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WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN: DAY 8 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, August 23, 2015

Lindner Family Center, , Ohio, USA | August 16 – 23, 2015 Draw: S-56, D-24 | Prize Money: $4,457,065 ($3,826,655 on-site) | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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FEDERER SEEKS 7TH CINCY TITLE, DJOKOVIC EYES ‘GOLDEN MASTERS’

 TOP 2 SEEDS IN CINCY FINAL: The all-time winningest champion in Cincinnati history meets the No. 1 player in the Emirates ATP Rankings on Sunday for the Western & Southern Open title. Top seed is two sets from the only ATP Masters 1000 title that he’s yet to win. Six-time champ , however, seeks revenge in a rematch of his four-set loss to Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. Djokovic and Federer have met 40 times over 10 seasons – each man winning 20 times in their FedEx 2 Head rivalry. Sunday’s match marks just the second Cincinnati final between the top two seeds since 1999, and it was the same two men who contested the last one.

CINCINNATI FINALS FEATURING TOP 2 SEEDS (OPEN ERA) 2012: No. 1 Federer def. No. 2 Djokovic 6-0, 7-6(7) 1999: No. 1 def. No. 2 Patrick Rafter 7-6(7), 6-3 1988: No. 2 def. No. 1 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(5) 1986: No. 1 Mats Wilander def. No. 2 6-4, 6-1 1978: No. 1 Eddie Dibbs def. No. 2 Raul Ramirez 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 1976: No. 2 def. No. 1 Eddie Dibbs 7-6, 6-3 1974: No. 1 def. No. 2 Robert Lutz 7-6, 7-6 1970: No. 1 def. No. 2 Cliff Richey 7-9, 9-7, 8-6

 WHAT’S AT STAKE: Winner $731,000 and 1,000 Emirates ATP Rankings points Runner-up $358,375 and 600 Emirates ATP Rankings points

 FINALS HISTORY:

Djokovic is bidding for a 25th ATP Masters 1000 title (24-11) and a 55th overall (54-25). Federer is bidding for a 24th ATP Masters 1000 title (23-18) and an 87th overall (86-45).

 STATS HEADING INTO THE FINAL: Federer has not been broken in 38 service games:

STATISTICS DJOKOVIC FEDERER ACES 13 22

1st % 64% 57%

1st SERVE POINTS WON 66% 84% 2nd SERVE POINTS WON 56% 71% SERVICE GAMES WON 79% (37 of 47) 100% (38 of 38) BREAK POINTS SAVED 47% (9 of 19) 100% (3 of 3) RETURN GAMES WON 38% (18 of 47) 27% (10 of 37)  BREAK POINTS CONVERTED 58% (18 of 31) 36% (10 of 28)  Western & Southern Open Day 8 – Sunday, August 23, 2015 Page 2 of 7 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 CLOSER LOOK AT DJOKOVIC vs. FEDERER: For the third time in Cincinnati and 41st time in their careers, Djokovic and Federer face off. The FedEx Head 2 Head rivalry between Djokovic and Federer goes back nearly a decade, with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds tied at 20 wins.

- After 10 matches in their rivalry, Federer led his FedEx Head 2 Head with Djokovic 7-3. - After 20 matches in their rivalry, Federer led his FedEx Head 2 Head with Djokovic 13-7. - After 30 matches in their rivalry, Federer led his FedEx Head 2 Head with Djokovic 16-14. - Djokovic has won three straight meetings against Federer, most recently the 2015 Wimbledon final. - Djokovic is looking to beat Federer four straight times for first time (four times won three in a row). - Djokovic has never led in the rivalry. With a win, he could take the head-to-head lead for first time. - Federer and Djokovic have met 17 times at ATP Masters 1000 events (Djokovic leads 9-8). - Djokovic is also one-up on Federer in matches, leading their series at majors 7-6. - Djokovic is 9-5 in finals against Federer, winning 3 straight and 6 of the last 7 since 2012 Cincinnati. - Federer won the 2009 & 2012 Cincinnati F over Djokovic in straight sets (13 of 19 games in both). - Djokovic saved match points to beat Federer in both the 2010 and 2011 US Open semi-finals. - Federer ended Djokovic’s 43-match win streak in the 2011 Roland Garros semi-finals.

