BNP PARIBAS OPEN: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, March 13, 2016

Indian Wells Garden, Indian Wells, California, USA | March 10 – 20, 2016 Draw: S-96, D-32 | Prize Money: $7,037,595 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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FORMER CHAMPIONS DJOKOVIC, NADAL HEADLINE SUNDAY SCHEDULE

 DAY 4 PREVIEW: Second round play in the top half of the draw on Sunday features two former BNP Paribas Open champions, World No. 1/four-time winner Novak Djokovic and No. 4 seed/three-time champ . Other Top 10 seeds in action are No. 5 , No. 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and No. 9 John Isner.

The opening match on Stadium 1 is between No. 23 seed and 18-year-old German , who was one of the 21 & under stars in the ATP World Tour’s Next Generation launch earlier in the week. Dimitrov won the previous meeting in three sets in the 1R of the Swiss Indoors in Basel in 2014. Zverev, one of six teenagers in the main draw, is trying to join fellow teen Borna Coric in the 3R. Dimitrov is attempting to reach the 3R for the fourth straight year

In the next match on, Mikhail Kukushkin looks for his first win against No. 5 Nishikori, who has won all five previous meetings, including two in the first two months of the season in Brisbane and Memphis. Kukushkin pushed Djokovic to five sets last weekend in a 1R tie in Serbia before falling 6-2 in the decisive set. He is 2-25 lifetime against Top 10 opponents. Last month Nishikori won his fourth straight Memphis Open title (d. Fritz).

In the final day session match, Djokovic brings a 16-1 match record on the season into his opening match against American qualifier Bjorn Fratangelo. The defending two-time BNP Paribas Open champion (four overall) has won 11 straight matches in Indian Wells. Djokovic is trying to become the first player in tournament history to capture five titles. Federer also has won four titles. The 22- year-old Fratangelo is ranked No. 149 and he won his first career ATP World Tour match (1-3) over Russian Teymuraz Gabashviili on Friday.

In the evening session, Nadal squares off with fellow left-hander Gilles Muller of Luxembourg for the fifth time (Nadal leads 3-1). In their last meeting, also the only time they met on hard courts, the Spaniard won 76 61 62 in the 4R of the US Open in 2011. Muller posted his first career Top 10 win in a tournament over Nadal in the 2R at Wimbledon in 2005.

On Stadium 2, there are three Frenchmen on the schedule: Tsonga vs. qualifier Vincent Millot and No. 16 seed against Canadian No. 2 . In the final match on, top American Isner brings a 2-1 career head-to-head record against Italian Andreas Seppi. Isner won the only previous hard court meeting in five sets at the in 2010.

On Stadium 3, three Americans are among the four matches. Leading off the order of play is No. 11 seed , who leads the ATP World Tour with 20 match wins on the season. The 22- year-old Austrian takes on Slovak qualifier Jozef Kovalik for the first time on the ATP World Tour. The trio of Americans to follow are: vs. top German/No. 27 , No. 21 seed Jack Sock vs. German qualifier Michael Berrer and No. 30 Steve Johnson vs. Aussie John Millman. BNP Paribas Open Day 4 – Sunday, March 13, 2016 Page 2 of 12 www.ATPWorldTour.com

DAY 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

STADIUM 1

[23] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs Alexander Zverev (GER) Dimitrov Leads 1-0 14 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov 2-6 6-4 6-2

Dimitrov 2016 FastFacts: F: Sydney (l Troicki); SF: Delray Beach (l Ram); QF(2): Brisbane (l Federer); Acapulco (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 12-5 (12-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: May 16, 1991 Emirates ATP Ranking: 26 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 4-4 (3R - 2013-14-15)

• The 24-year-old Bulgarian is making his 5th straight Indian Wells appearance and looking to extend streak of winning opening match to 5 years in a row. Made debut in 2012 (d. Dodig, l. to No. 5 Ferrer in 2R) and last 3 years advanced to 3R after a bye. In 2013 (d. Ebden, l. to No. 1 Djokovic), 2014 (d. Haase, l. to No. 22 Gulbis) and last year (d. Kyrgios, l. to No. 19 Robredo). All 4 losses have come to Top 25 opponents • Comes in with a 12-5 match record. Held 1 MP in Sydney final before falling to Troicki 76 in 3rd set • Advanced to SFs at Delray Beach (l. to Ram) and QFs at Brisbane (l. to No. 3 Federer) and Acapulco ( (l. to eventual champion Thiem) • Reached Australian Open 3R (l. to No. 3 Federer) • Has won 2+ matches at all 5 tournaments during 1st 2 months of 2016 season

