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2015 US OPEN Flushing Meadows, New York, USA | August 31 – September 13, 2015 Draw Size: S-128, D-64 | $42.3 million | Hard www.usopen.org DAY SIX NOTES | Saturday, September 5, 2015

FEATURED MEN’S MATCHES – In Order of Play by Court

Arthur Ashe Stadium: (2) (SUI) vs. (29) (GER) Federer Leads 9-0 (3) (GBR) vs. (30) (BRA) Bellucci Leads 1-0

Louis Armstrong Stadium: (13) (USA) vs. Jiri Vesely (CZE) First Meeting (5) (SUI) vs. (BEL) First Meeting

Grandstand: (12) (FRA) vs. (24) (AUS) Gasquet Leads 5-1 (22) (SRB) vs. (USA) Troicki Leads 1-0

Court 17: (6) Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. (31) Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Garcia-Lopez Leads 3-2 (15) (RSA) vs. (20) (AUT) Anderson Leads 2-0

DAY SIX HIGHLIGHTS  The third round of the bottom half of the draw on Saturday is highlighted by three champions: 17-time winner No. 2 Roger Federer, 2-time champ/No. 3 Andy Murray and two-time title-holder/No. 5 Stan Wawrinka. In addition to No. 6 Tomas Berdych, the only Americans remaining, No. 13 John Isner and Donald Young, look to advance to the fourth round for the first time since 2011. Isner reached the quarters and Young the 4R in ’11.

 On Ashe, Federer enters his 10th match against Philipp Kohlschreiber confidently. He’s dropped just nine games through two matches this week, his lowest total ever in the first two rounds of the US Open. He hasn’t been broken this summer in seven hard court matches, holding all 72 service games. Federer is also 9-0 vs. Kohlschreiber and 18-0 against Germans at Grand Slams since falling to at the 2002 . Kohlschreiber has lost his last 13 matches against Top 10 opponents.

 Under the Ashe lights, 2012 US Open champion Murray meets No. 30 seed Thomaz Bellucci after rallying from two sets down for the eighth time in his career against on Thursday. The last time Murray mounted a two-set comeback was in the Wimbledon quarter-finals two years ago. He went on to win the tournament. For history to repeat itself, Murray must first beat Bellucci, who prevailed in their only prior match at ATP Masters 1000 in 2011.

 On Armstrong, No. 1 American Isner takes on Jiri Vesely of the for the first time. Isner lost to Kohlschreiber in the third round each of the last three years, but this time around he’s taking on the 22-year-old champion. Vesely is one of six first-time winners on the ATP World Tour this year. The No. 13 seed has not been broken in his last five matches at the US Open dating back to last year, a streak of 83 service games.

 Finishing the day’s play on Armstrong is Wawrinka, who has not lost a set this week despite being broken five times. One of 10 players over the age of 30 in the third round, Wawrinka is attempting to capture a second Grand Slam title after his 30th birthday, something no player has done since won the Australian Open in 2001 and ‘03. In today’s match, Wawrinka meets the lowest-ranked player in the third round: World No. 107 Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium. He is appearing in his first major third round match.

 On Grandstand, No. 12 Richard Gasquet, a semi-finalist two years ago, looks to reach the 4R at the US Open for the sixth time. Gasquet is 5-1 lifetime (3-0 on hard) against No. 24 seed Bernard Tomic. He is looking to join countrymen Chardy, Paire and Tsonga in the fourth round. There were three Frenchmen in the 4R last year. There never has been four in 4R here in the Open Era. In the next match, No. 22 Viktor Troicki meets Young.

