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DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, March 4, 2017

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, UAE | February 27-March 4, 2017 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $2,429,150 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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WORLD NO. 1 MURRAY MEETS VERDASCO FOR DUBAI CHAMPIONSHIP

 Andy Murray bids to become the first British champion in the 25-year history of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships when he faces Fernando Verdasco on Saturday. The World No. 1 is through to his seventh final in his last eight tournaments and 14th final in his last 16 tournaments, only missing out on the championship match at the 2016 US Open and 2017 Australian Open.

 Murray is 12-1 in tour-level matches against Verdasco, but the Spaniard nearly spoiled two of the Brit’s biggest accomplishments. Before Murray captured the 2013 Wimbledon title, he trailed Verdasco by two sets in the quarter-finals. And before Murray secured the No. 1 ranking at 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Paris, he served at 5-5, 15-40 in the third set of his opener against Verdasco.

 The doubles final features No. 4 seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau against the first-time team of Rohan Bopanna and Marcin Matkowski. Bopanna captured the Dubai title in 2012 with Mahesh Bhupathi, 2014 with Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and 2015 with Daniel Nestor. Bopanna and Nestor saved two match points to defeat Rojer and Tecau in the 2015 Dubai semi-finals.

INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS

Tournament Statistic [1] Andy Murray Fernando Verdasco Aces 26 5 1st-Serve Percentage 59% (152 of 258) 79% (235 of 299) 1st-Serve Points Won 75% (114 of 152) 71% (167 of 235) 2nd-Serve Points Won 64% (68 of 106) 47% (30 of 64) Service Games Won 90% (38 of 42) 80% (41 of 51) Break Points Saved 50% (4 of 8) 62% (16 of 26) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 36% (63 of 174) 40% (78 of 197) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 57% (73 of 127) 47% (66 of 139) Return Games Won 44% (17 of 39) 35% (18 of 52) Break Points Converted 50% (17 of 34) 47% (18 of 38)

BOLD: Leads all 32 players at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Tournament Statistic Champion Finalist Ranking Points 500 300 Singles Prize Money $523,330 $256,565 Doubles Prize Money $157,570 $77,140

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FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS

[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Murray Leads 12-1 07 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Andy Murray 7-6(4) 7-5 6-4 07 St. Petersburg (Russia) Carpet F Andy Murray 6-2 6-3 08 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) 08 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard SF Andy Murray 6-0 6-3 08 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-3 7-6(6) 09 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Fernando Verdasco 2-6 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4 09 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Andy Murray 6-1 6-2 09 Valencia (Spain) Hard SF Andy Murray 6-3 2-6 6-3 09 ATP Finals (England) Hard RR Andy Murray 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 13 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Andy Murray 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-4 7-5 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Andy Murray 6-4 7-5 7-6(3) 15 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R16 Andy Murray 7-5 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Andy Murray 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5 Other Meeting 03 Segovia CH (Spain) Hard R32 Fernando Verdasco 6-1 6-3

Murray 2017 Summary F: Doha (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 11-2 (11-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 44 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: 1 (Career-High) Dubai W-L (Best Result): 15-4 (2012, 2017 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: 2012 Dubai runner-up is bidding to become 1st British champion in 25-year history of event • Appearing in 7th final of his last 8 tournaments (5-1) and 14th final of his last 16 tournaments (9-4) • Owns 8-1 record against Spaniards since start of 2016 season and 20-2 since 2014 Vienna • Saved career-high 7 MPs in 67(4) 76(18) 61 Dubai QF win over Kohlschreiber -- 2nd-set tiebreak tied 5 others for longest tiebreak at a tour-level singles match since ATP started recording tiebreak scores in 1991 • Bidding to become 4th player this season to save MPs en route to a title (Djokovic saved 5 MPs in Doha SF, Muller saved 1 MP in Sydney 1R, and Estrella Burgos saved 3 MPs in Quito 2R and 1 MP in Quito final) • Last player to save 7+ MPs en route to title was Klizan at 2016 Rotterdam (saved 5 MPs in QF and 3 MPs in SF) • Career-long 28-match win streak was snapped by Djokovic in 3-set Doha final • Defeated Berdych in Doha SF for 100th win of career against Top 10 opponents • Five-time finalist fell to M. Zverev in Australian Open 4R, failing to reach QFs in Melbourne for 1st time since 2009 • Together with Djokovic’s 2R loss, 1st time Top 2 seeds did not reach Grand Slam QF since 2004 Roland Garros

Verdasco 2017 Summary SF: Doha (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 8-4 (8-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 (33) Emirates ATP Ranking: 35 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 7-3 (2017 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Playing in his biggest final since 2012 ATP World Tour 500 event at Acapulco (l. to Ferrer) and seeking his biggest title since 2010 ATP World Tour 500 event at Barcelona (d. Soderling) • Appearing in 1st final since 2016 Bastad (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and seeking 1st title since 2016 Bucharest (d. Pouille) • Owns 0-11 record against World No. 1 (0-4 vs Federer, 0-4 vs Nadal, 0-3 vs Djokovic) • Defeated Goffin and Karlovic en route to Doha SF (l. to Djokovic after holding 5 MPs) • Also fell to Djokovic in Australian Open 1R • Withdrew from Sydney due to fatigue Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Day 6 – Saturday, March 4, 2017 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

[4] Jean-Julien Rojer (NED)/Horia Tecau (ROU) vs First Meeting Rohan Bopanna (IND)/Marcin Matkowski (POL)

• Rojer/Tecau did not drop a set en route to final, including SF win over [1] Kontinen/Peers (saved 3 SPs in 1st set) • Dutchman and Romanian are 7-5 in 2017 and 124-65 overall since joining forces at start of 2014 season • Teamed for 12 titles, including 2015 Wimbledon (d. J. Murray/Peers) and 2015 ATP Finals (d. Bopanna/Mergea) • Rojer has won 21 titles overall with 3 partners (Tecau, Qureshi, Butorac), including 1+ title each year 2010-16 • Tecau has won 29 titles overall with 7 partners, including 2+ titles each year 2010-16 • Doubles Rankings: Rojer 25 (Career-High 3 on Nov. 23, 2015), Tecau 19 (Career-High 2 on Nov. 23, 2015)

• Bopanna/Matkowski are teaming for 1st time and saved 1 MP in 1R win over [2] Dodig/Granollers • Bopanna has won 15 titles with 8 partners, most recently 2017 Chennai w/Nedunchezhiyan (d. Raja/Sharan) • Indian is 3-time Dubai champion: 2012 w/Bhupathi (d. Fyrstenberg/Matkowski), 2014 w/Qureshi (d. Nestor/Zimonjic) and 2015 w/Nestor (d. Qureshi/Zimonjic). Saved 2 MPs to beat Rojer/Tecau 46 76(9) 11-9 in 2015 Dubai SF • Matkowski has won 18 titles with 4 partners, most recently 2017 Auckland w/Qureshi (d. Erlich/Lipsky) • Pole lost to Bopanna in 2012 Dubai final (Bhupathi/Bopanna d. Fyrstenberg/Matkowski 64 36 10-5) • Doubles Rankings: Bopanna 24 (Career-High 3 on July 22, 2013), Matkowski 30 (Career-High 7 on July 9, 2012)

DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Friday, March 3, 2017

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POUILLE FACES UPHILL BATTLE AGAINST MURRAY IN SEMI-FINALS

 Lucas Pouille plays a World No. 1 for the first time Friday in the Dubai semi-finals, though he is all too familiar with his opponent Andy Murray. The seventh-seeded Frenchman faced Murray three times in 2016 before the Brit topped the Emirates ATP Rankings. Murray went 3-0 in matches, 6-0 in sets and 36-10 in games against Pouille, breaking the newly-turned 23-year-old on 13 occasions.

 Fernando Verdasco and Robin Haase meet in an all-unseeded semi-final on Centre Court. Verdasco leads all 32 players in the field by making 76% of his first serves and winning 41% of his first-serve return points. The Spaniard has also won 36% of his return games, second only to Murray’s 40%. Haase leads all players with 25 aces and is second in first-serve points won at 80%.

 The 2016 and 2015 ATP Finals doubles champions go head-to-head in the semi-finals when No. 1 seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers meet No. 4 seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau. Kontinen and Peers are 18-1 since October 31. Guillermo Garcia Lopez and Leander Paes meet fellow first-time team Rohan Bopanna and Marcin Matkowski in the other doubles semi-final.

