IF OPEN: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, | October 19-25, 2015 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €537,050 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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NIEMINEN BEGINS FINALE; BACK-TO-BACK FINALIST DIMITROV RETURNS

 DAY 2 PREVIEW: Nine first-round matches are on tap at the If on Tuesday, highlighted by the return of 2013 champion and 2014 runner-up . The 24-year-old Bulgarian is 26th in the Emirates ATP Rankings, the lowest he’s been since he entered the 2013 If Stockholm Open at No. 28. Dimitrov went on to defeat World No. 3 for the title, then repeated his run to the championship match in 2014 (l. to No. 7 Tomas Berdych). Just 11-11 since May 7, Dimitrov has yet to reach an ATP World Tour final this season. He opens his campaign against former junior rival Filip Krajinovic in the last match on Tuesday’s schedule.

The winner of Dimitrov vs. Krajinovic will face either Finnish or Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava, who also meet on Tuesday. With ’s loss on Monday, Nieminen is the lone Scandinavian player left in what happens to be the last tournament of his career. The 34- year-old left-hander is retiring at the conclusion of the If Stockholm Open, where he reached the singles final in 2001, 2006 and 2011, as well as the doubles final with Johan Brunström of Sweden in 2010. Nieminen and Brunström are in the doubles draw again this week and due to play No. 4 seeds and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi on Wednesday or Thursday.

Jarkko Nieminen Career Highlights o 3 QFs: 2005 US Open, 2006 Wimbledon, 2008 o Earned 400th singles win on Mar. 8, 2015 (d. Balleret in ) o Winningest player in Finland’s 88-year Davis Cup history (59-26) o 2 singles and 5 doubles titles on ATP World Tour o Career-High No. 13 on July 10, 2006 o 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympian o 2001, 2006 and 2011 Stockholm singles finalist o 1999 US Open junior champion

 INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS: No. 8 seed Gilles Muller, who meets qualifier on Tuesday, is ranked fourth among all players this season in break points saved. The 32-year-old left-hander has saved 72% of the break points he’s faced coming into the If Stockholm Open. Please note that all percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and all ties favor the player who has competed in more ATP World Tour matches this season. For full Infosys ATP Scores & Stats leaderboards of all 10 categories, please visit ATPWorldTour.com.

Rank Player Pct. Points Won Total Points Matches 1 Ivo Karlovic 80 144 180 56 2 78 138 177 47 3 74 151 203 61 4 Gilles Muller 72 206 288 51 5 70 226 325 77

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 EMIRATES ATP RACE TO UPDATE: With three weeks remaining in the Emirates ATP Race to London, two spots are still up for grabs at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Nov. 15-22. The Top 8 players in the race on Nov. 9 will compete at the year-end championships. Six players have qualified so far: Novak Djokovic, , , , and Tomas Berdych. As of Tuesday, 945 race points separate No. 8 David Ferrer from No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. In Stockholm, No. 10 could gain as many as 250 race points, while No. 15 could add 160 by winning the title. Also taking place this week are an ATP World Tour 500 event in Vienna and an ATP World Tour 250 event in . A maximum of 1,500 race points are on the line after the If Stockholm Open at an ATP World Tour 250 event in Valencia (Oct. 26-Nov. 1); an ATP World Tour 500 event in Basel (Oct. 26-Nov. 1); and ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (Nov. 2-8).

Race Player Points This Week 2R QF SF F W 1 Novak Djokovic* 14,285 ------2 Andy Murray* 7,870 ------3 Roger Federer* 6,750 ------4 Stan Wawrinka* 6,140 ------5 Rafael Nadal* 4,330 ------6 Tomas Berdych* 4,280 Stockholm 4,280 4,280 4,280 4,340 4,440 7 3,945 ------8 David Ferrer 3,445 Vienna 3,490 3,535 3,625 3,745 3,945 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2,500 Vienna 2,545 2,590 2,680 2,800 3,000 10 Richard Gasquet 2,445 Stockholm 2,445 2,490 2,535 2,595 2,695 11 2,385 Vienna 2,385 2,385 2,475 2,595 2,795 12 John Isner 2,315 Vienna 2,315 2,315 2,405 2,525 2,725 13 Marin Cilic 2,190 Moscow 2,190 2,190 2,235 2,295 2,395 14 Milos Raonic 2,170 ------15 Gilles Simon 2,055 Stockholm 2,055 2,055 2,055 2,115 2,215 16 Feliciano Lopez 1,680 ------17 1,670 ------18 1,630 Stockholm 1,630 1,630 1,675 1,735 1,835 19 1,555 Vienna 1,555 1,600 1,690 1,810 2,010 20 1,460 Vienna 1,460 1,505 1,595 1,715 1,915 * Qualified