Zverev 2016 FastFacts: SF: Montpellier (l Mathieu); QF: Rotterdam (l Monfils) YTD W-L: 7-6 (7-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 Emirates ATP Ranking: 58 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year):1-0 (2R - 2016)

• The 18-year-old German made his main draw debut on Friday, rallying past 36 75 63. Saved all 3 break pts. faced and won 11 of 12 1st serve pts. in 3rd set vs Dodig. Last year came in ranked No. 136 and lost in 1R qualifying to in three sets • Last month reached 3rd ATP singles SF at Montpellier (d. Vanni in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Mathieu) • Win over No. 13 Cilic in Montpellier 2R is biggest of career by ranking • Achieved career-high No. 56 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 15 • Advanced to Rotterdam QF (d. Simon 76 in 3rd, l. to Monfils) • Fell to eventual finalist Murray in 1R of Australian Open debut • Appeared in 2nd ATP doubles final with older brother Mischa at Montpellier (l. to Pavic/Venus) • In Davis Cup debut, fell to No. 7 Berdych in 4h, 20m and Rosol in deciding rubber (CZE d. GER 3-2)

NEXT GENERATION: Zverev is one of six Next Generation teenagers in the main draw.This is the most teenagers in Indian Wells since there were seven in 2006. Here’s a look at the talented group of teens: Ranking Age Round

Frances Tiafoe (WC) No. 177 18 yrs., 1 month 2R (l. to Goffin) Taylor Fritz (WC) No. 80 18 yrs., 4 months 1R (l. to Tiafoe) Alexander Zverev No. 58 18 yrs., 10 months 2R (vs. Dimitrov) Borna Coric No. 47 19 yrs., 3 months 3R (vs. Berdych) (WC) No. 158 19 yrs., 4 months 1R (l. to Pospisil) Hyeon Chung No. 64 19 yrs., 9 months 1R (l. to Ramos-Vinolas)

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Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs [5] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori Leads 5-0 11 Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 6-4 5-7 6-4 12 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R32 Kei Nishikori 6-3 4-6 6-0 12 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Kei Nishikori 7-5 6-3 6-4 16 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R16 Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 16 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4 Other meeting: 11 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Q (U.S.A.) Hard -- Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4

Kukushkin 2016 FastFacts: QF: Memphis (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 6-7 (6-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 26, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 90 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 3-3 (3R - 2014)

• The 28-year-old Kazakhstan No. 1 evened his career record at 3-3 on Friday with a 76(1) 62 win over Spaniard Daniel Munoz de la Nava, saving 7 of 9 break points (all 4 in 2nd set). Trying to reach 3R for second time. In 2014 defeated Groth, Pospisil (l. to Lopez 6-4 in 3rd set) • Best result of season is QF at Memphis (d. Vanni and Kudla, l. to No. 7 eventual winner Nishikori) • Defeated Troicki and led No. 1 Djokovic 2 sets to 1 before falling in 5 sets during Davis Cup 1R (SRB d. KAZ 3-2) • Qualified at Sydney with wins over both Reid and Cervantes 76 in 3rd (l. to Chardy in 1R) • Suffered 4th straight Australian Open 1R loss (l. to Sousa) • Retired vs. Young in Delray Beach 1R and conceded walkover in doubles QF w/Marchenko vs. Bryan/Bryan due to left leg injury • Has a 2-25 career record vs. Top 10 opponents and looking to break eight-match losing streak since win over No. 4 Wawrinka in 1R of Basel in October 2014

Nishikori 2016 FastFacts: W: Memphis (d Fritz); QF(2): Brisbane (l Tomic); Australian Open (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 11-4 (11-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: December 29, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 6 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 4-7 (4R – 2015)

• The 26-year-old Japanese star is making his 8th appearance in 9 years (except 2010) and has a 4-7 record, the only Top 8 seed with a losing record • Began with an 0-4 record before winning first match in 2013 (d. Petzschner after bye, l. to Berlocq in 3R). Followed with 3R in 2014 (d. Giraldo after bye, l. to Haas) and last year turned in his best result, 4R (d. Harrison, Verdasco after bye, l. to Lopez) • In February,earned 4th straight Memphis title and extended win streak at event to 17 matches (d. Fritz) • 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 Davis Cup win streak (GBR d. JPN 3-1) • Reached Brisbane QF (l. to Tomic) and Acapulco 2R (l. to Querrey)

Repeat Winners (7): Nishikori is one of seven repeat winners on the ATP World Tour this year:

Player Tournament Chennai (three-peat) Viktor Troicki Sydney Novak Djokovic Australian Open Victor Estrella Burgos Quito Montpellier Kei Nishikori Memphis (four-peat) Sao Paulo BNP Paribas Open Day 4 – Sunday, March 13, 2016 Page 4 of 12 www.ATPWorldTour.com

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [Q] Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) First Meeting

Djokovic 2016 FastFacts: W(2): Doha (d Nadal); Australian Open (d Murray); QF: Dubai (l Lopez) YTD W-L: 16-1 (16-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 61 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 1 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 41-6 (Winner – 2008, ’11, ’14-15)

• The 28-year-old Serb is making his 11th straight appearance in Indian Wells and comes in with a 41-6 career match record. Has won his last 11 matches in Indian Wells since losing to del Potro 46 64 64 in the semi-finals in 2013 • Last year defeated No. 4 Murray (SF) and No. 2 Federer (F) to win his record-tying fourth Indian Wells title (along with Federer). In 2014, beat Federer in third-set tie-break in final after SF showings in 2012 (l. to Isner) and ’13 (l. to del Potro) • Won first title in 2008 (d. Fish) and second title in 2011 (d. Nadal) while reaching final in 2007 (l. to Nadal) in second appearance • Captured 60th career title to start season at Doha, not dropping a set all week (d. No. 5 Nadal) • Then tied Emerson’s all-time record with 6th Australian Open title (d. No. 2 Murray). Moved into tie with Laver and Borg for 5th all-time with 11 Grand Slam men’s singles titles. Won a 5-set match en route to title for 7th time at a major, overcoming 100 unforced errors in 4R (d. Simon) • Became 3rd active player to reach 700 wins by beating Jaziri in Dubai 2R on Feb. 24 (also Federer, Nadal) • Fell 1 shy of Lendl’s Open-Era record 18 straight finals when eye problem forced retirement in Dubai QF (l. to Lopez). Had not retired since 2011 Davis Cup SF vs. del Potro, a stretch of 350 matches (318- 32) • Defeated Nedovyesov in 3 sets and Kukushkin in 5 sets to help Serbia beat Kazakhstan 3-2 in Davis Cup 1R

IW, MIAMI SWEEP: Since 1991, seven players (10 times) have won back-to-back Indian Wells and Miami titles in the same year. Djokovic is the only player to accomplish the feat three times (2011, ’14- 15). Roger Federer won both titles in 2005-06. Here are the players to win both titles in the same year:

Year - Novak Djokovic 2011, ’14-15 - Roger Federer 2005-06 - Andre Agassi 2001 - Marcelo Rios 1998 - Pete Sampras 1994 - Michael Chang 1992 - Jim Courier 1991

Fratangelo 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 1-1 (1-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 19, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 149 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 1-0 (2R - 2016)

• The 22-year-old American qualified into main draw with a pair of straight-set wins and on Friday beat top Russian/No. 48 Teymuraz Gabashvili 64 64 for first career ATP World Tour match win (1-3). Never faced break point and served well, winning 80% of 1st serve pts. & 81% of 2nd serve pts. Last year lost in 2R of qualifying to Coric in third set tie-break • One of five Americans to qualify into main draw this year (most since 2009). Harrison also reached 2R • Made Australian Open debut as LL (l. to Robert 62 62 62 in 1R) • Fell in final round of qualifying at Memphis (l. to Mmoh 76 in 3rd) and Delray Beach (l. to Ito 64 in 3rd) • Owns 1-3 record at Challengers, posting lone win at Dallas, USA (d. Donaldson, l. to Evans in 2R) BNP Paribas Open Day 4 – Sunday, March 13, 2016 Page 5 of 12 www.ATPWorldTour.com

[4] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Gilles Muller (LUX) Nadal Leads 3-1 05 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal 6-0 6-2 05 Wimbledon (England) Grass R64 Gilles Muller 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 11 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Rafael Nadal 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-0 11 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 7-6(1) 6-1 6-2 Other meeting: 03 Segovia CH (Spain) Hard QF Rafael Nadal 2-6 7-5 6-3

Nadal 2016 FastFacts: F: Doha (l Djokovic); SF(2): Buenos Aires (l Thiem); Rio de Janeiro (l Cuevas) YTD W-L: 8-4 (4-2 on hard, 4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 67 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 5 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 44-8 (Winner- 2007, ’09, ‘13)