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: SINGLES SEMI-FINALS

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Robin Haase (NED) Series Tied 3-3 11 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 Robin Haase 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-2 13 Kitzbühel (Austria) Clay QF Robin Haase 4-6 6-4 6-3 13 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-7(8) 6-3 15 ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) Grass R16 Robin Haase 7-6(4) 6-3 16 Bucharest (Romania) Clay QF Fernando Verdasco 7-6(6) 6-3 16 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Fernando Verdasco 6-2 3-2 ret

Verdasco 2017 Summary SF: Doha (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 7-4 (7-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 (33) Emirates ATP Ranking: 35 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 6-3 (2017 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Made 84% of 1st serves (48/57) and won 81% of those points (39/48) to beat [4] Monfils in QF • Seeking 1st final since 2016 Bastad (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and 1st title since 2016 Bucharest (d. Pouille) • Defeated Goffin and Karlovic en route to Doha SF (l. to Djokovic after holding 5 MPs) • Also fell to Djokovic in Australian Open 1R • Withdrew from Sydney due to fatigue Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Day 5 – Friday, March 3, 2017 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Haase 2017 Summary QF: Auckland (l Sousa) YTD W-L: 7-6 (7-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: April 6, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: 66 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2017 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Won 16 of 17 service points in 1st set of 62 46 64 QF win over Dzumhur on Thursday • Appearing in 1st ATP World Tour 500 SF of career and 1st SF overall since reaching 2016 Gstaad final (l. to Lopez) • Advanced to Auckland QF (d. Ferrer 76 in 3rd, l. to Sousa) • Reached 2R at Sofia (l. to Troicki 76 in 3rd) and Rotterdam (l. to Goffin in 3 sets) • Also reached Marseille doubles final in team debut w/Inglot (l. to Benneteau/Mahut 10-5 in Match TB)

[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs [7] Lucas Pouille (FRA) Murray Leads 3-0 16 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Andy Murray 6-2 6-1 16 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-1 6-3 16 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-3 6-0

Murray 2017 Summary F: Doha (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 10-2 (10-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 44 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: 1 (Career-High) Dubai W-L (Best Result): 14-4 (2012 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Saved career-high 7 MPs in 67(4) 76(18) 61 QF win over Kohlschreiber -- 2nd-set tiebreak tied 5 others for longest tiebreak at a tour-level singles match since ATP started recording tiebreak scores in 1991 • Defeated Berdych in Doha SF for 100th win of career against Top 10 opponents • Five-time finalist fell to M. Zverev in Australian Open 4R, failing to reach QFs in Melbourne for 1st time since 2009 • Together with Djokovic’s 2R loss, 1st time Top 2 seeds did not reach Grand Slam QF since 2004 Roland Garros

Pouille 2017 Summary F: Marseille (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 7-4 (7-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 23, 1994 (23) Emirates ATP Ranking: 15 (Career-High) Dubai W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2017 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Hit 11 aces and saved 8 of 10 break points to beat [Q] Donskoy 76 in 3rd at 1:46 am on Friday • Owns 5-8 record against Top 10 opponents (5-6 in 2016, 0-0 vs World No. 1) • Appearing in 2nd ATP World Tour 500 SF of career (l. to Fognini at 2015 Hamburg as Q) • Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour final at Marseille (d. Gasquet, l. to Tsonga) • Upset by 207th-ranked qualifier Bublik in Australian Open 1R • Defeated Simon 76 76 in Brisbane 1R before retiring vs Edmund in 2R due to right toe injury

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FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS

[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Robin Haase (NED) Murray Leads 4-1 08 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R32 Robin Haase 7-5 6-3 11 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Andy Murray 6-7(5) 2-6 6-2 6-0 6-4 13 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Andy Murray 6-3 6-1 6-3 14 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Andy Murray 6-3 7-6(6) 1-6 7-5 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 Andy Murray 6-1 6-1 6-4

[7] Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Series Tied 1-1 16 Bucharest (Romania) Clay F Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 Lucas Pouille 6-3 6-3

[7] Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs Robin Haase (NED) First Meeting

DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, March 2, 2017

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, UAE | February 27-March 4, 2017 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: €2,429,150 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

FIVE UNSEEDED PLAYERS TO COMPETE IN DUBAI QUARTER-FINALS

 Seven-time champion Roger Federer, 2016 winner Stan Wawrinka and two-time finalist Tomas Berdych are out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, opening the door for five unseeded players in Thursday’s quarter-finals: No. 29 Philipp Kohlschreiber, No. 35 Fernando Verdasco, No. 66 Robin Haase, No. 77 Damir Dzumhur and No. 116 Evgeny Donskoy.

 Amidst all of the upsets, World No. 1 Andy Murray eyes his first Dubai title in his sixth tournament appearance. He owns a 4-1 FedEx ATP Head 2 Head advantage against his quarter-final opponent Kohlschreiber, who is 0-9 versus players ranked No. 1 in the world. However, Kohlschreiber has won at least one set in all five of his prior meetings with Murray, four of which came on clay.

 Also on Thursday, No. 4 seed Gael Monfils takes a 3-0 record into his match against Verdasco. Monfils’ countryman, No. 7 seed Lucas Pouille, faces Federer’s conqueror Donskoy. Play begins with Dzumhur, who upset Wawrinka on Tuesday, meeting Haase, who beat Berdych on Wednesday. Donskoy, Dzumhur and Haase all seek their first ATP World Tour 500 semi-final.

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS

Robin Haase (NED) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Dzumhur Leads 2-0 16 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 Damir Dzumhur 6-2 6-0 Other Meeting 16 ATP Masters 1000 Rome Q (Italy) Clay Q2 Damir Dzumhur 6-2 2-6 6-4

Haase 2017 Summary QF: Auckland (l Sousa) YTD W-L: 6-6 (6-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: April 6, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: 66 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Saved 8 of 9 break points to defeat 2-time finalist Berdych in 2R on Wednesday • Seeking 1st ATP World Tour 500 SF of career and 1st SF overall since reaching 2016 Gstaad final (l. to Lopez) • Advanced to Auckland QF (d. Ferrer 76 in 3rd, l. to Sousa) • Reached 2R at Sofia (l. to Troicki 76 in 3rd) and Rotterdam (l. to Goffin in 3 sets) • Also reached Marseille doubles final in team debut w/Inglot (l. to Benneteau/Mahut 10-5 in Match TB)

Dzumhur 2017 Summary QF: Memphis (l Harrison) YTD W-L: 6-5 (6-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 20, 1992 (24) Emirates ATP Ranking: 77 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2017 Quarter-finalist) Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Day 4 – Thursday, March 2, 2017 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Tournament Note: Backed up biggest win of career over No. 3 Wawrinka by beating Granollers in 2R on Wednesday • Seeking 2nd ATP World Tour SF overall and 1st since 2015 Casablanca (l. to Klizan) • Advanced to 4th ATP World Tour QF at Memphis (d. Anderson in 1R, l. to eventual champion Harrison) • Reached 2R at Delray Beach (l. to del Potro in 3 sets) • Suffered 1R losses at Chennai (l. to Sela), Australian Open (l. to Troicki in 5 sets) and Sofia (l. to Seppi in 3 sets)

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs [4] Gael Monfils (FRA) Monfils Leads 3-0 08 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 Gael Monfils 7-5 6-4 10 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Gael Monfils 6-7(4) 7-6(2) 7-5 13 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard QF Gael Monfils 6-7(8) 6-4 6-4

Verdasco 2017 Summary SF: Doha (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 6-4 (6-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 (33) Emirates ATP Ranking: 35 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 5-3 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Beat [6] Bautista Agut 75 in 3rd on Wednesday despite hitting 0 aces and 10 double faults • Defeated Goffin and Karlovic en route to Doha SF (l. to Djokovic after holding 5 MPs) • Also fell to Djokovic in Australian Open 1R • Withdrew from Sydney due to fatigue

Monfils 2017 Summary QF: Marseille (l Gasquet) YTD W-L: 6-2 (6-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 (30) Emirates ATP Ranking: 12 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Will not face a seeded opponent in Dubai this week until the final at the earliest • Seeking 1st ATP World Tour SF since 2016 Tokyo (l. to Kyrgios) • Fell to 2-13 lifetime against Nadal with 4-set loss in Australian Open 4R • Lost to countryman Gasquet in Marseille QF • Dropped outside Top 10 of Emirates ATP Rankings on Feb. 20 after returning to Top 10 on Sept. 12, 2016

[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Murray Leads 4-1 10 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R32 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2 6-1 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Andy Murray 3-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 12-10 15 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Andy Murray 6-1 3-6 6-1 15 Munich (Germany) Clay F Andy Murray 7-6(4) 5-7 7-6(4) 15 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Andy Murray 6-4 3-6 6-0

Murray 2017 Summary F: Doha (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 9-2 (9-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 44 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: 1 (Career-High) Dubai W-L (Best Result): 13-4 (2012 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Faced 1 BP in 1R win over Jaziri and 1 BP in 2R win over Garcia-Lopez • Defeated Berdych in Doha SF for 100th win of career against Top 10 opponents • Five-time finalist fell to M. Zverev in Australian Open 4R, failing to reach QFs in Melbourne for 1st time since 2009 • Together with Djokovic’s 2R loss, 1st time Top 2 seeds did not reach Grand Slam QF since 2004 Roland Garros

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Kohlschreiber 2017 Summary QF: Sydney (w/o vs Troicki) YTD W-L: 8-4 (8-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: October 16, 1983 (33) Emirates ATP Ranking: 29 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 10-7 (2014 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Won 30 of 33 points on 1st serve and saved 2 of 2 break points in 2R win over Medvedev • Owns 0-9 record against World No. 1 overall and 1-24 record in last 25 matches vs. Top 10 opponents • Seeking 1st ATP World Tour SF since 2016 Moscow (l. to Fognini) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 6th time (d. Basilashvili and Young, l. to Monfils) • Reached 2R at Doha (l. to Almagro 76 76) and Rotterdam (d. Pouille, l. to Klizan in 3 sets) • Conceded walkover vs Troicki in Sydney QF due to back injury • Led Darcis 2 sets to 1 in Davis Cup 1R before blowing 4-2 lead in 4th set and 4-1 lead in 5th set (BEL d. GER 4-1)