 RIVALRY FOR THE AGES: Djokovic vs. Federer is second on the ‘Most Open Era Match-Ups’ table and is now just three meetings behind Djokovic vs. Nadal in first. The pair’s respective coaches, and Stefan Edberg, met 35 times.

RANK RIVALRY MEETINGS RECORD 1 Novak Djokovic vs 44 Nadal leads 23-21 2 Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer 41 Series tied 20-20 3 vs John McEnroe 36 Lendl leads 21-15 T4 Jimmy Connors vs Ivan Lendl 35 Lendl leads 22-13 T4 Boris Becker vs Stefan Edberg 35 Becker leads 25-10 T6 Jimmy Connors vs John McEnroe 34 McEnroe leads 20-14 T6 vs Pete Sampras 34 Sampras leads 20-14

8 Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal 33 Nadal leads 23-10

 MASTERING THE ATP MASTERS 1000: No. 1 seed Djokovic is playing for his 20th ATP Masters 1000 title in his 25th final since the start of the 2011 season (39 appearances). Not coincidentally, Djokovic’s dominance at Masters 1000 tournaments coincides with his reign atop the Emirates ATP Rankings. All 160 weeks that he’s spent as World No. 1 have come since 2011, when he went 33-1 with five titles at ATP Masters 1000 events. Djokovic has more titles (19) than losses (18) at ATP Masters 1000s over the last five seasons.

YEAR W-L TITLES EVENTS WON

2015 29-1 4 Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo,

2014 28-4 4 Indian Wells, Miami, Rome, Paris

2013 28-6 3 Monte-Carlo, , Paris Western & Southern Open Day 8 – Sunday, August 23, 2015 Page 3 of 7 www.ATPWorldTour.com

2012 34-6 3 Miami, , Shanghai

2011 33-1 5 Indian Wells, Miami, , Rome, Montréal

TOTAL 152-18 19 8 of 9 ATP Masters 1000 Tournaments

 DJOKOVIC SEEKS GOLDEN MASTERS: The only ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title missing from Djokovic’s trophy case over the last five years --- and throughout his career – has been the Western & Southern Open. Playing in his fifth Cincinnati final, Djokovic is attempting to become the first player to sweep all nine current ATP Masters 1000 titles. Djokovic has never missed the Western & Southern Open since qualifying for the event in 2005 as the 97th-ranked player in the world. The Serb is 26-10 lifetime in the Cincinnati main draw and making his 11th appearance at the tournament, most of any ATP Masters 1000 event. During the Open Era, only (28- 11) has won more Cincinnati matches without capturing the title. Djokovic has yet to win a set in four prior Cincinnati finals, claiming just six of 19 games against Federer in 2009, and again in 2012.

DJOKOVIC IN CINCINNATI FINALS 2012: [1] Roger Federer def. [2] Novak Djokovic 6-0, 7-6(7) 2011: [4] def. [1] Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-0 ret. 2009: [1] Roger Federer def. [2] Novak Djokovic 6-1, 7-5 2008: [8] Andy Murray def. [3] Novak Djokovic 7-6(4), 7-6(5)

 NO. 2 UP FOR GRABS: If Federer beats Djokovic today, he will overtake Andy Murray for the No. 2 spot in the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday, just in time for US Open seedings. That would guarantee the Swiss a place on the opposite half of the US Open draw as Djokovic.

Federer was seeded second when he won his last US Open title in 2008, beating Murray in the final. Four years later, Murray was the first No. 3 seed since Patrick Rafter in 1998 to win the US Open. Murray and Rafter are the only third-seeded US Open champions dating back to 1983, while 10 No. 2 seeds have captured the title during that same stretch.

 FEDERER SERVICE ADVANTAGE: Through four matches and 38 service games this week, Federer has not been broken, saving the only three break points he’s faced against Feliciano Lopez in the quarter-finals. Federer also leads the tournament in first serve pts. won (84%) and second serve pts. won (71%). Djokovic, on the other hand, has been broken 10 times in 47 service games. More breaks means more time, with the Serb logging six hours and 51 minutes on court and the Swiss only four hours and 46 minutes.

