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COUPE ROGERS: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, August 11, 2015

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DJOKOVIC, MURRAY, RAONIC HEADLINE BUSY DAY TWO

 DAY 2 PREVIEW: Three former champions return to Rogers Cup action on Tuesday as 16 singles and two doubles matches feature on Tuesday’s Order of Play. World No. 1 and three-time champion (2007, ’11-12) will hope to win the 250th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 match of his career against , while No. 2 seed and 2009-10 champion opens his Montreal campaign against . Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who beat four Top-10 players (Djokovic, Murray, Dimitrov, Federer) en route to the 2014 title, faces Croatian teen Borna Coric, the youngest player in the draw in a match held over from Monday’s schedule. There are six other seeds in singles action today: No. 8 No. 11 , No. 12 , No. 13 , No. 14 and No. 16 as well as Canadian wild cards and . Reigning U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic is in doubles action (w/Lindstedt) while former world No. 1 makes his final appearance at the Rogers Cup (w/Kyrgios vs Monfils/Tsonga).

th  MASTERING THE MASTERS: Djokovic is one win away from his 250 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 match win. The Serb has been the standout player at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level in recent times, winning the last five he has contested – (’14), Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo and (withdrew from ). Since falling to Federer in the SFs in last year, Djokovic is undefeated in his last 26 ATP Masters 1000 matches. The 28-year-old, who also captured his fourth Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title in November, has 24 Masters 1000 crowns, surpassing Federer (23) and second only to Nadal (27). The three-time Rogers Cup champion is the top seed in Canada for the fifth straight year. A semi-finalist in 2013 and 2010, Djokovic has a 26-5 career record in Canada, winning in Montreal twice (2007, 2011) and once (2012). The Serb has been No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings since winning the Wimbledon title in 2014; his current 58 consecutive weeks at No. 1 ties John McEnroe’s career-best streak for ninth-longest No. 1 streak and is bettered by five players – (237), Jimmy Connors (160, 84), Ivan Lendl (157, 80), (102, 82) and Lleyton Hewitt (75). This is Djokovic’s 159th week overall at No. 1, which is sixth-best. He first became No. 1 on July 4, 2011. He is looking to finish No. 1 for the fourth time in five years (2011-12, ’14).

 THIEM IN TOP FORM: will be looking to extend his recent run of form in Montreal this week. The Austrian broke into the Top 20 for the first time on Monday at No. 18 following back- to-back ATP World Tour titles at Umag (d. Sousa) and Gstaad (d. Goffin) with a semi-final run in Kitzbuhel (l. to Kohlschreiber), snapping a 10-match unbeaten run. The 21-year-old has a 29-19 record this season (7-7 on hard). Thiem reached the quarter-finals of an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event for the first time in Miami earlier this season (l. to Murray). He lost on his debut appearance in Canada last year (l. to Simon). Thiem faces qualifier and often practice partner in their third meeting of the season with the Austrian winning in Rottedam (1R) and (QF). Thiem overall leads 3-0. The duo shares the same coach, Gunther Bresnik.

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 MURRAY’S GREAT ESCAPES: Tommy Robredo’s first-round victory over fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez sets up a showdown with No. 2 seed Andy Murray, who saved a combined 10 match points against the 33-year-old to win back-to-back titles in October 2014 (Shenzen, ). Murray survived five match points in both finals against Robredo, and will be keen to bounce back after losing his opening match of the North American hard court season in Washington (l. to Gabashvili in 2R). In the doubles (w/Paes), he faces brother Jamie (w/Peers) for the first time in their ATP World Tour careers in the second round.

 YOUNG GUNS: Seven players aged 22- TEENS IN TOP 200 AGE RANK W/L under and ranked inside the Top 100 in Borna Coric (CRO) 18 36 19-17 the Emirates ATP Rankings feature in the main draw: No. 18 Dominic Thiem (21), (GER) 18 86 13-12 No. 26 (22), No. 35 Jack (AUS) 19 76 9-12 Sock (22), No. 36 Borna Coric (18) and (RUS) 17 195 5-7 No. 38 (20) are direct entries, while No. 75 Hyeon Chung (19) Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 20* 38 5-4 and No. 81 (22) came Hyeon Chung (KOR) 19 75 4-6 through qualifying. Coric, the youngest (SWE) 19 137 3-6 player in the draw, has the most ATP (USA) 18 153 3-4 World Tour match wins (19) of any teenager so far this season. (JPN) 19 134 2-3

