INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Monday, May 9, 2016

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SEEDS RAONIC, GASQUET, THIEM, MONFILS, FIVE ITALIANS IN ACTION

 DAY 2 PREVIEW: There are 12 singles matches on Monday’s schedule at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia with No. 10 seed , No. 11 , No. 13 and No. 14 Gael Monfils leading the way. In addition, five Italians, including the top two of and , are in action.

 Leading off on Center Court is Raonic against wild card in a second-time meeting. Last month, Raonic won 63 75 in the first round at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo. The 25-year-old Canadian is the only player this season to reach the quarter-finals or better in all four ATP Masters 1000 tournaments. He is off to a 23-5 start this season and back in the Top 10 Emirates ATP Rankings for the second week in a row for the first time since last October. The No. 119th-ranked Cecchinato is facing his first Top 10 opponent in his career.

 In the fhird match on, Fognini brings a 4-2 career record (3-1 on clay) against Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. Fognini is making his ninth tournament appearance (5-8 record) and his best result is the 3R last year. Garcia-Lopez looks to even his season match record (12-13). His best showing in Rome is also the 3R in 2010 and last year.

 In the evening session, Next Generation teenage star and square off for the third time (tied 1-1), the first on clay. Zverev won the last meeting in the 2R at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells in March. The 19-year-old German, who is making his Rome debut, enters with a 16-11 match record on the season. Dimitrov, a semi-finalist in Rome two years ago, is ranked No. 35 this week, the first time he’s been out of the Top 30 Emirates ATP Rankings since Aug. 5, 2013 at No. 31.

 On Grandstand, Frenchmen Gasquet and meet for the fourth time on the ATP World Tour, the first on clay. Gasquet won all three previous meetings, winning six of seven sets. In the next match on, another Next Generation member, 21-year-old , takes on wild card , who is playing in his first career ATP World Tour main draw. Kyrgios has reached the quarter-finals or better in five of seven tournaments this season and he is looking for his 20th match win of the year (19-6). In the final match on is and Monfils, who owns a 3-0 record against the Brazilian. Monfils has rallied to win their last two meetings after dropping the opening set. Monfils, a semi-finalist in Rome in his 2006 debut, is playing here for the first time since 2012.

 On Pietrangeli, the third match on features Seppi and Canadian No. 2 . They have split their previous four hard court meetings. Seppi is playing in his first tournament since ATP Masters 1000 Miami in March. In the next match on, No. 1 Ukrainian and Thiem meet for the third time (tied 1-1), the first on clay. The 22-year-old Thiem is aiming for his 30th match win of the season (29-9). Last year he didn’t win his 30th match until the 1R at the US Open in late August.

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

CENTER COURT

[10] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs [WC] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) Raonic Leads 1-0 16 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 Milos Raonic 6-3 7-5

Raonic 2016 FastFacts: W: Brisbane (d Federer); F: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Djokovic); SF: (l Murray); QF(3): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Kyrgios); ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 23-5 (6-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: December 27, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 10 Rome W-L (Best Result): 3-4 (2014 SF)

• Tournament Note: The 25-year-old Canadian is making his fifth appearance in six years (DNP last year). Two years ago advanced to SF with wins over Bolelli, No. 13 Tsonga and Chardy before losing to No. 2 Djokovic in three sets. Lost in 1R in first three visits from 2011-13 • Only player this year to reach QFs or better in first four ATP Masters 1000 tournaments and last week advanced to QF in Madrid (l. to eventual champion Djokovic) • Returned to Top 10 Emirates ATP Rankings last week for first time since Oct. 26, 2015 • Won 1st 9 matches of 2016 season, highlighted by 8th career title at Brisbane (d. No. 3 Federer) • Victory over Federer avenged loss to Swiss in 2015 Brisbane final • Upset No. 4 Wawrinka in 5 sets en route to 2nd SF at Aust. Open (l. to No. 2 Murray in 5 sets) • Reached 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Indian Wells (d. No. 7 Berdych, Monfils and Goffin; l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Miami (l. to Kyrgios) and Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 2 Murray) • Withdrew from Delray Beach, Acapulco and 1R due to muscular tear sustained in Australian Open SF

ATP MASTERS 1000 WINS LEADERS: Raonic is second this year in ATP Masters 1000 match wins: W-L Titles 1) 17-1 3 2) Milos Raonic 14-4 0 T3) 12-3 1 T3) Gael Monfils 12-4 0 5) 11-3 0

Cecchinato 2016 FastFacts: QF: Bucharest (l Delbonis) YTD W-L: 3-8 (3-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 30, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 119 Rome W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2014 1R)

