: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Les Arènes de Metz, Metz, France | September 21-27, 2015 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €439,405 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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 DAY 3 PREVIEW: The first round concludes and second round commences in Metz on Wednesday with Frenchmen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, taking to Court Central. Herbert and Mahut, the first All-French US Open doubles champions, are in singles action after winning their doubles opener on Tuesday at the Moselle Open. Like his countrymen, Tsonga arrives in Metz following a successful US Open campaign, reaching the quarter-finals before falling to defending champion Marin Cilic in five sets. Also in action Wednesday are Steve Darcis of Belgium and of Argentina, who met on Sunday for a spot in the final. Darcis led the Belgians to a semi-final victory by beating Delbonis in four sets. In all, there are six players on Wednesday’s Metz order of play who competed in Davis Cup matches Sept. 18-20.

Player Davis Cup Location Team Result Player Results Dustin Brown (GER) Santo Domingo, DOM GER d. DOM 4-1 l. to Estrella Burgos 64 57 76(3) 76(5) l. to L. Mayer 76(5) 76(1) 46 63 Steve Darcis (BEL) Brussels, BEL BEL d. ARG 3-2 l. to Berlocq/L. Mayer (w/Bemelmans) d. Delbonis 64 26 75 76(3) l. to Goffin 75 76(3) 63 Federico Delbonis (ARG) Brussels, BEL BEL d. ARG 3-2 l. to Darcis 64 26 75 76(3) d. Hernandez-Fernandez 61 63 61 d. Estrella Burgos/Hernandez- Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Santo Domingo, DOM GER d. DOM 4-1 Fernandez (w/Petzschner) d. Estrella Burgos 64 61 62 Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Irkutsk, RUS ITA d. RUS 4-1 d. Kravchuk 64 76(3) (ESP) Odense, DEN ESP d. DEN 5-0 d. Kromann/Nielsen (w/Nadal)

 TSONGA RACING TO FINALS: An arm injury kept 2011 and 2012 Metz champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga off the ATP World Tour for the first 11 weeks of 2015. Yet, despite his late start, Tsonga is in contention for one of eight coveted spots at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, where he reached the final in 2011. Tsonga is 1,355 race points behind No. 8 , with 4,000 race points on the line over the next seven weeks leading into London.

Position Singles Player Points 1 (Qualified) 12,785 2 (Qualified) 7,510 3 Roger Federer (Qualified) 6,740 4 (Qualified) 5,505 5 Tomas Berdych 3,850 6 3,770 7 3,715 8 David Ferrer 3,005 15 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1,650

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 QUALITY QUALIFIERS: Three men have reached an ATP World Tour final as a qualifier since June. All three are French and competing this week in Metz, where they were not required to play in the qualifying draw. Nicolas Mahut and Paul-Henri Mathieu gained direct entry with their improved rankings, while Pierre-Hugues Herbert was granted a main draw wild card.

Frenchman Tournament Final Result Ranking Before Ranking After Nicolas Mahut ’s-Hertogenbosch d. Goffin 97 on June 8 60 on June 15 Paul-Henri Mathieu Kitzbühel l. to Kohlschreiber 109 on August 3 78 on August 10 Pierre-Hugues Herbert Winston-Salem l. to Anderson 140 on August 24 92 on August 31

DAY 3 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

COURT CENTRAL

John Millman (AUS) vs [5/WC] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) First Meeting

Millman 2015 FastFacts YTD W-L: 2-5 (1-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 14, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 74 Metz W-L (Best Result): Debut in 2015

• 26-year-old Aussie qualified and reached 2R at Wimbledon (d. No. 19 Robredo, l. to Baghdatis in 5 sets) • Started season by reaching 2R at hometown tournament in Brisbane (l. to Federer in 3 sets) • Fell in 1R (l. to L. Mayer), US Open 1R (l. to Stakhovsky) and Roland Garros qualifying (l. to Smith) • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 71 on August 17 • Compiled 20-11 record on ATP Challenger Tour with 2 titles in 4 finals • Enters Metz with tour-level records of 1-4 on hard, 0-0 on clay, 1-1 on grass and 0-1 vs. Top 10 opponents

Kohlschreiber 2015 FastFacts W: Kitzbühel (d. Mathieu); F: Munich (l. to Murray); QF (4): Montpellier (l. to Sousa); Barcelona (l. to Ferrer); Stuttgart (l. to Monfils); Umag (l. to Monfils) YTD W-L: 27-20 (8-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: October 16, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 33 Metz W-L (Best Result): 10-9 (2009 Runner-Up)

