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BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS Day 6 – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2016

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MURRAY, WAWRINKA, NISHIKORI LOOK TO REACH SEMI-FINALS

DAY 6 PREVIEW: Group John McEnroe action concludes on Friday with two semi-final spots on the line. World No. 1 , No. 3 and No. 5 all look to advance to the semi-finals at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. If Murray fails to qualify for the semi-finals, will finish 2016 as the World No. 1. See semi-final scenarios below.

In the day session match, Murray and Wawrinka square off for the 17th time (Murray leads 9-7) and Murray won the last meeting in four sets in the semi-finals at Roland Garros on June 3. This is the second straight year they are meeting in the final round robin match at The O2. Last year Wawrinka won 76 64 to advance to the semi-finals for the third straight year. Murray enters on a 21-match winning streak and he has a 2-0 round robin record for the first time since his season finale debut in 2008 where he went 3-0 and reached the semi-finals. Murray also reached the semi-finals at The O2 in 2010 and 2012. He must win one set to advance to the semi-finals and keep pace with Djokovic for the year-end No. 1 ranking. With Murray losing 275 points on November 28 from the 2015 final, the Serbian is actually ahead in the race for year-end No. 1. Djokovic, who has 11,380 points on the season, is trying to finish No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the third straight year and fifth time in six years. Murray will have 11,510 points if he beats the Swiss No. 1. Wawrinka is looking for his fourth career win over a World No. 1, the first outside a final. He is 3-0 vs. World No. 1s in Slam finals and 0-19 otherwise. leads the race to finish No. 3 in the Emirates ATP Rankings with 5,450 points followed by Wawrinka (5,315) and Nishikori (4,905). All three players are trying to finish No. 3 for the first time.

In the evening session, Nishikori brings a 7-5 FedEx ATP Head 2 Head record against Marin Cilic although the Croat has won the last two meetings this season. They last met in the final of Basel on Oct. 30 with Cilic winning 61 76. Cilic is trying to earn his first ATP Finals match win (0-5).He went 0-3 in his debut two years ago. If Nishikori wins, he will advance to the semi-finals for the second time in three years. Nishikori could also advance to the semi-finals if he loses and Murray defeats Wawrinka.

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In the opening Group Fleming/McEnroe doubles match, No. 1 Pierre-Hugues Herbert and take on No. 5 and for the third time (tied 1-1). Kontinen and Peers, who have clinched the group with a 2-0 record, enter on a seven-match winning streak after winning their biggest career title at ATP Masters 1000 where they defeated Herbert/Mahut 64 36 10-6 on Nov. 6. They have beaten all 7 other Barclays ATP World Tour Finals teams in 2016 (6 since Oct. 14). The Frenchmen, who have been eliminated from semi-final contention, need a win to overtake and in the Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings. Murray and Soares lead by 25 points after going 3-0 in group play. With a win, Mahut would also clinch year- end No. 1 in the individual Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings. If Mahut loses and Soares wins the title, the Brazilian will finish No. 1. In the evening match, No. 4 Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez meet No. 7 and , who won the previous meeting at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid in May. The winner of this match will qualify into the semi-finals as the second place team.

Group Fleming/McEnroe Semi-finals Qualification Scenarios (Friday)  Kontinen/Peers have won the group  The winner of Lopez/Lopez and Klaasen/Ram will qualify in second place

Year‐End Emirates ATP No. 1 Scenarios (Week of Nov. 28, 2016)

No. 1 Murray W F SF 3‐0 2‐1 1‐2 0‐3 3‐0 12410 11910 11510 11510 2‐1 12210 11710 11310 11310 1‐2 0‐3

No. 2 Djokovic W F SF 3‐0 2‐1 1‐2 0‐3 3‐0 12280 11780 11380 11380 2‐1 11180 1‐2 10980 0‐3

Year‐End Emirates ATP Doubles Team No. 1 Scenarios (Week of Nov. 28, 2016)

No. 1 Herbert/Mahut W F SF 3‐0 2‐1 1‐2 0‐3 3‐0 2‐1 1‐2 8025 0‐3 7825

No. 2 J. Murray/Soares W F SF 3‐0 2‐1 1‐2 0‐3 3‐0 8750 8250 7850 7850 2‐1 7650 1‐2 7450 0‐3

NOTE: Year-end ranking points as of the end of Thursday’s matches are highlighted in yellow.

