WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, August 16, 2015
Lindner Family Tennis 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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SPOTLIGHT ON OHIO: The Western & Southern Open, the seventh ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event of the season, gets under way on Sunday in Cincinnati. The decorated 56-man field features 28 of the Top 30 players in the Emirates ATP Rankings (Aug. 10), including nine of the Top 10 (excluding No. 7 Ferrer, No. 29 Garcia-Lopez). Leading the way are world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who is bidding to equal his record of 31 consecutive ATP Masters match wins in the Rogers Cup final in Montreal today (vs. Andy Murray), and defending champion Roger Federer, looking for a record seventh Cincinnati title. Djokovic is a four-time finalist at the Western & Southern Open (2008, ’09, ’11, ’12), the only ATP Masters 1000 tournament he has never won. Federer (winner in 2005, ’07, ’09-10, ’12, ’14) is one of three former champions in the draw, alongside Murray (2008, ’11) and Rafael Nadal (2013).
DAY 1 PREVIEW: The tournament opens with two singles and one doubles match on Sunday’s Order of Play. No. 16 seed Grigor Dimitrov headlines the action as he takes on Czech Republic’s Lukas Rosol, while Dominic Thiem, a three-time champion in 2015 (Nice, Umag, Gstaad), faces off against Slovakia’s Martin Klizan. There are also seven final round qualifying matches, with three teenagers (Hyeon Chung, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Alexander Zverev) and two Americans (Steve Johnson, Denis Kudla) trying to secure a main draw spot.
th GOING FOR GOLD: Djokovic, who is making his 11 straight tournament appearance, is hunting an elusive Cincinnati title to complete the Career Golden Masters – wining all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles. If he achieves the feat, he would become the first player to do so. He has fallen in the final here four times: 2008 (l. to Murray), 2009 (l. to Federer), 2011 (l. to Murray) and 2012 (l. to Federer). Here’s the active leading multiple Masters 1000 title winners (with total) prior to the 2015 Rogers Cup final between Djokovic and Murray: Djokovic 8 (24) Miami ’07, ’11-12, ’14-15; Montreal/Toronto ’07, ’11-12; Indian Wells ’08, ’11, ’14-15; Rome ’08, ’11, ’14-15; Paris ’09, ’13-14; Madrid ’11; Shanghai ’12-13; Monte-Carlo ’13, ’15 Federer 8 (23) Hamburg ’02, ’04-05, ’07; Indian Wells ’04-06, ’12; Toronto ’04, ’06, Miami ’05-06; Cincinnati ’05, ’07, ’09-10, ’12, ’14; Madrid ’06, ’09, ’12; Paris ’11; Shanghai ’14 Nadal 7 (27) Monte-Carlo ’05-12; Rome ’05-07, ’09-10, ’12-13; Montreal/Toronto ’05, ’08, ’13; Cincinnati ’13; Madrid ’05, ’10, ’13-14; Indian Wells ’07, ’09 ’13; Hamburg ’08 Murray 5 (10) Cincinnati ’08, ’11; Madrid ’08, ’15; Miami ’09, ’13; Montreal/Toronto ’09, ’10; Shanghai ’10-11
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NOVAK TOP SEED: Djokovic began with a 1-3 record in Cincinnati before compiling a 21-7 mark in the last seven years (22-10 career), reaching the final four times. The 27-year-old returned to No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on July 7 2014 after winning Wimbledon and this will be his 160th week (Aug. 17) at No. 1. Djokovic has a 52-3 record this season PLAYER WKS AT No. 1 (29-2 on hard – both before the Rogers Cup final vs Murray), Roger Federer 302 winning a Tour-best six titles. Djokovic is closing in on John Pete Sampras 286 McEnroe’s total of 170 weeks at No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Ivan Lendl 270 Rankings. As of August 17, Djokovic has held No. 1 the sixth- Jimmy Connors 268 John McEnroe 170 most weeks in the history of the rankings (since Aug. 23, 1973): Novak Djokovic 160*
BIG FOUR DOMINATION: In the past 49 Masters 1000 tournaments (since 2010 Monte-Carlo and including Sunday’s final in Montreal), the quartet of Nadal, Djokovic, Murray and Federer have accounted for 45 titles. The only exceptions over the last four and a half years came in Paris-Bercy 2010 (Soderling) and 2012 (Ferrer), Monte-Carlo 2014 (Wawrinka) and Toronto 2014 (Tsonga).
