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KREMLIN CUP by BANK of MOSCOW: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, October 21, 2015 KREMLIN CUP BY BANK OF MOSCOW: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia | October 19-25, 2015 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $698,325 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Info: Tournament Info: ATP PR & Marketing: www.ATPWorldTour.com www.kremlincup.ru Thomas Troxler: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @kremlincup_ru Press Room: Facebook: facebook.com/ATPWorldTour facebook.com/kremlincup +7 (495) 688 2166 2014 FINALIST BAUTISTA AGUT, PAST CHAMPS YOUZHNY, TROICKI IN ACTION DAY 3 PREVIEW: A fourth Russian player will advance to the second round of the Kremlin Cup by Bank of Moscow on Wednesday when 2009 champion Mikhail Youzhny meets 22-year-old qualifier Aslan Karatsev. Already this week, Top 3 Russians Teymuraz Gabashvili, Andrey Kuznetsov and Evgeny Donskoy won their opening matches, highlighted by the wild card Donskoy’s upset of No. 6 seed Borna Coric on Tuesday. Following Youzhny vs. Karatsev, Gabashvili returns to Centre Court against 2010 champion and 2011 runner-up Viktor Troicki. In the final match of the evening, 2014 runner-up Roberto Bautista Agut faces Marsel Ilhan. Bautista Agut, Troicki and Youzhny are three of five former finalists who have returned to the Kremlin Cup this season. The other two are reigning champion Marin Cilic and 2013 runner-up Mikhail Kukushkin, who will each play in the second round on Thursday. FORMER MOSCOW FINALISTS IN 2015 DRAW Player Year Final Result Marin Cilic 2014 d. Bautista Agut 64 64 Roberto Bautista Agut 2014 l. to Cilic 64 64 Mikhail Kukushkin 2013 l. to Gasquet 46 64 64 Viktor Troicki 2011 l. to Tipsarevic 64 62 Viktor Troicki 2010 d. Baghdatis 36 64 63 Mikhail Youzhny 2009 d. Tipsarevic 67(5) 60 64 INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS: Denis Istomin, who meets Aljaz Bedene on Court 1 Wednesday, is one of six players this season to capture a title on the ATP World Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. The Uzbeki No. 1 won semi-final and championship matches in his hometown of Tashkent on Oct. 17 to secure the 10th Challenger title of his career. In June, he swept six matches at Nottingham for his first tour-level crown. Player ATP World Tour Title ATP Challenger Tour Title(s) Victor Estrella Burgos Quito Morelos, MEX Denis Istomin Nottingham Tashkent, UZB Nicolas Mahut ’s-Hertogenbosch St. Brieuc, FRA Benoit Paire* Båstad Bergamo, ITA; Quimper, FRA Rajeev Ram Newport Guadalajara, MEX Jiri Vesely Auckland Prostejov, CZE * Also won an ITF Futures Circuit title at Bressuire, FRA this season Kremlin Cup by Bank of Moscow Day 3 – Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Page 2 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com EMIRATES ATP RACE TO LONDON UPDATE: With three weeks remaining in the Emirates ATP Race to London, two spots are still up for grabs at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Nov. 15-22. The Top 8 players in the race on Nov. 9 will compete at the year-end championships. Six players have qualified so far: Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Rafael Nadal and Tomas Berdych. As of Wednesday, 990 race points separate No. 8 David Ferrer from No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. In Moscow, No. 13 Marin Cilic looks to gain 205 race points by repeating as champion. Also taking place this week are an ATP World Tour 500 event in Vienna and an ATP World Tour 250 event in Stockholm. A maximum of 1,500 race points are on the line after the Kremlin Cup at an ATP World Tour 250 event in Valencia (Oct. 26-Nov. 1); an ATP World Tour 500 event in Basel (Oct. 26-Nov. 1); and ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris (Nov. 2-8). Race Player Points This Week 2R QF SF F W 1 Novak Djokovic* 14,285 -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 2 Andy Murray* 7,870 -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 3 Roger Federer* 6,750 -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 4 Stan Wawrinka* 6,140 -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 5 Rafael Nadal* 4,330 -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 6 Tomas Berdych* 4,280 Stockholm ------- 4,280 4,280 4,340 4,440 7 Kei Nishikori 3,945 -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 8 David Ferrer 3,490 Vienna ------- 3,535 3,625 3,745 3,945 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2,500 Vienna 2,545 2,590 2,680 2,800 3,000 10 Richard Gasquet 2,445 Stockholm ------- 2,490 2,535 2,595 2,695 11 Kevin Anderson 2,385 Vienna 2,385 2,385 2,475 2,595 2,795 12 John Isner 2,315 Vienna ------- 2,315 2,405 2,525 2,725 13 Marin Cilic 2,190 Moscow ------- 2,190 2,235 2,295 2,395 14 Milos Raonic 2,170 -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 15 Gilles Simon 