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ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL presented by HSBC: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Acapulco Princess Mundo Imperial, , | February 22 – February 27, 2016 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,413,600 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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FERRER, NISHIKORI, THIEM FEATURED ON WEDNESDAY

DAY 3 PREVIEW: , and are featured as all eight second round matches are scheduled on Wednesday at Acapulco. All together there are 12 matches scheduled (8 singles, 4 doubles).

Top seed and four-time champion Ferrer gets the second round started on Cancha Central when he faces for the 11th time. The World No. 8 Ferrer holds an 8-2 -to-head advantage. The Spaniard has reached the quarter-finals or better in four of five events played this year. Dolgopolov has a career 8-36 record (0-1 in 2016) vs Top 10 opponents. Has lost three straight, last win was last year over No. 6 Tomas Berdych in quarter-finals at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinatti.

American looks to snap a four match losing streak to the No. 2 seed Nishikori in the first match of the evening session (Nishikori leads 5-3). The American is looking to reach his third consecutive ATP World Tour quarter-final. Last week he captured his eighth career ATP World Tour title at Delray Beach (d. Ram) and the weekend before reached the semi-finals at Memphis (l. to eventual champion Nishikori). Nishikori has reached the quarter-final or better in all three events played this year; highlighted by capturing his fourth straight title at Memphis (d. Fritz).

The final match on Cancha Central sees No. 4 seed Thiem taking on the veteran Russian (Thiem leads 1-0). The 22-year-old Thiem is playing here on a career-high ranking of No. 15 after reaching the semi-finals at (l. to Pella) last week. Two weeks ago he captured his fourth career title at (d. Nadal in SF, d. Almagro). The 33-year-old Tursunov is looking to reach his first ATP World Tour quarter-final since 2014 Nice (l. to eventual champion Gulbis).

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

CANCHA CENTRAL

[1] David Ferrer (ESP) vs Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) Ferrer Leads 8-2 10 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 David Ferrer 3-6 6-3 6-4 10 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 David Ferrer 6-2 6-2 6-3 11 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay SF David Ferrer 5-7 6-1 6-1 11 Nice (France) Clay QF Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4 1-6 7-5 11 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 David Ferrer 6-3 6-2 12 () Hard F David Ferrer 6-1 3-6 6-4 13 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 David Ferrer 6-7(6) 7-6(2) 2-6 6-1 6-2 14 Doha (Qatar) Hard R32 David Ferrer 6-3 5-7 6-3 14 Rio de Janeiro () Clay SF Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 David Ferrer 6-2 6-2

Ferrer FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: SF (2): Auckland (l Sock); Buenos Aires (l Almagro); QF (2): (l Murray); Rio de Janeiro (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 11-5 (7-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 26 Date of Birth: April 2, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 8 Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC Day 3 – Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Page 2 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Acapulco (Best Result-Year): 30-5 (Winner 2010-12, ’15)

 The 33-year-old opened with a 64 62 win over on Tuesday. He is making his 10th tournament appearance (30-5 record) and is a four-time champion - 2010 (d. Ferrero), 2011 (d. Almagro), 2012 (d. Verdasco) and 2015 (d. Nishikori). Also reached the finals in 2013 (l. to Nadal)  The No. 2 Spaniard (behind No. 5 Nadal) has reached the QF or better in four of five events played this year. In “” reached SF at Buenos Aires (l. to Almagro). Followed with QF appearance at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Thiem)  Opened season by reaching SF at Auckland (l. to Sock) and followed with QF at Australian Open (d. Isner in 4R, l. to Murray). Fell in 1R at Doha (l. to Marchenko)  In 2015, Spaniard posted 6th straight Top 10 finish in Emirates ATP Rankings and 7th overall. Also earned 50+ wins for 6th straight season and 7th overall  Captured 25th title of career in 50th final at Kuala Lumpur (d. Lopez), which he followed with Vienna title (d. Johnson 75 in 3rd)

Dolgopolov FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: QF (2): Sydney (l Dimitrov); Rio de Janeiro (W/O vs Nadal) YTD W-L: 6-3 (4-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: November 7, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 32 Acapulco (Best Result-Year): 9-3 (SF 2011, ‘14)

 The 27-year-old opened with a 75 76 (4) win over on Tuesday. He is playing here for the fourth time (9-3 tournament record). Best result was SF twice – 2011 (l. to eventual champion Ferrer), 2014 (l. to Anderson). Also reached QF last year (l. to Nishikori)  Looking to reach his 3rd ATP World Tour QF of the year  Last week withdrew prior to his QF match at Rio de Janeiro (vs. Nadal) due to a right shoulder injury  Fell in 1R at Buenos Aires (l. to Schwartzman)  Reached 2R at Australian Open (l. to Federer)  Opened season by reaching QF at Sydney (l. to Dimitrov)  In 2015, Ukrainian finished in Top 50 of Emirates ATP Rankings for 5th time in 6 years (all but 2013)  Earned 20+ wins in each of last 6 seasons (2010-15)  Career 8-36 record (0-1 in 2016) vs Top 10 opponents. Has lost three straight, last win was last year over No. 6 Tomas Berdych in QF at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinatti

Sam Querrey (USA) vs [2] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori Leads 5-3 08 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard SF Kei Nishikori 4-6 6-2 7-6(7) 11 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R64 Sam Querrey 6-3 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard R32 Sam Querrey 6-2 6-3 12 ATP Masters 1000 (China) Hard R32 Sam Querrey 2-6 6-1 6-4 14 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Kei Nishikori 6-4 5-7 6-4 15 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard SF Kei Nishikori 5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 15 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R16 Kei Nishikori 7-6(3) 6-3 16 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard SF Kei Nishikori 3-6 6-3 6-3

