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AEGON OPEN NOTTINGHAM: DAY 7 NOTES Saturday, June 27, 2015 AEGON OPEN NOTTINGHAM: DAY 7 NOTES Saturday, June 27, 2015 Nottingham, England | June 21 – 27, 2015 Draw: S-48, D-16 | Prize Money: €644,065 | Surface: Grass ATP Info: Tournament Info: ATP PR & Marketing: www.ATPWorldTour.com www.lta.org.uk Thomas Troxler: [email protected] @ATPWorldTour @BritishTennis #aegonopen #nottingham Press Room: +44 333 011 1030 facebook.com/ATPWorldTour facebook.com/britishtennislta ISTOMIN LOOKS FOR MAIDEN ATP TITLE, QUERREY EIGHTH CAREER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: The final of the Aegon Open Nottingham on Saturday features unseeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan against No. 12 seed Sam Querrey of the U.S. Querrey leads the head-to-head meetings 4-2 (tied 1-1 on grass), winning the last encounter in a third-set tie- break in Washington in August 2013. Istomin is appearing in his third career ATP World Tour final (0-2), first on grass, and he’s trying to become the fifth first-time winner this season. Querrey is making his 14th career appearance in an ATP World Tour final (7-6), the third on grass (1-1). He was a runner-up in Houston in April. His last title came on home soil in Los Angeles in 2012 (d. Berankis). Both players saved match point en route to the final. Istomin saved one MP in his QF win over No. 4 seed Leonardo Mayer while Querrey saved two match pts. in his QF win over No. 2 seed Gilles Simon. The winner will become the first champion this year after saving match point. WHAT’S AT STAKE – Here is a breakdown of the points and prize money: Winner: € 79,345 and 250 Emirates ATP Ranking points Runner-up: € 45,170 and 150 Emirates ATP Ranking points FINALS HISTORY – Istomin Appearing in his 3rd ATP World Tour final.........0-2 in finals…(0-0 on grass, 0-0 in ’15) Querrey Appearing in his 14th ATP World Tour final ......7-6 in finals….(1-1 on grass, 0-1 in ‘15) QUERREY ON GRASS: Querrey is the first American to reach an ATP World Tour grass-court final since 2012, when Andy Roddick won the Eastbourne title (d. Seppi) and John Isner prevailed the following month in Newport (d. Hewitt). Querrey is 1-1 in grass finals, winning at the Queen’s Club/London in 2010 (d. Fish) and reaching the final in Newport in 2009 (l. to Ram). FIRST-TIME ATP WINNERS (4): Istomin is trying to become the fifth first ATP World Tour winner this season. Players trying to win their first title are 4-7 after going 5-10 last season. Here are the first-time winners: Age Tournament Jiri Vesely 21 Auckland Victor Estrella Burgos 34 Quito Jack Sock 22 Houston Dominic Thiem 21 Geneva OUTSIDE TOP 50 WINNERS (5): Istomin is No. 92 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and he is trying to become the sixth winner outside the Top 50 this season: Nicolas Mahut (Q), ‘s-Hertogenbosch No. 97 Viktor Troicki (Q), Sydney No. 92 Victor Estrella Burgos, Quito No. 73 Jiri Vesely (Q), Auckland No. 63 Thomaz Bellucci, Geneva No. 60 Aegon Open Nottingham Day 7– Saturday, June 27, 2015 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com DAY 7 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – CENTRE COURT Denis Istomin (UZB) vs (12) Sam Querrey (USA) Querrey Leads 4-2 09 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R16 Denis Istomin 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 09 Los Angeles (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Sam Querrey 6-2 6-0 11 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Sam Querrey 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-4 12 San Jose (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Denis Istomin 5-7 6-3 7-5 12 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Sam Querrey 7-6(4) 6-3 13 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Sam Querrey 4-6 6-3 7-6(9) Istomin FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: QF: Montpellier (l Gasquet) YTD W-L: 11-14 YTD Titles: 0/Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 7, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 92 