WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Friday, August 21, 2015

Lindner Family Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | August 16 – 23, 2015 Draw: S-56, D-24 | Prize Money: $4,457,065 ($3,826,655 on-site) | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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TOP 5 PLAYERS IN DRAW TO FEATURE IN FRIDAY’S QUARTER-FINALS

 BEST OF 2015 IN ACTION: Five of the Top 6 seeds will play in the Western & Southern Open quarter-finals on Friday, with the pre-tournament withdrawal of No. 4 seed possibly preventing a perfect 6-for-6. The highlight of the star-studded schedule comes at 11 am when World No. 1 and No. 5 seed meet for the first time since the Swiss dashed the Serb’s dreams of a career in the Roland Garros final. Also in action are six-time Cincinnati champion , No. 6 seed Tomas Berdych and , who on Thursday saved a match point against , rallying from 1-4 down in the second set and 2-5 down in the third set of his 4-6, 7-6(3), 7-5 victory.

2015 MATCH WIN LEADERS Andy Murray 55 Novak Djokovic 54 Kei Nishikori 46 Roger Federer 42 Tomas Berdych 42 42 Stan Wawrinka 36 36

 STAN THE SPOILER: With Djokovic one victory from a career Grand Slam, Wawrinka defeated the World No. 1 in the 2015 Roland Garros final. They meet for the first time since on Friday, and once again Wawrinka has the opportunity to play the role of spoiler. If he wins his first Western & Southern Open title, Djokovic would become the first player to claim the ‘Golden Masters,’ sweeping all nine ATP Masters 1000 championships during his career. Both Djokovic and Wawrinka needed comebacks in the third round on Thursday – the Serb rallying from a 3-0 third-set deficit to defeat and the Swiss fighting back from a set down against Ivo Karlovic.

 CLOSER LOOK AT DJOKOVIC vs. WAWRINKA: Djokovic has a 17-4 record against Wawrinka in their FedEx Head 2 Head, but there’s more to their rivalry than meets the eye.

- The World No. 1 Djokovic and World No. 5 Wawrinka have split their last 4 meetings. - Wawrinka beat Djokovic en route to his 2 major titles (2014 , 2015 Roland Garros). - Djokovic and Wawrinka have gone 5 sets in 5 of their 7 Grand Slam and matches. - From 2007 to 2013, Djokovic enjoyed a 14-match win streak over Wawrinka. - Djokovic is 8-0 against Wawrinka at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events (first meeting in Cincy). - Djokovic has won 8 of 9 tie-breaks against Wawrinka during their 21-match rivalry. - Wawrinka won his 1st ATP World Tour title by beating Djokovic in the 2006 Umag final (6-6 ret). - 17-year-old Djokovic beat 19-year-old Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3 in their first meeting (2004 Aachen CH). - Djokovic and Wawrinka went 3-1 as doubles partners at 2013 (w/o in SF) & 2014 . Western & Southern Open Day 6 – Friday, August 21, 2015 Page 2 of 11 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 THE BEST IS YET TO COME: When Djokovic and Wawrinka meet at a tournament, the winner has gone on to capture the title in the last six t occasions.

YEAR TOURNAMENT RD WINNER CHAMPION

2015 Roland Garros F Wawrinka in 4 Wawrinka

2015 Australian Open SF Djokovic in 5 Djokovic

2014 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals RR Djokovic in 2 Djokovic

2014 Australian Open QF Wawrinka in 5 Wawrinka

2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals SF Djokovic in 2 Djokovic

2013 ATP Masters 1000 Paris QF Djokovic in 2 Djokovic

 FEDERER’S DREAM DRAW: Seeking a seventh Cincinnati championship, Federer could not have asked for a better draw to begin his title defense. The Swiss has never lost to his first three opponents this week (19-0). Federer improved to 4-0 against with a 6-4, 6-4 win on Tuesday, then dominated for the fourth time in as many meetings 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday. The No. 2 seed has an 11-0 FedEx Head 2 Head advantage over his quarterfinal opponent Feliciano Lopez. Before turning pro, however, Lopez defeated Federer on the ITF Junior Circuit, posting a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 semi-final win at the 1998 European Closed Junior Championships.