 On Court 17, No. 6 Tomas Berdych tries to level the -to-head against No. 31 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who leads 3-2. In the next match on, No. 15 seed Kevin Anderson looks for his third win (2-0) against No. 20 Dominic Thiem, who celebrated his 22nd birthday on Thursday. 2015 US OPEN Saturday, September 5, 2015 Page 2 of 21

[2] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. [29] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Federer Leads 9-0 05 Halle () Grass QF Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 08 Halle (Germany) Grass F Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 09 (Qatar) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-2 7-6(6) 09 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Roger Federer 6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 6-1 10 Halle (Germany) Grass QF Roger Federer 7-5 6-3 11 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo () Clay R32 Roger Federer 6-2 6-1 13 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-3 7-6(7) 13 ATP Masters 1000 () Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 15 Halle (Germany) Grass R32 Roger Federer 7-6(8) 3-6 7-6(5)

 Federer has dominated German opponents through much of his career. Federer has won 7 straight, 15 of 16, and 62 of 64 matches against German players dating back to 2002 Halle. He has also beaten Germans 18 straight times at Grand Slam events since losing to Tommy Haas at the 2002 Australian Open  Federer has reached the 4R or better in each of his last 14 US Open appearances, only missing out when he fell in the 3R round of his main draw debut in 2000 (l. to Ferrero)  Kohlschreiber has lost 13 straight matches against Top 10 opponents (21-70 overall)  Kohlschreiber is seeking his 4th straight 4R showing at US Open, 10th overall at a major (1-8 in 4R matches)

FEDERER Vs. KOHLSCHREIBER 34 (August 8, 1981) Age (Birthdate) 31 (October 16, 1983) 2 (1 on Feb. 02, 2004) Emirates ATP Ranking (High) 29 (16 on Jul. 30, 2012) , Birthplace Augsburg, Germany Bottmingen, Switzerland Residence Kitzbuhel, 47-7 (23-2) YTD Won-Loss (on hard) 25-19 (6-8) 1,043-234 (640-129) Career Won-Loss (on hard) 352-278 (168-144) 5/87 YTD Titles / Career Titles 1/6 293-48 Career Grand Slam Record 60-44 74-10 (Champion 2004-08) US Open W-L (Best Result) 18-12 (4R 2012-14) 23-19 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record Main Draw (YTD) 15-10 (1-1) 9 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 384-207 (15-10) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 149-144 (10-15) $93,146,573 Career Prize Money $8,351,688 & Severin Luthi Coach Stephan Fehske

FEDERER FASTFACTS

US Open History:  The five-time champion (2004-08) has dropped only 9 games in first two rounds (fewest in 16 appearances). He opened on Tuesday with a 61 62 62 win over and followed with a 61 62 61 victory over . Has held serve all 23 games (saving both break pts.). The last time he lost 9 games or fewer in his 1st 2 matches at a major was en route to the 2012 Wimbledon title (also lost 9)  Has a 14-1 career record in 3R matches and playing here for 16th consecutive year. His earliest exit was 3R in 2000 debut (l. to Ferrero)  Has 2nd-best winning percentage (.881. 74-10 record) in the Open Era (Sampras .887, 71-9) and is third all-time in tournament history behind Bill Tilden (.910, 71-7). No. 4 all-time with most US Open match wins (Connors 98, Agassi 79, Vic Seixas 75)  At 34, oldest No. 2 seed at US Open since Ken Rosewall (37) in 1972  Began his career with an 11-4 mark from 2000-03 and since ’04 when he won his first title, has a 63-6 record.  His 40-match Flushing Meadows winning streak ended with five-set loss to del Potro in ’09 final  Since last final, lost in SF in 2010-11 (l. to Djokovic 7-5 in fifth in both), QF in '12 (l. to Berdych in four sets), 4R in ’13 (l. to Robredo) and SF last year (l. to Cilic)

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Grand Slam History:  The all-time Grand Slam singles champion with 17 titles (in 26 finals) claimed at least one in eight straight years (2003-10). Has the most career Grand Slam match wins (293-48). Playing in record 64th straight Grand Slam  His streak of having reached QF or better in 36 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments ended with 2R loss to Stakhovsky at Wimbledon in 2013. Also has record of 23 straight SF (’04-10) and 10 finals in a row (’05-’07)  Only player to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a season three times (’06-07, 09)

