GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Rothenbaum Tennis Arena, Hamburg, | July 11-17, 2016 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: €1,388,830 | Surface: Clay

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OPPORTUNITIES AWAIT ARGENTINES IN HAMBURG

 DAY 3 PREVIEW: Argentines Maximo Gonzalez, and Nicolas Kicker – all outside the Top 140 of the Emirates ATP Rankings – could reach the quarter-finals of an ATP World Tour 500 event for the first time at Hamburg on Wednesday. One is assured to do so, with the World No. 142 Gonzalez and World No. 153 Olivo meeting in the first match on Centre Court. The 144th- ranked Kicker, who earned his first ATP win on Monday, challenges No. 1 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber. Should Kohlschreiber reach the semi-finals, he will have defeated three Argentines: in the first round, Kicker in the second, and Gonzalez or Olivo in the quarter-finals.

Also on Centre Court, No. 3 seed faces Brazilian qualifier for the third time this season. Cuevas defeated the left-handed Monteiro en route to back-to-back titles at and São Paulo in February. The Uruguayan is 12-1 overall against lefties in 2016, including wins over World No. 4 , Roland Garros quarter-finalist Albert Ramos- Viñolas, Marrakech champion and ’s-Hertogenbosch runner-up Gilles Muller.

In the last match on Centre Court, 2009 finalist Paul-Henri Mathieu meets No. 6 seed Nicolas Almagro. Both men have reached finals this season: Mathieu fell to fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet at Montpellier one week before Almagro was runner-up to Dominic Thiem at . Almagro went on to defeat countryman Pablo Carreño Busta for his 13th ATP title at Estoril.

MOST PLAYERS IN TOP 200 OF EMIRATES ATP RANKINGS

Country # Top 200 Players in Hamburg 2R 19 No. 66 Paul-Henri Mathieu, No. 83 Stephane Robert Spain 18 No. 44 Nicolas Almagro, No. 56 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, No. 82 Iñigo Cervantes, No. 156 Daniel Gimeno-Traver USA 17 None 15 No. 142 Maximo Gonzalez, No. 144 Nicolas Kicker, No. 153 Renzo Olivo Germany 11 No. 22 Philipp Kohlschreiber* * Unranked wild card Louis Wessels in also in Hamburg 2R.

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FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 3 SECOND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

Renzo Olivo (ARG) vs Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 15 CH () Clay R16 Maximo Gonzalez 7-5 6-2

Olivo 2016 FastFacts QF: Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos) YTD W-L: 5-7 (4-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 15, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 153 Hamburg W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2016 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: Won 58% of 2nd-serve return points in 76(5) 26 61 victory over Youzhny in 1R on Tuesday • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour QF of career at Quito as Q (d. Verdasco, l. to Estrella Burgos in 3 sets) • Made major debut at as Q, beating Vesely in 5 sets before falling in 2R to Delbonis in 5 sets • Also qualified at Istanbul (l. to Lajovic in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Mahut in 1R) • Achieved career-high No. 145 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 16 • In debut, lost doubles w/Berlocq to Kubot/Matkowski and dead rubber to Hurkacz (ARG d. POL 3-2)

Gonzalez 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 2-3 (2-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 20, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 142 Hamburg W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (2010, 2016 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: Seeking 1st ATP QF since 2014 Kitzbühel after saving 1 MP in 62 26 76(4) win over [5] Chardy • Qualified at São Paulo (l. to Muñoz de la Nava in 1R) and Marrakech (l. to Mathieu in 2R) • Advanced to Challenger SFs at Bordeaux, FRA (l. to Fratangelo) and Furth, GER (d. G. Melzer, l. to Struff) • Captured 3rd ATP World Tour doubles title at Marrakech with countryman Duran (d. Draganja/Qureshi) • Won back-to-back Challenger doubles titles at Mendoza, ARG w/Hernandez-Fernandez (d. Peralta/Zeballos) and Buenos Aires, ARG w/Bagnis (d. Galdos/Lindell) • Reached Challenger doubles finals w/Duran at Aix En Provence, FRA (l. to Marach/Oswald) and Bordeaux, FRA (l. to Brunstrom/Siljestrom), as well as w/Bagnis at Santiago, CHI (l. to Peralta/Podlipnik-Castillo)

