: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, September 24, 2017

Les Arenes de Metz | Metz, | September 18-24, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €482,060 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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PAIRE TAKES ON FIRST-TIME FINALIST GOJOWCZYK

• The Moselle Open championship on Sunday features No. 7 seed Benoit Paire of France against German qualifier , who is making his first appearance in an ATP World Tour final. Paire won the only previous main draw meeting 62 64 in June in the second round of Stuttgart. Paire is looking to continue the French dominance in Metz. Frenchmen have won seven of the last eight Metz titles and nine of 14 overall since the inaugural event in 2003.

• Paire is appearing in his fifth career ATP World Tour final (1-3), the first since October 2015 in Tokyo (l. to Wawrinka). His win on Saturday broke an eight-match semi-final losing streak going back to Tokyo. The 28-year-old Frenchman’s lone ATP World Tour title came in Bastad in 2015. He saved one match point in his QF victory over No. 2 seed on Friday. There have been 11 winners on the ATP World Tour this season, saving match point(s). , who saved two match points in his SF win in St. Petersburg, is also trying to add his name to the list. Two other Frenchmen have won titles on the ATP World Tour this season. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has three titles and has two.

• Gojowczyk is the first qualifier to reach the final in Metz since countryman in 2010 (l. to Simon). The 28-year-old German is the sixth qualifier to advance to an ATP World Tour final in 2017. The last qualifier to win an ATP title was in 2015 ‘s-Hertogenbosch. He is tryng to become the first German to win the Metz title in the tournament’s 15-year history. The only Germans to reach the Metz final are Zverev in 2010 and in 2009 (l. to Monfils). Gojowczyk is also looking to become the sixth or seventh first-time champion on the ATP World Tour this season. Damir Dzumhur is in the St. Petersburg final and is looking to do it.

EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Moselle Open Champion Finalist Ranking Points 250 150 Singles Prize Money €:85,945 €45,265 Doubles Prize Money :€26,110 €13,730 :

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[Q] Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs [7] Benoit Paire (FRA) Paire Leads 1-0 17 Stuttgart (Germany) Grass R16 Benoit Paire 6-2 6-4 Other meetings: 09 Germany F18 (Germany) Carpet F Peter Gojowczyk 6-4 6-4 11 CH (Austria) Hard QF Benoit Paire 4-6 7-6(7) 4-0 ret Moselle Open Day 7 – Sunday, September 24, 2017 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Gojowczyk 2017 Summary SF(1): Newport (l Ebden) YTD W-L: 11-5 (6-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 15, 1989 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 95 Metz W-L (Best Result): 5-1 (2017 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Qualified for second straight year and has posted wins over Gombos 36 76 63 in 1R, [8] Simon 64 76 in 2R, Copil 62 64 in QF and [5] M. Zverev 63 1-0 ret. in SF to reach 1st ATP final. No. 3 in aces this week (30) and has held 34 of 39 service games (87%). Last year reached 2R (d. Almagro, l. to Thiem) • Will jump from No .95 to around a career-high No. 76 in Emirates ATP Rankings and to around No. 66 if he wins the title. His previous career-high ranking is No. 79 on Nov. 17, 2014 • In July, advanced to 2nd career ATP World Tour SF at Newport (d. Karlovic after saving 1 MP, l. to Ebden) • Qualified and reached 2R at Indian Wells (l. to Carreno Busta), Stuttgart (l. to Paire) and Wimbledon (l. to Bautista Agut) • Retired in Q2 (abdomen) and Miami Q1 (right foot), then missed 2+ months of action • In January, did not drop a set en route 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Happy Valley, AUS (d. Jasika). Also advanced to Quimper, FRA Challenger final (l. to Mannarino). Has an 11-6 match record in Challengers this season

QUALIFIERS TO REACH FINALS IN 2017: Gojowczyk is the sixth qualifier to reach an ATP World Tour final this season. Nicolas Mahut is the last qualifier to win an ATP World Tour title in June 2015 in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

Aljaz Bedene Budapest (l. to Pouille) Guido Pella Munich (l. to A. Zverev) Mischa Zverev Geneva (l. to Wawrinka) Newport (l. to Isner) Gstaad (l. to Fognini)

FIRST-TIME ATP CHAMPIONS (5): Gojowczyk is trying to become the sixth or seventh first-time champion on the ATP World Tour this season. Damir Dzumhur is in the St. Petersburg final on Sunday. Here are the first-time champions in 2017: Age Tournament Gilles Muller 33 Sydney Ryan Harrison 24 Memphis Borna Coric 20 Marrakech Yuichi Sugita 28 Antalya 19 Umag

Paire 2017 Summary SF(4): Chennai (l Bautista Agut); Montpellier (l Gasquet); Marrakech (l Kohlschreiber); Stuttgart (l Pouille) YTD W-L: 30-25 (16-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 41 Metz W-L (Best Result): 6-4 (2017 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Opened with 62 64 win over [Q] Tsitsipas in 1R and followed with a 61 62 victory over Granollers in 2R, 76 57 76 victory over [2] Goffin in QF (saving 1 MP), and 61 76 over Basilashvili in SF Leads in aces (46) this week and has held 40 of 44 service games (91%), saving 19 of 23 BPs (83%). Previous best Metz result was 2R in 2011-12. Also in doubles SF (w/Mathieu) • His SF win over Basilashvili broke an 8-match losing streak in SFs since beating Nishikori at 2015 Tokyo (l. to Wawrinka in final) • Appearing in 5th ATP World Tour final (1-3) and lone title came in 2015 Bastad (d. Robredo) • Advanced to 4R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Murray) • Earned biggest win of career by beating No. 3 Wawrinka in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R (l. to Cuevas in 3R) Moselle Open Day 7 – Sunday, September 24, 2017 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Played an ATP World Tour or Grand Slam event in 19 straight tournament weeks to start season (Chennai-Halle) • Advanced to 3R at Aus. Open (d. Fognini in 5 sets, l. to Thiem), Miami (l. to Young) and Barcelona (l. to Zeballos) • Reached 12th ATP Challenger Tour final at Sophia Antipolis, FRA (l. to Bedene) • Upset in 1R matches by No. 333 de Minaur at Sydney, No. 136 Fritz at Indian Wells, No. 655 Haas at Monte-Carlo, No. 134 F. Mayer at Halle, No. 148 De Schepper at Umag and No. 244 Krueger at Cincinnati • Teamed with older brother Thomas to reach Lyon doubles QF as WC (d. Raja/Sharan, l. to Marach/Pavic)

MATCH POINT(S) SAVED CHAMPIONS (11): Paire is looking to become the 12th or 13th champion on the ATP World Tour this season to save a match point(s). Fabio Fognini, who is in the St. Petersburg final, saved two match points in his SF win. Player Tournament/Opponent Round M.P. Saved Doha – d. SF Saved 5 M.P. Gilles Muller Sydney – d. 1R Saved 1 M.P. Victor Estrella Burgos Quito – d. Ivo Karlovic 2R Saved 3 M.P. Quito – d. F Saved 1 M.P. Dubai – d. Philipp Kohlschreiber QF Saved 7 M.P. Miami – d. Tomas Berdych QF Saved 2 M.P. Borna Coric Marrakech – d. Philipp Kohlschreiber F Saved 5 M.P. Lucas Pouille Budapest – d. Jiri Vesely 2R Saved 2 M.P. Lucas Pouille Stuttgart – d. Jan-Lennard Struff 2R Saved 1 M.P. Feliciano Lopez London/Quen’s Club - d. Tomas Berdych QF Saved 1 M.P. London/Queen’s Club - d. Marin Cilic F Saved 1 M.P. Bastad – d. Henri Laaksonen QF Saved 2 M.P. Montreal – d. 2R Saved 3 M.P.

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

[3] (FRA) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs (NED) / (NZL) First Meeting

• Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin have dropped one set this week en route to their second ATP World Tour final of the season and sixth overall together (2-3). They were finalists at London/Queen’s Club (l. to J. Murray/Soares) • Their previous two titles came on French soil in Marseille and Roland Garros in 2014. They were finalists at ATP Masters 1000 in 2014 and Wimbledon last year • Benneteau, who last won an ATP World Tour doubles title in Marseille (w/Mahut) in February, is 11-9 in finals. He won the inaugural Metz doubles title in 2003 (w/Mahut) • Roger-Vasselin is 0-2 in doubles finals this season (ATP Masters 1000 Madrid w/Mahut, London/Queen’s Club w/Benneteau) and he is 13-7 lifetime in finals. He won Metz titles in 2012 (w/Mahut) and 2015 (w/Kubot)

• Koolhof/Sitak first teamed up in July in Newport (QF) and they are appearing in their second ATP World Tour final together. They were finalists in Atlanta in July (l. to Bryans). They have a 7-4 record together on the ATP World Tour. Last week they captured the title at the Szcezecin POL Challenger • Koolhof, who last won an ATP World Tour title in Sydney (w/Middelkoop) in January, is 3-2 in finals. He also was runner-up on home soil in Rotterdam in February • Sitak, who last won an ATP World Tour title in Stuttgart last year, is 3-3 in career finals. He is trying to win an ATP World Tour title for the fourth straight year

MOSELLE OPEN: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, September 23, 2017

Les Arenes de Metz | Metz, France | September 18-24, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €482,060 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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PAIRE LEADS FRENCH TITLE HOPES, THREE OTHERS EYE 1st CROWN

• The Moselle Open semi-finals on Saturday are led by No. 5 seed Mischa Zverev and No. 7 seed Benoit Paire. of Georgia and German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk are the other semi-finalists. The duo along with Zverev are looking to capture their first career ATP World Tour singles title. Paire’s lone ATP World Tour singles crown came in 2015 Bastad. Frenchmen have won seven of the last eight Metz titles and nine of 14 overall since the inaugural event in 2003.

• In the first semi-final, Zverev and Gojowczyk meet for the first time in the main draw on the ATP World Tour. Gojowczyk won the previous two meetings at the 2011 Salzburg Challenger and qualifying. The 30-year-old Zverev is appearing in his third semi-final of the season. He made his first ATP World Tour final showing in Metz in 2010 as a qualifier (l. to Simon). In May, he was runner-up in Geneva (l. to Wawrinka). Gojowczyk is playing in his second ATP World Tour semi-final in 2017. In July, he reached the semis in Newport (l. to Ebden). He is the first qualifier to reach the SFs in Metz since Zverev in 2010 (l. to Simon in final). The 28-year-old German is looking to become the sixth qualifier to advance to an ATP World Tour final in 2017. The last qualifier to win an ATP title was Nicolas Mahut in 2015 ‘s-Hertogenbosch. The only Germans to reach the Metz final are Zverev in 2010 and Philipp Kohlschreiber in 2009 (l. to Monfils).

• In the next match on, Basilashvili looks for his first win (0-2) against Paire, who saved one match point in his QF victory over No. 2 seed David Goffin on Friday. Both of the Frenchman’s wins over Basilashvili came in three sets after dropping the first set in 2015 Montpellier and Shenzhen last year. Basilashvili was runner-up in Memphis in February (l. to Harrison), one of his two indoor losses (12-2) this season. Paire is 5-0 in quarter-final matches this season but 0-4 in semi-finals. He is trying to snap an 8-match SF losing skid since his last win in this round came in 2015 Tokyo (d. Nishikori, l. to Wawrinka in final). Paire, who is also in the doubles semi-finals (w/Mathieu), is 1-3 lifetime in ATP World Tour singles finals.