2015 Highlights: W(5): (d Raonic); (d Djokovic); (d Cuevas); Halle (d Seppi); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Djokovic); F(3): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (l Djokovic); Wimbledon (l Djokovic); QF: Roland Garros (l Wawrinka)

2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (5-0): o Cincinnati: Champion (d. Djokovic)  The Swiss superstar has held 72 consecutive service games in seven hard court matches this summer. Coming into US Open, won 7th ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title (d. No. 2 Murray in SF, No. 1 Djokovic in F) and held serve all 49 games (saving 3 BPs). It was 1st time in his career he beat 1-2 players in same tournament  Also won 7th Dubai title (d. Djokovic) and 8th Halle title (d. Seppi), along with maiden titles at Brisbane (d. Raonic) and Istanbul (d. Cuevas). Win over Raonic in Brisbane F was 1,000th victory of ATP career. 1 of only 3 players to surpass 1,000 wins in Open Era (Connors 1,254; Lendl 1,071, Federer 1,043)  Lost to Djokovic in finals of ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, ATP Masters 1000 Rome and 10th final at Wimbledon (d. No. 3 Murray in SF)  At other Grand Slams, reached Roland Garros QF (l. to Wawrinka) and Australian Open 3R (l. to Seppi), matching earliest exit of career in (also 200-01 3R)  Enters 3R with records of 23-2 on hard, 13-4 on clay, 11-1 on grass and 9-4 against Top 10 opponents

Career in Review: Singles Titles (87), Finalist (45); Doubles Titles (8), Finalist (6)  The Swiss holds the record for most weeks at No. 1 with 302 and is 1 of only 3 players to finish No. 1 at least 5 times (’04-07, ’09), joining Sampras (6) and Connors (5). Has compiled 13 consecutive Top 10 seasons (10 in Top 2) and won a record 17 Grand Slam titles (in 26 finals), claiming at least 1 in 8 straight years (2003-10). Has longest Grand Slam QF streak (36) and longest SF streak (23), in addition to 10 finals in a row (’05-’07). Including this year, has won at least 4 titles in 12 of past 13 seasons (except ’13)

ALL-TIME GRAND SLAM MATCH WINS LEADERS: Here are the Top 10 Grand Slam match wins leaders (players at US Open in bold). W-L Titles 1) Roger Federer 293-48 17 2) Jimmy Connors 233-49 8 3) Andre Agassi 224-53 8 4) 222-49 8 5) Roy Emerson 209-48 12 6) 203-34 9 203-38 14 8) 198-28 14 (going into Friday night) 9) Stefan Edberg 178-47 6 10) Ken Rosewall 171-34 8

KOLHSCHREIBER FASTFACTS

US Open History:  The 31-year-old German is trying to reach 4R for 4th straight year after edging 18-year-old countryman 67(0) 62 60 26 64 in 1R on Tuesday and then beating Lukas Rosol 76(4) 62 62 in 2R. Has converted half of his break point opportunities so far (7 of 14 in 1R and 5 of 10 in 2R)  In last 3 years, defeated Isner in 3R each time before falling in 4R to a Top 10 opponent (l. to No. 9 Tipsarevic in ’12; l. to No. 2 Nadal in ’13, No 1 Djokovic last year). His lone Top 10 win at Open came over No. 10 Isner in ‘12

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Grand Slam History:  Has a 60-44 career record in Grand Slam play and his best result is QF at Wimbledon in 2012 (l. to No. 6 Tsonga in 4 sets). Has reached 4R-better in each Slam (8 other times): ’05, ’08, ’12 Australian Open; ’09, 13 Roland Garros and ’12-14 US Open

