BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS Day 6 – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2016
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BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS Day 6 – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2016 ATP World Tour Barclays ATP World Tour Finals ATP PR & Marketing Website: ATPWorldTour.com BarclaysATPWorldTourFinals.com Fabienne Benoit: [email protected] App: MyATP (MyATP.com) Hashtag: #ATPFinals Martin Dagahs: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour, @ATPMediaInfo Press Room: +44 (0) 2071298400 Nanette Duxin: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour Richard Evans: [email protected] 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 Andy Murray, No. 3 Stan Wawrinka and No. 5 Kei Nishikori all look to advance to the semi-finals at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. If Murray fails to qualify for the semi-finals, Novak Djokovic 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 Shanghai 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 Davis Cup 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 Grand Slam final. He is 3-0 vs. World No. 1s in Slam finals and 0-19 otherwise. Milos Raonic 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. 9 December, 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Day 6 – Friday, November 18, 2016 In the opening Group Fleming/McEnroe doubles match, No. 1 Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut take on No. 5 Henri Kontinen and John Peers 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 Paris 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 Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares 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 Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram, 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. 2 9 December, 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Day 6 – Friday, November 18, 2016 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 London Olympics (Great Britain) Grass R64 Andy Murray 6-3 6-3 12 Tokyo (Japan) 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); Beijing (d. Dimitrov); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (d. Bautista Agut); Vienna (d. Tsonga); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d. Isner); F (4): Australian Open (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.