 BIG FOUR DOMINANCE: Regardless of today’s winner, one thing is for sure: Cincinnati marks the 46th title over the last 50 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments for the ‘Big Four’: Djokovic, Federer, Murray and Rafael Nadal. Dating PLAYER 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 back to Nadal’s triumph at Monte- Novak Djokovic - 5 3 3 4 4 Carlo in 2010, the only other men to emerge with an ATP Masters 1000 Roger Federer 1 1 3 - 2 - title are Robin Soderling (2010 Andy Murray 2 2 - 1 - 2 Paris), (2011 Paris), Rafael Nadal 3 1 2 5 1 - Western & Southern Open Day 8 – Sunday, August 23, 2015 Page 4 of 7 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Stan Wawrinka (2014 Monte-Carlo) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2014 Toronto). Above is a breakdown of the ATP Masters 1000 titles won by Djokovic, Federer, Murray and Nadal during that time. Counting today’s final, at least one member of the ‘Big Four’ has played in 43 straight ATP Masters 1000 finals since 2010 Paris (Soderling d. Gael Monfils).

 BIG FOUR EVEN BETTER IN CINCY: Despite Djokovic’s absence from the Cincinnati winner’s circle, the other members of the ‘Big Four’ have swept the Western & Southern Open title eight straight years (nine of last 10), with Federer claiming six titles.

CINCINNATI CHAMPIONS (since 2005) 2014: Roger Federer 2013: Rafael Nadal 2012: Roger Federer 2011: Andy Murray 2010: Roger Federer 2009: Roger Federer 2008: Andy Murray 2007: Roger Federer 2006: 2005: Roger Federer

 ATP MASTERS 1000 TITLE LEADERS: Djokovic is attempting to PLAYER TITLES capture the 25th career ATP Masters 1000 title of his career, while Rafael Nadal 27 Federer is bidding for his 24th ATP Masters 1000 crown, which Novak Djokovic 24 would tie the Serb for second place on the all-time list (since Roger Federer 23 1990). Djokovic’s 12-match in ATP Masters 1000 Andre Agassi 17 finals ended last week with his three-set loss to Murray in Andy Murray 11 Montreal. Here is a look at the all-time ATP Masters 1000 titles list. Pete Sampras 11

 2015 TITLE LEADERS: Djokovic leads the ATP World Tour with six titles this season while Federer is tied with Murray with four titles. Here are the multiple ATP World Tour title leaders in 2015: . No. Novak Djokovic 6 Roger Federer 4 Andy Murray 4 David Ferrer 3 Rafael Nadal 3 3 3 3 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 2 2

Western & Southern Open Day 8 – Sunday, August 23, 2015 Page 5 of 7 www.ATPWorldTour.com

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS

CENTER COURT

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [2] Roger Federer (SUI)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Series Tied 20-20 (Federer 2-0 in Cincinnati)

2006 ATP Masters 1000 Clay R64 Roger Federer 6-3 2-6 6-3 2006 SUI v. SCG WG PO () Hard RR Roger Federer 6-3 6-2 6-3 2007 () Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-2 7-5 6-3 2007 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 2007 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal () Hard F Novak Djokovic 7-6(2) 2-6 7-6(2) 2007 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Roger Federer 7-6(4) 7-6(2) 6-4 (Australia) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 7-6(5) 2008 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo () Clay SF Roger Federer 6-3 3-2 ret 2008 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-2 2009 ATP Masters 1000 Miami Hard SF Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-2 6-3 2009 ATP Masters 1000 Rome () Clay SF Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-3 2009 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard F Roger Federer 6-1 7-5 2009 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Roger Federer 7-6(3) 7-5 7-5 2009 (Switzerland) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-4 4-6 6-2 2010 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto Hard SF Roger Federer 6-1 3-6 7-5 2010 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 5-7 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5 2010 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai Hard SF Roger Federer 7-5 6-4 2010 Basel (Switzerland) Hard F Roger Federer 6-4 3-6 6-1 2010 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (England) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-1 6-4 (Australia) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-6(3) 7-5 6-4 2011 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 2011 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-2 2011 Roland Garros () Clay SF Roger Federer 7-6(5) 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) 2011 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-7(7) 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5 2012 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(4) 2012 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-5 6-3 2012 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Roger Federer 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 2012 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard F Roger Federer 6-0 7-6(7) 2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard F Novak Djokovic 7-6(6) 7-5 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Paris Hard SF Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-2 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-7(2) 6-2 2014 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard SF Roger Federer 3-6 6-3 6-2 2014 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard F Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) 2014 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay SF Roger Federer 7-5 6-2 2014 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass F Novak Djokovic 6-7(7) 6-4 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4 2014 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai Hard SF Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 2015 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard F Roger Federer 6-3 7-5 2015 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 2015 ATP Masters 1000 Rome Clay F Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 2015 Wimbledon Grass F Novak Djokovic 7-6(1) 6-7(10) 6-4 6-3