 ACE IN THE PACK: After beating in the first round, Ivo Karlovic now has 9,982 career aces to his name and needs 18 more to become just the second player since ATP records began in 1991 to reach 10,000 aces. Fellow Croatian Goran Ivanisevic currently holds the record for career aces at 10,183 in 895 matches; Karlovic is now 201 aces behind his countryman having played 526 matches, averaging 19 aces per match. Only Roger Federer (9,279 aces in 1224 matches) and (9,074 aces in 780 matches) have also passed the 9,000-ace mark. Earlier this season in Halle 36-year-old Karlovic set a new record for the most aces in a three-set match, hitting 45 past Tomas Berdych to reach the semi-finals (l. to Federer). Karlovic, who has hit a Tour-leading 987 aces in 43 YEAR ACES MATCHES AVG PER MATCH matches in 2015 (avg. 23 per match) and is 13 aces away from his third 2007 1,318 64 20.6 1,000-ace season (see right), claimed 2008 961 57 16.9 the sixth title of his career in Delray 2014 1,185 64 18.5 Beach (d. Young) in February. The 2015 987* 43* 23 oldest player in the Montreal draw faces CAREER 9,982 526 19 Canadian No. 8 seed Milos Raonic. Here are Ivo’s 900 more ace seasons:

 MILOS’S MILESTONE: World No. 10 Raonic is searching for a landmark win against Karlovic. The 24-year-old is one victory away from his 200th ATP PLAYER MATCH WINS World Tour match win, having compiled a record of 199-98 Milos Raonic 199 since turning pro in 2008 – a Canadian record. Raonic has 25 wins in 2015, reaching one final (, l. to Sebastien Laureau 99 Federer) and the quarterfinals or better at three ATP 85 Masters 1000 events (Indian Wells SF, Monte-Carlo QF, 75 Madrid QF) and the (l. QF to Djokovic). Glenn Michibata 72 Here are the Canadian match winners in the Open Era: Coupe Rogers présentée par Banque Nationale Day 2 – Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Page 3 of 13 www.ATPWorldTour.com

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

COURT CENTRAL

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Nick Kyrgios (AUS)

FedEx Head 2 Head: First ATP World Tour meeting

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights SF (2): (l. to F Lopez) F: Estoril (l. to Gasquet) (l. to Querrey) QF: Australian Open (l. to Murray)

Verdasco vs Kyrgios 31 (Nov 15, 1983) Age (DOB) 20 (Apr 27, 1995) 38 (7 – Apr 20, 2009) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 41 (25 – Jun 8, 2015) 9-7 Rogers Cup W-L 1-1 20-17 (7-5) 2015 W-L (on hard) 16-12 (5-3) 425-301 (190-154) Career W-L (on hard) 28-23 (9-9) 6 (0) Career titles (2015) 0 (0) Sergio Perez Coach Lleyton Hewitt (advisory)

 Verdasco is making his eighth appearance at the Rogers Cup, and his first since 2011 (l. 2R to Tipsarevic). He reached 3R in 2006 (l. to Gasquet), ‘07 (l. to Dancevic) and ‘09 (l. to Roddick). th  Verdasco is looking for his 100 career ATP World Tour Masters 1000 match win. His current record stands at 99-95, including one final appearance (2010 Monte-Carlo, l. to Nadal).  Verdasco arrives in Montreal after consecutive first-round defeats on clay in Bastad (l. to Almagro) and (l. to eventual champion Nadal).  Verdasco reached semi-finals in Quito (l. to F Lopez) in February and Houston in April (l. to Querrey), both on clay. He has two Top 10 wins in 2015 (2-8 overall), over No. 3 Nadal in 3R of Miami and No. 10 Cilic in 2R of Madrid  Verdasco finished 2014 in the Top 40 for 11th year in a row, claiming his sixth career ATP World Tour title in Houston in April (d. Almagro), breaking a six-match losing run in finals and ending his four-year wait for a trophy.  Kyrgios won his first ATP World Tour match on his Rogers Cup debut in 2014, beating world No. 30 7-6(3) 7-5 in 1R before losing to Andy Murray in 2R.  Kyrgios reached the second QF of his career at the Australian Open, where he fell in straight sets to Murray. He reached his first ATP World Tour final in Estoril in May and beat Milos Raonic en route to 4R at Wimbledon (l. to Gasquet in both).  Kyrgios is 2-3 against Top 10 opposition in 2015 (3-8 career), registering wins against No. 2 Federer (Madrid 2R) and No. 8 Raonic (Wimbledon 3R).  Kyrgios ended his breakthrough 2014 season as one of two teenagers (also No. 91 Coric) in Top 100, finishing at No. 52 – up from No. 186 the previous year.