• Tournament Note: The 23-year-old Italian is making his second main draw appearance. Two years ago lost in 1R (l. to Sijsling). Lost in final round of qualifying in 2012-13 and 1R last year • Reached 1st ATP World Tour QF at Bucharest (d. Baghdatis and Dzumhur, l. to Delbonis) • Made successful Davis Cup debut with dead-rubber win over Bossel in 1R (ITA d. SUI 5-0) • Davis Cup win snapped 5-match losing streak to start season and 13-match losing streak to begin career • Qualified at (l. to in 1R) • Reached 3R in Aus. Open doubles w/Seppi (d. Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin and Lopez/Lopez, l. to Rojer/Tecau)

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Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Fognini Leads 4-2 (3-1 on clay) 08 Warsaw (Poland) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini 7-5 0-6 6-4 10 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R16 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2 6-2 11 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-1 12 Casablanca (Morocco) Clay R32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 3-6 7-5 12 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Fabio Fognini 6-4 6-4 6-2 13 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini 7-5 6-3

Fognini 2016 FastFacts: SF: (l Kohlschreiber); QF(2): Auckland (l Tsonga); Barcelona (l Nadal) YTD W-L: 9-8 (7-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 31 Rome W-L (Best Result): 5-8 (2015 3R)

• Tournament Note: The No. 1 Italian is making his ninth main draw appearance and his best result is 3R last year when he defeated Johnson and No. 11 Dimitrov before losing to No. 5 Berdych in a third set tie-break. Prior to that, lost in 2R in 2009, '12 and '13. • Lost to eventual champions in Munich SF (l. to Kohlschreiber) and Barcelona QF (l. to No. 5 Nadal) • Saved 2 MPs in 64 26 76(3) win over Sousa in Auckland 1R (l. to No. 10 Tsonga in QF) • In defense of Australian Open doubles title w/Bolelli, lost to Mannarino/Pouille in 2R • Abdominal muscle strain forced retirement in Rio de Janeiro 2R vs. Gimeno-Traver and withdrawal from São Paulo, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and ATP Masters 1000 Miami

ITALIANS IN TOP 125: Fognini is one of six Italians in the Top 125 Emirates ATP Rankings: No. 31 Fabio Fognini No. 42 Andreas Seppi No. 53 No. 110 Thomas Fabbiano No. 113 No. 119 Marco Cecchinato

Garcia-Lopez 2016 FastFacts: SF: Bucharest (l Verdasco); QF(4): Chennai (l Wawrinka); Sofia (l Muller); Marrakech (l Vesely); Estoril (l Paire) YTD W-L: 12-13 (6-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 51 Rome W-L (Best Result): 5-4 (2010, 2015 3R)

• Tournament Note: The 32-year-old Spaniard comes in with a 5-4 record in Rome and best result is 3R in 2010 (l. to No. 9 Verdasco) and last year (d. No. 10 Cilic, Dolgopolov, l. to No. 8 Ferrer) • Fell out of Top 50 in Emirates ATP Rankings last week at No. 51 for first time since April 7, 2014 (at No. 53) • Saved 1 MP to beat Pella in Bucharest QF (l. to Verdasco in SF) • Lost in QFs at Chennai (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), Sofia (l. to Muller), Marrakech (l. to Vesely) and Estoril (l. to Paire) • Reached Australian Open 3R for 4th time in career (l. to No. 7 Nishikori in 4 sets) • Made 45th consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearance, tied with Djokovic for 5th-longest active streak

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Alexander Zverev (GER) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Series Tied 1-1 14 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov 2-6 6-4 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R64 Alexander Zverev 6-4 3-6 7-5

Zverev 2016 FastFacts: SF(2): Montpellier (l Mathieu); Munich (l Thiem); QF: Rotterdam (l Monfils) YTD W-L: 16-11 (6-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 Emirates ATP Ranking: 44 Rome W-L (Best Result): Main Draw Debut

• Tournament Note: One of two Next Generation teenagers (Coric) in main draw for first time • Reached SFs at Montpellier (d. Vanni in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Mathieu) and Munich (l. to Thiem) • Wins over No. 13 Cilic in Montpellier 2R and No. 13 Goffin in Munich QF are biggest of career by ranking • Set career-highs this season in wins (16) and ranking (No. 43 on May 2) • Beat Dimitrov and Simon en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to No. 5 Nadal after holding MP) • Advanced to Rotterdam QF (d. Simon 76 in 3rd, l. to Monfils) and Barcelona 3R (d. Bellucci, l. to Jaziri) • 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)

