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ATP CUP TALKING POINTS - WEDNESDAY 8 JANUARY 2020

• The final four spots in the quarter-finals of the inaugural ATP Cup will be booked on Wednesday when group play concludes in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. (A), Great Britain (C), (D) and Australia (F) have already qualified for the quarter-finals to be held on Thursday and Friday at Arena in Sydney. Nine nations remain in contention for the four vacancies, with Groups B and E to be decided on Wednesday.

• The winner of Group B will be determined in Perth when (2-0) meets (2-0). Team Japan’s No. 1 singles player, World No. 72 , is ranked lower than all five players on the Spanish roster. He seeks the biggest win of his career against World No. 1 . Nishioka dropped just six games against and earlier this week, while Nadal lost 11 games to the same opponents.

• (2-0), (1-1) and (1-1) are in contention to win Group E in Sydney. Croatia will claim the group by beating Argentina. If Argentina defeats Croatia and defeats Austria, the Argentines will win the group. If Argentina and Austria win, there will be a three-way tie of 2-1 teams and the Group E winner will be… o Croatia if Argentina d. Croatia 2-1 o Austria if Argentina d. Croatia 3-0 and Austria d. Poland 3-0 o Team with highest percentage of sets won if Argentina d. Croatia 3-0 and Austria d. Poland 2-1

• The six group winners automatically qualify for the quarter-finals, leaving two places for teams that finish second in their groups. (2-1) and (2-1) occupy those spots for now after ending group play on Tuesday. However, six teams competing on Wednesday remain in contention for the No. 7 and No. 8 places. Tiebreakers are as follows: (1) ties won, (2) ties played, (3) matches won, (4) matches played and (5) sets-won percentage.

Teams in Contention for 7th/8th Quarter-final Spots

Team Ties Matches Sets Belgium 2-1 6-3 12-10 (.545) Canada 2-1 5-4 12-8 (.600) Spain 2-0 6-0 12-1 (.923) Japan 2-0 5-1 10-3 (.769) Croatia 2-0 5-1 10-4 (.714) Austria 1-1 3-3 8-7 (.533) 1-1 3-3 7-7 (.500) 1-1 3-3 7-8 (.467) NOTE: Argentina can qualify by winning Group E, but not as the No. 7 or No. 8 team.

ATP Cup Quarter-final Lineup (Sydney)

Quarter-final Schedule Draw Location Great Britain (C) vs Australia (F) Thursday at 10 am Bottom Half Russia (D) vs Group E Winner Thursday at 5:30 pm Top Half Serbia (A) vs No. 8 Team Friday at 10 am Top Half Group B Winner vs No. 7 Team Friday at 5:30 pm Bottom Half

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ATP CUP - TEAM LINEUPS

SYDNEY - GROUP C (BEL, GBR, BUL, MDA) and GROUP E (AUT, CRO, ARG, POL) Belgium Great Britain Daniel Evans (PC) (PC) Egor Matvievici Sander Gille Vladimir Albot (C) (C)

Austria Croatia Argentina Poland Borna Coric Marin Cilic Viktor Galovic Kacper Zuk Jurgen Melzer Nikola Mektic Andres Molteni Maximo Gonzalez Lukasz Kubot (C) Luka Kutanjac (C) Gaston Gaudio (C) (C)

BRISBANE - GROUP A (SRB, FRA, RSA, CHI) and GROUP F (GER, GRE, CAN, AUS) Serbia France South Africa Gael Monfils Cristian Garin Dusan Lajovic Benoit Paire Nicolas Jarry Nikola Milojevic (PC) Khololwam Montsi Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera Nikola Cacic Edouard Roger-Vasselin Hans Podlipnik-Castillo Nenad Zimonjic (C) (C) (C)

Germany Canada Australia Jan-Lennard Struff Felix Auger-Aliassime Mats Moraing Alexandros Skorilas (C) Apostolos Tsitsipas (C) Adriano Fuorivia (C) (C)

PERTH - GROUP B (ESP, JPN, GEO, URU) and GROUP D (RUS, ITA, USA, NOR) Spain Japan Rafael Nadal Yoshihito Nishioka Nikoloz Basilashvili Pablo Cuevas Martin Cuevas Pablo Carreno Busta George Tsivadze Juan Martin Fumeaux Albert Ramos-Vinolas Ben McLachlan Franco Roncadelli Feliciano Lopez Satoshi Iwabuchi (C) Zura Tkemaladze Francisco Roig (C) David Kvernadze (C) Felipe Maccio (C)

Russia USA Lukas Hellum-Lilleengen Herman Hoeyeraal Leyton Rivera (C) Alberto Giraudo (C) David Macpherson (C) (C)

C: Captain, PC: Playing Captain

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ATP CUP - SYDNEY GROUP E WEDNESDAY MATCHES

AUSTRIA (1-1) vs POLAND (0-2)

Dennis Novak (AUT) vs Kacper Zuk (POL) First Meeting

Novak 2019 Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 105 (Career-High No. 104) | 2019 W-L: 4-7 | Career Titles: 0 • Defeated Pella 0-6 6-4 6-4 (AUT d. ARG 3-0) after falling to Cilic 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 (CRO d. AUT 3-0). • Finished as No. 2 Austrian for 2nd straight year in 2019. • Achieved career-high No. 104 in FedEx ATP on 24 June. • Reached 2R at Bastad (l. to Gasquet) and Kitzbuhel as WC (l. to Cuevas). • Qualified at Wimbledon (l. to Fucsovics in 1R), Gstaad (l. to Andujar in 1R) and (l. to Querrey in 1R). • Won 1st ATP Challenger Tour titles of career at Taipei, TPE (d. Stakhovsky) and Bratislava, SVK (d. Dzumhur). • Also reached Ilkley, GBR Challenger final (l. to Koepfer). • Retired in , HUN Challenger 2R vs. Molcan (lower back) and withdrew from US Open qualifying (injury).