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Borna Coric (CRO) vs [10] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)

FedEx Head 2 Head: First ATP World Tour meeting

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights SF (2): (l. to Federer) SF: Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka) Nice (l. to Mayer) QF (2): Estoril (l. to Garcia-Lopez) Umag (l. to Bautista Agut)

Coric vs Tsonga 18 (Nov 14, 1996) Age (DOB) 30 (Apr 17, 1985) 36 (33 – Jul 27, 2015) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 24 (5 – Feb 27, 2012) DEBUT Rogers Cup W-L 13-3 19-19 (7-9) 2015 W-L (on hard) 13-8 (1-1) 26-27 (12-12) Career W-L (on hard) 332-155 (214-97) 0 (0) Career titles (2015) 11 (0) Coach Nicolas Escude, Thierry Ascione

 Coric is making his Rogers Cup debut. He is the youngest player in the Montreal singles draw.  Coric will be looking to bounce back today after consecutive defeats by in July, in Umag (QF) and Hamburg (1R).  Coric is the highest-ranked of the four teenagers the Emirates ATP Rankings (No. 36; also Chung, Kokkinakis and Zverev). His 19 Tour wins to date are the best of any teenager this season.  The 18-year-old’s performance of the year came in Dubai, where he beat world No. 3 Andy Murray 6-1 6-3 in the QF before losing to Roger Federer. It was Coric’s second win against Top 5 opposition (d. Nadal in 2014 QF).  Coric finished the 2014 season as the youngest player (18) and one of two teenagers (Kyrgios) in the Top 100 Emirates ATP Rankings after rising 276 places during year.  Tsonga reached the SF on three of his four visits to the Rogers Cup, exiting in the final four in 2009 (l. to Murray) and 2011 (l. to Djokovic) before winning in 2014 (d. Federer), a run that saw the Frenchman beat four Top 10 players (3R Djokovic, QF Murray, SF Dimitrov, F Federer).  Tsonga is the first Frenchman to win the Canadian title in its history, dating back to 1881, also becoming the first ATP Masters 1000 winner ranked outside the Top 10 since No. 26 Ivan Ljubicic at Indian Wells in 2010.  Tsonga’s 2014 victory ended a decade of dominance in Canada from the Big Four of Novak Djokovic (champion in 2007, ’11-12), Roger Federer (2004, ‘06), Andy Murray (2009-10) and (2005, ‘08, ‘13). It was the Frenchman’s second ATP Masters 1000 triumph (Paris 2008, d. Nalbandian).  On his only other outing in 2012 he fell to fellow Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in his opening match.  Tsonga returns to action for the first time since playing QF for vs Great Britain (l. to Murray).  After missing the Australian Open with an arm injury, Tsonga reached the SF at Roland Garros for the second time in his career (l. to Wawrinka; also 2013).  Tsonga finished 2014 as the No. 1 Frenchman and inside the Top 15 for the seventh year in a row.

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[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Djokovic leads 3-0

2010 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Clay R16 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Clay SF Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-4 6-1 2015 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Clay R16 Novak Djokovic 5-7 6-2 6-3

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W (6): Australian Open (d. Murray) W: (d. Sousa) Indian Wells (d. Federer) SF (2): Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos) Miami (d. Murray) Gstaad (l. to Goffin) Monte-Carlo (d. Berdych) QF (2): (l. to Cuevas) Rome (d. Federer) Bastad (l. to Zverev) Wimbledon (d. Federer) F (2): Dubai (l. to Federer) Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka) QF: (l. to Karlovic)

