (since 2006): 2016: Mate Pavic & Michael Venus 2010: Marcus Daniell & Horia Tecau 2014: Raven Klaasen & Leander Paes 2009: Martin Damm & Robert Lindstedt 2014: Julian Knowle & Marcelo Melo 2008: Luis Horna & Juan Monaco 2013: Colin Fleming & Bruno Soares 2007: Jeff Coetzee & Rogier Wassen 2012: Oliver Marach & Alexander Peya 2006: Andrei Pavel & Rogier Wassen 2011: Marcel Granollers & Tommy Robredo ASB Classic Day 1 – Monday, January 9, 2017 Page 3 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

SEEDS TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER RECORD BEST FINISH

1. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 8-2 W 2016 2. John Isner (USA) 13-3 W 2010, ‘14 3. David Ferrer (ESP) 28-7 W 2007, ’11-13 4. Jack Sock (USA) 6-2 F 2016 5 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 2-4 QF 2015 6. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 0-2 R32 2006, ‘03 7. Steve Johnson (USA) 4-3 QF 2015-14 8. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 0-2 R32 2014, ‘06

 WILDCARDS (3):  YOUNGEST: Dustin Brown (GER) Michael Mmoh (USA) – 18 years, 11 months Artem Sitak (NZL) (turns 19 on Tuesday) Michael Venus (NZL)   OLDEST:  QUALIFIERS: Stephane Robert (FRA) – 36 years, 7 months Ryan Harrison (USA) Brydan Klein (GBR)  TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN: Michael Mmoh (USA) Spain (5), USA (5), Argentina (3), France (3), Finn Tearney (NZL) New Zealand (3). Countries in total: 14

DOUBLES SEED PLAYER BEST FINISH 1. Treat Huey & Max Mirnyi 0-1 R16 – 2016 2. Dominic Inglot & Florin Mergea 3-1 F - 2015 3. Robert Lindstedt & Michael Venus Debut 4. Marcin Matkowski & Aisam-Ul-Haq-Qureshi Debut

EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

ASB Classic W FSFQFR16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20* 0 Singles Prize Money $80,250 $42,265 $22,895 $13,040 $7,685 $4,555 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money $24,380 $12,820 $6,940 $3,970 $2,330 --- * Singles players who receive first-round byes and lose in the second round earn 0 points.

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

Centre Court

[7] Steve Johnson (USA) vs Stephane Robert (FRA) First Meeting

Johnson 2016 Summary W: Nottingham (d Cuevas); SF: Washington (l Karlovic); QF(4): London / Queen's Club (l Cilic); Newport (l Young); Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (l Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Dimitrov) 2016 W-L: 30-28 (18-19 on hard) 2016 Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 24, 1989 (27) Emirates ATP Ranking: 33 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 4-3 (2014-15 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: No. 4 American is making his fourth straight appearance and reached QFs in 2014 as a lucky loser (l. to Lu) and 2015 (l. to Anderson). Last year lost in 1R (l. to Barton in three sets) • Captured 1st ATP titles in singles at Nottingham (d. Cuevas) and doubles at Geneva w/Querrey (d. Klaasen/Ram) • Rio Olympics doubles bronze medalist w/Sock (d. Nestor/Pospisil) and singles quarter-finalist (l. to Murray 76 in 3rd) • Reached 1st Grand Slam 4R at Wimbledon (d. Dimitrov, l. to No. 3 Federer) and 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Cincinnati (d. No. 10 Tsonga, l. to Dimitrov) • Achieved career-high No. 21 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 25 and became No. 1 American on August 22 • Beat Isner 76(7) 76(15) to reach Washington SF (l. to Karlovic) • Snapped 0-13 start to career vs Top 10 players at London/Queen’s Club (d. No. 10 Gasquet in 1R, l. to Cilic in QF) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd straight season (d. Bedene and Bellucci, l. to No. 8 Ferrer) • Saved 6 MPs vs Donskoy in US Open 1R and 1 MP vs Millman in Delray Beach 1R before losing in 2R at both events • Advanced to Memphis doubles final w/Querrey (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez)

Robert 2016 Summary SF(2): Hamburg (l Klizan); Moscow (l Carreno Busta) 2016 W-L: 14-18 (7-11 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 17, 1980 (36) Emirates ATP Ranking: 53 Auckland W-L (Best Result): Main Draw Debut

