RAKUTEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 SUNDAY, 6 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES

Ariake Tennis Forest Park | , Japan | 30 September – 6 October 2019 | First Held: 1972 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,895,290 | Surface: Hard

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TOKYO FINAL FAST FACTS

• World No. 1 meets qualifier in the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships final on Sunday. Djokovic has a 2-0 -to-head advantage on Millman.

• Following his semi-final win over , Djokovic moved into a tie with for the third-most match wins on the ATP Tour this season to date:

2019 Match Wins Leaders W-L Titles 1. 54-17 3 2. 48-6 4 3 (tie). Roger Federer 45-7 3 3 (tie). Novak Djokovic 45-8 3 5. 42-20 2

• Djokovic aims to win a title in a tournament debut for the 10th time in his career. The 9 times he has done this are: o 2006 Amersfoort o 2006 Metz o 2007 Adelaide o 2007 Estoril o 2007 ATP Masters 1000 o 2009 Belgrade o 2009 Beijing o 2009 Basel o 2017 Eastbourne

• Millman is going for his first-ever ATP Tour singles title. Players trying to win their first ATP Tour singles title are 14- 18 in finals this season. The 14 first-time ATP singles champions thus far are the most since 1999, when there were 16. There were 13 first-time ATP singles champions last year.

First-Time ATP Champions in 2019 Age Tournament o 19 o 27 Auckland o Juan Ignacio Londero 25 Cordoba o Laslo Djere 23 Rio de Janeiro o 21 New York o 28 Delray Beach o 28 Sao Paulo o Cristian Garin 22 Houston o 30 ‘s-Hertogenbosch o 21 Eastbourne o 24 Antalya o Nicolas Jarry 23 Bastad o 29 Umag o 22 Winston-Salem

• This will be Millman’s first match against a player currently ranked World No. 1. Millman is 1-15 against Top 10 players in his career. His previous Top 10 victory came against then-No. 2 Federer in the round of 16 at the 2018 US Open.

• Millman seeks to become the 5th Australian to win the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships title, after (1973), (1974), (2001), and (2016).

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• Millman has become the fifth qualifier to reach an ATP Tour final this season, and aims to be the first qualifier to win an ATP Tour singles title in 2019 (qualifiers went 8-4 in singles finals last season). He is the second qualifier in a row to reach the Tokyo final, after Daniil Medvedev won the title as a qualifier last year.

Qualifiers in 2019 ATP Tour Finals Tournament o New York (l. to Opelka) o Daniel Evans Delray Beach (l. to Albot) o Filip Krajinovic Budapest (l. to Berrettini) o Attila Balazs Umag (l. to Lajovic) (Medvedev is the most recent qualifier to win an ATP Tour singles title: 2018 Tokyo)

ATP RACE TO LONDON STANDINGS (going into Sunday)

Singles Player Points Scenario 1 Rafael Nadal* 9,225 Not playing this week 2 Novak Djokovic* 7,565 Add 200 points with Tokyo F win 3 Roger Federer* 5,510 Not playing this week 4 Daniil Medvedev* 4,875 Not playing this week 5 * 4,145 Add 200 points with Beijing F win 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,370 Add 200 points with Beijing F win 7 2,395 Lost in Beijing 1R 8 2,255 Lost in Beijing SF 9 David Goffin 2,235 Lost in Tokyo SF 10 2,185 Lost in Beijing 1R 11 2,180 Not playing this week 12 Gael Monfils 2,125 Lost in Beijing 1R 13 2,055 Lost in Beijing QF 14 1,850 Lost in Beijing 2R 15 1,670 Not playing this week 16 1,670 Lost in Beijing QF * Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals (10-17 November) Bold indicates still active in Tokyo tournament.

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [Q] John Millman (AUS) Djokovic Leads 2-0 18 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-1 18 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-4

Djokovic 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 1 | 45-8 in 2019 (Aus. Open, Madrid, Wimbledon Titles) | 4-0 at Tokyo (2019 F) • 75-34 record in ATP Tour singles finals. Seeking to win a title in a tournament debut for 10th time in his career. • World No. 1 for 271st overall week, passing Lendl (270) and 3rd all-time behind Federer (310) and Sampras (286). • Saved 2 championship points to defeat Federer in longest Wimbledon final on record (4 hours, 55 minutes). • Became 1st Wimbledon champion to save championship point since Bob Falkenburg saved 3 MPs in 1948 final. • Also saved 2 MPs to defeat Federer in both 2010 US Open SF and 2011 US Open SF. Leads H2H 26-22. • Prior to 5th Wimbledon title, captured record 7th Aus. Open title (d. Nadal). Third all-time with 16 titles. • Became 1st player in history to win 3+ straight Grand Slam titles on 3 occasions (also 2011-12, 2015-16). • Also 1st player to win a Grand Slam final over Nadal in straight sets. Spaniard has reached 26 Grand Slam finals. • Won 26 straight Grand Slam matches until Roland Garros SF (l. to Thiem in 5 sets). • Retired vs. Wawrinka in US Open 4R (left shoulder) -- 6th Grand Slam and 13th tour-level retirement of career. • Earned 200th win vs. Top 10 to capture 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Madrid (d. Tsitsipas). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Del Potro en route to 9th Rome and 49th ATP Masters 1000 final (l. to Nadal).

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Millman 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 80 | 20-24 in 2019 (Tokyo Final) | 4-0 at Tokyo (2019 F) • Attempting to become the first qualifier to win an ATP Tour singles title since Medvedev at this very event last year. • 2nd ATP Tour singles final of his career, after 2018 Budapest (l. to [LL] Cecchinato). • Projected to reach No. 58 in the ATP Rankings on Monday, and projected to move to No. 38 with a title. • Advanced to QFs at Sydney (l. to Simon), Acapulco (l. to Isner in 3 TBs) and Winston-Salem (l. to Johnson). • Snapped 5-match losing streak en route to Wimbledon 3R (d. Dellien and Djere, l. to Querrey). • Lost 5-setters to Bautista Agut in 2R and A. Zverev in Roland Garros 1R. • One of 3 Aussies to earn 1st win in ’s 4-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina (d. Dzumhur). • Withdrew from Marrakech and retired in Estoril 2R vs. Domingues due to left foot injury.

INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Rakuten Japan Open Tennis [1] Novak Djokovic [Q] John Millman Championships 2019 Aces 32 17 1st-Serve Percentage 63% (129 of 204) 64% (168 of 264) 1st-Serve Points Won 84% (108 of 129) 77% (130 of 168) 2nd-Serve Points Won 61% (46 of 75) 52% (50 of 96) Service Games Won 95% (35 of 37) 91% (39 of 43) Break Points Saved 80% (8 of 10) 69% (9 of 13) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 37% (58 of 155) 35% (57 of 164) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 58% (61 of 106) 52% (43 of 82) Return Games Won 39% (14 of 36) 33% (13 of 40) Break Points Converted 39% (14 of 36) 46% (13 of 28) BOLD: Leads all players at Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2019.

Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Franko Skugor (CRO) vs First Meeting [2] (FRA) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)

Mektic/Skugor Summary | Team Debut: 2013 Ostrava Challenger | 22-15 Tour-Level team record | 1 team ATP Tour title • 2nd ATP Tour final of the year as a pairing, having won the title at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo in their first event together in 18 months (d. Haase/Koolhof in final). They have a 17-13 win-loss record for the season as a duo. • No. 16 Mektic (career-high No. 5) is 7-5 in ATP Tour doubles finals. He is 3-0 in finals this season, winning at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (w/ Zeballos) and Sofia (w/ J. Melzer) along with the Monte-Carlo title. • No. 31 Skugor is 5-2 in doubles finals (2-0 this season). Along with the Monte-Carlo title, he won the Marrakech title (w/ J. Melzer). Monte-Carlo was his first ATP Masters 1000 final and title.

Mahut/Roger-Vasselin Summary | Team Debut: 2002 F15 | 48-17 Tour-Level team record | 6 team ATP Tour titles • Teamed up to reach the Wimbledon final this year (l. in 5 sets to Cabal/Farah). Also paired up to make the final at Metz (l. to Lindstedt/Struff). They are 11-5 on the season as a pairing. • Roger-Vasselin won the 2013 Tokyo title (w/Bopanna). • No. 7 Mahut is a former World No. 1 in doubles, who has a 25-16 record in ATP Tour doubles finals. He completed the career Grand Slam in doubles w/Herbert by winning the Australian Open this year (his only title in 2019 thus far). • No. 28 Roger-Vasselin (career-high No. 6) is 18-13 in doubles finals, including titles at 2014 Roland Garros (w/ Benneteau) and 2015 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (w/Nestor). He has won 2 titles in 2019 (Montpellier and Lyon, both w/Dodig).

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RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 SATURDAY, 5 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES

Ariake Tennis Forest Park | Tokyo, Japan | 30 September – 6 October 2019 | First Held: 1972 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,895,290 | Surface: Hard

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TOKYO SEMI-FINALS FAST FACTS

 The semi-finals of the Rakuten Japan Open on Saturday are led by World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, No. 3 seed and 2017 champion David Goffin, along with unseeded Reilly Opelka and qualifier John Millman. Djokovic has a 6-1 head-to-head advantage against Goffin while Opelka and Millman are meeting for the first time.

 Djokovic is trying to reach his 5th final this season (3-1) and 110th career final (75-34 record). Goffin is 15-51 lifetime vs. Top 10 opponents (1-7 this season) and his last win came over No. 5 Alexander Zverev in the QFs at Halle in June. Goffin is 1-7 lifetime vs. No. 1 ranked players with his lone win over Nadal at the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals in London:

- 2013 Roland Garros l. to Djokovic in 1R - 2013 Cincinnati l. to Djokovic in 3R - 2015 Cincinnati l. to Djokovic in 3R - 2016 Miami l. to Djokovic in SF - 2017 Nitto ATP Finals-London def. Nadal in RR - 2018 Barcelona l. to Nadal in SF - 2019 Wimbledon l. to Djokovic in QF

 Djokovic is No. 4 on the ATP Tour this season with 44 wins and he is 4-3 in semi-final matches (3-1 in finals).

2019 Match Wins Leaders W-L Titles 1) Daniil Medvedev 54-17 3 2) Rafael Nadal 48-6 4 3) Roger Federer 45-7 3 4) Novak Djokovic 44-8 3 5) Stefanos Tsitsipas 41-20 2

 Goffin is 2-2 in semi-final matches this season and he is trying to reach his third final of the season (0-2) and 14th ATP Tour final of his career (4-9). Goffin has moved to 9th (from 12th) this week in the ATP Race to London standings for the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals. His last title came in Tokyo two years ago (d. Mannarino).

 Winning Pct. Leaders in Tokyo – Goffin has the third-best winning percentage in Tokyo (based on 10 min. wins) and the other four are members of the International Tennis Hall of Fame: W-L Pct. Titles 1) 15-0 1.000 3 2) 27-2 .931 4 3) David Goffin 12-1 .923 1 4) 10-1 909 1 5) 14-2 .875 2

 Opelka is the first American to reach the semi-finals in Tokyo since in 2011 (l. to Nadal). He is trying to become the first American finalist since in 2004 (l. to Jiri Novak) and the first American champion here since Pete Sampras in 1996 (d. Reneberg). He leads the tournament this week in aces (51) and is second in service games won (30 of 31, 97%). Opelka captured his first ATP Tour title in New York in February (d. Schnur).

 Millman is trying to become the fifth qualifier to reach an ATP Tour final this season and the second in a row in Tokyo. Last year Daniil Medvedev won the title as a qualifier. Millman’s last SF came in Budapest in April 2018 where he advanced to his maiden ATP Tour final (l. to Cecchinato). He is the first Aussie to reach the Tokyo SFs since Nick Kyrgios won the title in 2016 (d. Goffin).

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ATP RACE TO LONDON STANDINGS (going into Saturday)

Singles Player Points Scenario 1 Rafael Nadal* 9,225 Not playing this week 2 Novak Djokovic* 7,445 Add 120 points with Tokyo SF win 3 Roger Federer* 5,510 Not playing this week 4 Daniil Medvedev* 4,875 Not playing this week 5 Dominic Thiem 4,025 Add 120 points with Beijing SF win 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,250 Add 120 points with Beijing SF win 7 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,395 Lost in Beijing 1R 8 Alexander Zverev 2,255 Add 120 points with Beijing SF win 9 David Goffin 2,235 Add 120 points with Tokyo SF win 10 Matteo Berrettini 2,185 Lost in Beijing 1R 11 Kei Nishikori 2,180 Not playing this week 12 Gael Monfils 2,125 Lost in Beijing 1R 13 Fabio Fognini 2,055 Lost in Beijing QF 14 Diego Schwartzman 1,850 Lost in Beijing 2R 15 Stan Wawrinka 1,670 Not playing this week 16 John Isner 1,670 Lost in Beijing QF * Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals (10-17 November) Bold indicates playing in Tokyo tournament.