[Q] Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) vs [7] Lucas Pouille (FRA) Donskoy Leads 1-0 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Evgeny Donskoy 6-2 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4 Other Meeting 13 Kazan 2 CH (Russia) Hard R16 Lucas Pouille 6-4 7-5

Donskoy 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 3-2 (3-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 9, 1990 (26) Emirates ATP Ranking: 116 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Saved 3 MPs vs No. 10 Federer for biggest win of career (trailed 5-2 in 3rd and 5-1 in 3rd-set TB) • Seeking 2nd ATP World Tour SF overall and 1st since 2015 Moscow (l. to Cilic) • Qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Herbert in 2R) and Marseille (l. to Gombos in 1R) • Fell in qualifying at Doha (l. to Lopez-Perez in Q1) and Australian Open (l. to Rubin in Q3) • Suffered Challenger 1R losses in 3 straight weeks at Rennes, FRA (l. to De Schepper); Quimper, FRA (l. to Gabashvili) and Budapest, HUN (l. to Reuter) • Captured Challenger doubles title at Rennes, FRA w/Elgin (d. Knowle/Marray 11-9 in Match TB)

Pouille 2017 Summary F: Marseille (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 6-4 (6-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 23, 1994 (23) Emirates ATP Ranking: 15 (Career-High) Dubai W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Saved all 4 break points he faced to beat [Q] Copil 61 64 in 2R on Wednesday • Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour final at Marseille (d. Gasquet, l. to Tsonga) • Upset by 207th-ranked qualifier Bublik in Australian Open 1R • Defeated Simon 76 76 in Brisbane 1R before retiring vs Edmund in 2R due to right toe injury

DUBAI DUTY FREE: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, UAE | February 27-March 4, 2017 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $2,617,160 | Surface: Hard

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SECOND-ROUND ACTION FEATURES FEDERER, MURRAY, AND MORE

 The first match of Day 3 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in an all-Spanish clash between No. 6 seed Roberto Bautista Agut and Fernando Verdasco. Both players opened their seasons with strong performances in Asia: Bautista Agut with a title in Chennai and Verdasco with a semi-final and near-upset of Djokovic in Doha. They have met three times in the past, though never on a hard court, and all three matches have gone the distance. Verdasco leads the series 2-1.

 Next up is No. 4 seed Gael Monfils, who will face another player with a strong start to 2017, Daniel Evans. Evans reached his first ATP World Tour final in Sydney (l. to Muller), then made it to the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time in Melbourne (l. to Tsonga) and has achieved a new career-best Emirates ATP ranking of No. 43. Monfils, who recently fell out of the top 10 (to No. 12), is still finding his footing in the young season, with a three-set loss to Gasquet last week in Marseille. It is the first match between Evans and Monfils.

 Opening the evening session for the second consecutive night is No. 1 Andy Murray, who cruised through his first post-Australian Open match with a win over Jaziri on Tuesday. Murray’s second- round opponent is Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who suffered through an 11-match losing streak before finally besting Dustin Brown in the first round of last week’s Delray Beach event. Garcia- Lopez recorded his second win of the season against Troicki on Monday. Murray leads the head-to- head 2-1, though none of those matches has come since 2012. Garcia-Lopez won their last meeting, at the ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells in 2012.

 Roger Federer concludes the day’s Centre Court slate with his first-ever encounter against qualifier Evgeny Donskoy. Federer breezed through his first-round tilt (vs Paire) in just 54 minutes, recording his 48th match win Dubai and extending his perfect 2017 record to 8-0. The 26-year-old Russian Donskoy has enjoyed plenty of success in qualifying rounds lately, reaching main draws in Rotterdam and Marseille last month, and scored his second win in three weeks over Youzhny on Tuesday. Since 2007, Federer has lost only two matches to qualifiers (2013 Hamburg vs Delbonis; 2015 Shanghai vs Ramos), and holds a 4-0 career record against qualifiers in Dubai.

DAY 3 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: MAIN DRAW SINGLES

Centre Court

[6] [WC] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Verdasco Leads 2-1 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 13 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Fernando Verdasco 6-4 3-6 6-2 14 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Roberto Bautista Agut 2-6 7-6(4) 6-1 15 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Fernando Verdasco 3-6 7-5 7-6(4)

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Bautista Agut 2017 Summary W: Chennai (d Medvedev); SF: Sofia (l Goffin) YTD W-L: 12-2 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: April 14, 1988 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 15 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 6-4 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Failed to defend Sofia title, falling in SF to Goffin in 3rd set tiebreak • Won both singles rubbers in Davis Cup World Group 1R (d. Pavic, Skugor) • Captured 5th ATP World Tour title at Chennai (d. Youzhny from 62 41 down in QF and Medvedev in final) • Fell to 0-7 in Grand Slam 4R matches at Australian Open (d. Ferrer, l. to Raonic) • Withdrew from Auckland, where he was defending champion, due to stomach virus • Last season: Upset World No. 1 Djokovic 64 64 to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 final at Shanghai (l. to No. 2 Murray) • Captured titles at Auckland (d. Sock) and Sofia (d. Troicki); fell in Winston-Salem final (l. to Carreño Busta in 3 sets) • Set career-highs this season in wins (48) and ranking (No. 13 on October 17) • Saved 1 MP to beat No. 10 Tsonga in Auckland SF, snapping 17-match losing streak to Top 10 opponents • Reached 4R at Aus. Open (d. Cilic, l. to No. 6 Berdych in 5 sets) and Roland Garros (d. Coric, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Following Shanghai run, lost opening matches to No. 266 Bublik at Moscow, No. 417 J. Melzer at Vienna and Simon at ATP Masters 1000 Paris after holding 3 MPs • Quarter-finalist at Rio Olympics in singles (l. to del Potro) and doubles w/Ferrer (l. to Johnson/Sock) • Also advanced to SF at St. Petersburg (l. to No. 3 Wawrinka) and QFs at Chennai (l. to Coric 76 in 3rd), Rotterdam (l. to Klizan after 5 MPs), Dubai (l. to Baghdatis) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to No. 9 Raonic)

Verdasco 2017 Summary SF: Doha (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 5-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 35 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 4-3 (2005, 2008, 2015, 2017 2R)

• Lost to Klizan in Rotterdam 1R despite winning 2nd set 6-0 • Defeated Goffin and Karlovic en route to Doha SF (l. to Djokovic after holding 5 MPs) • Also fell to Djokovic in Australian Open 1R • Withdrew from Sydney due to fatigue • Last season: 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 • Dropped to No. 88 on April 11 -- lowest ranking since No. 103 on March 1, 2004

Daniel Evans (GBR) vs [4] Gael Monfils (FRA) - First Meeting

Evans 2017 Summary F: Sydney (l Muller) YTD W-L: 9-3 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 23, 1990 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 43 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2017 2R)

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• Won 4 straight 3-setters, including 1st Top 10 victory, to reach 1st ATP final at Sydney (d. Thiem in QF, l. to Muller) • Earned 2nd Top 10 win en route to 1st Grand Slam 4R at Australian Open (d. Cilic in 2R, l. to Tsonga) • Achieved career-high No. 45 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 30, joining Murray and Edmund in Top 50 • First time 3 Brits have been in Top 50 since No. 44 Murray, No. 45 Henman and No. 46 Rusedski on March 13, 2006 • Last year: Beat Ram and A. Zverev at US Open, then lost 5-setter to eventual champion Wawrinka after holding 1 MP • Also reached 3R at Nottingham (l. to Cuevas), Wimbledon (l. to No. 3 Federer) and Washington (l. to Sock) • Qualified at Australian Open with wins over Vanni, Weintraub and Fratangelo (l. to Lopez in 1R) • Achieved career-high No. 53 in Emirates ATP Rankings on September 12 • Held 4 MPs vs Nishioka in Atlanta 1R before falling 62 67(2) 76(4) • Won Challenger titles at Drummondville, CAN (d. Corrie); Taipei, TPE (d. Kravchuk) and Aptos, USA (d. Norrie) • Also reached Challenger finals at Dallas, USA (d. Ito, l. to Edmund) and Busan, KOR (d. Millman, l. to Kravchuk) • Advanced to Challenger doubles final at Drummondville, CAN w/Glasspool (l. to Cerretani/Schnur) • Replaced Edmund and lost decisive rubber of Davis Cup SF to L. Mayer, who replaced del Potro (ARG d. GBR 3-2)

Monfils 2017 Summary QF: Marseille (l Gasquet) YTD W-L: 4-1 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 12 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2017 2R)

• Fell to 2-13 lifetime against Nadal with 4-set loss in Australian Open 4R • In 2016: Captured biggest title of career at ATP World Tour 500 event in Washington, saving 1 MP vs Karlovic in final • Did not drop a set en route to 2nd Grand Slam SF at US Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 4 sets) • Achieved career-high No. 6 in Emirates ATP Rankings on November 7 • Qualified for 1st ATP Finals, but withdrew following losses to Raonic and Thiem due to rib injury • 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 Toronto SF (d. No. 7 Raonic, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and QFs at Indian Wells (l. to Raonic) and Miami (l. to No. 6 Nishikori after holding 5 MPs) • Held 3 MPs vs No. 7 Nishikori in Rio Olympics QF before losing once again 76 in 3rd • Advanced to 1st Australian Open QF in 11th appearance (l. to Raonic) • Lost to Klizan in Rotterdam championship match and is now 6-19 lifetime in finals • Withdrew from Marseille (right leg), Munich (groin strain), Roland Garros (virus), Halle (virus) and Paris (rib)