• 2009 Metz finalist captured 6th career title at Kitzbuhel, snapping Thiem's 10-match win streak in SF before beating qualifier Mathieu in final • 31-year-old led Germany to Davis Cup Play-off win over Dominican Republic by sweeping 9 sets in singles wins over Estrella Burgos and Hernandez-Fernandez and doubles win with Petzschner • Failed to win back-to-back matches at 1st 7 events before Barcelona QF (l. to No. 8 Ferrer) • Followed Barcelona with run to Munich final (l. to No. 2 Murray 7-6 in 3rd) • Reached Stuttgart QF (l. to Monfils) before difficult draws at Halle (l. to No. 2 Federer in 1R) and Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 1R) • Advanced to Australian Open 2R (l. to Tomic), Roland Garros 2R (l. to Andujar) and US Open 3R (l. to No. 2 Federer) • Enters Metz with records of 8-9 on hard, 17-8 on clay, 2-3 on grass and 0-7 vs. Top 10 opponents

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[8/WC] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Gilles Muller (LUX) Verdasco Leads 2-0 05 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-0 6-4 12 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Fernando Verdasco 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 6-2

Verdasco 2015 FastFacts SF (2): Quito (l. to F. Lopez); Houston (l. to Querrey) YTD W-L: 23-20 (10-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 43 Metz W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2015 R16)

• 31-year-old Spaniard defeated 18-year-old A. Zverev 67(2) 63 63 in 1R on Tuesday • Has exceeded 20 singles wins for 12th straight season and enters with 22-20 match record • In last tournament at US Open, played in 50th consecutive main draw, 3rd among active players behind Federer (64) and F. Lopez (55) • Advanced to 3R of Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and Wimbledon (d. Klizan and Thiem in 5 sets, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) and 2R at US Open (d. Haas in 5 sets, l. to No. 10 Raonic in 4 sets) • Earned 2nd-straight victory over Nadal in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R • Saved 1 match point to beat Gabashvili in Doha 1R and 3 match points to beat Bautista Agut in London/Queen's Club 1R • Enters Metz 2R with records of 10-8 on hard, 9-9 on clay, 4-3 on grass and 2-9 vs. Top 10 opponents

Muller 2015 FastFacts SF (3): Sydney (l. to Troicki); s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Goffin); Atlanta (l. to Baghdatis); QF (4): Chennai (l. to Wawrinka); Rotterdam (l. to Wawrinka); Estoril (l. to Carreño Busta); London / Queen's Club (l. to Murray) YTD W-L: 27-19 (19-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 9, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 45 Metz W-L (Best Result): 6-4 (2011 Semi-finalist)

• 32-year-old left-hander defeated Bedene 63 64 in 1R on Monday for career-best 27th win of 2015 • Started season 8-3 with Chennai QF (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), Sydney SF (l. to Troicki) and Australian Open 4R (d. Isner, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) -- the best finish of his career in Melbourne • Reached QF or better on hard (Atlanta SF), clay (Estoril QF) and grass ('s-Hertogenbosch SF) • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 34 on February 16 • Other Grand Slam results: Roland Garros 2R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), Wimbledon 1R (l. to Tsonga) and US Open 1R (l. to Bemelmans) • Enters Metz 2R with records of 19-13 on hard, 3-3 on clay, 5-3 on grass and 0-7 vs. Top 10 opponents

[WC] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) Herbert Leads 1-0 15 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3 6-2

Herbert 2015 FastFacts F: Winston-Salem (l. to Anderson) YTD W-L: 6-4 (5-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 18, 1991 Emirates ATP Ranking: 103 Metz W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (2013, 2014 & 2015 R32)

• With Mahut, became 1st All-French team in history to win US Open doubles title (d. J. Murray/Peers). Also captured London/Queen’s Club title and reached Australian Open final, beating 4 seeds (l. to Bolelli/Fognini) • 24-year-old Frenchman broke through to 1st singles final at Winston-Salem by winning 3 qualifying and 5 main draw matches (l. to Anderson) • Rose from No. 140 to career-high No. 92 in Emirates ATP Rankings on August 31 following Winston-Salem run • Earned 1st Grand Slam singles win at Wimbledon, reaching 2R by beating Chung 10-8 in 5th • Enters Metz with records of 5-3 on hard, 0-0 on clay, 1-1 on grass and 0-0 vs. Top 10 opponents Moselle Open Day 3 – Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Page 4 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Stakhovsky 2015 FastFacts SF: Marseille (l. to Simon); QF (2): Rotterdam (l. to Raonic); Dubai (l. to Berdych) YTD W-L: 19-24 (14-15 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: January 6, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 50 Metz W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (2006, 2014 & 2015 R32)

• During 3-week stretch in February, 29-year-old Ukrainian reached Rotterdam QF (l. to No. 6 Raonic), Marseille SF (d. No. 7 Wawrinka, l. to Simon) and Dubai QF (l. to No. 8 Berdych) • Only won back-to-back matches at 2 other tournaments, advancing to Nottingham 3R (l. to Istomin) and US Open 3R (l. to Tsonga) • Other Grand Slam results: Australian Open 2R (l. to No. 10 Ferrer), Roland Garros 2R (l. to Johnson) and Wimbledon 1R (l. to Coric 9-7 in 5th) • Enters Metz with records of 14-15 on hard, 3-5 on clay, 2-4 on grass and 1-7 vs. Top 10 opponents