ROUND OPPONENT MATCHES W-L SETS W-L GAMES W-L

2R Roberto Bautista Agut 4-0 10-0 60-30 (.667)

3R Kevin Anderson 4-0 8-0 50-24 (.676)

QF Feliciano Lopez 11-0 25-4 (.862) 174-119 (.594)

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 THE CANADA/CINCINNATI DOUBLE: Coming off his third ATP Masters 1000 Canada title, Andy Murray seeks his third Cincinnati championship and faces No. 12 seed on Friday. Murray has never won the Canada and Cincinnati titles in the same season, a feat that only six men have accomplished during the Open Era (since 1968). More often than not, sweeping the summer ATP Masters 1000 events is a good sign for US Open success.

YEAR CANADA/CINCINNATI CHAMPION US OPEN RESULT

2013 Rafael Nadal Champion

2003 Champion

1998 Patrick Rafter Champion

1995 Runner-Up

1978 Eddie Dibbs 3rd Round

1969 Cliff Richey 3rd Round

 LUCK OF THE DOG: was 0-4 lifetime at the Western & Southern Open entering this year’s tournament, but his luck has changed. After winning two qualifying matches, Dolgopolov was randomly selected among the seven qualifiers and one lucky loser to take the main draw spot vacated by injured No. 4 seed Kei Nishikori. The World No. 66 enjoyed a first-round bye, then beat unseeded and , making him the second qualifier to reach the Cincinnati quarter-finals since 2004 (Tursunov in 2013). Should he upset No. 6 seed Tomas Berdych on Friday, Dolgopolov would be the first qualifier since David Wheaton in 1994 to advance to the Cincy semis. Berdych, however, has a 4-0 FedEx Head 2 Head against Dolgopolov.

 FIRST-TIME QUARTERFINALISTS: Dolgopolov (5th appearance), Gasquet (9th) and Lopez (13th) have advanced to the Cincinnati quarter-finals for the first time in their respective careers.

DAY 6 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

CENTER COURT

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [5] Stan Wawrinka (SUI)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Djokovic leads 17-4

2006 Umag Clay F Stan Wawrinka 6-6(1) ret 2006 Davis Cup SUI vs. SRB Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 2006 Hard R16 Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 6-3 2007 Vienna Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-0 2008 Indian Wells Hard QF Novak Djokovic 7-6(5), 6-2 2008 Rome Clay F Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 2009 Indian Wells Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 7-6(7), 7-6(6) 2009 Monte-Carlo Clay SF Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 Western & Southern Open Day 6 – Friday, August 21, 2015 Page 4 of 11 www.ATPWorldTour.com

2009 Hard QF Novak Djokovic 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 2010 Monte-Carlo Clay R16 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4 2011 Rome Clay R16 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-1 2012 Clay R16 Novak Djokovic 7-6(5), 6-4 2012 US Open Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-1, 3-1 ret Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7(5), 12-10 2013 US Open Hard SF Novak Djokovic 2-6, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 2013 Paris Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-1, 6-4 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-3 Hard QF Stan Wawrinka 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7 2014 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-0 Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 2015 Roland Garros Clay F Stan Wawrinka 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

Other Meeting: Djokovic leads 1-0 2004 Aachen CH () Carpet R32 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-3

Novak Djokovic Stan Wawrinka Sets Won: 42 20 Tiebreak Sets Won: 8 1

Match Wins by Surface: Clay: 5 2 Hard: 12 2 Grass: 0 0

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W (6): Australian Open (d. Murray) W (3): (d. Bedene) Indian Wells (d. Federer) (d. Berdych) Miami (d. Murray) Roland Garros (d. Djokovic) Monte-Carlo (d. Berdych) SF (2): Australian Open (l. to Djokovic) Rome (d. Federer) Rome (l. to Federer) Wimbledon (d. Federer) QF (3): (l. to Stakhovsky) F (3): (l. to Federer) Geneva (l. to Delbonis) Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka) Wimbledon (l. to Gasquet) Montréal (l. to Murray) QF: (l. to Karlovic)