[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Murray Leads 2-1 09 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R16 Andy Murray 6-4 6-4 11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Andy Murray 6-1 6-1 6-2 12 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 6-2

Murray 2017 Summary F: Doha (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 8-2 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 44 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 1 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 12-4 (2012 Finalist)

• Career-long 28-match win streak was snapped by Djokovic in 3-set Doha final • Defeated Berdych in Doha SF for 100th win of career against Top 10 opponents • Five-time finalist fell to M. Zverev in Australian Open 4R, failing to reach QFs in Melbourne for 1st time since 2009 • Together with Djokovic’s 2R loss, 1st time Top 2 seeds did not reach Grand Slam QF since 2004 Roland Garros • In 2016: Defeated No. 2 Djokovic in final of ATP Finals to clinch year-end No. 1 and career-best 9th title of season • Reached final for 1st time in 8th appearance after saving 1 MP to beat No. 4 Raonic 57 76(5) 76(9) in SF • Also beat No. 3 Wawrinka and No. 5 Nishikori to become 1st No. 1 to beat No. 2-5 at ATP Finals since Lendl in 1986 • Rose to No. 1 on November 7 after winning 14th ATP Masters 1000 title at Paris (d. Isner in 3 sets) • At 29, became 2nd-oldest player to debut at No. 1 (30-year-old John Newcombe became No. 1 on June 3, 1974) Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Day 3 – Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Page 4 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Owns record for most time between becoming No. 2 and No. 1 -- 7 years and 82 days (No. 2 on Aug. 17, 2009) • Captured 3rd Grand Slam title at Wimbledon (d. Tsonga in 5 sets, No. 9 Berdych and No. 7 Raonic) • Became 1st British finalist at Roland Garros and 10th man to reach all 4 major finals in Open Era (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Fell to 0-5 in Australian Open finals with 4th championship match loss to No. 1 Djokovic • With J. Murray, became 1st brothers in Open Era to reach singles and doubles finals at same major (Australian Open) and 1st brothers in Emirates ATP Rankings history to be ranked No. 1 in singles and doubles respectively • Made history at Rio Olympics as 1st player to win a 2nd singles gold medal (d. del Potro 75 in 4th after 4h2m) • Celebrated 29th birthday by beating No. 1 Djokovic for ATP Masters 1000 Rome title • Rallied from 76 30 down to beat No. 9 Raonic and become 1st 5-time London/Queen’s Club champion (est. 1890) • Enjoyed winning streaks of 22 matches June 14-August 21 and career-long 24 matches September 18-Present • Won career-high 24 straight sets with titles at Beijing (d. Dimitrov), Shanghai (d. Bautista Agut) and Vienna (d. Tsonga) • Reached ATP Masters 1000 finals at Madrid (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and Cincinnati (d. No. 6 Raonic, l. to Cilic) • Hit career-high 35 aces in opening rubber of Davis Cup SF, but fell to del Potro in 5 sets. Longest match of career lasted 5 hours, 7 minutes and snapped 20-0 start in home Davis Cup singles matches (ARG d. GBR 3-2) • Broke serve in all 87 matches this season and 107 straight matches since 2015 Cincinnati SF (l. to No. 3 Federer)

Garcia-Lopez 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 2-6 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 97 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 1-4 (2017 2R)

• Suffered straight-set 1R losses to Bedene at Chennai, Harrison at Auckland and M. Zverev at Australian Open • Played in 49 straight Grand Slam main draws, tied with Djokovic for 3rd-longest active streak (Lopez 60, Verdasco 55) • Defeated Lopez/Lopez en route to Australian Open doubles SF w/Carreno Busta (l. to Bryan/Bryan) • In 2016: 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), Estoril (l. to Paire), Geneva (l. to Ferrer) and Hamburg (d. De Schepper in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Robert) • Reached Australian Open 3R (l. to No. 7 Nishikori in 4 sets) and Roland Garros 2R (l. to Thiem) • Made 48th consecutive Grand Slam appearance at US Open, tied with Djokovic for 3rd-longest active streak • Fell to fellow Spaniard Ferrer 3 straight weeks in Madrid 1R, Rome 2R and Geneva QF • Ended season on 6-match losing streak in singles • Advanced to 1st Grand Slam QF, SF and final at US Open in doubles w/Carreño Busta (l. to J. Murray/Soares) • Captured 3rd doubles title at Winston-Salem with 1st-time partner Kontinen (d. Begemann/Paes after saving 5 MPs)

[3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [Q] Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) - First Meeting

Federer 2017 Summary W: Australian Open (d Nadal) YTD W-L: 8-0 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 89 Date of Birth: August 8, 1981 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 9 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 48-5 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015 Champion)

• Lost 7 sets en route to title, tied for most by Grand Slam champion since Kuerten dropped 8 sets at 1997 Roland Garros • Win over Nadal snapped 6-match losing streak against Spaniard at Grand Slams dating back to 2008 Roland Garros • Victory over Nishikori was 200th of career against a Top 10 opponent, most among active players • Last year: Tied Connors for most wins (84) and SFs (11) at Wimbledon, saving 3 MPs and rallying from 2 sets down to beat Cilic in QF (l. to No. 7 Raonic in 5 sets). Also tied Becker and Krickstein for most comebacks from 2 sets down in Open Era (10) • Beat F. Mayer in Stuttgart QF on June 9 for 1,072nd win, passing Lendl for 2nd-most wins in Open Era (Connors 1,256) • Advanced to 12th Australian Open SF (d. No. 6 Berdych, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Earned record-extending 300th Grand Slam win of career in Australian Open 3R on Jan. 22 (d. Dimitrov) • Failed to win a title for 1st time since 2000, coming closest with runner-up finish at Brisbane (l. to Raonic) • Beat Thiem in Brisbane SF before losing to him in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 3R and Stuttgart SF after holding 2 MPs • Dropped to No. 16 in Emirates ATP Rankings on November 7, falling out of Top 10 for 1st time in 734 weeks (14+ years) • Did not qualify for ATP Finals and finish in Top 6 for 1st time since 2001 • Underwent arthroscopic left knee surgery on February 3, limiting him to 7 tournaments on the season • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami (gastroenteritis) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (lower back pain)

Donskoy 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 2-2 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 9, 1990 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 116 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2017 2R)

• Has qualified for three events in five 2017 tries (Rotterdam, Marseille, Dubai; losses in Doha, Aus Open) • Last year: Saved 2 MPs to defeat Ferrer 75 in 3rd and reach Rio Olympics 3R (l. to Johnson 61 61) • Advanced to 2R at 4 events, including Båstad (d. Khachanov after saving 2 MPs, l. to Arnaboldi) • Led 64 61 52 in US Open 1R vs Johnson with American serving at Love-40. Lost in 5 sets after holding 6 MPs • Held at least 1 MP and lost in Chennai 1R vs Ebden, Rotterdam 1R vs Chardy and Barcelona 2R vs Dolgopolov • Captured Challenger titles at Raanana, ISR (d. Berankis) and Astana, KAZ (d. Kravchuk) • Retired vs Kukushkin in Munich 1R due to hip injury

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Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) - First Meeting

[Q] Marius Copil (ROU) vs [7] Lucas Pouille (FRA) Pouille Leads 1-0 16 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Lucas Pouille 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-1

[5] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs Robin Haase (NED) Berdych Leads 2-1 06 NED v. CZE WG PO (The Netherlands) Carpet RR Tomas Berdych 6-2 6-4 6-4 07 ATP Masters Series Canada (Canada) Hard R64 Robin Haase 6-4 7-5 10 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Tomas Berdych 6-0 6-3 6-3

Marcel Granollers (ESP) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Series Tied 1-1 15 Casablanca (Morocco) Clay R16 Damir Dzumhur 3-0 ret 16 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Marcel Granollers 6-1 6-0 DUBAI DUTY FREE: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, UAE | February 27-March 4, 2017 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $2,617,160 | Surface: Hard

DEFENDING CHAMP OPENS CAMPAIGN ON DAY 2

 The first match of Day 2 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships features defending champion and No. 2 seed Stan Wawrinka, who takes on Damir Dzumhur. It is the Swiss player’s first match since the Australian Open, where he reached his 8th career Grand Slam semi-final before falling to countryman and eventual champion Federer in five sets. Dzumhur is coming from Florida, where he lost in the second round of Delray Beach last week to del Potro. Dzumhur is making his first appearance in Dubai, and will face Wawrinka for the first time.

 Next up is a battle between two players seeking their first career wins in Dubai. No. 7 seed Lucas Pouille, direct from a runner-up showing in Marseille (l. to Tsonga) has lost in the first round in each of his two trips here, while the Czech Adam Pavlasek is entered here for the first time. Pouille’s performance in Marseille was in sharp contrast to his 1-3 record before last week, while Pavlasek is still looking for his 2017 breakthrough, with a loss in his one match so far (Australian Open vs Whittington). They have not faced each other on the ATP World Tour, but did play an ATP Challenger Tour match two years ago, which Pavlasek won in straight sets.