• Tournament Note: The 36-year-old Frenchman is making his main draw debut. In previous appearance two years ago lost in final round of qualifying (l. to A. Gonzalez) • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at Hamburg (l. to Klizan) and 3rd at Moscow (l. to Carreño Busta) • Qualified at Australian Open and reached 3R for 2nd time at a major (d. Ram 75 in 5th, l. to Monfils) • Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Carreño Busta in 1R), Estoril (l. to Garcia-Lopez in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R) and Nottingham (l. to Cuevas in 2R) • Achieved career-high No. 50 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 24 • Received WC and upset No. 20 Anderson in Roland Garros 1R (l. to A. Zverev in 2R) • Returned to Top 100 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 16 after falling as low as No. 558 on May 25, 2015 • Did not drop a set en route to Challenger title at New Delhi, IND (d. Singh, Mitchell, Popko, Cipolla and Myneni) • Reached Challenger finals at Guadalajara, MEX (l. to Jaziri 76 in 3rd) and Prague, CZE (l. to Pavlasek in 3 sets)

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[Q] Finn Tearney (NZL) vs Robin Haase (NED) First Meeting

Tearney 2016 Summary 2016 W-L: 2-1 (2-1 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 27, 1990 (26) Emirates ATP Ranking: 449 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2016 First Round)

• Tournament Note: The 26-year-old Auckland native qualified into the main draw for first time in an ATP World Tour tournament. Last year as a WC, lost in 1R to Young. Lost in 1R qualifying in 2009, 2014-15 • Trying to earn his first career ATP World Tour main draw match win. Last season won two Davis Cup matches vs. Pakistan • Played most of last season on Futures circuit, reaching back-to-back finals in China #8 and 9 in late May, early June. Also SF at Japan #4, Canada #3 and Australia #5 • Played in four main draw ATP Challenger Tour tournaments (1-4 record) • Reached a career-high No. 356 on Oct. 10, 2016 before finishing the season No. 486 • Has a 3-12 career record in Challengers and 76-50 in Futures (1-4 in finals)

Haase 2016 Summary F: Gstaad (l Lopez); QF(2): Acapulco (l Dolgopolov); Bucharest (l Verdasco) 2016 W-L: 16-22 (7-15 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: April 6, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: 58 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2011, 2016 Second Round)

• Tournament Note: The No. 1 Dutchman is making his fifth main draw showing (2-4 record). Reached 2R in 2011 (d. Cuevas, l. to Isner) and last year as a qualifier (d. Andujar, l. to Anderson) • Appeared in 1st ATP World Tour singles final since 2013 Vienna at Gstaad (l. to Lopez) • Advanced to QFs at Acapulco (l. to Dolgopolov) and Bucharest (d. Tomic, l. to Verdasco) • Reached 2R at Doha, Auckland as Q, Marseille, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, Wimbledon and Antwerp • Also qualified at Basel (l. to del Potro in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (ret vs Verdasco) • Captured Challenger titles at Scheveningen, NED (d. Pavlasek) and Sibiu, ROU (d. Giustino) • Fell in Challenger finals at Alphen aan den Rijn, NED (l. to Struff) and Rome, ITA (l. to Satral) • Won Challenger doubles title at Sibiu, ROU w/Puetz (d. Eysseric/Lamasine) and reached final at Alphen aan den Rijn, NED (l. to Masur/Struff) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami (knee) and retired in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 1R vs Verdasco (hip)

Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) Vesely Leads 1-0 16 Nottingham (Great Britain) Grass R64 Jiri Vesely 6-4 6-3

Zeballos 2016 Summary QF: Atlanta (l Nishioka) 2016 W-L: 7-13 (6-5 on hard) 2016 YT Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1985 (31) Emirates ATP Ranking: 69 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2014 Second Round)

• Tournament Note: Making third appearance and best result is 2R in 2014 (d. Volandri, l. to Kohlschreiber). Made debut in 2010 (l. to Monaco in 1R) • Replaced Federer as LL at Miami and reached 4R of an ATP Masters 1000 for 1st time (l. to Goffin). Capitalized on 1R bye in Miami, defeated del Potro 64 64 and saved 1 MP to beat Verdasco 76 in 3rd • Advanced to 1st ATP singles QF since 2014 São Paulo at Atlanta (d. Garcia-Lopez and Kamke, l. to Nishioka) • Snapped 7-match losing streak in Grand Slam main draws by reaching US Open 2R (d. F. Mayer, l. to Kyrgios • Secured 14th and 15th Challenger singles titles at Poprad, SVK (d. G. Melzer) and Båstad, SWE (d. Carballes Baena) • Reached Challenger singles finals at Mestre, ITA (l. to Elias) and Bogotá, COL (l. to Bagnis 76 in 3rd) ASB Classic Day 1 – Monday, January 9, 2017 Page 6 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Teamed w/Peralta to capture 3 ATP doubles titles: São Paulo (d. Carreño Busta/Duran), Gstaad (d. Pavic/Venus) and Metz (d. Pavic/Venus). Also won Atlanta doubles title with 1st-time partner Molteni (d. Brunstrom/Siljestrom) • Captured 4 Challenger doubles titles w/Peralta: Bucaramanga, COL (d. Galdos/Martinez); Genova, ITA (d. Bury/Vasilevski); Buenos Aires, ARG (d. Galdos/Romboli) and Santiago, CHI (d. Galdos/M. Gonzalez) • Retired in São Paulo 1R vs Schwartzman (dehydration) and withdrew from Winston-Salem (neck)