Djokovic vs Bellucci 28 (May 22, 1987) Age (DOB) 27 (Dec 30, 1987) 1 (1 – July 4, 2011) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 33 (21 – Jul 26, 2010) 26-5 Rogers Cup W-L 1-4 48-3 (25-2) 2015 W-L (on hard) 22-20 (2-5) 652-143 (415-83) Career W-L (on hard) 158-157 (47-77) 54 (6) Career titles (2015) 4 (1) Marian Vajda (here), Boris Coach Joao Zwetsch Becker

 Djokovic is the top seed in Canada for the fifth straight season. The world No. 1 and three-time former champion (2007, ’11-12) lost to eventual champion Tsonga in 3R in 2014. th  Djokovic can win his 250 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 match today. Only Roger Federer (321) and Rafael Nadal (294) have more ATP Masters match wins. th  Djokovic’s ATP Masters 1000 title in Rome was 24 of his career, surpassing Federer’s 23 titles and leaving only Nadal, with 27, ahead of him. The Serb is bidding to win a record-equaling fifth ATP Masters 1000 title of season (Djokovic 2011, Nadal 2013).  Djokovic has won the last five ATP Masters events he has entered (2014 Paris, 2015 Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo and Rome – withdrew from Madrid). th  Djokovic claimed the 50 ATP World Tour title of his career in Indian Wells (d. Federer), the second of six titles so far this season, including his 11th and 12th Grand Slams (Australian Open, d. Murray; Wimbledon, d. Federer).  Only three players have beaten Djokovic in 2015: Karlovic (Doha QF), Federer (Dubai final) and Wawrinka (Roland Garros final). He has an 18-2 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015.  Djokovic finished 2014 at No. 1 for the third time in four years (2011-12, ’14), winning an ATP World Tour-high seven titles in eight finals.  Bellucci is making his fifth appearance at the Rogers Cup and first since 2013 (l. 1R to Klizan). He has just one win to his name, a 1R victory over Golubev in 2011.  Bellucci arrives in Canada after a 1R loss in Washington (l. to Groth).  Bellucci won his fourth career title in Geneva in May (d. Sousa). The Brazilian has an 0-5 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015 (5-26 career). Has lost 12 in a row since last win over No. 8 Tipsarevic in final of Gstaad in July 2012. Looking for first Top 10 win on hard courts (0-12)  Bellucci finished 2014 in the Top 75 for the fifth time in the past six years (except ’13), with his best result a SF on home soil in Sao Paulo in March (l. to Delbonis).

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Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs [8] Milos Raonic (CAN)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Raonic leads 1-0

2012 (Thailand) Hard R16 Milos Raonic 7-6(3) 6-4

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W: Delray Beach (d. Young) F: Brisbane (l. to Federer) F: Newport (l. to Ram) SF (2): (l. to Wawrinka) SF (3): Doha (l. to Ferrer) Indian Wells (l. to Federer) Halle (l. to Federer) QF (4): Australian Open Bogota (l. to Mannarino) (l. to Djokovic) QF (3): (l. to Harrison) Monte-Carlo (l. to Berdych) (l. to Vesely) Madrid (l. to Murray) s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Haase) (l. to Simon)

Karlovic vs Raonic 36 (Feb 28, 1979) Age (DOB) 24 (Dec 27, 1990) 23 (14 – Aug 18, 2008) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 10 (4 – May 10, 2015) 5-6 Rogers Cup W-L 8-5 27-16 (15-9) 2015 W-L (on hard) 25-11 (17-7) 288-254 (180-156) Career W-L (on hard) 199-98 (142-59) 6 (1) Career titles (2015) 6 (0) Petar Popovic Coach Ivan Ljubicic, Riccardo Piatti