Dimitrov 2016 FastFacts: F(2): Sydney (l Troicki); Istanbul (l Schwartzman); SF: Delray Beach (l Ram); QF(2): Brisbane (l Federer); Acapulco (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 18-10 (4-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: May 16, 1991 Emirates ATP Ranking: 35 Rome W-L (Best Result): 6-3 (2014 SF)

• Tournament Note: Top Bulgarian is making his fourth straight appearance in Rome and has never lost in 1R. Two years ago, came in ranked No. 14 and posted wins over No. 6 Berdych (3R) and No. 19 Haas (ret.) before falling to No. 1 Nadal in SF. Last year lost in 2R (l. to Fognini) and in 2013 debut (l. to No. 9 Gasquet) • Fell out of Top 30 this week in Emirates ATP Rankings at No. 35 for first time since Aug. 5, 2013 (at No. 31) • Snapped 7-match losing streak vs. Top 10 foes by beating No. 2 Murray in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R • In second week of season, Held 1 MP in Sydney final before falling to Troicki 76 in 3rd • Led by a set and 5-2 in Istanbul final before losingto Schwartzman 67(5) 76(4) 60 • Advanced to SF at Delray Beach (l. to Ram) and QFs at Brisbane (l. to No. 3 Federer) and Acapulco (l. to Thiem) • Reached Australian Open 3R (l. to No. 3 Federer

GRANDSTAND

[11] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs [PR] Julien Benneteau (FRA) Gasquet Leads 3-0 07 Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Richard Gasquet 6-1 6-4 10 Sydney (Australia) Hard SF Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-5 13 Montpellier (France) Hard QF Richard Gasquet 6-1 4-6 6-1 Other meetings: 01 France F18 (France) Hard R32 Julien Benneteau 6-2 6-4 01 France F21 (France) Hard R16 Julien Benneteau 6-2 7-5

Gasquet 2016 FastFacts: W: Montpellier (d Mathieu); QF: Marseille (l Kyrgios) YTD W-L: 13-5 (4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: June 18, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 12 Rome W-L (Best Result): 14-8 (2011 SF) Internazionali BNL d’Italia Day 2 – Monday, May 9, 2016 Page 5 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Tournament Note: The 29-year-old Frenchman is making his ninth appearance in Rome and best result came in 2011 when he reached SF with wins over No. 3 Federer in 3R and No. 7 Berdych in QF before losing to No. 1 Nadal. Also QF in 2012 (d. No. 4 Murray in 3R, l. to No. 6 Ferrer). Last year lost in 2R to No. 8 Ferrer • Comes in No. 12 for second straight week in Emirates ATP Rankings, first time out of Top 10 since Oct. 26, 2015 (at No. 11) • Improved to 13-12 in ATP World Tour finals by capturing 3rd title at Montpellier (d. Mathieu) • Moved into 2nd place among Frenchmen in Open Era with 13 titles (Noah 23) • Reached 4R at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to Cilic) and Miami (d. Paire, l. to No. 7 Berdych) • Clinched France’s Davis Cup 1R win over Canada in doubles w/Tsonga (d. Bester/Pospisil) • Withdrew from Doha and Australian Open with back injury, Rotterdam with flu and Barcelona with rib injury

FRENCHMEN IN TOP 25: Gasquet is one of an ATP World Tour-best five Frenchmen in the Top 25 Emirates ATP Rankings: No. 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga No. 12 Richard Gasquet No. 14 Gael Monfils No. 18 No. 21 Benoit Paire

Benneteau 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-4 (0-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 20, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 607 Rome W-L (Best Result): 3-5 (2005, 2010, 2013 2R)

• Tournament Note: The 34-year-old Frenchman has a 3-5 record in Rome, reaching 2R in 2005, 2010 and 2013, his last appearance.Three of his five losses have come in three sets • Comes in with a protected Emirates ATP Ranking of No. 39 • Yet to win a tour-level singles (0-4) or doubles (0-2) match this season • Has 3-3 record in Challengers and best result QF in Noumea in opening week of season • Qualified at Marseille by beating Fabbiano and Lamasine (l. to A. Zverev in 1R) • Withdrew from Sydney due to groin injury • Returned following abductor surgery and reached Noumea, CAL Challenger singles QF (l. to Falla) • Also won Noumea, CAL Challenger doubles title w/Roger-Vasselin (d. Barrere/Lamasine)

Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs [WC] Salvatore Caruso (ITA) First Meeting

Kyrgios 2016 FastFacts: W: Marseille (d Cilic); SF(3): Dubai (l Wawrinka); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Nishikori); Estoril (l Almagro); QF: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 19-6 (5-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1995 Emirates ATP Ranking: 20 (Career-high) Rome W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2015 1R)