BIG FOUR IN CINCINNATI: While Djokovic is awaiting a first Cincinnati crown, Nadal, Federer and Murray have won nine of the past 10 titles here. Federer has won it six times (2005, ’07, ’09, ’10, ’12, ’15) and Murray twice (2008, ’11), while Nadal got his hands on the trophy for the first time in 2013. The only non-Big Four winner during that stretch was Andy Roddick (2006).
SEVEN UP: Federer is set to make his 15th appearance at the Western & Southern Open, the second-most in tournament history (Chang - 16). His coach, Stefan Edberg, a two-time champion here, reached the QF or better for 11 years in a row, winning a tournament-record 45 matches. Federer has won 37 of 45 career matches in Cincinnati and is a perfect 6-0 in finals here. The Swiss No. 1 turned 34 on August 8 and is the oldest player in the Top 10 Emirates ATP Rankings. He is one of three players 30 & over in the Top 10: No. 5 Wawrinka (30), No. 7 Ferrer (33). Federer is playing in his first tournament since reaching the Wimbledon final (l. to Djokovic) on July 12. This season he has compiled a 40-7 match record (16-2 on TOURNAMENT TITLES hard), winning four titles (Brisbane, d. Raonic; Dubai, d. Djokovic; Istanbul, d. Cuevas; Halle, d. Seppi), Halle 8 while reaching three other finals (Indian Wells, Rome, Dubai, Wimbledon 7 Wimbledon – all l. to Djokovic). Federer has 86 Basel, Cincinnati, 6 career titles; he has won at least six titles in six Barclays ATP World Tour Finals different tournaments.
MURRAY BACK AT NO. 2: On Monday, Murray will return to No. 2 in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time since Aug. 12, 2013. It will be the 19th week overall Murray ranks No. 2. He first became No. 2 on Aug. 17, 2009 and was there for four weeks. He regained No. 2 on May 13, 2013 and held that spot for 14 consecutive weeks. Murray is also the second player, after Djokovic, to qualify for the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. This is the second time Murray enters Cincinnati at No. 2; in 2013 he fell in the Round of 16 (bye, d. Granollers, l. to Gulbis).
CANADA-CINCINNATI TITLE SWEEP: In 2013 Nadal became the fourth player since 1995 to win back-to-back titles in Canada and Cincinnati. Djokovic or Murray could become the fifth:
2013 – Rafael Nadal (Montreal, Cincinnati) – Won U.S. Open 2003 – Andy Roddick (Montreal, Cincinnati) – Won U.S. Open 1998 – Patrick Rafter (Toronto, Cincinnati) – Won U.S. Open 1995 – Andre Agassi (Montreal, Cincinnati) – Runner-up U.S. Open Western & Southern Open Day 1 – Sunday, August 16, 2015 Page 3 of 11 www.ATPWorldTour.com
WILD CARDS: The four wild cards are: Jared Donaldson; 2003, ’10 finalist Mardy Fish; Bjorn Fratangelo; and Rajeev Ram. Donaldson (18) and Fratangelo (22), both making their Cincinnati debuts, have improved their Emirates ATP Ranking with success in Challengers, both winning a title. Donaldson is ranked No. 153 and Fratangelo No. 116. Fish is playing in his second-to-last tournament before retiring at the U.S. Open. Last month Ram captured his second career ATP World Tour title in Newport. He lost in the 1R in 2008 in his previous main draw showing.