 Karlovic, the oldest player in the singles draw in Montreal, is playing his seventh Coupe Rogers (5-6) since making his debut in 2004. Opened with 18 aces in 64 76 win over Jerzy Janowicz on Monday. The Croat’s best result came in 2011 when he reached 3R (l. to Berdych). Last year reached 2R (l. to Gasquet).  Karlovic has the most aces to his name of any active player (9,982, second only to Goran Ivanisevic’s 10,183) since the ATP began keeping aces in 1991. Has most aces on tour in 2015 (987), and in Halle in June hit the most aces in a three-set match (45 in a QF win over Berdych).  Karlovic has reached the semi-finals or better at five events in 2015, reaching the final in Newport (l. to Ram) and winning his sixth career title in Delray Beach (d. Young).  Karlovic is one of only three players to beat Djokovic in 2015 (also Federer, Wawrinka), downing the world No. 1 in the QFs of the season opener in Doha.  Karlovic ended 2014 as the oldest player in year-end Top 50, finishing in the Top 30 for the first time since 2008.  Raonic reached the final the last time the Rogers Cup was played in Montreal (2013, l. to Nadal). Playing his sixth Rogers Cup (8-5), the Canadian No. 1 has reached QF or better in past three seasons (2012, l. QF to Isner; 2014, l. QF to F Lopez).  Raonic is playing for first time since his 3R Wimbledon exit (l. to Kyrgios). The Canadian No. 1 withdrew from Roland Garros in May after undergoing surgery May 13 for a pinched nerve in his right foot.  Raonic reached final of his first event of the season in Brisbane, losing to Federer in what proved to be the Swiss’s 1,000th ATP World Tour match win.  Raonic has a 2-7 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015, with wins over No. 5 Nishikori (Brisbane QF) and No. 3 Nadal (Indian Wells QF).  Raonic became the first Canadian to end a season in the Top 10 in 2014 after winning a personal- best 49 matches and capturing a sixth career title – and first at ATP 500 level – in Washington (d. Pospisil in first all-Canadian ATP final).

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Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs [2] Andy Murray (GBR)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Murray leads 5-2

2006 Las Vegas (USA) Hard R32 Tommy Robredo 6-2 6-2 2007 (France) Hard F Tommy Robredo 0-6 6-2 6-3 2009 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-2 3-0 RET 2009 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Clay R16 Andy Murray 7-5 6-1 2013 Wimbledon Grass R32 Andy Murray 6-2 6-4 7-5 2014 Shenzen () Hard F Andy Murray 5-7 7-6(9) 6-1 2014 Valencia () Hard F Andy Murray 3-6 7-6(7) 7-6(8)

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights F: Bastad (l. to Paire) W (3): (d. Kohlschreiber) QF (2): (l. to Klizan) Madrid (d. Nadal) (l. to Almagro) London (d. Anderson) 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) Dubai (l. to Coric)

Robredo vs Murray 33 (May 1, 1982) Age (DOB) 28 (May 15, 1987) 22 (5 – Aug 28, 2006) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 3 (2 – Aug 17, 2009) 13-10 Rogers Cup W-L 21-6 16-14 (4-4) 2015 W-L (on hard) 48-8 (21-6) 517-330 (217-166) Career W-L (on hard) 529-159 (353-101) 12 (0) Career titles (2015) 34 (3) Karim Perona Coach Jonas Bjorkman (here), Amelie Mauresmo

th  Robredo, who beat Feliciano Lopez 63 36 63 in 1R, is making his 11 appearance at the Rogers Cup (13-10). He has never advanced past 3R, reaching that round in 2003, ’05, ’14)  Robredo arrives in Canada after losing to Benoit Paire in back-to-back tournaments (Bastad in final and Hamburg 2R).  Robredo ended 2014 at No. 17 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, his highest finish to a season since No. 10 in 2007. He reached three finals (Umag, l. to Cuevas; Shenzen, Valencia, both l. to Murray) and posted his 500th career win (d. Chardy in Shenzen SF).  Robredo is one of seven ATP World Tour Masters 1000 winners in Montreal this week. The Spaniard won the 2006 Hamburg title (d. Stepanek). This is his 98th ATP Masters event: he played his first in 2001, losing in the 1R at to .  Robredo held 5 MPs in both of his final defeats to Murray in October 2014 (Shenzen, Valencia).  Has an 0-2 record vs. Top 10 opponents this year and 22-85 in his career, losing last seven since beating No. 1 Djokovic in 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati last year.  Murray won back-to-back Rogers Cup titles in 2009 (d. del Potro) and 2010 (d. Federer). The No. 2 seed reached QF in 2014 (l. to champion Tsonga). He is playing his 10th Rogers Cup (21-6 mark)  Murray reached Australian Open final for a fourth time (l. to Djokovic) before claiming three titles in 2015 (Munich d. Kohlschreiber, Madrid d. Nadal, London d. Anderson) and reaching semi-finals at Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic in five sets) and Wimbledon (l. to Federer).  Murray is also playing doubles in Montreal (w/Paes) and will face (w/Peers) for the first time in their ATP World Tour careers in the 2R. The brothers led Great Britain to the Davis Cup semi-finals in July with victory over France (d. Tsonga, Simon, Murray/Murray d. Mahut/Tsonga).  Murray comes in with a 48-8 match record (21-6 on hard) and last week lost in opening round in Washington (l. to Gabashvili in third set TB). Turned in career-best 15-1 clay mark, 12-1 on grass.