Zuk 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 448 (Career-High No. 446) | 2019 W-L: 0-0 | Career Titles: 0 • Lost to Cilic 7-6(8) 6-4 in ATP Tour debut on Monday (CRO d. POL 2-1). • Achieved career-high No. 446 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 18 November. • Qualified and earned 1st ATP Challenger Tour main draw win at Szczecin, POL (d. Smola, l. to Mager in 2R). • Captured ITF World singles titles at Sharm El Sheikh, EGY in March (d. Vivero Gonzalez); Troisdorf, GER in May (d. Vanneste) and Stockholm, SWE in September (d. Van de Zandschulp). • Won ITF World Tennis Tour doubles titles w/Zielinski at Wroclaw, POL in July (d. Galka/Galus); Antalya, TUR in September (d. Kalyanpur/Stevenson) and Sharm El Sheikh, EGY in November (d. Vivero Gonzalez/Yu).

Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Hubert Hurkacz (POL) Hurkacz Leads 1-0 19 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 6-4

Thiem 2019 Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 4 (Career-High No. 4) | 2019 W-L: 49-19 | Career Titles: 16 W (5): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d Federer); (d Medvedev); Kitzbuhel (d Ramos-Vinolas); (d Tsitsipas); (d Schwartzman) F (2): Roland Garros (l Nadal); Nitto ATP Finals (l Tsitsipas) • Defeated Schwartzman 6-3 7-6(3) (AUT d. ARG 3-0) after falling to Coric 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 (CRO d. AUT 3-0). • Finished as No. 1 Austrian for 6th straight year in 2019. • Tied with Djokovic for ATP Tour-lead with 5 titles. Led ATP with 211 wins from 2016-19 (Nadal 2nd with 210). • Captured biggest of 16 career titles at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. 5-time champion Federer). • Joined 8-time ATP Masters 1000 champion Muster as 2nd Austrian to win an ATP Masters 1000 title. • Defeated Federer and Djokovic en route to Nitto ATP Finals championship match (l. to Tsitsipas in 3rd-set TB). • Won ATP 500 titles at Barcelona (d. Nadal and Medvedev), Beijing (d. Tsitsipas) and Vienna (d. Schwartzman). • Beat Nadal on clay for 4th straight season and became 2nd player to earn 4+ wins over Nadal on clay (Djokovic 7). • Did not drop a set en route to ATP 250 title at Kitzbuhel (d. Ramos-Vinolas). Went 9-0 in Austria last season. • Advanced to 4th straight Roland Garros SF and 2nd straight final (d. No. 1 Djokovic in 5 sets, l. to Nadal). • Earned 3rd career win over player ranked No. 1 and snapped Djokovic’s 26-match win streak. • Saved 2 MPs vs. Federer in ATP Masters 1000 QF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in SF). Now 5-2 vs. Federer overall. • Ranked in Top 10 each week since 6 June 2016 -- 2nd-longest active streak (Nadal since 25 April 2005). • Fell in SF as 2-time champion (l. to Schwartzman in 3rd-set TB after holding 1 MP). • Saved 3 MPs vs. Shapovalov at before losing to Fritz (Team Europe d. Team World 13-11). • Reached doubles finals w/Schwartzman at Buenos Aires (l. to M. Gonzalez/Zeballos) and Madrid (l. to Rojer/Tecau). • Retired in 2R vs. Popyrin (ill). Withdrew from Cordoba (ill), Halle (fatigue) and Cincinnati (ill).

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Hurkacz 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 37 (Career-High No. 33) | 2019 W-L: 25-24 | Career Titles: 1 W (1): Winston-Salem (d Paire) QF (3): (l Tsitsipas); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Federer); Eastbourne (l Fritz) • Earned both of Poland’s match wins at ATP Cup, defeating Coric 6-2 6-2 and Schwartzman 4-6 6-2 6-3. • Finished as No. 1 Pole for 2nd straight year in 2019. • Won 1st title at Winston-Salem (d. Paire). Became 2nd Polish champion of Open Era (Fibak: 15 titles from 1976-82). • Achieved new career-high 10 times last season, peaking at No. 33 on 14 October. • Defeated Nishikori en route to 1st ATP Tour QF at Dubai (l. to Tsitsipas). • Also reached QFs at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Nishikori in 3R; l. to Federer) and Eastbourne (l. to Fritz). • Earned biggest win of career over No. 4 Thiem to reach ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R (l. to Auger-Aliassime). • Also reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid as Q (l. to A. Zverev), Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 4 sets), ATP Masters 1000 (d. Tsitsipas, l. to Monfils) and ATP Masters 1000 (d. Monfils, l. to Tsitsipas). • Captured 3rd ATP Challenger Tour title at , AUS (d. Ivashka).