2015 Highlights: W: Kitzbühel (d. Mathieu); F: (l. to Murray); QF (4): (l. to Sousa); (l. to Ferrer); (l. to Monfils); Umag (l. to Monfils)

2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (0-1): o Cincinnati 1R (l. to Sousa)  Top German captured 6th career ATP World Tour title at Kitzbuhel last month, snapping Thiem's 10-match win streak in SF before beating qualifier Mathieu in final  Entered US Open with only 1 hard-court match since March (l. to Sousa in Cincinnati 1R)  Failed to win back-to-back matches at 1st 7 events before Barcelona QF (l. to No. 8 Ferrer)  Followed Barcelona with run to Munich final (l. to No. 2 Murray 7-6 in 3rd)  Reached Stuttgart QF (l. to Monfils) before difficult draws at Halle (l. to No. 2 Federer in 1R) and Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 1R)  Advanced to 2R at Australian Open (l. to Tomic) and Roland Garros (l. to Andujar)  Going into 3R has records of: 6-8 on hard, 17-8 on clay, 2-3 on grass and 0-6 vs. Top 10 opponents

Career in Review: Singles Titles (6), Finalist (7); Doubles Titles (7), Finalist (3).  Coming into 2015, German native has compiled 8 straight Top 50 seasons while winning at least 30 matches in each. Has reached at least 1 final in 6 of last 7 seasons  In 2014, top German won 5th ATP title and 4th on home soil in Düsseldorf in May (d. Karlovic), finishing in Top 25 for 3rd year in a row. Reached QF-better 10 times, including 4 SFs: Dubai (l. to Berdych), Halle (l. to Falla), (l. to eventual champ L. Mayer) and (l. to Ferrer in 3rd set TB). In Grand Slam play, reached 4R at US Open (d. No. 15 Isner in 3R, l. to Djokovic), 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Murray 10-8 in 5th set) and 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Bolelli in 5 sets). W/D Aust. Open due to left hamstring injury, ending streak of 37 Slams played

30-Over Winners – Federer and Kohlschreiber are two of the 18 30 & over winners on the ATP World Tour this year: Roger Federer, Brisbane 33 yrs, 4 months , Doha 32 yrs, 8 months Victor Estrella Burgos, 34 yrs, 6 months Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, 31 yrs, 8 months Ivo Karlovic, Delray Beach 35 yrs, 11 months , 30 yrs, 2 months Roger Federer, Dubai 33 yrs, 5 months David Ferrer, 32 yrs. 10 months David Ferrer, 32 yrs, 10 months Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, 31 yrs, 10 months Roger Federer, Istanbul 33 yrs., 8 months Stan Wawrinka, Roland Garros 30 yrs., 2 months , ‘s-Hertogenbosch 33 yrs., 4 months Roger Federer, Halle 33 yrs., 10 months , Newport 31 yrs., 4 months John Isner, 30 yrs., 3 month s Philipp Kohlschreiber, Kitzbuehel 31 yrs., 9 months Roger Federer, Cincinnati 34 yrs., 15 days

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[3] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [30] Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) Bellucci Leads 1-0 11 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid () Clay R16 Thomaz Bellucci 6-4 6-2

 Murray is 11-0 vs. left-handers this season  Murray rallied for his 8th career win from 2 sets down in 2R, defeating Adrian Mannarino 57 46 61 63 61. The last time he made a comeback from 0-2 down, he went on to win ‘13 Wimbledon title (d. Verdasco 46 36 61 64 75 QF)  Bellucci has yet to lose a set at the US Open, but he has also yet to play a Top 125 opponent, beating No. 135 in 1R and No. 128 in 2R.  Bellucci, who is 5-28 lifetime vs. Top 10 opponents (lost last 14), is looking for his first career win on hard courts (0-14) and first in a Grand Slam tournament (0-11)  Bellucci is playing in the US Open 3R for the 1st time in his 8th appearance. He has reached the 4R of a Grand Slam only once in 27 majors (’10 Roland Garros)