Djokovic Federer 55 Sets Won 63 10 Tiebreaks Won 11 4 Clay 4 14 Hard 15 2 Grass 1 2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W (6): Australian Open (d. Murray) W (4): (d. Raonic) Indian Wells (d. Federer) Dubai (d. Djokovic) Miami (d. Murray) Istanbul (d. Cuevas) Monte-Carlo (d. Berdych) Halle (d. Seppi Rome (d. Federer) F (3): Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic) Wimbledon (d. Federer) Rome (l. to Djokovic) Western & Southern Open Day 8 – Sunday, August 23, 2015 Page 6 of 7 www.ATPWorldTour.com

F (3): Dubai (l. to Federer) Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic) Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka) QF: Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka) Montréal (l. to Murray) QF: (l. to Karlovic)

Djokovic VsFederer 28 (, 1987) Age (DOB) 34 (Aug. 8, 1981) 1 (1 - July 4, 2011) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 3 (1 - Feb. 2, 2004) 26-10 Cincinnati W-L 41-8 56-4 (33-3) 2015 W-L (on hard) 44-7 (20-2) 660-144 (423-84) Career W-L (on hard) 1040-234 (637-129) 54 (6) Career titles (2015) 86 (4) Boris Becker (here), Coach Severin Luthi (here), Marian Vajda Stefan Edberg

 Djokovic is the top seed in Cincinnati for the fourth time in five years. The World No. 1 and four-time finalist has a 26-10 tournament record. He was two points from defeat before beating qualifier Dolgopolov in Saturday’s semi-finals 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2.  Djokovic is 6-3 in finals this season and 0-4 lifetime in finals at Cincinnati (l. to Federer in 2009 and 2012, l. to Murray in 2008 and 2011).  Only Federer (325) and Nadal (297) have more ATP Masters 1000 wins than Djokovic (257).  Djokovic is seeking his maiden Cincinnati title, which would make him the first player to win all nine current ATP Masters 1000 events in his career. It would also give him five ATP Masters 1000 titles for the season and 25 for his career – second only to Nadal (27). th th  Djokovic is playing in his 80 career final (54-25 record) and 36 in an ATP Masters 1000 (24-11).  Djokovic has reached a career-high 10 straight finals since falling in the Doha quarter-finals to start the season (l. to Karlovic). The last man to reach 10 or more consecutive finals in a season was Federer, who started 2006 by playing in 11 straight finals. Federer’s overall final streak was 17 beginning with Halle in 2005.  Of his 10 consecutive finals, Djokovic has won six entering Sunday’s match, highlighted by his eighth and ninth Grand Slam titles (Australian Open d. Murray; Wimbledon d. Federer).  Only four players have beaten Djokovic in 2015: Karlovic (Doha QF), Federer (Dubai F), Wawrinka (Roland Garros F) and Murray (Montréal F).  The Serb has a 19-3 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015, beating every other Top 10 player at least once.  Djokovic is No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the 160th week in his career, sixth all-time. He has been No. 1 the last 59 weeks (since July 7, 2014).  Djokovic finished 2014 at No. 1 for the third time in four years (2011-12, 2014), winning an ATP World Tour-high seven titles in eight finals.  Federer is making his 15th appearance at the Western & Southern Open. He started his career 1-4 in Cincinnati before going 40-4 since 2005 and winning a tournament-record six titles.  The Swiss is 6-0 in Cincinnati finals, winning the title in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014.  Federer is seeking his seventh Cincinnati title, which would match his seven championships at Dubai and Wimbledon. He’s won Halle eight times.  After beating Murray 6-4, 7-6(6) Saturday, Federer is attempting to defeat the World No. 1 & No. 2 at the same tournament for the first time in his career. He’s only faced the Top 2 players once before at the same event, beating No. 2 Djokovic before losing to No. 1 Nadal at 2011 Roland Garros.  Federer is playing in his 132nd career final overall (86-45 record) and 42nd in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament (23-18).  The World No. 3 is 4-3 in finals this season, losing to Djokovic at Indian Wells, Rome & Wimbledon.  Federer has a 190-101 career record (.653) vs. Top 10 opponents (8-4 this year, 17-5 last season)  Federer won his 1,000th career match in the Brisbane final (d. Raonic), becoming third player in Open Era to accomplish feat (Connors 1,254, Lendl 1,071). He now has 1,038 career match wins.  Federer finished 2014 in the Top 2 for 10th time in his career and claimed five titles, including two ATP Masters 1000 crowns (Cincinnati, Shanghai). He also clinched Switzerland’s first . Western & Southern Open Day 8 – Sunday, August 23, 2015 Page 7 of 7 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 Federer is attempting to win the 18th ATP World Tour title of the season by a player in his 30s.