Oliver Marach / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) vs First Meeting Hubert Hurkacz / Kacper Zuk (POL) • Austrians beat Gonzalez/Molteni after falling to Dodig/Mektic. Went 17-13 as a team in 2019, winning title. Marach owns 23 titles including w/Pavic. Melzer owns 16 titles including 2010 Wimbledon and 2011 US Open w/Petzschner. Marach is No. 32 (Career-High No. 2) and Melzer is No. 36 (Career-High No. 6). • Polish duo is making team debut. Hurkacz is 2-12 lifetime in doubles and ranked career-high No. 247. Zuk is making ATP Tour doubles debut and replacing former World No. 1 Kubot. He is ranked No. 373 (Career-High No. 365).

CROATIA (2-0) vs ARGENTINA (1-1)

Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Guido Pella (ARG) Pella Leads 2-1 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Marin Cilic 6-3 7-6(3) 7-6(3) 18 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 Guido Pella 3-6 1-6 6-4 7-6(3) 7-5 19 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R32 Guido Pella 6-3 5-7 6-1

Cilic 2019 Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 38 (Career-High No. 3) | 2019 W-L: 22-19 | Career Titles: 18 SF (1): (l Rublev) QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (W/O vs Djokovic); Washington (l Medvedev) • Defeated Zuk 7-6(8) 6-4 (CRO d. POL 2-1) and Novak 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 (CRO d. AUT 3-0). • Finished as No. 2 Croat for 2nd time (also 2013). Was No. 1 Croat from 2008-12 and 2014-18. • Defeated countryman Karlovic in Moscow 2R to become 50th player in Open Era with 500 wins (l. to Rublev in SF). • Earned 20+ wins for 12th straight season (2008-19), but failed to win a title for 1st time in last 12 seasons. • 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. • 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). • Squandered 1 MP vs. Cuevas in Budapest 2R. • Fell to No. 39 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 4 November – lowest since No. 41 on 28 October 2013. • Withdrew from Pune, and due to right knee injury.

Pella 2019 Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 25 (Career-High No. 20) | 2019 W-L: 36-25 | Career Titles: 1 W (1): Sao Paulo (d Garin) F (1): Cordoba (l Londero) • Fell to Novak 0-6 6-4 6-4 (AUT d. ARG 3-0) after defeating Majchrzak 6-2 2-6 6-2 (ARG d. POL 2-1). • Finished as No. 2 Argentine for 1st time in 2019.

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• Earned career-high 36 wins and achieved career-high No. 20 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 19 August. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP Tour title in 5th career final at Sao Paulo (d. Garin). • Let 6-3 4-2 lead against countryman Londero slip away in Cordoba final. • Reached SFs at Buenos Aires (d. Munar after saving 4 MPs, l. to Cecchinato) and Los Cabos (l. to Schwartzman). • Advanced to 1st Grand Slam QF at Wimbledon (d. 2018 finalist Anderson and 2016 finalist Raonic, l. to Bautista Agut) and 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal). • Doubles semi-finalist at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid w/J. Sousa (l. to Schwartzman/Thiem) and Roland Garros w/Schwartzman (l. to Krawietz/Mies). • Conceded W/O vs. Cecchinato in 2R (lower back). Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Paris (knee).

Borna Coric (CRO) vs Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Coric Leads 2-1 15 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Borna Coric 6-2 6-1 17 Marrakech () Clay R32 Borna Coric 6-3 6-2 18 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Diego Schwartzman 7-5 6-3 6-3

Coric 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 28 (Career-High No. 12) | 2019 W-L: 27-22 | Career Titles: 2 F (1): St. Petersburg (l Medvedev) SF (2): Dubai (l Federer); s-Hertogenbosch (l Mannarino) • Fell to Hurkacz 6-2 6-2 after defeating No. 4 Thiem 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3. Win over Thiem was 9th of career vs. Top 5. • Finished as No. 1 Croat for 1st time in 2019. • Earned 20+ wins and finished Top 50 for 5th straight season (2015-19). Ended season on 6-match losing streak. • Advanced to 6th career ATP Tour final at St. Petersburg (l. to Medvedev). • Reached SFs at Dubai (l. to Federer) and ’s-Hertogenbosch as WC (d. Garin after saving 1 MP, l. to Mannarino). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Miami (l. to Auger-Aliassime) and Monte-Carlo (d. Munar after saving 1 MP in 2R, 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 3R. • Retired in Halle QF (hamstring), withdrew from Wimbledon (ab) and conceded W/O in US Open 2R (lower back).