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FRIDAY FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – GROUP JOHN MCENROE

[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs [3] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Murray Leads 9-7 05 SUI vs. GBR WG PO (Switzerland) Clay RR Stan Wawrinka 6-3 7-6(5) 6-4 06 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Stan Wawrinka 7-5 3-6 6-4 08 Doha (Qatar) Hard F Andy Murray 6-4 4-6 6-2 08 Marseille (France) Hard R16 Andy Murray 3-6 7-6(5) 6-1 08 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Stan Wawrinka 6-2 7-6(5) 08 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-2 0-6 6-4 08 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-1 6-3 6-3 09 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Andy Murray 2-6 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-3 10 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Stan Wawrinka 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3 11 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-4 3-6 6-3 12 Olympics (Great Britain) Grass R64 Andy Murray 6-3 6-3 12 () Hard QF Andy Murray 6-2 3-6 6-2 13 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R16 Stan Wawrinka 6-1 6-2 13 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard QF Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-3 6-2 15 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Stan Wawrinka 7-6(4) 6-4 16 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2

Andy Murray Stan Wawrinka Sets Won: 23 25 Tiebreak Sets Won: 2 4 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 1 3 Hard: 6 4 Grass: 2 0

Murray 2016 Summary W (8): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d. Djokovic); London/Queen's Club (d. Raonic); Wimbledon (d. Raonic); Rio Olympics (d. del Potro); (d. Dimitrov); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (d. Bautista Agut); Vienna (d. Tsonga); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d. Isner); F (4): (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Djokovic); Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Cilic); SF: ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal); QF: US Open (l. to Nishikori) YTD W-L: 75-9 (45-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 8 / Career Titles: 43 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: 1 (Career-High) Barclays ATP World Tour Finals W-L (Best Result): 13-11 (2008, 2010, 2012 Semi-finalist)

Murray at ATP Finals • The 29-year-old Scot outlasted No. 5 Nishikori 67(9) 64 64 on Wednesday in a 3h, 20m battle, which was the longest ATP Finals three-set match since 1991. Opened on Monday with a 63 62 win over No. 7 Cilic. This is his first 2-0 start since 2008 debut in Shanghai where he went 3-0 in round robin play and reached semi-finals. Past two years went 1-2 in round robin play since SF showing in 2012 (d. Berdych, lost to No.1 Djokovic, d. Tsonga, l. to Federer). In 2013, withdrew due to back surgery in September that year • Of 11 losses, 6 have come to Top 2 opponents – Federer (4 times), Nadal and Djokovic (once each) • Also SF in 2008 (l. to Davydenko) and 2010 (l. to Nadal). In 2011, lost to Ferrer in opener, then withdrew (groin) • In ’09, went 2-1 in RR play but did not advance to SF, finishing 3rd in group • Won all 3 round robin matches at Shanghai in 2008 (d. Roddick, Simon, Federer) before falling to Davydenko • For second straight year older brother, Jamie, has qualified in doubles. Jamie and Bruno Soares advanced to semi- finals on Thursday by winning Group Edberg/Jarryd. They are trying to finish No. 1 in Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings. Last year Murrays became first brother duo to appear in singles and doubles season finale since McEnroes in 1989 (John reached SF, Patrick won doubles title w/Grabb)