Djokovic VsWawrinka 28 (May 22, 1987) Age (DOB) 30 (Mar. 28, 1985) 1 (1 - July 4, 2011) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 5 (3 - Jan. 27, 2014) 24-10 Cincinnati W-L 12-8 54-4 (31-3) 2015 W-L (on hard) 36-11 (18-5) 658-144 (421-84) Career W-L (on hard) 373-226 (190-120) 54 (6) Career titles (2015) 10 (3) Coach Magnus Norman

 Djokovic is the top seed in Cincinnati for the fourth time in five years. The World No. 1 and four- time finalist has a 24-10 tournament record, rallying from 3-0 down in the third set on Thursday to defeat No. 13 seed Goffin 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.  Djokovic is 8-1 in quarter-finals this season (w/o in Indian Wells) and 4-2 lifetime in quarter-finals at Cincinnati, reaching the final in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 (l. to Federer twice, l. to Murray twice).  Only Federer (323) and Nadal (297) have more ATP Masters 1000 wins than Djokovic (255).  Djokovic is seeking his first Cincinnati title, which would make him the first player to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 events in his career. It would also give him five ATP Masters 1000 titles for the season and 25 for his career – second only to Nadal (27).

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 Djokovic has reached a career-high nine straight finals since falling in the Doha quarter-finals to start the season (l. to Karlovic). The last man to reach nine or more consecutive finals in a single season was Federer, who started 2006 by playing in 11 straight finals. Federer’s overall final streak was 17 beginning with Halle in 2005.  Of his nine consecutive finals, Djokovic has won six, highlighted by the eighth and ninth Grand Slam titles of his career (Australian Open d. Murray; Wimbledon d. Federer).  Only four players have beaten Djokovic in 2015: Karlovic (Doha QF), Federer (Dubai F), Wawrinka (Roland Garros F) and Murray (Montréal F).  The Serb has an 18-3 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015, beating every other Top 10 player at least once.  Djokovic is No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the 160th week in his career, sixth all-time. He has been No. 1 the last 59 weeks (since July 7, 2014).  Djokovic finished 2014 at No. 1 for the third time in four years (2011-12, 2014), winning an ATP World Tour-high seven titles in eight finals.  The World No. 5 Wawrinka won a pair of three-set matches over Croatians to reach the Cincinnati QFs, beating Coric 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3 and Karlovic 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 7-6(5).  Wawrinka is 5-3 in quarter-finals this season and 1-1 lifetime in quarter-finals at Cincinnati, reaching the semi-finals in 2012 (d. Raonic, l. to No. 1 Federer).  Wawrinka won his second Grand Slam title in June at Roland Garros (d. Djokovic), having previously won the 2014 Australian Open (d. Nadal). He defeated the No. 1 and No. 2 players during both title runs.  In addition to Roland Garros, Wawrinka has captured titles this season in Chennai (d. Bedene) and Rotterdam (d. Berdych).  Wawrinka is also in the doubles quarter-finals this week with Paes. The Swiss-Indo pair won match tiebreakers in 1R against Anderson/Chardy and 2R against No. 8 seeds Pospisil/Sock.  Wawrinka finished 2014 in the Top 10 for the second year in a row at a year-end high No. 4, having captured his first Grand Slam crown at Australian Open, a first ATP Masters 1000 title in Monte- Carlo (d. Federer), and the Davis Cup with for the first time (d. ).