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[5] Mischa Zverev (GER) vs [Q] Peter Gojowczyk (GER) First ATP Meeting Other meetings: 11 Salzburg CH (Austria) Hard R32 Peter Gojowczyk 7-6(2) 6-4 14 Australian Open Q (Australia) Hard -- Peter Gojowczyk 6-3 6-1

Zverev 2017 Summary F(1): Geneva (l Wawrinka); SF(1): Stuttgart (l Lopez); QF(1): Australian Open (l Federer) YTD W-L: 27-25 (15-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 22, 1987 (30) Emirates ATP Ranking: 27 Metz W-L (Best Result): 7-5 (2010 Finalist)

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• Tournament Note: No. 2 German (behind brother No. 4 Alexander) has wins over Herbert 67 63 62 in 1R, Laaksonen 64 64 and 75 76 over [LL] De Schepper to reach 3rd SF of season. Has held 33 of 37 service games (89%), saving 18 of 22 BPs (82%). Advanced to final in 2010 as a qualifier (l. to Simon). Also Q’d in 2012-13 and 2015 • Earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Murray to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at Australian Open (l. to Federer) • Rallied from 2 sets down for 1st time in Australian Open 2R, saving 2 MPs to defeat Isner 97 in 5th after 4h10m • Together with A. Zverev, 1st brothers to reach Grand Slam 3R since Byron and Wayne Black at 1998 Aus. Open • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Geneva as Q (d. Nishikori, l. to Wawrinka) • Reached Wimbledon 3R (l. to Federer), US Open 4R (d. Isner, l. to Querrey) and Stuttgart SF (d. Haas, l. to Lopez). Won 5-setters over Kukushkin in Wimbledon 2R, Kwiatkowski in US Open 1R and Paire in US Open 2R. • Has a personal-best 27 wins this season and achieved career-high No. 25 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 24 • Went 1-10 following upset of Murray in Melbourne, posting lone win at Indian Wells (d. Sousa, l. to Thiem in 3R) • Won Montpellier doubles title with singles champion A. Zverev -- 1st sweep by bros since Murrays at 2011 Tokyo • Doubles runner-up at Halle with singles runner-up A. Zverev (l. to Kubot/Melo)

Gojowczyk 2017 Summary SF(1): Newport (l Ebden) YTD W-L: 10-5 (5-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 15, 1989 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 95 Metz W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2017 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Qualified for second straight year and has posted wins over Gombos 36 76 63 in 1R, [8] Simon 64 76 and 62 64 over Copil to reach 2nd SF of season. No. 4 in aces this week (26) and has held 29 of 34 service games (85%). Last year reached 2R (d. Almagro, l. to Thiem) • In July, advanced to 2nd career ATP World Tour SF at Newport (d. Karlovic after saving 1 MP, l. to Ebden) • Qualified and reached 2R at Indian Wells (l. to Carreno Busta), Stuttgart (l. to Paire) and Wimbledon (l. to Bautista Agut) • Retired in Australian Open Q2 (abdomen) and Miami Q1 (right foot), then missed 2+ months of action • Did not drop a set en route 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Happy Valley, AUS (d. Jasika) • Also advanced to Quimper, FRA Challenger final (l. to Mannarino)

QUALIFIERS TO REACH FINALS IN 2017: Gojowczyk is trying to become the sixth qualifier to reach an ATP World Tour final this season. Nicolas Mahut is the last qualifier to win an ATP World Tour title in 2015 ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

Aljaz Bedene Budapest (l. to Pouille) Guido Pella Munich (l. to A. Zverev) Mischa Zverev Geneva (l. to Wawrinka) Matthew Ebden Newport (l. to Isner) Yannick Hanfmann Gstaad (l. to Fognini)

GERMANS IN TOP 100: There are seven Germans in the Top 100 Emirates ATP Rankings:

No. 4 Alexander Zverev No. 27 Mischa Zverev No. 34 Philipp Kohlschreiber No. 54 Jan-Lennard Struff No. 63 Florian Mayer No. 90 Cedrik-Marcel Stebe No. 95 Peter Gojowczyk

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Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs [7] Benoit Paire (FRA) Paire Leads 2-0 15 Montpellier (France) Hard R32 Benoit Paire 5-7 6-2 6-4 16 Shenzhen (China) Hard R32 Benoit Paire 6-7(5) 7-5 6-3

Basilashvili 2017 Summary F(1): Memphis (l Harrison); SF(2): Sofia (l Dimitrov); Lyon (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 24-22 (13-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 23, 1992 (25) Emirates ATP Ranking: 64 Metz W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2017 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Appearing in first Metz SF after wins over [Q] Millot 26 76 64 in 1R, [4] Muller 64 64 in 2R and Istomin 75 63 in QF. Has held serve 30 of 35 games (86%) and No. 7 in 2nd serve pts. won (61%). Last year qualified in debut and reached 2R (l. to Muller) • In February, advanced to 2nd career ATP World Tour final at Memphis (d. Thompson, Karlovic, Ebden and Kukushkin; l. to Harrison) • Has earned personal-high 24 wins this season and achieved career-high No. 51 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 19. Will move from No. 64 to around No. 59 and to around No. 54 if reaches final. Will break Top 50 if wins his maiden ATP World Tour title to around No. 43-44 • Enjoyed biggest win of career over No. 8 Thiem en route to Sofia SF (l. to eventual champion Dimitrov) • Also fell to eventual champion in Lyon SF (l. to Tsonga) • Reached 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal 60 61 60) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Donaldson) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to D. King in 1R) • Went 1-9 in tour-level matches from June 2 through August 14, including 5-match losing streak • Withdrew from Marrakech (right ankle) and retired in Kitzbuehel 1R vs Ofner (hip)

Paire 2017 Summary SF(4): Chennai (l Bautista Agut); Montpellier (l Gasquet); Marrakech (l Kohlschreiber); Stuttgart (l

Pouille) YTD W-L: 29-25 (15-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 41 Metz W-L (Best Result): 5-4 (2017 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Opened with 62 64 win over [Q] Tsitsipas on Tuesday and followed with a 61 62 victory over Granollers and 76 57 76 win over [2] Goffin, saving 1 MP. No. 2 in aces (29) this week and has held 31 of 35 service games (89%), saving 15 of 19 BPs (79%). Previous best Metz result was 2R in 2011-12. Also in doubles SF (w/Mathieu) • Appearing in 5th SF of season. Owns 0-4 record in SFs this year and trying to end 8-match losing streak in SFs since beating Nishikori at 2015 Tokyo (l. to Wawrinka in final) • Looking to reach 5th ATP World Tour final (1-3) and lone title came in 2015 Bastad (d. Robredo) • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Murray) • Earned biggest win of career by beating No. 3 Wawrinka in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R (l. to Cuevas in 3R) • Played an ATP World Tour or Grand Slam event in 19 straight tournament weeks to start season (Chennai-Halle) • Advanced to 3R at Aus. Open (d. Fognini in 5 sets, l. to Thiem), Miami (l. to Young) and Barcelona (l. to Zeballos) • Reached 12th ATP Challenger Tour final at Sophia Antipolis, FRA (l. to Bedene) • Upset in 1R matches by No. 333 de Minaur at Sydney, No. 136 Fritz at Indian Wells, No. 655 Haas at Monte-Carlo, No. 134 F. Mayer at Halle, No. 148 De Schepper at Umag and No. 244 Krueger at Cincinnati • Teamed with older brother Thomas to reach Lyon doubles QF as WC (d. Raja/Sharan, l. to Marach/Pavic) Moselle Open Day 6 – Saturday, September 23, 2017 Page 4 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com

POTENTIAL FINAL FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS

Mischa Zverev (GER) vs Benoit Paire (FRA) Zverev Leads 1-0 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Mischa Zverev 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-7(3) 7-5 Other meeting: 08 Marseille Q (France) Hard -- Mischa Zverev 7-6(5) 6-1

Mischa Zverev (GER) vs Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) First ATP Meeting Other meetings: 13 Tallahassee CH (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Mischa Zverev 6-4 6-0 16 Marburg CH (Germany) Clay R32 Mischa Zverev 6-2 4-6 7-6(6)

Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs Benoit Paire (FRA) Paire Leads 1-0 17 Stuttgart (Germany) Grass R16 Benoit Paire 6-2 6-4 Other meetings: 09 Germany F18 (Germany) Carpet F Peter Gojowczyk 6-4 6-4 11 Salzburg CH (Austria) Hard QF Benoit Paire 4-6 7-6(7) 4-0 ret

Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) Gojowczyk Leads 1-0 17 Stuttgart (Germany) Grass R32 Peter Gojowczyk 2-6 6-3 6-1 Other meeting: 16 Shenzhen CH (China) Hard R16 Peter Gojowczyk 6-3 6-4

MOSELLE OPEN: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Friday, September 22, 2017

Les Arenes de Metz | Metz, France | September 18-24, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €482,060 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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SEEDS GOFFIN, M. ZVEREV, PAIRE HEADLINE QUARTER-FINALS

• The Moselle Open quarter-finals on Friday feature 2014 champion and No. 2 seed David Goffin, No. 5 seed Mischa Zverev and No. 7 seed Benoit Paire. Of the remaining players, only Goffin, Denis Istomin and Paire have won an ATP World Tour title in their career. They are all in the bottom half of the draw.

• All four players in the top half of the draw are trying to win their first ATP World Tour title. In the first match of the day, lucky loser looks for his second win against Zverev. The Frenchman won the previous meeting 64 63 in the first round of Montpellier in February. De Schepper is trying to advance to his first career ATP World Tour semi-final while Zverev is looking to reach his third semi-final of the year. The 30-year-old German made his first ATP World Tour final showing in Metz in 2010 as a qualifier (l. to Simon).

• In the next match on, top Romanian takes on German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk, who won the only previous meeting in the first round at Wimbledon in July. Copil is attempting to reach his first career ATP World Tour semi-final while Gojowczyk is looking to advance to his second ATP World Tour semi-final of the year. In July, he reached the semis in Newport (l. to Ebden). He is the first qualifier to reach the QFs in Metz since in 2011 (l. to Ljubicic). The last qualifier in the semi-finals or better here was Zverev in 2010 (l. to Simon in final).

• In the evening session, Paire brings a 2-1 head-to-head record against Goffin, who won the last meeting at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai last October. Paire is 4-0 in quarter-final matches this season but 0-4 in semi-finals. Goffin notched his 40th win of the season on Thursday and he is appearing in his eighth QF (3-4) in 2017. He has lost his last three QF matches since reaching the semi-finals at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo in April. He is 8-1 lifetime in Metz.

• In the final match on, Istomin and Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia square off for the first time. Both players are appearing in their first Metz quarter-final and both have defeated seeds en route. Istomin beat No. 6 Richard Gasquet in the 1R and Basilashvili defeated No. 4 Gilles Muller in the 2R. Istomin is appearing in his second ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season while Basilashvili is making his fourth ATP World Tour quarter-final showing in 2017. He is 3-0 in QF matches.