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Murray 2016 Highlights • Rose to No. 1 in on November 7 after winning career-best 8th title of season at ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d. Isner) • At 29, became 2nd-oldest player to debut at No. 1 (30-year-old became No. 1 on June 3, 1974) • Owns record for most time between becoming No. 2 and No. 1 -- 7 years and 82 days (No. 2 on Aug. 17, 2009) • Has won a personal-best 75 matches, surpassing his previous high of 71 last year • Captured 3rd Grand Slam title at Wimbledon (d. Tsonga in 5 sets, No. 9 Berdych and No. 7 Raonic) • Became 1st British finalist at Roland Garros and 10th man to reach all 4 major finals in Open Era (l. to Djokovic) • Fell to 0-5 in Australian Open finals with 4th championship match loss to No. 1 Djokovic • With J. Murray, became 1st brothers in Open Era to reach singles and doubles finals at same major (Aus. Open) • Made history at Rio Olympics as 1st player to win a 2nd singles gold medal (d. del Potro 75 in 4th after 4h2m) • Celebrated 29th birthday by beating No. 1 Djokovic for ATP Masters 1000 Rome title • Rallied from 76 30 down to beat No. 9 Raonic and become 1st 5-time London/Queen’s Club champion (est. 1890) • Enjoyed winning streaks of 22 matches June 14-August 21 (career-long) and 21 matches September 18-present. Last year Djokovic won 20-more matches twice, compiling streaks of 28 and 23 in a row • Won career-high 24 straight sets with titles at Beijing (d. Dimitrov), Shanghai (d. Bautista Agut), Vienna (d. Tsonga) • Reached ATP Masters 1000 finals at Madrid (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and Cincinnati (d. No. 6 Raonic, l. to Cilic) • Hit career-high 35 aces in opening rubber of Davis Cup SF, but fell to del Potro in 5 sets. Longest match of career lasted 5 hours, 7 minutes and snapped 20-0 start in home Davis Cup singles matches (ARG d. GBR 3-2)

MATCH WINS LEADERS: Murray leads the ATP World Tour this season with 75 match wins. Here are the leaders going into play on Friday:

W-L Titles 1) Andy Murray 75-9 8 2) Novak Djokovic 64-8 7 3) Kei Nishikori 58-19 1 58-24 4 5) Milos Raonic 52-16 1

A SEASON TO REMEMBER: Murray came into London having won the past four tournaments (Beijing, Shanghai, Vienna, Paris). Here is a look at Murray’s career best achievements in 2016:

Statistic Career-Best Prize Money $10,958,701 Emirates ATP Ranking No. 1

Match Winning Pct. .892 +

Overall Match Wins 75 +

Match Winning Streak 22

Grand Slam Match Wins 23

Overall Titles 8 Overall Finals 12 ATP Masters 1000 Titles 3 ATP Masters 1000 Finals 5 Grand Slam Finals 3 Hard-Court Titles 5 (tie) Match Wins 18 Grass Court Match Wins 12 (tie)

+ Updated going into Friday

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Wawrinka 2016 Summary W (4): Chennai (d. Coric); Dubai (d. Baghdatis); Geneva (d. Cilic); US Open (d. Djokovic); F: St. Petersburg (l. to A. Zverev); SF (2): Roland Garros (l. to Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to Nishikori); QF (3): Marseille (l. to Paire); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal); Basel (l. to M. Zverev) YTD W-L: 46-17 (33-11 on hard) YTD Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 15 Date of Birth: March 28, 1985 (31) Emirates ATP Ranking: 3 (Career-High) Barclays ATP World Tour Finals W-L (Best Result): 7-7 (2013-15 Semi-finalist)

Wawrinka at ATP Finals • The 31-year-old Swiss No. 1 even his career record (7-7) on Wednesday by defeating No. 7 Cilic 76(3) 76(3). He opened on Monday with a 62 63 loss to No. 5 Nishikori. He is making his 4th consecutive appearance at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after reaching SF past 3 years. He is oldest player in this year’s field • Six of his 7 losses have come to 3 players (twice each to Djokovic, Federer and Nadal) • Last year came in No. 4 and opened with 63 62 loss to No. 5 Nadal, then beat No. 7 Ferrer 75 62 and No. 2 Murray 76 64 before falling to countryman Federer 75 63 in SFs for second straight year • In 2014, came in No. 4 and defeated Berdych 61 61, l. to Djokovic 63 60 and beat Cilic 63 46 63 before falling to Federer 64 57 76(6) in SF after holding 4 MPs • In 2013, ranked No. 8 and both of his round robin match wins went to a decisive set, opening with a 63 67 63 victory over Berdych and closing with a 67 64 61 triumph over Ferrer. In between lost to Nadal in 2 tie-breaks and fell to eventual champion Djokovic 63 63 in SF • He is 1 of 3 Swiss to qualify for season-ending championship along with Federer (record 14 times) and , who reached SF in 1988 (d. Lendl, Agassi, Mayotte, l. to Becker)