Schwartzman 2019 Summary | Age: 27 | World No. 13 (Career-High No. 11) | 2019 W-L: 40-26 | Career Titles: 3 W (1): Los Cabos (d Fritz) F (2): Buenos Aires (l Cecchinato); Vienna (l Thiem) • Fell to Thiem 6-3 7-6(3) (AUT d. ARG 3-0) and Hurkacz 4-6 6-2 6-3 (ARG d. POL 2-1). • Finished as No. 1 Argentine for 1st time in 2019. • Earned career-high 40 wins, highlighted by 3rd ATP Tour title of career at Los Cabos (d. Fritz). • Saved 1 MP vs. Thiem to reach final in hometown of Buenos Aires (l. to Cecchinato). Fell to Thiem in Vienna final. • Beat No. 6 Nishikori for biggest win of career and to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Rome (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Equaled biggest win of career by beating No. 6 A. Zverev to reach 3rd Grand Slam QF at US Open (l. to Nadal). • Defeated defending champion Cilic to reach /Queen’s Club QF (l. to Medvedev). • Advanced to Wimbledon 3R for 1st time (l. to Berrettini after holding 3 MPs). • Reached doubles finals w/Thiem at Buenos Aires (l. to M. Gonzalez/Zeballos) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Rojer/Tecau). Also advanced to Roland Garros doubles SF w/Pella (l. to Krawietz/Mies). • Retired in Rio de Janeiro 1R vs. Cuevas due to right leg injury.

Ivan Dodig / Nikola Mektic (CRO) vs First Meeting Maximo Gonzalez / Andres Molteni (ARG) • Croatians are 2-0 this week and 6-3 overall. Dodig owns 15 titles including 4 in 2019 and Roland Garros w/Melo in 2015. Mektic owns 7 titles with 3 in 2019. Dodig is No. 12 (Career-High No. 4) and Mektic is No. 14 (Career-High No. 5). • Argentines are 1-1 this week and 1-2 overall. Winners of 2 Challenger titles in 4 finals as a team. Gonzalez has 7 ATP titles and is ranked No. 34 (Career-High No. 22). Molteni has 6 ATP titles and is ranked No. 58 (Career-High No. 39).

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ATP CUP - BRISBANE GROUP A WEDNESDAY MATCHES

SERBIA (2-0) vs CHILE (0-2)

Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Nicolas Jarry (CHI) Series Tied 1-1 15 Quito (Ecuador) Clay R16 Dusan Lajovic 6-4 3-6 6-3 18 Sao Paulo () Clay R32 Nicolas Jarry 6-4 1-6 7-5

Lajovic 2019 Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 34 (Career-High No. 23) | 2019 W-L: 21-27 | Career Titles: 1 W (1): Umag (d Balazs) F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Fognini) • Fell to Paire 6-2 6-7(6) 6-4 (SRB d. FRA 2-1) after defeating Harris 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 (SRB d. RSA 3-0). • Finished as No. 2 Serbian for 3rd time in 2019 (also 2014, 2018). • Won 1st ATP Tour singles title at Umag (d. Balazs) and 2nd doubles title at w/Cacic (d. Erlich/F. Martin). • Earned biggest win of career over No. 5 Thiem and did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP Tour final at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Fognini). World No. 48 became lowest-ranked Monte-Carlo finalist since No. 53 Arazi in 2001. • Also became 2nd player since 2013 to reach 1st career final at an ATP Masters 1000 event (Krajinovic - 2017 Paris). • Achieved career-high No. 23 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 29 April and finished year-end high No. 34. • One of 4 Serbians to reach Roland Garros 3R -- most ever in a Grand Slam 3R (l. to A. Zverev in 5 sets). • Withdrew from Budapest due to elbow injury.

Jarry 2019 Summary | Age: 24 | World No. 77 (Career-High No. 38) | 2019 W-L: 19-21 | Career Titles: 1 W (1): Bastad (d Londero) F (1): Geneva (l A. Zverev) • Fell to Harris 6-4 6-4 (RSA d. CHI 3-0) after losing to Paire 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 (FRA d. CHI 2-1). • Finished as No. 2 Chilean for 1st time in 2019. Was No. 1 Chilean in 2017-18. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP Tour title at Bastad (d. Londero). Achieved career-high No. 38 on 22 July. • Also did not drop a set en route to Geneva final (l. to A. Zverev after holding 2 MPs). • Saved 1 MP vs. No. 3 A. Zverev for biggest win of career en route to Barcelona QF as LL (l. to Medvedev). • Also advanced to ’s-Hertogenbosch QF (d. Tsitsipas, l. to Gasquet). • Suffered 13 losses in 1R, including at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Carballes Baena in 3rd-set TB after holding 3 MPs). • Following Bastad title, ended season with 9 straight losses (6 tour-level, 3 qualifying). • Won 2nd ATP Tour doubles title of career at Rio de Janeiro w/M. Gonzalez (d. Bellucci/Dutra Silva). • Captured mixed doubles gold medal at Pan American Games in , PER w/Guarachi (d. F. Zeballos/N. Zeballos). • Withdrew from Sydney due to foot injury and Chengdu qualifying due to knee pain.

Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Cristian Garin (CHI) First Meeting

Djokovic 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 2 (Career-High No. 1) | 2019 W-L: 57-11 | Career Titles: 77 W (5): Australian Open (d Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d Tsitsipas); Wimbledon (d Federer); (d Millman); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d Shapovalov) F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal) • Improved to 16-0 vs. Monfils and 9-2 vs. Anderson with straight-set wins this week to lead Serbia to QFs. • Finished as No. 1 Serbian for 15th straight year in 2019. • Saved 2 championship points to defeat Federer in longest Wimbledon final on record (4 hours, 55 minutes). • Became 1st Wimbledon champion to save championship 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 26-23. • 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 (2011-12, 2015-16, 2018-19).