DAY 2 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play

CENTRE COURT

[7] (USA) vs Pablo Carreño Busta (ESP) Sock Leads 1-0 15 Roland Garros () Clay R64 Jack Sock 6-7(2) 7-6(4) 6-1 7-6(4)

Sock 2015 FastFacts W: Houston (d. Querrey); SF: Newport (l. to Karlovic); QF (2): Washington (l. to Johnson); (l. to Nadal) YTD W-L: 28-15 (14-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: September 24, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 32 Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2014 Quarter-finalist)

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• No. 2 American won 1st ATP title in Houston, beating Bautista Agut (2R), Anderson (SF) and Querrey (F) • Defeated Dustov and Istomin in Davis Cup debut, leading USA to 3-1 Play-off win over UZB. Became 1st American since McEnroe in 1978 to win 2 live rubbers in Davis Cup debut • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to No. 2 Federer) in return from a 4-month injury layoff (Dec. 16 surgery after tearing pelvic muscle during off-season) • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. No. 11 Dimitrov in 1R, l. to Nadal in 4 sets) • Other Grand Slam results: Wimbledon 1R (l. to Groth) and US Open 2R (ret. vs. Bemelmans with cramps) • Achieved career-high rankings of No. 27 in singles (Sept. 28) and No. 6 in doubles (May 11) • Owns 1-12 record vs. Top 10 with lone win in 2014 ATP Masters 1000 2R over No. 6 Nishikori • In doubles with Pospisil, won titles at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Bryan/Bryan in QF and Bolelli/Fognini in final) and Beijing (d. Nestor/Roger-Vasselin)

Carreño Busta 2015 FastFacts SF: Estoril (l. to Kyrgios); QF (2): Gstaad (l. to Thiem); Winston-Salem (l. to Herbert) YTD W-L: 14-22 (6-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 12, 1991 Emirates ATP Ranking: 60 Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2013 2nd Round)

• No. 10 Spaniard has set new career-high with 14 wins on the season (previous-best 13 in 2014) • Reached Estoril SF (l. to Kyrgios) and QFs at Gstaad (l. to Thiem) and Winston-Salem (l. to Herbert) • Suffered 7-match losing streak from February to April before breakthrough at Estoril • Advanced to 2R at Roland Garros (l. to Sock 76 in 4th) and US Open (l. to Bautista Agut in 5 sets) • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 49 on January 5 • Posted 21-5 ATP Challenger record and improved to 11-1 lifetime in finals with titles at Perugia, ITA (d. Viola) and Poznan, POL (d. Albot)

Sam Querrey (USA) vs (CYP) Querrey Leads 3-0 08 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 7-5 6-7(5) 3-2 ret 09 San Jose (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Sam Querrey 6-3 5-7 7-6(5) 09 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Sam Querrey 6-1 6-2

Querrey 2015 FastFacts F (2): Houston (l. to Sock); Nottingham (l. to Istomin); SF: Memphis (l. to Nishikori) YTD W-L: 20-23 (8-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 51 Stockholm W-L (Best Result): Debut

• No. 4 American 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) • Advanced to US Open mixed doubles final w/Mattek-Sands (l. to Paes/Hingis in Match TB) • Also reached US Open men's doubles SF w/Johnson (d. Bryan/Bryan in 1R, l. to J. Murray/Peers in SF after holding 1 MP) • Lost 1R singles at 10 events, including Australian Open (l. to Pospisil in 5 sets), Roland Garros (l. to Coric) and US Open (l. to Mahut). Also lost 2R singles at 9 events, including Wimbledon (l. to No. 2 Federer) • Only other tournament results were Memphis SF (d. Isner, l. to No. 5 Nishikori 76 in 3rd) and Washington 3R (l. to No. 8 Cilic 76 76)

