DAY FIVE FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: in Order of Play Stadium Court
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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 ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing www.ATPWorldTour.com www.citiopentennis.com Edward La Cava: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour Twitter: @CitiOpen Joshua Rey: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour Facebook: @CitiOpen Press Room: +1 202 250 8515 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 Citi Open Day 5 - Friday, July 22, 2016 Page 2 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com 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) Citi Open Day 5 - Friday, July 22, 2016 Page 3 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com • 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.