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• Also 1st player to win a Grand Slam final over Nadal in straight sets. Spaniard has reached 27 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. • Did not drop a set en route to 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Madrid (d. Tsitsipas) and 34th at Paris (d. Shapovalov). • Added 12th ATP 500 title at Tokyo (d. Millman). Owns 77 career titles, tied for 5th-most in Open Era with McEnroe. • Saved 2 MPs vs. Del Potro en route to 9th ATP Masters 1000 Rome final (l. to Nadal). • Earned 50+ wins and finished Top 3 for 12th time in last 13 seasons (2007-16, 2018-19). • Now 3rd all-time with 275 weeks as World No. 1, trailing only Federer’s 310 weeks and Sampras’ 286 weeks.

Garin 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 33 (Career-High No. 32) | 2019 W-L: 32-24 | Career Titles: 2 W (2): (d Ruud); (d Berrettini) F (1): Sao Paulo (l Pella) • Fell to Anderson 6-0 6-3 (RSA d. CHI 3-0) after losing to Monfils 6-3 7-5 (FRA d. CHI 2-1). • Finished as No. 1 Chilean for 2nd time in 2019 (also 2016). • Achieved career-high No. 32 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 10 June and earned career-high 32 tour-level wins. • Saved 5 MPs vs. Chardy en route to 1st ATP Tour title at Houston (d. Ruud). • Saved 2 MPs vs. No. 3 A. Zverev for biggest win of career and en route to 2nd title at Munich (d. Berrettini). • Became 1st Chilean champion on tour since Gonzalez at 2009 Vina del Mar. • Advanced to 1st ATP Tour QF, SF and final at Sao Paulo (l. to Pella). • Reached 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Paris (d. Chardy after saving 3 MPs, l. to Dimitrov). • Earned 2nd ATP Tour win -- 1st in 6 years -- at Buenos Aires (d. Auger-Aliassime, l. to Cecchinato in 2R). • Snapped 6-match losing streak en route to ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 3R (d. Djere and Isner, l. to Medvedev). • Squandered 1 MP vs. Coric in ’s-Hertogenbosch QF and 2 MPs vs. Seppi in Moscow 1R. • Withdrew from Cordoba due to fatigue and retired in Beijing 1R vs. Norrie due to right ankle injury.

Nikola Cacic / Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs First Meeting Cristian Garin / Nicolas Jarry (CHI) • Serbians won team debut on Saturday over Klaasen/Roelofse. Cacic won 2019 Chengdu title with countryman Lajovic. He is at career-high No. 87. Troicki won 2017 Sofia title with team captain Zimonjic. He is No. 713 (Career-High No. 49). • Chileans are 1-1 this week and 2-6 overall. Beat Wimbledon finalist Mahut/Roger-Vasselin. Reached 2013 Roland Garros boys’ doubles final. Garin is No. 344 (Career-High No. 298). No. 73 Jarry owns 2 titles (Career-High No. 40).

FRANCE (1-1) vs SOUTH AFRICA (1-1)

Benoit Paire (FRA) vs Lloyd Harris (RSA) First Meeting

Paire 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 24 (Career-High No. 18) | 2019 W-L: 34-29 | Career Titles: 3 W (2): Marrakech (d Andujar); Lyon (d Auger-Aliassime) F (1): Winston-Salem (l Hurkacz) • Posted 3-set wins over Lajovic (SRB d. FRA 2-1) and Jarry (FRA d. CHI 2-1). • Finished as No. 3 Frenchman for 1st time in 2019. • Earned career-high 34 wins, highlighted by clay-court titles at Marrakech (d. Andujar) and Lyon (d. Auger-Aliassime). • Posted 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). • Squandered 2-set lead and 3 MPs vs. Bedene in US Open 2R. • Fell to No. 69 in FedEx 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.

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Harris 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 99 (Career-High No. 82) | 2019 W-L: 10-13 | Career Titles: 0 SF (1): Chengdu (l Bublik) • Defeated Jarry 6-4 6-4 (RSA d. CHI 3-0) after falling to Lajovic 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 (SRB d. RSA 3-0). • Finished as No. 2 South African for 4th straight year in 2019. • Advanced to 1st ATP Tour QF and SF at Chengdu as LL (d. J. Sousa, l. to Bublik). • Broke into Top 100 of FedEx 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. • Saved 2 MPs vs. No. 25 de Minaur for biggest win of career in Tokyo 1R as SE (l. to Millman in 2R). • Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Launceston, AUS (d. Giustino).

Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Kevin Anderson (RSA) Monfils Leads 5-1 11 Stockholm () Hard QF Gael Monfils 7-5 7-5 12 () Hard R32 Gael Monfils 6-4 2-6 7-5 14 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 Gael Monfils 6-4 7-6(4) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Gael Monfils 6-4 6-1 16 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Gael Monfils 7-6(4) 6-3 18 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Kevin Anderson 7-6(4) 7-6(2) 5-7 7-6(4)

Monfils 2019 Summary | Age: 33 | World No. 9 (Career-High No. 6) | 2019 W-L: 37-19 | Career Titles: 8 W (1): Rotterdam (d Wawrinka) SF (4): Sofia (l Medvedev); Dubai (l Tsitsipas); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (W/O vs Nadal); Vienna (l Schwartzman) • Fell to Djokovic 6-3 6-2 (SRB d. FRA 2-1) after defeating Garin 6-3 7-5 (FRA d. CHI 2-1). • Finished as No. 1 Frenchman for 3rd time in 2019 (also 2010, 2016). • Ended in Top 10 of FedEx ATP Rankings for 2nd time (also 2016) and Top 20 for 7th time (also 2008-11, 2014, 2016). • Captured 8th ATP Tour title at Rotterdam (d. Wawrinka). Reached at least 1 final in 15 straight years (2005-19). • Started last season career-best 15-3 before conceding walkover to Thiem in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells QF due to left ankle injury. Also conceded walkover to Nadal in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal SF due to ankle sprain. • Advanced to SFs at Sofia (l. to Medvedev), Dubai (l. to Tsitsipas in 3rd-set TB) and Vienna (l. to Schwartzman). • Reached 4th US Open QF (l. to Berrettini in 5th-set TB) and 8th Roland Garros 4R (l. to Thiem). • Lost to Shapovalov in ATP Masters 1000 Paris QF. Would have qualified for Nitto ATP Finals with a win. • Blew 2 MPs vs Federer in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 3R. Saved 1 MP vs Johnson in 1R (l. to Kudla in 2R). • Retired in Wimbledon 1R vs. Humbert and withdrew from Miami, Monte-Carlo and Washington (left ankle).

Anderson 2019 Summary | Age: 33 | World No. 147 (Career-High No. 5) | 2019 W-L: 11-4 | Career Titles: 6 W (1): Pune (d Karlovic) QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Federer) • Defeated Garin 6-0 6-3 (RSA d. CHI 3-0) after falling to Djokovic 7-6(5) 7-6(6) (SRB d. RSA 3-0). • Finished as No. 1 South African for 12th straight year in 2019. • Captured 6th career ATP Tour title as No. 1 seed at Pune (d. Karlovic in 3 TBs). • Win by 6-foot-8 Anderson over 6-foot-11 Karlovic marked tallest final in Open Era. • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Miami QF (l. to eventual champion Federer). • Fell to Tiafoe in Australian Open 2R, Simon in London/Queen’s Club 2R and Pella in Wimbledon 3R. • Limited to 5 tournaments in 2019 and underwent season-ending right knee surgery in September.

Nicolas Mahut / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs First Meeting Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse (RSA) • Frenchmen are 0-2 this week and 51-20 overall with 7 titles and 2019 Wimbledon final. Mahut owns 28 titles including all 4 Grand Slams, 7 of 9 ATP Masters 1000s and ATP Finals w/Herbert. Roger-Vasselin owns 20 titles including 2014 Roland Garros w/Benneteau. Mahut is No. 3 (Career-High No. 1) and Roger-Vasselin is No. 15 (Career-High No. 6). • South Africans 1-1 this week and 9-2 overall. Roelofse earned 1st ATP win in 6th try on Monday w/Klaasen (d. Garin/Jarry). Klaasen owns 16 titles and is No. 8 (Career-High No. 7). Roelofse is No. 228 (Career-High No. 122).

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ATP CUP - PERTH GROUP B WEDNESDAY MATCHES

SPAIN (2-0) vs JAPAN (2-0)

Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Go Soeda (JPN) First Meeting

Bautista Agut 2019 Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 10 (Career-High No. 9) | 2019 W-L: 42-22 | Career Titles: 9 W (1): Doha (d Berdych) SF (3): Munich (l Berrettini); Wimbledon (l Djokovic); Zhuhai (l de Minaur); • Helped Spain to 3-0 wins over Uruguay and Georgia by beating Roncadelli 6-1 6-2 and Metreveli 6-0 6-0. • Finished as No. 2 Spaniard for the 2nd time in 2019 (also 2016). • After 275 straight weeks in Top 30, broke into Top 10 on 19 August. Achieved career-high No. 9 on 4 November. • Advanced to 1st Grand Slam QF at Australian Open (l. to Tsitsipas) and 1st Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Entered 2019 with 0-9 record in Grand Slam 4R matches. • Posted 3 wins in 5 sets at Aus. Open (d. 5-time finalist Murray in 1R, Millman in 2R and 2018 finalist Cilic in 4R). • Earned 2nd win of career over No. 1 Djokovic en route to 9th ATP Tour title at Doha (d. Berdych). • Captured a title in January for 4th straight season (2016 Auckland, 2017 , 2018 Auckland, 2019 Doha). • Defeated No. 1 Djokovic for 3rd time to reach ATP Masters 1000 Miami QF (l. to Isner). • Also reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Montreal (l. to Monfils in 3rd-set TB) and Cincinnati (l. to Gasquet). • Won 40+ matches for 5th time in last 6 seasons (2014-17, 2019). • Withdrew from Auckland (left foot) and Rotterdam (illness). Conceded W/O to Fucsovics in Sofia QF (illness). Retired in Beijing 1R vs. Querrey (abdominal strain).