MURRAY Vs. BELLUCCI 28 (May 15, 1987) Age (Birthdate) 27 (December 30, 1987) 3 (2 on Aug. 17, 2009) Emirates ATP Ranking (High) 30 (21 on July 26, 2010) Dunblane, Scotland Birthplace Tiete, , Residence Sao Paulo, Brazil 58-9 (31-7) YTD Won-Loss (on hard) 28-23 (8-8) 539-160 (363-102) Career Won-Loss (on hard) 164-160 (53-80) 4/35 YTD Titles / Career Titles 1/4 152-36 Career Grand Slam Record 20-26 39-9 (Champion 2012) US Open W-L (Best Result) 6-7 (3R 2015) 18-7 (1-1) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 7-7 (0-0) 8 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 155-94 (16-6) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 81-74 (14-9) $39,811,020 Career Prize Money $3,876,157 Jonas Bjorkman & Amelie Coach Joao Zwetsch Mauresmo

MURRAY FASTFACTS

US Open History:  The British No. 1 opened on Tuesday night with a 75 63 46 61 victory over and followed on Thursday with a 57 46 61 63 61 win over Adrian Mannarino to improve his career record here to 39-9. It was his 8th career comeback from an 0-2 sets deficit. Appearing in 3R-better for 10th straight year  He is making his 11th straight appearance in Flushing Meadows and comes in as No. 3 seed for first time since ’13 (last year was No. 8 seed, his lowest since 2007 when he was No. 19)  In 2012, defeated No. 2 Djokovic in five sets to become first British winner since Fred Perry in 1936. Also runner- up in ’08 (d. No. 1 Nadal, l. to No. 2 Federer) and SF in 2011 (l. to Nadal). Has never lost in opening round here  Last two years lost in QFs to Wawrinka in ’13 and Djokovic last year

Grand Slam History:  The 28-year-old Scot has advanced to QFs or better in last 18 Grand Slam tournaments played (DNP ’13 Roland Garros) and last time he failed to reach QF was ’10 US Open (l. to Cilic in 3R)  Has a 152-36 career record in Grand Slam tournaments and 2-6 in Grand Slam finals, reaching Wimbledon final in 2012 (l. to Federer) and at Australian Open in 2010-11, ’13 and this year (l. to Djokovic)  At Wimbledon 2013, became first British champion since Fred Perry in 1936 with a 64 75 64 win over World No. 1 Djokovic in the final. The Wimbledon final was watched by 17.3 million British television viewers

2015 Highlights: W(4): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (d Nadal); London / Queen's Club (d Anderson); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (d Djokovic); F(2): Australian Open (l Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Djokovic); SF(4): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Djokovic); Roland Garros (l Djokovic); Wimbledon (l Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Federer); QF(2): (l Simon); Dubai (l Coric)

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2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (8-2): o Cincinnati SF (l. to Federer) o Montreal Winner (d. Djokovic) o Washington 2R after bye (l. to Gabashvili)  The British No. 1 has won 4 titles on 3 surfaces since May: Munich (d. Kohlschreiber), ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Nadal), London/Queen's Club (d. Anderson) and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (d. Djokovic). Munich and Madrid were first of career on clay, Montreal title was 35th overall. Has 23-3 record in ATP Masters 1000 play  Lost to Djokovic in Australian Open final, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF, ATP Masters 1000 Miami final and Roland Garros SF before ending 8-match losing streak against Serb in Montreal final. Went to No. 2 for one week afterwards, 1st time at No. 2 since week of Aug. 12, 2013 (22 weeks in career at No. 2)  Also reached SF at Wimbledon and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Federer in both)  Led Great Britain to SF (vs. in 2 weeks) with 5-0 record (2-0 vs. USA, 3-0 vs. FRA)  Earned 500th win of career in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (d. Anderson)  Has a 50-0 record when winning first set this season going into 3R. Has an 8-9 record when losing first set  Tied with Djokovic for pre-US Open lead with 56 wins on ATP World Tour this season (now up to 58)  Enters 3R with records of 31-7 on hard, 15-1 on clay, 12-1 on grass and 8-6 against Top 10 opponents