Querrey FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: W: Delray Beach (d Ram); SF: Memphis (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 9-3 (9-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 43 Acapulco (Best Result-Year): 2-2 (2R 2014, 16)

 The 28-year-old advanced to the 2R here for the second time with a 62 60 win over on Tuesday. He is making his third appearance here (2-2 record) and also reached 2R in 2014 (l. to Anderson) Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC Day 3 – Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Page 3 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 Last week captured 8th carer ATP World Tour title at Delray Beach (d. Ram). Improved to 8-7 in finals. It was first title since 2012 Los Angeles (d. Berankis)  Reached SF at Memphis (l. to champion Nishikori) after 2R appearance at Auckland (l. to Isner) and 1R exit at Australian Open (ret. vs Lajovic due to cramps)  In 2015, American finished 9th straight season in Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings  Reached finals on clay in Houston (d. No. 12 F. Lopez, l. to Sock 76 76) and grass in Nottingham (d. No. 13 Simon, l. to Istomin 76 76)  Career 12-48 (0-1 in 2016) record vs Top 10 opponents. Has lost last nine matches, last win was over No. 9 at 2013

Nishikori FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: W: Memphis (d Fritz); QF (2): (l Tomic); Australian Open (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 10-2 (10-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: December 29, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 6 Acapulco (Best Result-Year): 6-2 (RUP 2015)

 The 26-year-old defeated Dutch qualifier Thiemo d Bakker 60 63 in the 1R on Monday. He is playing here for the third time and has a 6-2 tournament record. Reached the final last year (l. to Ferrer) and fell in the 2R in 2012 (l. to Chardy) in tournament debut on clay  Has reached the QF or better in all three events played this year. Highlighted by capturing his fourth straight title at Memphis (d. Fritz)  Opened with year by reaching QF at Brisbane (l. to Tomic) and Australian Open (d. Tsonga on 4R, l. to eventual champion Djokovic)  In 2015, Japanese player finished 2nd straight season in Top 10 of Emirates ATP Rankings. Achieved career-high No. 4 on March 2  Earned 35+ wins in 5 straight years (2011-15), with 54 in both 2014 and 2015  Reached QF or better at 10 of 1st 11 tournaments, highlighted by titles at Memphis (d. Anderson), (d. Andujar)

Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) vs [4] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Thiem Leads 1-0 14 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain)Clay R64 Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-2

Tursunov FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: YTD W-L: 1-1 (1-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: December 12, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 264 Acapulco (Best Result-Year): 1-0 (2R 2016)

 The 33-year-old earned his first tour-level win in over 20 months with his 64 36 75 win over on Tuesday in his tournament debut  Last tour-level win was at 2014 ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d. Klahn in 1R, l. to de Bakker in 2R)  Looking to reach first ATP World Tour QF since 2014 Nice (l. to eventual champion Gulbis)  At Australian Open ret. down 76(2) 63 vs. Wawrinka with left foot injury  In 2015, Russian returned following 14-month absence at hometown event of , falling in 2R of qualifying (d. D. Medvedev 76 in 3rd in Q1, l. to Lajovic in Q2)  In only other appearance, lost to Neuchrist in 1R at Ortisei, ITA Challenger  Captured 7th ATP World Tour doubles title with 7th different partner at Moscow, teaming with 18- year-old countryman Rublev for 1st time (d. Albot/Cermak)

Thiem FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: W: Buenos Aires (d Almagro); SF (2): Brisbane (l Federer); Rio de Janeiro (l Pella) YTD W-L: 14-4 (6-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC Day 3 – Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Page 4 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 15 (career-high) Acapulco (Best Result-Year): 1-0 (2R 2016)

 The 22-year-old knocked 75 63 in his main draw debut on Tuesday. Fell in qualifying in 2014 (l. to Goffin in Q2)  On Sunday reached 3rd ATP World Tour SF and 9th overall at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Pella)  Captured 4th career ATP World Tour title at Buenos Aires (d. Nadal in SF, d. Almagro). With win over Nadal became the first player aged 22-under to beat Nadal on clay since in Valencia 2005  Opened year by reaching SF at Brisbane (d. Cilic in QF, l. to Federer), ret. down 76(2) 22 in 2R at Sydney (l. to Muller) due to blisters, fell in 3R at Australian Open (l. to Goffin)  In 2015, Austrian improved his year-end Emirates ATP Ranking for 5th straight season and finished as youngest player in Top 20  Achieved career-high No. 18 on August 10 after reaching SF at Kitzbühel  Captured 1st 3 ATP World Tour titles of career -- all on clay: Nice (d. L. Mayer 76 in 3rd), Umag (d. Sousa) and Gstaad (d. Goffin)  Won career-high 36 matches (previous-best was 22 in 2014)  Has a career 3-10 record vs Top 10 opponents (2-1 in 2016). Wins this year win over No. 6 David Ferrer and No. 5 at Buenos Aires

GRANDSTAND

[7] (BUL) vs (USA) Dimitrov Leads 4-1 11 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 2-6 7-6(2) 12 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Donald Young 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6) 12 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(3) 6-1 6-1 14 ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov 4-6 6-2 6-3 15 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain)Clay R64 Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 3-0 ret Other meetings: 10 Honolulu CH (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Donald Young 6-4 7-6(2)

CANCHA 3

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [5] (AUS) Tomic Leads 2-0 15 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard R32 Bernard Tomic 3-6 6-4 6-4 15 Bogota (Colombia) Hard F Bernard Tomic 6-1 3-6 6-2

[Q] (USA) vs (UKR) First Meeting

[Q] (USA) vs Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) First Meeting

CANCHA 1

Robin Haase (NED) vs Aljaz Bedene (GBR) Bedene Leads 1-0 13 Chennai (India) Hard R16 Aljaz Bedene 7-5 6-3