Soeda 2019 Summary | Age: 35 | World No. 119 (Career-High No. 47) | 2019 W-L: 1-1 | Career Titles: 0 • Defeated Metreveli 4-6 6-3 6-2 (JPN d. GEO 2-1) and M. Cuevas 6-1 6-3 (JPN d. URU 3-0). • Finished as Japanese No. 6 in 2019. Was Japanese No. 1 in 2006-07 and No. 2 in 2008-13. • Earned 1st win in 13th Tokyo main draw appearance (d. Struff, l. to eventual champion Djokovic in 2R). • Win over Struff snapped 7-match tour-level losing streak dating back to 2015 Washington (d. D. King in 1R). • Fell in qualifying at all 4 Grand Slam events in 2019 and 10 straight overall beginning with 2017 Wimbledon. • Went 40-22 on ATP Challenger Tour, highlighted by 31st Challenger final of career at Jinan, CHN (l. to Zhang Zh.).

Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) Nadal Leads 1-0 17 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard QF Rafael Nadal 7-6(2) 6-3

Nadal 2019 Summary | Age: 33 | World No. 1 (Career-High No. 1) | 2019 W-L: 58-7 | Career Titles: 84 W (4): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d Djokovic); Roland Garros (d Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (d Medvedev); US Open (d Medvedev) F (1): Australian Open (l Djokovic) • Helped Spain to 3-0 wins over Uruguay and Georgia by beating P. Cuevas 6-2 6-1 and Basilashvili 6-3 7-5. • Finished as No. 1 Spaniard for 15th straight year in 2019. • Clinched year-end No. 1 for 5th time and became oldest year-end No. 1 in FedEx ATP Rankings history at age 33. • Won 12th Roland Garros (d. Thiem) and 4th US Open titles (d. Medvedev). Owns 19 Grand Slam titles (Federer 20). Improved to 24-0 in Roland Garros SFs and finals, 93-2 overall at Roland Garros and 118-2 in best-of-5-sets on clay. • Became 1st men’s or women’s player to win a Grand Slam event 12 times. won Aus. Open 11 times. • Oldest champion at Roland Garros since Gimeno, 34, in 1972 and US Open since Rosewall, 35, in 1970. • Captured ATP Masters 1000 titles at Rome (d. No. 1 Djokovic) and Montreal (d. Medvedev). • Now owns ATP Masters 1000 records for titles (35), finals (51) and wins (384). • Earned 30+ victories for 16th straight season (2004-19) -- longest active streak on ATP Tour.

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• Set an Open Era record by winning a title for 16th straight season (2004-19) -- breaking tie with Federer (2001-15). • Ranked in Top 10 for 768 consecutive weeks (25 April 2005 - 13 January 2020) -- 2nd only to Connors (789). • Did not drop a set en route to 5th Australian Open final. Did not win a set for only time in 27 Grand Slam finals (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Defeated #NextGenATP players de Minaur in 3R, Tiafoe in QF and Tsitsipas in SF. • Five weeks after defeating Federer in Roland Garros SF, lost to him in Wimbledon SF. Owns 24-16 H2H lead. • Reached all 4 Grand Slam SFs in a season for 2nd time in career (also 2008). • Saved 1 MP vs. Medvedev and defeated eventual champion Tsitsipas at Nitto ATP Finals (2-1 in RR). • Squandered 3 MPs and lost 3rd-set TB to eventual champion Kyrgios in Acapulco 2R. • Conceded W/Os to Federer in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF (right knee) and Shapovalov in ATP Masters 1000 Paris SF (abdominal). Withdrew from Brisbane (thigh strain), ATP Masters 1000 Miami (right knee), ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (fatigue) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (left hand). Did not play on Day 3 of Laver Cup (left hand).

Nishioka 2019 Summary | Age: 24 | World No. 72 (Career-High No. 58) | 2019 W-L: 19-20 | Career Titles: 1 QF (3): Sydney (l Schwartzman); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (W/O vs Goffin); Stockholm (l Krajinovic) • Defeated Basilashvili 6-2 6-3 (JPN d. GEO 2-1) and P. Cuevas 6-0 6-1 (JPN d. URU 3-0). • Finished as Japanese No. 2 for 3rd time in 2019 (also 2016 and 2018). • Earned career-high 19 wins and returned to career-high No. 58 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 9 September. • Upset No. 5 Nishikori for biggest career win en route to ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati QF as Q (W/O vs. Goffin - ill). • Advanced to ATP 250 QFs at Sydney as Q (l. to Schwartzman) and Stockholm (l. to Krajinovic). • Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Schwartzman in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. to Struff in 1R). • 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). • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami, Houston, Stuttgart Q and Eastbourne Q (back).

Pablo Carreno Busta / Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs First Meeting Ben McLachlan / Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) • Spaniards are 6-1 as a team including 2016 Beijing title. Carreno Busta owns 3 titles and reached 2016 US Open final w/Garcia-Lopez. Nadal owns 11 titles, winning ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells twice and 2016 Rio Olympics w/M. Lopez. Carreno Busta is No. 111 (Career-High No. 16). Nadal is unranked (Career-High No. 26). • Japanese duo is making team debut. McLachlan owns 4 ATP titles in 8 finals. Nishioka owns 4-13 tour-level doubles record (0-0 this week). McLachlan is No. 43 (Career-High No. 18) and Nishioka is No. 285 (Career-High No. 210).

