OPEN BANCSABADELL: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, April 23, 2016

Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899, Barcelona, | April 18-24, 2016 Draw: S-48, D-16 | Prize Money: €2,152,690 | Surface: Clay

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TOP TWO SEEDS NADAL, NISHIKORI, JOINED BY KOHLSCHREIBER, PAIRE

 SEMI-FINALS PREVIEW: The top two seeds and , who have accounted for 10 of the past 11 tournament titles since 2005 (except 2010), headline Saturday’s semi-finals at the BancSabadell. In the opening match, Nishikori takes on wild card/No. 6 seed Benoit Paire and Nadal follows against No. 10 seed .

Nishikori and Paire meet for the fifth time (tied 2-2) and the Frenchman won the last two meetings last year at the US Open and in . In their lone meeting, Nishikori won in four sets in the 3R at Roland Garros in 2013. Nishikori enters on a 13-match Barcelona and he leads the tournament this week in service games won, holding 27 of 29 games (93%). Paire is making his third semi-final showing of the season and he’s attempting to reach his fifth career ATP World Tour final (1-3). The 26-year-old wild card is trying to become the first Frenchman to reach the Barcelona final since won the title in 1985 (d. Wilander).

Nadal brings an 11-1 career head-to-head record (4-0 on clay) against Kohlschreiber, who won the only time against the Spaniard on grass in Halle in 2012. Nadal is making his ninth semi-final showing in Barcelona and he’s never lost in this round or in the final (8-0). The 29-year-old Spaniard is trying to reach his third final of the season (1-1) and he enters with an eight-match winning streak after capturing his ninth crown at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo last Sunday. He is attempting to reach his 101st career final (68-32) and earn his 48th career title on clay, tying Open Era leader . Kohlschreiber is facing his 100th career Top 10 opponent (22-77) and the top German is eyeing his 14th career ATP World Tour final (6-7). The last German to reach the Barcelona final was Andreas Maurer in 1986 (l. to Carlsson).

In the doubles semi-finals, the lone seeded team remaining is No. 2 Bob and . They take on and . In the other semi-final, and meet Feliciano and Marc Lopez.

SEMI-FINAL FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play

[6/WC] Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [2] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Series Tied 2-2 12 ATP Masters 1000 Paris () Hard R32 Kei Nishikori 7-6(2) 6-2 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Benoit Paire 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 15 Tokyo () Hard SF Benoit Paire 1-6 6-4 6-2

Paire 2016 FastFacts SF (2): Chennai (l. to Wawrinka); Marseille (l. to Cilic) YTD W-L: 12-11 (5-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 22 Barcelona W-L (Best Result): 8-5 (2016 Semi-finalist) Barcelona Open BancSabadell Day 6 – Saturday, April 23, 2016 Page 2 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Tournament Note: Wild card defeated Gabashvili 62 75 in 2R, [9] Cuevas 62 64 in 3R and Jaziri 36 75 61 in QF • Appearing in third SF after Chennai (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) and Marseille (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, l. to Cilic) • Achieved career-high No. 18 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 11 • Saved 1 MP to beat Cervantes 76 in 3rd of ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 1R (l. to No. 2 Murray in 3R) • Upset in 1R by No. 328 Rubin 76(4) 76(6) 76(5) • Trying to reach fifth career ATP World Tour final (1-3) and lone title came in Bastad last July (d. Robredo) • Reached Chennai doubles final with 1st-time partner Krajicek (l. to Marach/Martin) • Has a 5-20 career record vs. Top 10 opponents (1-7 on clay and lone win came over No. 7 del Potro at ’13 ATP Masters 1000 Rome 3R)

Nishikori 2016 FastFacts W: Memphis (d. Fritz); F: ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Djokovic); QF (3): Brisbane (l. to Tomic); Australian Open (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Nadal) YTD W-L: 22-6 (3-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: December 29, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 6 Barcelona W-L (Best Result): 18-3 (2014-15 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Beat de Bakker 64 62 in 2R, [13] Chardy 63 75 in 3R and [11] Dolgopolov 75 60 to extend Barcelona winning streak to 13. Leads tournament in service games won (27 of 29, 93%) and second serve pts. won (61%) and No. 4 in first serve pts. won (76%) • Trying to reach 18th career ATP World Tour level final (11-6) and third this season (1-1) • Captured 4th straight Memphis title and extended win streak at event to 17 matches (d. Fritz) • Saved 5 MPs to beat Monfils en route to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 final of career at Miami (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Also saved 1 MP to defeat Isner 76 in 3rd before falling to No. 5 Nadal in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells QF • Advanced to 3rd Australian Open QF of career (d. No. 10 Tsonga, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Beat Evans before falling to No. 2 Murray in 5 sets, snapping 12-match win streak (GBR d. JPN 3-1)

[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [10] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Nadal Leads 11-1 07 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-2 07 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 07 Stuttgart (Germany) Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 08 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-1 6-4 10 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-2 2-6 7-5 10 ATP Masters 1000 Rome () Clay R32 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-3 10 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard QF Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-3 6-4 12 () Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 12 Halle (Germany) Grass QF Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-4 13 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 13 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 6-1 13 (China) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4 7-6(3) Other meeting: 02 Spain F15 (Barcelona) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2

