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AIRCEL CHENNAI OPEN: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Friday, January 8, 2016 AIRCEL CHENNAI OPEN: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Friday, January 8, 2016 SDAT Tennis Stadium, Chennai, India | January 4-10, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $425,535 | Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP Info: Tournament Info: ATP PR & Marketing: www.ATPWorldTour.com www.aircelchennaiopen.org Fabienne Benoit: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @chennaiopen Facebook: facebook.com/ATPWorldTour facebook.com/chennaiopen Press Room: +91 44 32220412 FOUR OF TOP FIVE SEEDS HEADLINE QUARTER-FINAL ACTION DAY 5 PREVIEW: The Aircel Chennai Open quarter-finals on Friday are led by top seed and three- time champion Stan Wawrinka, No. 3 Benoit Paire, No. 4 Roberto Bautista Agut, No. 5 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and No. 8 Borna Coric, the youngest player remaining. Last year’s runner-up Aljaz Bedene and wild card Ramkumar Ramanathan meet. In the opening match on Stadium Court, Wawrinka and Garcia-Lopez square off the 10th time (Wawrinka leads 6-3 overall, 3-0 on hard courts). Wawrinka comes in with a nine-match winning streak and 18-0 mark in sets in Chennai. The Swiss No. 2, who also won the title in 2011, owns a 20-4 record in Chennai. Garcia-Lopez is trying to reach the semi-finals for the second time (’05) and post his first Top 4 win since beating No. 3 Wawrinka in the 1R at Roland Garros in 2014. In the second match on, last year’s runner-up, Bedene and wild card Ramanathan battle it out for the first time. Bedene has an 11-3 record in Chennai and he’s trying to reach his third semi-final (’13). The 21-year-old Ramanathan is trying to become the first Indian to reach the semi-finals since Somdev Devvarman advanced to the final in 2009 (l. to Cilic). The up-and-coming Indian is making his ATP World Tour quarter-final debut. In the third match on, Coric looks for his first win (0-2) against 2013 runner-up Bautista Agut, who won both previous meetings last year on clay in Umag and Hamburg. The 19-year-old Coric, the youngest player remaining and in the Top 50 Emirates ATP Rankings at No. 44, is aiming for his fourth career ATP World Tour semi-final. Last year he reached the SFs in Dubai and Nice. The Spaniard is coming off his second straight Top 25 finish in the Emirates ATP Rankings. He was runner-up in Moscow and Valencia. On Court 1, No. 3 Paire, who is also in the doubles semi-finals (w/Krajicek), takes on Italian qualifier Thomas Fabbiano for the first time. Paire was last year’s ATP Comeback Player of the Year after jumping from No. 118 to No. 19 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. He won a Futures, ATP Challenger Tour and ATP World Tour title during his career-best season. Coming into this week, the No. 157th-ranked Fabbiano had an 0-6 career record on the ATP World Tour. ATP MEDIA INFO ON TWITTER: New in 2016, the ATP World Tour has launched a dedicated Twitter account for the latest information, facts and figures about players and events. Follow @ATPMediaInfo at twitter.com/ATPMediaInfo for timely updates to complement daily media notes. Aircel Chennai Open Day 5 – Friday, January 8, 2016 Page 2 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com DAY 5 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play by Court STADIUM COURT [1] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [5] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Wawrinka Leads 6-3 05 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R64 Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-1 09 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2 6-4 10 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-3 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid Clay R64 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 5-7 6-4 13 Casablanca (Morocco) Clay QF Stan Wawrinka 6-1 6-2 13 s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) Grass SF Stan Wawrinka 6-1 6-4 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-0 15 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Stan Wawrinka 7-6(2) 6-4 4-6 7-6(8) 15 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R16 Stan Wawrinka 6-7(2) 6-4 6-2 Other meeting: 04 Barcelona CH (Spain) Clay SF Stan Wawrinka 3-6 7-6(1) 6-4 Wawrinka 2015 FastFacts: W(3): Chennai (d Bedene); Rotterdam (d Berdych); Roland Garros (d Djokovic); Tokyo (d Paire); SF(5): Australian Open (l Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Federer); US Open (l Federer); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l