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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 ATP Info: Tournament Info: ATP PR & Marketing: www.ATPWorldTour.com www.lta.org.uk Richard Evans: [email protected] @ATPWorldTour @BritishTennis #AegonChampionships Mark Epps: [email protected] facebook.com/ATPWorldTour facebook.com/britishtennislta Press: +44 333 011 1087 MURRAY MEETS CILIC IN CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: No. 1 seed Andy Murray 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 Steve Johnson and three in doubles with countryman Marin Draganja. In the second semi-final, No. 3 seed Milos Raonic meets unseeded Aussie Bernard Tomic. 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 Ivan Lendl with Murray, 1997 runner-up Goran Ivanisevic with Cilic, four-time champion John McEnroe with Raonic and fellow four-time winner Lleyton Hewitt with Tomic. 4-TIME CHAMPIONS AT AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS Andy Murray 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 Andy Roddick 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 Lleyton Hewitt 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 Boris Becker 1985, 1987, 1988, 1996 John McEnroe 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984 Roy Emerson 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 Anthony Wilding 1907, 1910, 1911, 1912 Major J.G. Ritchie 1902, 1904, 1906, 1909 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – Singles Semi-finals [1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs [5] Marin Cilic (CRO) Murray Leads 10-2 07 Davis Cup 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 Australian Open (Australia) 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 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: 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-serve points (118/139) • Reached finals at Marseille (l. to Kyrgios) and Geneva (d. 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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. 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    2016 ATP TOURNAMENT & GRAND SLAM FINALS START DAY TOURNAMENT SINGLES FINAL (SEED) DOUBLES FINAL (SEED) 4-Jan Brisbane International presented by Suncorp (H) Brisbane $404780 4 Milos Raonic d. 2 Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 2 Kontinen-Peers d. WC Duckworth-Guccione 7-6 (4) 6-1 4-Jan Aircel Chennai Open (H) Chennai $425535 1 Stan Wawrinka d. 8 Borna Coric 6-3 7-5 3 Marach-F Martin d. Krajicek-Paire 6-3 7-5 4-Jan Qatar ExxonMobil Open (H) Doha $1189605 1 Novak Djokovic d. 1 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-2 3 Lopez-Lopez d. 4 Petzschner-Peya 6-4 6-3 11-Jan ASB Classic (H) Auckland $463520 8 Roberto Bautista Agut d. Jack Sock 6-1 1-0 RET Pavic-Venus d. 4 Butorac-Lipsky 7-5 6-4 11-Jan Apia International Sydney (H) Sydney $404780 3 Viktor Troicki d. 4 Grigor Dimitrov 2-6 6-1 7-6 (7) J Murray-Soares d. 4 Bopanna-Mergea 6-3 7-6 (6) 18-Jan Australian Open (H) Melbourne A$19703000 1 Novak Djokovic d. 2 Andy Murray 6-1 7-5 7-6 (3) 7 J Murray-Soares d. Nestor-Stepanek 2-6 6-4 7-5 1-Feb Open Sud de France (IH) Montpellier €463520 1 Richard Gasquet d. 3 Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-5 6-4 2 Pavic-Venus d. WC Zverev-Zverev 7-5 7-6 (4) 1-Feb Ecuador Open Quito (C) Quito $463520 5 Victor Estrella Burgos d. 2 Thomaz Bellucci 4-6 7-6 (5) 6-2 Carreño Busta-Duran d.