 Opening the evening session is Emirates ATP No. 1 Andy Murray, playing his first match since the surprise fourth-round loss to Mischa Zverev that knocked him out of the Australian Open. He plays Malek Jaziri for the first time in his career. Jaziri--who lost in the third round in Melbourne, also to Zverev—hasn’t posted any notable results this year, but did recently achieve his career-best ranking of No. 47. Murray is 11-4 in his career in Dubai, and is looking to improve upon his previous best showing of 2012 finalist.

 Two-time finalist Tomas Berdych concludes the day’s action, taking on qualifier and fellow Czech Lukas Rosol. Berdych reached the last round in Dubai in both 2013 (l. to Djokovic) and 2014 (l. to Federer), sporting a 22-10 overall record at the event. Rosol got to the quarter-finals in 2014 (l. to Federer), but with his ranking well outside the top 100, he needed to qualify this year (d. Dodig, Millot). The two Czechs have played twice before, with both matches going the way of Berdych.

DAY 2 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: MAIN DRAW SINGLES

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Damir Dzumhur (BIH) vs [2] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) - First Meeting

Dzumhur 2017 Summary QF: Memphis (l Harrison) YTD W-L: 4-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Day 2 – Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Page 2 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Date of Birth: May 20, 1992 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 77 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Tournament debut)

• Reached first quarter-final of 2017 in Memphis (l. to eventual champ Harrison) • Suffered 1R losses at Chennai (l. to Sela), Australian Open (l. to Troicki in 5 sets), and Sofia (l. to Seppi) • Last season: Reached R16 at ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (l. to Raonic 60 63) and Monte-Carlo (l. to Raonic 76 in 3rd) • Defeated No. 5 Nadal 26 64 30 ret in Miami 2R and No. 7 Berdych 64 67(1) 63 in Monte-Carlo 2R • Set career-highs this season in wins (23) and ranking (No. 71 on May 16) • Fell to eventual champions Thiem in Acapulco 1R, Schwartzman in Istanbul QF after holding 1 MP, Fognini in Umag QF and Carreño Busta in Moscow 2R • Lost in 2R at 11 tour-level events, including as a qualifier in Vienna vs Karlovic after holding 51 lead in 3rd set • Won 5-setters against Edmund in Australian Open 1R and Kudla in Wimbledon 1R • Retired in Moscow 2R vs Carreño Busta (illness) and 3 Challenger matches: Prostejov, CZE 1R vs Andreozzi (ankle); Alphen aan den Rijn, NED SF vs Struff (shoulder) and Casablanca, MAR 2R vs Mager (dizzy)

Wawrinka 2017 Summary SF: Brisbane (l Nishikori); Australian Open (l Federer) YTD W-L: 7-2 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 15 Date of Birth: March 28, 1985 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 3 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 5-2 (2016 Champion)

• Advanced to 3rd Australian Open SF and 8th Grand Slam SF (d. Klizan in 5 sets of 1R, l. to Federer in 5 sets) • Reached Brisbane SF (l. to Nishikori) • In 2016: Won 3rd major title at US Open (d. No. 1 Djokovic), improving to 3-0 vs World No. 1 in major finals (0-20 otherwise) • At 31, oldest Grand Slam champion since Agassi at 2003 Aus. Open and US Open champion since Rosewall in 1970 • First Grand Slam champion since Djokovic at 2011 US Open to save MP en route to title (saved 1 MP vs Evans in 3R) • Also won ATP World Tour 500 title at Dubai (d. Baghdatis) and 1st Swiss title at Geneva (d. Cilic) • Captured 3rd straight Chennai title (d. Coric), increasing win streaks at event to 12 matches and 24 sets • Lost St. Petersburg final to A. Zverev 75 in 3rd, ending run of 11 straight wins in championship matches • Enjoyed 400th career win in Australian Open 3R on Jan. 23 before falling in 4R (d. Rosol, l. to Raonic in 5 sets) • In defense of Roland Garros title, won 5-setter over Rosol in 1R and reached SF (l. to No. 2 Murray) • Appeared in 47 consecutive Grand Slam main draws since making major debut at 2005 Roland Garros • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 SF at Toronto (l. to No. 6 Nishikori) and QF at Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 5 Nadal) • Went 1-2 at ATP Finals (d. No. 7 Cilic, l. to No. 5 Nishikori and No. 1 Murray) • Saved 2 MPs vs Stakhovsky in Marseille 2R (l. to Paire in QF); held 1 MP vs Struff in Paris 2R before losing 76 in 3rd • Withdrew from Tokyo due to back injury

Adam Pavlasek (CZE) vs [7] Lucas Pouille (FRA) First Meeting Other meeting: 15 Ostrava CH (Czech Republic) Clay QF Adam Pavlasek 6-4 7-6(3)

Pavlasek 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 0-1 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 8, 1994 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 93 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Tournament debut)

• Achieved career-high No. 72 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 9 • Lost 4-setter to 194th-ranked wild card Whittington in Australian Open 1R Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Day 2 – Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Page 3 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Last year: Broke into Top 100 on June 13 • Earned 1st tour-level win in Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros as LL (d. Carballes Baena in 5 sets, l. to Chardy) • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at Kitzbühel (d. M. Gonzalez and Granollers, l. to Basilashvili) • Qualified at Stockholm (l. to Harrison in 1R) • Reached 6 Challenger finals, winning titles at Prague, CZE (d. Robert in 3 sets) and Banja Luka, BIH (d. Zekic in 3 sets) • Runner-up at Bangkok, THA (l. to Youzhny); Cherbourg, FRA (l. to Thompson); Barletta, ITA (l. to E. Ymer) and Scheveningen, NED (l. to Haase)

Pouille 2017 Summary F: Marseille (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 4-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 23, 1994 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 15 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (2015, 2016 1R)

• Defeated Medvedev and Gasquet en route to Marseille final (l. to Tsonga) • Upset by 207th-ranked qualifier Bublik in Australian Open 1R • Defeated Simon 76 76 in Brisbane 1R before retiring vs Edmund in 2R due to right toe injury • Last season: Captured 1st ATP World Tour title at Metz, becoming 7th French champion there in last 8 years (d. No. 10 Thiem) • Defeated del Potro in 4 sets and Tomic 10-8 in 5th to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at Wimbledon (l. to No. 9 Berdych) • Won 5-setters over Chiudinelli, Bautista Agut and No. 5 Nadal en route to US Open QF (l. to Monfils) • Beat Gulbis and No. 9 Ferrer to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF and SF at Rome as LL (l. to No. 3 Murray) • Became 2nd LL ever to reach an ATP Masters 1000 SF (also T. Johansson at 2004 Toronto) • Set career-highs this season in wins (34) and ranking (No. 15 on November 7) • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour final at Bucharest (d. Lajovic, Karlovic, Lorenzi and Delbonis; l. to Verdasco) • Reached R16 at ATP Masters 1000s in Miami (d. No. 8 Ferrer after saving 1 MP, l. to Simon), Monte-Carlo (d. No. 10 Gasquet, l. to No. 9 Tsonga), Shanghai (l. to No. 2 Murray) and Paris (l. to No. 2 Murray) • Qualified then saved 4 MPs to beat Goffin in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R (l. to Querrey in 2R) • Held 1 MP before losing to Lopez in Vienna 1R • Withdrew from Istanbul (fatigue), then Atlanta, Los Cabos and Stockholm (lower back)

[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Malek Jaziri (TUN) - First Meeting

Murray 2017 Summary F: Doha (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 7-2 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 44 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 1 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 11-4 (2012 Finalist)

• Career-long 28-match win streak was snapped by Djokovic in 3-set Doha final • Defeated Berdych in Doha SF for 100th win of career against Top 10 opponents • Five-time finalist fell to M. Zverev in Australian Open 4R, failing to reach QFs in Melbourne for 1st time since 2009 • Together with Djokovic’s 2R loss, 1st time Top 2 seeds did not reach Grand Slam QF since 2004 Roland Garros • In 2016: Defeated No. 2 Djokovic in final of ATP Finals to clinch year-end No. 1 and career-best 9th title of season • Reached final for 1st time in 8th appearance after saving 1 MP to beat No. 4 Raonic 57 76(5) 76(9) in SF • Also beat No. 3 Wawrinka and No. 5 Nishikori to become 1st No. 1 to beat No. 2-5 at ATP Finals since Lendl in 1986 • Rose to No. 1 on November 7 after winning 14th ATP Masters 1000 title at Paris (d. Isner in 3 sets) • At 29, became 2nd-oldest player to debut at No. 1 (30-year-old John Newcombe became No. 1 on June 3, 1974) • Owns record for most time between becoming No. 2 and No. 1 -- 7 years and 82 days (No. 2 on Aug. 17, 2009) • Captured 3rd Grand Slam title at Wimbledon (d. Tsonga in 5 sets, No. 9 Berdych and No. 7 Raonic) • Became 1st British finalist at Roland Garros and 10th man to reach all 4 major finals in Open Era (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Day 2 – Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Page 4 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Fell to 0-5 in Australian Open finals with 4th championship match loss to No. 1 Djokovic • With J. Murray, became 1st brothers in Open Era to reach singles and doubles finals at same major (Australian Open) and 1st brothers in Emirates ATP Rankings history to be ranked No. 1 in singles and doubles respectively • Made history at Rio Olympics as 1st player to win a 2nd singles gold medal (d. del Potro 75 in 4th after 4h2m) • Celebrated 29th birthday by beating No. 1 Djokovic for ATP Masters 1000 Rome title • Rallied from 76 30 down to beat No. 9 Raonic and become 1st 5-time London/Queen’s Club champion (est. 1890) • Enjoyed winning streaks of 22 matches June 14-August 21 and career-long 24 matches September 18-Present • Won career-high 24 straight sets with titles at Beijing (d. Dimitrov), Shanghai (d. Bautista Agut) and Vienna (d. Tsonga) • Reached ATP Masters 1000 finals at Madrid (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and Cincinnati (d. No. 6 Raonic, l. to Cilic) • Hit career-high 35 aces in opening rubber of Davis Cup SF, but fell to del Potro in 5 sets. Longest match of career lasted 5 hours, 7 minutes and snapped 20-0 start in home Davis Cup singles matches (ARG d. GBR 3-2) • Broke serve in all 87 matches this season and 107 straight matches since 2015 Cincinnati SF (l. to No. 3 Federer)