• The 29-year-old Mallorcan native is making his 11th straight appearance (12th overall) in Indian Wells and enters with a 44-8 career record. Reached the SFs or better eight straight years from 2006-13. Comes into Indian Wells ranked in Top 5 for 11th consecutive year • The three-time champion (2007, ’09, ’13) also was runner-up in 2011 (l. to Djokovic) and SF four other times, in 2006 (l. to Blake), ’08 (l. to Djokovic), ’10 (l. to Ljubicic) and ’12 (l. to Federer) • Since winning his last title three years ago (d. del Potro), lost in 3R in 2014 (l. to Dolgopolov) and QF last year (l. to Raonic) • Has a 19-6 record in doubles, winning titles in 2010 and ’12 (w/M. Lopez) • In opening week of season, reached 99th career final in Doha (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Lost to eventual champions in back-to-back SFs at Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem after holding 1 MP) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas) • Suffered 2nd Grand Slam 1R loss of career at Australian Open vs. Verdasco in 4h41m, 5-set marathon • Has a 76-13 career record vs. left-handers

MATCH-WIN LEADERS: Nadal leads the way with 27 ATP Masters 1000 titles and is second behind Federer with 302 career match wins. Here are the Top 5 ATP Masters 1000 wins leaders:

RANK PLAYER MASTERS 1000 W-L 1 Roger Federer 327-96

2 Rafael Nadal 302-64

3 Novak Djokovic 264-58 4 Andre Agassi 209-73 5 Pete Sampras 190-70

Muller 2016 FastFacts: SF(2): Sydney (l Dimitrov); Sofia (l Bautista Agut) YTD W-L: 10-6 (10-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 9, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 45 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 4-5 (3R - 2005)

• The 32-year-old Luxembourg native is playing in Indian Wells for 6th time and opened on Friday hitting 16 aces in a 75 63 win over Victor Estrella Burgos. His best result came in 2005 debut when he reached 3R (d. Lisnard, Stepanek, l. to No. 1 Federer). Also 2R in 2012 (d. Tomic, l. to No. 10 Tipsarevic). Last year lost in opening match (after bye, l. to Sock in third set TB) • Advanced to SFs at Sydney (d. Thiem in 2R, l. to Dimitrov) and Sofia (l. to Bautista Agut) • Lost last 7 SF matches since run to 2012 Atlanta final (d. Soeda, l. to Roddick) • Fell to Millman 46 64 62 46 75 in Australian Open 2R • Has a 7-31 career record vs. Top 10 opponents and his first of 3 wins in Grand Slam play came over No. 3 Nadal at Wimbledon 2R in 2005 BNP Paribas Open Day 4 – Sunday, March 13, 2016 Page 6 of 12 www.ATPWorldTour.com

STADIUM 2

[Q] Vincent Millot (FRA) vs [7] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 07 Besancon CH (France) Hard R32 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1 6-4

Millot 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 2-1 (2-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 30, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 166 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 1-0 (2R - 2016)

• The 30-year-old French qualifier made his main draw debut on Friday with a 61 63 win over wild card Mackenzie McDonald, converting 6 of 10 break pts. (saved 6 of 8 BPs). Also posted straight-set wins over Americans Nicolas Meister and Austin Krajicek, In 2010 attempted to qualify, lost in 2R (l. to Alves) • Last month qualified and reached 2R at Marseille (d. Mahut in 3 sets, l. to Paire in 3 sets) • Fell in qualifying at Australian Open (l. to Olivo in Q3) and Montpellier (l. to Khachanov in Q1) • Beat Next Generation players Halys, Nishioka and Khachanov en route to Cherbourg, FRA Challenger SF (l. to Thompson) • Has a 4-13 career record in ATP World Tour level tournaments and looking for first Top 10 win. Only previous Top 10 opponent came against No. 4 Murray in 2R of ’14 Australian Open (lost 62 62 75)

Tsonga 2016 FastFacts: SF: Auckland (l Bautista Agut); QF: Buenos Aires (l Almagro) YTD W-L: 7-4 (5-2 on hard, 2-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 12 Date of Birth: April 17, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 9 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 10-7 (QF - 2013)

• The 30-year-old Frenchman comes in with a 10-7 career record and playing here for the first time in two years (missed last year with forearm injury). His best result was quarter-finals in 2013 (l. to Djokovic) after 4R showings in 2008 (l. to Nadal), 2010 (l. to Soderling) and 2012 (l. to Nalbandian) • In last appearance in 2014, lost in opening round (after bye, l. to Benneteau) • In January, reached 2nd week of Australian Open for 7th time (l. to No. 7 Nishikori in 4R) • Clinched France’s Davis Cup 1R win over Canada in doubles w/Gasquet (d. Bester/Pospisil) • Squandered 1 MP in Auckland SF loss to eventual champion Bautista Agut • Fell to World No. 338 Monteiro in Rio de Janeiro 1R – worst loss by ranking for a Top 10 player since No. 388 Olivetti beat No. 8 Fish at 2012 Marseille