Career in Review: Singles Titles (35), Finalist (16). Doubles Titles (2). Finalist (2).  The Dunblane native owns most titles in Open Era by a British man (35) while reaching at least 3 finals each year from ‘08-15, including at least 1 Grand Slam final in 6 of those years  In 2014, finished in Top 6 for 7th year in a row after extending run of winning at least 1 title to 9 straight years. Advanced to QF-better 15 times, winning 3 titles in 3 finals. Won 20 of 23 matches in 6-week period from mid- Sept. to end of Oct., clinching 3 titles: (d. Robredo after saving 5 MPs), Vienna (d. Ferrer in 3 sets) and (d. Robredo after saving 5 MPs again) - his 1st titles since Wimbledon 2013. Also reached SF in (l. to Djokovic), 3R in (l. to Ferrer) and QF in Paris (l. to Djokovic) during that stretch

COMEBACK KINGS – Murray rallied from an 0-2 sets deficit for the eighth time in his career on Thursday, which is second-most among active players: No. Roger Federer 9 Andy Murray 8 7 6 Radek Stepanek 6 Stan Wawrinka 6

BELLUCCI FASTFACTS

US Open History:  The top Brazilian is appearing in 3R for first time after wins over James Ward 61 75 63 and qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka 60 63 64. He is appearing in Flushing Meadows main draw for 8th straight year and has a 6-7 record  Previous best was 2R in 2008 debut (l. to del Potro), ’09 as a qualifier (l. to No. 9 Simon), ’10 (l. to Anderson in 5th set TB) and last year (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka)  Trying to become first Brazilian to reach 4R here since in 2002 (l. to Schalken)

Grand Slam History:  Has a 20-26 career match record and looking to reach 4R for second time in career (’10 Roland Garros, l. to No. 2 Nadal). Other Slams advanced to 3R at ’10 Wimbledon (l. to No. 6 Soderling) and ’11 Roland Garros (l. to No. 16 Gasquet)

2015 Highlights: W: (d Sousa); SF(2): Quito (l Estrella Burgos); Gstaad (l Goffin); QF(3): Istanbul (l Cuevas); Bastad (l Zverev); Winston-Salem (l Jaziri)

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2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (4-4): o Winston-Salem QF after bye (l. to Jaziri) o Cincinnati 2R (l. to Berdych) o Montreal 2R (l. to Djokovic) o Washington 1R (l. to Groth)  The 27-year-old Brazilian's best results have come on clay, highlighted by 4th career ATP World Tour title at Geneva (d. Souza), SFs at Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos) and Gstaad (l. to Goffin), and QFs at Istanbul (l. to Cuevas) and Bastad (l. to A. Zverev). It was his 3rd title on Swiss soil  Leading into US Open, reached QF at Winston-Salem (l. to Jaziri)  Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid (l. to Isner in 2R) and Rome (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 3R)  All 3 of his Grand Slam losses this year have been to Top 10 opponents: Australian Open 1R (l. to No. 10 Ferrer), Roland Garros 2R (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) and Wimbledon 1R (l. to No. 10 Nadal)  Enters 3R with records of 8-8 on hard, 20-13 on clay, 0-2 on grass and 0-7 vs. Top 10 opponents