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[LL] Kenny De Schepper (FRA) vs [5] Mischa Zverev (GER) De Schepper Leads 1-0 17 Montpellier (France) Hard R32 Kenny De Schepper 6-4 6-3 Moselle Open Day 5 – Friday, September 22, 2017 Page 2 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

De Schepper 2017 Summary QF(1): Montpellier (l Gasquet) YTD W-L: 4-2 (3-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 29, 1987 (30) Emirates ATP Ranking: 181 Metz W-L (Best Result): 2-5 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Took place of top seed Carreno Busta as a lucky loser and after 1R bye, beat [WC] Mahut 64 75 in 6th main draw appearance. Won lone match in 2013 (d. Huta Galung, l. to Simon). Qualifed 3 other times, in 2012, 2014-15 (lost 1R in each) • Appearing in 2nd ATP World Tour quarter-final of season. In February, qualified in Montpellier and reached QFs (l. to Gasquet). Also qualified in Umag and reached 2R (d. Paire, l. to Giannessi). Trying to reach 1st career ATP SF • Has an 18-16 record on ATP Challenger Tour and best result is SF in Cherbourg in February. Also QF 4 other times

Zverev 2017 Summary F(1): Geneva (l Wawrinka); SF(1): Stuttgart (l Lopez); QF(1): Australian Open (l Federer) YTD W-L: 26-25 (14-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 22, 1987 (30) Emirates ATP Ranking: 27 Metz W-L (Best Result): 6-5 (2010 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: No. 2 German (behind brother No. 4 Alexander) has posted wins over Herbert 67 63 62 in 1R and Laaksonen 64 64 to reach his 4th QF of season. Advanced to final in 2010 as a qualifier (l. to Simon). Also qualified in 2012-13 (1R) and 2015 (2R) • Earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Murray to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at Australian Open (l. to Federer) • Rallied from 2 sets down for 1st time in Australian Open 2R, saving 2 MPs to defeat Isner 97 in 5th after 4h10m • Together with A. Zverev, 1st brothers to reach Grand Slam 3R since Byron and Wayne Black at 1998 Aus. Open • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Geneva as Q (d. Nishikori, l. to Wawrinka) • Reached Wimbledon 3R (l. to Federer), US Open 4R (d. Isner, l. to Querrey) and Stuttgart SF (d. Haas, l. to Lopez). Won 5-setters over Kukushkin in Wimbledon 2R, Kwiatkowski in US Open 1R and Paire in US Open 2R. • Enjoyed career-high 25 wins this season and achieved career-high No. 25 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 24 • Went 1-10 following upset of Murray in Melbourne, posting lone win at Indian Wells (d. Sousa, l. to Thiem in 3R) • Won Montpellier doubles title with singles champion A. Zverev -- 1st sweep by bros since Murrays at 2011 Tokyo • Doubles runner-up at Halle with singles runner-up A. Zverev (l. to Kubot/Melo)

Marius Copil (ROU) vs [Q] Peter Gojowczyk (GER) Gojowczyk Leads 1-0 17 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Peter Gojowczyk 7-6(5) 2-6 6-3 6-1 Other meetings: 13 Bergamo CH () Hard R32 Peter Gojowczyk 6-3 6-3 17 Roland Garros Q (France) Clay -- Marius Copil 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(7)

Copil 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 7-12 (5-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Emirates ATP Ranking: 86 Date of Birth: 17 October 1990 (26) Metz W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Top Romanian made his debut on Monday and defeated Giannessi 63 62 in 1R and [3] Pouille 76 76 to reach his 1st ATP World Tour QF since Antwerp last October (l. to Goffin). Looking to reach 1st career ATP SF • Broke into Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings on May 15 and reached career-high No. 83 on June 19 • First Romanian in Top 100 since Victor Hanescu on May 26, 2014 • Qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Berdych in 1R), Dubai (l. to Pouille in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Zeballos in 1R) and Roland Garros (l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 1R) • Saved 2 MPs vs Garcia-Lopez to reach ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R as WC (l. to No. 1 Murray) • Reached Challenger SFs at Surbiton, GBR (l. to Sugita) and Nottingham, GBR (ret vs Sela due to shoulder injury) • Retired in Marrakech Q1 vs Djere (back) and withdrew from Eastbourne Q and Gstaad (shoulder) Moselle Open Day 5 – Friday, September 22, 2017 Page 3 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Gojowczyk 2017 Summary SF(1): Newport (l Ebden) YTD W-L: 9-5 (4-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 15, 1989 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 95 Metz W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Qualified for second straight year and has posted wins over Gombos 36 76 63 in 1R and [8] Simon 64 76 to reach QF. Last year reached 2R (d. Almagro, l. to Thiem) • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at Newport (d. Karlovic after saving 1 MP, l. to Ebden) • Qualified and reached 2R at Indian Wells (l. to Carreno Busta), Stuttgart (l. to Paire) and Wimbledon (l. to Bautista Agut) • Retired in Australian Open Q2 (abdomen) and Miami Q1 (right foot), then missed 2+ months of action • Did not drop a set en route 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Happy Valley, AUS (d. Jasika) • Also advanced to Quimper, FRA Challenger final (l. to Mannarino)

[7] Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [2] David Goffin (BEL) Paire Leads 2-1 12 s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) Grass R32 Benoit Paire 6-1 6-4 15 Bastad (Sweden) Clay R16 Benoit Paire 6-2 6-3 16 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 David Goffin 6-1 7-6(0) Other meeting: 12 ATP Masters 1000 Miami Q (U.S.A.) Hard -- David Goffin 6-2 6-2

Paire 2017 Summary SF(4): Chennai (l Bautista Agut); Montpellier (l Gasquet); Marrakech (l Kohlschreiber); Stuttgart (l Pouille) YTD W-L: 28-25 (14-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 41 Metz W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Opened with 62 64 win over [Q] Tsitsipas on Tuesday and followed with a 61 62 victory over Granollers. Making 5th visit in 7 years (except 2014-15) and was 2R in 2011-12

• Trying to reach 5th SF of season. Owns 0-4 record in SFs this season and 8-match losing streak in SFs since beating Nishikori at 2015 Tokyo • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Murray) • Earned biggest win of career by beating No. 3 Wawrinka in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R (l. to Cuevas in 3R) • Played an ATP World Tour or Grand Slam event in 19 straight tournament weeks to start season (Chennai-Halle) • Advanced to 3R at Aus. Open (d. Fognini in 5 sets, l. to Thiem), Miami (l. to Young) and Barcelona (l. to Zeballos) • Reached 12th ATP Challenger Tour final at Sophia Antipolis, FRA (l. to Bedene) • Upset in 1R matches by No. 333 de Minaur at Sydney, No. 136 Fritz at Indian Wells, No. 655 Haas at Monte-Carlo, No. 134 F. Mayer at Halle, No. 148 De Schepper at Umag and No. 244 Krueger at Cincinnati • Teamed with older brother Thomas to reach Lyon doubles QF as WC (d. Raja/Sharan, l. to Marach/Pavic)

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Goffin 2017 Summary F(2): Sofia (l Dimitrov); Rotterdam (l Tsonga); SF(1): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (l Nadal); QF(4): Australian Open (l Dimitrov); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Nadal); Umag (l Dodig); Gstaad (l Haase) YTD W-L: 40-17 (24-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 (26) Emirates ATP Ranking: 12 Metz W-L (Best Result): 8-1 (2014 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Top Belgian opened with 36 63 63 win over Almagro on Thursday. Won title in 2014 debut (d. Sousa) and reached SFs last year (l. to Pouille) • Achieved career-high No. 10 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 20 -- 1st Belgian men’s player ever in Top 10 • Tied Simon in 2008 as lightest player in Top 10 (150 lbs) since Coria (145 lbs) and Grosjean (147 lbs) in 2004 • Earned biggest win of career over No. 2 Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Nadal in SF) • Advanced to back-to-back finals at Sofia (l. to Dimitrov) and Rotterdam (d. Dimitrov in QF, l. to Tsonga) • Lost last 6 ATP World Tour finals since winning only 2 titles in 2014 at Kitzbuehel (d. Thiem) and Metz (d. Sousa) • Reached QFs at Australian Open (d. Thiem, l. to Dimitrov) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Raonic, l. to Nadal) • Made run to 2nd week of US Open for 1st time (d. Pella in 5 sets, l. to Rublev in 4R) • Saved 4 MPs to defeat Albot 26 76(7) 76(7) in Gstaad 2R (l. to Haase in QF) • Defeated Seppi and Lorenzi in straight sets to lead Belgium to 3-2 win over Italy in QF • Retired in Roland Garros 3R vs Zeballos and withdrew from ’s-Hertogenbosch, Queen’s and Wimbledon (right ankle)

Denis Istomin (UZB) vs Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) First Meeting

Istomin 2017 Summary QF: Gstaad (l Bautista Agut) YTD W-L: 11-16 (7-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: September 7, 1986 (31) Emirates ATP Ranking: 82 Metz W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Appearing in 1st Metz QF after wins over [6] Gasquet 16 64 64 and [LL] Maden 63 67 76. His last visit was in 2010 when he made 2R (l. to Robredo). Also 2R in 2009 (l. to Korolev) • Appearing in 2nd QF of season (Gstaad in July) and trying to reach first SF since June 2015 when he captured his maiden ATP World Tour title in Nottingham (d. Querrey) • As World No. 117, rallied from 2-sets-to-1 down to upset 6-time champion Djokovic in Aus. Open 2R after 4h48m • Biggest win of career over No. 2 Djokovic snapped 20-match losing streak vs Top 10 opponents (2-33 overall) • Also beat Carreno Busta in 5 sets to advance to Australian Open 4R for 1st time (l. to Dimitrov) • Advanced to 1st QF since 2015 St. Petersburg at Gstaad (l. to Bautista Agut) • Suffered tour-level losing streaks of 6 matches (Feb. 16-May 22) and 5 matches (June 1-July 23) • Qualified at Dubai (l. to Haase in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Berdych in 1R) • Retired in Indian Wells Q1 (foot), Q2 (hip) and Wimbledon 1R (right thigh). Withdrew from Monte-Carlo Q (foot)

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Basilashvili 2017 Summary F(1): Memphis (l Harrison); SF(2): Sofia (l Dimitrov); Lyon (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 23-22 (12-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 23, 1992 (25) Emirates ATP Ranking: 64 Metz W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Appearing in first Metz QF after wins over [Q] Millot 26 76 64 and [4] Muller 64 64. Last year qualified in debut and reached 2R (l. to Muller) • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Memphis (d. Thompson, Karlovic, Ebden and Kukushkin; l. to Harrison) • Has earned career-high 23 wins this season and achieved career-high No. 51 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 19 • Enjoyed biggest win of career over No. 8 Thiem en route to Sofia SF (l. to eventual champion Dimitrov) • Also fell to eventual champion in Lyon SF (l. to Tsonga) • Reached 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal 60 61 60) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Donaldson) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to D. King in 1R) • Went 1-9 in tour-level matches from June 2 through August 14, including 5-match losing streak • Withdrew from Marrakech (right ankle) and retired in Kitzbuehel 1R vs Ofner (hip)

MOSELLE OPEN: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, September 21, 2017

Les Arenes de Metz | Metz, France | September 18-24, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €482,060 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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FORMER CHAMPIONS POUILLE, GOFFIN HIGHLIGHT DAY FOUR

• The seven remaining second round matches are on Thursday’s schedule at the Mosellle Open with reigning champion Lucas Pouille and 2014 winner David Goffin leading the way. Overall there are four Frenchmen in action, including an all-countrymen battle between Kenny De Schepper and Nicolas Mahut. They are the second match on Court Central.

