29 April Media Notes

GAZPROM HUNGARIAN OPEN: 29 APRIL MEDIA NOTES

Budapart Kopaszi Gat | Budapest, Hungary | 23-29 April 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €501,345 | Surface: Clay

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SF: John Millman (AUS) vs [5] Aljaz Bedene (SLO) First Tour-Level Meeting • Match was suspended on Saturday with Millman and Bedene tied 2-6 7-6(3) 0-0.

Millman 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 94 | 8-5 in 2018 | 3-0 in Budapest • Earned biggest win of career over World No. 14 and defending champion Pouille on Thursday to reach 3rd ATP QF. • Reached 2nd ATP World Tour SF (also 2016 Winston-Salem) with win over [LL] Maden earlier on Saturday. • Attempting to reach 1st ATP World Tour final of career. Captured 10th Challenger title at Kyoto, JPN earlier in 2018. • Squandered 2 MPs vs. No. 3 Dimitrov in Brisbane 2R as WC. Would have been 1st Top 10 win of career.

Bedene 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 57 | 15-7 in 2018 | 7-1 in Budapest | 2017 Budapest Finalist • Inaugural Budapest finalist earned 3-set wins this week over Copil in 1R, [Q] Berrettini in 2R and [Q] Sonego in QF. • Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour final at Buenos Aires (d. Schwartzman in QF, l. to Thiem). Still seeking 1st ATP title. • Achieved career-high No. 43 in ATP Rankings on 19 February after reaching Buenos Aires final.

FINAL: John Millman (AUS) vs [LL] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) First Tour-Level Meeting -OR- FINAL: [5] Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [LL] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) Bedene Leads 1-0

Cecchinato 2018 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 92 | 5-6 in 2018 | 4-0 in Budapest • Appearing in 1st ATP World Tour SF and final of career – fell in previous QF at 2016 Bucharest (l. to Delbonis). • Defeated compatriot Seppi in SF – 1st event with 2 Italians in SFs since 2017 Umag (Giannessi, Lorenzi). • Defeated [2] Dzumhur 6-3 6-1 in 2R on Wednesday after beating him 6-3 6-2 in Monte-Carlo 1R on 17 April. • First lucky loser to reach an ATP World Tour final since Leonardo Mayer won the Hamburg title in July of last year.

DOUBLES FINAL

Dominic Inglot (GBR)/Franko Skugor (CRO) vs First Meeting [4] Matwe Middelkoop (NED)/Andres Molteni (ARG)

Inglot/Skugor Summary | 3-0 team record in 2018 and overall • This is the first event Inglot and Skugor have played together. • 32-year-old Inglot is ranked No.63 in doubles (career-high No.18) and has won 7 career doubles titles. • 30-year-old Skugor is ranked No.50 in doubles (career-high No.38 earlier in 2018); looking for 1st doubles title.

Middlekoop/Molteni Summary | 3-0 team record in 2018 and overall • This is the first event Middelkoop and Molteni have played together. • 34-year-old Middelkoop is ranked No.38 in doubles, with a career-high of No.33 earlier this year. He has won 2 ATP World Tour doubles titles this year (Sofia and Pune, both with countryman Robin Haase) and 6 doubles titles overall. • 30-year-old Molteni is ranked No.42 in doubles, with a career-high of No.40 earlier this year. He has won 1 ATP World Tour doubles title this year (Buenos Aires with Zeballos) and 4 doubles titles overall.

ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Gazprom Hungarian Open Champion Finalist Ranking Points (Singles and Doubles) 250 150 Singles Prize Money (€) 89,435 47,105 Doubles Prize Money (€) 27,170 14,280

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INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS (through matches completed on Saturday)

Gazprom Hungarian Open [LL] Marco [5] Aljaz Bedene John Millman Cecchinato Aces 26 12 7 1st-Serve Percentage 76% (216 of 284) 63% (182 of 289) 66% (125 of 189) 1st-Serve Points Won 75% (162 of 216) 75% (137 of 182) 68% (86 of 125) 2nd-Serve Points Won 62% (42 of 68) 54% (58 of 107) 55% (35 of 64) Service Games Won 90% (45 of 50) 89% (41 of 46) 76% (26 of 34) Break Points Saved 72% (13 of 18) 69% (11 of 16) 58% (11 of 19) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 33% (63 of 193) 28% (53 of 186) 41% (59 of 141) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 54% (60 of 111) 51% (59 of 116) 54% (37 of 68) Return Games Won 27% (13 of 48) 18% (8 of 44) 41% (13 of 32) Break Points Converted 46% (13 of 28) 24% (8 of 33) 45% (13 of 29)

BOLD: Leads all players at Gazprom Hungarian Open.