Jaziri 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 7-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 20, 1984 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 51 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 3-4 (2014 Quarter-finalist)

• Second-round showings in both Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) and Marseille (l. to Kyrgios) • Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 2nd time in career at Australian Open (d. Soeda and Bublik, l. to M. Zverev) • Squandered 1 MP in Auckland 2R (l. to Isner 76 in 3rd) • Fell in Doha 1R (l. to Kohlschreiber) • Last year: Reached QFs at Barcelona (d. A. Zverev, l. to Paire), Metz (l. to Simon) and Shenzhen (d. Goffin, l. to Tipsarevic) • Also advanced to Washington 3R by beating both Opelka and Anderson 76 in 3rd (l. to A. Zverev) • Set career-highs this season in wins (17) and ranking (No. 49 on October 10) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Millman in 1R) • Snapped 8-match tour-level losing streak by beating Youzhny in Dubai 1R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R) • Fell to Robredo 86 in 5th of Australian Open 1R after holding 1 MP • Won Challenger titles at Guadalajara, MEX (d. Robert); Le Gosier, GUD (d. Kozlov) and Istanbul, TUR (d. Sela) • Played 6 tiebreaks, 15 sets and 168 games in Davis Cup Group II 1R tie vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH d. TUN 3-1)

[5] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs [Q] Lukas Rosol (CZE) Berdych Leads 2-0 12 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R32 Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-2 15 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Tomas Berdych 6-2 4-6 6-4

Berdych 2017 Summary SF: Doha (l Murray); Rotterdam (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 8-3 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: September 17, 1985 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 14 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 22-10 (2013, 2014 Finalist)

• Defeated Gasquet and Klizan en route to Rotterdam semi (l. to Tsonga) • Suffered 7th straight loss to Murray and 14th straight loss vs World No. 1 in Doha SF • Fell in Australian Open 3R, snapping streak of 6 straight QFs or better at event (l. to Federer) • Last season: Advanced to 30th final of career and 1st of 2016 at Shenzhen, defending title with 3-set win over Gasquet • Defeated A. Zverev, Vesely and Pouille en route to 6th Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon (l. to No. 2 Murray) • Also advanced to SFs at Doha (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), Marseille (l. to Kyrgios) and St. Petersburg (l. to A. Zverev) • Reached QFs at Aus. Open (l. to No. 3 Federer), Roland Garros (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), Madrid (l. to No. 2 Murray), Toronto (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and Paris (l. to No. 2 Murray) Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Day 2 – Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Page 5 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Appeared in 59 straight ATP Masters 1000 events since missing 2010 Madrid due to right hip injury • Suffered 60 60 loss to Goffin in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 3R – 1st double-bagel of career at any level • Fell outside Top 10 on October 31 for 1st time since reaching 2010 Wimbledon final as World No. 13 (330 weeks) • Did not qualify for ATP Finals and finish at No. 6 or No. 7 for 1st time since 2009 • Helped Czech Republic defeat Germany 3-2 in Davis Cup 1R by winning 5-setter over A. Zverev in 4h20m • Also earned 50th Davis Cup victory w/Stepanek (d. Kohlschreiber/Petzschner) and retired vs Kohlschreiber • Withdrew from Washington (fatigue) and US Open (appendicitis), snapping streak of 52 straight major appearances

Rosol 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: July 24, 1985 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 161 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 6-6 (2014 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament note: First successful qualification attempt in 2017 after Q2 loss in Marseille (l. to Donskoy) • Has entered two ATP Challenger Tour events this year, failing to reach quarters in either (Koblenz, l. to Krajinovic; Rennes, l. to Lee) • In 2016: Lost to No. 4 Wawrinka in 3-set Geneva SF on May 20 and 5-set Roland Garros 1R on May 23 • Reached Australian Open 3R for 1st time (d. Sock, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Troicki in 1R) • Led Querrey by 2 sets in Wimbledon 1R before falling 12-10 in 5th • In Davis Cup, fell to Kohlschreiber in 5 sets before clinching 1R tie over A. Zverev (CZE d. GER 3-2). In QF, saved 2 MPs to beat No. 10 Tsonga in 5 sets, then fell w/Stepanek to Herbert/Mahut in 5 sets (FRA d. CZE 3-1) • Advanced to Challenger QFs at Irving, USA (d. Istomin, l. to Granollers); Aix en Provence, FRA (l. to E. Ymer); Prostejov, CZE (d. E. Ymer, l. to Khachanov) and Prague, CZE (l. to Pavlasek)

Court 1

Florian Mayer (GER) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Mayer Leads 3-1 05 Wimbledon (England) Grass R64 Florian Mayer 7-6(6) 7-5 6-3 05 Bucharest (Romania) Clay R16 Florian Mayer 7-5 7-6(7) 07 ATP Masters Series Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Florian Mayer 7-6(5) 6-1 07 Stuttgart (Germany) Clay R32 Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-2

Daniel Evans (GBR) vs Dustin Brown (GER) - First Meeting

[WC] Omar Alawadhi (UAE) vs Daniil Medvedev (RUS) - First Meeting

Robin Haase (NED) vs [Q] Denis Istomin (UZB) Haase Leads 2-0 13 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Robin Haase 7-6(8) 6-3 14 Bucharest (Romania) Clay QF Robin Haase 3-6 6-1 6-3

Court 3

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs [Q] Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) Series Tied 1-1 10 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R16 Mikhail Youzhny 3-6 6-3 6-2 13 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Evgeny Donskoy 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 3-6 6-3 Other meeting: 17 Rotterdam Q (The Netherlands) Hard -- Evgeny Donskoy 6-3 3-0 ret

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[Q] Marius Copil (ROU) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) First Meeting Other meetings: 13 ATP Masters 1000 Miami Q (U.S.A.) Hard -- Marius Copil 7-5 6-4 13 Geneva CH (Switzerland) Hard SF Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-1 15 Bratislava CH (Slovakia) Hard R16 Marius Copil 6-4 6-3 17 Rotterdam Q (The Netherlands) Hard -- Marius Copil 6-3 6-4

DUBAI DUTY FREE: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, February 27, 2017

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, UAE | February 27-March 4, 2017 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $2,617,160 | Surface: Hard

DUBAI DUTY FREE TALKING POINTS

th  The 25 anniversary of the prestigious Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships is highlighted by World No. 1 Andy Murray, who is joined by reigning champion Stan Wawrinka and seven-time winner Roger Federer, who is playing his first tournament since his amazing title run at the Australian Open. The other seeds are: No. 4 Gael Monfils, No. 5 Tomas Berdych, No. 6 Roberto Bautista Agut, No. 7 Lucas Pouille and No. 8 Gilles Muller. Prior to last year when Wawrinka captured the title, Djokovic or Federer were champions for a seven-year stretch from 2009-2015.

 Murray is making his first tournament appearance since losing in the 4R at the Australian Open (l. to M. Zverev) on Jan. 22. The World No. 1 opened the season by reaching the final in Doha (l. to Djokovic). He has an 11-4 career record in Dubai, reaching the final in 2012 (l. to Federer) and the quarter-finals in 2008-09 and 2015. Murray is also playing doubles (w/Zimonjic).

 No. 2 seed Wawrinka is back to defend his title. Last year he returned to Dubai for the first time since 2008 (1R, l. to Hernych). After opening the tournament coming back to beat Stakhovsky in three sets, he did not drop a set the rest of the week, capping it off with a 64 76 victory over Baghdatis in the final. He won two more titles, including his third Grand Slam crown at the US Open (d. Djokovic) to finish No. 4 for the third straight year. This season he has compiled a 7-2 match record, opening with a semi-final in Brisbane (l. to Nishikori) and following with the same result at the Australian Open (l. to eventual champion Federer in five sets).