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BANQUE NATIONALE

[Q] (UKR) vs [14] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Dimitrov leads 2-1

2011 Winston-Salem (USA) Hard R16 A Dolgopolov 6-4 1-6 7-6(7) 2013 Basel () Hard R16 Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-2 2014 London (Great Britain) Grass QF Grigor Dimitrov W/O (doesn’t count) 2014 Wimbledon Grass R32 Grigor Dimitrov 6-7(3) 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-1

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights SF: Nottingham (l. to Querrey) SF (2): Brisbane (l. to Federer) QF (2): Delray Beach (l. to Young) Istanbul (l. to Cuevas) Acapulco (l. to Nishikori) QF (2): Monte Carlo (l. to Monfils) Madrid (l. to Nadal)

Dolgopolov vs Dimitrov 26 (Nov 7, 1988) Age (DOB) 24 (May 16, 1991) 69 (13 – Jan 16, 2012) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 17 (8 – Aug 4, 2014) 4-4 Rogers Cup W-L 3-2 22-17 (13-9) 2015 W-L (on hard) 23-14 (10-7) 167-147 (104-82) Career W-L (on hard) 159-108 (86-65) 2 (0) Career titles (2015) 4 (0) Father, Oleksandar Coach Johan Ortegren (trial basis)

 Dolgopolov is visiting the Rogers Cup for the fifth time and the first time since 2013 (2R l. to Berdych). He reached the 3R on his debut in 2010 (l. to Berdych), his career-best in Canada. Qualified into main draw over the weekend, winning two three setters (d. Sela, Falla)  Dolgopolov arrives in Montreal having reached the 3R in Washington (l. to Zverev).  Dolgopolov’s season to-date has been highlighted by a SF appearance in Nottingham (l. to Querrey) and QF runs in Delray Beach (l. to Young) and Acapulco (l. to Nishikori).  Dolgopolov finished 2014 as the No. 1 Ukrainian at No. 23 in the rankings, ending the season in the Top 25 for the third time in past four years.  Dimitrov, last year’s semi-finalist (l. to champion Tsonga), is playing his third Rogers Cup (3-2).  Dimitrov arrives in Montreal following a 2R exit in Washington (l. to Johnson), his first tournament since splitting with coach . Johan Ortegren began working with Dimitrov on a trial basis in Washington. Also worked with Ivan Lendl in Vero Beach in his summer preparations  Dimitrov reached SFs in Brisbane (l. to Federer) and Istanbul (l. to Cuevas) but has only returned to the Top 10 for a single week this season, February 23, 2015. He has a 2-3 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015.  Dimitrov ended 2014 a year-end high No. 11 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, winning a personal- best 50 matches and winning three titles on as many surfaces: Acapulco (hard, d. Anderson), Bucharest (clay d. Rosol) and London/Queen’s Club (grass, d. F Lopez).

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[11] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Gasquet leads 2-0

2009 () Hard QF Richard Gasquet 6-2 7-6(4) 2014 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai Hard R64 Richard Gasquet 7-6(7) 6-2

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W (2): (d. Janowicz) QF (2): (l. to Simon) Estoril (d. Kyrgios) Houston (l. to Anderson) SF: Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic) QF (2): Doha (l. to Berdych) Dubai (l. to Federer)