ISNER’S SUMMER SUCCESS: American No. 1 John Isner, who YEAR W/L RESULTS reached the Cincinnati final two years 2015 11-2 W Atlanta, F Washington, QF Montreal ago, has won 11 of 13 matches on the 2014 8-3 W Atlanta, QF Winston-Salem ATP World Tour North American 2013 13-3 W Atlanta, F Washington, Cincinnati summer hard court circuit this season. He has won an ATP World Tour title 2012* 10-2 W Winston-Salem, SF Atlanta, Toronto the last five years. It is the fifth time in 2011* 12-4 W Winston-Salem, F Atlanta, SF Washington the last seven years that Isner has 2010 5-3 F Atlanta won at least 10 matches leading into 2009 11-5 SF Indianapolis, Washington, QF Los Angeles the U.S. Open. Here is a look at his success since ‘09: *Also won grass titles in Newport in 2011-12
RACE TO LONDON: With seven months of RANK PLAYER POINTS the season completed, the world’s best 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB)* 10,195 players have their eyes on the Top 8 in the 2 Andy Murray (GBR)* 6,440 Emirates ATP Race to London and a 3 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 4,600 coveted spot at the season-ending Barclays 4 Roger Federer (SUI) 4,525 ATP World Tour Finals in London, November 15–22. Two players – Djokovic 5 Kei Nishikori (JPN) 3,755 and Murray – have already booked their 6 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3,535 place in the season’s curtain closer. Here’s 7 Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3,490 the Top 8 as of August 16: 8 David Ferrer (ESP) 2,915 * Does not include points from Montreal final
2015 MATCH-WIN LEADERS: Going into the RANK PLAYER ‘14 WINS TITLES Montreal final, Djokovic and Murray were tied T1 Novak Djokovic 52* 6* at the top of the 2015 match wins leaderboard T1 Andy Murray 52* 3* with 52 wins apiece. Federer arrived in 3 Kei Nishikori 46 3 Cincinnati last year with 44 wins to his name, 4 Rafael Nadal 41 3 four more that he does this year, but with two T5 Roger Federer 40 4 titles as opposed to four in 2015. Top 5: T5 Tomas Berdych 40 0
DEFENDING DOUBLES CHAMPIONS: World No. 1 and five-time doubles champions Bob and Mike Bryan are looking to finish No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings for the 11th time in 13 years. They have captured the Cincinnati title in 2003, ’08, ’10, ’13-14. Overall they have a 35-12 match record in 17 years. The Bryans were in Sunday’s Rogers Cup final in Montreal. They were looking for their sixth title of the season, the third in as many weeks (Atlanta, Washington).
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SEEDS TO WATCH THIS WEEK
SINGLES:
SEED PLAYER RECORD BEST FINISH
1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 22-10 F 2012, ‘11, ‘09, ‘08 2 Roger Federer (SUI) 37-8 W 2015, ’12, ‘10, ‘09, ‘07, ‘05 3 Andy Murray (GBR) 24-8 W 2011, ‘08 4 Kei Nishikori (JPN) 2-3 R16 2012 5 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 10-8 SF 2012 6 Tomas Berdych (CZE) 15-10 SF 2013, ‘11 7 Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-6 QF 2012 8 Rafael Nadal 18-8 W 2013 9 Milos Raonic (CAN) 8-3 SF 2014 10 Gilles Simon (FRA) 10-8 QF 2011, ‘09 11 John Isner (USA) 10-7 F 2013 12 Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-8 R16 2011, ‘10 13 David Goffin (BEL) 2-1 R16 2013 14 Gael Monfils (FRA) 8-7 QF 2011 15 Kevin Anderson (RSA) 1-5 R32 2011 16 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 3-3 R16 2013
WILDCARDS (4): QUALIFIERS (7): OLDEST: Jared Donaldson (USA) TBC on Sunday Ivo Karlovic – 36 y, 5 m Mardy Fish (USA) Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) YOUNGEST: Rajeev Ram (USA) Borna Coric – 18 y, 8 m
TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN (PRIOR TO QUALIFYING RESULTS): USA (7), France (6), Spain (6), Croatia (3), Czech Republic (3), Australia (2), Italy (2), Serbia (2), Switzerland (2)
DOUBLES:
SEED TEAM BEST FINISH SEED TEAM BEST FINISH Bryan & Bryan 35-12; W 2014, ’13, Bopanna & Mergea TEAM DEBUT 1 5 ‘10, ‘08, ‘03 2 Dodig & Melo 3-3; SF 2012 6 Matkowski & Zimonjic TEAM DEBUT 3 Rojer & Tecau 2-1; QF 2014 7 J Murray & Peers 0-1; R32 2014 4 Bolelli & Fognini TEAM DEBUT 8 Pospisil & Sock 4-1; F 2014
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FORMER WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN SINGLES WINNERS AND FINALISTS (Since 2000):
YEAR WINNER FINALIST SCORE Bold = Those in 2014 Roger Federer David Ferrer 6-3 1-6 6-2 this year’s 2013 Rafael Nadal John Isner 7-6(8), 7-6(3) draw
2012 Roger Federer Novak Djokovic 6-0, 7-6(7) 2011 Andy Murray Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-0 ret
2010 Roger Federer Mardy Fish 6-7(5), 7-6(1), 6-4 2009 Roger Federer Novak Djokovic 6-1, 7-5
2008 Andy Murray Novak Djokovic 7-6(4), 7-6(5)
2007 Roger Federer James Blake 6-1, 6-4
2006 Andy Roddick Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3, 6-4
2005 Roger Federer Andy Roddick 6-3, 7-5
2004 Andre Agassi Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
2003 Andy Roddick Mardy Fish 4-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(4) 2002 Carlos Moya Lleyton Hewitt 7-5, 7-6(5)
2001 Gustavo Kuerten Patrick Rafter 6-1, 6-3 2000 Thomas Enqvist Tim Henman 7-6(5), 6-4
FORMER WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN DOUBLES WINNERS (Since 2000):
YEAR WINNER YEAR WINNER 2014 Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan 2006 Jonas Bjorkman & Max Mirnyi 2013 Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan 2005 Jonas Bjorkman & Max Mirnyi 2012 Robert Lindstedt & Horia Tecau 2004 Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor 2011 Mahesh Bhupathi & Leander Paes 2003 Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan 2010 Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan 2002 James Blake & Todd Martin 2009 Daniel Nestor & Nenad Zimonjic 2001 Mahesh Bhupathi & Leander Paes 2008 Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan 2000 Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde 2007 Jonathan Erlich & Andy Ram
Bold = Those in this year’s draw
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
EMIRATES ATP RANKINGS POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY
W F SF QF R16 R32/24 R56 SINGLES RANKING POINTS 1,000 600 360 180 90 45 10 SINGLES PRIZE MONEY ($) 731,000 358,375 180,370 91,715 47,625 25,110 13,555 DOUBLES RANKING POINTS 1,000 600 360 180 90 — — DOUBLES PRIZE MONEY ($) 226,350 110,820 55,580 28,530 14,750 7,780 —
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ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 (HISTORY)
ATP MASTERS 1000 TITLE LEADERS: There have been 59 different ATP World Tour Masters 1000 winners since 1990. Of those 59 winners, 33 have won at least two. There are eight former Masters 1000 winners playing this week (bold):
PLAYER TITLES PLAYER TITLES PLAYER TITLES Rafael Nadal 27 Sergi Bruguera 2 Tommy Haas 1 Novak Djokovic 24* Andrei Chesnokov 2 Tim Henman 1 Roger Federer 23 Guillermo Coria 2 Thomas Johansson 1 Andre Agassi 17 Alex Corretja 2 Petr Korda 1 Pete Sampras 11 Wayne Ferreira 2 Ivan Ljubicic 1 Andy Murray 10* Guy Forget 2 Felix Mantilla 1 Thomas Muster 8 Lleyton Hewitt 2 Magnus Norman 1 Michael Chang 7 Goran Ivanisevic 2 Karel Novacek 1 Boris Becker 5 Richard Krajicek 2 Andrei Pavel 1 Jim Courier 5 David Nalbandian 2 Mikael Pernfors 1 Gustavo Kuerten 5 Patrick Rafter 2 Mark Philippoussis 1 Marcelo Rios 5 Michael Stich 2 Cedric Pioline 1 Andy Roddick 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2 Albert Portas 1 Marat Safin 5 Juan Aguilera 1 Tommy Robredo 1 Stefan Edberg 4 Tomas Berdych 1 Greg Rusedski 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 Guillermo Canas 1 Emilio Sanchez 1 Andrei Medvedev 4 Roberto Carretero 1 Robin Soderling 1 Nikolay Davydenko 3 Albert Costa 1 Stan Wawrinka 1 Thomas Enqvist 3 David Ferrer 1 Chris Woodruff 1 Carlos Moya 3 Sebastien Grosjean 1 * = Does not include Montreal 2015 final