Wawrinka 2016 Highlights • Won 3rd major title at US Open (d. No. 1 Djokovic), improving to 3-0 vs World No. 1 in major finals (0-19 otherwise) • At 31, oldest Grand Slam champ since Agassi at 2003 Aus. Open and US Open champion since Rosewall in 1970 • First major champion since Djokovic at 2011 US Open to save MP en route to title (saved 1 MP vs Evans in 3R) • Also won ATP World Tour 500 title at Dubai (d. Baghdatis) and 1st Swiss title at Geneva (d. Cilic) • Captured 3rd straight Chennai title (d. Coric), increasing win streaks at event to 12 matches and 24 sets • Lost St. Petersburg final to A. Zverev 75 in 3rd, ending run of 11 straight wins in championship matches • Enjoyed 400th career win in Australian Open 3R on Jan. 23 before falling in 4R (d. Rosol, l. to Raonic in 5 sets) • In defense of Roland Garros title, won 5-setter over Rosol in 1R and reached SF (l. to No. 2 Murray) • Appeared in 47 consecutive Grand Slam main draws since making major debut at 2005 Roland Garros • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 SF at Toronto (l. to No. 6 Nishikori) and QF at Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 5 Nadal) • Saved 2 MPs vs Stakhovsky in Marseille 2R (l. to Paire in QF); held 1 MP vs Struff in Paris 2R loss

2016 TITLE LEADERS: Wawrinka is tied for third on the ATP World Tour with four titles this season:

No. 1) Andy Murray 8 2) Novak Djokovic 7 3) Dominic Thiem 4 Stan Wawrinka 4 5) 3 Eight players with 2

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[3] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs [7] Marin Cilic (CRO) Nishikori Leads 7-5 08 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Marin Cilic 6-2 6-4 10 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Kei Nishikori 5-7 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1 11 Chennai (India) Hard R32 Kei Nishikori 4-6 7-6 6-2 12 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Marin Cilic 6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 13 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-2 14 Brisbane (Australia) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 6-4 5-7 6-2 14 (Spain) Clay QF Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-3 14 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Marin Cilic 6-3 6-3 6-3 15 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard SF Kei Nishikori 3-6 6-1 6-4 15 Tokyo (Japan) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 3-6 7-5 6-3 16 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Marin Cilic 6-1 5-1 ret (rib injury) 16 Basel (Switzerland) Hard F Marin Cilic 6-1 7-6(5) Kei Nishikori Marin Cilic Sets Won: 16 18 Tiebreak Sets Won: 4 1 Clay: 1 0 Hard: 6 4 Grass: 0 1

Nishikori 2016 Summary W: Memphis (d. Fritz); F (4): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Djokovic); Barcelona (l. to Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to Djokovic); Basel (l. to Cilic); SF (4): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Djokovic); Rio Olympics (l. to Murray); US Open (l. to Wawrinka); QF (3): Brisbane (l. to Tomic); Australian Open (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Nadal) YTD W-L: 58-19 (41-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: December 29, 1989 (26) Emirates ATP Ranking: 5 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals W-L (Best Result): 4-5 (2014 Semi-finalist)

Nishikori at ATP Finals • The 26-year-old Japanese star lost a 3h,20m marathon to No. 1 Murray on Wednesday. Has a 4-5 career record. Opened on Monday with a 62 63 win over No. 3 Wawrinka. He is making his 3rd straight appearance at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and trying to reach semi-finals for second time • Last year went 1-2 in round robin play, opening with a 61 61 loss to Djokovic before defeating Berdych in second match and closing with 75 46 64 loss to No. 3 Federer. It was second year in a row he lost to Djokovic and Federer • In 2014 debut, came in ranked No. 5 and went 2-1 in round robin play, defeating Murray 64 64 and (alt.) Ferrer 46 64 61 with a loss in between to Federer 63 62. In SF, lost to eventual champion Djokovic 61 36 60 • Coach qualified 7 times for year-end finale (7-16) and his best result was runner-up in 1995 (l. to Becker). It was only time he made it out of round robin play