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SATURDAY SEMI-FINAL SINGLES MATCHES

COLOSSEUM

Reilly Opelka (USA) vs [Q] John Millman (AUS) First Meeting

Opelka 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 53 | 23-17 in 2019 (New York Champion) | 3-0 at Tokyo (2019 SF) • Will climb to a career-high No. 40 in the ATP Rankings on Monday and will move to No. 32 with a final and to No. 25 if he wins the title. • Captured 1st ATP Tour title in 1st final at New York (d. Schnur in 3rd-set TB on 43rd ace and 6th MP). • Also hit 43 aces and was aced 38 times in New York SF, saving 6 MPs to defeat Isner in 3 TBs. Their 81 combined aces are most in Best-of-3-set match since stats started being tracked in 1991. • Played 10 TBs in 10 sets vs. Isner this season. Also beat Isner en route to Australian Open 2R (l. to Fabbiano in 5th- set TB) and SF (l. to de Minaur). • Broke into Top 50 of ATP Rankings on 29 July and achieved career-high No. 42 on 12 August. • Defeated 3-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka in 5 sets to reach Wimbledon 3R (l. to Raonic). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000s in Miami (l. to Medvedev in 3R) and Madrid (ret. vs. Thiem in 2R - lower back).

Millman 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 80 | 19-24 in 2019 (Tokyo Semi-finalist) | 3-0 at Tokyo (2019 SF) • Will climb to No. 66 in the ATP Rankings on Monday and will move to No. 58 with a final and to No. 38 with a title. • Has broken opponents 12 times this week (won 12 of 30 return games, 40%) and holding serve 28 of 32 games (88%). • Advanced to QFs at Sydney (l. to Simon), Acapulco (l. to Isner in 3 TBs) and Winston-Salem (l. to Johnson). • Snapped 5-match losing streak en route to Wimbledon 3R (d. Dellien and Djere, l. to Querrey). • Lost 5-setters to Bautista Agut in Australian Open 2R and A. Zverev in Roland Garros 1R. • One of 3 Aussies to earn 1st Davis Cup win in Australia’s 4-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina (d. Dzumhur). • Withdrew from Marrakech and retired in Estoril 2R vs. Domingues due to left foot injury.

Qualifiers in 2019 ATP Tour Final Tournament (Medvedev is last qualifier to win an ATP Tour title: 2018 Tokyo) Brayden Schnur New York (l. to Opelka) Daniel Evans Delray Beach (l. to Albot) Filip Krajinovic Budapest (l. to Berrettini) Attila Balazs Umag (l. to Lajovic)

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[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [3] David Goffin (BEL) Djokovic Leads 6-1 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-4 7-5 13 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 6-4 2-6 6-3 16 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-4 16 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 ()Clay QF David Goffin 6-2 3-6 7-5 19 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-0 6-2

Djokovic 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 1 | 44-8 in 2019 (Aust. Open, Madrid, Wimbledon Champ) | 3-0 at Tokyo • Has not lost a set (6-0) and leads this week in 2nd serve pts. won (65%) and return games won (12 of 27, 44%). • World No. 1 for 271st overall week, passing Lendl (270) and 3rd all-time behind Federer (310) and Sampras (286). • Saved 2 championship points to defeat Federer in longest Wimbledon final on record (4 hours, 55 minutes). • Became 1st Wimbledon champion to save championship point since Bob Falkenburg saved 3 MPs in 1948 final. • Also saved 2 MPs to defeat Federer in both 2010 US Open SF and 2011 US Open SF. Leads H2H 26-22. • Prior to 5th Wimbledon title, captured record 7th Aus. Open title (d. Nadal). Third all-time with 16 Grand Slam titles. • Became 1st player in history to win 3+ straight Grand Slam titles on 3 occasions (also 2011-12, 2015-16). • Also 1st player to win a Grand Slam final over Nadal in straight sets. Spaniard has reached 26 Grand Slam finals. • Won 26 straight Grand Slam matches until Roland Garros SF (l. to Thiem in 5 sets). • Retired vs. Wawrinka in US Open 4R (left shoulder) -- 6th Grand Slam and 13th tour-level retirement of career. • Earned 200th win vs. Top 10 to capture 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Madrid (d. Tsitsipas). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Del Potro en route to 9th Rome and 49th ATP Masters 1000 final (l. to Nadal).

Djokovic is making his first-ever appearance at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships as he is aiming to win a title in a tournament debut for the 10th time in his career. Here is a look at the nine tournaments he has won: - 2017 Eastbourne - 2009 Basel - 2009 Beijing - 2009 Belgrade - 2007 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal - 2007 Estoril - 2007 Adelaide - 2006 Metz - 2006 Amersfoort

Goffin 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 15 | 32-21 in 2019 (Halle, Cincinnati Finalist) |12-1 at Tokyo (‘17 Champ) • Saved 3 MPs in his 1R win over Carreno-Busta and has won his last 6 sets. Has won 10 of 33 return games (30%). • Became 1st Belgian to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final at Cincinnati (l. to Medvedev). • Snapped 6-match losing streak in SFs by reaching Halle final (d. Berrettini, l. to Federer). • Advanced to 3rd Grand Slam QF of career and 1st at Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Reached US Open 4R for 3rd straight year (l. to Federer). • Suffered 8 losses to eventual champions, including Marseille SF (l. to Tsitsipas), Estoril SF (l. to Tsitsipas), ’s- Hertogenbosch QF (l. to Mannarino), Roland Garros 3R (l. to Nadal) and Rotterdam 1R (l. to Monfils). • Dropped to No. 33 in ATP Rankings on 10 June -- lowest since No. 45 on 15 September 2014. • Played in 1st ATP Tour doubles SF and final en route to 1st title at Doha w/Herbert (d. Haase/Middelkoop).

POTENTIAL FEDEX CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD-TO-HEADS –

Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Reilly Opelka (USA) First Meeting

Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs John Millman (AUS) Djokovic Leads 2-0 18 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-1 18 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-4

David Goffin (BEL) vs Reilly Opelka (USA) Goffin Leads 1-0 17 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 David Goffin 6-4 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-4

David Goffin (BEL) vs John Millman (AUS) Goffin Leads 1-0 17 BEL vs. AUS WG SF (Belgium) Clay RR David Goffin 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 7-5

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RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 FRIDAY, 4 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES

Ariake Tennis Forest Park | Tokyo, Japan | 30 September – 6 October 2019 | First Held: 1972 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,895,290 | Surface: Hard

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TOKYO DAY 5 FAST FACTS

 World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, No. 3 seed and 2017 Rakuten Japan Open champion David Goffin, No. 5 seed and local favorites and qualifier are featured in Friday’s quarter-final matches. Djokovic is playing in his 9th QF of the season and he is 7-1 in this round.

 Japanese Players in Quarter-finals – Daniel and Uchiyama are in the Rakuten Japan Open quarter-finals for the first time and this is also the first time at least two Japanese players are in the QFs in Tokyo since 1972 when there were three local players remaining. There has been at least one Japanese player in the Tokyo quarter-finals in seven of the past eight years (except 2016):

2019 - [WC] Taro Daniel, [Q] Yasutaka Uchiyama (in QF) 2018 - Kei Nishikori (Finalist) 2017 - Yuichi Sugita (QF) 2015 - Kei Nishikori (SF) 2014 - Kei Nishikori (Champion) 2013 - Kei Nishikori (QF) 2012 - Kei Nishikori (Champion)

 In the first match of the day, big-serving American Reilly Opelka takes on Uchiyama for the first time. Opelka came into Tokyo No. 2 in aces (777) this season on the ATP Tour behind leader John Isner (909) and in his first two matches he has hit 35. Uchiyama is making his second career ATP Tour quarter-final appearance after opening the season with a QF in . Opelka, who captured his first ATP Tour title in New York in February, is the highest- ranked player remaining in the bottom half of the draw at No. 53.

 In the next match on, Aussie qualifier John Millman plays Daniel, who won the previous ATP Tour meeting in Winston-Salem last year. Millman won both Challenger meetings in 2015. Millman is making his fourth QF showing of the season and Daniel his third. Millman’s last SF came in Budapest in April 2018 where he advanced to his maiden ATP Tour final. Daniel’s last SF came in Winston-Salem in August last year.

 In the third match on, Djokovic brings a 2-0 head-to-head record against Pouille, who is 6-15 lifetime vs. Top 10 opponents (1-3 this season) and his last win came over No. 9 in the QFs at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati in August. Pouille is 0-4 lifetime vs. No. 1 ranked players: - 2017 Dubai lost to No. 1 75 61 in SF - 2017 Beijing lost to No. 1 Rafael Nadal 46 76 75 in 1R - lost to Djokovic 60 62 62 in SF - 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati lost to Djokovic 76 61 in QF

 In the final match, Goffin takes a 2-1 head-to-head advantage against Hyeon Chung, who is the first South Korean to reach the quarter-finals in Tokyo since Hyung-Taik Lee advanced to the semi-finals in 2006. Goffin is 11-1 in Tokyo and he is 4-2 in QF matches this season. Chung is trying to reach his first SF since Munich in May 2018.

 Winning Pct. Leaders in Tokyo – Goffin has the third-best winning percentage in Tokyo (based on 10 min. wins) and the other four are members of the International Tennis Hall of Fame:

W-L Pct. Titles 1) Pete Sampras 15-0 1.000 3 2) Stefan Edberg 27-2 .931 4 3) David Goffin 11-1 .917 1 4) Manuel Orantes 10-1 909 1 5) Jim Courier 14-2 .875 2

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ATP RACE TO LONDON STANDINGS (going into Friday)

Singles Player Points Scenario 1 Rafael Nadal* 9,225 Not playing this week 2 Novak Djokovic* 7,355 Add 90 points with Tokyo QF win 3 Roger Federer* 5,510 Not playing this week 4 Daniil Medvedev* 4,875 Not playing this week 5 Dominic Thiem 3,935 Add 90 points with Beijing QF win 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,160 Add 90 points with Beijing QF win 7 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,395 Lost in Beijing 1R 8 Matteo Berrettini 2,185 Lost in Beijing 1R 9 Kei Nishikori 2,180 Not playing this week 10 Alexander Zverev 2,165 Add 90 points with Beijing QF win 11 David Goffin 2,145 Add 90 points with Tokyo QF win 12 Gael Monfils 2,125 Lost in Beijing 1R 13 Fabio Fognini 2,055 Add 90 points with Beijing QF win 14 Diego Schwartzman 1,850 Lost in Beijing 2R win 15 Stan Wawrinka 1,670 Not playing this week 16 John Isner 1,670 Add 90 points with Beijing QF win * Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals (10-17 November) Bold indicates playing in Tokyo tournament.

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: FRIDAY QUARTER-FINAL SINGLES MATCHES

COLOSSEUM

Reilly Opelka (USA) vs [Q] Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) First Meeting

Opelka 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 53 | 22-17 in 2019 (New York Champion) | 2-0 at Tokyo (2019 QF) • Captured 1st ATP Tour title in 1st final at New York (d. Schnur in 3rd-set TB on 43rd ace and 6th MP). • Also hit 43 aces and was aced 38 times in New York SF, saving 6 MPs to defeat Isner in 3 TBs. Their 81 combined aces are most in Best-of-3-set match since stats started being tracked in 1991. • Played 10 TBs in 10 sets vs. Isner this season. Also beat Isner en route to Australian Open 2R (l. to Fabbiano in 5th- set TB) and Atlanta SF (l. to de Minaur). • Broke into Top 50 of ATP Rankings on 29 July and achieved career-high No. 42 on 12 August. • Defeated 3-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka in 5 sets to reach Wimbledon 3R (l. to Raonic). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000s in Miami (l. to Medvedev in 3R) and Madrid (ret. vs. Thiem in 2R - lower back). • Squandered 2 MPs vs. Moutet in Lyon 1R.

Uchiyama 2019 Summary | Age: 27| World No. 136 (C-H) | 4-2 in 2019 (Brisbane QF) | 3-2 at Tokyo (2019 QF) • Comes in at a career-high No. 136 in the ATP Rankings and qualified into main draw with straight-set wins over Johnson and Granollers. Posted 1R win over No. 4 seed Paire 62 62 and followed with 67 63 64 victory over Albot. • By reaching his second ATP Tour QF of the season, he is projected to move from No. 136 to a new career-high No. 110 in the ATP Rankings and if he reaches the SFs, will crack the Top 100 at around No. 94. • Opened season by advancing to 1st ATP Tour QF at Brisbane as Q (d. Edmund, l. to Chardy after holding 1 MP). • Has a 20-11 record on ATP Challenger Tour and on Sept. 15 captured title in Shanghai (d. Wu). Also finalist in Granby, CAN in July (l. to Escobedo), SF in Busan, KOR (l. to Berankis) , QF in Seoul and Columbus-2, Ohio in U.S. • Qualified into first Grand Slam event at Wimbledon (l. to Sandgren) and lost in final round of qualifying at US Open (l. to Koepfer) and 1R qualifying at Aust. Open and Roland Garros.

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[Q] John Millman (AUS) vs [WC] Taro Daniel (JPN) Daniel Leads 1-0 18 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Taro Daniel 6-4 7-6(7) Other meetings: 15 Aptos CH (U.S.A.) Hard QF John Millman 6-1 6-3 15 Kobe CH (Japan) Hard F John Millman 6-1 6-3

Millman 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 80 | 18-24 in 2019 (Sydney, Acapulco, Winston-Salem QF) | 2-0 at Tokyo • Advanced to QFs at Sydney (l. to Simon), Acapulco (l. to Isner in 3 TBs) and Winston-Salem (l. to Johnson). • Snapped 5-match losing streak en route to Wimbledon 3R (d. Dellien and Djere, l. to Querrey). • Lost 5-setters to Bautista Agut in Australian Open 2R and A. Zverev in Roland Garros 1R. • One of 3 Aussies to earn 1st Davis Cup win in Australia’s 4-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina (d. Dzumhur). • Withdrew from Marrakech and retired in Estoril 2R vs. Domingues due to left foot injury.