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GAZPROM HUNGARIAN OPEN: 28 APRIL MEDIA NOTES

Budapart Kopaszi Gat | Budapest, Hungary | 23-29 April 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €501,345 | Surface: Clay

QF: John Millman (AUS) vs [LL] Yannick Maden (GER) First Meeting • Match was suspended on Friday with Millman leading 2-6 6-1 5-4.

Millman 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 94 | 7-5 in 2018 | 2-0 in Budapest • Earned biggest win of career over World No. 14 and defending champion Pouille on Thursday to reach 3rd ATP QF. • Attempting to reach 1st ATP World Tour final and 2nd ATP World Tour SF (also 2016 Winston-Salem). • Squandered 2 MPs vs. No. 3 Dimitrov in Brisbane 2R as WC. Would have been 1st Top 10 win of career. • Captured 10th ATP Challenger Tour title at Kyoto, JPN (d. Thompson).

Maden 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 134 | 2-2 in 2018 | 2-0 in Budapest • Appearing in 1st ATP QF. Earned all 3 of his ATP victories as LL, including win over Kicker in 2017 Metz 1R. • One of 2 lucky losers to reach Budapest QFs -- 1st event with 2 LLs in QFs since 2015 Auckland (Falla, Pouille). • Qualified at Montpellier (l. to Simon in 1R) and Dubai (l. to Dzumhur in 1R). • Achieved career-high No. 128 in ATP Rankings on 2 April.

SF: [8] Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs [LL] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) Seppi Leads 1-0

Seppi 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 55 | 12-7 in 2018 | 3-0 in Budapest | 3 Career Titles • Attempting to reach 1st ATP World Tour final since 2015 Halle and win 1st ATP World Tour title since 2012 Moscow. • Ended 11-match losing streak vs. Top 10 by beating No. 4 A. Zverev en route to Rotterdam SF as LL (l. to Federer). • Reached Australian Open 4R for 4th time (d. Karlovic 9-7 in 5th, l. to Edmund). Fell to 0-6 in Grand Slam 4R overall. • Qualified and advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to Nishikori).

Cecchinato 2018 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 92 | 4-6 in 2018 | 3-0 in Budapest • One of 2 Italians in Budapest SFs -- 1st event with 2 Italians in SFs since 2017 Umag (Giannessi, Lorenzi). • Appearing in 1st ATP World Tour SF of career after losing previous QF at 2016 Bucharest (l. to Delbonis). • Defeated [2] Dzumhur 6-3 6-1 in 2R on Wednesday after beating him 6-3 6-2 in Monte-Carlo 1R on 17 April.

SF: John Millman (AUS) vs [5] Aljaz Bedene (SLO) First Tour-Level Meeting -OR- SF: [LL] Yannick Maden (GER) vs [5] Aljaz Bedene (SLO) First Meeting

POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS

John Millman (AUS) vs [8] Andreas Seppi (ITA) Seppi Leads 1-0

John Millman (AUS) vs [LL] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) First Tour-Level Meeting

[LL] Yannick Maden (GER) vs [8] Andreas Seppi (ITA) First Meeting

[LL] Yannick Maden (GER) vs [LL] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) First Tour-Level Meeting

[5] Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [8] Andreas Seppi (ITA) Seppi Leads 2-0

[5] Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [LL] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) Bedene Leads 1-0

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GAZPROM HUNGARIAN OPEN: 27 APRIL MEDIA NOTES

Budapart Kopaszi Gat | Budapest, Hungary | 23-29 April 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €501,345 | Surface: Clay

[7] Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [LL] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) First Tour-Level Meeting

Struff 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 61 | 7-10 in 2018 | 2-0 in Budapest • Seeking 6th ATP World Tour SF overall and 2nd on clay (also 2014 Munich). Yet to reach an ATP singles final. • Snapped 11-match losing streak at Grand Slams by reaching Australian Open 2R (d. Kwon, l. to Federer). • Defeated Sugita and Fognini to reach ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to A. Zverev). • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour final with 1st-time doubles partner Troicki at Sydney (l. to Kubot/Melo).

