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FAYEZ SAROFIM & CO. U.S. MEN’S CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIP: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, April 5, 2016 River Oaks Country Club, Houston, Texas, | April 4 – 10, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $577,860 | Surface: Clay

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SEEDS QUERREY, JOHNSON, BAGHDATIS, LORENZI HIGHLIGHT BUSY DAY TWO

DAY 2 PREVIEW: There are nine singles matches on Tuesday’s schedule at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship with four seeds leading the way.

In the first singles match on Center Court, No. 7 seed and of Argentina meet for the first time. The 30-year Cypriot is making his third appearance in Houston while Schwartzman is making his debut. In the second match on, an all-American battle takes place as No. 6 seed looks for his third win in as many meetings against . Johnson won the last meeting here in the 1R one year ago in straight sets. In the next match on, another all-American match-up occurs as No. 5/two-time runner-up takes on 6’11” lucky loser , who is making his main draw debut on the ATP World Tour. Opelka won the Wimbledon boys’ title last July and is one of the talented American teenagers on the ATP World Tour. In the evening session, top seeds and five-time champions Bob and meet countrymen and Donald Young. The Bryans are trying to jumpstart their season this week and win their first title since last August at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal. In the final match on, 2014 champion and Argentine qualifier square off for the third time (tied 1-1).

TEENAGERS TO WATCH: There are three American teenagers looking to win 1R matches: wild cards cards and along with lucky loser Reilly Opelka. The trio of 18-year-olds are all making their Houston main draw debut. Paul won the Roland Garros boys’ title last year and was runner-up at the US Open boys’ tournament. He is up to a career-high ranking of No. 200 (from No. 215) after qualifying at the . Tiafoe reached a career-high No. 167 Mar. 21. Opelka was one of three Americans to win boys’ titles last season. He captured the Wimbledon title.

DAY 2 FEDEX ATP 2 HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

CENTER COURT

[7] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) vs Diego Schwartzman (ARG) First Meeting

Baghdatis 2016 FastFacts: F: Dubai (l Wawrinka); QF: Montpellier (l Gasquet) YTD W-L: 8-5 (8-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: June 17, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 39 Houston W-L (Best Result-Year): 1-2 (2R 2006)

• The 30-year-old Cypriot is making his third tournament appearance (1-2 record) and his best results is 2R in 2006 (d. Witten, ret. vs. Spadea). In last visit two years ago, lost in 1R (l. to A. Gonzalez) • In late February, defeated Troicki, Bautista Agut, Lopez en route to Dubai final (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Fell to 4-9 in ATP World Tour singles finals with 5 straight losses • Extended singles win streak to 36 matches with 4 victories March 2-5, passing Borg for all- time record • Reached Montpellier QF with straight-set wins over Lacko and Daniel (l. to No. 10 Gasquet) • Fell in 1R (l. to No. 10 Tsonga) and Rotterdam 2R (d. Goffin 76 in 3rd, l. to Klizan)

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Schwartzman 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 3-6 (0-3 on hard, 3-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 88 Houston W-L (Best Result-Year): Main draw debut

• The 23-year-old Argentine is making his main draw debut in Houston • Won 1R matches at 3 of 4 events to start 2016 season: , Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, all on clay • Advanced to QF at Canberra, AUS Challenger, retiring down a set to Muñoz de la Nava due to right hand injury • Went winless on hard courts (0-3). Retired while leading Millman 63 75 67(2) 05 in Australian Open 1R due to cramping. Lost in 1R in Indian Wells (l. to Haase) and Miami (l. to Pospisil)

[6] Steve Johnson (USA) vs Donald Young (USA) Johnson Leads 2-0 12 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Steve Johnson 6-3 3-6 6-3 15 Houston (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Steve Johnson 7-5 6-4 Other meeting: 13 Aptos CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Donald Young 2-6 6-3 7-6(3)

Johnson 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 5-8 (5-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 24, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 33 Houston W-L (Best Result-Year): 2-3 (2R – 2014-15)