Qualifiers in Quarter-finals – This is the first time two qualifiers are in the quarter-finals in Tokyo since 2009: 2018 – Daniil Medvedev (d. Nishikori in Final) 2015 – (l. to Wawrinka) 2012 – (l. to Baghdatis) 2009 -- (l. to Tsonga) Edouard Roger-Vasselin (l. to Hewitt)

Daniel 2019 Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 127 |12-17 in 2019 (Marrakech, Geneva QF) | 2-4 at Tokyo (2019 QF) • By reaching his third ATP Tour QF of the season, he is projected to move from No. 127 to No. 111 in the ATP Rankings and if he reaches the SFs, will crack the Top 100 at around No. 94 or 95. • Advanced to QFs at Marrakech (l. to Simon) and Geneva (l. to Jarry), his best results on ATP Tour this season. • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at Australian Open (d. Kokkinakis, l. to Shapovalov in 2R). • LL at Brisbane (l. to Tsonga in 2R), Sydney (l. to Thompson in 2R) and Monte-Carlo (l. to Kohlschreiber in 1R). • Led Japan to 3-2 road win over China in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. and Li). • Has a 9-7 record on ATP Challenger Tour with QF in Aptos, Calif., Genova, ITA, Szczecin, POL and Biella, ITA.

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [5] Lucas Pouille (FRA) Djokovic Leads 2-0 19 Australian Open (Australia) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-2 6-2 19 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 7-6(2) 6-1

Djokovic 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 1 | 43-8 in 2019 (Aust. Open, Madrid, Wimbledon Champ) | 2-0 at Tokyo • World No. 1 for 271st overall week, passing Lendl (270) and 3rd all-time behind Federer (310) and Sampras (286). • Saved 2 championship points to defeat Federer in longest Wimbledon final on record (4 hours, 55 minutes). • Became 1st Wimbledon champion to save championship point since Bob Falkenburg saved 3 MPs in 1948 final. • Also saved 2 MPs to defeat Federer in both 2010 US Open SF and 2011 US Open SF. Leads H2H 26-22. • Prior to 5th Wimbledon title, captured record 7th Aus. Open title (d. Nadal). Third all-time with 16 Grand Slam titles. • Became 1st player in history to win 3+ straight Grand Slam titles on 3 occasions (also 2011-12, 2015-16). • Also 1st player to win a Grand Slam final over Nadal in straight sets. Spaniard has reached 26 Grand Slam finals. • Won 26 straight Grand Slam matches until Roland Garros SF (l. to Thiem in 5 sets). • Retired vs. Wawrinka in US Open 4R (left shoulder) -- 6th Grand Slam and 13th tour-level retirement of career. • Earned 200th win vs. Top 10 to capture 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Madrid (d. Tsitsipas). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Del Potro en route to 9th Rome and 49th ATP Masters 1000 final (l. to Nadal).

Pouille 2019 Summary | Age: 25 | World No. 24 | 20-19 in 2019 (Aust. Open, Metz SF) | 2-0 at Tokyo (2019 QF) • Advanced to 1st Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Entered with 0-5 tournament record. • Also SF on home country soil in Metz last month (l. to eventual champion Tsonga). • Ended 8-match losing streak vs. Top 10 at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Khachanov, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in QF). • In rematch of 2017 final, saved 2 MPs vs. Lopez in Stuttgart 1R (l. to Struff in QF). • Defeated countrymen Gasquet and Barrere to reach Wimbledon 3R (l. to Federer). • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Coric, l. to Hurkacz in 2R). • Captured 1st ATP Challenger Tour title at Bordeaux, FRA as WC (d. M. Ymer). Already owns 5 ATP Tour titles. • Withdrew from Rotterdam due to illness.

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Frenchmen in Semi-finals – Pouille is looking to extend the streak to six consecutive years with a Frenchman advancing to the semi-finals in Tokyo:

2018 -- (l. to Nishikori) 2017 -- Adrian Mannarino (l. to Goffin in Final) 2016 -- Gael Monfils (l. to Kyrgios) 2015 -- Benoit Paire (l. to Wawrinka in Final) 2014 -- (l. to Raonic)

[3] David Goffin (BEL) vs Hyeon Chung (KOR) Goffin Leads 2-1 16 Marseille (France) Hard R32 David Goffin 6-3 6-1 17 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal () Hard R32 Hyeon Chung 7-5 6-3 17 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R16 David Goffin 6-4 6-1

Goffin 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 15 | 31-21 in 2019 (Halle, Cincinnati Finalist) |11-1 at Tokyo (‘17 Champ) • Became 1st Belgian to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final at Cincinnati (l. to Medvedev). • Snapped 6-match losing streak in SFs by reaching Halle final (d. Berrettini, l. to Federer). • Advanced to 3rd Grand Slam QF of career and 1st at Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Reached US Open 4R for 3rd straight year (l. to Federer). • Suffered 8 losses to eventual champions, including Marseille SF (l. to Tsitsipas), Estoril SF (l. to Tsitsipas), ’s- Hertogenbosch QF (l. to Mannarino), Roland Garros 3R (l. to Nadal) and Rotterdam 1R (l. to Monfils). • Dropped to No. 33 in ATP Rankings on 10 June -- lowest since No. 45 on 15 September 2014. • Played in 1st ATP Tour doubles SF and final en route to 1st title at Doha w/Herbert (d. Haase/Middelkoop).

Chung 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 145 | 5-6 in 2019 | 2-1 at Tokyo (2019 QF) • Appearing in first ATP Tour QF since Stockholm last October (l.to Fognini) and trying to advance to his first SF since Munich in May 2018 (l. to Zverev). • Rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP vs.Verdasco to reach US Open 3R as Q (l. to Nadal). • Earned 1st win of career from 2 sets down at Australian Open (d. Klahn, l. to Herbert in 2R). • Inactive from 11 February through 29 July due to back injury. • Fell to No. 170 in ATP Rankings on 26 August -- lowest since No. 173 on 29 December 2014. • Returned from injury and captured 9th ATP Challenger Tour title of career at Chengdu, CHN (d. Sugita). Has 8-1 record in Challengers.

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Ariake Tennis Forest Park | Tokyo, Japan | 30 September – 6 October 2019 | First Held: 1972 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,895,290 | Surface: Hard

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TOKYO DAY 4 FAST FACTS

 No. 3 seed and 2017 Rakuten Japan Open champion David Goffin, No. 6 seed Marin Cilic and local wild card Taro Daniel headline Thursday’s second round matches.

 In the opening match of the day, No. 3 Aussie looks for his second win against Daniel. They met in the second week of the season in Sydney with Thompson winning 36 76 60 in the second round. Both players are trying to reach their first quarter-final in Tokyo.

 Japanese Quarter-finalists – Daniel is trying to join Uchiyama in the quarter-finals. The last time there were at least two Japanese players in the QFs in Tokyo was in 1972 with three local players. There has been a Japanese player in the Tokyo quarter-finals in seven of the past eight years (except 2016):

2019 - [Q] Yasutaka Uchiyama (in QF) 2018 - Kei Nishikori (Finalist) 2017 - Yuichi Sugita (QF) 2015 - Kei Nishikori (SF) 2014 - Kei Nishikori (Champion) 2013 - Kei Nishikori (QF) 2012 - Kei Nishikori (Champion)

 In the second match on, No. 2 South African takes on Aussie qualifier John Millman for the first time on the ATP Tour. Harris, a special exempt into Tokyo after reaching his first career ATP Tour semi-final last weekend in Chengdu, saved two match points and upset No. 8 seed Alex de Minaur on Wednesday. Millman is trying to advance to his fourth ATP Tour quarter-final of the season.

 In the next match on, Goffin plays 20-year-old #NextGenATP Canadian for the first time. Goffin has a 10-1 record in Tokyo, winning the title in 2017 in his last appearance (d. Mannarino) after reaching the final the previous year (l. to Kyrgios). Shapovalov, a semi-finalist here last year, is trying to reach his seventh QF in 2019.

 In the last singles match, Cilic brings a 3-0 head-to-head record against Hyeon Chung of South Korea, Cilic is trying to earn his 500th career singles win and advance to his fourth QF in Tokyo in the past five years. He was a semi-finalist in 2016-17 and quarter-finalist in 2015. Chung’s last ATP Tour QF came in Stockholm last October.

 500 Wins Club – Cilic is trying to become the 10th active player on the ATP Tour with at least 500 career wins: No. 1) Roger Federer 1,229 2) Rafael Nadal 967 3) Novak Djokovic 879 4) Andy Murray 666 5) Tomas Berdych 640 6) 544 7) Richard Gasquet 537 8) 533 9) Stan Wawrinka 509 ======Marin Cilic 499

Note: Goran Ivanisevic is the only Croat with at least 500 wins in his career (599).

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ATP RACE TO LONDON STANDINGS (going into Thursday)

Singles Player Points Scenario 1 Rafael Nadal* 9,225 Not playing this week 2 Novak Djokovic* 7,355 Add 90 points with Tokyo QF win on Friday 3 Roger Federer* 5,510 Not playing this week 4 Daniil Medvedev* 4,875 Not playing this week 5 Dominic Thiem 3,935 Add 90 points with Beijing QF win on Friday 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,160 Add 0 points with Beijing 2R win on Thursday 7 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,395 Lost in Beijing 1R 8 Matteo Berrettini 2,185 Lost in Beijing 1R 9 Kei Nishikori 2,180 Not playing this week 10 Gael Monfils 2,125 Lost in Beijing 1R 11 Alexander Zverev 2,120 Add 45 points with Beijing 2R win on Thursday 12 David Goffin 2,100 Add 45 points with Tokyo 2R win on Thursday 13 Fabio Fognini 2,055 Add 90 points with Beijing QF win on Friday 14 Diego Schwartzman 1,850 Add 45 points with Beijing 2R win on Thursday 15 Stan Wawrinka 1,670 Not playing this week 16 John Isner 1,625 Add 45 points with Beijing 2R win on Thursday * Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals (10-17 November) Bold indicates playing in Tokyo tournament.

ATP RACE TO MILAN STANDINGS

Race #NextGenATP Player Points Scenario 1 Stefanos Tsitsipas* 3,205 Add 45 points with Beijing 2R win on Thursday 2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,636 Add 45 points with Beijing 2R win on Thursday 3 Alex de Minaur 1,420 Lost in Tokyo 1R 4 Denis Shapovalov 1,210 Add 45 points with Tokyo 2R win on Thursday 5 960 Lost in Beijing 1R 6 921 Not playing this week 7 Miomir Kecmanovic 883 Lost in Tokyo 1R 8 762 Not playing this week 9 651 Not playing this week 10 561 Add 8 points with Nur Sultan, KAZ Challenger 3R win 11 539 Lost in Tokyo 1R as a qualifier 12 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 509 Lost in Barcelona, ESP Challenger 2R following 1R bye 13 430 Not playing this week 14 363 Not playing this week * Qualified for Next Gen ATP Finals (5-9 November)

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FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: THURSDAY SECOND ROUND MATCHES

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Jordan Thompson (AUS) vs [WC] Taro Daniel (JPN) Thompson Leads 1-0 19 Sydney (Australia) Hard R16 Jordan Thompson 3-6 7-6(5) 6-0 Other meeting: 14 Vancouver CH (Canada) Hard R32 Taro Daniel 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 6-4

Thompson 2019 Summary | Age: 25 | World No. 56 | 26-21 in 2019 (‘s-Hertogenbosch Finalist) | 1-0 at Tokyo • Broke into Top 50 of ATP Rankings on 17 June and achieved career-high No. 43 on 15 July. • Earned career-best 26 tour-level wins in 2019 (26-21) after posting only 1 tour-level win in 2018 (1-11). • Appeared in 1st ATP Tour SF and final at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. Gasquet, l. to Mannarino). • Also on grass, reached Antalya SF (l. to Kecmanovic in 3 TBs). Went a personal-best 8-2 on grass. • Advanced to QFs at Sydney (l. to de Minaur), New York (l. to Isner) and Houston (l. to Galan). • Defeated Khachanov and Dimitrov in straight sets to reach ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (l. to Anderson). • Reached Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Roland Garros (l. to Del Potro). • Played in 19th ATP Challenger Tour final of career at Nanchang, CHN (l. to A. Martin). • One of 5 Aussies to earn win in Australia’s 4-0 Davis Cup victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina (w/Peers d. Basic/Brkic).

Daniel 2019 Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 127 |11-17 in 2019 (Marrakech, Geneva QF) | 1-4 at Tokyo (2019 2R) • Advanced to QFs at Marrakech (l. to Simon) and Geneva (l. to Jarry), his best results on ATP Tour this season. • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at Australian Open (d. Kokkinakis, l. to Shapovalov in 2R). • LL at Brisbane (l. to Tsonga in 2R), Sydney (l. to Thompson in 2R) and Monte-Carlo (l. to Kohlschreiber in 1R). • Led Japan to 3-2 road win over China in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Zhang Ze and Li). • Has a 9-7 record on ATP Challenger Tour with QF in Aptos, Calif., Genova, ITA, Szczecin, POL and Biella, ITA.