[12] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs [3] Andy Murray (GBR)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Murray leads 5-3

2006 Toronto Hard SF Richard Gasquet 6-2, 7-5 2007 Paris Hard QF Richard Gasquet 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 2008 Wimbledon Grass R16 Andy Murray 5-7, 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2, 6-4 2010 Roland Garros Clay R128 Andy Murray 4-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 2011 Wimbledon Grass R16 Andy Murray 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-2 2012 Rome Clay R16 Richard Gasquet 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-2 2012 Roland Garros Clay R16 Andy Murray 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 2013 Miami Hard SF Andy Murray 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-2

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W (2): Montpellier (d. Janowicz) W (4): (d. Kohlschreiber) Estoril (d. Kyrgios) Madrid (d. Nadal) SF: Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic) London / Queen's Club (d. Anderson) QF (2): Doha (l. to Berdych) Montréal (d. Djokovic) Dubai (l. to Federer) F (2): Australian Open (l. to Djokovic) Miami (l. to Djokovic) SF (3): Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic) Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic) Wimbledon (l. to Federer) QF (2): Rotterdam (l. to Simon) Western & Southern Open Day 6 – Friday, August 21, 2015 Page 6 of 11 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Dubai (l. to Coric)

Gasquet vs Murray 29 (June 18, 1986) Age (DOB) 28 (May 15, 1987) 13 (7 - July 9, 2007) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 2 (2 - Aug. 17, 2009) 9-8 Cincinnati W-L 26-8 30-10 (14-5) 2015 W-L (on hard) 55-8 (28-6) 409-237 (235-140) Career W-L (on hard) 536-159 (360-101) 12 (2) Career titles (2015) 35 (4) Coach Jonas Bjorkman (here), Amelie Mauresmo

 Gasquet is through to his first Cincinnati QF in his ninth appearance and has not dropped a set all week, beating Australian young guns Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, then US Open champion Cilic.  Gasquet is 3-2 in quarter-finals this season and 7-7 lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finals, reaching three finals ( 2005, Toronto 2006, Toronto 2012).  The World No. 13 is playing just his fourth ATP Masters 1000 event of 2015 after missing Miami, Monte-Carlo and Montréal.  In addition to two titles in 2015, Gasquet has improved with every major, reaching 3R at Australian Open, 4R at Roland Garros and SF at Wimbledon (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, l. to No. 1 Djokovic).  Gasquet’s win over Wawrinka at Wimbledon snapped his nine-match losing streak against Top 10 opponents (26-81 overall).  The Frenchman was also a Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2007 (d. No. 3 Roddick, l. to No. 1 Federer).  Gasquet ended 2014 inside the Top 30 for a fifth year in a row and the ninth time overall with runner-up showings in Montpellier (l. to Monfils) and Eastbourne (l. to F. Lopez).  2008 and 2011 Cincinnati champion Murray enjoyed a memorable 4-6, 7-6(3), 7-5 win Thursday over No. 16 seed Dimitrov. The Brit saved a match point and rallied from 1-4 down in the second set and 2-5 down in the third set.  Murray is 9-2 in quarter-finals this season and 3-4 lifetime in quarter-finals at Cincinnati.  Murray won his 11th ATP Masters 1000 title on Sunday by defeating No. 1 Djokovic at Montréal. It was his 11th career win over a World No. 1. Two of Murray’s ATP Masters 1000 titles have come at Cincinnati: 2008 (d. Djokovic) and 2011 (d. Djokovic).  En route to the Montréal title, Murray secured both the No. 2 spot in the Emirates ATP Rankings and a berth in the year-end Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. He was last ranked No. 2 during the week of Aug. 12, 2013.  Murray is 49-0 when winning the first set this season and leads the ATP World Tour with 55 wins in 2015 (Murray 55, Djokovic 54, Nishikori 46, Nadal/Berdych/Federer 42).  Thus far in 2015, Murray reached the Australian Open final for a fourth time (l. Djokovic) before claiming four titles: Munich, Madrid, London/Queen’s Club and Montréal.  Murray finished 2014 in the Top 6 for a seventh year in a row after extending his run of winning at least one title to nine straight seasons (now 10).

Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs [2] Roger Federer (SUI)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Federer leads 11-0

2003 Wimbledon Grass R16 Roger Federer 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4 2003 Madrid Hard QF Roger Federer 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 2004 Dubai Hard F Roger Federer 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 2005 Doha Hard QF Roger Federer 6-1, 6-2 2007 US Open Hard R16 Roger Federer 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 2007 Madrid Hard QF Roger Federer 7-6(4), 6-4 2008 Basel Hard SF Roger Federer 6-3, 6-2 Western & Southern Open Day 6 – Friday, August 21, 2015 Page 7 of 11 www.ATPWorldTour.com

2011 Madrid Clay R32 Roger Federer 7-6(13), 6-7(1), 7-6(7) 2011 Roland Garros Clay R128 Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) 2012 Dubai Hard R16 Roger Federer 7-5, 6-3 2014 Toronto Hard SF Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4

Feliciano Lopez Roger Federer Sets Won: 4 25 Tiebreak Sets Won: 1 6

Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 0 2 Hard: 0 8 Grass: 0 1

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights F: Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos) W (4): Brisbane (d. Raonic) Gstaad (l. to Thiem) Dubai (d. Djokovic) (2): Indian Wells (l. to Murray) Istanbul (d. Cuevas) (l. to Querrey) Halle (d. Seppi) F (3): Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic) Rome (l. to Djokovic) Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic) QF: Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka)

Lopez vs Federer 33 (Sept. 20, 1981) Age (DOB) 34 (Aug. 8, 1981) 23 (12 - Mar. 2, 2015) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 3 (1 - Feb. 2, 2004) 8-12 Cincinnati W-L 39-8 23-19 (11-7) 2015 W-L (on hard) 42-7 (18-2) 387-355 (211-202) Career W-L (on hard) 1038-234 (635-129) 4 (0) Career titles (2015) 86 (4) Jose Clavet Coach Severin Luthi (here),

 Lopez is through to his first Cincinnati QF and appearing at the event for 13th straight year.  Lopez has won a tiebreaker in all three of his victories this week, beating No. 9 seed Raonic, Seppi and No. 8 seed Nadal. Lopez’ 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(3) win Thursday was his 4th lifetime over Nadal.  Lopez is 2-2 in quarter-finals this season and 4-8 lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finals, reaching the semi-finals at 2009 , 2011 Shanghai, 2014 Toronto and 2014 Shanghai.  The left-handed Spaniard is 6-6 in his last 12 matches against Top 10 opponents (31-81 overall).  Lopez reached his 12th ATP World Tour final at Quito in February (l. to Estrella Burgos).  Lopez began the season by reaching 4R of Australian Open for the second time (l. to Raonic).  Lopez finished 2014 ranked in the Top 15 for the first time after a career-best 39 match wins.  On July 17, Lopez married Alba Carrillo in his hometown of Toledo, , with several other Spanish stars in attendance (Ferrer, Granollers, Verdasco).  Federer is making his 15th appearance at the Western & Southern Open. He started his career 1-4 in Cincinnati before going 38-4 since 2005 and winning a tournament-record six titles.  The Swiss is 6-0 in Cincinnati finals, winning the title in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014.  For the third straight round, Federer is facing an opponent who’s never won a match against him (4-0 vs. Bautista Agut, 4-0 vs. Anderson, 11-0 vs. Lopez).  Federer is seeking his seventh Cincinnati title, which would match his seven championships at Dubai and Wimbledon. He’s won Halle eight times.  The World No. 3 is 7-1 in quarter-finals this season and 6-2 lifetime in quarter-finals at Cincinnati, falling in 2011 to Berdych and 2013 to Nadal.  Federer is 42-7 on the season with four ATP World Tour titles and three more appearances in finals, losing to No. 1 Djokovic at Indian Wells, Rome and Wimbledon. Western & Southern Open Day 6 – Friday, August 21, 2015 Page 8 of 11 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 Federer won his 1,000th career match in the Brisbane final (d. Raonic), becoming third player in Open Era to accomplish feat (Connors 1,254, Lendl 1,071). He now has 1,038 career match wins.  Federer finished 2014 in the Top 2 for 10th time in his career and claimed five titles, including two ATP Masters 1000 crowns (Cincinnati, Shanghai). He also clinched Switzerland’s first Davis Cup.