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 15-6 (in Final– 2015) Istomin, 28, is appearing in the final after saving one match point against No. 4 seed Leonardo Mayer 63 67(8) 76(6) on Thursday in QF. On Friday, played three games (1-2 on serve) against Marcos Baghdatis before the Cypriot retired due to a calf injury. Also this week beat former Top 10 players Nicolas Almagro in 1R and Juan Monaco in 2R, while also defeating Sergiy Stakhovsky 75 64 in 3R. In 2010, reached semi-finals (l. to Garcia-Lopez) and last year (l. to Gasquet). Also QF in ’09 (l. to Tursunov) and ’12 (l. to Harrison). Has a 15-6 career tournament record No. 4 this week in aces (36) and service games won (44 of 47, 94%), saving nine of 12 break pts. Also winning 12 of 43 return games (28%) No. 1 player from Uzbekistan comes in with an 11-14 match record on the season and trying to become first player from his country to win an ATP World Tour singles title. His previous best ATP World Tour result this year was quarter-finals in Montpellier in February (l. to Gasquet) He is appearing in his third career ATP World Tour final, first since San Jose in February 2012 (l. to Raonic). Also runner-up in New Haven in 2010 (l. to Stakhovsky) Querrey FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: F: Houston (l Sock); SF: Memphis (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 14-13 YTD Titles: 0/Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 44 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 9-4 (in Final – 2015) Querrey, 27, has a 9-4 tournament record and he is appearing in his first final after a semi-final showing Opened Tuesday with a 76(4) 64 win over Colombian Santiago Giraldo, followed on Wednesday with a 76(7) 76(3) win over No. 5 seed Pablo Cuevas, beat No. 2 seed Gilles Simon 57 76(8) 64, saving two match points on Thursday and defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov with 22 aces in Friday, winning 46 63 75. Last year, reached semi-finals (l. to eventual champ Lopez) Leads tournament in aces (78) and has held 51 of 56 service games (91%) No. 3 American (behind No. 17 Isner, No. 31 Sock) is appearing in his second ATP World Tour final of the season, first since reaching final in Houston in April (l. to Sock). Appearing in his 14th career ATP World Tour final (7-6), third on grass (1-1). Has a 39-24 career record on grass and won Queen’s Club title in 2010 (d. Fish). Also runner-up in Newport in ’09 (l. to Ram) Looking to join Sock as ATP World Tour American winners this season In February, reached semi-finals in Memphis (l. to eventual winner Nishikori) Aegon Open Nottingham Day 7– Saturday, June 27, 2015 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com DOUBLES FINAL – GUCCIONE-SA TAKE ON CUEVAS-MARRERO Unseeded Chris Guccione of Australia and Andre Sa of Brazil meet No. 2 seeds Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay and David Marrero of Spain. Guccione and Sa are playing in their first ATP World Tour final together. They won the Manchester Challenger earlier this month. Guccione is 3-3 in career finals and his last title came in Bogota last July. His last final was in Moscow last October. Two of his titles have come on grass, in Newport in 2010 and ’14. Sa is 8-15 in career ATP World Tour finals and his last title came in Buenos Aires in February (w/Nieminen). He is trying to earn his first title on grass. Cuevas and Marrero are appearing in their third ATP World Tour final together. They captured the ATP Masters 1000 Rome crown last month and were finalists last year in Oeiras (l. to Gonzalez- Lipsky). They are No. 10 in the Emirates ATP Team Rankings. Cuevas and Marrero first teamed together at the Napoli Challenger in 2009 and won the title. They then played twice in 2010, once in 2011 and four times last year, with their best result coming in Oeiras. They have a 29-16 career record. th Cuevas and Marrero are 18-9 together this season. Cuevas is appearing in his 11 career doubles final (5-5) and Marrero his 23rd final (11-11 record). .
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