• In the opening match of the day, Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia takes on No. 4 seed Gilles Muller of Luxembourg. Muller has won both previous meetings, including in this round in Metz last year. In their last meeting at the Queen’s Club in London in June, Muller prevailed in three sets. Basilashvili is trying to reach his fourth ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season while Muller is looking to advance to his eighth quarter-final. He has won titles in Sydney and ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

• In the next match on, De Schepper looks to take advantage of his lucky loser opportunity as faces wild card Mahut, who won the previous ATP World Tour main draw meeting in Marseille in 2014. Mahut is trying to reach the quarter-finals in Metz for the third straight year and sixth time overall. He was a semi-finalist in 2007 and 2013. De Schepper is 1-5 in Metz and his last ATP World Tour quarter-final came in Montpellier in February.

• In the next match on, No. 7 seed Benoit Paire squares off with for the sixth time with the Spaniard holding a 3-2 advantage (2-0 on hard courts). Paire won the last meeting in Barcelona in April. Both players are trying to reach their first Metz quarter-final.

• In the evening session, Pouille brings a 2-0 record against No. 1 Romanian Marius Copil, who is trying to reach his first ATP World Tour quarter-final since Antwerp last October. Pouille is 2-1 in ATP World Tour finals this season, winning titles in Budapest and Stuttgart while reaching the final in Marseille.

• In the final match on, Nicolas Almagro plays Goffin, who has won the last two meetings and is trying to even his record (2-3) against the Spaniard. Almagro has slipped to No. 131 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and he is trying to reach his third QF of the season. Goffin comes into Metz after helping his country to a 3-2 Davis Cup SF win over Australia with four-set wins over Millman and Kyrgios. He is trying to win his 40th match (39-17) and advance to his 8th quarter-final this season.

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: THURSDAY 2ND ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

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Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs [4] Gilles Muller (LUX) Muller Leads 2-0 16 Metz (France) Hard R16 Gilles Muller 6-4 6-2 17 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Gilles Muller 6-4 6-7(17) 6-4

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Basilashvili 2017 Summary F(1): Memphis (l Harrison); SF(2): Sofia (l Dimitrov); Lyon (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 22-22 (11-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 23, 1992 (25) Emirates ATP Ranking: 64 Metz W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2016-17 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Last year qualified in Metz debut and reached 2R (l. to Muller). Opened on Tuesday with a 26 76 64 victory over [Q] Millot to even his record at 22-22 on the season • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Memphis (d. Thompson, Karlovic, Ebden and Kukushkin; l. to Harrison) • Has earned career-high 22 wins this season and achieved career-high No. 51 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 19 • Enjoyed biggest win of career over No. 8 Thiem en route to Sofia SF (l. to eventual champion Dimitrov) • Also fell to eventual champion in Lyon SF (l. to Tsonga) • Reached 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal 60 61 60) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Donaldson) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to D. King in 1R) • Went 1-9 in tour-level matches from June 2 through August 14, including 5-match losing streak • Withdrew from Marrakech (right ankle) and retired in Kitzbuehel 1R vs Ofner (hip)

Muller 2017 Summary W(2): Sydney (d Evans); s-Hertogenbosch (d Karlovic); F(1): Estoril (l Carreno Busta); SF(2): London / Queen's Club (l Cilic); Atlanta (l Isner); QF(2): Sofia (l Bautista Agut); Wimbledon (l Cilic) YTD W-L: 32-17 (16-11 on hard) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 9, 1983 (34) Emirates ATP Ranking: 23 Metz W-L (Best Result): 9-6 (2011 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Making 6th Metz appearance in 7 years (except 2013) and 7th overall. Made debut in 2004 (1R) and returned in 2011 when he reached SFs (l. to Ljubicic). Last two years advanced to QFs (l. to Simon in 2015, l. to Thiem last year) • Saved 1 MP in Sydney 1R vs Dolgopolov en route 1st ATP World Tour title (d. Evans in 6th ATP singles final) • Beat Karlovic, 38, for 2nd title at ’s-Hertogenbosch -- oldest ATP final since 1977 Hong Kong (Rosewall vs Gorman) • Earned biggest career win over No. 2 Nadal 15-13 in 5th after 4h48m to reach 2nd Grand Slam QF at Wimbledon (l. to Cilic in 5 sets). Snapped 22-match losing streak vs Top 5 foes. Saved 2 MPs in 2R to beat Rosol 9-7 in 5th set • Went 11-2 on grass, including run to London/Queen’s Club SF (d. Tsonga and Querrey, l. to Cilic in 3 sets) • Appeared in 1st clay-court final at Estoril (l. to Carreno Busta) • Achieved career-high No. 21 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 31 • Fell to 0-8 lifetime against World No. 1 with loss to Murray in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2R • Reached Brisbane doubles final in team debut w/Querrey (d. Nishikori/Thiem in QF, l. to Kokkinakis/Thompson) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Montreal due to arm injury

[LL] Kenny De Schepper (FRA) vs [WC] Nicolas Mahut (FRA) Mahut Leads 1-0 14 Marseille (France) Hard R32 Nicolas Mahut 7-6(2) 6-3 Other meetings: 11 Cherbourg CH (France) Hard R16 Nicolas Mahut 6-3 4-6 7-6(2) 12 Mons CH (Belgium) Hard R16 Kenny De Schepper 7-6(4) 6-3 13 Rennes CH (France) Hard F Nicolas Mahut 6-3 7-6(3) 15 s-Hertogenbosch Q (Netherlands) Grass -- Nicolas Mahut 4-6 6-4 6-3

De Schepper 2017 Summary QF(1): Montpellier (l Gasquet) YTD W-L: 3-2 (2-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 29, 1987 (30) Emirates ATP Ranking: 181 Metz W-L (Best Result): 1-5 (2013 2nd Round)

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• Tournament Note: Took place of top seed Carreno Busta as a lucky loser and making 6th main draw appearance. Won lone match in 2013 (d. Huta Galung, l. to Simon). Qualifed 3 other times, in 2012, 2014-15 (lost 1R in each) • Trying to reach 2nd ATP World Tour quarter-final of season. In February, qualified in Montpellier and reached QFs (l. to Gasquet). Also qualified in Umag in July and reached 2R (d. Paire, l. to Giannessi) • Has an 18-16 record on ATP Challenger Tour and best result is SF in Cherbourg in February. Also QF 4 other times

Mahut 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 13-17 (11-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: January 21, 1982 (35) Emirates ATP Ranking: 107 Metz W-L (Best Result): 16-13 (2007, 2013 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Opened with 61 76 win over [WC] Brown on Tuesday. Making 14th Metz visit in 15 years (except 2005). Best result is SF in 2007 (l. to Robredo) and 2013 (l. to Simon). Also QF in 2011, 2015 (l. to Tsonga in both) and last year (l. to Goffin) • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 1st time at Miami (d. Mmoh, Johnson and Pella; l. to Nadal) • Qualified and reached US Open 3R (d. Fucsovics and Ramos-Vinolas in 5 sets, l. to Carreno Busta) • Improved to 6-1 in ATP Masters 1000 doubles finals w/Herbert, winning titles at Rome (d. Dodig/Granollers), Montreal (d. Bopanna/Dodig) and Cincinnati (d. J. Murray/Soares). Also won Marseille title w/Benneteau • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Madrid doubles final w/Roger-Vasselin (d. Lopez/Lopez, l. to Kubot/Melo) • Has 3-0 Davis Cup doubles record this year with wins w/Herbert in 1R and SF and w/Benneteau in QF

[7] Benoit Paire (FRA) vs Marcel Granollers (ESP) Granollers Leads 3-2 10 Valencia (Spain) Hard R32 Marcel Granollers 6-2 6-4 11 Stuttgart (Germany) Clay R16 Marcel Granollers 6-4 7-5 13 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Benoit Paire 6-1 6-0 14 Chennai (India) Hard QF Marcel Granollers 6-2 3-6 7-6(5 17 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R32 Benoit Paire 6-3 7-6(6) Other meetings: 10 St. Brieuc CH (France) Clay R16 Benoit Paire 6-4 6-3 15 Mouilleron Le Captif CH (France) Hard QF Benoit Paire 6-2 2-6 6-2

Paire 2017 Summary SF(4): Chennai (l Bautista Agut); Montpellier (l Gasquet); Marrakech (l Kohlschreiber); Stuttgart (l Pouille) YTD W-L: 26-25 (12-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 41 Metz W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2011-12 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Opened with 62 64 win over [Q] Tsitsipas on Tuesday. Making 5th Metz visit in 7 years (except 2014-15) and best result is 2R in 2011-12 • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Murray) • Earned biggest win of career by beating No. 3 Wawrinka in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R (l. to Cuevas in 3R) • Played an ATP World Tour or Grand Slam event in 19 straight tournament weeks to start season (Chennai-Halle) • Owns 0-4 record in SFs this season and 8-match losing streak in SFs since beating Nishikori at 2015 Tokyo • Advanced to 3R at Aus. Open (d. Fognini in 5 sets, l. to Thiem), Miami (l. to Young) and Barcelona (l. to Zeballos) • Reached 12th ATP Challenger Tour final at Sophia Antipolis, FRA (l. to Bedene) • Upset in 1R matches by No. 333 de Minaur at Sydney, No. 136 Fritz at Indian Wells, No. 655 Haas at Monte-Carlo, No. 134 F. Mayer at Halle, No. 148 De Schepper at Umag and No. 244 Krueger at Cincinnati • Teamed with older brother Thomas to reach Lyon doubles QF as WC (d. Raja/Sharan, l. to Marach/Pavic)

Granollers 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 4-14 (3-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: April 12, 1986 (31) Emirates ATP Ranking: 135 Metz W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2012-bye, 2017 2nd Round)

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• Tournament Note: On Tuesday, saved 1 MP in 76 36 76 win over [Q] Bolelli. In 2012, lost in 2R after bye. • Trying to reach first ATP World Tour QF in singles since Basel last October (l. to eventual champion Cilic) • Reached 2R at Sydney (l. to Evans), Dubai (l. to Dzumhur) and Barcelona (l. to Paire) • Suffered 5-match losing streaks on ATP World Tour from March 1 to April 24 and April 25 before breaking it here • Fell to No. 135 in Emirates ATP Rankings on September 18 -- lowest since No. 140 on November 5, 2007 • Earned 300th doubles win in Marrakech SF w/M. Lopez on April 14 (d. Mergea/Qureshi, l. to Inglot/Pavic in final) • Captured 14th ATP World Tour doubles title at Rotterdam w/Dodig (d. Herbert/Mahut and Koolhof/Middelkoop) • Fell to 1-5 in ATP Masters 1000 doubles finals at Rome w/Dodig (d. Kontinen/Peers, l. to Herbert/Mahut) • Advanced to doubles QFs w/Dodig at Australian Open (l. to Bryan/Bryan) and Roland Garros (l. to Harrison/Venus) • Withdrew from Lyon due to abdominal strain

[3] Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs Marius Copil (ROU) Pouille Leads 2-0 16 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Lucas Pouille 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-1\ 17 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R16 Lucas Pouille 6-1 6-4