FRENCH TITLE LEADERS: Tsonga is tied-No. 3 among Frenchmen in the Open Era with 12 career titles on the ATP World Tour: No. Yannick Noah 23 Richard Gasquet 13 Gilles Simon 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 12 Guy Forget 11

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Vasek Pospisil (CAN) vs [16] Gilles Simon (FRA) Simon Leads 2-1 13 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Vasek Pospisil 6-3 1-1 ret 16 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Gilles Simon 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 6-4 16 FRA vs. CAN WG 1st RD (Guadeloupe) Clay RR Gilles Simon 7-5 6-3 6-3

Pospisil 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 3-7 (3-6 on hard, 0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 23, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 43 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 2-4 (2R - 2015-16)

• The 25-year-old Canadian is making his fifth straight Indian Wells appearance and on Friday outlasted American wild card Jared Donaldson 76(5) 67(2) 63 in 2h, 49m. (Donaldson won more pts.: 119-116). Last year won his first singles match (d. Kukushkin, l. to No. 4 Murray). Won doubles title (w/Sock) • Comes into 2R with 3-7 record in singles and trying to win back-to-back matche for first time. Prior to Indian Wells, posted wins over Karlovic in Auckland and Pouille in Dubai • Went 0-6 in sets during Canada’s 5-0 loss to France in Davis Cup 1R (l. to Simon, w/Bester l. to Gasquet/Tsonga) • Fell to frequent doubles partner Sock in Auckland 2R (1st H2H meeting) • Captured 6th ATP World Tour doubles title at Rotterdam w/Mahut (d. Peya/Petzschner) • Advanced to Australian Open doubles QF w/Sock (d. Hewitt/Groth, l. to Cuevas/Granollers)

Simon 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 5-5 (4-5 on hard, 1-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 12 Date of Birth: December 27, 1984 Emirates ATP Ranking: 19 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 12-9 (QF - 2012)

• The 31-year-old Frenchman is making his 10th straight Indian Wells appearance (12-9 record) and his best result came in 2012 when he reached quarter-finals (l. to No. 11 Isner in three sets). Since then, has advanced to 4R in 2013 (l. to Anderson) and last year (l. to No. 3 Nadal) • In January, reached 4R at Australian Open for 3rd time (d. Donskoy in 5 sets, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 5 sets. Pushed Djokovic to 100 unforced errors over 4 hours, 32 minutes • Helped France to 5-0 sweep of Canada in Davis Cup 1R with straight-set win over Pospisil • As defending champion, held 3 MPs vs. Gabashvili in Marseille 1R before losing 76 in 3rd

FRENCHMEN IN TOP 25: Simon is among five Frenchmen in the Top 25 Emirates ATP Rankings: No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga No. 10 Richard Gasquet No. 16 Gael Monfils No. 19 Gilles Simon No. 22 Benoit Paire

[9] John Isner (USA) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA) Isner Leads 2-1 10 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 John Isner 6-3 6-3 3-6 5-7 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Andreas Seppi 2-6 7-6(5) 7-5 15 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 John Isner 7-5 6-2 6-3

Isner 2016 FastFacts: QF: Auckland (l Bautista Agut) YTD W-L: 6-4 (4-2 on hard, 2-0 on grass, 0-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: April 26, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 11 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 18-8 (Finalist - 2012) BNP Paribas Open Day 4 – Sunday, March 13, 2016 Page 8 of 12 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• The 30-year-old American is appearing in Indian Wells for the 9th straight year and owns an 18-8 career record. Seven of his eight losses have come to Top 10 opponents (2-7 record) • His best result was a runner-up showing in 2012 when he beat No. 13 Simon (QF) and No. 1 Djokovic (SF) before losing to No. 3 Federer. Also reached doubles final (w/Querrey) that year, losing to M. Lopez-Nadal. Two years ago advanced to SF (l. to Djokovic) and last year reached 4R (l. to Djokovic again). His only opening round loss came in 2013 when he fell to former No. 1 Hewitt in three sets in 2R (after bye). Advanced to 4R in 2009 (l. to No. 6 del Potro), 2010 (l. to No. 3 Nadal) and last year (l. to Djokovic) • Reached 4R at Australian Open for 1st time since 2010 (d. Lopez, l. to No. 8 Ferrer) • Defeated Groth and Tomic to lead USA to 3-1 win over Australia in Davis Cup 1R. Hit 49 aces in 4-set win over Tomic (with no double faults) • Advanced to Auckland QF (d. Querrey, l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut) • Held 1 MP in Buenos Aires 2R vs. Lajovic and 3 MPs in Rio de Janeiro 1R vs. Pella, losing both matches 76 in 3rd