[SE] Lloyd Harris (RSA) vs [Q] John Millman (AUS) First Tour Level Meeting Other meetings: 17 Lexington CH (U.S.A.) Hard R16 John Millman 6-1 6-1 17 Kaohsiung CH (Chinese Taipei) Hard QF Lloyd Harris 7-6(4) 6-3

Harris 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 99 | 10-12 in 2019 (Chengdu SF) | 1-0 at Tokyo (2019 2R) • No. 2 South African (behind No. 18 Anderson) is coming off his 1st career ATP Tour SF in Chengdu (l. to Bublik). • Defeated No. 29 Lajovic in 2R for biggest win of career en route to SF. • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 4 February and achieved career-high No. 82 on 22 July. • Qualified at Australian Open (l. to Medvedev in 1R) and Budapest (l. to Gojowczyk in 1R). • Took 1st set off 8-time champion and half-South African Federer in Wimbledon 1R. • Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Launceston, AUS (d. Giustino).

Millman 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 80 | 17-24 in 2019 (Sydney, Acapulco, Winston-Salem QF) | 1-0 at Tokyo • Advanced to QFs at Sydney (l. to Simon), Acapulco (l. to Isner in 3 TBs) and Winston-Salem (l. to Johnson). • Snapped 5-match losing streak en route to Wimbledon 3R (d. Dellien and Djere, l. to Querrey). • Lost 5-setters to Bautista Agut in Australian Open 2R and A. Zverev in Roland Garros 1R. • One of 3 Aussies to earn 1st Davis Cup win in Australia’s 4-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina (d. Dzumhur). • Withdrew from Marrakech and retired in Estoril 2R vs. Domingues due to left foot injury.

Aussies in Top 100 -- Millman and Thompson (both playing Thursday) are two of five Australians in the Top 100 ATP Rankings:

No. 25 Alex de Minaur No. 28 Nick Kyrgios No. 56 Jordan Thompson No. 80 John Millman No. 94 Alexei Popyrin

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[3] David Goffin (BEL) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) First Meeting

Goffin 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 15 | 30-21 in 2019 (Halle, Cincinnati Finalist) |10-1 at Tokyo (‘17 Champ) • Became 1st Belgian to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final at Cincinnati (l. to Medvedev). • Snapped 6-match losing streak in SFs by reaching Halle final (d. Berrettini, l. to Federer). • Advanced to 3rd Grand Slam QF of career and 1st at Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Reached US Open 4R for 3rd straight year (l. to Federer). • Suffered 8 losses to eventual champions, including Marseille SF (l. to Tsitsipas), Estoril SF (l. to Tsitsipas), ’s- Hertogenbosch QF (l. to Mannarino), Roland Garros 3R (l. to Nadal) and Rotterdam 1R (l. to Monfils). • Dropped to No. 33 in ATP Rankings on 10 June -- lowest since No. 45 on 15 September 2014. • Played in 1st ATP Tour doubles SF and final en route to 1st title at Doha w/Herbert (d. Haase/Middelkoop).

Shapovalov 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 32 | 26-22 in 2019 (Three Sem-finals) | 4-1 at Tokyo (2018 SF) • No. 3 Canadian achieved career-high No. 20 in ATP Rankings on 1 April. Turned 20 on 15 April. • Advanced to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 SF of career at Miami (d. Tsitsipas and Tiafoe, l. to Federer). • Tied with 4 other players for 2nd-most ATP Masters 1000 SFs as a teenager behind Nadal’s 8. • Lost to former junior rival Hurkacz in Winston-Salem SF and last week in SFs in Chengdu (l. to eventual champion Carreno Busta). Has 0-7 career record in ATP Tour singles SFs. • Reached 3R at Aus. Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and US Open (d. Auger-Aliassime in 1R, l. to Monfils in 5 sets). • One of 3 teens to reach Aus. Open 3R (also de Minaur, Popyrin) -- 1st time at a Grand Slam since 2008 US Open. • Ended 5-match singles losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (d. Herbert, l. to Thiem in 2R). • Squandered 3 MPs vs. Thiem at (Team Europe d. Team World 13-11). • Played in 1st ATP Tour final of career in Stuttgart doubles w/Bopanna (d. Bryan/Bryan in 1R, l. to Peers/Soares). • Led Canada to 3-2 road win over Slovakia in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Horansky and Klizan).

Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs [6] Marin Cilic (CRO) Cilic Leads 3-0 15 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Marin Cilic 7-6(2) 6-3 15 Shenzhen (China) Hard QF Marin Cilic 7-6(6) 6-4 16 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R16 Marin Cilic 7-5 7-6(3)

Chung 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 145 | 4-6 in 2019 | 1-1 at Tokyo (2019 2R) • Rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP vs. Verdasco to reach US Open 3R as Q (l. to Nadal). • Earned 1st win of career from 2 sets down at Australian Open (d. Klahn, l. to Herbert in 2R). • Inactive from 11 February through 29 July due to back injury. • Fell to No. 170 in ATP Rankings on 26 August -- lowest since No. 173 on 29 December 2014. • Returned from injury and captured 9th ATP Challenger Tour title of career at Chengdu, CHN (d. Sugita). Has 8-1 record in Challengers.

Cilic 2019 Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 28 | 19-14 in 2019 (Madrid, Washington QF) | 10-6 at Tokyo (2016-17 SF) • Saved 4 MPs vs. Klizan in 1R en route to ATP Masters 1000 Madrid QF (W/O vs. No. 1 Djokovic - gastroenteritis). • Also advanced to Washington QF (d. Auger-Aliassime, l. to Medvedev) and US Open 4R (d. Isner, l. to Nadal). • Comes in No. 30 this week in ATP Rankings, his lowest since No. 37 on 10 February 2014. • Rallied from 2 sets down and saved 2 MPs vs. Verdasco to reach Australian Open 4R (l. to Bautista Agut in 5 sets). • Owns 30 wins in 5th sets – tied with Djokovic and Federer for most among active players. • Squandered 1 MP vs. Cuevas in Budapest 2R. • Withdrew from Pune, Rotterdam and Metz due to right knee injury.

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RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 WEDNESDAY, 2 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES

Ariake Tennis Forest Park | Tokyo, Japan | 30 September – 6 October 2019 | First Held: 1972 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,895,290 | Surface: Hard

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TOKYO DAY 3 FAST FACTS

 World No. 1 Novak Djokovic attempts to reach his 9th quarter-final in 12 tournaments this season on Wednesday as he takes on Japanese wild card for the first time. Djokovic is 42-8 on the season with three titles in four finals. Soeda came into Tokyo with an 0-12 career record at the Rakuten Japan Open before he rallied to beat Jan-Lennard Struff in three sets on Monday to earn his first win. Now the 35-year-old Tokyo resident is trying to earn his first career Top 10 win. Soeda is 0-12 vs. Top 10 opponents and the last time he faced a Top 10 player was against No. 4 Andy Murray in the 1R at the . The only previous time he faced a Top 10 in Tokyo was 2011 when he lost to No. 2 Rafael Nadal 63 62 in the 1R.

 There are three first round matches on the schedule, starting with No. 3 seed David Goffin and Pablo Carreno Busta, who has won two of the previous three meetings. Goffin is the lone former champion in the field, having won the title in his last appearance two years ago. He also was runner-up in 2016 (l. to Kyrgios). Carreno Busta, who is making his Tokyo debut, is coming off his fourth career ATP Tour title in Chengdu (d. Bublik) on Sunday.

 Radu Albot of Moldova plays Japanese qualifier Yasutaka Uchiyama, who is trying to advance to his second career ATP Tour quarter-final. Uchiyama, one of four Japanese players in the 2R in Tokyo for the first time since 2003, opened the season with a quarter-final in Brisbane.

 Uchiyama, Soeda and Japanese No. 2 are on the Wednesday schedule and all three are trying to reach their first Japan Open quarter-final. Wild card Taro Daniel is the fourth Japanese player in the 2R and he plays on Thursday. Nishioka plays No. 5 seed Lucas Pouille, who won the only previous meeting in 2016 Brisbane.

 On Rakuten Card Arena, there are two first round matches, starting off with Aussie qualifier John Millman against 2017 Japan Open finalist Adrian Mannarino.

 In the next match on, #NextGenATP star and No. 1 Aussie Alex de Minaur plays South African No. 2 Lloyd Harris for the first time. Harris reached his first ATP Tour semi-final in Chengdu (l. to Bublik). The 20-year-old Sydney native is the youngest of six players with at least three ATP Tour level titles this season. He is coming off his third title on Sunday in Zhuhai where he beat Mannarino in the final.

2019 ATP Tour Title Leaders No. Rafael Nadal 4 Alex de Minaur 3 Novak Djokovic 3 Roger Federer 3 Daniil Medvedev 3 Dominic Thiem 3

 In a second round match, big-serving American Reilly Opelka takes on Frenchman Gilles Simon for the first time. Opelka, who captured his first ATP Tour title in New York in February, is trying to reach his first quarter-final since a semi-final showing in Atlanta in July. Opelka fired 16 aces in his 63 64 win over No. 7 seed Taylor Fritz. Simon is making his eighth appearance in Tokyo and he was a semi-finalist in 2014 and quarter-finalist the following year.

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ATP RACE TO LONDON STANDINGS (going into Wednesday)

Singles Player Points Scenario 1 Rafael Nadal* 9,225 Not playing this week 2 Novak Djokovic* 7,310 Add 45 points with Tokyo 2R win on Wednesday 3 Roger Federer* 5,510 Not playing this week 4 Daniil Medvedev* 4,875 Not playing this week 5 Dominic Thiem 3,890 Add 45 points with Beijing 2R win on Wednesday 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,160 Add 0 points with Beijing 2R win on Thursday 7 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,395 Lost in Beijing 1R 8 Matteo Berrettini 2,185 Lost in Beijing 1R 9 Kei Nishikori 2,180 Not playing this week 10 Gael Monfils 2,125 Lost in Beijing 1R 11 Alexander Zverev 2,120 Add 45 points with Beijing 2R win on Thursday 12 David Goffin 2,080 Add 20 points with Tokyo 1R win on Wednesday 13 Fabio Fognini 2,010 Add 45 points with Beijing 2R win on Wednesday 14 Diego Schwartzman 1,850 Add 45 points with Beijing 2R win on Thursday 15 Stan Wawrinka 1,670 Not playing this week 16 John Isner 1,625 Add 45 points with Beijing 2R win on Thursday * Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals (10-17 November) Bold indicates playing in Tokyo tournament.

ATP RACE TO MILAN STANDINGS

Race #NextGenATP Player Points Scenario 1 Stefanos Tsitsipas* 3,205 Add 45 points with Beijing 2R win on Thursday 2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,636 Add 45 points with Beijing 2R win on Thursday 3 Alex de Minaur 1,420 Add 45 points with Tokyo 1R win on Wednesday 4 Denis Shapovalov 1,210 Add 45 points with Tokyo 2R win on Thursday 5 Frances Tiafoe 960 Lost in Beijing 1R 6 Casper Ruud 921 Not playing this week 7 Miomir Kecmanovic 883 Lost in Tokyo 1R 8 Ugo Humbert 762 Not playing this week 9 Mikael Ymer 651 Not playing this week 10 Corentin Moutet 554 Add 7 points with Nur Sultan, KAZ Challenger 2R win 11 Alexei Popyrin 539 Lost in Tokyo 1R as a qualifier 12 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 509 Lost in Barcelona, ESP Challenger 2R following 1R bye 13 Jannik Sinner 430 Not playing this week 14 Emil Ruusuvuori 363 Not playing this week * Qualified for Next Gen ATP Finals (5-9 November)

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FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: WEDNESDAY SINGLES MATCHES

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1R: [3] David Goffin (BEL) vs Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Carreno Busta Leads 2-1 13 Oeiras (Portugal) Clay R16 Pablo Carreno Busta 1-6 6-2 6-2 19 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 David Goffin 7-6(5) 7-6(9) 7-5 19 Metz (France) Hard R16 Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3 6-2

Goffin 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 15 | 29-21 in 2019 (Halle, Cincinnati Finalist)| 9-1 at Tokyo (2017 Champ) • Became 1st Belgian to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final at Cincinnati (l. to Medvedev). • Snapped 6-match losing streak in SFs by reaching Halle final (d. Berrettini, l. to Federer). • Advanced to 3rd Grand Slam QF of career and 1st at Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Reached US Open 4R for 3rd straight year (l. to Federer). • Suffered 8 losses to eventual champions, including Marseille SF (l. to Tsitsipas), Estoril SF (l. to Tsitsipas), ’s- Hertogenbosch QF (l. to Mannarino), Roland Garros 3R (l. to Nadal) and Rotterdam 1R (l. to Monfils). • Dropped to No. 33 in ATP Rankings on 10 June -- lowest since No. 45 on 15 September 2014. • Played in 1st ATP Tour doubles SF and final en route to 1st title at Doha w/Herbert (d. Haase/Middelkoop).

