BNP PARIBAS MASTERS: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, November 7, 2015
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BNP PARIBAS MASTERS: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, November 7, 2015 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France | November 2-8, 2015 Draw: S-48, D-24 | Prize Money: €3,288,530 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Info: Tournament Info: ATP PR & Marketing: www.ATPWorldTour.com www.bnpparibasmasters.com Nicola Arzani: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour Twitter: @BNPPMasters Maria Garcia-Planas: [email protected] Facebook: ATP World Tour Facebook: BNP Paribas Masters Stephanie Natal: [email protected] Press Room: + 33 1 5870 1841 THREE OF TOP FOUR SEEDS, LED BY DJOKOVIC, MURRAY IN SEMI-FINALS DAY 6 PREVIEW: The BNP Paribas Masters semi-finals on Saturday are led by top seed/World No. 1 and reigning two-time champion Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Andy Murray along with No. 4 Stan Wawrinka and No. 8 David Ferrer. The foursome also have qualified for the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, Nov. 15-22. Djokovic and Ferrer (2012) are former champions here while Murray and Wawrinka are appearing in their first semi-final. In the opening singles match on Court Central, Murray brings a 10-6 FedEx ATP Head 2 Head record (8-2 on hard) against Ferrer. The Scot has won the last three meetings, including their last encounter in the QF at Roland Garros in June. If Murray wins the title, he will secure the year-end No. 2 Emirates ATP Ranking for the first time in his career. In the second match, Djokovic takes his 20-match and 28 sets winning streaks against Wawrinka in a rematch of the Roland Garros final in June. The Swiss No. 2 won that match in four sets to claim his second Grand Slam crown and end Djokovic’s 28-match winning streak on the season. It was also Djokovic’s lone Slam loss of the year (27-1). The Serb leads the overall series 18-4, including 13-2 on hard courts. Djokovic won the last meeting 64 61 in the QF at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati in August. Djokovic is trying to become the first player to win six ATP Masters 1000 titles in a season and also claim a tournament record fourth title. Coach Boris Becker and former No.1 Marat Safin each have won three titles in Bercy. DJOKOVIC’S LONGEST SET WINNING STREAKS Rank Sets Start End 1 28 2015 US Open F d. Federer To Be Determined 2 24 2013 World Tour Finals RR d. Gasquet 2014 Aus. Open QF l. to Wawrinka 3 22 2015 Rome QF d. Nishikori 2015 Roland Garros SF d. Murray 4T 18 2011 Australian Open 2R d. Dodig 2011 Dubai 2R d. Lopez 4T 18 2008 Australian Open 1R d. Becker 2008 Australian Open F d. Tsonga STREAKS ON THE LINE: Djokovic has a number of streaks on the line going into Saturday: - 28 sets winning streak since losing 2nd set vs. Federer in US Open final on September 14 - 20 match winning streak since last loss to Federer in final of Cincinnati on August 23 - 15 semi-finals won in a row since last loss to Federer in SF of Shanghai in October 2014 - 13 finals in a row since falling in QFs to Karlovic in Doha in January (opening week of year) - 13 match winning streak in Bercy since last loss to Querrey in 2R (opening match) in 2012 SUCCESS IN PARIS: All four players have enjoyed success in Paris during their career: - Djokovic 24-6 in Bercy (3 Titles), 48-11 at Roland Garros (3 Finals) - Murray 16-8 in Bercy (1 SF), 28-8 at Roland Garros (3 SFs) - Wawrinka 13-10 in Bercy (1 SF), 27-10 at Roland Garros (1 Title) - Ferrer 21-9 in Bercy (1 Title), 40-13 at Roland Garros (1 Final) BNP Paribas Masters Day 6 – Saturday, November 7, 2015 Page 2 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com EMIRATES ATP RACE TO LONDON UPDATE: Each of the eight singles spots at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Nov. 15-22 has been secured entering the BNP Paribas Masters. Four of the ‘Elite Eight’ players coming to London are in the semi-finals. Here’s a look at the updated Race standings going into the semi-finals with players remaining in bold: Race Player Points SF F W 1 Novak Djokovic 14,645 14,645 14,885 15,285 2 Andy Murray 8,230 8,230 8,470 8,870 3 Roger Federer 7,340 ------- ------- ------- 4 Stan Wawrinka 6,500 6,500 6,740 7,140 5 Rafael Nadal 4,630 4,810 5,050 5,450 6 Tomas Berdych 4,620 4,800 5,040 5,440 7 David Ferrer 4,305 4,305 4,545 4,945 8 Kei Nishikori 4,035 ------- ------- ------- 9 Richard Gasquet 2,850 ------- ------- ------- 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2,635 ------- ------- ------- 11 John Isner 2,495 ------- ------- ------- 12 Kevin Anderson 2,475 ------- ------- ------- EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES RACE TO LONDON UPDATE: Marcelo Melo debuts this week as the new World No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings, ending a 173-week run by Bob and/or Mike Bryan atop the rankings. No. 4 Dodig/Melo will move to No. 3 if they reach the final. There are two teams attempting to clinch the eighth and final spot at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Nov. 15-22). It will come down to No. 8 Bopanna/Mergea and No. 10 Pospisil/Sock, who will qualify if they win the title on Sunday: Race Team Points 2R QF SF F W 1 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan* 6,465 6,285 6,465 6,645 6,8857,285 2 Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau* 6,400 6,220 6,400 6,580 6,8207,220 3 Jamie Murray/John Peers* 5,635 5,635 5,815 5,995 6,235 6,635 4 Ivan Dodig/Marcelo Melo* 5,500 5,140 5,320 5,500 5,740 6,140 5 Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini* 4,895 4,895 5,075 5,255 5,4955,895 6 Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut* 4,765 4,765 4,945 5,125 5,365 5,765 7 Marcin Matkowski/Nenad Zimonjic* 4,290 4,290 4,470 4,650 4,8905,290 8 Rohan Bopanna/Florin Mergea 3,635 3,455 3,635 3,815 4,055 4,455 9 Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares 3,420 3,420 3,510 3,690 3,930 4,330 10 Vasek Pospisil/Jack Sock 3,180 2,910 3,000 3,180 3,420 3,820 * Qualified CLOSER LOOK AT DJOKOVIC vs. WAWRINKA: Djokovic has an 18-4 record against Wawrinka in their FedEx Head 2 Head and here’s a summary of their previous meetings: - Wawrinka beat Djokovic en route to his 2 major titles (2014 Australian Open, 2015 Roland Garros) - Djokovic and Wawrinka have gone 5 sets in 5 of their 7 Grand Slam and Davis Cup matches - From 2007 to 2013, Djokovic enjoyed a 14-match win streak over Wawrinka - Djokovic is 9-0 against Wawrinka at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments - Djokovic has won 8 of 9 tie-breaks against Wawrinka during their 21-match rivalry - Wawrinka won his 1st ATP World Tour title by beating Djokovic in the 2006 Umag final (6-6 ret) - 17-year-old Djokovic beat 19-year-old Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3 in their first meeting (2004 Aachen CH) BNP Paribas Masters Day 6 – Saturday, November 7, 2015 Page 3 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com DAY 6 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play COURT CENTRAL [8] David Ferrer (ESP) vs [2] Andy Murray (GBR) Murray Leads 10-6 06 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R32 David Ferrer 4-6(5) 7-6(0) 6-1 06 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Toronto Hard R64 Andy Murray 6-2 7-6(6) 10 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 David Ferrer 6-3 6-4 10 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay QF David Ferrer 7-5 6-3 10 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Andy Murray 6-2 6-2 11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard SF Andy Murray 4-6 7-6(2) 6-1 7-6(2) 11 Tokyo (Japan) Hard SF Andy Murray 6-2 6-3 11 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (China)Hard F Andy Murray 7-5 6-4 11 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR David Ferrer 6-4 7-5 12 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF David Ferrer 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2 12 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Andy Murray 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4 7-6(4) 13 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard F Andy Murray 2-6 6-4 7-6(1) 14 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (China)Hard R16 David Ferrer 2-6 6-1 6-2 14 Vienna (Austria) Hard F Andy Murray 5-7 6-2 7-5 14 Valencia (Spain) Hard SF Andy Murray 6-4 7-5 15 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Andy Murray 7-6(4) 6-2 5-7 6-1 David Ferrer Andy Murray Sets Won: 18 26 Tiebreak Sets Won: 2 8 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 4 1 Hard: 2 8 Grass: 0 1 Ferrer 2015 FastFacts W (5): Doha (d. Berdych); Rio de Janeiro (d. Fognini); Acapulco (d. Nishikori); Kuala Lumpur (d. Lopez); Vienna (d. Johnson); SF (3): Barcelona (l. to Andujar); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Djokovic); Beijing (l. to Djokovic); QF (4): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l.