Seppi 2016 FastFacts: QF: Sofia (l Klizan) YTD W-L: 6-6 (5-6 on hard, 1-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: February 21, 1984 Emirates ATP Ranking: 42 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 9-10 (3R - 2013-14-15)

• The 32-year-old Italian made his 11th straight Indian Wells appearance on Friday by defeating 46 64 63 (saved 13 of 17 break pts. & converted 6 of 10 BPs). Trying to reach 3R for a 4th straight year (l. to Gulbis in ’13, Wawrinka in ’14 and Federer last year) • Made 43rd consecutive appearance in a Grand Slam main draw at Australian Open where he advanced to 3R for 3rd time in career (l. to eventual champion Djokovic) • Helped Italy to 5-0 sweep of Switzerland in Davis Cup 1R (d. Laaksonen, w/Bolelli d. Chiudinelli/Laaksonen) • Captured 1st ATP World Tour doubles title in 7th final at Dubai w/Bolelli (d. Lopez/Lopez after saving 2 MPs) • Also defeated Lopez/Lopez to reach Australian Open doubles 3R w/Cecchinato (l. to Rojer/Tecau)

STADIUM 3

[11] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs [Q] Jozef Kovalik (SVK) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 12 Morocco F9 (Morocco) Clay QF Dominic Thiem 2-6 6-1 6-2

Thiem 2016 FastFacts: W(2): Buenos Aires (d Almagro); Acapulco (d Tomic); SF(2): Brisbane (l Federer);Rio de Janeiro (l Pella) YTD W-L: 20-4 (12-3, 8-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 13 (Career-high) Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 2-2 (3R - 2014)

• The 22-year-old Austrian is making his 3rd straight Indian Wells appearance. Two years ago qualified (ranked No. 101) and reached 3R (l. to Benneteau). Last year lost in 1R (l. to Duckworth) • Leads ATP World Tour with 20 victories (earned 20th win in 2015 on July 23 at Umag and in 2014 on August 31 at US Open). Last year came into Indian Wells with 3-5 record • Captured 5th career title -- 1st ATP World Tour 500 – by beating Tomic in Acapulco final • Rose to career-high No. 13 in Emirates ATP Rankings on March 7 (youngest in Top 25) • Saved 1 MP in Buenos Aires 2R (d. Elias) and SF (d. No. 5 Nadal 76 in 3rd) en route to title (d. Almagro 76 in 3rd) • Win over Nadal snapped 8-match losing streak vs. Top 10. Also beat No. 6 Ferrer in Rio de Janeiro QF • Reached Australian Open 3R for 1st time in career (l. to Goffin) BNP Paribas Open Day 4 – Sunday, March 13, 2016 Page 9 of 12 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Earned 1st 3 Davis Cup victories of career to lead Austria to 4-1 win over Portugal in Europe/Africa Zone Group I, beating Elias 76 in 5th, rallying from 2 sets down w/Peya to defeat Elias/Sousa, and clinching tie over Sousa • Retired down 76(2) 22 in Sydney 2R against Muller due to blisters

INFOSYS ATP WORLD TOUR WINS LEADERS: Thiem, who is ranked a career-high No. 13, leads the ATP World Tour with 20 match wins. Last year the Austrian native won his 20th match in Umag 2R on July 23. Last year he came into Indian Wells with a 3-5 record. Here are this year’s match wins leaders: W-L Titles 1) Dominic Thiem 20-4 2 2) Novak Djokovic 16-1 2 Roberto Bautista Agut 16-4 2 4) Stan Wawrinka 14-2 2 14-7 0

Kovalik 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 1-3 (1-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 4, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 182 (Career-high) Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 1-0 (2R - 2016)