Rafael Nadal Philipp Kohlschreiber Sets Won: 25 8 Tiebreak Sets Won: 1 2 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 4 0 Hard: 7 0 Grass: 0 1

Nadal 2016 FastFacts W: ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d. Monfils); F: Doha (l. to Djokovic); SF (3): (l. to Thiem); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic) YTD W-L: 20-6 (12-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 68 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 5 Barcelona W-L (Best Result): 46-3 (2005-09, 2011-13 Champion) Barcelona Open BancSabadell Day 6 – Saturday, April 23, 2016 Page 3 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Tournament Note: Eight-time champion beat Granollers 63 62 in 2R, [WC] Montañes 62 62 in 3R and No. 12 Fognini 62 76(1) in QF. Appearing in ninth SF in Barcelona and has never lost in this round or in final (8-0). Leads tournament this week in return games won (14 of 26, 54%) & first serve pct. (74%). Has held 22 of 27 games (81%) • Captured record-extending 9th Monte-Carlo title and record-tying 28th ATP Masters 1000 title overall. Beat Bedene, Thiem, No. 4 Wawrinka, No. 2 Murray and Monfils at Monte-Carlo for 68th title in 100th final • Reached 99th career final to start season in Doha (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Saved 1 MP to defeat A. Zverev en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Lost to eventual champs in SFs at Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem after holding 1 MP) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas) • Suffered 2nd 1R loss of career at Australian Open vs. Verdasco in 4h41m, 5-set marathon • Retired with illness while trailing Dzumhur 26 64 30 in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R

CLAY COURT TITLES LIST: Nadal is No. 2 in the Open Era clay court titles list: 1. Guillermo Vilas 49 2. Rafael Nadal 48 3. 40 T4. Bjorn Borg 30 T4. 30

100 FINALS CLUB: Nadal is the sixth player in the Open Era (since 1968) to appear in at least 100 ATP World Tour level singles finals: No. (Titles-Finalist) 1. 164 (109-55) 2. 146 (94-52) 3. 136 (88-48) 4. John McEnroe 109 (77-32) 5. Guillermo Vilas 104 (62-42) 6. Rafael Nadal 100 (68-32)

Kohlschreiber 2016 FastFacts SF: Rotterdam (l. to Monfils); QF (2): Sofia (l. to Troicki); Dubai (l. to Wawrinka) YTD W-L: 15-7 (4-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: October 16, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 27 Barcelona W-L (Best Result): 10-5 (2013, 2016 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Beat Carreño Busta 62 61 in 2R, then rallied from a set and 42 down to defeat [7] Lopez 67(5) 75 63 in 3R and [16] Kuznetsov 63 61 in QF. Appearing in first semi-final here since 2013 when he lost to Almagro. No. 2 this week in service games won (29 of 33, 88%), saving 10 of 14 break pts. (71%) & No. 3 in return games won (14 of 31, 45%). Attempting to become 1st German to reach final since Andreas Maurer in 1986 (l. to Carlsson) • 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. Playing 100th career match vs. a Top 10 opponents (22-77) and 1-5 this year with lone win coming over No. 7 Berdych (retired down two sets) Has lost 16 in a row on clay since beating No. 4 Murray in 2R at 2010 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo • Trying to reach 14th career ATP World Tour final (6-7) and first since capturing last title in Kitzbuehel last August (d. Mathieu) • Advanced to Rotterdam SF (d. Cilic, l. to Monfils) and QFs at Sofia (l. to Troicki) and Dubai (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Fell to No. 7 Nishikori in Aus. Open 1R, No. 1 Djokovic in Indian Wells 3R and No. 4 Wawrinka in Monte-Carlo 2R

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POTENTIAL FINAL FED EX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS –

Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Benoit Paire (FRA) Nadal Leads 2-0 13 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 7-6(2) 6-2 13 ATP Masters 1000 (Spain) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4

Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nadal Leads 8-1 08 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4 3-6 6-3 10 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 6-4 11 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-1 6-3 14 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 7-6(3) 7-5 7-6(3) 14 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 2-6 6-4 3-0 ret 15 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard QF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3

Rafael Nadal Kei Nishikori Sets Won: 19 4 Tiebreak Sets Won: 2 0 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 2 0 Hard: 4 1 Grass: 2 0 Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nadal Leads 8-1 08 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4 3-6 6-3 10 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 6-4 11 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs Benoit Paire (FRA) Series Tied 3-3 12 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7(4) 6-3 3-6 6-2 7-6(4) 12 Metz (France) Hard R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2 1-6 6-1 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Benoit Paire 6-4 6-2 13 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R64 Benoit Paire 7-6(1) 7-5 15 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 7-6(6) 15 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Benoit Paire 6-3 3-6 6-1

Philipp Kohlschreiber Benoit Paire Sets Won: 8 9 Tiebreak Sets Won: 2 2 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 1 1 Hard: 2 2

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori Leads 1-0 16 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-3 6-3