Pouille 2017 Summary W(2): Budapest (d Bedene); Stuttgart (d Lopez); F(1): Marseille (l Tsonga); SF(2): Dubai (l Murray); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Ramos-Vinolas) YTD W-L: 28-17 (11-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: February 23, 1994 Emirates ATP Ranking: 22 Metz W-L (Best Result): 4-0 (2016 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Reigning champion (d. Goffin in SF, No. 10 Thiem in F) is making his 2nd appearance in Metz • Saved 1 MP to beat Struff in 2R en route to 1st grass-court title at Stuttgart (d. Lopez) • Also saved 2 MPs to beat Vesely in 2R en route to 1st clay-court title at Budapest (d. Bedene) • Advanced to Marseille final (l. to Tsonga) and 2nd ATP Masters 1000 SF at Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) • Also advanced to Dubai SF, falling to 0-4 in matches, 0-8 in sets and 16-49 in games against No. 1 Murray • Achieved career-high No. 13 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 8 • Reached Roland Garros 3R (l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 5 sets) and US Open 4R (l. to Schwartzman) • Opened France’s 4-1 Davis Cup QF win over Great Britain by beating Edmund • Retired in Brisbane 2R vs Edmund (right toe) and withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (knee)

Copil 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 6-12 (4-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Emirates ATP Ranking: 86 Date of Birth: 17 October 1990 (26) Metz W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2017 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Top Romanian made his debut on Monday and defeated Giannessi 63 62 in 1R. Looking to reach 1st ATP World Tour QF since Antwerp last October (l. to Goffin) • Broke into Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings on May 15 and reached career-high No. 83 on June 19 • First Romanian in Top 100 since Victor Hanescu on May 26, 2014 • Qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Berdych in 1R), Dubai (l. to Pouille in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Zeballos in 1R) and Roland Garros (l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 1R) • Saved 2 MPs vs Garcia-Lopez to reach ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R as WC (l. to No. 1 Murray) • Reached Challenger SFs at Surbiton, GBR (l. to Sugita) and Nottingham, GBR (ret vs Sela due to shoulder injury) • Retired in Marrakech Q1 vs Djere (back) and withdrew from Eastbourne Q and Gstaad (shoulder)

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) vs [2] David Goffin (BEL) Almagro Leads 3-2 12 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Nicolas Almagro 6-4 6-2 13 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Nicolas Almagro 6-3 6-4 13 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo ()Clay R64 Nicolas Almagro 2-6 6-1 6-3 16 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 David Goffin 6-2 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco)Clay R32 David Goffin 7-5 6-1

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Almagro 2017 Summary QF(2): Doha (l Murray); Estoril (l Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 10-11 (3-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: August 21, 1985 (32) Emirates ATP Ranking: 131 Metz W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2017 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Won first match in Metz (1-2) on Tuesday, defeating Benneteau 76 75. Lost in 1R in 2008 and last year • Advanced to QFs at Doha (l. to No. 1 Murray) and Estoril (l. to eventual champion Carreno Busta) • Reached 2R at 5 events, including ATP Masters 1000 Rome (ret vs Nadal) and Roland Garros (ret vs del Potro)

• Fell to No. 132 in Emirates ATP Rankings on Sept. 11 -- lowest since No. 137 on August 3, 2015 • Retired in Australian Open 1R (calf strain), ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R (left knee) and Roland Garros 2R (left knee) • Missed 2+ months for birth of first child and 2+ months after tearing meniscus in left knee at Roland Garros

Goffin 2017 Summary F(2): Sofia (l Dimitrov); Rotterdam (l Tsonga); SF(1): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Nadal); QF(4): Australian Open (l Dimitrov); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Nadal); Umag (l Dodig); Gstaad (l Haase) YTD W-L: 39-17 (23-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 (26) Emirates ATP Ranking: 12 Metz W-L (Best Result): 7-1 (2014 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Top Belgian is making his 3rd appearance in 4 years. Won title in 2014 debut (d. Sousa) and reached SFs last year (l. to Pouille) • Achieved career-high No. 10 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 20 -- 1st Belgian men’s player ever in Top 10 • Tied Simon in 2008 as lightest player in Top 10 (150 lbs) since Coria (145 lbs) and Grosjean (147 lbs) in 2004

• Earned biggest win of career over No. 2 Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Nadal in SF) • Advanced to back-to-back finals at Sofia (l. to Dimitrov) and Rotterdam (d. Dimitrov in QF, l. to Tsonga) • Lost last 6 ATP World Tour finals since winning only 2 titles in 2014 at Kitzbuehel (d. Thiem) and Metz (d. Sousa) • Reached QFs at Australian Open (d. Thiem, l. to Dimitrov) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Raonic, l. to Nadal) • Made run to 2nd week of US Open for 1st time (d. Pella in 5 sets, l. to Rublev in 4R) • Saved 4 MPs to defeat Albot 26 76(7) 76(7) in Gstaad 2R (l. to Haase in QF) • Defeated Seppi and Lorenzi in straight sets to lead Belgium to 3-2 win over Italy in Davis Cup QF • Retired in Roland Garros 3R vs Zeballos and withdrew from ’s-Hertogenbosch, Queen’s and Wimbledon (right ankle)

Court 1 Denis Istomin (UZB) vs [LL] Yannick Maden (GER) First Meeting

Henri Laaksonen (SUI) vs [5] Mischa Zverev (GER) First ATP Meeting Other meetings: 16 Sarasota CH (U.S.A.) Clay QF Mischa Zverev 2-6 6-3 7-5 16 Shenzhen Q (China) Hard -- Mischa Zverev 6-2 6-4 MOSELLE OPEN: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, September 20, 2017

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FOUR FRENCHMEN HEADLINE DAY THREE ACTION

• There are three first round matches and one second round contest on Wednesday’s schedule at the Mosellle Open with four Frenchmen in action, led by No. 8 seed and former two-time champion . The other Frenchmen on Court Central are wild cards Nicolas Mahut and Paul- Henri Mathieu along with Pierre-Hugues Herbert.

• The first singles match of the day is German wild card against Mahut, who is making his 14th Metz appearance in 15 years (except 2005). His best result is the semi-finals in 2007 (l. to Robredo) and 2013 (l. to Simon). Brown is trying to win his opening match in Metz for the third straight year.

• In the next match on, Herbert looks for his first win against No. 5 seed Mischa Zverev, who won the only previous main draw meeting in four sets in the first round at last year’s US Open. Herbert is also looking to win his opening match in Metz for the third straight year. Zverev advanced to his first ATP World Tour final in Metz as a qualifier in 2010 (l. to Simon). The No. 2 German (behind brother No. 4 Alexander) is trying to even his season match record (24-25).

• In the evening session, Mathieu brings a 2-0 head-to-head record against Swiss No. 3 Henri Laaksonen. The Frenchman won the previous two meetings on Laaksonen’s Swiss soil, in 2012 Basel and 2016 Gstaad. Mathieu reached the Metz final in 2008 (l. to Tursunov) and he is making his 13th tournament appearance in 15 years. Laaksonen is ranked No. 113 and he broke into the Top 100 on July 17 and achieved a career-high No. 93 Emirates ATP Ranking on August 7. He also advanced to his first ATP World Tour quarter-final in Bastad in July.

• In the final match on, qualifier Peter Gojowczyk and Simon square off for the first time.This is the only second round match of the day. The 28-year-old German advanced to his second career ATP World Tour semi-final in Newport in July. Simon has a 15-6 career record in Metz and he won titles in 2010 and 2013. The 32-year-old Frenchman lost his first four matches in Metz before turning things around to win 15 of his last 17 matches here. He is attempting to reach his third ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season, all on home soil (Marseille, Lyon).

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1R: [WC] Dustin Brown (GER) vs [WC] Nicolas Mahut (FRA) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 11 Orleans CH (France) Hard R16 Dustin Brown 6-4 6-3

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Brown 2017 Summary QF(1): Montpellier (l Paire) YTD W-L: 10-19 (5-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 8, 1984 (32) Emirates ATP Ranking: 123 Metz W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (2015-16 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Making 4th appearance and best result is 2R in 2015 (l. to Wawrinka) and 2016 (l. to Benneteau) • Earned 4th Top 10 win of career to reach Montpellier QF (d. Cilic, l. to Paire 01 ret) • Advanced to 2R at 7 events, including Wimbledon (d. Sousa, l. to No. 1 Murray) • Suffered 6-match tour-level singles losing streak from April 13 to June 19 • Teamed with Tiafoe for 1st time and reached Houston doubles final as WC (l. to Peralta/Zeballos) • Reached Challenger SFs at Irving, USA (l. to Kukushkin) and Surbiton, GBR (l. to Thompson) • Also reached Challenger doubles final w/Sancic at Meerbusch, GER (l. to Krawietz/Mies) • Retired in Montpellier QF vs Paire and withdrew from Memphis due to lower back injury

Mahut 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 12-17 (10-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: January 21, 1982 (35) Emirates ATP Ranking: 107 Metz W-L (Best Result): 15-13 (2007, 2013 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Making 14th Metz appearance in 15 years (except 2005) Best result is SF in 2007 (l. to Robredo) and 2013 (l. to Simon). Also QF in 2011, 2015 (l. to Tsonga in both) and last year (l. to Goffin) • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 1st time at Miami (d. Mmoh, Johnson and Pella; l. to Nadal) • Qualified and reached US Open 3R (d. Fucsovics and Ramos-Vinolas in 5 sets, l. to Carreno Busta) • Improved to 6-1 in ATP Masters 1000 doubles finals w/Herbert, winning titles at Rome (d. Dodig/Granollers), Montreal (d. Bopanna/Dodig) and Cincinnati (d. J. Murray/Soares). Also won Marseille title w/Benneteau (d. Haase/Inglot). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Madrid doubles final w/Roger-Vasselin (d. Lopez/Lopez, l. to Kubot/Melo) • Earned Davis Cup doubles wins w/Herbert in 1R (d. Sugita/Uchiyama) and w/Benneteau in QF (d. Inglot/J. Murray)

1R: Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs [5] Mischa Zverev (GER) Zverev Leads 1-0 16 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Mischa Zverev 6-4 7-6(6) 4-6 6-0 Other meetings: 16 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Q (USA) Hard Q2 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3 7-6(3) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Miami Q (USA) Hard Q2 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-5 6-2