Baghdatis 2015 FastFacts F: (l. to Isner); SF (2): Zagreb (l. to Garcia-Lopez); Nottingham (l. to Istomin) YTD W-L: 23-18 (14-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: June 17, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 46 Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 7-3 (2009 Champion) If Stockholm Open Day 2 – Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Page 4 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• No. 1 Cypriot and 2009 champion fell to 4-8 in ATP World Tour finals at Atlanta (l. to Isner) • Started season with Challenger final in Happy Valley, AUS (l. to Harrison); Australian Open 3R (d. Goffin, l. to Dimitrov); and Zagreb SF (l. to Garcia-Lopez) • Also reached Nottingham SF (d. No. 7 Ferrer, ret. vs. Istomin with leg injury) • Other Grand Slam results: Roland Garros 2R (d. Karlovic, l. to Dzumhur), Wimbledon 3R (l. to Goffin), US Open 1R (ret. vs. Darcis with groin injury) • Posted an 8-4 record on ATP Challenger Tour

[6] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs (AUS) Kokkinakis Leads 1-0 15 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4

Chardy 2015 FastFacts SF: ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (l. to Djokovic); QF (2): Marseille (l. to Simon); Houston (l. to Anderson) YTD W-L: 24-24 (17-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 12, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 29 Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2014 2nd Round)

• No. 6 Frenchman reached 1st career ATP Masters 1000 SF at Montréal after saving 9 MPs (2 vs. L. Mayer in 2R, 7 vs. Isner in QF). Lost to No. 1 Djokovic in SF • Advanced to US Open 4R for 1st time with win over No. 7 Ferrer, snapping 12-match losing streak to Top 10 opponents (l. to No. 9 Cilic) • Reached Roland Garros 4R with Top 20 wins over Isner and Goffin (l. to No. 3 Murray), matching career- best showing in Paris (also 2008 4R) • Other Grand Slam results: Australian Open 2R (l. to Seppi) and Wimbledon 1R (l. to No. 6 Berdych) • Won 3rd career doubles title at Båstad (w/Kubot d. Cabal/Farah) • Teamed with Anderson to beat Bryan/Bryan en route to ATP Masters 1000 SF (l. to Cuevas/Marrero)

Kokkinakis 2015 FastFacts YTD W-L: 13-18 (10-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 10, 1996 Emirates ATP Ranking: 74 Stockholm W-L (Best Result): Debut

• No. 4 Aussie posted 15-1 qualifying record to qualify at 6 ATP World Tour events: Memphis, Delray Beach, Acapulco, , ATP Masters 1000 Madrid and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati • Also qualified at Challenger, winning 7 matches en route to title (d. de Bakker 76 in 3rd) • Reached 3R of major for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. Tomic from 2 sets down, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Posted best ATP Masters 1000 result of career by reaching Indian Wells 4R (l. to Tomic) • Still seeking 1st ATP World Tour QF appearance of career • Advanced to Australian Open 2R (d. Gulbis 86 in 5th, l. to Groth in 5 sets). Fell in 1R of Wimbledon (l. to L. Mayer) and US Open (ret. vs. Gasquet in 5th set) • Played opening match for in Davis Cup 1R (d. Rosol from 2 sets down), QF (l. to Kukushkin) and SF (l. to Murray)

Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava (ESP) vs [WC] Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 09 CH (Tunisia) Clay R32 Jarkko Nieminen 7-5 3-6 7-6(4)