Nishikori 2016 Highlights • The Japanese star will finish in Top 10 Emirates ATP Rankings for a 3rd straight year, highlighted by his 4th straight title in Memphis and 4 other runner-up results • Overall has reached QF or better in 12 tournaments and won a personal-best 58 matches, including 41 on hard courts. On clay, had a 13-4 record with runner-up in Barcelona (l. to Nadal) • Captured 4th Memphis title (d. Fritz) and extended win streak to 17 matches at event • Put together a career-best 20-7 match record in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments with 4 losses coming to Djokovic, including finals in Miami and Toronto, along with SFs in Madrid and Rome. Snapped 16-match losing streak against Top 5 opponents by beating No. 5 Wawrinka in Toronto SF • In Grand Slam tournaments, compiled a 15-4 record and advanced to QF at Australian Open (d. Tsonga, l. to Djokovic) and 4R at Roland Garros (d. Verdasco in 5 sets, l. to Gasquet) and Wimbledon (ret. vs. Cilic) and SF at US Open where he beat No. 2 Murray 75 in 5th set in QF to advance to 2nd Grand Slam SF (l. to No. 3 Wawrinka in 4 sets). Has a 14-5 career record in 5 set matches • Defeated No. 5 Nadal in 3 sets to win Rio Olympics bronze medal (l. to No. 2 Murray in SF) • Has saved match point (s) in 4 different matches this season. Saved 5 MPs in Miami QF and 3 MPs in Rio Olympics QF to beat Monfils 76 in 3rd on both occasions. Also saved 1 MP vs Isner in Indian Wells 4R (l. to No. 5 Nadal in QF) and 2 MPs vs Muller in Basel SF (l. to Cilic I to final) • Earned 300th win on November 2 in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 2R vs Troicki (l. to Tsonga in 3R after holding 2 MPs) • Withdrew from Shanghai (hip), retired in Wimbledon 4R (rib) and Tokyo 2R (hip), and gave walkover in Halle 2R (rib)

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Cilic 2016 Summary W (2): ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Murray); Basel (d. Nishikori); F (2): Marseille (l. to Kyrgios); Geneva (l. to Wawrinka); SF (3): London/Queen's Club (l. to Murray); Tokyo (l. to Goffin); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. to Isner); QF (4): Brisbane (l. to Thiem); Rotterdam (l. to Kohlschreiber); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Goffin); Wimbledon (l. to Federer) YTD W-L: 47-23 (36-17 on hard) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 16 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 7 (Career-High) Barclays ATP World Tour Finals W-L (Best Result): 0-5 (0-3 in 2014 Round Robin)

Cilic at ATP Finals • The 28-year-old Croat is trying to earn his first ATP Finals win (0-5). Opened on Monday falling to No. 1 Murray 63 62 and followed on Wednesday with a 76(3) 76(3) loss to No. 3 Wawrinka • In debut 2 years ago, lost to No. 1 Djokovic, No. 7 Berdych (both in straight sets) and No. 4 Wawrinka (in 3 sets) • He is 4th Croat to qualify for year-end championship in tournament history, joining former coach Goran Ivanisevic (5 times), Zeljko Franulovic (twice) and Ivan Ljubicic (twice). Ivanisevic advanced to SFs in 1992-93 and 1996