GEORGIA (0-2) vs URUGUAY (0-2)

Aleksandre Metreveli (GEO) vs Franco Roncadelli (URU) First Meeting

Metreveli 2019 Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 678 (Career-High No. 264) | 2019 W-L: 1-1 | Career Titles: 0 • Fell to Soeda 4-6 6-3 6-2 (JPN d. GEO 2-1) and Bautista Agut 6-0 6-0 (ESP d. GEO 3-0). • Finished as No. 2 Georgian for 7th time in 2019 (also 2012-16, 2018). • Seeking 1st ATP Tour win of career. Owns 1-3 tour-level record with only win in Group II (d. Durasovic). • In 2019, went 4-5 on ATP Challenger Tour and 13-11 on ITF World Tennis Tour. Did not reach a final. • Grandfather, , is a former World No. 9 who beat en route to 1973 Wimbledon final.

Roncadelli 2019 Summary | Age: 19 | Unranked (Career-High No. 1,657) | 2019 W-L: 0-0 | Career Titles: 0 • Lost to Bautista Agut 6-1 6-2 in ATP Tour debut on Monday (ESP d. URU 3-0). • Made ATP Challenger Tour debut as WC at Montevideo, URU in November (l. to Krstin). • Says that his secret talent is that he used to be a good football player. Supports Uruguayan national team. • Grandfather, Hector Silva, played football for Uruguay in 1962 and 1966 World Cup.

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Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU) Series Tied 1-1 16 Rio Olympics (Brazil) Hard R64 Pablo Cuevas 6-3 6-7(8) 6-3 18 Hamburg () Clay R16 Nikoloz Basilashvili 7-6(6) 6-4

Basilashvili 2019 Summary | Age: 27 | World No. 26 (Career-High No. 16) | 2019 W-L: 28-24 | Career Titles: 3 W (1): Hamburg (d Rublev) SF (1): Lyon (l Auger-Aliassime) • Fell to Nishioka 6-2 6-3 (JPN d. GEO 2-1) and Nadal 6-3 7-5 (ESP d. GEO 3-0). • Finished as No. 1 Georgian for 11th straight year in 2019. • Saved 2 MPs vs. No. 5 A. Zverev en route to successful Hamburg title defense (d. Rublev). • Achieved career-high No. 16 on 27 May after reaching Lyon SF as No. 1 seed (d. Tsonga, l. to Auger-Aliassime). • Advanced to QFs at Doha (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), Dubai (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Coric), Budapest (l. to Djere) and Metz (ret. vs. Tsonga due to right shoulder injury). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 R16 at Miami (l. to Auger-Aliassime), Rome (l. to Nadal), Montreal (l. to A. Zverev) and Shanghai (l. to Thiem). • Earned 5-set wins in Australian Open 2R (d. Travaglia, l. to Tsitsipas in 3R), Wimbledon 1R (d. Ward, l. to Evans in 2R) and US Open 1R (d. Fucsovics, l. to Koepfer in 3R). Owns 5-1 career record in 5th sets with 4 straight wins. • Squandered 3 MPs vs. Fucsovics in Stuttgart 2R.

P. Cuevas 2019 Summary | Age: 34 | World No. 45 (Career-High No. 19) | 2019 W-L: 24-23 | Career Titles: 6 F (1): Estoril (l Tsitsipas) SF (2): Cordoba (l Pella); Rio de Janeiro (l Auger-Aliassime) • Fell to Nadal 6-2 6-1 (ESP d. URU 3-0) and Nishioka 6-0 6-1 (JPN d. URU 3-0). • Finished as No. 1 Uruguayan for 14th time in 2019 (also 2005-11, 2013-18). • Played in 1st ATP Tour final since 2017 Sao Paulo at Estoril as LL (l. to Tsitsipas). • Advanced to SFs at Cordoba (l. to Pella) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Auger-Aliassime), as well as QFs at Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem), Budapest (d. Cilic after saving 1 MP, l. to Berrettini) and Kitzbuhel (l. to Ruud). • Reached Roland Garros 3R for 4th time in 5 years (l. to Thiem). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Tsonga in Q2, l. to Lajovic in 1R) and Beijing (l. to Khachanov in 1R). • Fell to No. 94 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 14 January -- lowest since No. 111 on 7 July 2014. • Won 13th ATP Challenger Tour title at Tunis, TUN (d. Domingues) and 14th at Aix en Provence, FRA (d. Halys).

Aleksandre Bakshi / Aleksandre Metreveli (GEO) vs First Meeting Ariel Behar / Pablo Cuevas (URU) • are 0-1 as a team (l. to Durasovic/Ruud in 2019 Davis Cup). Unranked Bakshi earned 1st ATP win on Monday w/Tkemaladze (d. Matsui/McLachlan). No. 1,109 Metreveli is making ATP doubles debut (Career-High No. 184). • Uruguayans made team debut on Saturday (l. to Matsui/McLachlan). P. Cuevas owns 9 tour-level titles, winning his 1st at 2008 Roland Garros w/Horna. Behar is No. 77 (Career-High No. 76) and P. Cuevas is No. 124 (Career-High No. 14).