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AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, June 19, 2016 Queen’s Club, London, Great Britain | June 13-19, 2016 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: €1,802,945 | Surface: Grass

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MURRAY v RAONIC ON COURT, LENDL v MCENROE OFF

 FINALS PREVIEW: No. 1 seed plays for a record fifth Aegon Championships title Sunday when he meets No. 3 seed in a battle between Top 10 players. Murray is one of eight men since the tournament was established in 1890 to win four titles. With an Olympic gold medal in 2012 and a Wimbledon championship in 2013, the World No. 2 is second only to among active singles players in winning six grass-court titles.

Raonic, on the other hand, is making his debut in a grass-court final after reaching his first 17 ATP World Tour finals on hard courts. His best result on grass entering the 2016 Aegon Championships was a run to the 2014 Wimbledon semi-finals. Unbroken in 47 service games this week, the ninth-ranked Raonic won a rematch of the 2014 Wimbledon quarter-finals against and also defeated 2011 Wimbledon quarter-finalist .

After Raonic won three of his first four matches against Murray, the Brit has rebounded with four straight victories in their FedEx ATP 2 Head rivalry. Among Murray’s wins was a comeback from two sets to one down in the 2016 semi-finals. Murray and Raonic, who have never met on grass, will contest the first Aegon Championships final between Top 10 players since No. 2 defeated No. 3 in 2008.

Familiar foes and John McEnroe, who met 36 times as players, will face off for the first time as coaches on Sunday. Raonic hired McEnroe to join his team during Roland Garros last month, while Murray reunited with Lendl following his run to the final in Paris. Lendl went 21-15 against McEnroe on court, including a 6-2, 6-4 win in the 1990 Queen’s Club semi-finals.

Following Murray vs. Raonic, No. 1 seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and will defend their doubles title against a team to be determined. Fellow Frenchmen and Edouard Roger-Vasselin were tied at 3-3 with qualifiers and Andre Sa when their semi-final was suspended due to darkness on Saturday. That match will resume at 11:30 am on Court 1, with the winners challenging Herbert and Mahut on Centre Court. Herbert and Mahut are 1-0 against each of the teams they may face in the final.

4-TIME CHAMPIONS AT AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS Andy Murray 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 1985, 1987, 1988, 1996 John McEnroe 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 1907, 1910, 1911, 1912 Major J.G. Ritchie 1902, 1904, 1906, 1909

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 EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Aegon Championships Champion Finalist Singles Ranking Points 500 300 Singles Prize Money €410,200 €192,650 Doubles Ranking Points 500 300 Doubles Prize Money €120,900 €57,130

 INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS: Tournament statistics entering Sunday’s championship match

Statistic [1] Andy Murray [3] Milos Raonic NOTE: Raonic leads Murray Aces 46 60 in 7 of 10 categories.

1st- Percentage 67% (205 of 306) 69% (178 of 258) 1st-Serve Points Won 79% (161 of 205) 86% (153 of 178) 2nd-Serve Points Won 49% (49 of 101) 63% (50 of 80) Service Games Won 86% (42 of 49) 100% (47 of 47) Break Points Saved 63% (12 of 19) 100% (7 of 7)

1st-Serve Return Points Won 33% (68 of 203) 28% (60 of 215)

2nd-Serve Return Points Won 51% (61 of 119) 52% (51 of 98) Return Games Won 27% (13 of 48) 17% (8 of 46) Break Points Converted 36% (13 of 36) 33% (8 of 24)

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – Singles and Doubles Finals

[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs [3] Milos Raonic (CAN) Murray Leads 5-3 12 () Clay QF Milos Raonic 6-4 7-6(3) 12 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-4 6-4 6-2 12 Tokyo (Japan) Hard SF Milos Raonic 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Milos Raonic 4-6 7-5 6-3 14 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard RR Andy Murray 6-3 7-5 15 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay QF Andy Murray 6-4 7-5 16 Australian Open () Hard SF Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay QF Andy Murray 6-2 6-0