Carreno Busta 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 39 | 24-17 in 2019 (Chengdu Champion) | Tokyo Debut • Captured his 4th career title in Chengdu on Sunday (d. Bublik) and improved from No. 63 to No. 39 in ATP Rankings • It was his 1st ATP Tour title since 2017 Estoril (d. Muller). He had lost 6 straight SFs. • Also advanced to SFs at Antalya (l. to eventual champion Sonego) and Hamburg (l. to Rublev). • Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Vanni en route to Australian Open 4R (l. to Nishikori from 2 sets up). • Qualified and saved 1 MP vs. Isner en route to ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 3R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Snapped 6-match losing streak at Roland Garros (d. J. Sousa and de Minaur, ret. vs. Paire in 3R -- right thigh). • Retired in Cordoba 2R vs. Cachin and missed 10 weeks (right shoulder). Withdrew from Stuttgart and Halle (thigh). • Fell to No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 26 August -- lowest since No. 69 on 2 November 2015.

2R: Radu Albot (MDA) vs [Q] Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) First Tour Level Meeting Other meetings: 11 Italy F8 (Italy) Clay R32 Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-0 7-5 14 Chennai Q (India) Hard -- Radu Albot 3-6 7-6(4) 6-1 17 Shenzhen 2 CH (China) Hard R32 Radu Albot 6-2 6-1

Albot 2019 Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 45 | 28-21 in 2019 (Delray Beach Champion) | 1-0 at Tokyo (2019 2R) • Captured 1st ATP Tour title in 1st final at Delray Beach (d. Evans in 3rd-set TB after saving 3 MPs) in February. • Also posted wins over Kyrgios, Johnson and McDonald in 3 sets en route to Delray Beach title. • Earned career-high 28 wins and achieved career-high No. 39 in ATP Rankings on 5 August. • Also advanced to SFs at Montpellier (l. to Tsonga), Geneva (l. to Jarry) and Los Cabos (l. to Fritz). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to Edmund in 3R) and Miami (l. to Federer in 2R).

Uchiyama 2019 Summary | Age: 27| World No. 136 (C-H) | 3-2 in 2019 (Brisbane QF) | 2-2 at Tokyo (2017, 2019 2R) • Comes in at a career-high No. 136 this week in the ATP Rankings and qualified into the main draw with straight-set wins over Johnson and Granollers. Posted 1R win over No. 4 seed Paire 62 62 on Tuesday. • Opened season by advancing to 1st ATP Tour QF at Brisbane as Q (d. Edmund, l. to Chardy after holding 1 MP). • Has a 20-11 record on ATP Challenger Tour and on Sept. 15 captured title in Shanghai (d. Wu). Also finalist in Granby, CAN in July (l. to Escobedo), SF in Busan, KOR (l. to Berankis) , QF in Seoul and Columbus-2, Ohio in U.S. • Qualified into first Grand Slam event at Wimbledon (l. to Sandgren) and lost in final round of qualifying at US Open (l. to Koepfer) and 1R qualifying at Aust. Open and Roland Garros.

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2R: [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [WC] Go Soeda (JPN) First Meeting

Djokovic 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 1 | 42-8 in 2019 (Aust. Open, Madrid, Wimbledon Champ) | 1-0 at Tokyo • World No. 1 for 271st overall week, passing Lendl (270) and 3rd all-time behind Federer (310) and Sampras (286). • Saved 2 championship points to defeat Federer in longest Wimbledon final on record (4 hours, 55 minutes). • Became 1st Wimbledon champion to save championship point since Bob Falkenburg saved 3 MPs in 1948 final. • Also saved 2 MPs to defeat Federer in both 2010 US Open SF and 2011 US Open SF. Leads H2H 26-22. • Prior to 5th Wimbledon title, captured record 7th Aus. Open title (d. Nadal). Third all-time with 16 Grand Slam titles. • Became 1st player in history to win 3+ straight Grand Slam titles on 3 occasions (also 2011-12, 2015-16). • Also 1st player to win a Grand Slam final over Nadal in straight sets. Spaniard has reached 26 Grand Slam finals. • Won 26 straight Grand Slam matches until Roland Garros SF (l. to Thiem in 5 sets). • Retired vs. Wawrinka in US Open 4R (left shoulder) -- 6th Grand Slam and 13th tour-level retirement of career. • Earned 200th win vs. Top 10 to capture 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Madrid (d. Tsitsipas). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Del Potro en route to 9th Rome and 49th ATP Masters 1000 final (l. to Nadal).

Soeda 2019 Summary | Age: 35 | World No. 133 | 1-0 in 2019 | 1-12 at Tokyo (2019 2R) • The Tokyo resident rallied past Struff 46 76(4) 63 on Monday in his first ATP Tour main draw match since the 2017 Japan Open. He is trying to reach his first ATP Tour QF since Atlanta in July 2016. • Has a 36-19 record on ATP Challenger Tour and reached final at Jinan, CHN (l. to Zhizhen Zhang) last month. • Also made Challenger SFs at Taipei, TPE, Nottingham, GBR, Ilkley, GBR, and Vancouver, CAN. • Fell in final round of qualifying at Roland Garros (d. Bagnis and de Bakker, l. to Bolelli). Also lost in qualifying rounds at Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.

2R: Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) vs [5] Lucas Pouille (FRA) Pouille Leads 1-0 16 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R32 Lucas Pouille 4-6 6-3 7-5

Nishioka 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 60 | 16-16 in 2019 (Sydney, Cincinnati QF) | 1-3 at Tokyo (2019 2R) • Upset No. 5 Nishikori for biggest career win en route to ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati QF as Q (W/O vs. Goffin - ill). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R for 2nd time (d. Auger-Aliassime, ret. vs. Kecmanovic - back). • Defeated Goffin in 3rd-set TB to reach Washington 3R (l. to eventual champion Kyrgios). • Lost to fellow 5-foot-7 player Schwartzman in Sydney QF as Q, Barcelona 1R and ATP Masters 1000 Rome 1R as Q -- shortest tour-level matches since 5-foot-8 Lisnard defeated 5-foot-6 O. Rochus in 2011 US Open 1R. • Helped Japan earn 3-2 road win over China in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Wu Y.). • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami, Houston, Stuttgart Q and Eastbourne Q (back).

Pouille 2019 Summary | Age: 25 | World No. 24 | 19-19 in 2019 (Aust. Open, Metz SF) | 1-0 at Tokyo (2019 2R) • Advanced to 1st Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Entered with 0-5 tournament record. • Also SF on home country soil in Metz last month (l. to eventual champion Tsonga). • Ended 8-match losing streak vs. Top 10 at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Khachanov, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in QF). • In rematch of 2017 final, saved 2 MPs vs. Lopez in Stuttgart 1R (l. to Struff in QF). • Defeated countrymen Gasquet and Barrere to reach Wimbledon 3R (l. to Federer). • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Coric, l. to Hurkacz in 2R). • Captured 1st ATP Challenger Tour title at Bordeaux, FRA as WC (d. M. Ymer). Already owns 5 ATP Tour titles. • Withdrew from Rotterdam due to illness.

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RAKUTEN CARD ARENA

1R: [Q] John Millman (AUS) vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA) First Meeting

Millman 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 80 | 16-24 in 2019 (Sydney, Acapulco, Winston-Salem QF) | Tokyo Debut • Advanced to QFs at Sydney (l. to Simon), Acapulco (l. to Isner in 3 TBs) and Winston-Salem (l. to Johnson). • Snapped 5-match losing streak en route to Wimbledon 3R (d. Dellien and Djere, l. to Querrey). • Lost 5-setters to Bautista Agut in Australian Open 2R and A. Zverev in Roland Garros 1R. • One of 3 Aussies to earn 1st Davis Cup win in Australia’s 4-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina (d. Dzumhur). • Withdrew from Marrakech and retired in Estoril 2R vs. Domingues due to left foot injury.

Mannarino 2019 Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 43 | 22-22 in 2019 (s-Hertogenbosch Champ) |4-2 at Tokyo (2017 F) • The Frenchman is coming off a runner-up in Zhuhai on Sunday (l. to De Minaur) and could meet in 2R on Thursday. • Captured 1st ATP Tour title in 7th final at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. de Bakker, Verdasco, Goffin, Coric and Thompson). • Snapped 6-match losing streak en route to Delray Beach QF (l. to Isner). Also reached Antalya QF (l. to Sonego). • Advanced to 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l. to Fognini) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Goffin). • Improved to 8-3 in 5th sets by beating Travaglia in Roland Garros 1R (l. to Monfils in 2R). • Fell to No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 5 August -- lowest since No. 72 on 9 May 2016.

1R: [8] Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs [SE] Lloyd Harris (RSA) First Meeting

De Minaur 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 25 | 28-15 in 2019 (Sydney, Atlanta, Zhuhai Champ) |1-1 at Tokyo (‘18) • The No. 1 Aussie in the ATP Rankings is coming off his 3rd ATP Tour title of the season on Sunday in Zhuhai (d. Mannarino) to improve to 3-2 in career finals. He also went from No. 31 to No. 25 in the ATP Rankings. • Won 1st title in hometown of Sydney at age 19 (d. Seppi). Youngest Sydney champion since Hewitt, 19, in 2001. • Did not face a break point, held in all 42 of his service games and won 116/123 points on 1st serve (94%) en route to 2nd title at Atlanta (d. Fritz). Became 3rd player to win a title without facing a break point since stats started being kept in 1991 (Haas at 2007 Memphis, Isner at 2017 Newport). • Achieved career-high No. 24 in ATP Rankings on 4 March -- 23rd career-high ranking since start of 2018. • Defeated No. 7 Nishikori for biggest win of career and to reach 1st Grand Slam 4R at US Open (l. to Dimitrov). • Advanced to 3R for 3rd straight Grand Slam at Australian Open (d. Laaksonen in 5 sets, l. to Nadal). • Reached QFs at Brisbane (l. to Tsonga), Acapulco (l. to A. Zverev) and ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Thompson). • Snapped 5-match losing streak by reaching Roland Garros 2R (d. Klahn, l. to Carreno Busta).

Harris 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 99 | 9-12 in 2019 (Chengdu SF) | Tokyo Debut • No. 2 South African (behind No. 18 Anderson) is coming off his 1st career ATP Tour SF in Chengdu (l. to Bublik). • Defeated No. 29 Lajovic in 2R for biggest win of career en route to SF. • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 4 February and achieved career-high No. 82 on 22 July. • Qualified at Australian Open (l. to Medvedev in 1R) and Budapest (l. to Gojowczyk in 1R). • Took 1st set off 8-time champion and half-South African Federer in Wimbledon 1R. • Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Launceston, AUS (d. Giustino).

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Reilly Opelka (USA) vs Gilles Simon (FRA) First Meeting

Opelka 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 53 | 21-17 in 2019 (New York Champion) | 1-0 at Tokyo (2019 2R) • Captured 1st ATP Tour title in 1st final at New York (d. Schnur in 3rd-set TB on 43rd ace and 6th MP). • Also hit 43 aces and was aced 38 times in New York SF, saving 6 MPs to defeat Isner in 3 TBs. Their 81 combined aces are most in Best-of-3-set match since stats started being tracked in 1991. • Played 10 TBs in 10 sets vs. Isner this season. Also beat Isner en route to Australian Open 2R (l. to Fabbiano in 5th- set TB) and Atlanta SF (l. to de Minaur). • Broke into Top 50 of ATP Rankings on 29 July and achieved career-high No. 42 on 12 August. • Defeated 3-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka in 5 sets to reach Wimbledon 3R (l. to Raonic). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000s in Miami (l. to Medvedev in 3R) and Madrid (ret. vs. Thiem in 2R - lower back). • Squandered 2 MPs vs. Moutet in Lyon 1R.

Simon 2019 Summary | Age: 34 | World No. 50 | 24-22 in 2019 (London/Queen’s Finalist | 8-7 at Tokyo (2014 SF) • Played 15 sets in 5 matches as London/Queen’s Club runner-up (d. No. 8 Anderson in 2R, l. to Lopez in 3rd-set TB). • Reached SFs at Pune (l. to Anderson), Sydney (l. to de Minaur) and Marrakech (l. to Andujar). • Advanced to QFs at Marseille (l. to Goffin) and Eastbourne (l. to Fabbiano). • Qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Berdych in 1R). • Squandered 4 MPs to 155th-ranked WC Bolt in Australian Open 2R. • Conceded W/O to Fognini in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2R and retired in US Open 2R vs. Rublev (back).

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RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 TUESDAY, 1 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES

Ariake Tennis Forest Park | Tokyo, Japan | 30 September – 6 October 2019 | First Held: 1972 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,895,290 | Surface: Hard

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TOKYO DAY 2 FAST FACTS

 World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is making his first-ever appearance at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships as he opens on Tuesday against #NextGenATP Aussie qualifier Alexei Popyrin. Djokovic is aiming to win a title in a tournament debut for the 10th time in his career. Here is a look at the nine tournaments Djokovic has won in his tournament debut: - 2017 Eastbourne - 2009 Basel - 2009 Beijing - 2009 Belgrade - 2007 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal - 2007 Estoril - 2007 Adelaide - 2006 Metz - 2006 Amersfoort

 This is the 271st overall week Djokovic is No. 1 in the ATP Rankings and he passed (270). He is No. 3 alll-time in the history of the ATP Rankings (since 1973) behind Roger Federer (310) and Pete Sampras (286).

 Popyrin is 1-3 lifetime against Top 10 opponents and his lone win came over No. 8 Thiem in the 2R of the Australian Open in January. The 20-year-old Aussie leads the ATP Tour by qualifying for eight tournaments this season, including ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Isner in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Simon in 1R) and Wimbledon (I. to Medvedev in 2R). Last week he qualified in Chengdu (l. to Verdasco in 1R).