Vesely 2016 Summary SF: Marrakech (l Coric); QF(2): Istanbul (l Dimitrov); Shenzhen (l Berdych) 2016 W-L: 21-22 (7-13 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: July 10, 1993 (23) Emirates ATP Ranking: 54 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 5-1 (2015 Champion)

• Tournament Note: The 23-year-old Czech Republic native is making his third straight appearance (5-1 record). Two years ago qualified (ranked No. 63) and won first ATP World Tour title (d. Mannarino). Lost one set in seven matches. Last year lost in 1R to eventual champion Bautista Agut • Upset No. 1 Djokovic for 1st win vs Top 10 opponent to reach ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to Monfils) • Defeated No. 8 Thiem 76 76 76 en route to Wimbledon 4R (l. to No. 9 Berdych 46 63 76 67 63 after saving 7 MPs) • Saved 1 MP vs Myneni in US Open 1R before conceding W/O to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R (left forearm injury) • Advanced to Marrakech SF (l. to Coric 76 76), Istanbul QF (l. to Dimitrov) and Shenzhen QF (l. to No. 9 Berdych) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Granollers in 1R) • As defending champion, lost to eventual champion Bautista Agut in Auckland 1R • Fell to Pouille and Tsonga as part of Czech Republic’s 3-1 loss to France in Davis Cup QF • Retired in Umag 2R (left shoulder) and Winston-Salem 3R (elbow); withdrew from St. Petersburg and Moscow (elbow)

[6] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs [WC] Michael Venus (NZL) First Meeting

Lopez 2016 Summary W: Gstaad (d Haase); F: Los Cabos (l Karlovic); SF(2): Dubai (l Baghdatis); Houston (l Monaco); QF(2): Quito (l Ramos-Vinolas); Chengdu (l Khachanov) 2016 W-L: 31-24 (18-14 on hard) 2016 Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: September 20, 1981 (35) Emirates ATP Ranking: 28 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (2003, 2006 First Round)

• Tournament Note: Making first visit in 11 years since 1R loss to Vik.Also lost in 1R in 2003 (l. to F. Gonzalez) • Won 5th ATP singles title and 1st on clay at Gstaad (d. Haase) before finishing as Los Cabos runner-up (l. to Karlovic) • Earned 2nd win vs World No. 1 when Djokovic retired with eye problem in Dubai QF (l. to Baghdatis in SF) • Defeated Garcia-Lopez for 400th career singles win in Dubai 1R on February 22 • Reached 3R at Aus. Open (l. to Isner), Roland Garros (l. to Ferrer) and Wimbledon (d. Fognini in 5 sets, l. to Kyrgios) • Participated in 59 straight Grand Slam main draws, most among active streaks and 6 behind Federer’s Open Era record • Saved 1 MP to beat Pouille in Vienna 1R (l. to Isner in 2R) • Upset No. 1 seeds and last 3 Roland Garros doubles champions to win 1st Grand Slam title in Paris w/M. Lopez (d. Herbert/Mahut, Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin after saving 6 MPs, Dodig/Melo and Bryan/Bryan) • Also beat Bryan/Bryan en route to US Open SF w/M. Lopez (l. to Carreño Busta/Garcia-Lopez) • Captured 1st doubles title since 2004 at Doha w/M. Lopez (d. J. Murray/Soares and Peya/Petzschner) • Went 1-2 w/M. Lopez in ATP Finals debut (d. Herbert/Mahut, l. to Kontinen/Peers and Klaasen/Ram) • Broke into Top 10 and achieved career-high No. 9 in Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings on November 7 • Retired in Quito QF vs Ramos-Viñolas (fatigue) and Tokyo 1R vs Duckworth after holding 1 MP (cramps)

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Venus 2016 Summary 2016 W-L: 0-2 (0-2 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 16, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: T1035 Auckland W-L (Best Result): 1-4 (2015 Second Round)

• Tournament Note: Won lone singles match (1-4) two years ago (d. A. Gonzalez, l. to Pouille). Last year lost in 1R (l. to Paire). Also 1R in 2011-12. Won doubles title last year (w/Pavic) • Playing predominantly w/Mate Pavic in 2016 and compiled 4-5 record in ATP World Tour finals (4-4 w/Pavic) while finishing No. 14 in Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings. Finished year-end best No. 32 individually • Captured ATP World Tour 250 titles at Auckland (d. Butorac/Lipsky), Montpellier (d. Zverev/Zverev), Marseille (d. Erlich/Fleming) and ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. Erlich/Fleming after saving 2 MPs in 1R and Inglot/Klaasen in final) • Reached Nice final (l. to Cabal/Farah 10-8 in Match TB) and Marrakech SF (l. to Duran/M. Gonzalez) • Advanced to Wimbledon 3R (l. to J. Murray/Soares 16-14 in 5th) • Kept Kiwi hopes alive in Davis Cup Group I vs KOR w/Sitak, beating Lee/Lim in 4 sets (KOR d. NZL 3-1)