Cecchinato 2018 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 92 | 3-6 in 2018 | 2-0 in Budapest • One of 3 Italians in Budapest QFs -- 1st event with 3 Italians in QFs since 2017 Umag (Fognini, Giannessi, Lorenzi). • One of 2 lucky losers in Budapest QFs -- 1st event with 2 LLs in QFs since 2015 Auckland (Falla, Pouille). • Appearing in 2nd ATP World Tour QF of career (also 2016 Bucharest). Seeking 1st ATP World Tour SF. • Defeated [2] Dzumhur 6-3 6-1 in 2R on Wednesday after beating him 6-3 6-2 in Monte-Carlo 1R on 17 April.

[8] Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) Basilashvili Leads 1-0

Seppi 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 55 | 11-7 in 2018 | 2-0 in Budapest | 3 Career Titles • Appearing in 1st clay-court QF since 2016 Nice and seeking 1st clay-court SF since 2015 Hamburg. • Ended 11-match losing streak vs. Top 10 by beating No. 4 A. Zverev en route to Rotterdam SF as LL (l. to Federer). • Reached Australian Open 4R for 4th time (d. Karlovic 9-7 in 5th, l. to Edmund). Fell to 0-6 in Grand Slam 4R overall. • Qualified and advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to Nishikori).

Basilashvili 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 79 | 8-10 in 2018 | 2-0 in Budapest • Seeking 1st ATP World Tour SF since 2017 Metz after losing 6 games vs. Lorenzi and 6 games vs. [4] Shapovalov. • Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 3rd time at Australian Open (l. to Edmund after leading 2 sets to 1). • Reached consecutive QFs at Marrakech (l. to Sousa) and Tunis, TUN Challenger (l. to Andreozzi).

[Q] Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) vs [5] Aljaz Bedene (SLO) First Meeting

Sonego 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 159 | 3-1 in 2018 | 2-0 in Budapest • Appearing in 1st ATP QF after saving 2 MPs vs. [Q] Hurkacz and avenging Australian Open loss to [3] Gasquet. • Defeated Tomic to qualify for Australian Open, where he earned 1st tour-level win over Haase (l. to Gasquet in 2R). • Achieved career-high No. 157 in ATP Rankings on 26 February.

Bedene 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 57 | 14-7 in 2018 | 6-1 in Budapest | 2017 Budapest Finalist • Inaugural Budapest finalist earned 3-set wins this week over Copil in 1R and [Q] Berrettini in 2R. • Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour final at Buenos Aires (d. Schwartzman in QF, l. to Thiem). • Achieved career-high No. 43 in ATP Rankings on 19 February after reaching Buenos Aires final.

John Millman (AUS) vs [LL] Yannick Maden (GER) First Meeting

Millman 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 94 | 7-5 in 2018 | 2-0 in Budapest • Earned biggest win of career over World No. 14 and defending champion Pouille on Thursday to reach 3rd ATP QF. • Squandered 2 MPs vs. No. 3 Dimitrov in Brisbane 2R as WC. Would have been 1st Top 10 win of career. • Captured 10th ATP Challenger Tour title at Kyoto, JPN (d. Thompson).

Maden 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 134 | 2-2 in 2018 | 2-0 in Budapest • Appearing in 1st ATP QF. Earned all 3 of his ATP victories as LL, including win over Kicker in 2017 Metz 1R. • Qualified at Montpellier (l. to Simon in 1R) and Dubai (l. to Dzumhur in 1R). • Achieved career-high No. 128 in ATP Rankings on 2 April.

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GAZPROM HUNGARIAN OPEN: 26 APRIL MEDIA NOTES

Budapart Kopaszi Gat | Budapest, Hungary | 23-29 April 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €501,345 | Surface: Clay

[8] Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) Youzhny Leads 5-2

Seppi 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 55 | 10-7 in 2018 | 1-0 in Budapest | 3 Career Titles • Ended 11-match losing streak vs. Top 10 by beating No. 4 A. Zverev en route to Rotterdam SF as LL (l. to Federer). • Qualified and advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to Nishikori). • Reached Australian Open 4R for 4th time (d. Karlovic 9-7 in 5th, l. to Edmund). Fell to 0-6 in Grand Slam 4R overall.

Youzhny 2018 Summary | 35 years old | World No. 100 | 5-6 in 2018 | 1-1 in Budapest | 10 Career Titles • Three wins shy of 500 for career. Bids to become 2nd Russian player to reach 500 wins (Kafelnikov 609). • Attempting to reach 1st ATP World Tour QF since 2017 Chennai (l. to Bautista Agut). • This season, advanced to 3R at Miami (l. to Isner) and 2R at New York (l. to Querrey) and Delray Beach (l. to Fritz).

Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs [4] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) First Meeting

Basilashvili 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 79 | 7-10 in 2018 | 1-0 in Budapest • Avenged loss in 2016 Kitzbuhel final by beating Lorenzi 6-4, 6-2 in Budapest 1R on Tuesday. • Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 3rd time at Australian Open (l. to Edmund after leading 2 sets to 1). • Reached consecutive QFs at Marrakech (l. to Sousa) and Tunis, TUN Challenger (l. to Andreozzi). • Lost 7 straight matches from 19 January-21 March, including in Davis Cup to No. 698 Ahouda and No. 591 Ouahab.

Shapovalov 2018 Summary | 19 years old | World No. 43 (Career-High) | 11-9 in 2018 | Budapest Debut • #NextGenATP player reached 2nd ATP World Tour SF at Delray Beach (d. Fritz, l. to eventual champion Tiafoe). • Saved 1 MP vs. Troicki and defeated Querrey en route to ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (l. to Coric in 3 sets). • Achieved new career-high 6 times in ATP Rankings -- peaking at No. 43 on 23 April.

Maximilian Marterer (GER) vs [LL] Yannick Maden (GER) First Tour-Level Meeting

Marterer 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 74 | 7-6 in 2018 | 1-1 in Budapest • Ended 0-14 start to career by reaching Australian Open 3R (d. Stebe and Verdasco, l. to Sandgren). • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at Sofia (d. Jaziri and Sousa, l. to eventual champion Basic). • Achieved career-high No. 70 on 19 February after capturing Cherbourg, FRA Challenger title (d. Lestienne).

Maden 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 134 | 1-2 in 2018 | 1-0 in Budapest • Earned both of his ATP wins as LL, beating [6] Fucsovics in 2018 Budapest 1R and Kicker in 2017 Metz 1R • Qualified at Montpellier (l. to Simon in 1R) and Dubai (l. to Dzumhur in 1R). • Achieved career-high No. 128 in ATP Rankings on 2 April.

[1] Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs John Millman (AUS) Millman Leads 1-0

Pouille 2018 Summary | 24 years old | World No. 14 | 13-6 in 2018 | 2017 Budapest Champion | 5 Career Titles • Inaugural Budapest champion saved 2 MPs vs. Vesely in opening match last year before beating Bedene in final. • Became 5th active Frenchman to break into Top 10 on 19 March (also Gasquet, Monfils, Simon, Tsonga). • Reached 3 finals in 4 weeks, highlighted by 5th ATP title at Montpellier (d. Tsonga after saving 2 MPs and Gasquet). • Runner-up at Marseille (l. to Khachanov) and Dubai (l. to Bautista Agut).

Millman 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 94 | 6-5 in 2018 | 1-0 in Budapest • Seeking 1st ATP QF since 2016 Winston-Salem, where he earned biggest win of career over No. 15 Gasquet in QF. • Squandered 2 MPs vs. No. 3 Dimitrov in Brisbane 2R as WC. Would have been 1st Top 10 win of career. • Reached 2R at Sydney (l. to Muller), Aus. Open (l. to Dzumhur), Montpellier (l. to Paire) and Miami (l. to Nishikori). • Captured 10th ATP Challenger Tour title at Kyoto, JPN (d. Thompson).

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GAZPROM HUNGARIAN OPEN: 25 APRIL MEDIA NOTES

Budapart Kopaszi Gat | Budapest, Hungary | 23-29 April 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €501,345 | Surface: Clay

CENTER COURT

2R: [LL] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs [2] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Cecchinato Leads 2-1 16 Doha (Qatar) Hard R32 Damir Dzumhur 6-4 6-2 16 Bucharest (Romania) Clay R16 Marco Cecchinato 6-3 7-6(3) 18 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 Marco Cecchinato 6-3 6-2 Other Meeting 13 Croatia F1 (Croatia) Hard F Damir Dzumhur 6-2 7-5

Cecchinato 2018 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 92 | 2-6 in 2018 | 1-0 in Budapest • Lucky loser defeated Sofia champion Basic 6-3 6-4 in Budapest 1R on Monday. • Qualified at Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Monte-Carlo, where he defeated Dzumhur to reach 2R (l. to Raonic). • Beat former World No. 5 Robredo en route to 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Santiago, CHI (d. Gomez-Herrera).