 On Monday, Japanese No. 2 Yoshihito Nishioka and wild card Go Soeda won their first main draw matches at the Japan Open. Nishioka was 0-3 and Soeda was 0-12 before they posted their first wins. On Tuesday, two more Japanese players look to reach the 2R as qualifier Yasutaka Uchiyama meets No. 4 seed and 2015 finalist Benoit Paire and wild card Taro Daniel plays No. 2 seed Borna Coric. Uchiyama is 1-2 in Tokyo and Daniel is 0-4.

 For the second week in a row, #NextGenATP contender Miomir Kecmanovic will face a fellow 20-year-old in the first round of an ATP Tour event. Last week in Zhuhai, Kecmanovic advanced past Casper Ruud; on Tuesday, the Serb will meet Denis Shapovalov in the first round. Shapovalov is currently No. 4 in the Race to the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, while Kecmanovic is No. 7.

 The lone Americans in the singles draw, No. 7 seed Taylor Fritz and Reilly Opelka meet in the opening match on Rakuten Card Arena. Opelka served as best man in Fritz’s wedding in July 2016.

 Eleven players with at least one ATP Tour title in 2019 are playing in Tokyo, led by Alex de Minaur and Novak Djokovic with three titles each. Eight players are first-time ATP Tour champions (+ noted): Tournament Title o Alex de Minaur (3) + Sydney, Atlanta, Zhuhai o Novak Djokovic (3) Australian Open, ATP Masters 1000 Madrid, Wimbledon o Benoit Paire (2) Marrakech, Lyon o Radu Albot (1) + Delray Beach o Pablo Carreno Busta (1) Chengdu o Taylor Fritz (1) + Eastbourne o Hubert Hurkacz (1) + Winston-Salem o Juan Ignacio Londero (1) + Cordoba o Adrian Mannarino (1) + ‘s-Hertogenbosch o Reilly Opelka (1) + New York o Lorenzo Sonego (1) + Antalya

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ATP RACE TO LONDON STANDINGS

Singles Player Points Scenario 1 Rafael Nadal* 9,225 Not playing this week 2 Novak Djokovic* 7,265 Add 45 points with Tokyo 1R win on Tuesday 3 Roger Federer* 5,510 Not playing this week 4 Daniil Medvedev* 4,875 Not playing this week 5 Dominic Thiem 3,845 Add 0 points with Beijing 1R win on Tuesday 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,160 Add 0 points with Beijing 1R win on Tuesday 7 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,395 Add 0 points with Beijing 1R win on Tuesday 8 Matteo Berrettini 2,185 Add 25 points with Beijing 1R win on Tuesday 9 Kei Nishikori 2,180 Not playing this week 10 Gael Monfils 2,125 Add 45 points with Beijing 1R win on Tuesday 11 Alexander Zverev 2,120 Add 45 points with Beijing 2R win on Wednesday or Thursday 12 David Goffin 2,080 Add 20 points with Tokyo 1R win on Wednesday 13 Fabio Fognini 1,965 Add 45 points with Beijing 1R win on Tuesday 14 Diego Schwartzman 1,850 Add 0 points with Beijing 1R win on Tuesday 15 Stan Wawrinka 1,670 Not playing this week 16 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,591 Add 0 points with Beijing 1R win on Tuesday * Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals (10-17 November) Bold indicates playing in Tokyo tournament.

ATP RACE TO MILAN STANDINGS

Race #NextGenATP Player Points Scenario 1 Stefanos Tsitsipas* 3,205 Add 0 points with Beijing 1R win on Tuesday 2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,636 Add 0 points with Beijing 1R win on Tuesday 3 Alex de Minaur 1,420 Add 45 points with Tokyo 1R win on Wednesday 4 Denis Shapovalov 1,165 Add 45 points with Tokyo 1R win on Tuesday 5 Frances Tiafoe 960 Lost in Beijing 1R 6 Casper Ruud 921 Not playing this week 7 Miomir Kecmanovic 883 Add 33 points with Tokyo 1R win on Tuesday 8 Ugo Humbert 762 Not playing this week 9 Mikael Ymer 651 Not playing this week 10 Corentin Moutet 554 Add 7 points with Nur Sultan, KAZ Challenger 2R win 11 Alexei Popyrin 539 Add 45 points with Tokyo 1R win on Tuesday 12 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 509 Add 0 points with Barcelona, ESP Challenger 2R win 13 Jannik Sinner 430 Not playing this week 14 Emil Ruusuvuori 363 Not playing this week * Qualified for Next Gen ATP Finals (5-9 November)

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FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES COLOSSEUM

[Q] Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) vs [4] Benoit Paire (FRA) First Meeting

Uchiyama 2019 Summary | Age: 27| World No. 136 (C-H) | 2-2 in 2019 (Brisbane QF) | 1-2 at Tokyo (2017 2R) • Comes in at a career-high No. 136 this week in the ATP Rankings and qualified into the main draw with straight-set wins over Johnson and Granollers. • Opened season by advancing to 1st ATP Tour QF at Brisbane as Q (d. Edmund, l. to Chardy after holding 1 MP). • Has a 20-11 record on ATP Challenger Tour and on Sept. 15 captured title in Shanghai (d. Wu). Also finalist in Granby, CAN in July (l. to Escobedo), SF in Busan, KOR (l. to Berankis) , QF in Seoul and Columbus-2, Ohio in U.S. • Qualified into first Grand Slam event at Wimbledon (l. to Sandgren) and lost in final round of qualifying at US Open (l. to Koepfer) and 1R qualifying at Aust. Open and Roland Garros.

Paire 2019 Summary | Age: 30 |World No. 23 | 32-24 in 2019 (Marrakech, Lyon Champion) | 5-5 at Tokyo (2015 Finalist) • His 32 match wins this season ties a career-best in 2013. Has 3-5 career record in ATP Tour finals (2-1 this season) • Owns career-best 15-5 record on clay with titles at Marrakech (d. Andujar) and Lyon (d. Auger-Aliassime). • Earned 3 wins in 3 sets to reach Winston-Salem final (l. to Hurkacz in 3 sets). • Advanced to 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Nishikori in 5 sets) and Wimbledon (l. to Bautista Agut) and squandered 2- set lead and 3 MPs vs. Bedene in US Open 2R. • Fell to No. 69 in ATP Rankings on March 4 -- lowest since No. 71 on 1 June 2015. Returned to Top 30 on 10 June for 1st time since 25 July 2016. • Two weeks before beating him in Marrakech final, lost to Andujar in Marbella, ESP Challenger final.

[WC] Taro Daniel (JPN) vs [2] Borna Coric (CRO) First Meeting

Daniel 2019 Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 127 |11-17 in 2019 (Marrakech, Geneva QF) | 0-4 at Tokyo (4 Times 1R) • Advanced to QFs at Marrakech (l. to Simon) and Geneva (l. to Jarry), his best results on ATP Tour this season. • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at Australian Open (d. Kokkinakis, l. to Shapovalov in 2R). • LL at Brisbane (l. to Tsonga in 2R), Sydney (l. to Thompson in 2R) and Monte-Carlo (l. to Kohlschreiber in 1R). • Led Japan to 3-2 road win over China in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Zhang Ze and Li). • Has a 9-7 record on ATP Challenger Tour with QF in Aptos, Calif., Genova, ITA, Szczecin, POL and Biella, ITA.

Coric 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 14 | 27-17 in 2019 (St. Petersburg Final) | 0-1 at Tokyo (2015 1R) • No. 1 Croat reached runner-up in St. Petersburg (l. to Medvedev) on Sept. 22. It was his 1st ATP Tour singles final since 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Djokovic). Has a 2-4 record in singles finals. • Last week he reached QF in Zhuhai (l. to eventual champion De Minaur in three sets). • Lost to eventual champion in SFs at Dubai (l. to Federer) and ’s-Hertogenbosch SF as WC (l. to Mannarino). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Miami (l. to Auger-Aliassime) and Monte-Carlo (l. to Fognini). • Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 1st time (l. to Pouille). Entered with 0-4 tournament record. • One of 5 men under 23 to reach Australian Open 4R -- most at a Grand Slam since 2009 Roland Garros (5). • Reached Roland Garros 3R for 4th time in 5 years (l. to Struff 11-9 in 5th). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Gojowczyk in Montreal 1R (l. to Mannarino in 2R). Squandered 2 MPs vs. Federer in Rome 3R. • Withdrew from Wimbledon (abdominal). Conceded W/O to Dimitrov in US Open 2R (lower back strain).

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [Q] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) First Meeting

Djokovic 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 1 | 41-8 in 2019 (Aust. Open, Madrid, Wimbledon Champ) | Tokyo Debut • World No. 1 for 271st overall week, passing Lendl (270) and 3rd all-time behind Federer (310) and Sampras (286). • Saved 2 championship points to defeat Federer in longest Wimbledon final on record (4 hours, 55 minutes). • Became 1st Wimbledon champion to save championship point since Bob Falkenburg saved 3 MPs in 1948 final. • Also saved 2 MPs to defeat Federer in both 2010 US Open SF and 2011 US Open SF. Leads H2H 26-22. • Prior to 5th Wimbledon title, captured record 7th Aus. Open title (d. Nadal). Third all-time with 16 Grand Slam titles. • Became 1st player in history to win 3+ straight Grand Slam titles on 3 occasions (also 2011-12, 2015-16). • Also 1st player to win a Grand Slam final over Nadal in straight sets. Spaniard has reached 26 Grand Slam finals. • Won 26 straight Grand Slam matches until Roland Garros SF (l. to Thiem in 5 sets). • Retired vs. Wawrinka in US Open 4R (left shoulder) -- 6th Grand Slam and 13th tour-level retirement of career. • Earned 200th win vs. Top 10 to capture 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Madrid (d. Tsitsipas). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Del Potro en route to 9th Rome and 49th ATP Masters 1000 final (l. to Nadal).

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Popyrin 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 94 | 11-16 in 2019 (Atlanta QF) | Tokyo Debut • Leads ATP Tour by qualifying for 8 tournaments, including ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Isner in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Simon in 1R) and Wimbledon (I. to Medvedev in 2R). Last week qualified in Chengdu (l. to Verdasco in 1R). • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 24 June and achieved career-high No. 87 on 29 July. • Advanced to 1st ATP Tour QF at Atlanta (d. Kudla and Herbert, l. to Norrie). • Reached Australian Open 3R as WC (d. Thiem, l. to Pouille in 5 sets) and US Open 3R (l. to Berrettini). • One of 3 teens to reach Aus. Open 3R (also de Minaur, Shapovalov) -- 1st time at Grand Slam since 2008 US Open. • One of 3 Aussies to earn 1st Davis Cup win in Australia’s 4-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina (d. Fatic). • Retired in Phoenix, USA Challenger 1R vs. Gerasimov due to fatigue.

Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) Shapovalov Leads 1-0 19 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Denis Shapovalov 6-2 6-3 Other Meeting 16 U.S.A. F14 (U.S.A.) Clay F Denis Shapovalov 7-5 2-6 7-6(6)

Shapovalov 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 32 | 25-22 in 2019 (Three Sem-finals) | 3-1 at Tokyo (2018 SF) • No. 3 Canadian achieved career-high No. 20 in ATP Rankings on 1 April. Turned 20 on 15 April. • Advanced to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 SF of career at Miami (d. Tsitsipas and Tiafoe, l. to Federer). • Tied with 4 other players for 2nd-most ATP Masters 1000 SFs as a teenager behind Nadal’s 8. • Lost to former junior rival Hurkacz in Winston-Salem SF and last week in SFs in Chengdu (l. to eventual champion Carreno Busta). Has 0-7 career record in ATP Tour singles SFs. • Reached 3R at Aus. Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and US Open (d. Auger-Aliassime in 1R, l. to Monfils in 5 sets). • One of 3 teens to reach Aus. Open 3R (also de Minaur, Popyrin) -- 1st time at a Grand Slam since 2008 US Open. • Ended 5-match singles losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (d. Herbert, l. to Thiem in 2R). • Squandered 3 MPs vs. Thiem at Laver Cup (Team Europe d. Team World 13-11). • Played in 1st ATP Tour final of career in Stuttgart doubles w/Bopanna (d. Bryan/Bryan in 1R, l. to Peers/Soares). • Led Canada to 3-2 road win over Slovakia in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Horansky and Klizan).

Kecmanovic 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 51 | 21-16 in 2019 (Antalya Finalist) | Tokyo Debut • Achieved new career-high ranking 15 times, breaking into Top 100 and Top 50. Peaked at No. 47 on 9 September. • Advanced to 1st ATP Tour SF and final at Antalya (d. Thompson in 3 TBs, l. to Sonego after holding 1 MP). • Reached QFs at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells as LL (l. to Raonic) and Atlanta (l. to Fritz). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati and beat No. 6 A. Zverev for biggest career win (l. to Bautista Agut in 3R). • Earned 1st ATP Tour win of career at Brisbane as Q (d. Mayer, l. to Raonic in 2R). • Posted 1st Grand Slam win at Roland Garros (d. Kudla in 5 sets, l. to Goffin in 2R). • Also qualified at Australian Open (l. to Verdasco in 1R) and Budapest (l. to Millman in 1R). • Retired in Wimbledon 2R vs. Paire (right ankle) and Dallas, USA Challenger 2R vs. E. King (illness).