[Q] Michael Mmoh (USA) vs [WC] Dustin Brown (GER) First Meeting

Mmoh 2016 Summary 2016 W-L: 0-3 (0-3 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 10, 1998 (19 on Tuesday) Emirates ATP Ranking: 195 (Career-high) Auckland W-L (Best Result): Main Draw Debut

• Tournament Note: The 18-year-old American qualified into main draw with wins over Jones 61 61and former World No. 14 Janowicz 76 63. Looking to win his first career ATP World Tour main draw match (0-3 last year) • Joined #NextGenATP and achieved career-high No. 197 in Emirates ATP Rankings on November 21 • Fell in 1R at Memphis as Q (l. to Fritz), Miami as WC (l. to A. Zverev 76 76) and US Open as WC (l. to Chardy) • Advanced to 1st Challenger final at Tiburon, USA as Q (l. to D. King) and won 1st title at Knoxville, USA (d. Polansky) • Captured 4th ITF Futures Circuit title at Bakersfield, USA (d. Ruud) • Reached Futures final at Long Beach, USA (d. Kozlov in 1R, l. to Hanfmann) • Posted 4-0 record against fellow #NextGen American Kozlov at Challengers and Futures (8-0 in sets) • Missed 9 weeks during the spring due to right arm injury • Lost 8 straight main draw and qualifying matches from June to August at ATP, Challenger and Futures events • Won USTA Pro Circuit Australian Open Wild Card Challenge to earn 2017 Australian Open WC and USTA Boys’ 18s National Championship to earn 2016 US Open WC (d. Kirkov 61 62 63)

Brown 2016 Summary SF(2): Montpellier (l Gasquet); Gstaad (l Lopez); QF: Bastad (l Ferrer) 2016 W-L: 13-12 (5-6 on hard) 2016 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 8, 1984 (32) Emirates ATP Ranking: 70 Auckland W-L (Best Result): Main Draw Debut

• Tournament Note: The 32-year-old German wild card is making his main draw debut in Auckland • Finished a year-end best No. 72 last season in Emirates ATP Rankings, his third career Top 100 year-end ranking (No. 92 in 2010, No. 89 in 2014) • Reached 1st 2 ATP SFs at Montpellier as Q (d. Simon in 2R, l. to No. 10 Gasquet) and Gstaad (d. Bellucci in 2R after saving 2 MPs, l. to Lopez). Also advanced to Båstad QF (l. to Ferrer) • Achieved career-high No. 64 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 10 • Qualified at Doha (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 1R) and Roland Garros (d. Sela for 1st 5-set win, l. to Sock in 2R) • Won 5-setter over Lajovic as Wimbledon WC before losing 5-setter to Kyrgios in 2R • Also reached Wimbledon 2R in doubles with countryman Struff as Q (l. to Marray/Shamasdin) • Retired in Rio Olympics 1R vs Bellucci (left ankle) and withdrew from Houston and Bucharest (wrist) ASB Classic Day 1 – Monday, January 9, 2017 Page 8 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Grandstand

Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs Diego Schwartzman (ARG) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 14 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Q (U.S.A.) Hard -- Malek Jaziri 6-2 7-6(5)

OTHER FIRST ROUND HEAD-TO-HEADS – To be played on Tuesday

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Mannarino Leads 1-0 14 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard R32 Adrian Mannarino 2-6 6-2 6-4

Facundo Bagnis (ARG) vs Brydan Klein (GBR) First Meeting

Joao Sousa (POR) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) Ramos-Vinolas Leads 2-1 12 Estoril (Portugal) Clay QF Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 6-3 14 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R16 Joao Sousa 7-6(6) 2-6 6-3 15 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (USA)Hard R128 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 6-2 Other meetings: 09 Seville Q (Spain) Clay -- Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-7(5) 6-2 6-2 10 Seville CH (Spain) Clay QF Albert Ramos-Vinolas 5-7 6-3 6-0

Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs Michael Venus (NZL) First Meeting

Artem Sitak (NZL) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) First Meeting

Ryan Harrison (USA) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Harrison Leads 3-0 11 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (USA) Hard R64 Ryan Harrison 6-3 7-6(4) 12 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (USA) Hard R32 Ryan Harrison 6-4 7-5 16 Shenzhen (China) Hard R32 Ryan Harrison 7-5 6-4

Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) vs Karen Khachanov (RUS) First Meeting