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Shanghai Final Fast Facts ROLEX SHANGHAI MASTERS: SUNDAY, 13 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES Qizhong Tennis Center | Shanghai, China | 6-13 October 2019 | First Held: 2009 Draw: S-56, D-32 | Prize Money: $7,473,620 | Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com RolexShanghaiMasters.com Richard Evans: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATPTour @SH_RolexMasters Craig Gabriel: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @RolexSHMasters TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SHANGHAI FINAL FAST FACTS • This is the first ATP Masters 1000 final where both players are under the age of 24 since 2009 Paris (22-year-old Novak Djokovic def. 23-year-old Gael Monfils). • Daniil Medvedev is into his 6th straight final in his last 6 events played: Event (Date of Final) Final Result Washington (4 August) l. to Kyrgios 67(6) 67(4) ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (11 August) l. to Nadal 36 06 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (18 August) def. Goffin 76(3) 64 US Open (8 September) l. to Nadal 57 36 75 64 46 St. Petersburg (22 September) def. Coric 63 61 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (13 October) vs. A. Zverev • Medvedev has something in common with the only three players ranked above him: No. 1 Novak Djokovic, No. 2 Rafael Nadal and No. 3 Roger Federer. All four men in the Top 4 have reached at least six straight finals. Djokovic’s career-long streak is 17 consecutive finals (2015-16), Nadal’s is 9 (2013) and Federer’s is 17 (2005-06). • Those four players, along with Andy Murray, are the active players who have reached five or more consecutive finals. (Murray’s career-long streak is seven consecutive finals, which he pulled off two times between 2016 and 2017.) • To date, Medvedev is the 2019 leader in total wins, hard-court wins, ATP Masters 1000 wins, and singles finals. • Most Wins in 2019 Most Hard-Court Wins Most ATP Masters 1000 Wins Most Finals in 2019 Daniil Medvedev 58 Daniil Medvedev 45 Daniil Medvedev 21 Daniil Medvedev 9 Novak Djokovic 48 Stefanos Tsitsipas 28 Rafael Nadal 19 Novak Djokovic 5 Rafael Nadal 48 Roger Federer 27 Novak Djokovic 18 Roger Federer 5 Roger Federer 47 Novak Djokovic 26 Roger Federer 17 Rafael Nadal 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 45 Alex de Minaur 25 Fabio Fognini 15 Dominic Thiem 5 John Isner 25 Stefanos Tsitsipas 5 Gael Monfils 25 • Medvedev is 1-1 in ATP Masters 1000 finals, both of which came in consecutive weeks during his finals streak noted above. He fell to Nadal in the Montreal final, then defeated David Goffin for the Cincinnati title. • Alexander Zverev is 3-2 in ATP Masters 1000 finals. He won at 2017 Rome (d. Djokovic in the final), 2017 Montreal (d. Federer in the final), and 2018 Madrid (d. Dominic Thiem in the final). He reached the finals at 2018 Miami (l. to John Isner) and 2018 Rome (l. to Nadal). • Zverev is the only active player other than Nadal (35), Djokovic (33), Federer (28), and Murray (14) to have won 3 or more ATP Masters 1000 titles. • Medvedev is 6-6 in ATP Tour singles finals overall (3-5 in 2019 finals). Zverev has an 11-6 record in ATP Tour singles finals (1-1 in finals this year). • Medvedev is 8-14 in matches against Top 10 players. However, 7 of his 8 Top 10 victories have come in the last six months (7-6 vs. the Top 10 in 2019). • Zverev has a 22-26 win-loss record vs. the Top 10. His quarter-final win over Federer this week was his first victory over a Top 10 player this season (in five tries). His most recent Top 10 wins before this week came when he beat three Top 10 players en route to the Nitto ATP Finals title at the end of last year (Isner, Federer, and Djokovic). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. Rolex Shanghai Masters Day 8 – Sunday, 13 October 2019 Page 2 of 4 www.ATPTour.com ATP RACE TO LONDON STANDINGS Race Player Points Scenario 1 Rafael Nadal* 9,225 Not playing this week due to left hand injury 2 Novak Djokovic* 7,945 Lost in Shanghai QF 3 Roger Federer* 5,690 Lost in Shanghai QF 4 Daniil Medvedev* 5,475 Add 400 points with win in Shanghai Final 5 Dominic Thiem* 4,525 Lost in Shanghai QF 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas* 3,730 Lost in Shanghai SF 7 Alexander Zverev 2,855 Add 400 points with win in Shanghai Final 8 Matteo Berrettini 2,525 Lost in Shanghai SF 9 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,485 Lost in Shanghai 3R 10 David Goffin 2,325 Lost in Shanghai 3R 11 Fabio Fognini 2,235 Lost in Shanghai QF 12 Kei Nishikori 2,180 Not playing this week due to elbow/arm injury 13 Gael Monfils 2,170 Lost in Shanghai 2R 14 Diego Schwartzman 1,860 Lost in Shanghai 1R 15 John Isner 1,760 Lost in Shanghai 3R 16 Karen Khachanov 1,695 Lost in Shanghai 3R * Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals (10-17 November) ATP RACE TO MILAN STANDINGS Race #NextGenATP Player Points Scenario 1 Stefanos Tsitsipas* 3,820 Lost in Shanghai SF 2 Felix Auger-Aliassime* 1,681 Lost in Shanghai 2R 3 Alex de Minaur 1,430 Lost in Shanghai 1R 4 Denis Shapovalov 1,255 Lost in Shanghai 2R 5 Frances Tiafoe 970 Lost in Shanghai 1R 6 Casper Ruud 931 Not playing this week due to back injury 7 Miomir Kecmanovic 893 Lost in Shanghai 1R 8 Ugo Humbert 778 Lost in Mouilleron-le-Captif, FRA CH 3R 9 Mikael Ymer 711 Add 40 points with Mouilleron-le-Captif, FRA CH Final win 10 Corentin Moutet 569 Lost in Mouilleron-le-Captif, FRA CH 2R 11 Alexei Popyrin 545 Lost in Shanghai qualifying 1R 12 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 513 Not playing this week 13 Jannik Sinner 465 Lost in Mouilleron-le-Captif, FRA CH SF 14 Emil Ruusuvuori 363 Not playing this week * Qualified for Next Gen ATP Finals (5-9 November) For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. Rolex Shanghai Masters Day 8 – Sunday, 13 October 2019 Page 3 of 4 www.ATPTour.com FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES FINAL [3] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs [5] Alexander Zverev (GER) Zverev Leads 4-0 16 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R16 Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-5 17 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard QF Alexander Zverev 6-2 6-4 18 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Alexander Zverev 6-4 1-6 7-6(5) 18 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard R16 Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-2 Medvedev 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 4 | 58-17 in 2019 (3 Titles) | 5-2 at Shanghai (2019 Final) • Leads ATP Tour with 58 victories, 45 hard-court wins, 21 ATP Masters 1000 wins and 9 finals this season. • Rallied from 2 sets down before falling to Nadal after 4 hours, 51 minutes in 1st Grand Slam final at US Open. • At age 23, became youngest Grand Slam finalist since Djokovic, 23, at 2010 US Open. • Also became 1st Russian Grand Slam finalist since Safin at 2005 Australian Open. • Achieved career-high No. 4 on 9 September. Highest-ranked Russian since No. 4 Davydenko on 4 August 2008. • Captured 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati (d. No. 1 Djokovic and Goffin). Became 1st Russian to win Cincinnati title. Also beat No. 1 Djokovic to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Monte-Carlo (l. to Lajovic). • Went 24-3 on hard courts during summer with 5 finals in as many events, finishing with St. Petersburg title (d. Coric). • Captured Sofia title in February (d. Fucsovics) -- all 6 career titles have come on hard courts. • Beat Laaksonen in opening rubber of Russia’s 3-1 road win over Switzerland in Davis Cup Qualifiers. • Withdrew from Sydney (right shoulder), Geneva (right adductor) and Beijing (left quadriceps). Zverev 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 6 | 41-20 in 2019 (Geneva Title) | 10-3 at Shanghai (2019 Final) • Saved 2 championship points vs. Jarry to win 11th ATP Tour title at Geneva. Earned 40+ wins in 4 straight years. • Clinched Laver Cup for Team Europe with Day 3 wins in 2019 (d. Raonic) and 2018 (d. Anderson). • Finished as Acapulco singles runner-up (l. to Kyrgios) and doubles champion w/M. Zverev (d. Krajicek/Sitak). • Reached Roland Garros QF for 2nd time (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), Australian Open 4R for 1st time (l. to Raonic) and US Open 4R for 1st time (l. to Schwartzman). Went 5-0 in 5th sets this season (10-1 since 2018 Australian Open). • One of 5 men under 23 to reach Australian Open 4R -- most at a Grand Slam since 2009 Roland Garros (5). • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Madrid (d. Ferrer in 2R, l. to Tsitsipas) and Montreal (l. to Khachanov). • Blew 1 MP vs. Jarry in Barcelona 2R, 2 MPs vs. Garin in Munich QF and 2 MPs vs. Basilashvili in Hamburg SF. • Won 2nd and 4th rubber of Germany’s 5-0 win over Hungary in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Nagy and Borsos). INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Rolex Shanghai Masters [3] Daniil Medvedev [5] Alexander Zverev Aces 38 66 1st-Serve Percentage 71% (182 of 256) 74% (206 of 277) 1st-Serve Points Won 84% (153 of 182) 81% (167 of 206) 2nd-Serve Points Won 53% (39 of 74) 54% (38 of 71) Service Games Won 93% (40 of 43) 87% (41 of 47) Break Points Saved 79% (11 of 14) 54% (7 of 13) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 29% (48 of 166) 31% (57 of 182) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 54% (58 of 108) 50% (58 of 116) Return Games Won 24% (10 of 42) 30% (13 of 44) Break Points Converted 50% (10 of 20) 52% (13 of 25) BOLD: Leads all players at 2019 Rolex Shanghai Masters.
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