RAKUTEN CARD ARENA

[7] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Reilly Opelka (USA) Fritz Leads 2-0 18 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Taylor Fritz 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 19 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R64 Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 Other Meetings 15 Spain F13 (Spain) Clay R32 Taylor Fritz 7-6(2) 6-4 18 Newport Beach CH (United States) Hard SF Taylor Fritz 6-3 7-6(6)

Fritz 2019 Summary | Age: 21 | World No. 31 | 27-24 in 2019 (Eastbourne Champion) | 0-2 at Tokyo (2016, 2018 1R) • Won 1st ATP title at Eastbourne (d. Querrey). Finalist at Atlanta (l. to de Minaur) and Los Cabos (l. to Schwartzman). • Achieved career-high No. 25 at age 21 on 5 August. Youngest American in Top 25 since Roddick on 31 May 2004. • Defeated No. 5 Thiem at Laver Cup for biggest win of career (Team Europe d. Team World 13-11). • One of 10 men under 23 in Aus. Open 3R (l. to Federer) -- most at a Grand Slam since 2008 Roland Garros (10). • Snapped 5-match tour-level losing streak by reaching ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Qualified and reached 2R at Madrid (d. Dimitrov, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and Rome (d. Pella, l. to Nishikori). • Successfully defended Newport Beach, USA Challenger title (d. Schnur).

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Opelka 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 53 | 20-17 in 2019 (New York Champion) | Tokyo Main Draw Debut • Captured 1st ATP Tour title in 1st final at New York (d. Schnur in 3rd-set TB on 43rd ace and 6th MP). • Also hit 43 aces and was aced 38 times in New York SF, saving 6 MPs to defeat Isner in 3 TBs. Their 81 combined aces are most in Best-of-3-set match since stats started being tracked in 1991. • Played 10 TBs in 10 sets vs. Isner this season. Also beat Isner en route to Australian Open 2R (l. to Fabbiano in 5th- set TB) and Atlanta SF (l. to de Minaur). • Broke into Top 50 of ATP Rankings on 29 July and achieved career-high No. 42 on 12 August. • Defeated 3-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka in 5 sets to reach Wimbledon 3R (l. to Raonic). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000s in Miami (l. to Medvedev in 3R) and Madrid (ret. vs. Thiem in 2R - lower back). • Squandered 2 MPs vs. Moutet in Lyon 1R.

[Q] Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs Gilles Simon (FRA) Andujar Leads 3-1 09 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Gilles Simon 6-4 6-1 6-1 13 Nice (France) Clay QF Pablo Andujar 6-4 7-5 14 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R32 Pablo Andujar 6-2 3-2 ret. 19 Marrakech (Morocco) Clay SF Pablo Andujar 6-1 6-1

Andujar 2019 Summary | Age: 33 | World No. 52 | 14-15 in 2019 (Marrakech Finalist | 0-1 at Tokyo (2011 1R) • Did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Marrakech final (l. to Paire). • Advanced to Gstaad SF (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Kitzbuhel QF (l. to Thiem) in consecutive weeks. • Defeated Edmund in 5 sets en route to 1st Grand Slam 4R at US Open (l. to Monfils). • Snapped 7-match tour-level losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Karlovic, l. to Goffin in 2R). • Lost in 1R at 7 tournaments, including Pune (l. to Donskoy after holding 4 MPs). • Captured back-to-back ATP Challenger Tour titles at Marbella, ESP (d. Paire) and Alicante, ESP (d. Martinez). • Went on to win 3rd Challenger title of season and 11th of career at Prostejov, CZE (d. Ruud and Balazs). • Withdrew from Rio de Janeiro due to left abductor injury, as well as Barcelona Q and Estoril Q due to leg injury.

Simon 2019 Summary | Age: 34 | World No. 50 | 23-22 in 2019 (London/Queen’s Finalist | 7-7 at Tokyo (2014 SF) • Played 15 sets in 5 matches as London/Queen’s Club runner-up (d. No. 8 Anderson in 2R, l. to Lopez in 3rd-set TB). • Reached SFs at Pune (l. to Anderson), Sydney (l. to de Minaur) and Marrakech (l. to Andujar). • Advanced to QFs at Marseille (l. to Goffin) and Eastbourne (l. to Fabbiano). • Qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Berdych in 1R). • Squandered 4 MPs to 155th-ranked WC Bolt in Australian Open 2R. • Conceded W/O to Fognini in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2R and retired in US Open 2R vs. Rublev (back).

Radu Albot (MDA) vs Filip Krajinovic (SRB) Krajinovic Leads 1-0 19 Budapest (Hungary) Clay R16 Filip Krajinovic 7-5 6-4 Other Meetings 12 Eckental CH (Germany) Carpet R32 Filip Krajinovic 6-4 6-1 14 Heilbronn II CH (Germany) Clay R32 Radu Albot 3-6 6-3 6-4

Albot 2019 Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 45 | 27-21 in 2019 (Delray Beach Champion) | Tokyo Debut • Captured 1st ATP Tour title in 1st final at Delray Beach (d. Evans in 3rd-set TB after saving 3 MPs). • Also defeated Kyrgios, Johnson and McDonald in 3 sets en route to Delray Beach title. • Earned career-high 27 wins and achieved career-high No. 39 in ATP Rankings on 5 August. • Advanced to SFs at Montpellier (l. to Tsonga), Geneva (l. to Jarry) and Los Cabos (l. to Fritz). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to Edmund in 3R) and Miami (l. to Federer in 2R).

Krajinovic 2019 Summary | Age: 27 | World No. 49 | 23-13 in 2019 (Budapest Finalist) | Tokyo Debut • Earned career-high 23 wins, including 4 en route to Budapest final as Q (d. Coric in QF, l. to Berrettini). • Reached QFs at Montpellier (d. Goffin, l. to Berdych after holding 2 MPs) and Hamburg (l. to A. Zverev). • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R as Q (d. Goffin and Medvedev, l. to Nadal) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R (d. Wawrinka in 3rd-set TB, l. to eventual champion Federer). • Rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP vs. Cecchinato en route to Australian Open 3R (l. to Coric). • One of 4 Serbians to reach Roland Garros 3R (d. Tiafoe and Carballes Baena in 5 sets, l. to Tsitsipas). • Led Serbia to 3-2 win over in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Istomin and Fayziev). • Won Heilbronn, GER Challenger title (d. De Greef) and reached Sophia Antipolis, FRA Challenger final (l. to Brown).

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Jordan Thompson (AUS) vs Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) First Meeting

Thompson 2019 Summary | Age: 25 | World No. 56 | 25-21 in 2019 (‘s-Hertogenbosch Finalist) | Tokyo Debut • Broke into Top 50 of ATP Rankings on 17 June and achieved career-high No. 43 on 15 July. • Earned career-best 25 tour-level wins in 2019 (25-21) after posting only 1 tour-level win in 2018 (1-11). • Appeared in 1st ATP Tour SF and final at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. Gasquet, l. to Mannarino). • Also on grass, reached Antalya SF (l. to Kecmanovic in 3 TBs). • Advanced to QFs at Sydney (l. to de Minaur), New York (l. to Isner) and Houston (l. to Galan). • Defeated Khachanov and Dimitrov in straight sets to reach ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (l. to Anderson). • Reached Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Roland Garros (l. to Del Potro). • Played in 19th ATP Challenger Tour final of career at Nanchang, CHN (l. to A. Martin). • One of 5 Aussies to earn win in Australia’s 4-0 Davis Cup victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina (w/Peers d. Basic/Brkic).

Londero 2019 Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 59 | 22-17 in 2019 (Cordoba Champion) | Tokyo Debut • Captured 1st ATP Tour title at Cordoba as 112th-ranked WC (d. Pella). • Became 1st player since Darcis at 2007 Amersfoort to win a title without a tour-level victory entering tournament. • Also advanced to Bastad final (l. to Jarry). Earned total of 22 tour-level wins this season. • Reached Roland Garros 4R (d. Basilashvili, Gasquet and Moutet; l. to Nadal). Became 1st player to reach 4R in Grand Slam debut since Goffin at 2012 Roland Garros. • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 11 February and achieved career-high No. 55 on 12 August. • Qualified at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas in 2R) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Auger-Aliassime in 1R).

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RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 PREVIEW & MONDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER MEDIA NOTES

Ariake Tennis Forest Park | Tokyo, Japan | 30 September – 6 October 2019 | First Held: 1972 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,895,290 | Surface: Hard

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RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 SINGLES

SEED PLAYER 2019 W-L (BEST FINISH) TOKYO W-L (BEST FINISH) 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 41-8 (Aus. Open, Madrid, Wimbledon W) 0-0 (Debut) 2 Borna Coric (CRO) 27-17 (St. Petersburg F) 0-1 (2015 1R) 3 David Goffin (BEL) 29-21 (Halle, Cincinnati F) 9-1 (2017 Champion) 4 Benoit Paire (FRA) 32-24 (Marrakech, Lyon W) 5-5 (2015 Finalist) 5 Lucas Pouille (FRA) 18-19 (Australian Open, Metz SF) 0-0 (Debut) 6 Marin Cilic (CRO) 18-14 (Madrid, Washington QF) 9-6 (2016-2017 SF) 7 Taylor Fritz (USA) 27-24 (Eastbourne W) 0-2 (2016, 2018 1R) 8 Alex de Minaur (AUS) 28-15 (Sydney, Atlanta, Zhuhai W) 1-1 (2018 2R)

Singles Final Sunday, October 6th not before 3:30 pm Qualifiers (4) Pablo Andujar (ESP), John Millman (AUS), Alexei Popyrin (AUS), Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) Wild Cards (3) Taro Daniel (JPN), Go Soeda (JPN), Yuichi Sugita (JPN) #NextGenATP (4) Alex de Minaur (20), Miomir Kecmanovic (20), Alexei Popyrin (20), Denis Shapovalov (20) Oldest Player Go Soeda (35) Withdrawals (6) (right knee injury), Laslo Djere (illness), Pierre-Hugues Herbert (leg injury), Kei Nishikori (elbow/arm injury), (hip injury), Stan Wawrinka (foot injury) Most Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships Titles Stefan Edberg (4) Most Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships Wins Stefan Edberg (27)

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN (17)

Japan (5) Taro Daniel, Yoshihito Nishioka, Go Soeda, Yuichi Sugita, Yasutaka Uchiyama Australia (4) Alex de Minaur, John Millman, Alexei Popyrin, Jordan Thompson France (4) Adrian Mannarino, Benoit Paire, Lucas Pouille, Gilles Simon Serbia (3) Novak Djokovic, Miomir Kecmanovic, Filip Krajinovic Croatia (2) Marin Cilic, Borna Coric Spain (2) Pablo Andujar, Pablo Carreno Busta United States (2) Taylor Fritz, Reilly Opelka Argentina (1) Juan Ignacio Londero Belgium (1) David Goffin Canada (1) Denis Shapovalov Germany (1) Jan-Lennard Struff Italy (1) Lorenzo Sonego Moldova (1) Radu Albot Poland (1) Hubert Hurkacz Portugal (1) Joao Sousa South Africa (1) Lloyd Harris South Korea (1) Hyeon Chung

ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Rakuten Japan Open Tennis W F SF QF R16 R32 Championships 2019 Singles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 45 0 Singles Prize Money ($) 391,430 196,590 99,195 52,125 26,055 14,415 Doubles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 0 -- Doubles Prize Money ($) 123,000 60,200 30,190 15,500 8,000 --

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RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 DOUBLES

SEED TEAM 2019 W-L (BEST FINISH) TOKYO W-L (BEST FINISH) (ESP) 22-15 (Newport, Montreal W) 6-2 (2016 Champion) 1 (ARG) 42-17 (Bs.As, Indian Wells, Montreal W) 0-2 (2013, 2018 1R) Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 17-11 (Australian Open W) 1-1 (2015 QF) 2 Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 27-18 (Montpellier, Lyon W) 4-1 (2013 Champion) (USA) 27-18 (Dubai W) 3-5 (2016 Finalist) 3 (GBR) 29-20 (Dubai W) 2-1 (2018 SF) Mate Pavic (CRO) 32-22 (Geneva W) 0-0 (Debut) 4 (BRA) 28-18 (Sydney, Stuttgart W) 14-6 (2012 Champion)

Doubles Final: Sunday, October 6th at 1:00 p.m.

RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 TALKING POINTS

• World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is making his first-ever appearance at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships this year. Djokovic is aiming to win a title in a tournament debut for the 10th time in his career.

• David Goffin is the lone former champion in the draw. He has made the final in both of his previous appearances, falling to Nick Kyrgios in the 2016 championship match before defeating Adrian Mannarino for the title in 2017. The Belgian is 9-1 overall at Tokyo.

• #NextGenATP player Alex de Minaur comes into Tokyo fresh off of winning his third singles title of the year at Zhuhai on Sunday. 20-year-old de Minaur lost in his first two ATP Tour singles finals last year, but has gone 3-0 in finals this season, also hoisting trophies at Atlanta and in his hometown of Sydney.

• For the second week in a row, #NextGenATP contender Miomir Kecmanovic will face a fellow 20-year-old in the first round of an ATP Tour event. Last week in Zhuhai, Kecmanovic advanced past Casper Ruud; this week, the Serb will meet Denis Shapovalov in the opening round. Shapovalov is currently No. 4 in the Race to the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, while Kecmanovic is No. 7. (De Minaur is No. 3 and Ruud is No. 6.)