[3] Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs [Q] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Cuevas Leads 2-0 16 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R16 Pablo Cuevas 7-6(5) 6-3 16 São Paulo (Brazil) Clay QF Pablo Cuevas 4-6 6-3 6-3

Cuevas 2016 FastFacts W (2): Rio de Janeiro (d. Pella); São Paulo (d. Carreño Busta); F: Nottingham (l. to Johnson); QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Ferrer) YTD W-L: 25-12 (18-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 24 Hamburg W-L (Best Result): 7-3 (2009 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Did not face a break point and converted 3 of 15 in 64 63 win over [WC] F. Mayer on Monday • Captured back-to-back titles at Rio de Janeiro (d. Pella) and São Paulo (d. Carreño Busta) • First player to beat only lefties en route to a title (d. Bagnis, Monteiro, Delbonis, No. 5 Nadal and Pella in Rio) • Owns 12-1 record against left-handed players and 13-11 record against right-handed players in 2016 • Reached 1st grass-court QF, SF and final at Nottingham (d. Baghdatis after saving 1 MP in QF, l. to Johnson) • Advanced to Roland Garros 3R for 2nd straight year (d. Kamke and Halys, l. to No. 8 Berdych) • Beat both Kohlschreiber and Monfils 76 in 3rd to reach ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 1st time in Madrid (l. to Kyrgios) • In doubles w/Granollers, reached Barcelona final (d. Dodig/Melo in 1R, l. to Bryan/Bryan), Australian Open SF (d. Dodig/Melo in 3R, l. to Nestor/Stepanek) and Roland Garros QF (d. Rojer/Tecau in 2R, l. to Kubot/Peya) German Tennis Championships 2016 Day 3 – Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Page 3 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Monteiro 2016 FastFacts QF: São Paulo (l. to Cuevas) YTD W-L: 4-2 (4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 31, 1994 Emirates ATP Ranking: 123 (Career-High) Hamburg W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2016 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: Qualifier beat 3 Germans to reach 2R: Raab in Q1, Masur in Q2 and M. Zverev in 1R on Monday • Defeated 3-time champion Almagro en route to 1st ATP World Tour QF of career at São Paulo as WC (l. to Cuevas) • Made winning ATP debut as 338th-ranked WC at Rio de Janeiro (d. No. 9 Tsonga in 1R, l. to Cuevas in 2R) • Lowest-ranked man to beat a Top 10 player since No. 388 Olivetti beat No. 8 Fish at 2012 Marseille • Captured 1st ATP Challenger Tour title in 1st final at Aix En Provence, FRA (d. Berlocq in 3 sets) • Also reached Challenger final at Lyon, FRA (l. to Darcis in 3 sets)

[1] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs Nicolas Kicker (ARG) First Meeting

Kohlschreiber 2016 FastFacts W: Munich (d. Thiem); F: Stuttgart (l. to Thiem); SF (2): Rotterdam (l. to Monfils); Barcelona (l. to Nadal); QF (3): Sofia (l. to Troicki); Dubai (l. to Wawrinka); Halle (w/o vs. Thiem) YTD W-L: 27-13 (10-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: October 16, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 22 Hamburg W-L (Best Result): 11-11 (2014 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Faced only 1 break point and converted 5 of 19 in 63 67(5) 63 win over Berlocq in 1R on Tuesday • Captured 5th ATP title in Germany and 7th overall by beating Thiem 76 in 3rd at Munich • Did not drop a set en route to 10th final in Germany at Stuttgart (d. del Potro, l. to No. 7 Thiem in 3 sets) • Advanced to SFs at Rotterdam (d. Cilic, l. to Monfils) and Barcelona (d. Kuznetsov, l. to No. 5 Nadal) • 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) • Withdrew from Geneva (right elbow) and conceded w/o to No. 7 Thiem in Halle QF (left hip strain)