• The 23-year-old from Slovak Republic qualified with a pair of wins and on Friday beat French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert 64 67(9) 76(5) in 2h,36m for first career ATP World Tour match win (1-3) • Has qualified in all four ATP World Tour level tournaments this season. Made Grand Slam debut at Australian Open through qualifying (l. to Trungelliti in 1R) • Also qualified at Chennai (l. to Fabbiano in 1R) and Quito (l. to Montañes in 1R) • Advanced to Santo Domingo, DOM Challenger SF (d. Estrella Burgos in 2R, l. to Andreozzi) • Achieved career-high No. 182 in Emirates ATP Rankings on March 7

Denis Kudla (USA) vs [27] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) First Meeting

Kudla 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 4-5 (4-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 17, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 66 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 2-2 (2R – 2012, ‘16)

• The 23-year-old American made his 3rd main draw appearance on Friday with a 63 26 61 win over . It’s 1st time he’s reached 2R since 2012 (d. Kamke, l. to. No. 3 Federer). Last year came in ranked No. 131 and lost in 1R (l. to Kyrgios) • Advanced to 2R at Brisbane (l. to Thiem), Australian Open (l. to Seppi) and Memphis (l. to Kukushkin) • Achieved career-high No. 59 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 8 • Fell to del Potro 61 64 in Delray Beach 1R – Argentine’s 1st match since ‘15 ATP Masters 1000 Miami

Kohlschreiber 2016 FastFacts: SF: Rotterdam (l Monfils); QF(2): Sofia (l Troicki); Dubai (l Wawrinka) YTD W-L: 10-5 (10-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: October 16, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 30 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 12-9 (4R - 2009, ’11)

• The 32-year-old German is making his 11th straight Indian Wells visit (12-9 record, W/O in ‘12) and his best result is 4R in 2009 (l. to Verdasco) and 2011 (l. to del Potro). Last year reached 3R (l. to Murray • Top German beat Rosol and Berdych (ret.) 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 (22-75 overall) • Advanced to Rotterdam SFs (d. Cilic, l. to Monfils) BNP Paribas Open Day 4 – Sunday, March 13, 2016 Page 10 of 12 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Reached QFs at Sofia (l. to Troicki) and Dubai (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Fell to No. 7 Nishikori in Australian Open 1R

[Q] Michael Berrer (GER) vs [21] Jack Sock (USA) Sock Leads 1-0 14 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Jack Sock 7-6(2) 6-4

Berrer 2016 FastFacts: QF: Montpellier (l A. Zverev) YTD W-L: 2-1 (2-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 1, 1980 Emirates ATP Ranking: 112 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 4-5 (3R - 2015)

• The 35-year-old German qualified into main draw for third time with a pair of straight-set wins and on Friday night beat Juan Monaco 76(5) 57 64, saving 13 of 19 break pts. Last year turned in his best result in Indian Wells with 3R as a qualifier (d. Estrella Burgos, Gasquet, l. to Simon). Also qualified in 2009 (d. Anderson, l. to No. 1 Nadal) • Last month, advanced to Montpellier QF (d. Coric and De Schepper, l. to A. Zverev 75 in 3rd) • Also reached Bergamo, ITA Challenger QF (d. Stepanek and Langer, l. to Barrere) • Fell in 2R of qualifying at Doha (l. to Becker) and Australian Open (l. to Fritz)

Sock 2016 FastFacts: F: Auckland (l Bautista Agut) YTD W-L: 5-4 (5-2 on hard, 0-1 on clay, 0-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: September 24, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 24 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 3-4 (4R - 2015)

• The 23-year-old American is making his 5th straight Indian Wells appearance and last year in first tournament back from injury advanced to 4R (d. Lu, Muller, No. 16 Bautista Agut, l. to No. 2 Federer). Also won doubles title w/Sock. Prior to last year was winless in singles (0-3) • Opened season by retiring with illness in Auckland final when he trailed Bautista Agut 61 1-0. Beat frequent doubles partner Pospisil, No. 12 Anderson and No. 8 Ferrer en route to final, snapping 9-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents • Achieved career-high No. 22 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 18 • Played and won 1st 5-set match of career in Australian Open 1R (d. Fritz, l. to Rosol in 2R) • Suffered 1st Davis Cup loss of career to Tomic (USA d. AUS 3-1 in 1R) • Withdrew from Buenos Aires due to illness

[30] Steve Johnson (USA) vs John Millman (AUS) Johnson Leads 1-0 16 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Steve Johnson 6-3 5-7 7-6(8)

Johnson 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 3-6 (3-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 24, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 35 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 2-3 (3R - 2015)