Djokovic); Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (l Federer); QF(5): Marseille (l Stakhovsky); Geneva (l Delbonis); Wimbledon (l Gasquet); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Djokovic); Metz (W/O vs Kohlschreiber); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Nadal) 2015 W-L: 55-18 (37-12 on hard) 2015 Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: March 28, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 4 Chennai W-L (Best Result): 20-4 (Winner in 2011, ’14-15) • The Swiss No. 2 has won 18 consecutive sets in Chennai over the last two-plus years en route to titles, defeating Roger-Vasselin in ’14 and Bedene in ’15. Also won title in ’11 (d. Malisse). Posted his 20th career match win on Wednesday, defeating wild card Andrey Rublev 63 62 • In 2015, Swiss finished at No. 4 in Emirates ATP Rankings for 2nd straight season and in Top 10 for 3rd consecutive season • Captured his 2nd Grand Slam title as 30-year-old at Roland Garros to become oldest champion of event since Gomez in 1990 (d. No. 2 Federer in QF, No. 1 Djokovic in final) • Winner of 11 career titles, including Chennai (d. Bedene), Rotterdam (d. No. 7 Berdych) and Tokyo (d. Paire) in 2015. Owns 7-0 finals record in 2014-15 • In Australian Open title defense, reached SF in Melbourne (d. No. 5 Nishikori, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 5 sets) • Reached Wimbledon QF for 2nd straight year, matching career-best showing (l. to Gasquet in 5 sets) • Advanced to US Open SF for 2nd time (also 2013), falling to countryman Federer • Along with No. 1 Djokovic, 1 of only 2 players to reach QF or better at all 4 Grand Slams in 2015 • Enters '16 having played in 43 consecutive Grand Slam main draws since major debut at '05 Roland Garros • Reached SF of Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for 3rd straight year (d. No. 2 Murray, l. to No. 3 Federer) • Best ATP Masters 1000 results were SF runs at Rome (d. No. 7 Nadal, l. to No. 2 Federer) and Paris (d. No. 6 Nadal, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 3 sets -- snapping Serb's career-long 29-set win streak) Garcia-Lopez 2015 FastFacts: W(2): Zagreb (d Seppi); Bucharest (d Vesely); F: Shenzhen (l Berdych); SF: Estoril (l Gasquet); QF(4): Chennai (l Bedene); London / Queen's Club (l Anderson); Metz (l Klizan); Valencia (l Johnson) 2015 W-L: 31-25 (19-16 on hard) 2015 Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 Emirates 2016 ATP Ranking: 27 Chennai W-L (Best Result): 10-5 (SF in 2005) Aircel Chennai Open Day 5 – Friday, January 8, 2016 Page 3 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com • The Spaniard has a 10-5 career record after wins over Taro Daniel 46 75 62 and Ante Pavic 76 61. Trying to reach second SF in Chennai (’05 l. to Moya). Also QF in ’08 (l. to Nadal) and last year (l. to Bedene) • Has a 12-40 career record against Top 10 opponents (1-6 in ’15) and last win came over No. 10 Cilic in 1R at ATP Masters 1000 Rome in May • In 2015, finished at year-end best No. 27 and concluded 11th straight season in Top 100 • Won multiple titles in a single season for 1st time in career, triumphing at Zagreb (d. Seppi) and Bucharest (d. Vesely) • Also reached Shenzhen final (d. Cilic in SF, l. to No. 5 Berdych) • Tied career-high with 31 victories (also in 2010), his 8th straight season with 20+ wins • Reached Australian Open 4R (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka 76 in 4th), matching career-best showing at a Grand Slam (also 2014 Roland Garros 4R) • Other Grand Slam results: Roland Garros 1R (l. to Johnson in 5 sets), Wimbledon 1R (l. to Andujar in 5 sets) and US Open 3R (l. to No. 6 Berdych) • Has played in 44 consecutive Grand Slam main draws entering ’16, tied with Djokovic for 5th-longest active streak Aljaz Bedene (GBR) vs [WC] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) First Meeting Bedene 2015 FastFacts: F: Chennai (l Wawrinka); QF(2): Casablanca (l Vesely); Hamburg (l Fognini) 2015 W-L: 17-17 (10-10 on hard) 2015 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 45 Chennai W-L (Best Result): 11-3 (Finalist in 2015) • The British No. 2 is appearing in his third quarter-final in Chennai after a semi-final showing in his debut in 2013 (l. to Tipsarevic) and runner-up last year (l. to Wawrinka). This week has posted wins over No.7 Vasek Pospisil 75 76 and Luca Vanni 57 63 64. Has an 11-3 career record, his best record in an ATP event • In 2015, finished at a career-high No. 45 in Emirates ATP Rankings after winning personal-best 17 matches • Qualified and reached 1st ATP World Tour final at Chennai, saving 4 MPs in SF win over No. 15 Bautista Agut (l.
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