• Tournament Note: Last year made tournament debut and lost to Lopez 64 76 in 1R • Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Miami (d. Raonic, l. to No. 6 Nishikori) and last week reached QF at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Pella, No. 4 Wawrinka, Cuevas, l. to Nishikori). Has four Top 10 wins this yr. • Achieved career-high No. 20 in Emirates ATP Rankings on April 4 (No. 1 Aussie) • At Marseille, became 1st member of ATP’s Next Generation to win a singles title (d. Cilic) • Held in all 47 of his service games at Marseille, beating No. 10 Gasquet and No. 8 Berdych en route to title • Beat Berdych again to reach Dubai SF, where he retired vs. No. 4 Wawrinka due to back problem • Defeated next highest-ranked Next Generation player Coric to reach Estoril SF (l. to Almagro) • Withdrew from Rotterdam (elbow) and Davis Cup 1R vs. USA (illness)

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Caruso 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 15, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 251 Rome W-L (Best Result): Main Draw Debut

• Tournament Note: The 23-year-old Avola native is making his ATP World Tour main draw debut. • Has played on Futures and Challengers level, compiling a 102-64 career record in Futures (70-39 on clay) with three clay titles, and 27-34 in Challengers (18-21 on clay, 9-13 on hard) with no titles • Achieved career-high No. 206 on Sept. 14, 2015 in Emirates ATP Rankings • This season his best result is QF at Napoli Challenger last month

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs [14] Gael Monfils (FRA) Monfils Leads 3-0 09 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay R16 Gael Monfils 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-1 12 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Gael Monfils 2-6 6-0 6-4 6-2 15 (Austria) Hard R32 Gael Monfils 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4

Bellucci 2016 FastFacts: F: Quito (l Estrella Burgos) YTD W-L: 5-12 (4-7 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 37 Rome W-L (Best Result): 4-5 (2010, 2015 3R)

• Tournament Note: No. 1 Brazilian is making his 6th tournament appearance and best result is 3R in 2010 and last year as a qualifier (l. to Djokovic both times) • Reached 7th ATP World Tour final at Quito, coming within 3 points of title before falling to Estrella Burgos • Also advanced to Quito doubles final w/Demoliner (l. to Carreño Busta/Duran) • Snapped 7-match singles losing streak by reaching Munich 2R (d. Youzhny, l. to Dodig) • Retired after splitting sets in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R vs. Kukushkin due to dehydration

Monfils FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: F(2): Rotterdam (l Klizan); ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Nadal); QF(3): Australian Open (l Raonic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Raonic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 21-7 (7-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 14 Rome W-L (Best Result): 5-3 (2006 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: No. 3 Frenchman is making his first appearance in Rome since 2012 (l. to Ferrero in 2R). His best result came in 2006 debut when he reached SF (d. No. 5 Roddick in QF, l. to No. 2 Nadal) • 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 due to right leg injury and Munich due to groin strain

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PIETRANGELI

Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs Vasek Pospisil (CAN) Series Tied 2-2 11 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Andreas Seppi 7-5 7-6(4) 12 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard R64 Vasek Pospisil 4-6 6-4 7-6(6) 13 Davis Cup QF (Canada) Hard RR Andreas Seppi 5-7 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 15 Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Vasek Pospisil 6-3 7-6(4)

Seppi 2016 FastFacts: QF: Sofia (l Klizan) YTD W-L: 7-8 (1-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: February 21, 1984 Emirates ATP Ranking: 42 Rome W-L (Best Result): 7-10 (2012 QF)

• Tournament Note: The No. 2 Italian comes in with a 7-10 tournament record and his best result is QF in 2012 when he beat Istomin, No. 10 Isner and No. 20 Wawrinka before losing to No. 2 Federer. Has never won back-to- back matches in other appearances with 2R in 2005, '08-09-10. Did not play last year due to injury • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 3rd time in career (l. to eventual champion Djokovic) • Made 43rd consecutive appearance in a Grand Slam main draw • Helped Italy to 5-0 sweep of Switzerland on clay in Davis Cup 1R (d. Laaksonen in 2nd match, w/Bolelli d. Chiudinelli/Laaksonen to clinch tie) • Captured 1st ATP World Tour doubles title in 7th final at Dubai w/Bolelli (d. Lopez/Lopez after saving 2 MPs) • Also defeated Lopez/Lopez to reach Australian Open doubles 3R w/Cecchinato (l. to Rojer/Tecau) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Madrid due to hip injury and playing in first tournament since Miami