ATP MASTERS 1000 MATCH-WIN LEADERS: Federer, seeded No. 2 this week, leads the way in matches won at Masters 1000 level. The former world No. 1 collected his first match-win at this level 15 years ago in Miami, defeating Justin Gimelstob 7-5 6-3 in the 1R. Here’s a look at the top five all-time ATP Masters 1000 match-win leaders: (not including Sunday’s result in Montreal):
RANK PLAYER MASTERS 1000 W-L 1 Roger Federer 321-94
2 Rafael Nadal 296-61
3 Novak Djokovic* 253-56 4 Andre Agassi 209-73 5 Pete Sampras 190-70
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BACK-TO-BACK ATP MASTERS 1000 WINS: In 2011, Djokovic became the first player in history (since 1990) to win five ATP Masters 1000 titles in a single season, and with four ATP Masters 1000 titles already this season, had his first shot at repeating the feat in Montreal (plays Murray in final Sunday). In 2013, Nadal also claimed five ATP Masters 1000 titles, while also becoming the first player to win four ATP Masters 1000 titles in a row (Madrid, Rome, Montreal and Cincinnati), a feat twice matched by Djokovic (2013 Shanghai, Paris, 2014 Indian Wells, Miami; 2014 Paris, 2015 Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo). Djokovic could add his to the list with a win in Montreal (after winning Rome in May). Here is a look at who has won consecutive ATP Masters 1000 titles:
PLAYER CONSECUTIVE TITLES Novak Djokovic 4 – 2014 Paris, 2015 Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo Roger Federer 2 – 2014 Cincinnati, Shanghai Novak Djokovic 4 – 2013 Shanghai, Paris, 2014 Indian Wells, Miami Rafael Nadal 4 – 2013 Madrid, Rome, Montreal, Cincinnati Roger Federer 2 – 2011 Paris, 2012 Indian Wells Novak Djokovic 3 – 2011 Madrid, Rome, Montreal Novak Djokovic 2 – 2011 Indian Wells, Miami
Rafael Nadal 3 – 2010 Monte-Carlo, Rome, Madrid
Rafael Nadal 2 – 2009 Monte-Carlo, Rome
Andy Murray 2 – 2008 Cincinnati, Madrid Rafael Nadal 2 – 2008 Hamburg, Toronto David Nalbandian 2 – 2007 Madrid, Paris Rafael Nadal 2 – 2007 Monte-Carlo, Rome Rafael Nadal 2 – 2006 Monte-Carlo, Rome Roger Federer 2 – 2006 Indian Wells, Miami Rafael Nadal 2 – 2005 Monte-Carlo, Rome Roger Federer 2 – 2005 Indian Wells, Miami Marat Safin 2 – 2004 Madrid, Paris Andy Roddick 2 – 2003 Montreal, Cincinnati Andre Agassi 2 – 2001 Indian Wells, Miami Marcelo Rios 2 – 1998 Indian Wells, Miami Patrick Rafter 2 – 1998 Toronto, Cincinnati Andre Agassi 2 – 1995 Montreal, Cincinnati Pete Sampras 2 – 1994 Indian Wells, Miami Andrei Medvedev 2 – 1994 Monte-Carlo, Hamburg Michael Chang 2 – 1992 Indian Wells, Miami Jim Courier 2 – 1991 Indian Wells, Miami
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DAY 1 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS
CENTER COURT
Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Martin Klizan (SVK)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Klizan leads 1-0
2012 Kitzbuhel (Austria) Clay R32 Martin Klizan 6-1 3-6 7-5
Other Meetings:
2014 Australian Open Q Hard Q3 Dominic Thiem 6-2 7-5