2,055 Stockholm ------- 2,055 2,055 2,115 2,215 16 Feliciano Lopez 1,680 -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 17 David Goffin 1,670 -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 18 Bernard Tomic 1,630 Stockholm ------- 1,630 1,675 1,735 1,835 19 Dominic Thiem 1,555 Vienna ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 20 Fabio Fognini 1,460 Vienna 1,460 1,505 1,595 1,715 1,915 * Qualified DAY 3 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play CENTRE COURT 1R Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs [Q] Aslan Karatsev (RUS) Youzhny Leads 1-0 13 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Mikhail Youzhny 6-7(5) 6-2 6-2 Youzhny 2015 FastFacts QF: Zagreb (l. to Baghdatis) YTD W-L: 9-23 (6-11 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: June 25, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 150 Moscow W-L (Best Result): 15-11 (2009 Champion) • No. 5 Russian and 2009 champion suffered an 8-match losing streak from May to August • Snapped skid by qualifying and reaching 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (d. Simon, l. to No. 9 Nadal) • Also qualified at Tokyo (l. to No. 10 Simon in 1R) • Fell 1R or 2R in 19 of 21 tournaments other than Montréal and Zagreb (l. to Baghdatis in QF) • Lost in 1R of Australian Open (l. to No. 3 Nadal), Roland Garros (l. to Dzumhur), Wimbledon (l. to Paire) • Reached St. Petersburg doubles SF with then 17-year-old countryman Rublev (l. to Knowle/Peya) Kremlin Cup by Bank of Moscow Day 3 – Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Page 3 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com Karatsev 2015 FastFacts YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 4, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 207 Moscow W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (2013-15 1st Round) • No. 9 Russian qualified by beating countrymen Polyakov 63 61, Chervyakov 75 62 and Elgin 64 63 • Seeking 1st ATP World Tour main draw win (0-3 career) • Playing 1st tour-level match since falling to Berankis as a qualifier at 2014 Moscow • Lost in qualifying at Doha, Australian Open, Zagreb, Roland Garros, Stuttgart, Wimbledon and US Open • Posted 18-17 record on ATP Challenger Tour in 2015, highlighted by 1st title at Kazan, RUS (d. Kravchuk) • Achieved career-high rankings of No. 153 in singles (May 11) and No. 238 in doubles (Aug. 17) 2R [3] Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) Troicki Leads 3-0 07 Beijing (China) Hard R32 Viktor Troicki 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 09 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Viktor Troicki 3-6 6-2 6-4 11 Doha (Qatar) Hard R16 Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-1 Other Meeting: 08 San Marino CH (San Marino) Clay QF Viktor Troicki 7-6(9) 3-6 7-6(1) Troicki 2015 FastFacts W: Sydney (d. Kukushkin); F: Stuttgart (l. to Nadal); SF: London/Queen's Club (l Murray); QF (2): Zagreb (l. to Garcia-Lopez); Acapulco (l. to Anderson) YTD W-L: 33-25 (19-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: February 10, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 24 Moscow W-L (Best Result): 10-4 (2010 Champion) • No. 2 Serb and 2010 champion won 1st all-qualifier final in ATP World Tour history to claim 2nd career title at Sydney (d. Kukushkin) • Defeated No. 9 Cilic 76 in 3rd to reach Stuttgart final (l. to No. 10 Nadal) • Also beat No. 9 Cilic in London/Queen's Club 2R (l. to No. 3 Murray in SF) and No. 9 Raonic in Beijing 1R (l. to Lu in 2R) • Capped 10-4 grass-court campaign with Wimbledon 4R (l. to Pospisil in 5 sets), matching career-best showing at a Grand Slam (also 2011 Roland Garros, 2012 Wimbledon, 2013 Roland Garros 4R) • Reached Australian Open 3R (l. to No. 7 Berdych), Roland Garros 2R (l. to Bolelli) and US Open 3R (l. to Young in 5 sets) • Suffered 6-match losing streak from Wimbledon to US Open Gabashvili 2015 FastFacts QF: Houston (l. to Verdasco) YTD W-L: 15-19 (8-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 23, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 57 Moscow W-L (Best Result): 8-10 (2013 Quarterfinalist) • No. 1 Russian defeated wild card Ilkel 62 61 in 1R on Monday • Enjoyed best singles and doubles tour-level result at Houston, reaching singles QF (d. Isner, l. to Verdasco) and winning doubles title (w/Berankis d. Bryan/Bryan in QF and Huey/Lipsky in F) • Reached Roland Garros 4R (l. to No. 5 Nishikori), matching best Grand Slam finish of career (also 2010 Roland Garros 4R) • In Washington 2R, upset No. 3 Murray 76 in 3rd for 4th Top 10 win of career • Earned 100th career win in St. Petersburg 1R (d. Shyla), squandered 3 MPs in 2R (l. to Bautista Agut) • Won 22 of 25 matches on ATP Challenger Tour, including 3 titles in UZB (Karshi, Samarkand and Fergana) • Fell in Australian Open 1R (l. to Baghdatis), Wimbledon 1R (l.
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