Career in Review:  Has compiled 20-more match win seasons in 5 of last 7 years (including this year), highlighted by 4 ATP World Tour titles in 6 finals (3 titles coming in Switzerland). Has a 106-71 match record on clay (53-80 on hard). Won personal-high 34 matches in 2010 and finished year-end best No. 31 that year  In 2014, top Brazilian finished in Top 75 for 5th time in last 6 years (except ’13) with best result a SF on home soil in São Paulo in early March (l. to Delbonis). Also 5 QFs: Rio de Janeiro (l. to Ferrer), Munich (l. to Fognini), Gstaad (l. to Monaco), Vienna (l. to Troicki) and Valencia (l. to Ferrer). In Grand Slam play, reached 2R at Australian Open as a qualifier (l. to Tsonga), Roland Garros (l. to Fognini) and US Open (l. to Wawrinka). Fell in Wimbledon qualifying. In Davis Cup, led Brazil to ‘15 World Group after wins over Andujar in 5 sets and No. 15 Bautista Agut in play-off, consigning Spain to 1st loss on clay in 15 years  In 2013, finished outside Top 100 for 1st time since 2007 after struggling with on and off abdominal injury. Closed out year with 8th career Challenger title at Montevideo (d. Schwartzman) and runner-up in Bogota (ret. vs. Estrella- Burgos due to abdominal injury). In doubles, won 1st ATP title in Stuttgart (w/Bagnis)

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(5) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) First Meeting

 Wawrinka has won 9 consecutive matches against Belgians since 2006 Halle.  Wawrinka is seeking his 4th straight US Open 4R appearance and 7th overall. He has reached QFs or better at 7 of the last 8 Grand Slam tournaments (except ’14 Roland Garros,1R)  World No. 107 Bemelmans is 0-3 lifetime against Top 10 opponents and last time he faced one was No. 7 Tomas Berdych at Halle in 2011  Bemelmans, who is through to a Grand Slam 3R for the 1st time, fell in US Open qualifying each year from 2009 through 2014

WAWRINKA Vs. BEMELMANS 30 (March 28, 1985) Age (Birthdate) 27 (January 14, 1988) 5 (3 on Jan. 27, 2014) Emirates ATP Ranking (High) 107 (89 on July 27, 2015) Lausanne, Switzerland Birthplace Genk, Belgium St. Barthelemy, Switzerland Residence Maasmechelen, Belgium 38-12 (20-6) YTD Won-Loss (on hard) 3-8 (3-4) 375-227 (192-121) Career Won-Loss (on hard) 14-32 (9-20) 3/10 YTD Titles / Career Titles 0/0 100-40 Career Grand Slam Record 3-6 28-10 (SF 2013) US Open W-L (Best Result) 2-0 (3R 2015) 21-18 (0-2) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 0-5 (0-2) 6 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 148-152 (26-10) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 11-13 (3-3) $18,306,535 Career Prize Money $843,363 Coach Daniel Meyers

WAWRINKA FASTFACTS

US Open History:  The Swiss No. 2 defeated Spaniard Albert Ramos-Viñolas 75 64 76(6) on Tuesday despite hitting 9 doubles and getting broken once in each set. Followed on Saturday with a 76 76 76 win over teenager Hyeon Chung. After hitting 10 aces and 9 double faults in his 1R win, hit 26 aces (1 DF) in 2R win  Has a 28-10 career record and playing here for 11th consecutive year. His best result was SF in 2013, registering consecutive Top 5 wins over No. 5 Berdych in 4R and No. 3/reigning champion in QF (l. to Djokovic in five sets). Also QF in 2010 (l. to Youzhny) and last year (l. to Nishikori), both in five sets  Has a 6-2 record in 3R matches and lost in this round in first two showings (l. to Massu in ’05, l.to Robredo in ’06)

Grand Slam History:  Posted his 100th career Grand Slam match win on Thursday, becoming 10th active player with at least 100 wins. Has a 100-40 career record (57-31 from 2005-12, 43-9 from ’13-present)  The Swiss native has won two of the last 7 Grand Slam titles, Claimed his maiden Slam title at last year’s Australian Open, stunning World No. 2 Djokovic 9-7 in a fifth set in the QF, No. 7 Berdych in SF and top-ranked Rafael Nadal in four sets for title  At Roland Garros in June, again beat No. 1 & 2 players, beating No. 2 Federer in QFs and No. 1 Djokovic in final  He is only multiple Grand Slam title winner outside Big Four of Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Murray to win at least two major titles since won ‘05 Australian Open