Dzumhur 2018 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 32 | 9-11 in 2018 | 1-1 in Budapest | 2 Career Titles • Achieved career-high No. 29 in ATP Rankings on 12 February. • Reached QFs at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) and Marseille (d. Kukushkin in 1R after saving 4 MPs, ret. vs. Berdych). • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd time (d. Lorenzi in 1R after trailing by 2 sets, l. to No. 1 Nadal).

1R: [WC] Zsombor Piros (HUN) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) First Meeting

• Match was suspended on Tuesday with Youzhny leading 6-3, 5-3. See 24 April media notes for player summaries.

2R: [7] Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [WC] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) First Meeting

Struff 2018 Summary | 28th birthday is today | World No. 61 | 6-10 in 2018 | 1-0 in Budapest • Won 12 of last 13 points to defeat [Q] Zopp 2-6 6-4 7-5 in Budapest 1R on Monday. • Snapped 11-match losing streak at Grand Slams by reaching Australian Open 2R (d. Kwon, l. to Federer). • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour final with 1st-time doubles partner Troicki at Sydney (l. to Kubot/Melo).

Bublik 2018 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 143 | 1-2 in 2018 | 1-0 in Budapest | #NextGenATP • Trailed 5-2 in 2nd-set TB before beating Istomin 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 7-5 in Budapest 1R on Tuesday for 1st win of season. • Qualified in back-to-back weeks at Delray Beach (l. to Skugor in 1R) and Acapulco (l. to Kokkinakis in 1R). • Suffered broken ankle in Indian Wells qualifying 2R vs. Krueger and withdrew from Miami qualifying.

2R: [3] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs [Q] Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) Gasquet Leads 1-0 18 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Richard Gasquet 6-2 6-2 6-3

Gasquet 2018 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 29 | 14-8 in 2018 | Budapest Debut | 14 Career Titles • Became 1st Frenchman with 500 career wins when he beat M. Zverev in Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to A. Zverev in QF). • Advanced to 6th consecutive Montpellier final, falling to 3-3 in title matches (d. Goffin, l. to Pouille). • Fell to No. 38 in ATP Rankings on 2 April -- lowest since No. 38 on 6 September 2010.

Sonego 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 159 | 2-1 in 2018 | 1-0 in Budapest • Saved 2 MPs to beat fellow qualifier Hurkacz 6-7(2) 7-6(8) 6-4 in Budapest 1R on Monday for 2nd tour-level win. • Defeated Tomic to qualify for Australian Open, where he earned 1st tour-level win over Haase (l. to Gasquet in 2R). • Achieved career-high No. 157 in ATP Rankings on 26 February.

COURT 1

2R: [Q] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs [5] Aljaz Bedene (SLO) First Meeting

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GAZPROM HUNGARIAN OPEN: 24 APRIL MEDIA NOTES

Budapart Kopaszi Gat | Budapest, Hungary | 23-29 April 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €501,345 | Surface: Clay

CENTER COURT

[LL] Yannick Maden (GER) vs [6] Marton Fucsovics (HUN) First Tour-Level Meeting

Maden 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 134 | 0-2 in 2018 | Budapest Main Draw Debut • Lucky loser is seeking 2nd ATP World Tour main draw win of career (d. Kicker in 2017 Metz 1R as LL). • Achieved career-high No. 128 in ATP Rankings on 2 April. • Qualified at Montpellier (l. to Simon in 1R) and Dubai (l. to Dzumhur in 1R).

Fucsovics 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 59 (Career-High) | 5-8 in 2018 | 1-1 in Budapest • Earned biggest win of career over No. 13 Querrey en route to Australian Open 4R (l. to eventual champion Federer). • Became 1st Hungarian to reach R16 at a Grand Slam since Taroczy at 1984 Roland Garros. • Achieved career-high No. 59 on 16 April. Highest-ranked Hungarian since No. 57 Taroczy on 8 July 1985. • Reached 9th ATP Challenger Tour final at Canberra, AUS (l. to Seppi).

[WC] Attila Balazs (HUN) vs [Q] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) First Meeting

Balazs 2018 Summary | 29 years old | World No. 163 | 0-1 in 2018 | Budapest Main Draw Debut • Wild card is seeking 1st ATP World Tour main draw win since 2017 Umag 1R (d. Dzumhur as Q). • Won 3 ITF Futures Circuit titles in 5 finals: Antalya, TUR; Santa Margherita Di Pula, ITA and Porto, POR. • Lost to Goffin in Davis Cup 1R before teaming w/Fucsovics to beat Bemelmans/De Loore (BEL d. HUN 3-2). • Withdrew from Australian Open qualifying due to shoulder injury.

