CITI OPEN: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Friday, July 22, 2016

Rock Creek Park Tennis Center, Washington, DC, USA | July 18-24, 2016 Draw: S-48, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,629,475 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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TOP FOUR AMERICANS HEADLINE QUARTER-FINAL ACTION

 DAY 5 PREVIEW: The top four Americans in the Emirates ATP Rankings lead the way into the Citi Open quarter-finals on Friday at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center. The foursome are John Isner, Steve Johnson, Jack Sock and Sam Querrey. This is the first time since 2003 that four Americans have reached the quarter-finals here. That year, the American foursome were Andre Agassi, James Blake, Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick. Overall seven of the top eight seeds are remaining, led by top seed Isner, No. 2 Gael Monfils and No. 4 Benoit Paire. Isner (2007, 2013, 2015) and Monfils (2011) are former Citi Open finalists.

In the opening match on Stadium Court, No. 13 seed Ivo Karlovic brings a 3-1 head-to-head advantage against No. 6 Sock, who is one of four players (Isner, Johnson, Zverev) from last year back in the quarter-finals. The 37-year-old Karlovic is appearing in his fourth Citi Open quarter-final, the first since 2009. His best result is the semi-finals in 2007. Sock, a two-time runner-up this season in Auckland and Houston, is trying to reach his third ATP World Tour semi-final in 2016.

In the next match on, the top two Americans, Isner and Johnson, square off for the sixth time, the third in Washington. In their two previous Citi Open matches, a third set tie-break decided the outcome. Overall, Isner has a 4-1 head-to-head record against Johnson. Isner is appearing in his seventh quarter-final in nine visits (5-1 in QF matches). Johnson, who earned his first career ATP World Tour title in Nottingham last month (d. Cuevas), is appearing in his third straight Citi Open quarter-final. Last year he lost to Isner in the semi-finals. Since a 6-14 start, Johnson has compiled a 13-3 match record in his last five tournaments.

In the evening session, Querrey and Monfils meet for the second time. In their only previous meeting in May 2007 in Poertschach, Austria, the Frenchman prevailed 64 75 in the 1R. Querrey is making his first quarter-final showing in D.C. since 2012 when he reached the semi-finals (l. to eventual champion Dolgopolov). This is Querrey’s first tournament since reaching his first Grand Slam quarter-final at Wimbledon where he beat No. 1 Djokovic in the 3R before falling to Raonic in four sets. Monfils, who reached the final here five years ago in his last Citi Open appearance (l. to Stepanek), is 2-3 in quarter-final matches this season.

In the final match on, #NextGen star Alexander Zverev, the No. 7 seed, and No. 4 Benoit Paire meet for the first time in a main draw tournament. Two years ago, Paire won 61 63 in a 1R qualifying match at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati. The 19-year-old German wild card is the youngest player remaining and he is making his second straight quarter-final showing in D.C. He is 4-1 in QF matches this season. Paire is trying to even his match record on the season (19-20) and remain perfect in quarter-final matches (4-0).

DAY FIVE FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: In Order of Play Stadium Court

[13] Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs [6] Jack Sock (USA) Karlovic Leads 3-1 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Ivo Karlovic 3-6 7-6(8) 6-2 14 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard QF Ivo Karlovic 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-3 14 Houston (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Jack Sock 6-1 6-4 15 Newport (U.S.A.) Grass SF Ivo Karlovic 7-6(3) 6-4

