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RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, February 15, 2016 Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | February 15 – 21, 2016 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,471,315| Surface: Clay ATP Info: Tournament Info: ATP PR & Marketing: www.ATPWorldTour.com www.rioopen.com Edward La Cava: [email protected] @ATPWorldTour @RioOpenOficial Maria Garcia-Planas: [email protected] facebook.com/ATPWorldTour facebook.com/rioopenoficial Press Room: +55 2131845384 RIO DE JANEIRO TALKING POINTS RIO OPEN presented by CLARO: The first of two Brazilian tournaments on the ATP World Tour takes place in Rio, with the venue the beautiful Jockey Club Brasileiro featuring eight clay courts, including a 6,200-seat stadium. This is the second (of 13) 500 level tournament of the season. Seven of the Top 25 in the Emirates ATP Rankings (as of Feb. 8) are entered. The top three seeds are Nadal, Ferrer and Jo- Wilfried Tsonga, who is making his tournament debut. The other seeds are: No. 4 John Isner, No. 5 Dominic Thiem, No. 6 Jack Sock, No. 7 Fabio Fognini and No. 8 Thomaz Bellucci. Four of the seeds – Tsonga, Isner, Thiem and Sock – are making their tournament debut. DAY 1 PREVIEW: Five matches are schedule on day one, with three on Quadra Guga Kuerten, at the Rio Open presented by Claro. The second match on Quadra Guga Kuerten is a first time meeting between Guido Pella of Argentina and the American No. 4 seed John Isner. Following Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov brings a 2-0 head-to-head advantage over the local hope and No. 8 seed Thomaz Bellucci. In the last match the Italian No. 7 seed Fabio Fognini has won all previous six meetings against the Brit Aljaz Bedene. RAFA IN BRAZIL: Nadal is making his fifth career Brazilian tournament appearance (17-1 record) on the ATP World Tour, winning titles in Costa do Sauipe in 2005 (d. A. Martin), Sao Paulo (d. Nalbandian) in 2013 and Rio in 2014 (d. Dolgopolov). Nadal’s only loss came last year to Fognini in the semi-finals. The Spaniard will open against countryman Pablo Carreno Busta. FERRER REIGNING CHAMP: Ferrer enters with an 8-1 career record in Rio, reaching the semi-finals two years ago (l. to Dolgopolov) and winning the title last year (d. Fognini). The 33-year-old Spaniard is off to an 8-4 start this season, highlighted by a semi-final in Auckland (l. to Sock), quarter-final at the Australian Open (l. to Murray) and semi-final in Buenos Aires (l. to Almagro). BRAZILIAN TITLE HOPES: There are three Brazilians in the main draw – No. 30 Thomaz Bellucci, No. 143 Joao Souza, and No. 338 Thiago Monteiro. Bellucci has four career ATP World Tour titles. He reached the quarter-finals two years ago. Souza is coming off a quarter-final showing in Rio last year and the 21-year-old Monteiro is making his ATP World Tour main draw debut. COUNTRYMEN REUNITE: Brazil’s top two doubles players, No. 1 Marcelo Melo and No. 10 Bruno Soares – are teaming together for the first time on the ATP World Tour since the ATP Masters 1000 Miami event last year when they advanced to the semi-finals. Both players are appearing in their first home country tournament since winning Grand Slam titles (Melo at Roland Garros in June last year and Soares at the Australian Open last month).They did play together in a World Group Davis Cup tie last September. They have a 78-53 career record together, including a 4-5 mark in finals. Their last title together came in Stockholm in October 2012. SINGLES HONOR ROLL (since 2014): BOLD - Players in singles draw YEAR WINNER FINALIST SCORE 2015 David Ferrer Fabio Fognini 62 63 2014 Rafael Nadal Alexandr Dolgopolov 63 76(3) Rio Open Presented by Claro Day 1 – Monday, February 15, 2016 Page 2 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com DOUBLES WATCH: The top seeds are the Brazilian tandem of Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares. The No. 2 seeds are the 2014 champions and Colombian duo of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah. The No. seeds Pablo Cuevas of Argentina and Fabio Fognini of Italy along with the American No. 4 seeds of Nicholas Monroe and Jack Sock are both making their tournament debuts. DOUBLES HONOR ROLL (since 2014): BOLD - Players in doubles draw YEAR WINNER FINALIST 2015 Martin Klizan / Philipp Oswald Pablo Andujar / Oliver Marach 2014 Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah David Marrero / Marcelo Melo SEEDS TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES: SEED PLAYER RECORD BEST FINISH 1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 8-1 Winner 2014 2. David Ferrer (ESP) 8-1 Winner 2015 3. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 0-0 Debut 4. John Isner (USA) 0-0 Debut 5. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 0-0 Debut 6. Jack Sock (USA) 0-0 Debut 7. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-2 RUP 2015 8. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 2-2 QF 2014 WILDCARDS (3): YOUNGEST: Nicolas Jarry (CHI) Nicolas Jarry (CHI) – 20 yrs, 4 months Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Joao Souza (BRA) OLDEST: Daniel Munoz de la Nava (ESP) – 34 yrs, 16 days QUALIFIERS (4): Facundo Bagnis (ARG) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN: Taro Daniel (JPN) Spain (10), Argentina (6), Brazil (3), Italy (3), United Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) States (2), Gastao Elias (POR) Countries in total: 16 DOUBLES: SEED PLAYER BEST FINISH 1. Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares Debut 2. Juan Sebastian Cabal & Robert Farah Winner 2014 3. Pablo Cuevas / Fabio Fognini Debut 4. Nicholas Monroe / Jack Sock Debut Rio Open Presented by Claro Day 1 – Monday, February 15, 2016 Page 3 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY W F SF QF R16 R32 SINGLES RANKING POINTS 500 300 180 90 45 0 SINGLES PRIZE MONEY ($) 303,300 142,450 70,735 35,365 17,920 9,430 DOUBLES RANKING POINTS 500 300 180 90 0 — DOUBLES PRIZE MONEY ($) 89,400 42,240 20,390 10,600 5,550 — MONDAY FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS Center Court Guido Pella (ARG) vs [4] John Isner (USA) - First Meeting Pella FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: YTD W-L: 1-3 (0-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 17, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 71 (as of 2/8/16) Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result-Year): Debut The 25-year-old is making his main draw debut Best result of year was reaching the 2R for the first time at Australian Open (l. to Lopez in 5-sets). Fell in 1R at Buenos Aires (l. to Mayer) and Quito (l. to eventual champion Estrella Burgos) In 2015, Argentine climbed 82 spots to finish in Top 100 for 2nd time at a year-end high No. 74 Achieved career-high ranking of No. 73 on November 9 after reaching Guayaquil, ECU Challenger SF (l. to Elias) Won 4 of 10 career Challenger singles titles (tied for most on tour in 2015): San Luis Potosi, MEX (d. McGee); São Paulo, BRA (d. Lindell); Porto Alegre, BRA (d. Schwartzman); and Montevideo, URU (d. Cervantes) Returned to ATP Challenger Tour Finals (2012 champion), beating Albot and Clezar, then leading Cecchinato 61 10 when he suffered right leg muscle injury, retired from match, and withdrew from SF Isner FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: QF: Auckland (l Bautista Agut) YTD W-L: 4-3 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: April 26, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 12 (as of 2/8/16) Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result-Year): Debut The top ranked American is making tournament debut Last week in South American debut fell in 2R at Buenos Aires (l. to Lajovic, 1R bye) Reached 4R at Australian Open (l. to Ferrer) Opened season by reaching QF at Auckland (l. to Batista Agut in 3-sets) Has career 49-45 record on clay with one title – 2013 Houston (d. Monaco in SF, d. Almagro) In 2015, American finished at year-end best No. 11, as No. 1 American for 4th straight season, and in Top 20 for 6th year in a row Owns a 10-10 record in ATP World Tour finals after winning 3rd straight Atlanta title (d. Baghdatis) and finishing as Washington runner-up (l. to No. 5 Nishikori). All 10 titles have been at ATP World Tour 250 events Matched career-high with 45 wins (also in 2012) and surpassed 35 wins for 6th straight season Rio Open Presented by Claro Day 1 – Monday, February 15, 2016 Page 4 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs [8] Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) Dolgopolov Leads 2-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.)Hard R32 Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-5 6-4 16 Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1 6-4 Dolgopolov FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: QF: Sydney (l Dimitrov) YTD W-L: 4-3 (1-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: November 7, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 31 (as of 2/8/16) Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result-Year): 4-1 (RUP 2014) The 27-year-old is making his second tournament appearance (4-1 record). Reached finals in 2014 (d. Almagro in 1R, Fognini in QF, Ferrer in SF, l. to Nadal) Last week fell in 1R at Buenos Aires (l. to Schwartzman) Reached 2R at Australian Open (l. to Federer) Opened season by reaching QF at Sydney (l. to Dimitrov) In 2015, Ukrainian finished in Top 50 of Emirates ATP Rankings for 5th time in 6 years (all but 2013) Earned 20+ wins in each of last 6 seasons (2010-15) Bellucci FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: F: Quito (l Estrella Burgos) YTD W-L: 4-4 (3-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 30 (as of 2/8/16) Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result-Year): 2-2 (QF 2014) The 28-year-old left-hander is the only Brazilian in the Top 100 Emirates ATP Rankings is playing here for the third time (2-2 record).
