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Federer, Thiem to Face Germans in Halle Semi-Finals

Federer, Thiem to Face Germans in Halle Semi-Finals

GERRY WEBER OPEN: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, June 18, 2016

Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, | June 13-19, 2016 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: €1,700,610 | Surface: Grass

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FEDERER, THIEM TO FACE GERMANS IN HALLE SEMI-FINALS

 SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: was a year old when debuted on the ATP World Tour. On Saturday, Zverev gets the chance to defeat Federer for the biggest win of his blossoming career and advance to the Gerry Weber Open final. Zverev leads the ATP’s ‘Next Generation’ of Top 200 players born after 1994 with 26 victories this season. He saved five set points in the first set of his quarter-final win over on Friday.

Likewise, Federer saved five set points in the second set to defeat in the quarter- finals. The eight-time champion has reached the Halle semi-finals in 12 straight appearances and would reach his 11th consecutive final at the event by beating Zverev for the second time this season. Federer eliminated Zverev in Rome last month and is on a 13-match winning streak against German opponents since falling to at Gstaad in 2013.

In the second semi-final, red-hot Austrian takes on resurgent German . The 32-year-old Mayer was 0-5 in Halle quarter-finals before beating 2015 finalist on Friday. Recovered from an adductor tear, Mayer seeks his first ATP World Tour final since winning his lone title at Bucharest in 2011. Thiem, however, is 15-1 since May 18 and bidding for his sixth final appearance in less than six months of the 2016 season.

Zverev and Mayer are attempting to become the second pair of Germans to meet for the Gerry Weber Open title after defeated in the 2011 final.

FEDEX ATP 2 HEADS – Singles Semi-finals

[1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs Alexander Zverev (GER) Federer Leads 1-0 16 ATP Masters 1000 Rome () Clay R32 Roger Federer 6-3 7-5

Federer 2016 FastFacts F: Brisbane (l. to Raonic); SF (2): (l. to Djokovic); Stuttgart (l. to Thiem); QF: ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Tsonga) YTD W-L: 16-5 (5-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 88 Date of Birth: August 8, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 3 Halle W-L (Best Result): 54-5 (2003-06, 2008, 2013-15 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Reached 12th Halle SF in last 12 appearances by saving 5 set points to beat [5] Goffin • Beat F. Mayer in Stuttgart QF for 1,072nd win, passing Lendl for 2nd-most wins in Open Era behind Connors’ 1,256 • Advanced to 12th Australian Open SF (d. No. 6 Berdych, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Earned record-extending 300th win of career in Australian Open 3R on Jan. 22 (d. Dimitrov) • Started season by beating Thiem en route to Brisbane final rematch vs. Raonic, which he lost 64 64 • Fell to Thiem in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 3R, then held 2 MPs before losing to him in Stuttgart SF • Tore meniscus on January 29 and underwent successful arthroscopic left knee surgery on February 3 • Withdrew from Rotterdam, Dubai and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells due to knee injury • Also withdrew from Miami (gastroenteritis), Madrid (lower back pain) and Roland Garros • Open Era-record streak of 65 straight Grand Slam appearances was snapped (69 w/qualifying, 73 w/juniors) Gerry Weber Open Day 6 – Saturday, June 18, 2016 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

FEDERER IN HALLE – BY THE NUMBERS 0 sets lost en route to titles in 2004 and 2008 1 win over a Top 10 player (d. No. 5 Safin in 2005 final) 4 match points saved in 2006 QF win over O. Rochus 5 losses (Chang, Rafter, Kiefer, Hewitt and Haas) 8 titles (most of any tournament) 10 finals in a row entering 2016 12 SFs in last 12 appearances 14 QFs in 14 total appearances 15 straight wins from 2013 to present 18 years old during tournament debut in 2000 20 wins over German opponents 29 consecutive wins from 2003 through 2010 54 victories (most in tournament history)

Zverev 2016 FastFacts F: Nice (l. to Thiem); SF (2): Montpellier (l. to Mathieu); Munich (l. to Thiem); QF: Rotterdam (l. to Monfils) YTD W-L: 26-14 (3-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 Emirates ATP Ranking: 38 (Career-High) Halle W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2016 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Saved 5 set points in 1st-set TB of 76(9) 63 win over Baghdatis in QFs • Played five 3-setters en route to 1st ATP World Tour final at Nice (d. Simon in QF after saving 2 MPs, l. to Thiem) • Reached SFs at Montpellier (d. Vanni in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Mathieu) and Munich (l. to Thiem) • Wins over No. 13 Cilic in Montpellier 2R and No. 13 Goffin in Munich QF are biggest of career by ranking • Set career-highs this season in wins (26) and ranking (No. 38 on June 6) • Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. Herbert and Robert, l. to Thiem in 4 sets) • Beat Dimitrov and Simon en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to No. 5 Nadal after holding 1 MP) • Appeared in 2nd ATP doubles final with older brother Mischa at Montpellier (l. to Pavic/Venus) • In debut, fell to No. 7 Berdych in 4h, 20m and Rosol in deciding rubber (CZE d. GER 3-2)