Herbert 2017 Summary SF(1): Rotterdam (l Goffin); QF(1): Newport (l Fratangelo) YTD W-L: 9-16 (5-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 18, 1991 (26) Emirates ATP Ranking: 67 Metz W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2015-16 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Making 5th straight appearance. Qualified in 2013-14 (1R) and reached 2R in 2015-16 • Qualified and earned biggest win of career over No. 8 Thiem to reach 2nd singles SF at Rotterdam (l. to Goffin) • Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid (d. Pouille, l. to Coric in 2R) and Montreal (l. to Sock in 1R) • Achieved career-high No. 63 in Emirates ATP Rankings on August 14 • Improved to 6-1 in ATP Masters 1000 doubles finals w/Mahut, winning titles at Rome (d. Dodig/Granollers), Montreal (d. Bopanna/Dodig) and Cincinnati (d. J. Murray/Soares) • Clinched France’s 4-1 win over Japan in Davis Cup 1R w/Mahut (d. Sugita/Uchiyama) • Withdrew from Queen’s Club and Eastbourne Q (back) and conceded walkover in Miami doubles 2R w/Mahut (leg) Moselle Open Day 3 – Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Page 3 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Zverev 2017 Summary F(1): Geneva (l Wawrinka); SF(1): Stuttgart (l Lopez); QF(1): Australian Open (l Federer) YTD W-L: 24-25 (12-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 22, 1987 (30) Emirates ATP Ranking: 27 Metz W-L (Best Result): 4-5 (2010 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Reached final in 2010 as a qualifier (l. to Simon). Also qualified in 2012-13 (1R) and 2015 (2R) • Earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Murray to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at Australian Open (l. to Federer) • Rallied from 2 sets down for 1st time in Australian Open 2R, saving 2 MPs to defeat Isner 97 in 5th after 4h10m • Together with A. Zverev, 1st brothers to reach Grand Slam 3R since Byron and Wayne Black at 1998 Aus. Open • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Geneva as Q (d. Nishikori, l. to Wawrinka) • Reached Wimbledon 3R (l. to Federer), US Open 4R (d. Isner, l. to Querrey) and Stuttgart SF (d. Haas, l. to Lopez). Won 5-setters over Kukushkin in Wimbledon 2R, Kwiatkowski in US Open 1R and Paire in US Open 2R. • Enjoyed career-high 24 wins this season and achieved career-high No. 25 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 24 • Went 1-10 following upset of Murray in Melbourne, posting lone win at Indian Wells (d. Sousa, l. to Thiem in 3R) • Won Montpellier doubles title with singles champion A. Zverev -- 1st sweep by bros since Murrays at 2011 Tokyo • Doubles runner-up at Halle with singles runner-up A. Zverev (l. to Kubot/Melo)

1R: [WC] Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) vs Henri Laaksonen (SUI) Mathieu Leads 2-0 12 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R32 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2 7-5 16 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R16 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-1 6-4

Mathieu 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 1-8 (1-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: January 12, 1982 (35) Emirates ATP Ranking: 252 Metz W-L (Best Result): 15-12 (2008 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Making 13th appearance in 15 years (except 2003, 2011) and best result is final in 2008 (l. to Tursunov). Also SF in 2004 debut (l. to Haehnel) and 2009 (l. to Kohlschreiber) • Earned only tour-level win of season at Montpellier (d. Millot in 3 sets, l. to Chardy in 3 sets) • Qualified at Roland Garros, his 15th and final appearance at event (l. to Goffin in 1R) • Reached Wroclaw, POL Challenger SF (l. to J. Melzer) • Fell to No. 254 in Emirates ATP Rankings on September 11 -- lowest since No. 261 on June 4, 2012 • Retired in Sydney Q1 (back) and Estoril 1R (right calf). Withdrew from Rotterdam Q (back) and Budapest Q (foot).

Laaksonen 2017 Summary QF(1): Bastad (l Ferrer) YTD W-L: 6-8 (3-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 31, 1992 (25) Emirates ATP Ranking: 113 Metz W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut)

• Tournament Note: Last year qualified in Metz debut and reached 2R (l. to Muller) • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at Bastad (d. Cuevas, l. to Ferrer after holding 2 MPs) • Broke into Top 100 on July 17 and achieved career-high No. 93 in Emirates ATP Rankings on August 7 • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Coric, l. to Sock in 2R) • Reached Challenger SFs at Maui, USA (l. to Chung); San Francisco, USA (l. to Zhang); Panama City, PAN (l. to Krstin) and Blois, FRA (l. to Dzumhur) • Retired in Vancouver, CAN Challenger 1R (right knee) and Zhangjiagang, CHN Challenger 1R (heat exhaustion)

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2R: [Q] Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs [8] Gilles Simon (FRA) First Meeting

Gojowczyk 2017 Summary SF(1): Newport (l Ebden) YTD W-L: 8-5 (3-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 15, 1989 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 95 Metz W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2016-17 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Last year qualified in Metz debut and reached 2R (d. Almagro, l. to Thiem) and repeated performance this year (d. Gombos in 1R) • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at Newport (d. Karlovic after saving 1 MP, l. to Ebden) • Qualified and reached 2R at Indian Wells (l. to Carreno Busta), Stuttgart (l. to Paire) and Wimbledon (l. to Bautista Agut) • Retired in Australian Open Q2 (abdomen) and Miami Q1 (right foot), then missed 2+ months of action • Did not drop a set en route 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Happy Valley, AUS (d. Jasika) • Also advanced to Quimper, FRA Challenger final (l. to Mannarino)

Simon 2017 Summary QF (2): Marseille (l. to Tsonga); Lyon (l. to Berdych)

YTD W-L: 13-20 (7-8 on hard)

YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 12

Emirates ATP Ranking: 43

Date of Birth: 27 December 1984 (32)

Metz W-L (Best Result): 15-6 (2010, 2013 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Lost 1st 4 matches in Metz before winning 15 of last 17 matches, including 2010 and 2013 titles • Reached QFs at Marseille (l. to Tsonga) and Lyon (l. to Berdych), his best results of season • Advanced to Australian Open 3R (d. Mmoh and Dutra Silva, l. to Raonic) • Saved 2 MPs to beat countryman Monfils 06 60 76(0) in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R (l. to Lopez in 2R) • Fell to Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2R after serving for match at 54 in 3rd • Dropped to No. 43 in Emirates ATP Rankings on September 11 -- lowest since No. 44 on June 30, 2014 • Owns 0-11 doubles record with 13-match losing streak dating back to 2016 Tokyo SF w/Qureshi (l. to Klaasen/Ram) • Helped France to 4-1 win over Japan in Davis Cup 1R (d. Nishioka)

MOSELLE OPEN: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, September 19, 2017

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FRENCH SEEDS GASQUET, PAIRE LEAD DAY TWO ACTION

• There are seven first round matches on Tuesday’s schedule at the Mosellle Open with four Frenchmen in action, led by No. 6 seed and 2004 finalist Richard Gasquet and No. 7 seed Benoit Paire on Court Central.

• Leading off the day is Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia against French qualifier . Both players reached the second round here last year. In the next match on, Italian qualifier takes on Spaniard Marcel Granollers. Bolelli won both previous meetings in 2008.

• In the third match on, Paire and Greek teenager meet for the first time. Paire is a four-time semi-finalist on the ATP World Tour this season while the 19-year-old qualifier is trying to earn his first career ATP World Tour main draw win (0-5).

• In the evening session, Gasquet brings a 6-1 head-to-head record against Denis Istomin. The Frenchman reached the Metz final in 2004 (l. to Haehnel) and he is making his first tournament appearance since 2011. He is 13-6 lifetime in Metz. Istomin returns to Metz for the first time since 2010 when he reached the second round.

• In the final match on, Nicolas Almagro and Julien Benneteau battle it out for the sixth time. The Frenchman has won three of the previous five meetings but Almagro won the last encounter in the first round at last year’s Australian Open. Almagro is looking for his first Metz win (0-2) and Benneteau advanced to the quarter-finals last year, his best result. He also won the doubles title in the tournament’s first year in 2003 (w/Mahut).

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Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs [Q] Vincent Millot (FRA) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 10 San Jose Q (U.S.A.) Hard -- Vincent Millot 6-1 6-3

Basilashvili 2017 Summary F(1): Memphis (l Harrison); SF(2): Sofia (l Dimitrov); Lyon (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 21-22 (10-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 23, 1992 (25) Emirates ATP Ranking: 64 Metz W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2016 2nd Round)

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• Tournament Note: Last year qualified in Metz debut and reached 2R (l. to Muller) • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Memphis (d. Thompson, Karlovic, Ebden and Kukushkin; l. to Harrison) • Earned career-high 21 wins this season and achieved career-high No. 51 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 19 • Enjoyed biggest win of career over No. 8 Thiem en route to Sofia SF (l. to eventual champion Dimitrov) • Also fell to eventual champion in Lyon SF (l. to Tsonga) • Reached 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal 60 61 60) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Donaldson) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to D. King in 1R) • Went 1-9 in tour-level matches from June 2 through August 14, including 5-match losing streak • Withdrew from Marrakech (right ankle) and retired in Kitzbuehel 1R vs Ofner (hip)

Millot 2017 Summary QF(1): Los Cabos (l Querrey) YTD W-L: 2-4 (2-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 30, 1986 (31) Emirates ATP Ranking: 148 Metz W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (2012, 2016 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Qualified for 3rd straight year, 4th overall in Metz. Reached 2R in 2012 debut and last year • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at Los Cabos (d. Verdasco, l. to eventual champion Querrey) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l. to Querrey) • Fell in qualifying at Doha, Australian Open, Montpellier, Marseille, Dubai, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, ATP Masters 1000 Miami, Roland Garros, Stuttgart, Wimbledon • Reached Sarasota, USA Challenger SF (d. Donaldson, l. to Sandgren) • Played in Gatineau, CAN Challenger doubles final w/Hach Verdugo (l. to Klahn/Withrow)

[Q] Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs Marcel Granollers (ESP) Bolelli Leads 2-0 08 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R64 Simone Bolelli 7-5 6-2 08 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R16 Simone Bolelli 6-4 6-2

Bolelli 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 2-2 (0-0 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 8, 1985 (31) Emirates ATP Ranking: 204 Metz W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut)

• Tournament Note: Qualified for 3rd time this year on Tour level, 1st on hard courts, posting wins over Kamke 76 63 and Humbert 36 76 76 • Qualified at Roland Garros (l. to No. 7 Thiem) and Wimbledon (l. to Tsonga), reaching 2R in both • Has an 11-8 record on ATP Challenger Tour with SF at Santiago and QF at Ostrava and Scheveningen

Granollers 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 3-14 (2-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: April 12, 1986 (31) Emirates ATP Ranking: 135 Metz W-L (Best Result): 7-7 (2012 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Defeated Monfils in 3 sets to reach 2012 Metz final (l. to Tsonga) • Reached 2R at Sydney (l. to Evans), Dubai (l. to Dzumhur) and Barcelona (l. to Paire) • Suffered 5-match losing streaks on ATP World Tour from March 1 to April 24 and April 25 to present • Fell to No. 135 in Emirates ATP Rankings on September 18 -- lowest since No. 140 on November 5, 2007 • Earned 300th doubles win in Marrakech SF w/M. Lopez on April 14 (d. Mergea/Qureshi, l. to Inglot/Pavic in final) • Captured 14th ATP World Tour doubles title at Rotterdam w/Dodig (d. Herbert/Mahut and Koolhof/Middelkoop) • Fell to 1-5 in ATP Masters 1000 doubles finals at Rome w/Dodig (d. Kontinen/Peers, l. to Herbert/Mahut) • Advanced to doubles QFs w/Dodig at Australian Open (l. to Bryan/Bryan) and Roland Garros (l. to Harrison/Venus) • Withdrew from Lyon due to abdominal strain Moselle Open Day 2 – Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Page 3 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

[7] Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [Q] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) First Meeting