 Federer is making his 13th appearance in Dubai and the 35-year-old Swiss superstar is playing in his first tournament since capturing his 18th career Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open on Jan. 29 (d. Nadal in five sets). Federer owns a 47-5 career record in Dubai with seven titles (2003- 05, 2007, 2012, 2014-15). He also was runner-up in 2006 and 2011. He has won 10 straight matches in Dubai since losing to Berdych in the semi-finals in 2013. He is trying to win an eighth title for the first time in his career. He also has captured seven titles in Basel, Cincinnati, Halle and Wimbledon. Last year he played his last match at the Wimbledon semi-finals on July 8, 2016 when he lost in five sets to Raonic. He missed the rest of last season with a knee injury.

 In the doubles draw, the top seeds are Australian Open champions Henri Kontinen and John Peers. The other seeds are: No. 2 Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers, No. 3 Daniel Nestor (the 2015 champion) and Edouard Roger-Vasselin and No. 4 Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau.

 No. 2 German Philipp Kohlschreiber is three match wins away from reaching the 400 wins milestone in his career. He has a record of 397-307, including 8-7 in Dubai, reaching the semi-finals in 2014 (l. to Berdych) and quarter-finals last year (l. to eventual champion Wawrinka). Kohlschreiber opens his campaign on Centre Court today against Gilles Muller, who he has defeated in their one previous meeting.

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EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

DUBAI DUTY FREE W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 45 0 Singles Prize Money $523,330 $256,565 $129,100 $65,655 $34,100 $17,980 Doubles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 0 --- Doubles Prize Money $157,570 $77,140 $38,690 $19,860 $10,270 ---

WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES

SEED PLAYER W-L BEST FINISH 1 Andy Murray (GBR) 11-4 2012 Finalist 2 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 5-2 2016 Champion Roger Federer (SUI) 47-5 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 3 2012, 2014, 2015 Champion 4 Gael Monfils (FRA) 0-1 2008 1R 5 Tomas Berdych (CZE) 22-10 2013, 2014 Finalist 6 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 5-4 2016 Quarter-finalist 7 Lucas Pouille (FRA) 0-2 2015, 2016 1R 8 Gilles Muller (LUX) 0-1 2015 1R

QUALIFIERS (4) OLDEST PLAYER YOUNGEST PLAYER TBD Monday Roger Federer (SUI) Karen Khachanov (RUS) 35 years, 6 months 20 years, 9 months WILD CARDS (3) Omar Alawadhi (UAE) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Germany (4), Spain (4), Czech Rep. (3), France (3), Russia (3) Mohamed Safwat (EGY) Not including qualifiers

DOUBLES

SEED TEAM W-L BEST FINISH Kontinen: 0-1 Kontinen: 2016 1R 1 Henri Kontinen/John Peers Peers: 1-3 Peers: 2015 Quarter-finalist Dodig: 0-2 Dodig: 2014, 2016 1R 2 Ivan Dodig/Marcel Granollers Granollers: 3-2 Granollers: 2011 Semi-finalist Nestor: 23-10 Nestor: 2015 Champion 3 Daniel Nestor/E Roger-Vasselin R-Vasselin: 0-1 R-Vasselin: 2015 1R Rojer: 3-4 Rojer: 2015 Semi-finalist 4 Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau Tecau: 4-3 Tecau: 2015 Semi-finalist

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PAST FINALISTS (since 2007)

SINGLES

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2016 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-4 7-6(13) 2015 Roger Federer (SUI) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-3 7-5 2014 Roger Federer (SUI) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3-6 6-4 6-3 2013 Novak Djokovic (SRB) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 7-5 6-3 2012 Roger Federer (SUI) Andy Murray (GBR) 7-5 6-4 2011 Novak Djokovic (SRB) Roger Federer (SUI) 6-3 6-3 2010 Novak Djokovic (SRB) Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 7-5 5-7 6-3 2009 Novak Djokovic (SRB) David Ferrer (ESP) 7-5 6-3 2008 Andy Roddick (USA) Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-7(8) 6-4 6-2 2007 Roger Federer (SUI) Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6-4 6-3

BOLD: Player in 2017 singles draw

DOUBLES

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2016 Simone Bolelli/Andreas Seppi Feliciano Lopez/Marc Lopez 6-2 3-6 [14-12] 2015 Rohan Bopanna/Daniel Nestor Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi/Nenad Zimonjic 6-4 6-1 2014 Rohan Bopanna/A Qureshi Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic 6-4 6-3 2013 Mahesh Bhupathi/Michael Llodra Robert Lindstedt/Nenad Zimonjic 7-6(6) 7-6(6) 2012 Mahesh Bhupathi/Rohan Bopanna Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski 6-4 3-6 [10-5] 2011 Sergiy Stakhovsky/Mikhail Youzhny Jeremy Chardy/Feliciano Lopez 4-6 6-3 [10-3] 2010 Simon Aspelin/Paul Hanley Lukas Dlouhy/Leander Paes 6-2 6-3 2009 Rik De Voest/Dmitry Tursunov Martin Damm/Robert Lindstedt 4-6 6-3 [10-5] 2008 Mahesh Bhupathi/Mark Knowles Martin Damm/Pavel Vizner 7-5 7-6(7) 2007 Fabrico Santoro/Nenad Zimonjic Mahesh Bhupathi/Radek Stepanek 7-5 6-7(3) [10-7]

BOLD: Player in 2017 doubles draw

MONDAY FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: MAIN DRAW SINGLES

Centre Court

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs [8] Gilles Muller (LUX) Kohlschreiber Leads 1-0 11 Moscow (Russia) Hard R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(4) 6-3 Other meeting: 02 Yokohama CH (Japan) Carpet R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(5) 6-2

Kohlschreiber 2017 Summary QF: Sydney (W/O vs Troicki) YTD W-L: 6-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: October 16, 1983 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 32 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 8-7 (2014 Semi-finalist)

• Advanced to Doha 2R (l. to Almagro 76 76) and Australian Open 3R (d. Basilashvili and Young, l. to Monfils) Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Day 1 – Monday, February 27, 2017 Page 4 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Conceded walkover vs Troicki in Sydney QF due to back injury • In 2016: Captured 5th ATP World Tour title in Germany and 7th overall by beating Thiem 76 in 3rd at Munich • Did not drop a set en route to 10th German final at Stuttgart (d. del Potro, l. to No. 7 Thiem in 3 sets) • Advanced to SFs at Rotterdam (l. to Monfils), Barcelona (l. to No. 5 Nadal) and Moscow (l. to Fognini) • Held 2 MPs vs Olivo in Hamburg QF before falling 16 60 75 • Beat Rosol and Berdych in Davis Cup 1R, but lost doubles w/Petzschner to Berdych/Stepanek (CZE d. GER 3-2) • Win over No. 7 Berdych snapped 18-match losing streak against Top 10 opponents (22-80 overall) • Right foot injury forced withdrawal from Toronto, Cincinnati and Metz; w/o in Rio Olympics 2R and ret in US Open 1R • Also withdrew from Geneva (right elbow) and conceded walkover vs No. 7 Thiem in Halle QF (left hip strain)

Muller 2017 Summary W: Sydney (d Evans); QF: Sofia (l Bautista Agut) YTD W-L: 9-4 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 9, 1983 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 27 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2015 1R)

• Saved 1 MP in Sydney 1R vs Dolgopolov en route 1st ATP World Tour title (d. Evans in 6th ATP singles final) • Achieved career-high No. 28 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 16 • Fell in Brisbane 1R (l. to Donaldson) and Australian Open 2R (d. Fritz, l. to Raonic) • Reached Brisbane doubles final in team debut w/Querrey (d. Nishikori/Thiem in QF, l. to Kokkinakis/Thompson) • Last year: Snapped 7-match losing streak in SFs to reach 1st final since 2012 at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. Karlovic, l. to Mahut) • Also advanced to Newport final, falling to Karlovic 67(2) 76(5) 76(12) after holding 3 MPs • Saved 10 MPs to beat Isner 36 76(16) 76(7) in London/Queen’s Club 2R (l. to Tomic in QF) • Tied Schuettler (2004 Kitzbühel 2R) for most MPs on record saved by winner since Panatta (11) in 1976 Rome 1R • Saved 1 MP to beat Delbonis in Basel QF before squandering 2 MPs in SF loss to No. 5 Nishikori • Also reached SFs at Sydney (d. Thiem in 2R, l. to Dimitrov), Sofia (l. to Bautista Agut) and Nottingham (l. to Cuevas) • Advanced to QFs at Metz (l. to No. 10 Thiem) and Tokyo (d. No. 9 Berdych in 1R, l. to Kyrgios) • Flagbearer for Luxembourg at Rio Olympics (d. Janowicz after saving 2 MPs and No. 9 Tsonga, l. to Bautista Agut in 3R) • Rallied from 2 sets down, hit career-high 51 aces and saved 4 MPs vs Giraldo in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Kuznetsov in 2R) • Withdrew from Estoril due to wrist injury and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai due to left leg injury

[6] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Karen Khachanov (RUS) Khachanov Leads 1-0 16 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R32 Karen Khachanov 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3