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Karlovic 2016 FastFacts W: Newport (d Muller) SF (2): Istanbul (l Dimitrov), s-Hertogenbosch (l Muller) YTD W-L: 14-13 (2-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 1/ Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: February 28, 1978 Emirates ATP Ranking: 35 Washington W-L (Best Result): 11-6 (2007 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: The 37-year-old Croatian is making his 7th Washington appearance. Reached SF in 2007 and QF in 2005 and 2009 (l. to Roddick each time); last year exited in 2R (1R bye; l. to Dolgopolov). After 1R bye, opened with 63 76(4) win over Baker on Wednesday and followed with 76 63 victory over No. 3 Tomic • Last week claimed 7th career ATP World Tour title in Newport (d. Muller, saving 3 MPs); at 37 years, 4 months, became oldest ATP World Tour singles winner since Marty Riessen (37 years, 9 months) in 1979 (Lafayette, La.). • At Roland Garros, beat Thompson 12-10 in 5th to become oldest player to reach Grand Slam 3R since Connors at 1991 US Open (l. to No. 2 Murray in 3R) • Ended 8-match losing streak (back to last year) with 1st wins of season to reach Istanbul SF (d. Lajovic and Granollers, l. to Dimitrov). Since 0-6 start, has compiled a 14-7 match record in past nine tournaments • Win over Lajovic in Istanbul 2R on April 28 served as 300th victory of career • Also reached SF at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. Sijsling and Mannarino, l. to Muller) • Suffered 11th straight loss in a final-set tiebreak, squandering 2 MPs vs. Kudla in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R. Streak ended in Newport final where he prevailed 14-12 in longest decisive set TB in an ATP final in Open Era • Retired in 2 matches and withdrew from 3 events between January and March due to left knee injury

Sock 2016 FastFacts F (2): Auckland (l Bautista Agut), Houston (l Monaco) YTD W-L: 20-12 (10-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: September 24, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 26 Washington W-L (Best Result): 6-3 (2015-16 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: The 23-year-old American is making his fourth tournament appearance after reaching QF last year (l. to Johnson). Opened with 76(1) 64 win over Lacko in 2R (1R bye) on Wednesday and followed with 61 75 victory over Daniel Evans on Thursday • Singles runner-up at Auckland (d. No. 8 Ferrer, ret vs. Bautista Agut) and Houston (d. Isner, l. to Monaco) • Advanced to Wimbledon 3R for 1st time, losing 8th straight meeting with No. 7 Raonic • Beat Cilic in 5 sets, rallying from 2 sets for first time but fell to Coric in decider in Davis Cup QF loss to Croatia • Reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000s in Indian Wells (l. to Thiem), Miami (l. to Raonic) and Madrid (l. to Sousa) • Won 5-setters over Fritz at Aus. Open (l. to Rosol in 2R) and Haase at Roland Garros (l. to Ramos-Viñolas in 3R) • Achieved career-high No. 22 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 18 and comes in No. 26 this week • ATP Masters 1000 doubles finalist w/Pospisil at Indian Wells (l. to Herbert/Mahut) and Rome (l. to Bryan/Bryan) • Retired in Auckland final and withdrew from Buenos Aires due to illness

[1] John Isner (USA) vs [5] Steve Johnson (USA) Isner Leads 4-1 14 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Steve Johnson 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(6) 14 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai Hard R32 John Isner 7-6(6) 7-6(7 15 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R64 John Isner 6-4 6-4 15 Nice (France) Clay R16 John Isner 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 15 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard SF John Isner 6-3 3-6 7-6(9)

Isner 2016 FastFacts: SF: Houston (l Sock); QF: Auckland (l Bautista Agut) YTD W-L: 19-12 (9-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: April 26, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 16 Washington W-L (Best Result): 25-8 (2007, 2013, 2015 Finalist)

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• Tournament Note: The 31-year-old American top seed for first time is making his 9th appearance, having reached his third final last year (l. to Nishikori; also 2007 debut, l. to Roddick, 2013, l. to del Potro). Opened with 63 64 win over Duckworth in 2R (1R bye) on Wednesday (won 92% of 1st serve pts.) and followed with 76 62 victory over Baghdatis • Reached 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 8 Ferrer) and Roland Garros (d. Gabashvili in 5 sets, l. to No. 2 Murray) • Defeated Groth and Tomic to lead USA to 3-1 win over Australia in Davis Cup 1R; then beat Coric and lost to Cilic as U.S. fell 3-2 to Croatia in Davis Cup QF • Hit 49 aces and 0 DFs in 4-set win over Tomic, including fastest serve ever in a tour-level match (157 mph) • Earned 300th win of career over Edmund in Roland Garros 2R on May 25 • Advanced to Auckland QF (d. Querrey, l. to Bautista Agut) and Houston SF (d. Chung, l. to Sock) • Lost 6 matches 76 in 3rd: Buenos Aires 2R vs. Lajovic (held 1 MP), Rio de Janeiro 1R vs. Pella (held 3 MPs), Indian Wells 4R vs. No. 6 Nishikori (held 1 MP), Miami 2R vs. Smyczek, Geneva 2R vs. Rosol and London/Queen’s Club 2R vs. Muller (held 10 MPs). Also held 1 MP in Wimbledon 3R before falling to Tsonga 19-17 in 5th after 4 hrs., 24 mins. • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome due to knee injury