Paire 2017 Summary SF(4): Chennai (l Bautista Agut); Montpellier (l Gasquet); Marrakech (l Kohlschreiber); Stuttgart (l Pouille) YTD W-L: 26-25 (12-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 41 Metz W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2011-12 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Making 5th Metz visit in 7 years (except 2014-15) and best result is 2R in 2011-12 • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Murray) • Earned biggest win of career by beating No. 3 Wawrinka in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R (l. to Cuevas in 3R) • Played an ATP World Tour or Grand Slam event in 19 straight tournament weeks to start season (Chennai-Halle) • Owns 0-4 record in SFs this season and 8-match losing streak in SFs since beating Nishikori at 2015 Tokyo • Advanced to 3R at Aus. Open (d. Fognini in 5 sets, l. to Thiem), Miami (l. to Young) and Barcelona (l. to Zeballos) • Reached 12th ATP Challenger Tour final at Sophia Antipolis, FRA (l. to Bedene) • Upset in 1R matches by No. 333 de Minaur at Sydney, No. 136 Fritz at Indian Wells, No. 655 Haas at Monte-Carlo, No. 134 F. Mayer at Halle, No. 148 De Schepper at Umag and No. 244 Krueger at Cincinnati • Teamed with older brother Thomas to reach Lyon doubles QF as WC (d. Raja/Sharan, l. to Marach/Pavic)

Tsitsipas 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 0-5 (0-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 12, 1998 (19) Emirates ATP Ranking: 120 (Career-high) Metz W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut)

• Tournament Note: Qualified 4th time this year into main draw and looking for 1st career ATP main draw win (0-5) • Achieved career-high No. 120 in Emirates ATP Rankings on Sept. 11 after winning maiden ATP Challenger Tour title in Genova (d. Garcia-Lopez). Has a 15-11 record in Challengers • Received WCs and lost in 1R at Rotterdam (l. to eventual champion Tsonga) and Marseille (l. to Youzhny) • Fell in qualifying at Australian Open (l. to Fratangelo in Q2) and US Open (l. to Mahut in Q3). Qualified for first Grand Slam tournament at Roland Garros (l. to Karlovic) and then at Wimbledon (l. to Lajovic). Also qualified in Istanbul (l. to Dzumhur) • Posted 6-3 record at 3 ITF Futures Circuit events in Santa Margherita di Pula, ITA

[6] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Denis Istomin (UZB) Gasquet Leads 6-1 09 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-4 6-4 11 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R64 Richard Gasquet 5-7 6-3 6-4 12 Sydney (Australia) Hard QF Denis Istomin 6-4 7-6(4) 14 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass SF Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-2 14 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Richard Gasquet 7-5 7-6(5) 6-4 14 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Richard Gasquet 6-7(4) 6-2 4-0 ret 15 Montpellier (France) Hard QF Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-4

Gasquet 2017 Summary F(1): Montpellier (l A Zverev); SF(3): Marseille (l Pouille); Halle (l A Zverev); Eastbourne (l Monfils); QF(1): Estoril (l Anderson) YTD W-L: 21-13 (12-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 14 Date of Birth: June 18, 1986 (31) Emirates ATP Ranking: 30 Metz W-L (Best Result): 13-6 (2004 Finalist)

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• Tournament Note: Making 1st appearance since 2011 (QF, l. to Muller). Reached final in 2004 (l. to Haehnel) and SF in 2009 (l. to Monfils) and 2010 (W/O vs. M. Zverev) • Reached 5th straight Montpellier final, falling to A. Zverev as 11-match tournament win streak came to an end • Beat Monfils en route to SFs at Marseille (l. to Pouille) and Halle (l. to A. Zverev), but lost to him in Eastbourne SF • Advanced to 3R at Australian Open (l. to Dimitrov) and Roland Garros (ret vs Monfils due to right thigh injury) • Squandered 3 MPs to eventual champion A. Zverev in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 2R • Fell to 0-15 lifetime against Nadal with loss in ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 2R • Dropped to No. 30 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 19 -- lowest since No. 31 on February 14, 2011 • Defeated Daniel in opening rubber to help France beat Japan 4-1 in Davis Cup 1R • Missed 1st 5 ATP Masters 1000 events of season -- Indian Wells, Miami and Monte-Carlo following appendicitis surgery, then Madrid and Rome due to back injury. Also withdrew from Bastad and Hamburg due to back injury.

Istomin 2017 Summary QF: Gstaad (l Bautista Agut) YTD W-L: 10-16 (6-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: September 7, 1986 (31) Emirates ATP Ranking: 82 Metz W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2009-10 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: In Metz for 1st time since 2010 when he made 2R (l. to Robredo). Also 2R in 2009 (l. to Korolev) • As World No. 117, rallied from 2-sets-to-1 down to upset 6-time champion Djokovic in Aus. Open 2R after 4h48m • Biggest win of career over No. 2 Djokovic snapped 20-match losing streak vs Top 10 opponents (2-33 overall) • Also beat Carreno Busta in 5 sets to advance to Australian Open 4R for 1st time (l. to Dimitrov) • Advanced to 1st QF since 2015 St. Petersburg at Gstaad (l. to Bautista Agut) • Suffered tour-level losing streaks of 6 matches (Feb. 16-May 22) and 5 matches (June 1-July 23) • Qualified at Dubai (l. to Haase in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Berdych in 1R) • Retired in Indian Wells Q1 (foot), Rome Q2 (hip) and Wimbledon 1R (right thigh). Withdrew from Monte-Carlo Q (foot)

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) vs Julien Benneteau (FRA) Benneteau Leads 3-2 07 New Haven (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Nicolas Almagro 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 08 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard R16 Julien Benneteau 6-4 2-6 6-2 11 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Julien Benneteau 6-2 6-4 6-3 13 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Julien Benneteau 7-6(2) 6-4 16 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Nicolas Almagro 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(1)

Almagro 2017 Summary QF(2): Doha (l Murray); Estoril (l Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 9-11 (2-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: August 21, 1985 (32) Emirates ATP Ranking: 131 Metz W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (2008, 2016 1st Round)

• Tournament Note: Looking for 1st win (0-2) after 1R in 2008 (l. Schwank), last year (l. Gojowczyk) • Advanced to QFs at Doha (l. to No. 1 Murray) and Estoril (l. to eventual champion Carreno Busta) • Reached 2R at 5 events, including ATP Masters 1000 Rome (ret vs Nadal) and Roland Garros

(ret vs del Potro) • Fell to No. 132 in Emirates ATP Rankings on Sept. 11 -- lowest since No. 137 on August 3, 2015 • Retired in Australian Open 1R (calf strain), ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R (left knee) and Roland Garros 2R (left knee) • Missed 2+ months for birth of first child and 2+ months after tearing meniscus in left knee at Roland Garros

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Benneteau 2017 Summary QF(1): s-Hertogenbosch (l A Zverev) YTD W-L: 6-10 (3-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 20, 1981 (35) Emirates ATP Ranking: 94 Metz W-L (Best Result): 5-5 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Making first back-to-back showings in Metz since 2006-08. Last year reached QF (l. to Pouille), his best result. Won doubles in 2003 debut (w/Mahut) • Returned to Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings on May 22 after falling as low as No. 696 on January 18, 2016 • Reached ’s-Hertogenbosch QF as LL (d. Mahut, l. to A. Zverev) • Qualified at Montpellier (l. to Lopez in 1R after holding 1 MP), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Bagnis in 1R) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to Dimitrov in 2R). • Captured 11th ATP World Tour doubles title -- 1st w/Mahut since 2009 Lyon -- at Marseille (d. Haase/Inglot) • Fell in London/Queen’s Club doubles final w/Roger-Vasselin (d. Bryan/Bryan in QF, l. to J. Murray/Soares) • Clinched France’s 4-1 win over Great Britain in Davis Cup QF w/Mahut (d. Inglot/J. Murray)

Court 1

[LL] Yannick Maden (GER) vs Nicolas Kicker (ARG) First Meeting

Norbert Gombos (SVK) vs [Q] Peter Gojowczyk (GER) First ATP Meeting Other meetings: 14 Valencia Q (Spain) Hard -- 6-3 3-6 7-5 15 Portoroz CH (Slovenia) Hard R16 Norbert Gombos 6-4 6-3 15 Bratislava CH () Hard R16 Norbert Gombos 6-3 7-5

MOSELLE OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, September 18, 2017

Les Arenes de Metz | Metz, France | September 18-24, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €482,060 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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10 THINGS TO WATCH IN METZ

1) Into the Indoors: As the season changes from summer to fall, the ATP World Tour transitions from outdoor to indoor hard courts with the Moselle Open and St. Petersburg Open. Frenchmen have won seven of the last eight Metz titles and nine of 14 overall since the inaugural event in 2003.

2) Heroes’ Welcome: No. 3 singles seed Lucas Pouille and No. 1 doubles seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut arrive in Metz from , where they helped France beat Serbia in the Davis Cup semi-finals. After Pouille lost the opener, Herbert and Mahut earned the doubles win. Pouille defeated to capture his first of three ATP titles at the 2016 Moselle Open.

3) Enemy of the State: France will host Belgium, led by No. 2 seed David Goffin, in the Davis Cup final. Goffin is 19-3 in Davis Cup singles matches, including victories over John Millman on Friday and on Sunday. The Belgian has not won an ATP title since the 2014 Moselle Open.

4) French Seeds: Frenchmen Richard Gasquet, Benoit Paire and Gilles Simon are seeded sixth, seventh and eighth respectively. Gasquet returned to the ATP Challenger Tour last week for the first time since 2010, capturing his ninth Challenger title in Szczecin, Poland. Simon, the 2010 and 2013 Metz champion, has not reached an ATP World Tour final since the 2015 Moselle Open.

5) Eye on London: No. 1 seed Pablo Carreno Busta broke into the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings on September 11 after reaching the US Open semi-finals. The Spaniard is eighth in the Emirates ATP Race to London, with the Top 8 finishers ensured a spot at the Nitto ATP Finals.

6) Career Year: Also receiving a first-round bye is No. 4 seed Gilles Muller of Luxembourg. Muller reached a career-high No. 21 on July 31 after capturing his first two ATP World Tour titles at Sydney and ’s-Hertogenbosch, then upsetting two-time champion at Wimbledon.

7) Career Year, Too: Like Muller, No. 5 seed Mischa Zverev broke into the Top 25 this season for the first time. The 2010 Moselle Open finalist reached the third round at Wimbledon, fourth round at the US Open and quarter-finals at the Australian Open, where he upset then-No. 1 Andy Murray.

8) Veteran Presence: Three 35-year-old Frenchmen are in the field: Mahut, Julien Benneteau and Paul-Henri Mathieu. Benneteau and Mahut won the inaugural Metz doubles title in 2003, while Mathieu reached the Metz singles final in 2008. Mathieu plans to retire at the end of the season.

9) Double the Frenchmen: Eleven Frenchmen are in the doubles draw, including the teams of Herbert/Mahut, Mathieu/Paire and Pouille/Simon. Also in the field are Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, who lost to Herbert and Mahut in a historic All-French final at 2016 Wimbledon.