• The 26-year-old Californian has reached 2R the last two years in Houston (d. Kudla, l. to Verdasco in 2014 and d. Young, l. to Querrey last year) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd straight season (d. Bedene and Bellucci, l. to No. 8 Ferrer) • Achieved career-high No. 29 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 8. No. 33 this week • Saved 1 MP to defeat Millman in Delray Beach 1R before squandering 75 40 lead vs. Becker in 2R • Fell to 0-13 lifetime against Top 10 players with ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R losses to No. 6 Nishikori and to No. 7 Berdych in Miami 3R • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour doubles final w/Querrey at Memphis (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez)

Young 2016 FastFacts: QF: Memphis (l Berankis) YTD W-L: 4-7 (4-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 23, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 85 Houston W-L (Best Result-Year): 3-5 (QF-2014)

• The 26-year-old American enters with a 3-5 career record in Houston and his best result is QF in 2014 (d. Harrison, , l. to eventual champ Verdasco) • Won 1st match in 4 of 5 events to start 2016 season: Auckland, Memphis, Delray Beach and Acapulco but has lost in 1R at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami (both to Seppi) • Fell in 4 sets to Giraldo in Australian Open 1R and to Seppi in 3 sets in 1R at Indian Wells • Won Australian Open doubles 1R match w/Krajicek over Pavic/Venus, who have captured 3 titles in ‘16

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AMERICANS IN TOP 100 EMIRATES ATP RANKINGS: Johnson and Young are two of eight Americans in the Top 100 Emirates ATP Rankings:

No. 15 No. 25 No. 33 Steve Johnson No. 35 Sam Querrey No. 58 No. 59 Denis Kudla No. 79 No. 85 Donald Young

[5] Sam Querrey (USA) vs [LL] Reilly Opelka (USA) First Meeting

Querrey 2016 FastFacts: W: Delray Beach (d Ram); SF(2): Memphis (l Nishikori); Acapulco (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 12-6 (12-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 35 Houston W-L (Best Result-Year): 11-6 (Finalist – 2010, 2015)

• The 28-year-old American enters with an 11-6 career record in Houston and his best result is runner-up in 2010 (l. to Chela) and last year (l. to Sock). Also SF two years ago (W/O vs. Almagro) • In February, captured 1st ATP World Tour singles title since 2012 Los Angeles and 8th overall at Delray Beach (d. del Potro, Ram). En route to Delray Beach title, did not beat a player ranked higher than No. 89 Ram • Extended win streak to 8 matches and beat No. 6 Nishikori en route to Acapulco SF (l. to Thiem) • Win over Nishikori snapped a 9-match losing streak against Top 10 opponents (13-49 overall) • Reached Memphis singles SF (l. to No. 7 Nishikori) and doubles final w/Johnson (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez) • Saved 5 MPs to beat Bedene in Auckland 1R (l. to Isner in 2R) • Retired at 2 sets all in Australian Open 1R vs. Lajovic due to cramping • In opening ATP Masters 1000 tournaments of season, lost in 3R in Indian Wells (bye, d. de Bakker, l. to No. 9 Tsonga) and 2R in Miami (bye, l. to Mannarino)

Opelka 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 28, 1997 Emirates ATP Ranking: 1008 Houston W-L (Best Result-Year): Main draw debut

• The 18-year-old from Palm Coast, Fla. gained entry into the main draw as a lucky loser after ’s withdrawal on Monday due to a wrist injury. Young American won his first ATP World Tour doubles match on Monday (w/Paul), defeating Monroe-N. Skupski 76(6) 46 10-4 • Making ATP World Tour main draw debut • Won last year’s Wimbledon boys’ title (d. Fritz in SF, Ymer in F) and runner-up in doubles (w/Santillan). Also QF at Roland Garros boys’ event (l. to Mmoh) • Has been on the comeback trail after suffering a right foot stress fracture last November • In February, lost in 2R at U.S. Futures #7 and 1R two weeks later at U.S. #9…Played in singles qualifying over the weekend and lost in final round to Aussie 76 61

