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HALL OF FAME TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, July 16, 2016 International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, RI, USA | July 11-17, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $515,025 | Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing www.ATPWorldTour.com HallofFameTennisChampionships.com Greg Sharko: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour Twitter: @TennisHalloFame Press Room: +1 401-847-9670 Facebook: ATP World Tour Facebook: Hall of Fame Tennis Championships YOUNG JOINS THREE 30-AND-OVERS IN SEMI-FINALS SEMI-FINALS PREVIEW: American Donald Young is the only semi-finalist under the age of 30 in action on Saturday at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. It also marks the ninth straight year an American is in the semi-finals at the Newport Casino (11th of last 12 years). Opening play on stadium a court is just the second meeting between the 26-year-old Young and 33-year-old Gilles Muller. Both players are looking to capture their first career ATP World Tour title. The last first-time winner at Newport was Rajeev Ram in 2009 (d. Querrey). Following, the 31-year-old Marcos Baghdatis brings a 3-1 head-to-head advantage over the 37- year-old Ivo Karlovic. Karlovic is trying to become the second player in tournament history to reach three straight finals (Hewitt 2012-14). 30 AND OVER IN TOP 100 EMIRATES ATP RANKINGS: Three of the seven Top 100 30 and over players that began the week reached the semi-finals: Player Age Rank Ivo Karlovic 37 38 (vs. Baghdatis in SF) Victor Estrella Burgos 35 75 (l. to Muller in 2R) Benjamin Becker 35 96 (l. to Kozlov in 1R) Gilles Muller 33 39 (vs. Young in SF) Rajeev Ram 32 69 (l. to Sela in 2R) Marcos Baghdatis 31 43 (vs. Karlovic in SF) Dudi Sela 31 65 (l. to Baghdatis in QF) Muller is tied Murray with most grass-court wins on the ATP World Tour in 2016. 1T Andy Murray 12-0 1T Gilles Muller 12-4 3 Steve Johnson 11-4 4T Milos Raonic 10-2 4T Roger Federer 10-3 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Day 6 – Saturday, July 16, 2016 Page 2 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: SINGLES SEMI-FINALS [8] Donald Young (USA) vs [3] Gilles Muller (LUX) Series Tied 1-1 15 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Gilles Muller 6-2 6-1 16 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard R32 Donald Young 6-3 6-3 Young 2016 FastFacts QF: Memphis (l. to Berankis) YTD W-L: 11-12 (5-2 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 23, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 61 Newport W-L (Best Result): 5-4 (SF 2016) • Tournament Note: Advanced to first grass-court ATP World Tour SF after upsetting top seed Steve Johnson 62 63 on Friday. Advanced to the QF here for the first time with a 60 64 win over American wild card Stefan Kozlov on Wednesday. Opened with a 61 63 win over Jared Donaldson on Monday. Previous best result was 2R in 2008 (d. Jun, l. to Peya) and 2011 (d. Capdeville, l. to Kamke) • This week No. 1 in return games won (12 of 24, 50%), No. 2 in service games won (24 of 25, 96%) and break points saved (8 of 9, 89%), No. 3 in first serve points won (85%) • Appearing in first ATP World Tour SF of the year, sixth overall (2-3 mark) and first on grass • Looking to reach third career ATP World Tour final (0-2 mark) and first since 2015 Delray Beach (l. to Karlovic) • Won 1 main draw match at Auckland, Memphis, Delray Beach, Acapulco, Houston, Nice as Q, London/Queen’s Club as Q and Wimbledon • Fell in 4 sets to Giraldo in Australian Open 1R • Reached Challenger SF at Savannah, USA (l. to Donaldson) and QF at Tallahassee, USA (l. to Tiafoe) • Held 2 MPs w/Kudla before falling to eventual doubles champions Bryan/Bryan in Houston 1R Muller FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: F: s-Hertogenbosch (l Mahut); SF(3): Sydney (l Dimitrov); Sofia (l Bautista Agut); Nottingham (l Cuevas); QF: London / Queen's Club (l Tomic) YTD W-L: 22-14 (12-4 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 9, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 39 Newport W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (SF 2016) • Tournament note: Rallied from a set down 26 61 62 against Adrian Mannarino to improve to 12-4 on grass this year. Captured first tournament win on his fourth attempt with a 76(7) 64 win over Victor Estrella Burgos on Thursday. Fell in 1R in 2006 (l. to Capdeville), 2008 (l. to Anderson), 2012 (l. to Van der Merwe) • This week No. 3 in aces (27) and No. 4 in first serve points won (81%), • Appearing 5th ATP World Tour SF of the year (1-3 mark, 1-1 on grass) • Looking to reach fifth career ATP World Tour final (0-4 mark) and second this year • Snapped 7-match losing streak in SFs to reach 1st final since 2012 at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. Karlovic, l. to Mahut) • Saved 10 MPs to beat Isner 36 76(16) 76(7) in London/Queen’s Club 2R (l. to Tomic in QF) • Tied Schuettler (2004 Kitzbühel 2R) for most MPs on record saved by winner since Panatta (11) in 1976 Rome 1R • Advanced to SFs at Sydney (d. Thiem in 2R, l. to Dimitrov), Sofia (l. to Bautista Agut) and Nottingham (l. to Cuevas) • Rallied from 2 sets down, hit career-high 51 aces and saved 4 MPs vs. Giraldo in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Kuznetsov in 2R) • Withdrew from Estoril due to wrist injury Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Day 6 – Saturday, July 16, 2016 Page 3 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com [4] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) vs [2] Ivo Karlovic (CRO) Baghdatis Leads 3-1 08 Marseille (France) Hard R16 Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 6-4 08 Metz (France) Hard R32 Ivo Karlovic 4-6 2-1 ret 15 Zagreb (Croatia) Hard R16 Marcos Baghdatis 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(7) 15 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Marcos Baghdatis 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 Baghdatis 2016 FastFacts F: Dubai (l. to Wawrinka); QF (4): Montpellier (l. to Gasquet); Houston (l. to Sock); Halle (l. to Zverev); Nottingham (l. to Cuevas) YTD W-L: 17-13 (6-4 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: June 17, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 43 Newport W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (SF 2016) • Tournament note: Came back from a break down and won the last five games in the second set to win 62 75 over Dudi Sela in the QF on Thursday. Won 73% of second-serve points and didn’t face a break point in his 64 63 win over American Brian Baker in his tournament debut on Wednesday • This week No. 2 in return games won (9 of 20, 45%) and has saved 6 of 9 break points faced • Looking to reach 14th career ATP World Tour final and second on grass (4-9 overall, 0-1 on grass) • 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 • Beat Schwartzman 60 60 en route to Houston QF (l. to Sock) -- 1st double-bagel of 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) Karlovic 2016 FastFacts SF (2): Istanbul (l. to Dimitrov); ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Muller) YTD W-L: 10-13 (6-3 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: February 28, 1979 Emirates ATP Ranking: 38 Newport W-L (Best Result): 12-5 (RUP 2014-15) • Tournament Note: Did not face a break point is his 63 64 win over Marco Chiudinelli on Friday. Served 20 aces and saved 3 of 4 break points faced in his 36 76(5) 64 opening match win over Canadian qualifer Frank Dancevic on Tuesday. 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