Muñoz-de la Nava 2015 FastFacts YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 29, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 82 (Career-High) Stockholm W-L (Best Result): Debut If Stockholm Open Day 2 – Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Page 5 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• No. 12 Spaniard is playing 1st ATP World Tour or Grand Slam main draw match of season on Tuesday • Last tour-level match came at 2014 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells as a qualifier (l. to Benneteau in 1R) • Last tour-level win came at 2013 Delray Beach as a qualifier (d. Harrison and Malisse, l. to Gulbis in QF) • The 33-year-old enters Stockholm at career-high No. 82 after ending 2014 at No. 209 • Lost in qualifying at Doha, Australian Open, Dubai, , Roland Garros, Wimbledon and Hamburg • Owns 44-16 ATP Challenger record with 3 titles in 6 finals: Napoli, ITA (d. Donati); Moscow, RUS (d. Albot); and Meknes, MAR (d. Carballes Baena) • Tied with Cecchinato (44-14) for most Challenger wins in 2015

Nieminen 2015 FastFacts YTD W-L: 12-17 (6-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: July 23, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 145 Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 25-15 (2001, ’06, ’11 Runner-up)

• No. 1 Finn is playing last tournament of career and also in doubles draw with Johan Brunström of Sweden • Reached Stockholm finals in 2001 (l. to Schalken), 2006 (l. to No. 8 Blake) and 2011 (l. to No. 10 Monfils) • Also reached Stockholm doubles final in 2010 (w/Brunström l. to Butorac/Rojer) • Earned 400th tour-level victory on March 8 to clinch FIN’s 3-2 win over MON in Davis Cup tie (d. Balleret) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Fell to No. 1 Djokovic in Roland Garros 1R and Wimbledon 2R (d. Hewitt 11-9 in 5th of 1R) • Enjoyed run to Tampere, FIN Challenger SF in July, serving as last event in his homeland (l. to Lamasine)

[Q] Filip Krajinovic (SRB) vs [5] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Dimitrov Leads 1-0 15 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 5-7 6-0

Krajinovic 2015 FastFacts YTD W-L: 4-12 (3-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 94 Stockholm W-L (Best Result): Main Draw Debut

• No. 4 Serb qualified with wins over Vefer 76(4) 63, Soderlund 63 60 and Sekulic 62 61 • Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to Sijsling in 1R) and (l. to Monfils 76 in 3rd of 2R) • Earned 1st Grand Slam main draw win of career at US Open (d. A. Gonzalez, l. to No. 7 Ferrer in 2R) • Owns a 28-10 ATP Challenger record with 2 titles in 3 finals: Braunchweig, GER (d. Mathieu) and Cordenons, ITA (d. Ungur) • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 86 on April 6

Dimitrov 2015 FastFacts SF (2): Brisbane (l. to Federer); Istanbul (l. to Cuevas); QF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Monfils); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Nadal); Kuala Lumpur (l. to Becker) YTD W-L: 28-19 (15-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: May 16, 1991 Emirates ATP Ranking: 26 Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 10-3 (2013 Champion)

• No. 1 Bulgarian and 2013 champion enjoyed best stretch from April 13-May 10 with 2 wins over No. 9 Wawrinka en route to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF, Istanbul SF and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid QF • Has an 11-11 record since reaching ATP Masters 1000 Madrid QF (l. to No. 4 Nadal) • Seeking 1st ATP World Tour final appearance since finishing runner-up to No. 7 Berdych at 2014 Stockholm • Posted best Grand Slam result by reaching Australian Open 4R (l. to No. 6 Murray) • In other majors, fell in Roland Garros 1R (l. to Sock), Wimbledon 3R (l. to Gasquet) and US Open 2R (l. to Kukushkin) • In July, won singles and doubles match in Bulgaria's 5-0 sweep of Luxembourg in Davis Cup Group II tie • Missed ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai last week with right shoulder injury If Stockholm Open Day 2 – Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Page 6 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

COURT 1

Steve Darcis (BEL) vs (FRA) Darcis Leads 1-0 13 Montpellier (France) Hard R32 6-4 7-6(0) Other Meetings: 10 CH () Hard F Adrian Mannarino 7-5 6-2 15 Noumea CH (New Caledonia) Hard SF Steve Darcis 6-4 7-5

[Q] Mischa Zverev (GER) vs [8] Gilles Muller (LUX) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 07 Istanbul CH (Turkey) Hard QF Mischa Zverev 6-3 6-1

Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs [Q] Ante Pavic (CRO) First Meeting

[Q] Maximilian Marterer (GER) vs (ARG) First Meeting