Murray 2016 FastFacts W: ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d. Djokovic); F (3): Australian Open (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Djokovic); Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic); SF: ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal) YTD W-L: 32-6 (4-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 36 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 2 (Career-High) London/Queen's Club W-L (Best Result): 29-5 (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Second among all players in field with 27% of return games won (Edmund: 31%) • Became 1st British finalist at Roland Garros and 10th man to reach all 4 major finals in Open Era (l. to Djokovic) • Earned 9th win from 2 sets down, then improved to 22-7 in 5-setters at Roland Garros (d. Stepanek and Bourgue) • Celebrated 29th birthday by beating No. 1 Djokovic for 12th ATP Masters 1000 title at Rome • Did not drop a set all week to become 1st British champion at ATP Masters 1000 Rome in Open Era • Fell to 0-5 in Australian Open finals with 4th championship match loss to No. 1 Djokovic • With older brother Jamie, became 1st brothers in Open Era to reach singles and doubles finals at same major • Beat No. 8 Berdych and No. 5 Nadal en route to ATP Masters 1000 Madrid final (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Lost 3-setters in Indian Wells 3R (l. to Delbonis), Miami 3R (l. to Dimitrov) and Monte-Carlo SF (l. to No. 5 Nadal) • Extended win streak to 14 matches with 3 victories to lead Great Britain past Japan 3-1 Aegon Championships Day 7 – Sunday, June 19, 2016 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Raonic 2016 FastFacts W: Brisbane (d Federer); F: ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic); SF: Australian Open (l. to Murray); QF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Kyrgios); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Djokovic) YTD W-L: 31-7 (4-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: December 27, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 9 London/Queen's Club W-L (Best Result): 6-1 (2016 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Leads all players in field with 86% of 1st-serve points won and 63% of 2nd-serve points won. Tied for 1st with Isner by winning 100% of service games and break points faced • Won 1st 9 matches of season, highlighted by 8th career title at Brisbane (d. No. 3 Federer) • Upset No. 4 Wawrinka in 5 sets en route to 2nd SF at Australian Open (l. to No. 2 Murray in 5 sets) • Played in 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Indian Wells (d. No. 7 Berdych, Monfils and Goffin; l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Miami (l. to Kyrgios), Monte-Carlo (l. to Murray) and Madrid (l. to Djokovic) • Advanced to Roland Garros 4R (l. to Ramos-Viñolas) • Withdrew from Delray Beach, Acapulco and Davis Cup 1R due to muscular tear sustained in Australian Open SF

MOST ATP WORLD TOUR WINS IN 2016 (WITH TITLES) 1 47 Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Nice, 2 Novak Djokovic 44 Doha, Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Roland Garros 3 33 Memphis 4 Andy Murray 32 Rome 5 Milos Raonic 31 Brisbane

[1] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs Herbert/Mahut Lead 1-0 [PR] Julien Benneteau (FRA)/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 15 Australian Open Hard QF Herbert/Mahut 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3 OR [1] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs Herbert/Mahut Lead 1-0 [Q] Chris Guccione (AUS)/Andre Sa (BRA) 15 Metz Hard QF Herbert/Mahut 4-6 6-4 [10-3]

• Herbert/Mahut beat Inglot/Nestor 63 63, [PR] del Potro/Melo 64 64 and [WC] Erlich/Fleming 67(2) 76(3) 10-8 • Frenchmen are 22-4 with 3 titles in 2016 and 52-17 with 5 titles lifetime, including 2015 London Queen’s Club • On June 6, Mahut became No. 1 in Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings and Herbert rose to career-high No. 3 • Swept ATP Masters 1000 doubles titles at Indian Wells (d. Pospisil/Sock), Miami (d. Klaasen/Ram) and Monte-Carlo (d. J. Murray/Soares). Became 2nd team ever to win 1st 3 ATP Masters 1000 titles of season (Bryan/Bryan in 2014) • Had 15-match winning streak snapped by eventual champions Rojer/Tecau in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid SF • Fell in Aus. Open 2R (l. to Andujar/Carreño Busta) and Roland Garros 3R (l. to eventual champions Lopez/Lopez) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Rome due to Herbert’s knee injury • Also in 2016, Mahut won Rotterdam title w/Pospisil and Herbert won Wroclaw, POL Challenger title w/Olivetti

• Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin beat [4] Bopanna/Mergea 36 63 12-10 (saved 1 MP) and [PR] Cilic/Draganja 75 64 • Frenchmen are 8-4 in 2016 and 50-25 lifetime with titles at Marseille and Roland Garros in 2014 • In Roland Garros QF, held 6 MPs against eventual champions Lopez/Lopez before falling 76 in 3rd • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Rome SF (l. to Bryan/Bryan 10-7 in Match TB) • Opened season with Challenger title at Noumea, CAL (d. Barrere/Lamasine) • Limited to 5 tour-level and 2 Challenger events as a team due to Benneteau’s abductor injury • Also in 2016, Roger-Vasselin saved 4 MPs vs. Michalicka/Minar and 8 MPs vs. Bryan/Bryan en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF w/Zimonjic (l. to Herbert/Mahut 10-6 in Match TB)

• Guccione/Sa beat Anderson/Bautista Agut 62 64 in 1R and [2] J. Murray/Soares 76(3) 67(4) 10-3 in QF • Defeated Skupski/Skupski 64 75 and Johnson/Monroe 63 76(2) in qualifying • Aussie and Brazilian are 9-8 in 2016 and 23-20 lifetime with title at 2015 Nottingham (d. Cuevas/Marrero) • Saved 7 MPs to beat Butorac/Lipsky 18-16 in Match TB en route to Bucharest final (l. to Mergea/Tecau) • Reached Roland Garros 3R (d. Cabal/Farah and L. Mayer/Sousa, l. to Dodig/Melo) • Advanced to Irving, USA Challenger final (d. Paes/Rosol, l. to Monroe/Qureshi 10-4 in Match TB)