GRANDSTAND

[Q] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs [6] Tomas Berdych (CZE)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Berdych leads 4-0

2010 Toronto Hard R16 Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-4 2011 Montréal Hard R32 Tomas Berdych 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 2013 Montréal Hard R32 Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-4 2014 Miami Hard QF Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-6(3)

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights SF: Nottingham (l. to Querrey) F (3): Doha (l. to Ferrer) QF (2): Delray Beach (l. to Young) Rotterdam (l. to Wawrinka) Acapulco (l. to Nishikori) Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic) SF (4): Australian Open (l. to Murray) Dubai (l. to Djokovic) Miami (l. to Murray) Madrid (l. to Nadal) QF (3): Indian Wells (l. to Federer) Rome (l. to Federer) Halle (l. to Karlovic)

Dolgopolov Vs Berdych 26 (Nov. 7, 1988) Age (DOB) 29 (Sept. 17, 1985) 66 (13 - Jan. 16, 2012) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 6 (4 - May 18, 2015) 2-4 Cincinnati W-L 17-10 24-18 (15-10) 2015 W-L (on hard) 42-13 (25-7) 169-148 (106-83) Career W-L (on hard) 527-274 (319-169) 2 (0) Career titles (2015) 10 (0) N/A Coach Dani Vallverdu

 Dolgopolov earned his first main draw win in Cincinnati on Tuesday by beating Tomic, then improved to 4-0 against Janowicz with three-set win on Thursday. The Ukrainian lost in the opening round of Cincinnati each year 2010-2013 before missing the event in 2014.  Dolgopolov won two matches in qualifying before receiving a first-round bye when his name was randomly selected to replace the injured No. 4 seed Nishikori in the main draw.  Dolgopolov is just the second qualifier since 2004 to reach Cincinnati QF (Tursunov 2013).  With a win Friday, Dolgopolov would be first qualifier since Wheaton in 1994 to reach Cincy SF.  Dolgopolov is 1-2 in quarter-finals this season and 1-3 lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finals. He defeated Nadal and Raonic en route to 2014 Indian Wells semi-finals (l. to Federer).  At other ATP Masters 1000 events this season, Dolgopolov qualified in Rome and Montréal and reached 4R at Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Djokovic).  The Ukrainian is 7-33 against Top 10 opponents (Last match def. Nadal at 2015 Queen’s Club).  With 24 wins thus far in 2015, Dolgopolov has eclipsed 20-win mark for sixth straight season.  Berdych has three Top 3 wins in Cincy (d. No. 2 Nadal 2005 1R, No. 3 Federer 2011 QF, No. 2 Murray 2013 QF).  The Czech has lost just six games this week, beating Bellucci 6-2, 6-3 and Robredo 6-0, 6-1.  Berdych is 7-3 in quarter-finals this season and 2-1 lifetime in quarter-finals at Cincinnati. He reached the Cincinnati semi-finals in 2011 (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and 2013 (l. to No. 3 Nadal)

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 Berdych began the year 35-9, with all nine of his losses coming to Top 10 players (Djokovic 2, Murray 2, Federer 2, Wawrinka, Ferrer, Nadal).  The World No. 6 has won more matches in 2015 (42) than any other player without a title. He has advanced to QF or better 11 times this season, with finals at Doha, Rotterdam and Monte-Carlo.  Berdych reached a career-high No. 4 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on May 18 earlier this year.  Berdych finished 2014 in the Top 10 for fifth year in a row, winning two ATP World Tour titles (Rotterdam and ) from a career-best five finals.