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AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, June 18, 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 MEETS CILIC IN CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS

 SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: No. 1 seed and No. 5 seed Marin Cilic meet in a clash of the champions as part of semi-final Saturday at the Queen’s Club. Murray is two wins from an all- time record fifth title at the Aegon Championships, which was established in 1890. Cilic captured the title in 2012 before losing it to Murray in the 2013 final. The Croat played six sets Friday – three in his singles win over and three in doubles with countryman .

In the second semi-final, No. 3 seed meets unseeded Aussie . Raonic has not dropped a set to Tomic in three prior meetings. All 17 of Raonic’s appearances in an ATP World Tour final have come on hard courts. Likewise, Tomic is bidding for his first grass- court final after playing in five hard-court championship matches. The World No. 22 won back-to- back matches this week for the first time since reaching the Acapulco final in late February.

Four former Queen’s Club finalists are among the coaching teams of the four semi-finalists: 1989 and 1990 champion with Murray, 1997 runner-up Goran Ivanisevic with Cilic, four-time champion John McEnroe with Raonic and fellow four-time winner with Tomic.

4-TIME CHAMPIONS AT AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS Andy Murray 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 Lleyton Hewitt 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

FEDEX ATP 2 HEADS – Singles Semi-finals

[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs [5] Marin Cilic (CRO) Murray Leads 10-2 07 Play-off (Great Britain) Grass RR Andy Murray 3-6 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-3 08 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Hard R16 Andy Murray 7-5 7-6(2) 09 Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Andy Murray 7-5 7-6(4) 6-1 09 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Marin Cilic 7-5 6-2 6-2 10 () Hard SF Andy Murray 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 10 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Andy Murray 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3 12 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Andy Murray 7-5 6-2 6-3 12 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard QF Andy Murray 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 6-0 13 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Andy Murray 6-4 6-3 13 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass F Andy Murray 5-7 7-5 6-3 14 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard QF Marin Cilic 6-3 6-4 14 Beijing (China) Hard QF Andy Murray 6-1 6-4 Aegon Championships Day 6 – Saturday, June 18, 2016 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Murray 2016 FastFacts W: ATP Masters 1000 (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: 31-6 (3-0 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): 28-5 (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Trails only Edmund this week with 29% of return games won (10/34) • 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 Davis Cup win streak to 14 matches with 3 victories to lead Great Britain past Japan 3-1

Cilic 2016 FastFacts F (2): Marseille (l. to Kyrgios); Geneva (l. to Wawrinka); QF (3): Brisbane (l. to Thiem); Rotterdam (l. to Kohlschreiber); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Goffin) YTD W-L: 19-12 (3-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 14 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 13 London/Queen's Club W-L (Best Result): 20-7 (2012 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Trails only Raonic this week by winning 85% of 1st- points (118/139) • Reached finals at Marseille (l. to Kyrgios) and Geneva (d. Ferrer, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Fell to 0-8 lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Indian Wells (l. to Goffin) • Snapped 11-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents with win over No. 10 Gasquet in Indian Wells 4R • Fell in 1R for 1st time since 2011, losing to 166th-ranked qualifier Trungelliti in Roland Garros 1R • Helped Croatia to 3-2 Davis Cup 1R win over Belgium (d. Coppejans, l. to Goffin) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome due to knee injury

[3] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs Bernard Tomic (AUS) Raonic Leads 3-0 14 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R32 Milos Raonic 7-6(3) 6-3 16 Brisbane (Australia) Hard SF Milos Raonic 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Milos Raonic 6-2 3-0 ret

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: 30-7 (3-0 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): 5-1 (2016 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Leads all players in field with 86% of 1st-serve points won (123/143) and 61% of 2nd-serve points won (39/64). Tied for 1st with Isner by winning 100% of service games (37/37) and break points faced (6/6) • 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 Grand Slam 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 Aegon Championships Day 6 – Saturday, June 18, 2016 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Tomic 2016 FastFacts F: Acapulco (l. to Thiem); SF: Brisbane (l. to Raonic); QF (3): (l. to Gabashvili); Quito (l. to Lorenzi); ’s- Hertogenbosch (l. to Mahut) YTD W-L: 19-14 (5-2 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: October 21, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 22 London/Queen's Club W-L (Best Result): 5-3 (2016 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Trails only Isner this week by making 71% of his 1st serves (162/227) • Advanced to 5th career final – 1st at an ATP World Tour 500 event – in Acapulco (l. to Thiem in 3 sets) • Reached Brisbane SF (d. Nishikori, l. to Raonic), Sydney QF (l. to Gabashvili) and Aus. Open 4R (l. to Murray) • Suffered 5-match losing streak from March to May before reaching Roland Garros 2R (d. Baker, l. to Coric) • Achieved career-high of No. 17 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 11 • Retired in Sydney QF vs. Gabashvili (fatigue), Indian Wells 3R vs. Raonic (right wrist) and Rome 1R vs. Paire (flu) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami and Monte-Carlo due to right wrist injury

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – Potential Singles Finals

[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs [3] Milos Raonic (CAN) Murray Leads 5-3 12 (Spain) 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 (Australia) 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

[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Bernard Tomic (AUS) Murray Leads 4-0 12 Brisbane (Australia) Hard SF Andy Murray 6-3 6-2 13 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Andy Murray 6-3 6-1 15 Davis Cup SF (Great Britain) Hard RR Andy Murray 7-5 6-3 6-2 16 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-4 6-4 7-6(4)

[5] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs [3] Milos Raonic (CAN) Series Tied 1-1 11 Valencia (Spain) Hard R32 Marin Cilic 6-4 6-4 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Milos Raonic 3-6 6-4 6-3

[5] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Bernard Tomic (AUS) Cilic Leads 2-1 10 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Marin Cilic 6-7(6) 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-4 11 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Marin Cilic 6-1 6-0 6-2 15 ATP Masters 1000 Montréal () Hard R32 Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-4