30-Over Winners (17) – 13 Last Year (19 in 1975) Roger Federer, Brisbane 33 yrs, 4 months David Ferrer, Doha 32 yrs, 8 months Victor Estrella Burgos, Quito 34 yrs, 6 months Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Zagreb 31 yrs, 8 months Ivo Karlovic, Delray Beach 35 yrs, 11 months , 30 yrs, 2 months Roger Federer, Dubai 33 yrs, 5 months David Ferrer, 32 yrs. 10 months David Ferrer, 32 yrs, 10 months Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Bucharest 31 yrs, 10 months Roger Federer, Istanbul 33 yrs., 8 months Stan Wawrinka, Roland Garros 30 yrs., 2 months , ‘s-Hertogenbosch 33 yrs., 4 months Roger Federer, Halle 33 yrs., 10 months , Newport 31 yrs., 4 months , Atlanta 30 yrs., 3 month s , Kitzbuehel 31 yrs., 9 months

DOUBLES FINAL – NESTOR/ROGER-VASSELIN MEET MATKOWSKI-ZIMONJIC

Daniel Nestor (CAN) vs [6] (POL) & Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) & Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Nestor/Roger-Vasselin lead 1-0

2015 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard QF Nestor/Roger-Vasselin 6-4 6-2

 Nestor and Roger-Vasselin are 8-1 and playing only their second tournament as a team, reaching the Montréal final last week (d. Djokovic/Tipsarevic SF, l. to Bryan/Bryan F).  Nestor and Roger-Vasselin avenged their loss in the Montréal final by beating Bryan/Bryan in Cincinnati QF 6-4, 6-4.  The 42-year-old Canadian Nestor has an 87-56 career record in finals (2-1 this year) with titles at in January and Dubai in February (both w/Bopanna).  Nestor has won 27 career ATP Masters 1000 titles, third-most behind the Bryans (35)  Nestor has won four Cincinnati titles: 2009 w/Zimonjic, 2004 w/Knowles, 1998 w/Knowles, 1996 w/Knowles.  Roger-Vasselin has a 9-3 career record in doubles finals and last month won at Bogota (w/Stepanek). His biggest career title came at Roland Garros in 2014 (w/Benneteau).  Matkowski and Zimonjic are 25-12 as a team since forming their partnership at 2015 Indian Wells.  The Pole and Serb are seeking their first title, falling in finals at Madrid (l. to Bopanna/Mergea) and /Queen’s Club (l. to Herbert/Mahut).  At Grand Slams, Matkowski and Zimonjic reached QFs at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.  This week in Cincinnati, Matkowski and Zimonjic defeated Wimbledon champions Rojer/Tecau 6-3, 6-4 in QF and champions Dodig/Melo 6-4, 6-4 in SF.  Matkowski has a 16-26 career record in finals (0-2 this year) and has won 2 ATP Masters 1000 titles (2008 Madrid & 2012 Madrid w/Fyrstenberg).  The 39-year-old Serb Zimonjic has a 53-37 career record in finals (0-3 this year) and has won 15 ATP Masters 1000 titles, including Cincinnati in 2009 with one of his opponents Nestor.  Zimonjic and Nestor enjoyed great success as partners from 2001 through 2014, posting a 227-79 record with 27 titles, including Wimbledon (2008 & 2009), Roland Garros (2010) and 10 ATP Masters 1000 events.