Berrettini 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 104 | 1-4 in 2018 | Budapest Main Draw Debut • Qualifier is seeking 2nd ATP World Tour main draw win of career (d. Troicki in 2018 Doha 1R as Q). • Achieved career-high No. 95 in ATP Rankings on 19 March. • Captured 2nd ATP Challenger Tour title on home soil at Bergamo, ITA (d. Napolitano). • Beat Top 100 players Sugita, Basic and Fucsovics en route to Irving, USA Challenger final (l. to Kukushkin).

[WC] Zsombor Piros (HUN) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) First Meeting

Piros 2018 Summary | 18 years old | World No. 453 (Career-High) | 1-0 in 2018 | Budapest Main Draw Debut • Making ATP World Tour main draw debut after winning Davis Cup debut on 4 February (d. Cagnina). • Qualified at ATP Challenger Tour events in Noumea, CAL; Barletta, ITA and Tunis, TUN. • Advanced to 3rd ITF Futures Circuit final at Sharm El Sheikh, EGY (l. to Jomby).

Youzhny 2018 Summary | 35 years old | World No. 100 | 4-6 in 2018 | 0-1 in Budapest • Four wins shy of 500 for career. Bids to become 2nd Russian player to reach 500 wins (Kafelnikov 609). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R (l. to Isner). • Advanced to 2R at New York (l. to Querrey) and Delray Beach (l. to Fritz).

COURT 1

[7] Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [Q] Jurgen Zopp (EST) First Tour-Level Meeting Maximilian Marterer (GER) vs Viktor Troicki (SRB) First Meeting [8] Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) First Meeting

COURT 2

[WC] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs Denis Istomin (UZB) First Tour-Level Meeting Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Lorenzi Leads 1-0

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GAZPROM HUNGARIAN OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, 23 April 2018

Budapart Kopaszi Gat | Budapest, Hungary | 23-29 April 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €501,345 | Surface: Clay

10 THINGS TO WATCH IN BUDAPEST

1) Hungary for More: The ATP World Tour returns to Budapest for the second straight spring with the Gazprom Hungarian Open. Inaugural champion Lucas Pouille and runner-up Aljaz Bedene are back and joined by local favorite Marton Fucsovics and #NextGenATP star Denis Shapovalov.

2) Flair for Drama: Pouille has saved match point en route to three of his five ATP World Tour titles, including 2017 Budapest. The Frenchman fought off two match points in his opener against Jiri Vesely before beating Bedene for the Budapest title. Pouille is the No. 1 seed for the second consecutive year in Budapest after breaking into the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings on 19 March.

3) Feet of Clay: Bedene won 16 straight matches overall entering the 2017 Budapest final. He’s back to his best on clay in 2018, defeating Diego Schwartzman en route to the Buenos Aires final and Pablo Carreno Busta to reach the Rio de Janeiro quarter-finals. Bedene is seeded fifth this week.

4) Hometown Hero: When Fucsovics played 2017 Budapest, he was a 154th-ranked wild card. One year later, he is seeded sixth and ranked a career-high No. 59. Fucsovics is the first Hungarian man in the Top 100 since Attila Savolt in 2003. At the Australian Open, he became the first Hungarian to reach the Round of 16 at a Grand Slam event since Balazs Taroczy at 1984 Roland Garros.

5) Next Big Thing: Also on the rise is Shapovalov, who was in the midst of a seven-match losing streak on the ATP Challenger Tour during the 2017 Gazprom Hungarian Open. The 19-year-old is the No. 4 seed in Budapest, marking the first time that he has been seeded on the ATP World Tour.

6) 500 Wins: Richard Gasquet earned the 500th win of his career to reach the Monte-Carlo quarter- finals last week. The 31-year-old is the first Frenchman and 47th player overall with 500+ wins. Gasquet, the No. 3 seed, will make his Budapest debut on Wednesday or Thursday following a bye.

7) Momentum Stalled: No. 2 seed Damir Dzumhur ended 2017 on a 24-7 run, including his first two ATP World Tour titles at St. Petersburg and Moscow. But the 25-year-old Bosnian is 9-11 in 2018, including retirements at Sydney due to a left hamstring strain and at Marseille due to an illness.