2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W (3): Nice (d. Mayer) W: Casablanca (d. Gimeno-Traver) Umag (d. Sousa) SF: Barcelona (l. to Nishikori) Gstaad (d. Goffin) QF (2): Brisbane (l. to Dimitrov) SF: Kitzbuhel (l. to Kohlschreiber) Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos) QF (3): Marseille (l. to Bautista Agut) Miami (l. to Murray) Munich (l. to G Melzer)
Thiem vs Klizan 21 (Sep 3, 1993) Age (DOB) 26 (July 11, 1989) 18 (18 – Aug 10, 2015) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 37 (24 – Apr 27, 2015) 0-1 Cincinnati W-L 0-2 29-20 (7-8) 2015 W-L (on hard) 21-19 (7-6) 57-50 (21-26) Career W-L (on hard) 83-83 (37-39) 3 (3) Career titles (2015) 3 (1) Gunther Bresnik Coach Martin Damm
Thiem is playing his second Western & Southern Open. He is still seeking his first win following a 1R exit in 2014 (l. to Ginepri). Thiem arrives in Cincinnati with three ATP 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 an 11-match unbeaten streak before a 1R exit in Montreal (l. to Gulbis). Thiem has an 0-3 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015. His lone win against a Top 10 player (1-9 career) came against No. 3 Wawrinka in 2014 Madrid 2R. 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. Klizan is playing main draw in Cincinnati for the third time in 2015. He is yet to win a match after two 1R defeats (2013 l. to Tursunov, 2014 l. to Bautista Agut). Klizan arrives in Cincinnati with a title to his name in 2015. He claimed his third ATP World Tour title of his career in Casablanca (d. Gimeno-Traver) in April. Klizan also reached the SF in Barcelona, losing to eventual champion Nishikori, and two further QFs (Brisbane, l. to Dimitrov; Quito, l. to Estrella Burgos). Klizan returned to the Top 100 in 2014, rising 77 ranking spots during year to finish No. 34. THe season was highlighted by his second ATP title in Munich (as a qualifier, d. No. 16 Haas in SF, No. 15 Fognini in F). One of two qualifiers to win a title in 2014.
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[16] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs Lukas Rosol (CZE)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Dimitrov leads 1-0
2014 Bucharest (Romania) Clay F Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(2) 6-1
2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights SF (2): Brisbane (l. to Federer) QF (2): Bucharest Istanbul (l. to Cuevas) (l. to Garcia-Lopez) QF (2): Monte Carlo (l. to Monfils) Munich (l. to Murray) Madrid (l. to Nadal)
Dimitrov vs Rosol 24 (May 16, 1991) Age (DOB) 30 (Jul 24, 1985) 17 (8 – Aug 4, 2014) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 63 (26 – Sep 22, 2014) 3-3 Cincinnati W-L 0-1 24-15 (11-8) 2015 W-L (on hard) 12-22 (5-10) 160-109 (87-66) Career W-L (on hard) 90-115 (39-67) 4 (0) Career titles (2015) 2 (0) Johan Ortegren (trial basis) Coach Slava Dosedel
Dimitrov is playing his fourth Western & Southern Open. His best result here is a 3R appearance in 2013 (l. to champion Nadal). Dimitrov arrives in Cincinnati following conseutive 2R exits in Washington (l. to Johnson) and Montreal (l. to Sock), his first tournaments since splitting with coach Roger Rasheed. Swede Johan Ortegren began working with Dimitrov on a trial basis in Washington. 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). Rosol is playing his second Western & Southern Open. He is still seeking his first win following a 1R exit in 2013 (l. to Granollers). Rosol has reached two QFs in 2015 (Bucharest, l. to Garcia-Lopez; Munich, l. to Murray). He has one Top 20 win in 2015 (d. No. 20 Bautista Agut in 2R of Roland Garros). Rosol ended 2014 as the No. 2 Czech (behind No. 7 Berdych) at a year-end best No. 31 in the Emirates ATP Rankings after winning a career-high 29 matches and reaching three finals (W Winston-Salem, F Bucharest, Stuttgart).