Cilic 2016 Highlights • The top player from Croatia will finish in Top 10 for 2nd time in 3 years, highlighted by 2 ATP World Tour titles in 4 finals. Has won at least 1 ATP World Tour title for 9 consecutive years • Captured 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati in 71st appearance at that level (d. No. 2 Murray, snapping Briton’s 22-match winning streak). En route, beat Coric for 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF win (1-8) and Dimitrov in SF that ended at 1:35 am on same day as final. Compiled 13-5 record in ATP Masters 1000 play • From Cincinnati to end of regular season in Paris, compiled an outstanding 21-4 match record in last 6 tournaments • Advanced to 3rd straight Wimbledon QF, falling to No. 3 Federer after leading by 2 sets and holding 3 MPs • Reached finals at Marseille (l. to Kyrgios) and Geneva (d. Ferrer, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Also advanced to SFs at London/Queen’s Club (l. to No. 2 Murray in 3 sets) and Tokyo (l. to Goffin) • Ended 11-match losing streak vs Top 10 players with win over No. 10 Gasquet in Indian Wells 4R (l. to Goffin in QF) • Led Croatia to Davis Cup final with 3-2 wins over Belgium in 1R (d. Coppejans, l. to Goffin), USA in QF (l. to Sock after leading by 2 sets, w/Dodig d. Bryan/Bryan, d. Isner) and France in SF (d. Pouille, w/Dodig d. Herbert/Mahut, d. Gasquet). Had 4-2 record in singles and 2-0 in doubles • Has a 6-5 record vs. Top 10 opponents after going 0-8 last season. Has put together a 16-7 indoor match record (most wins on ATP World Tour) • Coming into London, highlights included SF in Tokyo (l. to Goffin), 8th career indoor title at 500 level event in Basel (d. Nishikori) and SF at ATP Masters 1000 Paris where he beat No. 1 Djokovic in QF for 1st time in 15 meetings (l. to Isner). Afterwards, improved to career-best No. 7 ranking on Nov. 7 • Began working with former World No. 4 Jonas Bjorkman prior to Rio Olympics (by phone) and first tournament together on-site at US Open • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome due to knee injury

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FRIDAY FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS –GROUP FLEMING/MCENROE

[1] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs. Series Tied 1-1 [5] Henri Kontinen (FIN)/John Peers (AUS) 16 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Herbert / Mahut 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(8) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard Final Kontinen / Peers 6-4 3-6 10-6

Herbert/Mahut 2016 Summary W (5): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Pospisil/Sock); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Klaasen/Ram); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d. J. Murray/Soares); London/Queen's Club (d. Guccione/Sa); Wimbledon (d. Benneteau/Roger- Vasselin); F (2): Antwerp (l. to Nestor/Roger-Vasselin); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. to Kontinen/Peers); SF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Rojer/Tecau); US Open (l. to J. Murray/Soares) YTD W-L: 41-12 (24-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 5 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: Herbert - March 18, 1991 (25); Mahut - January 21, 1982 (34) Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking: 1 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals W-L (Best Result): 1-4 (1-2 in 2015 Round Robin)

• The second-year duo have a 1-4 career record at The O2 after going 1-2 in last year’s debut. Herbert is youngest player (25) in doubles field • Came into London with 575-point lead over J. Murray/Soares in race to finish season as No. 1 in Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings. Must win on Friday to have a chance to finish No. 1 (trail by 25 points) • No. 1 team has compiled a 41-12 record in 15 tournaments (including London), capturing an ATP World Tour-best 5 titles in 7 finals. Played well at Grand Slams (13-3, 1 title) and ATP Masters 1000 events (19-3, 3 titles). Also has compiled an ATP-best 13-4 Match Tie-break record. Earned $2,002,477 in doubles earnings • Jumped off to a 30-4 start through July and swept ATP Masters 1000 doubles titles at Indian Wells (d. Pospisil/Sock), Miami (d. Klaasen/Ram) and Monte-Carlo (d. J. Murray/Soares). Became 2nd team ever to win 1st 3 ATP Masters 1000 titles of season (also Bryan/Bryan in 2014). Had 15-match winning streak snapped by eventual champions Rojer/Tecau in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid SF • Also defended London Queen’s Club title (d. Guccione/Sa) and captured 2nd Grand Slam crown at Wimbledon, beating Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin to win 1st all-French Grand Slam doubles final in Open Era and become 2nd all- French Wimbledon champions (also Clement/Llodra in 2007) • On June 6, Mahut became No. 1 in Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings and after one week at the top, regained it on July 11 and has been there past 19 weeks (20 overall, as of Nov. 14). Looking to become first Frenchman to finish No. 1 in singles or doubles. He is second Frenchman to rank No. 1 in doubles, first since became No. 1 on Aug. 25, 1986 (held it for 19 weeks in 1986-87). Herbert rose to career-high No. 2 on July 11 and since then has been No. 2 for 17 of past 19 weeks (as of Nov. 14) • In other Grand Slam tournaments, fell in Australian Open 2R (l. to Andujar/Carreño Busta), Roland Garros 3R (l. to eventual champions Lopez/Lopez), and US Open SF (l. to eventual champions J. Murray/Soares) • From August to present, has compiled an 11-8 record with finals in Antwerp (l. to Nestor/Roger-Vasselin) and at ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. to Kontinen/Peers) • Mahut, who is co-title leader (6) on ATP World Tour (w/Kontinen), won Rotterdam title w/Pospisil and Herbert won Wroclaw, POL Challenger title w/Olivetti