Bautista Agut 2017 Summary W: Chennai (d Medvedev); SF: Sofia (l Goffin) YTD W-L: 11-2 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: April 14, 1988 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 15 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 5-4 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Failed to defend Sofia title, falling in SF to Goffin in 3rd set tiebreak • Won both singles rubbers in Davis Cup World Group 1R (d. Pavic, Skugor) • Captured 5th ATP World Tour title at Chennai (d. Youzhny from 62 41 down in QF and Medvedev in final) • Fell to 0-7 in Grand Slam 4R matches at Australian Open (d. Ferrer, l. to Raonic) • Withdrew from Auckland, where he was defending champion, due to stomach virus • Last season: Upset World No. 1 Djokovic 64 64 to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 final at Shanghai (l. to No. 2 Murray) • Captured titles at Auckland (d. Sock) and Sofia (d. Troicki); fell in Winston-Salem final (l. to Carreño Busta in 3 sets) • Set career-highs this season in wins (48) and ranking (No. 13 on October 17) • Saved 1 MP to beat No. 10 Tsonga in Auckland SF, snapping 17-match losing streak to Top 10 opponents • Reached 4R at Aus. Open (d. Cilic, l. to No. 6 Berdych in 5 sets) and Roland Garros (d. Coric, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Day 1 – Monday, February 27, 2017 Page 5 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Following Shanghai run, lost opening matches to No. 266 Bublik at Moscow, No. 417 J. Melzer at Vienna and Simon at ATP Masters 1000 Paris after holding 3 MPs • Quarter-finalist at Rio Olympics in singles (l. to del Potro) and doubles w/Ferrer (l. to Johnson/Sock) • Also advanced to SF at St. Petersburg (l. to No. 3 Wawrinka) and QFs at Chennai (l. to Coric 76 in 3rd), Rotterdam (l. to Klizan after 5 MPs), Dubai (l. to Baghdatis) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to No. 9 Raonic) • Withdrew from Munich due to meniscus injury

Khachanov 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 2-6 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 21, 1996 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 48 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Tournament debut)

• Currently in midst of five-match losing streak, back to Australian Open 2R • Achieved career-high No. 48 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 13 • Advanced to 2R at Doha (d. Zayid, l. to Karlovic 76 76) and Australian Open (d. Mannarino, l. to Sock) • Squandered 2 MPs in Auckland 1R loss (l. to Lu 76 in 3rd) • In 2016: Defeated Troicki in 1st ATP World Tour SF and Ramos-Viñolas in 1st ATP final to win Chengdu title • Advanced to QFs at Kitzbühel (l. to Lajovic) and Vienna (l. to Karlovic after holding 1 MP) • Made winning Grand Slam main draw debut at US Open as Q (d. Fabbiano, l. to No. 7 Nishikori in 2R) • Qualified and advanced to 3R at Barcelona, saving 1 MP vs Bedene, then beating Bautista Agut (l. to Dolgopolov) • Broke into Top 100 on June 6 and achieved career-high No. 52 in Emirates ATP Rankings on November 7 • Fell to countryman Donskoy 36 76(4) 63 in Båstad 1R after holding 2 MPs • Captured 2nd Challenger title at Samarkand, UZB (d. Ramirez Hidalgo, who is 18+ years older) • Reached Challenger final at Jonkoping, SWE (d. Krajinovic and Struff, l. to Golubev after holding 4 MPs) • Fell in qualifying at Australian Open, Montpellier, Marseille, Monte-Carlo, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and Shanghai

[3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs Benoit Paire (FRA) Federer Leads 3-0 12 Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-2 6-2 13 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Roger Federer 6-2 6-4 6-1 13 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Roger Federer 7-6(5) 6-4

Federer 2017 Summary W: Australian Open (d Nadal) YTD W-L: 7-0 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 89 Date of Birth: August 8, 1981 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 9 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 47-5 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015 Champion)

• Extended all-time record with 18th Grand Slam title at Australian Open, 1st event in 6+ months following knee injury • Became 2nd-oldest Grand Slam champion in Open Era (35) behind Ken Rosewall (1970 US Open, 1971-72 Aus. Open) • Beat Berdych (3R), Nishikori (4R), Wawrinka (SF) and Nadal (F) to become 1st Grand Slam champion to post 4 Top 10 wins since Wilander at 1982 Roland Garros. Victories over Nishikori, Wawrinka and Nadal all came in 5 sets • Lowest-ranked Grand Slam champ (No. 17) and 1st to post 3 wins in 5 sets since No. 44 Gaudio at 2004 Roland Garros • Lost 7 sets en route to title, tied for most by Grand Slam champion since Kuerten dropped 8 sets at 1997 Roland Garros • Win over Nadal snapped 6-match losing streak against Spaniard at Grand Slams dating back to 2008 Roland Garros • Victory over Nishikori was 200th of career against a Top 10 opponent, most among active players • Last year: Tied Connors for most wins (84) and SFs (11) at Wimbledon, saving 3 MPs and rallying from 2 sets down to beat Cilic in QF (l. to No. 7 Raonic in 5 sets). Also tied Becker and Krickstein for most comebacks from 2 sets down in Open Era (10) • Beat F. Mayer in Stuttgart QF on June 9 for 1,072nd win, passing Lendl for 2nd-most wins in Open Era (Connors 1,256) Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Day 1 – Monday, February 27, 2017 Page 6 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Advanced to 12th Australian Open SF (d. No. 6 Berdych, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Earned record-extending 300th Grand Slam win of career in Australian Open 3R on Jan. 22 (d. Dimitrov) • Failed to win a title for 1st time since 2000, coming closest with runner-up finish at Brisbane (l. to Raonic) • Beat Thiem in Brisbane SF before losing to him in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 3R and Stuttgart SF after holding 2 MPs • Dropped to No. 16 in Emirates ATP Rankings on November 7, falling out of Top 10 for 1st time in 734 weeks (14+ years) • Did not qualify for ATP Finals and finish in Top 6 for 1st time since 2001 • Underwent arthroscopic left knee surgery on February 3, limiting him to 7 tournaments on the season • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami (gastroenteritis) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (lower back pain) • Open Era-record streak of 65 straight Grand Slam appearances ended at Roland Garros (69 w/qualifying, 73 w/juniors)

Paire 2017 Summary SF: Chennai (l Bautista Agut); Montpellier (l Gasquet) YTD W-L: 8-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 41 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Tournament debut)

• Reached second SF of season in Montellier (d. Khachanov, F Lopez, l. to Gasquet) • Suffered 5th straight loss in an ATP World Tour SF at Chennai (l. to Bautista Agut) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R by winning 5-setter at 4th straight Grand Slam event (d. Fognini, l. to Thiem) • Upset by No. 333 de Miñaur in Sydney 1R, his 8th tour-level loss to player outside Top 100 since 2016 Australian Open • Last year: Advanced to SFs at Chennai (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), Marseille (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, l. to Cilic), Barcelona (l. to No. 6 Nishikori) and Estoril (l. to Carreño Busta) • Achieved career-high No. 18 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 11 • Improved to 8-4 in 5-set matches with wins over Albot in Roland Garros 1R (l. to Gabashvili in 2R), Skugor in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Millman in 2R) and Lajovic in US Open 1R (l. to Baghdatis in 2R). Saved 4 MPs to beat Skugor 10- 8 in 5th • Also saved 1 MP vs Cervantes in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 1R (l. to No. 2 Murray in 3R) • Squandered 1 MP vs Fognini in Rio Olympics 2R, falling 76 in 3rd • Upset in Australian Open 1R by 328th-ranked WC Rubin 76(4) 76(6) 76(5) • Reached Chennai doubles final with 1st-time partner Krajicek (l. to Marach/Martin)

Mohamed Safwat (EGY) vs [4] Gael Monfils (FRA) - First Meeting

Safwat 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 0-1 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 19, 1990 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 197 Dubai W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Tournament debut)

• Reached SF of Launceston CH earlier this month (l. to Krueger) • Qualified for Doha (d. Daniel, Millot) • Reached first career ATP Challenger Tour final in Kenitra last September (l. to Marterer)

Monfils 2017 Summary QF: Marseille (l Gasquet) YTD W-L: 3-1 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 12 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Day 1 – Monday, February 27, 2017 Page 7 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Dubai W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2008 1R)

Court 1

Marcel Granollers (ESP) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) Granollers Leads 1-0 16 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Marcel Granollers 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2

Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Troicki Leads 4-1 09 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R16 Viktor Troicki 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(6) 10 Halle (Germany) Grass R32 Viktor Troicki 6-1 7-6(4) 10 Tokyo (Japan) Hard QF Viktor Troicki 6-2 3-6 6-4 12 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Viktor Troicki 4-6 6-1 6-4 15 Zagreb (Croatia) Hard QF Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1 6-7(5) 7-5 Other meeting: 08 Monza CH (Italy) Clay R32 Viktor Troicki 6-2 6-1

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: REMAINING SINGLES 1R MATCHES (Excluding qualifiers)

[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Malek Jaziri (TUN) - First Meeting

[WC] Omar Alawadhi (UAE) vs Daniil Medvedev (RUS) - First Meeting

Adam Pavlasek (CZE) vs [7]Lucas Pouille (FRA) – First Meeting Other meeting: 15 Ostrava CH (Czech Republic) Clay QF Adam Pavlasek 6-4 7-6(3)

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Daniel Evans (GBR) vs Dustin Brown (GER) - First Meeting

Damir Dzumhur (BIH) vs [2] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) - First Meeting