8) Happy in Hungary: Laslo Djere of Serbia returns to Budapest after qualifying and reaching his first ATP World Tour quarter-final and semi-final at the inaugural event in 2017. Djere is on a 10-match losing streak since 3 January across ATP World Tour, ATP Challenger Tour and Davis Cup events.

9) Time is Now: Hungarian teenager Zsombor Piros will make his ATP World Tour main draw debut in his hometown this week. The 18-year-old wild card peaked at No. 3 on the ITF Junior Circuit last season after winning the Australian Open boys’ singles and Roland Garros boys’ doubles titles.

10) In-Form at 40: Among the teams playing doubles in Budapest are 40-year-old Belarusian Max Mirnyi and 32-year-old Austrian Philipp Oswald. Since joining forces last August, Mirnyi and Oswald are 20-7 as a doubles team with titles at 2017 Moscow, 2018 New York and 2018 Houston.

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WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES

SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Lucas Pouille (FRA) 4-0 2017 Champion 2 Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 1-1 2017 2nd Round 3 Richard Gasquet (FRA) 0-0 Debut 4 Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 0-0 Debut 5 Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 4-1 2017 Finalist 6 Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 1-1 2017 2nd Round 7 Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 0-0 Debut 8 Andreas Seppi (ITA) 0-0 Debut

QUALIFIERS (4) OLDEST PLAYER YOUNGEST PLAYER Matteo Berrettini (ITA) Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Zsombor Piros (HUN) Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 36 years, 4 months 18 years, 6 months Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) Jurgen Zopp (EST) WILD CARDS (3) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Attila Balazs (HUN) Italy 6, Germany 3, Hungary 3, LUCKY LOSERS (2) Alexander Bublik (KAZ) Bosnia and Herzegovina 2, Marco Cecchinato (ITA) Zsombor Piros (HUN) France 2 Yannick Maden (GER)

DOUBLES

SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH Nikola Mektic (CRO) 4-0 2017 Champion 1 Alexander Peya (AUT) 0-0 Debut Ben McLachlan (JPN) 0-0 Debut 2 Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 0-0 Debut Max Mirnyi (BLR) 2-1 2017 Semi-finalist 3 Philipp Oswald (AUT) 0-0 Debut Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 0-1 2017 1st Round 4 Andres Molteni (ARG) 0-1 2017 1st Round

ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Gazprom Hungarian Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0 Singles Prize Money (€) 89,435 47,105 25,515 14,535 8,565 5,075 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money (€) 27,170 14,280 7,740 4,430 2,590 ---

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PAST FINALISTS

SINGLES

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Lucas Pouille (FRA) Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-3 6-1

BOLD: Player in 2018 Gazprom Hungarian Open singles draw.

DOUBLES

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE

2017 Brian Baker/Nikola Mektic Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah 7-6(2) 6-4

BOLD: Player in 2018 Gazprom Hungarian Open doubles draw.

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

CENTER COURT

John Millman (AUS) vs Radu Albot (MDA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings 15 Heilbronn CH (Germany) Clay R32 Radu Albot 1-6 7-5 6-4

Millman 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 5-5 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 14, 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 94 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

• Squandered 2 MPs vs. No. 3 Dimitrov in Brisbane 2R as WC. Would have been 1st Top 10 win of career. • Also advanced to 2R at Sydney as WC (l. to Muller), Australian Open (l. to Dzumhur) and Montpellier (l. to Paire). • Reached 2R at Miami as qualifier (def. Gojowczyk in 1R, l. to Nishikori). • Captured 10th ATP Challenger Tour title at Kyoto, JPN (d. Thompson). • Withdrew from Rotterdam qualifying due to back injury.

Albot 2018 Summary: QF (1): New York (l. Nishikori) YTD W-L: 4-10 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 11, 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 97 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

• Earned biggest win of career over No. 18 Isner in 3 sets to reach New York QF (l. to Nishikori). • Reached 2R at Miami and Marrakech. • Lost in 1R at 7 tour-level events, including Auckland as Q (l. to Vesely after holding 4 MPs). • Advanced to Irving, USA Challenger doubles final w/Ebden (l. to Petzschner/Peya).