Kontinen/Peers 2016 Summary W (4): Brisbane (d. Duckworth/Guccione); Munich (d. Cabal/Farah); Hamburg (d. Nestor/Qureshi); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d. Herbert/Mahut); F: ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Isner/Sock); SF (3): Rotterdam (l. to Mahut/Pospisil); Halle (l. to Kubot/Peya); Washington (l. to Kubot/Peya) YTD W-L: 40-19 (22-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: Kontinen - June 19, 1990 (26); Peers - July 25, 1988 (28) Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking: 5 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals W-L (Best Result): Kontinen 2-0 (2016 SF debut); Peers 3-2 (2-0 in 2016 SF)

• The Finn and Aussie, who are youngest team in draw (combined 54 years old), have advanced to semi-finals with wins over No. 4 Lopez/Lopez 63 76(7) on Monday and over No. 7 Klaasen/Ram 63 64 on Wednesday. Kontinen is 2nd-youngest player (26) in doubles field (behind Herbert, 25) and first from Finland to qualify for season finale. Peers made his debut last year (w/J. Murray) and he went 1-2 in round robin play. Held 5 MPs with SF spot on line before falling to Bryan/Bryan 67(5) 76(5) 16-14 • Finnish/Aussie duo have compiled a 40-19 match record and on a seven-match winning streak. They have captured 4 titles in 5 finals

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• They made debut in opening week of season in Brisbane and won title (d. Duckworth/Guccione). Also won German clay titles in Munich (d. Cabal/Farah) and Hamburg (d. Nestor/Qureshi) • Reached Wimbledon QF (l. to eventual champs Herbert/Mahut in four sets), where Kontinen won mixed doubles title with Heather Watson (GBR). Defeated 4-time Grand Slam champs Paes/Hingis in debut w/Watson and became first Finnish player to win a Grand Slam title • In last 2 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments of 2016, reached final in Shanghai (l. to Isner/Sock) and won title at Paris after defeating London qualifiers Huey/Mirnyi in 1R, Klaasen/Ram in 2R, Bryan/Bryan in QF and Herbert/Mahut in final (also beat Melo/Pospisil in SF). Put together 14-8 record in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments during season • Kontinen, who is co-leader (w/Mahut) with 6 doubles titles this season, has won at least 5 ATP World Tour titles for a 2nd straight year. Won titles with 1st-time partners Garcia-Lopez at Winston-Salem (d. Begemann/Paes after saving 5 MPs) and Inglot at St. Petersburg (d. Begemann/Paes after saving 1 MP). Rose to career-high No. 10 on Nov. 7

[4] Feliciano Lopez (ESP)/Marc Lopez (ESP) vs. Klaasen/Ram Leads 1-0 [7] Raven Klaasen (RSA)/Rajeev Ram (USA) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Klaasen/Ram 6-4 6-7(6) 10-5