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[1] B. Bryan (USA) / M. Bryan (USA) vs D. Kudla (USA) / D. Young (USA)

• Top seeds and five-time U.S. Clay Courts champions Bob and Mike Bryan, who have finished No. 1 on the ATP World Tour in 10 of the last 13 years, are making their 14th tournament appearance • They have won five titles (2007, ‘09’-10-11, '14) in their last seven visits (did not play 2008, 2012) and have compiled a 24-2 mark since 2007. Overall they have a 32-8 tournament record • Their best result is a runner-up finish in Delray Beach. They have won 109 titles together and their last title came at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal last August

• Kudla and Young are teaming together for the fourth ATP World Tour tournament (2-3 record), third of season. Lost in 1R in Memphis and QF in Delray Beach in February. First paired up in Houston five years ago (l. to Isner/Querrey) • Kudla, who won his 1R singles match on Monday (d. M. Zverev 46 76 76), is ranked a career-high No. 59 in singles and No. 637 in doubles. • Young is No. 85 in singles and No. 121 in doubles. He reached his first career ATP World Tour doubles final in Memphis last year (w/Sitak)

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs [Q] Carlos Berlocq (ARG) Series Tied 1-1 12 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard R16 Fernando Verdasco 7-5 7-6(3) 13 Båstad (Sweden) Clay F Carlos Berlocq 7-5 6-1

Verdasco 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 6-5(5-4 on hard, 0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 77 Houston W-L (Best Result-Year): 8-2 (Winner-2014)

• The 32-year-old Spaniard is making his fourth straight appearance in Houston (8-2 record). Made debut in 2013 and lost in 2R (l. to Ramirez-Hidalgo). Two years ago, won title (d. Almagro) and last year fell in semi-finals (l. to Querrey) • In opening month of season, upset No. 5 Nadal in 4h41m, 5-set Australian Open 1R match, avenging loss to countryman 7 years earlier in 5h14m, 5-set Australian Open SF. Then lost to Sela in 2R • Has played in 51 straight Grand Slam main draws, 3rd-longest active streak (Federer 65, Lopez 56) • Fell to 0-11 lifetime against World No. 1 with 62 62 loss to Djokovic in Doha 2R • Withdrew from doubles in Quito w/Lapentti and singles in both Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro due to neck injury • Fell out of Top 50 on Feb. 8 at No. 57 for first time since June 24, 2013 (at No. 54). Comes in No. 77

Berlocq 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: February 3, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 154 Houston W-L (Best Result-Year): 2-4 (QF 2012)

• The 32-year-old Argentine qualified into main draw and making first tournament appearance since reaching QF in 2012 (ret. vs. Lopez). Prior to that, lost in 1R in 2006 (l. to Spadea), ’08 (l. to Armando) and ’11 (l. to Blake) • Made first appearance of season in 1R Davis Cup tie in Poland. Played doubles (w/Olivo) and lost to Kubot/Matkowski in straight sets • Playing in only second tournament of season. Lost in 1R qualifying at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Paul) • Last season compiled an 8-10 match record on ATP World Tour with best result SF in Buenos Aires (l. to eventual champion Nadal)

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COURT 3

[WC] Tommy Paul (USA) vs [8] (ITA) First Meeting

Benjamin Becker (GER) vs (GER) Becker Leads 1-0 15 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard R32 7-5 ret Other meetings: 13 Ortisei CH (Italy) Hard R16 Benjamin Becker 6-4 4-6 6-4 14 Heilbronn CH (Germany) Hard R16 Michael Berrer 6-4 6-1

Lukas Lacko (SVK) vs [PR] (RUS) Tursunov Leads 1-0 14 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Dmitry Tursunov 7-5 6-1

COURT 7

[Q] Nicolas Kicker (ARG) vs [WC] (USA) First Meeting

[WC] Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs [Q] Matthew Barton (AUS) First Meeting