Johnson 2016 FastFacts: W: Nottingham (d Cuevas); QF (2): London / Queen's Club (l Cilic), Newport (l Young) YTD W-L: 19-17 (7-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 24, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 25 Washington W-L (Best Result): 9-4 (2015 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: The 26-year-old Californian opened fifth consecutive Washington appearance with 63 64 win over Mannarino in 2R (1R bye) and followed with 64 64 win over Harrison. Reached SF last year (l. to Isner) and QF in 2014 (l. to eventual champion Raonic) • After 6-14 start, has turned things around with 13-3 match record in past five tournaments • Captured 1st ATP titles in singles at Nottingham (d. Cuevas) and doubles at Geneva w/Querrey (d. Klaasen/Ram) • Reached Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at Wimbledon (d. Dimitrov, l. to No. 3 Federer) • Snapped 0-13 start to career vs. Top 10 players at London/Queen’s Club (d. No. 10 Gasquet in 1R, l. to Cilic in QF) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd straight season (d. Bedene and Bellucci, l. to No. 8 Ferrer) • Achieved career-high No. 25 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 11 • Saved 1 MP to defeat Millman in Delray Beach 1R before squandering 75 40 lead vs. Becker in 2R • Advanced to Memphis doubles final w/Querrey (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez)

[8] Sam Querrey (USA) vs [2] Gael Monfils (FRA) Monfils Leads 1-0 07 Poertschach (Austria) Clay R32 Gael Monfils 6-4 7-5

Querrey 2016 FastFacts: W: Delray Beach (d Ram); SF (3): Memphis (l Nishikori), Acapulco (l Thiem), s-Hertogenbosch (l Mahut); QF (2): Houston (l Monaco); Wimbledon (l Raonic) YTD W-L: 26-15 (14-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 29 Washington W-L (Best Result): 9-7 (2012 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: The 28-year-old American is making his eighth Washington appearance. Reached SF in 2012 (l. to eventual champion Dolgopolov); last year reached 3R (l. to No. 8 Cilic). Opened with 67(5) 64 64 win over Fratangelo in 2R on Tuesday (1R bye) and followed with 76 63 victory over No. 11 Dolgopolov • Earned 1st win over World No. 1 en route to 1st Grand Slam QF at Wimbledon (l. to No. 7 Raonic), ending Djokovic’s 30-match major win streak and becoming 1st major quarter-finalist from USA since Isner and Roddick at 2011 US Open • Captured 1st ATP World Tour singles title since 2012 and 8th overall at Delray Beach (d. del Potro and Ram) • Also won 5th doubles title and 1st w/Johnson at Geneva (d. Klaasen/Ram) • Reached SFs at Memphis (l. to No. 7 Nishikori), Acapulco (d. No. 6 Nishikori in 2R, l. to Thiem) and ’s- Hertogenbosch (l. to Mahut). Also played in doubles final at Memphis w/Johnson (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez) • Defeated French qualifiers Herbert and Pouille to reach ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 3R (l. to No. 5 Nadal) • Saved 5 MPs to beat Bedene in Auckland 1R and held 2 MPs before losing to Baghdatis in Nottingham 3R • Retired at 2 sets all in Australian Open 1R vs. Lajovic (cramping) and withdrew from Brisbane (right knee)