• Ben McLachlan is the two-time defending doubles champion in Tokyo, winning his first ATP Tour doubles title in 2017 alongside Yasutaka Uchiyama, then capturing the crown again last year with Jan-Lennard Struff. McLachlan pairs with this year, as he goes for the hat trick with three different partners.

RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS SINGLES FINALS (since 2006)

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2018 Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-2 6-4 2017 David Goffin (BEL) Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6-3 7-5 2016 Nick Kyrgios (AUS) David Goffin (BEL) 4-6 6-3 7-5 2015 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Benoit Paire (FRA) 6-2 6-4 2014 Kei Nishikori (JPN) Milos Raonic (CAN) 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 2013 Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) Milos Raonic (CAN) 7-6(5) 7-5 2012 Kei Nishikori (JPN) Milos Raonic (CAN) 7-6(5) 3-6 6-0 2011 Andy Murray (GBR) Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3-6 6-2 6-0

2010 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-1 7-5

2009 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (RUS) 6-3 6-3

2008 Tomas Berdych (CZE) Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) 6-1 6-4

David Ferrer (ESP) Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-1 6-2 2007 2006 Roger Federer (SUI) (GBR) 6-3 6-3 BOLD: Player in Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2019 singles draw.

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RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS DOUBLES FINALS (since 2006)

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2018 Ben McLachlan/Jan-Lennard Struff / 6-4 7-5 2017 Ben McLachlan/Yasutaka Uchiyama /Bruno Soares 6-4 7-6(1) 2016 Marcel Granollers/ Raven Klaasen/Rajeev Ram 6-2 7-6(4) 2015 Raven Klaasen/ Juan Sebastian Cabal/ 7-6(5) 3-6 [10-7] 2014 Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Michal Przysiezny /Marcelo Melo 6-3 6-7(3) [10-5] 2013 /Edouard Roger-Vasselin Jamie Murray/ 7-6(5) 6-4 2012 /Bruno Soares /Radek Stepanek 6-3 7-6(5) 2011 Andy Murray/Jamie Murray Frantisek Cermak/Filip Polasek 6-1 6-4 2010 /Jean-Julien Rojer /Dmitry Tursunov 6-3 6-2 2009 /Jurgen Melzer / 6-2 5-7 [10-8] 2008 Mikhail Youzhny/ Lukas Dlouhy/Leander Paes 6-3 6-4 2007 Jordan Kerr/ / 6-4 6-4 2006 / / 6-2 7-5 BOLD: Player in Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2019 doubles draw. McLachlan/Struff, McLachlan/Uchiyama, and Bopanna/Roger-Vasselin are not intact teams this year.

ATP RACE TO LONDON STANDINGS

Singles Player Points Doubles Team Points 1 Rafael Nadal* 9,225 1 Cabal/Farah* 7,940 2 Novak Djokovic* 7,265 2 Kubot/Melo 3,445 3 Roger Federer* 5,510 3 Bryan/Bryan 3,380 4 Daniil Medvedev* 4,875 4 Krawietz/Mies 3,375 5 Dominic Thiem 3,845 5 Klaasen/Venus 3,370 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,160 6 Rojer/Tecau 2,905 7 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,395 7 Kontinen/Peers 2,820 8 Matteo Berrettini 2,185 8 Ram/Salisbury 2,570 9 Kei Nishikori 2,180 9 Chardy/Martin 2,330 10 Gael Monfils 2,125 10 M. Granollers/Zeballos 2,200 11 Alexander Zverev 2,120 11 Herbert/Mahut 2,180 12 David Goffin 2,080 12 Marach/Pavic 1,960 13 Fabio Fognini 1,965 13 Dodig/Polasek 1,960 14 Diego Schwartzman 1,850 14 Mektic/Skugor 1,720 15 Stan Wawrinka 1,670 15 Haase/Koolhof 1,680 16 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,591 16 M. Gonzalez/Zeballos 1,540 * Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals (10-17 November)

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ATP RACE TO MILAN STANDINGS

Race #NextGenATP Player Points 1 Stefanos Tsitsipas* 3,205 2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,636 3 Alex de Minaur 1,420 4 Denis Shapovalov 1,165 5 Frances Tiafoe 960 6 Casper Ruud 921 7 Miomir Kecmanovic 893 8 Ugo Humbert 762 9 Mikael Ymer 651 10 Corentin Moutet 554 11 Alexei Popyrin 525 12 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 509 13 Jannik Sinner 431 * Qualified for Next Gen ATP Finals (5-9 November)

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

COLOSSEUM

Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [WC] Go Soeda (JPN) First Meeting

Struff 2019 Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 38 | 29-22 in 2019 (Auckland, Stuttgart SF) | 2-1 at Tokyo (2018 QF) • Achieved career-high No. 33 in ATP Rankings on 1 July. • Fell to 0-7 in SFs (l. to Norrie at Auckland, Berrettini at Stuttgart). Saved 1 MP vs. Carreno Busta in Auckland QF. • Reached Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. Coric 11-9 in 5th, l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Equaled biggest win of career over No. 3 A. Zverev in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R (l. to Raonic in 4R). • Advanced to Barcelona QF (d. Tsitsipas, l. to Nadal), ATP Masters 1000 Rome 3R (l. to Nishikori), Wimbledon 3R (l. to Kukushkin) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 3R (d. Tsitsipas, l. to Medvedev). • Beat Marach/Pavic w/McLachlan en route to Auckland title (d. Klaasen/Venus) and Dubai final (l. to Ram/Salisbury). • Improved to 4-0 in Davis Cup doubles, helping Germany beat Hungary 5-0 in Qualifiers (w/Puetz d. Borsos/Nagy).

Soeda 2019 Summary | Age: 35 | World No. 133 | 0-0 in 2019 | 0-12 at Tokyo (2005-14, 2016-17 1R) • Contesting first Tour-level match of the season. • Reached ATP Challenger Tour final at Jinan, CHN (l. to Zhang Zhizhen). • Also made Challenger SFs at Taipei, TPE, Nottingham, GBR, Ilkley, GBR, and Vancouver, CAN. • Fell in final round of qualifying at Roland Garros (d. Bagnis and de Bakker, l. to Bolelli). Also lost in qualifying rounds at Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.

[WC] Yuichi Sugita (JPN) vs [6] Marin Cilic (CRO) First Meeting

Sugita 2019 Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 129 | 0-1 in 2019 | 2-7 at Tokyo (2017 QF) • Successfully qualified for Wimbledon to play his only Tour-level match of 2019 before this week (l. to Nadal in 1R). • Fell in qualifying rounds at Australian Open, US Open, and Newport. • In a 3-week span, won the 10th ATP Challenger Tour title of his career at Binghamton, NY, USA (d. Menezes), then traveled to Asia, where he reached the Challenger final at Chengdu, CHN (l. to Chung) and won his 11th career Challenger title at Yokkaichi, JPN (def. Duckworth). That 13-1 run lifted his ranking from No. 241 to No. 133.

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Cilic 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 28 | 18-14 in 2019 (Madrid, Washington QF) | 9-6 at Tokyo (2016-17 SF) • Saved 4 MPs vs. Klizan in 1R en route to ATP Masters 1000 Madrid QF (W/O vs. No. 1 Djokovic - gastroenteritis). • Rallied from 2 sets down and saved 2 MPs vs. Verdasco to reach Australian Open 4R (l. to Bautista Agut in 5 sets). • Owns 30 wins in 5th sets – tied with Djokovic and Federer for most among active players. • Also advanced to Washington QF (d. Auger-Aliassime, l. to Medvedev) and US Open 4R (d. Isner, l. to Nadal). • Squandered 1 MP vs. Cuevas in Budapest 2R. • Fell to No. 28 in ATP Rankings on 9 September – lowest since No. 29 on 30 June 2014. • Withdrew from Pune, Rotterdam and Metz due to right knee injury.

Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) vs Joao Sousa (POR) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 19 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Q (U.S.A.) Hard Q2 Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4 0-6 6-4

Nishioka 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 60 | 15-16 in 2019 (Sydney, Cincinnati QF) | 0-3 at Tokyo (2015-16, 2018 1R) • Upset No. 5 Nishikori for biggest career win en route to ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati QF as Q (W/O vs. Goffin - ill). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R for 2nd time (d. Auger-Aliassime, ret. vs. Kecmanovic - back). • Defeated Goffin in 3rd-set TB to reach Washington 3R (l. to eventual champion Kyrgios). • Lost to fellow 5-foot-7 player Schwartzman in Sydney QF as Q, Barcelona 1R and ATP Masters 1000 Rome 1R as Q -- shortest tour-level matches since 5-foot-8 Lisnard defeated 5-foot-6 O. Rochus in 2011 US Open 1R. • Helped Japan earn 3-2 road win over China in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Wu Y.). • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami, Houston, Stuttgart Q and Eastbourne Q (back).

Sousa 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 62 | 25-28 in 2019 (Gstaad, St. Petersburg SF) | 3-3 at Tokyo (2016 QF) • Advanced to SFs at Gstaad (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Stebe) and St. Petersburg (d. Khachanov in 2R, l. to Coric). • Reached QF at Chengdu last week (def. Chung and Auger-Aliassime, l. to [LL] Harris). • Defeated 2017 finalist Cilic en route to Wimbledon 4R (l. to Nadal). • Reached 3R at Australian Open (l. to Nishikori) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Anderson). • Saved 4 MPs vs. Tiafoe in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 1R (l. to Federer in 2R). • Doubles semi-finalist at Aus. Open w/Mayer (l. to Kontinen/Peers) and Madrid w/Pella (l. to Schwartzman/Thiem). • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Montreal qualifying due to injury.

Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) vs Hyeon Chung (KOR) First Meeting

Sonego 2019 Summary | Age: 24 | World No. 52 | 20-19 in 2019 (Antalya Title) | Tokyo Debut • Saved championship point to win 1st ATP Tour title at Antalya (d. Kecmanovic). Entered on 6-match losing streak and with 0-2 career record on grass. • Broke into Top 50 of ATP Rankings and achieved career-high No. 46 on 1 July. • Saved 8 MPs vs. Delbonis and 1 MP vs. Carballes Baena en route to 2nd ATP Tour SF at Kitzbuhel (l. to Thiem). • Qualified and reached back-to-back QFs at Marrakech (l. to Tsonga) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Lajovic). Defeated No. 12 Khachanov in Monte-Carlo 2R for biggest win of career. • Also qualified at Buenos Aires (l. to Carballes Baena in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Isner in 2R), Munich (l. to Fucsovics in 1R) and Geneva (l. to Albot in 1R). • Withdrew from Bastad due to back injury.

Chung 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 145 | 3-6 in 2019 | 0-1 at Tokyo (2018 1R) • Rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP vs. Verdasco to reach US Open 3R as Q (l. to Nadal). • Earned 1st win of career from 2 sets down at Australian Open (d. Klahn, l. to Herbert in 2R). • Inactive from 11 February through 29 July due to back injury. • Fell to No. 170 in ATP Rankings on 26 August -- lowest since No. 173 on 29 December 2014. • Returned from injury and captured 9th ATP Challenger Tour title of career at Chengdu, CHN (d. Sugita).

RAKUTEN CARD ARENA

Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs [5] Lucas Pouille (FRA) Hurkacz Leads 2-0 19 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Hubert Hurkacz 6-2 3-6 6-4 19 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Hubert Hurkacz 7-5 6-1

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FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [Q] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) First Meeting

[3] David Goffin (BEL) vs Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Carreno Busta Leads 2-1 13 Oeiras (Portugal) Clay R16 Pablo Carreno Busta 1-6 6-2 6-2 19 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 David Goffin 7-6(5) 7-6(9) 7-5 19 Metz (France) Hard R16 Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3 6-2

Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) Shapovalov Leads 1-0 19 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Denis Shapovalov 6-2 6-3 Other Meeting 16 U.S.A. F14 (U.S.A.) Clay F Denis Shapovalov 7-5 2-6 7-6(6)

[7] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Reilly Opelka (USA) Fritz Leads 2-0 18 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Taylor Fritz 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 19 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R64 Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 Other Meetings 15 Spain F13 (Spain) Clay R32 Taylor Fritz 7-6(2) 6-4 18 Newport Beach CH (United States) Hard SF Taylor Fritz 6-3 7-6(6)

[Q] Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs Gilles Simon (FRA) Andujar Leads 3-1 09 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Gilles Simon 6-4 6-1 6-1 13 Nice (France) Clay QF Pablo Andujar 6-4 7-5 14 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R32 Pablo Andujar 6-2 3-2 ret. 19 Marrakech (Morocco) Clay SF Pablo Andujar 6-1 6-1

Radu Albot (MDA) vs Filip Krajinovic (SRB) Krajinovic Leads 1-0 19 Budapest (Hungary) Clay R16 Filip Krajinovic 7-5 6-4 Other Meetings 12 Eckental CH (Germany) Carpet R32 Filip Krajinovic 6-4 6-1 14 Heilbronn II CH (Germany) Clay R32 Radu Albot 3-6 6-3 6-4

[Q] Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) vs [4] Benoit Paire (FRA) First Meeting

[8] Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs [SE] Lloyd Harris (RSA) First Meeting

[Q] John Millman (AUS) vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA) First Meeting

Jordan Thompson (AUS) vs Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) First Meeting

[WC] Taro Daniel (JPN) vs [2] Borna Coric (CRO) First Meeting

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