10) Wild Cards Again: Romain Arneodo of Monaco and Hugo Nys of France are playing their first tour-level event as a team since Monte-Carlo in April, when they upset Grand Slam champions Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau and / en route to the semi-finals. Moselle Open Day 1 – Monday, September 18, 2017 Page 2 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES

SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH

1 Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 0-1 2015 1st Round

2 David Goffin (BEL) 7-1 2014 Champion

3 Lucas Pouille (FRA) 4-0 2016 Champion

4 Gilles Muller (LUX) 9-6 2011 Semi-finalist

5 Mischa Zverev (GER) 4-5 2010 Finalist

6 Richard Gasquet (FRA) 13-6 2004 Finalist

7 Benoit Paire (FRA) 2-4 2011, 2012 2nd Round

8 Gilles Simon (FRA) 14-6 2010, 2013 Champion

QUALIFIERS (4) OLDEST PLAYER YOUNGEST PLAYER

Julien Benneteau (FRA) Lucas Pouille (FRA) TBD on Monday 35 years, 9 months 23 years, 7 months

WILD CARDS (3) TOP COUNTRIES

France 8 Dustin Brown (GER) Germany 3, Nicolas Mahut (FRA) Spain 3 Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) Italy 2

DOUBLES

SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH

Herbert: 4-6 Herbert: 2015 Finalist 1 Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut Mahut: 23-6 Mahut: 2003, 2004, 2012 Champion

Gonzalez: 0-1 Gonzalez: 2016 1st Round 2 Santiago Gonzalez/Nenad Zimonjic Zimonjic: 0-0 Zimonjic: Debuting

Benneteau: 9-4 Benneteau: 2003 Champion 3 Julien Benneteau/Edouard Roger-Vasselin Roger-Vasselin: 12-2 Roger-Vasselin: 2012, 2015 Champion

Granollers: 0-1 Granollers: 2008 1st Round 4 Marcel Granollers/David Marrero Marrero: 0-2 Marrero: 2015, 2016 1st Round

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EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Moselle Open W F SF QF R16 R32

Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20* 0

Singles Prize Money (€) 85,945 45,265 24,520 13,970 8,230 4,875

Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 ---

Doubles Prize Money (€) 26,110 13,730 7,440 4,260 2,490 ---

* Singles players with 1R byes who lose in 2R earn 0 points.

PAST FINALISTS

SINGLES

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE

2016 Lucas Pouille (FRA) Dominic Thiem (AUT) 7-6(5) 6-2

2015 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Gilles Simon (FRA) 7-6(5) 1-6 6-2

2014 David Goffin (BEL) Joao Sousa (POR) 6-4 6-3

2013 Gilles Simon (FRA) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-4 6-3

2012 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (ITA) 6-1 6-2

2011 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3

2010 Gilles Simon (FRA) Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-3 6-2

2009 Gael Monfils (FRA) Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 7-6(1) 3-6 6-2

2008 (RUS) Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 7-6(6) 1-6 6-4

2007 (ESP) Andy Murray (GBR) 6-2 6-3

2006 Novak Djokovic (SRB) Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 4-6 6-3 6-2

2005 Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) Gael Monfils (FRA) 7-6(7) 6-0

2004 Jerome Haehnel (FRA) Richard Gasquet (FRA) 7-6(9) 6-4

2003 Arnaud Clement (FRA) Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 6-3 1-6 6-3

BOLD: Player in 2017 Moselle Open singles draw. Moselle Open Day 1 – Monday, September 18, 2017 Page 4 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

DOUBLES

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE

2016 / Mate Pavic/ 6-3 7-6(4)

2015 Lukasz Kubot/Edouard Roger-Vasselin Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut 2-6 6-3 10-7

2014 / / 6-7(3) 6-3 10-8

2013 Johan Brunstrom/ Nicolas Mahut/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 7-6(5)

2012 Nicolas Mahut/Edouard Roger-Vasselin Johan Brunstrom/ 7-6(3) 6-4

2011 Jamie Murray/Andre Sa Lukas Dlouhy/ 6-4 7-6(7)

2010 Dustin Brown/Rogier Wassen Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares 6-3 6-3

2009 / Arnaud Clement/Michael Llodra 2-6 6-4 10-5

2008 Arnaud Clement/Michael Llodra Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski 5-7 6-3 10-8

2007 Arnaud Clement/Michael Llodra Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski 6-1 6-4

2006 Richard Gasquet/ /Jurgen Melzer 3-6 6-1 11-9

2005 Michael Llodra/Fabrice Santoro Jose Acasuso/Sebastian Prieto 5-2 3-5 5-4(4)

2004 Arnaud Clement/Nicolas Mahut Ivan Ljubicic/ 6-2 7-6(8)

2003 Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut Michael Llodra/Fabrice Santoro 7-6(2) 6-3

BOLD: Player in 2017 Moselle Open doubles draw. Herbert/Mahut only team that remains intact.

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) vs Marius Copil (ROU) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings 2013 Bucharest Q (ROU) Clay Q2 Copil 6-3 7-6(5)

Giannessi 2017 Summary SF (1): Umag (l. to Lorenzi) YTD W-L: 6-6 (1-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Emirates ATP Ranking: 132 / Career-High: 84 on 24 July 2017 Date of Birth: 30 May 1990 (27) Metz W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debuting)

• Earned 3 wins in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP World Tour SF at Umag (l. to Lorenzi in 3 sets) • Broke into Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings on June 19 and achieved career-high No. 84 on July 24 • Advanced to Buenos Aires 2R as Q (d. Dutra Silva after saving 2 MPs, l. to Carreno Busta) • Also qualified at Doha (l. to Berdych in 1R) and Sao Paulo (l. to Fognini in 2R) • Made victorious Davis Cup debut in dead rubber of QF vs Belgium (d. De Loore) • Three of 6 tour-level wins this season have come over Dutra Silva (Buenos Aires 1R, Sao Paulo 1R, Umag QF) • Fell in ATP Challenger Tour finals at Francavilla, ITA (l. to P. Sousa) and Caltanissetta, ITA (l. to Lorenzi) Moselle Open Day 1 – Monday, September 18, 2017 Page 5 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Copil 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 5-12 (3-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Emirates ATP Ranking: 86 / Career-High: 83 on 19 June 2017 Date of Birth: 17 October 1990 (26) Metz W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debuting)

• Broke into Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings on May 15 and reached career-high No. 83 on June 19 • First Romanian in Top 100 since Hanescu on May 26, 2014 • Qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Berdych in 1R), Dubai (l. to Pouille in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Zeballos in 1R) and Roland Garros (l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 1R) • Saved 2 MPs vs Garcia-Lopez to reach ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R as WC (l. to No. 1 Murray) • Reached Challenger SFs at Surbiton, GBR (l. to Sugita) and Nottingham, GBR (ret vs Sela due to shoulder injury) • Retired in Marrakech Q1 vs Djere (back) and withdrew from Eastbourne Q and Gstaad (shoulder)

Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs [8] Gilles Simon (FRA) Simon Leads 5-0 2006 Valencia (ESP) Clay QF Simon 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 2006 Palermo (ITA) Clay 1R Simon 6-0 6-7(6) 6-2 2008 Lyon (FRA) Carpet 2R Simon 7-6(5) 5-7 6-4 2013 Eastbourne (GBR) Grass SF Simon 6-4 6-3 2015 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (CAN) Hard 1R Simon 6-2 6-4

Seppi 2017 Summary SF (1): Antalya (l. to Mannarino) YTD W-L: 16-16 (7-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Emirates ATP Ranking: 85 / Career-High: 18 on 28 Jan. 2013 Date of Birth: 21 February 1984 (33) Metz W-L (Best Result): 7-7 (2012 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Defeated Monfils in 3 sets to reach 2012 Metz final (l. to Tsonga) • Fell to 0-5 in Grand Slam 4R matches at Australian Open (l. to Wawrinka 76 76 76) • Saved 1 MP and rallied from 2 sets down to defeat Kyrgios in Australian Open 2R -- 2 years after Kyrgios saved 1 MP and rallied from 2 sets down to defeat him in Australian Open 4R • Advanced to 1st QF and SF of season at Antalya during last week of June (d. Albot, l. to Mannarino) • Dropped to No. 102 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 26 -- lowest since No. 111 on July 9, 2007 • Lost to Goffin before saving 1 MP w/Bolelli to beat Bemelmans/De Loore in Davis Cup QF (BEL d. ITA 3-2) • Helped Italy defeat defending champion Argentina 3-2 in Davis Cup 1R (d. Berlocq)

Simon 2017 Summary QF (2): Marseille (l. to Tsonga); Lyon (l. to Berdych) YTD W-L: 12-20 (6-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 12 Emirates ATP Ranking: 43 / Career-High: 6 on 5 Jan. 2009 Date of Birth: 27 December 1984 (32) Metz W-L (Best Result): 14-6 (2010, 2013 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Lost 1st 4 matches in Metz before winning 14 of last 16 matches, including 2010 and 2013 titles • Reached QFs at Marseille (l. to Tsonga) and Lyon (l. to Berdych) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R (d. Mmoh and Dutra Silva, l. to Raonic) • Saved 2 MPs to beat countryman Monfils 06 60 76(0) in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R (l. to Lopez in 2R) • Fell to Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2R after serving for match at 54 in 3rd • Dropped to No. 43 in Emirates ATP Rankings on September 11 -- lowest since No. 44 on June 30, 2014 • Owns 0-11 doubles record with 13-match losing streak dating back to 2016 Tokyo SF w/Qureshi (l. to Klaasen/Ram) • Helped France to 4-1 win over Japan in Davis Cup 1R (d. Nishioka) Moselle Open Day 1 – Monday, September 18, 2017 Page 6 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

[WC] Dustin Brown (GER) vs [WC] Nicolas Mahut (FRA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings 2011 Orleans CH (FRA) Hard 2R Brown 6-4 6-3

[WC] Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) vs Henri Laaksonen (SUI) Mathieu Leads 2-0 2012 Basel (SUI) Hard 1R Mathieu 6-2 7-5 2016 Gstaad (SUI) Clay 2R Mathieu 6-1 6-4

Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs [5] Mischa Zverev (GER) Zverev Leads 1-0 2016 US Open (USA) Hard 1R Zverev 6-4 7-6(6) 4-6 6-0 Other Meetings 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Q (USA) Hard Q2 Herbert 6-3 7-6(3) 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Miami Q (USA) Hard Q2 Herbert 7-5 6-2

[6] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Denis Istomin (UZB) Gasquet Leads 6-1 (AUS) Hard 2R Gasquet 6-3 6-4 6-4 2011 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (MON) Clay 1R Gasquet 5-7 6-3 6-4 2012 Sydney (AUS) Hard QF Istomin 6-4 7-6(4) 2014 Eastbourne (GBR) Grass SF Gasquet 6-4 6-2 2014 US Open (USA) Hard 1R Gasquet 7-5 7-6(5) 6-4 2014 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (FRA) Hard 1R Gasquet 6-7(4) 6-2 4-0 RET 2015 Montpellier (FRA) Hard QF Gasquet 6-3 6-4

[7] Benoit Paire (FRA) vs Florian Mayer (GER) Mayer Leads 3-0 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (CHN) Hard 2R Mayer 7-6(1) 7-5 2016 Basel (SUI) Hard 1R Mayer 6-1 6-7(2) 6-4 2017 Halle (GER) Grass 1R Mayer 6-0 6-4

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) vs Julien Benneteau (FRA) Benneteau Leads 3-2 2007 New Haven (USA) Hard 2R Almagro 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 2008 Auckland (NZL) Hard 2R Benneteau 6-4 2-6 6-2 2011 US Open (USA) Hard 1R Benneteau 6-2 6-4 6-3 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (ITA) Clay 1R Benneteau 7-6(2) 6-4 (AUS) Hard 1R Almagro 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(1)