Pospisil 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 4-11 (0-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 23, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 46 Rome W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2014 1R)

• Tournament Note: The No. 2 Canadian is making his second main draw appearance. Two years ago, lost to No. 20 Anderson in 1R. Lost in final round qualifying in 2013 and 1RQ in 2012 • Yet to win back-to-back singles matches this season • Went 0-6 in sets during Canada’s 5-0 loss to France in Davis Cup 1R (l. to Simon, w/Bester l. to Gasquet/Tsonga) • Fell to frequent doubles partner Sock in Auckland 2R (1st H2H meeting) • Captured 6th ATP World Tour doubles title at Rotterdam w/Mahut (d. Peya/Petzschner) • Saved 1 MP to beat Lopez/Lopez and reach 2nd straight ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells doubles final w/Sock (l. to Herbert/Mahut)

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs [13] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Series Tied 1-1 14 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Dominic Thiem 6-2 4-6 6-0 15 Nottingham (Great Britain) Grass R16 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 6-3

Dolgopolov 2016 FastFacts: SF: Acapulco (l Tomic); QF: Sydney (l Dimitrov); Rio de Janeiro (W/O vs Nadal); Barcelona (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 13-8 (5-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: November 7, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 28 Rome W-L (Best Result): 2-5 (2013 3R)

• Tournament Note: No. 1 Ukrainian is making his 6th straight main draw appearance and best result came in 2013 when he advanced to 3R (W/O vs. No. 10 Wawrinka in 2R, l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Last year qualified and reached 2R (d. Klizan, l. to Garcia-Lopez) Internazionali BNL d’Italia Day 2 – Monday, May 9, 2016 Page 8 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Defeated No. 8 Ferrer en route to Acapulco SF (l. to Tomic in 3 sets), his best result of season • Reached QFs at Sydney (l. to Dimitrov) and Barcelona (d. Donskoy in 2R after saving 1 MP, l. to No. 2 Nishikori) • Fell in 3R of ATP Masters 1000 events at Indian Wells (l. to No. 10 Gasquet) and Miami (l. to No. 6 Nishikori) • Conceded walkover in Rio de Janeiro QF vs. Nadal due to right shoulder injury

Thiem 2016 FastFacts: W(2): Buenos Aires (d Almagro); Acapulco (d Tomic); F: Munich (l Kohlschreiber); SF(2): Brisbane (l Federer); Rio de Janeiro (l Pella) YTD W-L: 29-9 (13-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 15 Rome W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2015 3R)

• Tournament Note: No. 1 Austrian is making his second straight appearance after a 3R showing in debut last year (d. Bolelli, No. 12 Simon-ret., l. to No. 9 Wawrinka) • Captured 5th career title -- 1st ATP World Tour 500 – by beating Tomic in Acapulco final • Saved 1 MP in Buenos Aires 2R (d. Elias) and SF (d. No. 5 Nadal 76 in 3rd) en route to title (d. Almagro 76 in 3rd) • Runner-up at Munich (l. to Kohlschreiber 76 in 3rd), snapping 5-match win streak in finals • Rose to career-high No. 13 in Emirates ATP Rankings on March 7 • Reached Australian Open 3R (l. to Goffin) and Indian Wells 4R (l. to No. 9 Tsonga) for 1st time in career • Converted 3 of 39 BPs in losses to No. 1 Djokovic at Miami, No. 5 Nadal at Monte-Carlo and del Potro at Madrid • Earned 1st 3 Davis Cup victories of career to lead Austria to 4-1 win over Portugal in Europe/Africa Zone Group I, beating Elias 76 in 5th, rallying from 2 sets down w/Peya to defeat Elias/Sousa, and clinching tie over Sousa • Retired down 76(2) 2-2 in Sydney 2R against Muller due to blisters

2016 MATCH WINS LEADERS: Thiem is No. 2 this season in match wins on the ATP World Tour W-L Titles 1) Novak Djokovic 33-2 5 2) Dominic Thiem 29-9 2 3) Kei Nishikori 26-8 1 4) Rafael Nadal 25-7 2 5) Milos Raonic 23-5 1

COURT 2

Jack Sock (USA) vs (ARG) Sock Leads 1-0 14 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 6-3 6-4

Joao Sousa (POR) vs [WC] (ITA) First Meeting

Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs [Q] (LAT) Gulbis Leads 2-0 10 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard F Ernests Gulbis 6-2 6-3 15 Vienna (Austria) Hard QF Ernests Gulbis 7-6(4) 7-6(5)

COURT 4

[Q] (KAZ) vs Borna Coric (CRO) First Meeting