MOST NEXT GENERATION WINS IN 2016 1 Alexander Zverev 26 2 23 3 Borna Coric 16 4 9 5 Hyeon Chung 8

[3] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs [PR] Florian Mayer (GER) First Meeting

Thiem 2016 FastFacts W (4): Buenos Aires (d. Almagro); Acapulco (d. Tomic); Nice (d. Zverev); Stuttgart (d. Kohlschreiber); F: Munich (l Kohlschreiber); SF (3): Brisbane (l. to Federer); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Pella); Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic); QF: ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Nishikori) YTD W-L: 47-11 (6-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 7 (Career-High) Halle W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2016 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: After playing 9 straight days, received a walkover Friday from Kohlschreiber (left hip strain) • Won titles at Buenos Aires (d. Almagro), Acapulco (d. Tomic), Nice (d. A. Zverev) and Stuttgart (d. Kohlschreiber) • Reached 1st Grand Slam QF and SF at Roland Garros (d. Goffin, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Broke into Top 10 and rose to career-high No. 7 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 6 Gerry Weber Open Day 6 – Saturday, June 18, 2016 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Youngest player in Top 10 since Raonic (Aug. 12, 2013), 3rd Austrian, and 1st since J. Melzer (May 30, 2011) • Saved 1 MP in Buenos Aires 2R (d. Elias) and SF (d. No. 5 Nadal), and 2 MPs in Stuttgart SF (d. No. 3 Federer) • Runner-up at Munich (l. to Kohlschreiber 76 in 3rd) – only loss in 20 deciding sets this season • Defeated No. 2 Federer at Rome for biggest win of career by ranking to reach 2nd ATP Masters 1000 QF • Earned 1st 3 Davis Cup victories of career to lead to 4-1 win over in Europe/Africa Zone Group I • Retired down 76(2) 22 in Sydney 2R against Muller due to blisters

MOST ATP WORLD TOUR WINS IN 2016 (WITH TITLES) 1 Dominic Thiem 47 Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Nice, Stuttgart 2 44 Doha, Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Roland Garros 3 33 Memphis 4 31 Rome 5 30 Brisbane

Mayer 2016 FastFacts QF: Stuttgart (l. to Federer) YTD W-L: 5-4 (4-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: October 5, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 192 Halle W-L (Best Result): 14-8 (2016 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Lost 1st 5 Halle QFs before beating 2015 finalist Seppi 76(4) 63 on Friday. Appearing in 1st ATP World Tour SF since 2014 Doha (l. to Monfils) and seeking 1st final since lone title at 2011 Bucharest (d. Andujar) • Lost last 5 matches vs. Top 10 opponents since beating No. 4 Murray in 2014 Doha 2R • Reached 1st QF since 2015 Halle at Stuttgart as Q (d. Troicki and Berrer, l. to No. 3 Federer) • Earned 1st tour-level win since 2015 at Munich as Q (d. Bachinger, l. to Kohlschreiber in 2R) • Fell in 1R at as LL (l. to Istomin) and Roland Garros as PR (l. to Jaziri) • Advanced to Heilbronn, GER Challenger QF (d. Zeballos and Tiafoe, l. to Struff) • Returned at Bucharest following 7-month absence with torn tendon in right adductor (l. to Dustov in qualifying 1R)

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – Potential Singles Finals

[1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [3] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Thiem Leads 2-1 16 Brisbane (Australia) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-1 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 Dominic Thiem 7-6(2) 6-4 16 Stuttgart (Germany) Grass SF Dominic Thiem 3-6 7-6(7) 6-4

[1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [PR] Florian Mayer (GER) Federer Leads 7-0 05 Halle (Germany) Grass R16 Roger Federer 6-2 6-4 06 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Roger Federer 6-1 6-4 6-0 10 Stockholm () Hard F Roger Federer 6-4 6-3 12 Halle (Germany) Grass R16 Roger Federer 6-4 7-5 13 Hamburg (Germany) Clay QF Roger Federer 7-6(4) 3-6 7-5 15 Halle (Germany) Grass QF Roger Federer 6-0 7-6(1) 16 Stuttgart (Germany) Grass QF Roger Federer 7-6(2) 7-6(1)

Alexander Zverev (GER) vs [3] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Thiem Leads 3-0 16 Munich (Germany) Clay SF Dominic Thiem 4-6 6-2 6-3 16 Nice () Clay F Dominic Thiem 6-4 3-6 6-0 16 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Dominic Thiem 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-3

Alexander Zverev (GER) vs [PR] Florian Mayer (GER) First Meeting

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