[3] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs [Q] Mischa Zverev (GER) Tsonga Leads 1-0 09 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R32 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 6-3

Tsonga 2015 FastFacts SF: Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka); QF (2): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada (l. to Murray); US Open (l. to Cilic) YTD W-L: 21-12 (9-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: April 17, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 17 Metz W-L (Best Result): 14-3 (2011 & 2012 Champion)

• Two-time Metz champion missed 1st 11 weeks with an arm injury before season debut at Miami in March • 30-year-old Frenchman started season 6-5 prior to reaching Roland Garros SF (d. No. 4 Berdych and No. 5 Nishikori, l. to eventual champ Wawrinka), matching best career result in Paris (also 2013 SF) • Reached 2nd US Open QF of career, not dropping serve during tournament until 5-set loss to Cilic • Fell in 3R of Wimbledon (l. to Karlovic) • Lost to No. 3 Murray in Davis Cup QF and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal QF • Enters Metz with records of 9-5 on hard, 10-5 on clay, 2-2 on grass and 2-6 vs. Top 10 opponents

M. Zverev 2015 FastFacts QF: Stuttgart (l. to Cilic) YTD W-L: 4-4 (1-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 22, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 291 Metz W-L (Best Result): 3-4 (2010 Runner-Up)

• 2010 Metz finalist beat Carreño Busta 62 67(3) 61 in 1R on Tuesday after defeating Groll 61 64 and Brands 64 36 63 in qualifying • 28-year-old German also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, Munich, Nottingham and Stuttgart, where he reached QF (l. to No. 9 Cilic 76 in 3rd) • In doubles, reached Munich final with 18-year-old brother A. Zverev (l. to Peya/Soares) • Enters Metz 2R with records of 1-1 on hard, 1-1 on clay, 2-2 on grass and 0-2 vs. Top 10 opponents

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Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Nicolas Mahut (FRA) First Meeting

Delbonis 2015 FastFacts SF: Geneva (l. to Sousa); QF (3): Rio de Janeiro (l. to Fognini); Buenos Aires (l. to Nadal); Kitzbühel (l. to Mathieu) YTD W-L: 16-18 (2-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 64 Metz W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (2010, 2013 & 2015 R32)

• 24-year-old Argentine enjoyed best results on clay, reaching SF at Geneva (d. No. 9 Wawrinka, l. to Sousa) and QFs at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Fognini), Buenos Aires (l. to No. 4 Nadal) and Kitzbuhel (l. to Mathieu) • Helped Argentina to Davis Cup SF with wins in 1R (d. Bellucci in decisive 5th match) and QF (d. Troicki from 2 sets down). Lost decisive 5th match in SF to Darcis • Fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Kyrgios in 5 sets), Roland Garros (l. to Monaco in 5 sets), Wimbledon (l. to Dimitrov) and US Open (l. to Karlovic) • Posted perfect 10-0 ATP Challenger Tour record with titles at Sarasota (d. Bagnis) and Milan (d. Dutra Silva) • Enters Metz with tour-level records of 2-8 on hard, 14-9 on clay, 0-1 on grass and 1-2 vs. Top 10 opponents

Mahut 2015 FastFacts W: s-Hertogenbosch (d. Goffin) YTD W-L: 9-9 (1-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: January 21, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 67 Metz W-L (Best Result): 11-11 (2007 & 2013 Semi-finalist)

• With Herbert, became 1st All-French team in history to win US Open doubles title (d. J. Murray/Peers). Also captured London/Queen’s Club title and reached Australian Open final, beating 4 seeds (l. to Bolelli/Fognini) • 33-year-old Frenchman won 3rd career singles title in 5th final (all on grass) as a qualifier at 's- Hertogenbosch, repeating his run from qualifier to champion at 's-Hertogenbosch in 2013 • Also qualified at Rotterdam, Marseille and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati • Matched career-best Grand Slam in singles with 3R finish at Roland Garros (l. to Simon in 5 sets) • Snapped 9 match hard-court losing streak by beating Querrey in US Open 1R (l. to Garcia-Lopez in 2R) • Captured 12th career Challenger title at St Brieuc, France (d. Sugita) • Enters Metz with tour-level records of 1-7 on hard, 2-1 on clay, 6-1 on grass and 0-2 vs. Top 10 opponents

COURT 1

Dustin Brown (GER) vs (USA) First ATP Meeting Other Meetings 09 Aachen CH (Germany) Carpet F Rajeev Ram 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 7-6(2) 10 Aachen CH (Germany) Carpet SF Dustin Brown 6-3 7-6(4) 11 Johannesburg CH (South Africa) Hard R16 Dustin Brown 6-4 6-4 11 Eckental CH (Germany) Carpet QF Rajeev Ram 7-5 6-3 12 Wimbledon Q (Great Britain) Grass F Dustin Brown 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Miami Q (U.S.A.) Hard 1R Dustin Brown 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3

Steve Darcis (BEL) vs Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) First Meeting