Lopez/Lopez 2016 Summary W (2): Doha (d. Petzschner/Peya); Roland Garros (d. Bryan/Bryan) F: Dubai (l. to Bolelli/Seppi); SF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Pospisil/Sock); Barcelona (l. to Cuevas/Granollers); US Open (l. to Carreño Busta/Garcia-Lopez) YTD W-L: 28-17 (20-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: F. Lopez - September 20, 1981 (35); M. Lopez - July 31, 1982 (34) Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking: 4 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals W-L (Best Result): F. Lopez 1-1 (2016 debut); M. Lopez 7-6 (2012 Champion)

• The Spaniards, who are appearing in their first Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, opened on Monday with a 63 76(7) loss to No. 5 Kontinen/Peers and followed with a 75 57 10-8 win over No. 1 Herbert/Mahut on Wednesday. M. Lopez is making his 4th showing in London and he won 2012 title in debut (w/countryman Granollers). Qualified in 2013-14 w/Granollers) and went 1-2 in round robin play both times • They won titles in opening week of season at Doha (d. J. Murray/Soares in SF, Peya/Petzschner in final) and in June at Roland Garros, where they upset No. 1 seeds and last 3 Roland Garros doubles champions (d. Herbert/Mahut, Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin after saving 6 MPs, Dodig/Melo and Bryan/Bryan). Also defeated Bryan/Bryan in 3 sets to reach US Open SF (l. to Carreño Busta/Garcia-Lopez). Had 11-2 record in Grand Slam play • Reached final in Dubai, where they held 2 MPs vs. Bolelli/Seppi before falling 14-12 in Match TB, and followed with SF at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Pospisil/Sock 12-10 in Match TB) • Teamed up at Davis Cup Group I tie vs. Romania and lost to Mergea/Tecau in 5 sets (ESP d. ROU 4-1) • In only tournament of season w/Nadal, M. Lopez won gold medal at Rio Olympics (d. Mergea/Tecau in 3 sets) • Coming into this season, F. Lopez’s only doubles title came at 2004 w/Verdasco (d. Arthurs/Hanley). He is only player in doubles field ranked in Top 30 singles (No. 28) and doubles (career-high No. 9)

Klaasen/Ram 2016 Summary W (2): Halle (d. Kubot/Peya); Chengdu (d. Carreño Busta/Fyrstenberg) F (3): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Herbert/Mahut); Geneva (l. to Johnson/Querrey); Tokyo (l. to Granollers/Matkowski); SF (2): Chennai (l. to Marach/Martin); Wimbledon (l. to Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin) YTD W-L: 32-21 (19-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: Klaasen - October 16, 1982 (34); Ram - March 18, 1984 (32) Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking: 7 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2016 debut)

• The South African and American made their tournament debut on Monday, defeating No. 1 Herbert/Mahut 75 64 and followed with 63 64 loss to No. 5 Kontinen/Peers on Wednesday • They went 2-3 in ATP World Tour title matches and reached finals on all surfaces (clay, grass, hard), winning titles on grass in Halle for 2nd straight year (d. Kubot/Peya) and on hard in Chengdu (d. Carreno Busta/Fyrstenberg). Reached final at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. J. Murray/Soares in 1R, l. to Herbert/Mahut 10-7 in Match TB) and on clay in Geneva (l. to Johnson/Querrey). Last month reached final in Tokyo (l. to Granollers/Matkowski) • In Grand Slam play, compiled 9-4 record and advanced to QF at Australian Open (d. Bryan/Bryan, l. to eventual champions J. Murray/Soares 76 in 3rd) and SF at Wimbledon (l. to Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin) • Ram, who achieved career-high rankings of No. 56 in singles on April 18 and No. 16 in doubles on October 10, reached Delray Beach singles final (l. to Querrey) • Ram secured silver medal in mixed doubles at Rio Olympics w/V. Williams (d. Bopanna/Mirza, l. to Sock/Mattek- Sands). Also in mixed doubles, reached 1st major final of career at US Open w/Vandeweghe (l. to Pavic/Siegemund) • Klaasen, who achieved career-high No. 9 on July 11, reached ’s-Hertogenbosch final w/Inglot (l. to Pavic/Venus)

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