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Young Russians Medvedev and Bublik to Meet Tuesday

Young Russians Medvedev and Bublik to Meet Tuesday

ST. PETERSBURG OPEN: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Sibur Arena, St. Petersburg, | September 19-25, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $923,550 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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YOUNG RUSSIANS MEDVEDEV AND BUBLIK TO MEET TUESDAY

DAY 2 PREVIEW: The future is now at the St. Petersburg Open on Tuesday, with 20-year-old qualifier and 19-year-old clashing on Centre Court. Medvedev and Bublik are two of four Russians under the age of 21 who are ranked in the Top 350 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. The others, 20-year-old and 18-year-old , are also in the main draw. Khachanov fell to on Monday, while Rublev meets on Wednesday.

Medvedev and Bublik have been doubles partners on the ATP Challenger Tour, ITF Futures Circuit and ITF Juniors Circuit. Their lone singles meeting was won by Medvedev in March at a Challenger event in , Russia. Medvedev has qualified for four ATP World Tour events since then, earning his first two tour-level victories at ’s-Hertogenbosch on grass and at Hamburg on clay. Tuesday’s match marks the ATP World Tour main draw debut for Bublik, who fell in the final round of qualifying at the 2015 St. Petersburg Open.

Also on Centre Court are a pair of players who won their first ATP World Tour titles in July. Båstad champion and No. 6 seed Albert Ramos-Viñolas opens play at 12 pm against French qualifier Alexandre Sidorenko, who was born in St. Petersburg. In the following match, Kitzbühel champion Paolo Lorenzi meets Russian-born German , who tied Radek Stepanek on Monday by qualifying for his seventh tour-level event of the season. Play concludes with 2007 St. Petersburg Open runner-up meeting Dusan Lajovic for the third time. Their FedEx ATP Head 2 Head rivalry is even at 1-1.

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 2 FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

CENTRE COURT

[6] Albert Ramos-Viñolas (ESP) vs [Q] Alexandre Sidorenko (FRA) First Meeting

Ramos-Viñolas 2016 FastFacts W: Båstad (d. Verdasco); SF: Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos); QF (3): Istanbul (l. to Delbonis); Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka); Gstaad (l. to Mathieu) YTD W-L: 26-24 (5-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 32 St. Petersburg W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2013, 2016 1st Round)

• Tournament Note: Spaniard made St. Petersburg debut in 2013 with 3-set loss to Przysiezny • Captured 1st ATP World Tour title at Båstad, beating countrymen Carballes Baena, Ferrer and Verdasco • Appeared in 3R, 4R and QF of a for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. No. 9 Raonic, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Achieved career-high No. 31 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 18 • Advanced to Quito SF (d. Lajovic, Ram and Lopez; l. to Estrella Burgos) • Reached 3R at Indian Wells (d. Kyrgios, l. to Monfils) and Wimbledon (d. Troicki in 5 sets, l. to No. 10 Gasquet) • In ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R, saved 1 MP to beat A. Gonzalez 76 in 3rd (l. to No. 10 Gasquet in 2R) • Held 1 MP before falling to Mathieu in 1st match of season at Doha • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Toronto due to foot injury St. Petersburg Open Day 2 – Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Sidorenko 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 18, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 255 St. Petersburg W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2015-16 1st Round)

• Tournament Note: Born in St. Petersburg, Frenchman qualified for 2nd straight year by beating Gabashvili 64 64 • Fell in qualifying at Estoril, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open • Won 4 of 5 matches in 3 sets en route to 1st ATP Challenger Tour title at St. Brieuc, FRA (d. Sijsling 76 in 3rd) • One week earlier, captured 4th ITF Futures Circuit title at Villers-les-Nancy, FRA (d. T. Wang) • Advanced to Bagneres-de-Bigorre Futures doubles final w/Lescure (l. to Authom/Rochette)

[Q] Mischa Zverev (GER) vs Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) First Meeting

M. Zverev 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 4-9 (3-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 22, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 117 St. Petersburg W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2008 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Russian-born German has qualified 7 times this season, tied with Stepanek for most on tour • Qualified at (ret vs. Goffin in 2R), Houston (l. to Kudla in 1R), Atlanta (l. to Mannarino in 1R), Los Cabos (l. to Karlovic in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Lopez in 1R) and US Open (d. Herbert, l. to Sock in 2R) • Led Fritz 40 in 3rd before falling in final round of qualifying • Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Sarasota, USA (d. G. Melzer) • Advanced to Montpellier doubles final w/A. Zverev (d. Bhupathi/Marray, l. to Pavic/Venus) • Saved 5 MPs in Halle doubles 1R w/A. Zverev vs. Stepanek/Zimonjic (l. to Klaasen/Ram in QF)