• The 26-year-old Southern California native is making his 4th tournament appearance. Last year came in 0-2 before reaching 3R with wins over Granollers and Karlovic (l. to No. 9 Berdych) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd straight season (d. Bedene and Bellucci, l. to No. 8 Ferrer) • Achieved career-high No. 29 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 8 • Saved 1 MP to defeat Millman in Delray Beach 1R before squandering 75 4-0 lead vs. Becker in 2R • Lost to 3 players ranked outside Top 100: No. 299 Barton in Auckland 1R, No. 145 Fritz in Memphis 2R and No. 104 Becker in Delray Beach 2R • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour doubles final w/Querrey at Memphis (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez) BNP Paribas Open Day 4 – Sunday, March 13, 2016 Page 11 of 12 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Millman 2016 FastFacts: QF: Montpellier (l Mathieu) YTD W-L: 7-7 (7-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 14, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 74 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 1-0 (2R - 2016)

• The 26-year-old Aussie is made his main draw debut on Friday, defeating American qualifier Alexander Sarkissian 62 60 in 59 minutes (converting 6 of 11 break pts.) • Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Australian Open, rallying from 2 sets down to beat Schwartzman before defeating Muller 75 in 5th (l. to Tomic) • Last month, reached 1st ATP World Tour QF at Montpellier (d. Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin, l. to Mathieu in 3 sets) • Achieved career-high No. 61 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 22 • Saved 2 MPs in 67(5) 64 76(6) win over Donskoy in Chennai 1R (l. to Bautista Agut in 2R) • Held 1 MP vs. Johnson in Delray Beach 1R before falling 63 57 76(8)

STADIUM 4

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs [25] Martin Klizan (SVK) Verdasco Leads 1-0 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-7(5) 13-11

Verdasco 2016 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 2-3 (2-2 on hard, 0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 65 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 14-12 (QF - 2009)

• The 32-year-old Spaniard made his 13th straight appearance in Indian Wells on Friday with a 76(4) 63 win over Canadian qualifier , saving all 5 break pts. (converted 1 of 9 BPs). His best result is QFs in 2009 (l. to No. 2 Federer). Also 4R in 2014 (d. No. 9 Gasquet in 3R, l. to Isner). Six of his losses have come to Top 10 opponents in the desert (1-6 record) • In opening month of season, upset No. 5 Nadal in 4h41m, 5-set Australian Open 1R match, avenging loss to countryman 7 years earlier in 5h14m, 5-set Australian Open SF. Then lost to Sela in 2R • Has played in 51 straight Grand Slam main draws, 3rd-longest active streak (Federer 65, Lopez 56) • Fell to 0-11 lifetime against World No. 1 with 62 62 loss to Djokovic in Doha 2R • Withdrew from doubles in Quito w/Lapentti and singles in both Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro due to neck injury • Fell out of Top 50 on Feb. 8 at No. 57 for first time since June 24, 2013 (at No. 54)

Klizan 2016 FastFacts: W: Rotterdam (d Monfils); SF: Sofia (l Troicki) YTD W-L: 8-5 (8-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: July 11, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 28 Indian Wells W-L (Best Result-Year): 1-2 (2R - 2015)

• The 26-year-old Slovak Republic native has an 1-2 career record in Indian Wells and last year reached 2R (d. Andujar, l. to Rosol). Made debut in 2013 and lost in 2R (bye, l. to Lu) • Improved to 4-0 in ATP singles finals and captured 1st ATP World Tour 500 title at Rotterdam (d. Monfils) last month. En route to title, saved 5 MPs in QF win over Bautista Agut and 3 MPs in SF win over Mahut. His 8 MPs saved was most en route to a title since Mantilla saved 9 MPs at 2001 Palermo – all vs. Portas in SF BNP Paribas Open Day 4 – Sunday, March 13, 2016 Page 12 of 12 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Advanced to SFs at 1st-year event in Sofia (l. to Troicki) • Started season 0-3 with 1R losses at Doha, Sydney and Australian Open before turning things around in Sofia and Rotterdam • Retired down 62 40 in Sydney 1R to Thompson due to left shoulder injury

STADIUM 5

[31] (USA) vs Thiemo de Bakker (NED) Querrey Leads 1-0 16 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Sam Querrey 4-6 6-3 6-4

[18] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Lopez Leads 4-3 06 Valencia (Spain) Clay R32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3 6-3 07 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R64 Feliciano Lopez 7-5 6-3 09 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 09 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China)Hard R64 Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-4 10 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R16 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6(5) 6-4 11 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R32 Feliciano Lopez 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 16 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Feliciano Lopez 6-1 4-6 6-4

STADIUM 6

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [19] Benoit Paire (FRA) First Meeting