Mirza Basic (BIH) vs [LL] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings 11 Italy F6 (Italy) Clay R16 Mirza Basic 4-6 6-1 6-3 11 Serbia F9 (Serbia) Clay QF Mirza Basic 5-7 6-2 6-3 14 Marseille Q (France) Hard Q-1R Mirza Basic 7-6 6-3

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Basic 2018 Summary: W (1): Sofia (d. Copil); QF (1): Doha (l. Pella) YTD W-L: 9-5 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: July 12, 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 89 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut)

• Tournament Note: Last year, fell in 1R of qualifying to Marterer. • Qualified en route to 1st ATP World Tour final and title at Sofia (d. Copil). • Earned biggest win of career over No. 15 Wawrinka in Sofia SF. • Achieved career-high No. 74 in ATP Rankings on 19 February. • Also qualified en route to Doha QF (d. Lopez, l. to Pella). • Lost 1R as a lucky loser at ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami and Monte Carlo. • Reached Irving, USA Challenger QF (l. to Berrettini).

Cecchinato 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-6 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 30, 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 92 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

• Tournament Note: Def. Valkusz in 1R of qualifying before losing to Zopp in final qualifying round, but made main draw as lucky loser. • Began first two months with an 0-5 record in ATP World Tour level play, winning only one of 10 sets. • Turned things around on ATP Challenger Tour in March by winning Santiago title (d. Gomez-Herrera) and advanced to SF in Marbella, ESP. • Also advanced to SF at ATP Challenger Tour event at Alicante, ESP (l. to eventual champion Andujar). Overall has a 12-4 Challenger record. • Qualified for ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, then def. Dzumhur in 1R for 1st Tour-level win of season (l. to Raonic in 2R). • Reached a career-high No. 82 in ATP Rankings on Oct. 5, 2015.

Marius Copil (ROU) vs [5] Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Bedene Leads 1-0 17 Budapest (Hungary) Clay R32 Aljaz Bedene 7-5 6-2 Other Meeting 17 Budapest Q (Hungary) Clay Q-FR Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-7(2) 6-1

Copil 2018 Summary: F (1): Sofia (l. Basic) YTD W-L: 8-6 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 17, 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 84 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round)

• Tournament Note: Last year, fell in final round of qualifying to Bedene, then entered draw as lucky loser – and lost to Bedene again in 1R. Playing Bedene for 3rd straight match in Budapest. • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF and final at Sofia (d. Kovalik, l. to Basic). • Achieved career-high No. 73 in ATP Rankings on 19 February. • Squandered 2 MPs vs. Polansky in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 1R, losing in 3 TBs. • Reached Indian Wells, USA Challenger QF (l. to D. King). • Led Romania to 4-1 win over Luxembourg in Davis Cup Group II with wins over Tholl and Nastasi.

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Bedene 2018 Summary: F (1): Buenos Aires (l. Thiem); QF (1): Rio de Janeiro (l. Fognini) YTD W-L: 12-7 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 57 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2017 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Reached final as qualifier last year (l. to Pouille); plays Copil for 3rd time in 2 years at Budapest after wins against him in the final round of qualifying and the 1st round of the main draw last year. • Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour final at Buenos Aires (d. Schwartzman in QF, l. to Thiem). • Achieved career-high No. 43 in ATP Rankings on 19 February after reaching Buenos Aires final. • Advanced to 2R at Monte Carlo last week – def. Basic in 1R, l. to eventual champion Nadal. • Reached Rio de Janeiro QF (d. Carreno Busta, l. to Fognini) and Doha 2R (l. to Thiem). • Suffered 6th straight Australian Open 1R loss (l. to eventual champion Federer). • Returned to Davis Cup for 1st time since 2012 and went 2-0 in singles for Slovenia (POL d. SLO 3-2 in Group II).

COURT 1

[Q] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs [Q] Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 18 Shenzhen CH (China) Hard R32 Hubert Hurkacz 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-3

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

Maximilian Marterer (GER) vs Viktor Troicki (SRB) First Meeting

[LL] Yannick Maden (GER) vs [6] Marton Fucsovics (HUN) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 16 Portoroz CH (Slovenia) Hard R32 Marton Fucsovics 4-6 6-3 6-3

[WC] Attila Balazs (HUN) vs [Q] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) First Meeting

[8] Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) First Meeting

[WC] Zsombor Piros (HUN) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) First Meeting

Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Lorenzi Leads 1-0 16 Kitzbühel (Austria) Clay F Paolo Lorenzi 6-3 6-4

[7] Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [Q] Jurgen Zopp (EST) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 16 Jonkoping CH (Sweden) Hard R16 Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-1

[WC] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs Denis Istomin (UZB) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 17 Istanbul CH (Turkey) Hard QF Alexander Bublik 3-2 ret.

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