Gasquet vs Chardy 29 (June 18, 1986) Age (DOB) 28 (Feb 12, 1987) 13 (7 – Jul 9, 2007) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 49 (25 – Jan 28, 2013) 19-8 Rogers Cup W-L 7-6 27-10 (11-5) 2015 W-L (on hard) 14-18 (7-8) 406-237 (232-140) Career W-L (on hard) 176-179 (84-95) 12 (2) Career titles (2015) 1 (0) , Coach Magnus Tideman Sebastian Grosjean

th  Gasquet returns to the Rogers Cup for the 10 time. Twice a finalist (2006, l. to Federer, 2012, l. to Djokovic), he withdrew prior to his 3R match with Murray in 2014 with an abdominal strain.  Gasquet arrives in Montreal following a 3R defeat in Washington (l. to Sock), his first ATP World Tour action since reaching the SF at Wimbledon for the second time in his career (l. to Djokovic).  Gasquet has two titles to his name in 2015, winning in Montpellier (d. Janowicz) and Estoril (d. Kyrgios). He has a 1-7 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015, beating Wawrinka (Wimbledon QF).  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).  Chardy is playing his seventh Rogers Cup. The Frenchman’s best run came in Toronto in 2010, when he beat two Top 10 players to reach the QF (d. No. 9 Verdasco, No. 6 Davydenko, l. to No. 2 Djokovic). In 2014 he reached the 2R (l. to Tsonga).  Chardy has reached the quarter-finals of two events in 2015, in Marseille (l. to Simon) and Houston (l. to Anderson). He has a 0-6 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015 (8-38 all-time).  Chardy ended 2014 in the Top 30 for the first time at a year-end high No. 29, reaching the QF or better seven times during the season.

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[WC] Vasek Pospisil (CAN) vs [Q] Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Pospisil leads 1-0

2014 () Hard R16 Vasek Pospisil W/O (doesn’t count) 2015 (USA) Hard R16 Vasek Pospisil 6-4 6-7(3) 6-4

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights QF (2): Wimbledon (l. to Murray) QF (3): Chennai (l. to Bautista Agut) Atlanta (l. to Baghdatis) Delray Beach (l. to Mannarino) Nottingham (l. to Dolgopolov)

Pospisil vs Lu 25 (Jun 23, 1990) Age (DOB) 31 (Aug 14, 1983) 45 (25 – Jan 27, 2014) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 82 (33 – Nov 1, 2010) 6-4 Rogers Cup W-L 3-6 15-15 (10-10) 2015 W-L (on hard) 14-16 (10-10) 63-77 (52-52) Career W-L (on hard) 140-193 (104-142) 0 (0) Career titles (2015) 0 (0) Frederic Fontang Coach Roberto Antonini

 Pospisil reached the semi-finals of the Rogers Cup two year ago (l. to Raonic), his best result. Has 6-4 overall tournament record on home soil. He fell in 1R in 2014 (l. to Gasquet) after reaching his first ATP World Tour final the week before in Washington (l. to Raonic).  Pospisil, a wild card entry in Montreal, reached QF of a Grand Slam in singles for first time at Wimbledon (l. to Murray). After missing Canada’s Davis Cup defeat by with a wrist injury, he returned to action in Atlanta, reaching QF (l. to Baghdatis), and 3R in Washington, where he fell to eventual finalist Isneri  Pospisil has an 0-5 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015 (3-17 all-time).  Pospisil finished in the Top 60 for the second season in a row and contested the first all-Canadian ATP World Tour final in Washington (l. to Raonic).  Lu, who came through qualifying, returns to Rogers Cup main draw for seventh time (3-6). He reached 3R in 2010, also as a qualifier (l. to Kohlschreiber), and 2R in 2014 (l. to Berdych).  Lu has reached three QFs in 2015, in Chennai (l. to Bautista Agut), Delray Beach (l. to Mannarino) and Nottingham (l. to Dolgopolov).  He has an 0-3 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015 (7-22 all-time).  Lu compiled his second Top 50 season in 2014 (also ’10), winning a career-high 24 matches and snapping a winless run in ATP World Tour QFs (0-10) in , defeating Johnson in QF and No. 3 Ferrer in SF to reach maiden final (l. to Isner).