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Monfils 2016 FastFacts: F (2): Rotterdam (l. Klizan) ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal); QF (3): Australian Open (l Raonic), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Raonic), ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 23-9 (16-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 17 Washington W-L (Best Result): 9-2 (2011 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: The 29-year-old Frenchman is making his third tournament appearance and first since reaching the final in 2011 (l. to Stepanek). Also reached SF in 2007 (l. to Isner). Opened with 63 62 victory over Lu in 2R on Wednesday (1R bye) and followed with a 62 63 victory over No. 16 seed Coric • Reached 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Monte-Carlo (d. No. 9 Tsonga, l. to No. 5 Nadal in 3 sets) • Also reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Indian Wells (l. to Raonic) and Miami (l. to No. 6 Nishikori after 5 MPs) • Advanced to 1st Australian Open QF in 11th appearance (l. to Raonic) • Lost to Klizan in Rotterdam championship match and is 5-19 lifetime in finals • Won 8th straight Davis Cup match to open France’s 5-0 sweep of Canada in 1R (d. Dancevic) • Withdrew from Marseille (right leg), Munich (groin strain), Roland Garros (virus) and Halle (virus)

[7-WC] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs [4] Benoit Paire (FRA) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 14 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Q (U.S.A.) Hard R1 Benoit Paire 6-1 6-3

Zverev 2016 FastFacts F (2): Nice (l Thiem), Halle (l Mayer); SF (2): Montpellier (l Mathieu), Munich (l Thiem); QF: Rotterdam (l Monfils) YTD W-L: 31-17 (12-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 Emirates ATP Ranking: 27 (Career-High) Washington W-L (Best Result): 5-1 (2015-16 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: The 19-year-old German is making 2nd main-draw appearance. Reached QF last year (l. to Cilic). Opened with 64 62 win over Fritz in 2R (1R bye) on Wednesday and followed with 62 57 62 win over Jaziri • Became youngest player to beat Federer since Nadal at 2005 Roland Garros en route to Halle final (l. to F. Mayer) • Played five 3-setters en route to 1st ATP World Tour final at Nice (d. Simon in QF after saving 2 MPs, l. to Thiem) • Reached SFs at Montpellier (d. Vanni in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Mathieu) and Munich (l. to Thiem) • Set career-highs this season in wins (31) and ranking (No. 27 on July 11) • Youngest player to break into Top 30 of Emirates ATP Rankings since Nadal the week of March 7, 2005 • Advanced to 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Thiem in 4 sets) and Wimbledon (d. Youzhny in 5 sets, l. to No. 9 Berdych) • Beat Dimitrov and Simon en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to No. 5 Nadal after holding 1 MP) • Appeared in 2nd ATP doubles final with older brother Mischa at Montpellier (l. to Pavic/Venus) • In Davis Cup debut, fell to No. 7 Berdych in 4h, 20m and Rosol in deciding rubber (CZE d. GER 3-2)

Paire 2016 FastFacts SF (4): Chennai (l Wawrinka); Marseille (l Cilic); Barcelona (l Nishikori); Estoril (l Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 19-20 (9-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 24 Washington W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: The 27-year-old Frenchman is making his third tournament appearance here, winning first match in Washington 60 75 over Donaldson in 2R (1R bye). Followed with 62 36 76 win over Muller in 3R. Previously lost in 1R in 2012 (l. to Kamke) and 2R in 2014 (l. to Karlovic) • Best results this season are four SFs: at Chennai (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), Marseille (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, l. to Cilic), Barcelona (l. to No. 6 Nishikori) and Estoril (l. to Carreño Busta) • Achieved career-high No. 18 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 11. Comes in No. 24 this week • Improved to 7-4 in 5-set matches with wins over Albot in Roland Garros 1R (l. to Gabashvili in 2R) and Skugor in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Millman in 2R). Saved 4 MPs to beat Skugor 10-8 in 5th • Saved 1 MP to beat Cervantes 76 in 3rd of ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 1R (l. to No. 2 Murray in 3R)