KOHLSCHREIBER IN GERMANY ELSEWHERE CAREER TOTAL W-L Record 108-55 (.663) 278-240 (.537) 386-295 (.567) Wins vs. Top 10 8 14 22 Titles 5 2 7 Finals 10 5 15

KOHLSCHREIBER W-L IN GERMANY (WITH BEST RESULT) Halle 29-10 2011 Champion Munich 28-9 2007, 2012, 2016 Champion Dusseldorf 17-11 2014 Champion* Stuttgart 14-10 2013, 2016 Finalist Hamburg 11-11 2014 Semi-finalist Davis Cup 9-4 2007 Semi-finalist TOTAL 108-55 (.663) 5 Singles Titles * Also member of German team that won 2011 World Team Cup in Dusseldorf

MOST ATP WORLD TOUR WINS BY A GERMAN (OPEN ERA) 1 Boris Becker 713 2 Tommy Haas 563 3 Philipp Kohlschreiber 386 4 Michael Stich 385 5 Nicolas Kiefer 366 German Tennis Championships 2016 Day 3 – Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Page 4 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Kicker 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 1-1 (1-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 144 Hamburg W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2016 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: Earned 1st ATP World Tour win of career by beating Fabbiano 63 57 61 in 1R on Monday • Made ATP World Tour debut at Houston as Q (l. to Smyczek in 1R) • Achieved career-high No. 135 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 20 • Captured 1st Challenger singles title at Perugia, ITA (d. Giannessi, Lama, Carballes Baena, Ymer and Rola) • Also advanced to , DOM Challenger final (l. to Andreozzi) • Won 4 match tiebreaks en route to 1st Challenger doubles title at Sarasota, USA w/Arguello (d. Arevalo/Galdos)

Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) vs [6] Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Mathieu Leads 3-1 03 Palermo () Clay R16 Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3 07 New Haven (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Paul-Henri Mathieu 4-6 6-3 6-2 14 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 Nicolas Almagro 6-3 6-2 15 Kitzbühel (Austria) Clay SF Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4 6-3

Mathieu 2016 FastFacts F: Montpellier (l. to Gasquet); QF: Marrakech (l. to Coric) YTD W-L: 13-12 (6-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: January 12, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 66 Hamburg W-L (Best Result): 8-8 (2009 Runner-up)

• Tournament Note: Converted 5 of 5 break points in 64 76(5) win over G. Melzer in 1R on Monday • Fell short of 1st ATP World Tour title since 2007 with loss in Montpellier final (d. Paire in 2R, l. to No. 10 Gasquet) • On a 5-match losing streak in finals (4-6) and 22-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents (10-59) • Improved to 11-12 in 5-set matches with win over Giraldo in Roland Garros 1R (l. to Bautista Agut) • Saved 1 MP in 63 46 76(7) win over Ramos-Viñolas in Doha 1R (l. to Chardy in 2R) • Fell to 1-9 in Challenger finals with 3-set loss to Rublev in Quimper, FRA championship match • Conceded w/o in London/Queen’s Club 2R (wrist) and withdrew from Nottingham (wrist) and Madrid Q (left foot)

Almagro 2016 FastFacts W: Estoril (d. Carreño Busta); F: Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem) YTD W-L: 16-12 (14-8 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: August 21, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 44 Hamburg W-L (Best Result): 16-9 (2011 Runner-up)

• Tournament Note: Saved 5 of 6 break points in 63 36 62 win over [Q] Satral in 1R on Monday • Captured 13th ATP World Tour singles title and 1st since 2012 Nice at Estoril (d. Kyrgios and Carreño Busta) • Beat No. 6 Ferrer for 1st time in 16 tries to reach Buenos Aires final (l. to Thiem 76 in 3rd) • Reached Roland Garros 3R for 6th time (d. Kohlschreiber and Vesely, l. to Goffin in 5 sets) • Held 2 MPs in Barcelona 1R before falling to Gabashvili 16 76(3) 62