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OTHER FIRST ROUND FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Draw Order
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Tsonga leads 3-1
2009 Australian Open Hard QF F Verdasco 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 6-2 2011 U.S. Open Hard R32 J-W Tsonga 6-3 7-5 6-4 2012 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R16 J-W Tsonga 7-6(7) 6-2 2013 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Clay R16 J-W Tsonga 4-6 6-3 6-2
[10] Gilles Simon (FRA) vs Ivo Karlovic (CRO)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Karlovic leads 2-1
2007 Nottingham (Great Britain) Grass R16 Ivo Karlovic 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-4 2008 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Clay QF Gilles Simon 7-6(1) 4-6 7-6(2) 2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R32 Ivo Karlovic 6-3 6-3
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) vs Bernard Tomic (AUS)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Tomic leads 2-0
2012 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Hard R128 Bernard Tomic 7-6(4) 6-3 2014 Sydney (Australia) Hard SF Bernard Tomic 6-7(4) 7-5 6-3
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) vs [14] Gael Monfils (FRA)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Series tied 1-1
2014 Metz (France) Hard QF Gael Monfils 6-3 6-4 2015 Australian Open Hard R64 Jerzy Janowicz 6-4 1-6 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3
[11] John Isner (USA) vs Sam Querrey (USA)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Querrey lead 3-1
2010 Memphis (USA) Hard F Sam Querrey 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-3 2010 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R32 John Isner 7-6(3) 6-4 2010 Belgrade (Serbia) Clay F Sam Querrey 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4 2015 Memphis (USA) Hard QF Sam Querrey 7-6(3) 7-6(2)
Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs Tommy Robredo (ESP)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Andujar leads 2-1
2011 Costa Do Sauipe (Brazil) Clay R16 Pablo Andujar 6-1 5-7 6-2 2014 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay QF Pablo Andujar 6-1 6-1 2014 Valencia (Spain) Hard QF Tommy Robredo 7-6(4) 6-4
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Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Vesely leads 1-0
2015 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard R32 Jiri Vesely 6-3 7-6(4)
Joao Sousa (POR) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Sousa leads 1-0
2015 Montpellier (France) Hard QF Joao Sousa 7-6(5) 6-4
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs [12] Richard Gasquet (FRA)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Gasquet leads 3-1
2014 FRA vs. AUS WG 1st Rd (France) Clay RR Richard Gasquet 7-6(3) 6-2 6-2 2014 Wimbledon Grass R64 Nick Kyrgios 3-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5 10-8 2015 Estoril (Portugal) Clay F Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-2 2015 Wimbledon Grass R16 Richard Gasquet 7-5 6-1 6-7(7) 7-6(6)
Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs [WC] Mardy Fish (USA)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Fish leads 1-0
2010 Washington (USA) Hard R32 Mardy Fish 6-4 6-3
[WC] Rajeev Ram (USA) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Chardy leads 1-0
2014 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R32 Jeremy Chardy 7-5 5-7 6-4
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Series tied 1-1
2008 Metz (France) Hard R32 A Mannarino 6-4 6-2 2014 Dusseldorf (Germany) Clay R16 Andreas Seppi 6-2 6-1
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs [9] Milos Raonic (CAN)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Raonic leads 3-2
2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Clay R64 Feliciano Lopez 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 2013 U.S. Open Hard R32 Milos Raonic 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 6-4 2013 Bangkok (Thailand) Hard QF Milos Raonic 6-4 6-3 2014 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Toronto Hard QF Feliciano Lopez 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 2015 Australian Open Hard R16 Milos Raonic 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-7(7) 6-3
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[15] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs Leonardo Mayer (ARG)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Anderson leads 3-1
2010 Delray Beach (USA) Hard R32 Leonardo Mayer 7-6(7) 7-6(2) 2010 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Toronto Hard R64 Kevin Anderson 7-6(2) 6-4 2015 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Hard R32 Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-4 2015 Wimbledon Grass R32 Kevin Anderson 6-4 7-6(6) 6-3 Other Meeting:
2009 Roland Garros Q Clay Q3 Leonardo Mayer 6-2 6-4
[WC] Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) vs Jack Sock (USA)
FedEx Head 2 Head: First ATP World Tour meeting
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU)
FedEx Head 2 Head: Bautista Agut leads 1-0
2015 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R16 R Bautista Agut 7-6(5) 6-2