Lorenzi 2016 FastFacts W: Kitzbühel (d. Basilashvili); SF: Quito (l. to Bellucci); QF (2): Buenos Aires (l. to Nadal); Bucharest (l. to Pouille) YTD W-L: 19-18 (3-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 15, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 35 (Career-High) St. Petersburg W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2012 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Rallied from a set down in St. Petersburg debut in 2012 (d. Betov, ret vs. Garcia-Lopez) • At 34 years, 221 days, became oldest 1st-time champion ever on ATP World Tour at Kitzbühel (d. Basilashvili) • Beat Simon 76 in 5th after 4 hours, 54 minutes to reach 1st Grand Slam 3R at US Open (l. to No. 2 Murray in 4 sets) • Set career-highs this season in wins (19) and ranking (No. 35 on September 12) • Advanced to 2nd ATP singles SF of career at Quito (d. Tomic, l. to Bellucci) • Reached QFs at Buenos Aires (d. Schwartzman, l. to No. 5 Nadal) and Bucharest (d. Daniel, l. to Pouille) • Played in 3rd ATP doubles final at Buenos Aires w/Cervantes (l. to Cabal/Farah) • Won 17th Challenger title at Canberra, AUS (d. Dodig) and 18th at Caltanissetta, ITA (d. Donati after saving 6 MPs) • Saved 3 MPs to beat Chiudinelli in 1R opening rubber after 4 hours, 43 minutes (ITA d. SUI 5-0) • Claimed longest tiebreak in history of Davis Cup World Group, taking 1st set against Chiudinelli 76(14)

[Q] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs [WC] Alexander Bublik (RUS) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting: 16 Kazan CH (Russia) Hard R16 Daniil Medvedev 6-2 7-6(3)

Medvedev 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 2-3 (0-0 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 11, 1996 Emirates ATP Ranking: 144 St. Petersburg W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) St. Petersburg Open Day 2 – Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Tournament Note: Russian defeated countryman Vatutin 63 67(1) 75 and Croat A. Pavic 64 62 to qualify • Qualified at Nice (l. to Pella in 1R), ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. Zeballos for 1st ATP win, l. to Mannarino in 2R) and Hamburg (d. Struff, l. to Gimeno-Traver in 2R) • Made Grand Slam qualifying debut at Wimbledon, beating Kozlov and Millot before falling to Willis in final round • Improved Emirates ATP Ranking from No. 331 at end of 2015 to career-high No. 143 on September 12 • Advanced to 1st Challenger final at Portoroz, SLO (l. to F. Mayer) and won 1st title at St. Remy, FRA (d. De Loore) • Won Futures title at Trimbach, SUI (d. Bossel) and in doubles at , FRA w/Matsukevich (d. Pel/van der Duim)

Bublik 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 17, 1997 Emirates ATP Ranking: 323 (Career-High) St. Petersburg W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut)

• Tournament Note: Making ATP debut after falling in qualifying at 2014 , 2015 Nice and 2015 St. Petersburg • Improved Emirates ATP Ranking from No. 960 at end of 2015 to career-high No. 323 on September 19 • Advanced to Challenger QFs at Moscow, RUS (d. Albot, l. to Gomez) and Astana, KAZ (d. Gabashvili, l. to Ivashka) • Won Futures titles at Doha, QAT (d. Bonzi); Moscow, RUS (d. Horansky) and St. Petersburg, RUS (d. Vasilenko) • Also advanced to Futures final at 3rd event on the circuit held in Doha, QAT (l. to T. Wang)

Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Series Tied 1-1 15 São Paulo (Brazil) Clay R16 Dusan Lajovic 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 16 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Fernando Verdasco 7-6(2) 6-4

Lajovic 2016 FastFacts SF (3): São Paulo (l. to Cuevas); Kitzbühel (l. to Basilashvili); Los Cabos (l. to Karlovic); QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem) YTD W-L: 16-18 (5-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 73 St. Petersburg W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2011 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF of career at 2011 St. Petersburg as Q (l. to Bogomolov Jr.) • Reached 1st 3 ATP World Tour SFs at São Paulo (d. Paire in 2R, l. to Cuevas), Kitzbühel (l. to Basilashvili) and Los Cabos (d. Tomic in 2R, ret vs. Karlovic) • Saved 1 MP to defeat Isner 76(10) 46 76(6) in Buenos Aires 2R (l. to eventual champion Thiem in QF) • Trailed by 2 sets in Australian Open 1R before opponent Querrey retired at 2 sets all (l. to Bautista Agut in 2R) • Fell to 1-5 lifetime in 5-set matches after leading 2-sets-to-1 and losing to Paire in US Open 1R • Retired in Rio de Janeiro 1R (left foot), Roland Garros 2R (cramping) and Los Cabos SF (right elbow)

Verdasco 2016 FastFacts W: Bucharest (d. Pouille); F: Bastad (l. to Ramos-Viñolas); QF (2): Atlanta (l. to Kyrgios); Winston-Salem (l. to Troicki) YTD W-L: 27-20 (11-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 47 St. Petersburg W-L (Best Result): 10-4 (2007 Runner-up)

• Tournament Note: Spaniard reached SFs or better in 2005 and 2007-08, falling in 2007 final to Murray • Captured 7th ATP World Tour singles title in a Monday final at Bucharest (d. Pouille) • Advanced to Båstad final (l. to Ramos-Viñolas), Atlanta QF (l. to Kyrgios) and Winston-Salem QF (l. to Troicki) • Lost 5-setters in Roland Garros 3R (l. to No. 6 Nishikori) and Wimbledon 1R (l. to Tomic) • Appeared in 54 straight majors, 2nd-longest active streak to Lopez’ 59 • Beat No. 5 Nadal at Aus. Open (l. to Sela in 2R) and No. 5 Wawrinka at London/Queen’s Club (l. to Tomic in 2R) • Held 1 MP vs. Zeballos in Miami 3R and 1 MP vs. Goffin in Monte-Carlo 2R -- lost both matches 76 in 3rd • Fell to 0-11 lifetime against World No. 1 with 62 62 loss to Djokovic in Doha 2R • Withdrew from Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro due to neck injury, as well as Gstaad due to leg pain

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