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[Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs Dominic Thiem (AUT)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Thiem leads 3-0

2014 U.S. Open Hard R64 Dominic Thiem 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 2015 Rotterdam () Hard R32 Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-2 2015 Nice (France) Clay QF Dominic Thiem 6-2 6-4

Other Meeting: 2012 Winston-Salem Q (USA) Hard Q1 Ernests Gulbis 6-4 6-3

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights QF: Nice (l. to Thiem) W (3): Nice (d. Mayer) Umag (d. Sousa) Gstaad (d. Goffin) SF: Kitzbuhel (l. to Kohlschreiber) QF (3): Marseille (l. to Bautista Agut) Miami (l. to Murray) Munich (l. to G Melzer)

Gulbis vs Thiem 26 (Aug 30, 1988) Age (DOB) 21 (Sep 3, 1993) 87 (10 – Jun 9, 2014) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 18 (18 – Aug 10, 2015) 7-6 Rogers Cup W-L 0-1 5-17 (1-7) 2015 W-L (on hard) 29-19 (7-7) 207-182 (119-106) Career W-L (on hard) 57-49 (21-25) 6 (0) Career titles (2015) 3 (3) Gunther Bresnik Coach Gunther Bresnik

 Gulbis is playing main draw at the Rogers Cup for the seventh time (7-6) after qualifying. He reached QF in Montreal in 2013 (l. to Raonic), his career-best in Canada. In 2014 he reached the 2R (l. to Benneteau).  Gulbis arrives in Montreal with just five wins in 2015 (5-17). He has lost his opening match at 12 events in 2015, most recently 1R in Hamburg (l. to Monaco).  Gulbis’s highlight of the season is a QF appearance in Nice (l. to Thiem).  Gulbis finished 2014 in the Top 20 for the first time at a year-end high No. 13, reaching QF or better 11 times and winning a career-high 41 matches.  Gulbis and practice partner Thiem have played three times in the past 12 months. Thiem has won all three matches (2014 U.S. Open 2R, 2015 Rotterdam 1R, Nice QF).  Thiem is playing his second Rogers Cup. He is still seeking his first win following a 1R exit in 2014 (l. to Simon).  Thiem arrives in Montreal with three ATP World Tour titles to his name in 2015, winning in Nice (d. Mayer) before claiming back-to-back titles in Umag (d. Sousa) and Gstaad (d. Goffin). His SF defeat in Kitzbuhel (l. to Kohlschreiber) ended a 10-match unbeaten streak.  Thiem was the youngest player to finish in Top 50 in 2014 after compiling a breakthrough season which saw him reach a maiden ATP World Tour final and qualify for a tour-high seven main draws in eight attempts.

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COURT 2

Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs [Q] (RUS)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Troicki leads 4-3

2009 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R128 7-5 2-1 RET 2009 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R64 Mikhail Youzhny 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-3 2010 Roland Garros Clay R32 Mikhail Youzhny 2-6 7-6(4)6-2 6-3 2011 World Team Championship () Clay RR Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-1 2012 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai Hard R64 Viktor Troicki 6-3 2-6 6-4 2013 Wimbledon Grass R32 Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-4 7-5 2014 (China) Hard R32 Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-4

[12] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs Lukas Rosol (CZE)

FedEx Head 2 Head: First ATP World Tour meeting

COURT 5

[13] David Goffin (BEL) vs (USA)

FedEx Head 2 Head: First ATP World Tour meeting

Other Meetings:

2012 Orleans CH (France) Hard R16 David Goffin 7-5 6-4 2014 CH (France) Clay QF Steve Johnson 6-4 6-3

Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs [PR] Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Series tied 1-1

2013 Chennai (India) Hard F Janko Tipsarevic 3-6 6-1 6-3 2013 St Petersburg () Hard R32 R Bautista Agut 7-6(4) 6-3

Benjamin Becker (GER) vs [16] John Isner (USA)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Isner leads 3-0

2007 Washington (USA) Hard R32 John Isner 3-6 7-5 7-6(6) 2007 New Haven (USA) Hard R64 John Isner 6-3 6-4 2009 (USA) Hard R32 John Isner 7-6(8) 7-6(3)

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COURT 9

Jack Sock (USA) vs (FRA)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Sock leads 2-1

2014 Auckland () Hard R32 6-3 6-4 2014 Memphis (USA) Hard R32 Jack Sock 7-5 1-6 7-6(5) 2014 Delray Beach (USA) Hard R32 A Mannarino 6-4 6-2

[WC] Frank Dancevic (CAN) vs Pablo Andujar (ESP)

FedEx Head 2 Head: First ATP World Tour meeting