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    2019 ROLAND GARROS DAY 3 MEN’S NOTES Tuesday 28 May 1st Round Featured matches No. 5 Alexander Zverev (GER) v John Millman (AUS) No. 8 Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) v Nicolas Jarry (CHI) No. 9 Fabio Fognini (ITA) v Andreas Seppi (ITA) No. 10 Karen Khachanov (RUS) v Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) No. 14 Gael Monfils (FRA) v Taro Daniel (JPN) No. 18 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) v Steve Johnson (USA) No. 22 Lucas Pouille (FRA) v (Q) Simone Bolelli (ITA) (Q) Stefano Travaglia (ITA) v Adrian Mannarino (FRA) On court today… • France’s top 2 players begin their Roland Garros campaigns today, with Gael Monfils up against Taro Daniel on Court Philippe Chatrier and Lucas Pouille playing Simone Bolelli on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Both will aim to use home advantage to have a good run here this year – Monfils will look for a repeat of his 2008 performance when he reached the semifinals, while Pouille will hope to emulate the form he displayed in reaching the last 4 at the Australian Open in January to impress the home fans in Paris. • Monte Carlo champion Fabio Fognini takes on fellow Italian Andreas Seppi in the first match on Court Simonne Mathieu today. It will be the 8th all-Italian meeting at Roland Garros in the Open Era and the 16th all-Italian clash at the Grand Slams in the Open Era. The pair are tied at 4 wins apiece in their previous Tour-level match-ups, but Seppi has not beaten his compatriot and Davis Cup teammate since 2010 and will have to put in an inspired performance if he is to defeat to the No.
  • Media Guide Template

    Media Guide Template

    THE US OPEN T O Throughout its 133-year history, the US Open has dared its entrants to dream U R I N big, to strive for excellence in each and every match, and in turn the Open has N F A O done the same. It has moved from the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills to the M USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, one of the largest public tennis facili - E N ties in the world, and plays its marquee matches in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the T largest tennis stadium in the world. Over the years, the US Open has drawn inspiration from tennis heroes such as Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe, as well as the innumerable world-class players who have taken part in the event and, of course, from the hundreds of thousands of fans whose dedication to the sport and the F G A event have made the US Open a true sports and entertainment spectacular. In fact, more than R C O I L 700,000 fans on-site make the US Open the world’s largest-attended annual sporting event, and U I T N more than 53 million online visitors plus a global television audience share in the thrill and excite - Y D & ment each year. S Starting with Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day—the world's largest single-day, grass-roots tennis and entertainment event—straight through Finals Weekend, the US Open honors its future and its past, celebrating those who have made the tournament what it is today while also focusing on the next generation that will write tennis history well into the coming decades.
  • 20170507 Naples Media Notes

    20170507 Naples Media Notes

    TOURNAMENT NOTES as of May 2, 2017 ACADEMIA SANCHEZ-CASAL WOMEN’S OPEN SPONSORED BY GERMAIN BMW OF NAPLES NAPLES, FL • MAY 7-14 USTA PRO CIRCUIT WOMEN’S TENNIS RETURNS TO NAPLES The Academia Sanchez-Casal Women’s Open sponsored by Germain BMW of Naples is taking place in Naples for the second consecutive year. The city will also host another $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit women’s TOURNAMENT event next week. Naples first hosted USTA INFORMATION Pro Circuit tennis in 2002, when the city held a $50,000 women’s event. It also hosted a Site: Academia Sanchez-Casal – Naples, Fla. $50,000 women’s event in 2000, as well as Websites: www.asc-florida.com a $50,000 men’s Challenger from 1992 to www.procircuit.usta.com 1994. This is the first of three $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit clay-court women’s events held in Facebook: Academia Sanchez-Casal, Florida May prior to the start of the hard-court season. Twitter: @ASCFlorida Notable players competing in Naples include: Qualifying Draw Begins: Sunday, May 7 Former junior No. 1 Taylor Townsend advanced to the third round of the WTA event in Miami Main Draw Begins: Tuesday, May 9 Taylor Townsend, 21, Atlanta this year and qualified for the 2016 US Open, • In 2017, qualified for the WTA event in Main Draw: 32 Singles / 16 Doubles Miami and advanced to the third round. • Was the 2012 ITF World Junior Champion, Surface: Clay / Outdoor • Made third consecutive appearance in the becoming the first U.S. girl to hold the year- Prize Money: $25,000 main draw of the French Open in 2016 after end No.