2015 Highlights: W(3): (d Bedene); Rotterdam (d Berdych); Roland Garros (d Djokovic); SF(2): Australian Open (l Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Federer); QF(4): Marseille (l Stakhovsky); Geneva (l Delbonis); Wimbledon (l Gasquet); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Djokovic)

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2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (2-2): o Cincinnati QF (l. to Djokovic) o Montreal 2R (ret. vs Kyrgios)  The No. 2 Swiss captured his 2nd Grand Slam title at Roland Garros (d. No. 2 Federer in QF, No. 1 Djokovic in F) after previously never advancing past QF in Paris. Also won titles at Chennai (d. Bedene) and Rotterdam (d. No. 7 Berdych). Has won 6 titles in 2014-15 after winning 4 from 2006-13  In defense of Australian Open title, reached SF in Melbourne (d. No. 5 Nishikori, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 5 sets)  Reached Wimbledon QF for 2nd straight year, matching career-best showing (l. to Gasquet in 5 sets)  Earned 2nd career win in 14 meetings vs. Nadal in Rome QF (l. to Federer in SF)  Enters 3R with records of 20-6 on hard, 13-4 on clay, 5-2 on grass and 6-3 against Top 10 opponents

Career in Review: Singles Titles (10), Finalist (9). Doubles Titles (2).  The Swiss native has won 30 or more matches 9 times in last 10 years (including 2015)  In 2014, finished in Top 10 for 2nd year in a row at a year-end high No. 4, capturing 1st Grand Slam crown at Australian Open, 1st ATP Masters 1000 title in Monte-Carlo and winning the Davis Cup with Switzerland for 1st time. Clinched 300th career win en route to repeat title in Chennai in opening week of season (d. Roger-Vasselin). At Australian Open, became oldest 1st-time Grand Slam winner (28) since Ivanisevic (29) won ‘01 Wimbledon. Defeated No. 2 Djokovic in QF (9-7 in 5th set), No. 7 Berdych in SF and No. 1 Nadal in final - 1st win over a reigning No. 1. At world No. 8, was lowest-ranked major winner since No. 44 Gaudio at ‘04 Roland Garros. Also broke streak of 16 straight majors won by Big 4. On Jan. 27, rose to a career-high No. 3 and became No. 1 Swiss

GRAND SLAM 100 WINS CLUB – On Thursday, Wawrinka became the 10th active player to win at least 100 Grand Slam singles matches in his career: W-L

1) Roger Federer (3R on Sat.) 293 48 2) Novak Djokovic (4R on Sun.) 203 34 3) Rafael Nadal (3R on Fri.) 198 28 4) Andy Murray (3R on Sat.) 152 36 5) Lleyton Hewitt 147 63 6) David Ferrer 130 51 7) Tomas Berdych (3R on Sat.) 115 48 8) Tommy Haas 105 57 Tommy Robredo 105 55 10) Stan Wawrinka 100 40

BEMELMANS FASTFACTS

US Open History:  The 27-year-old Belgian is appearing in 3R for first time after wins over Gilles Muller 64 16 64 64 on Tuesday and 46 64 63 2-1 ret. win over , who was overcome by cramps. Before Sock retired in 4th set, Belgian tallied 45 winners and 24 unforced errors in match  Prior to this year, lost in qualifying draw each year from 2009 through 2014. Reached final round in 2010 (l. to Gicquel), all others 1R or 2R

Grand Slam History:  Has a 3-6 career record in Grand Slam tournaments and previous main draw win came at Wimbledon as a qualifier in 2012 (d. Berlocq, l. to No. 19 Gasquet)

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YEAR-END EMIRATES ATP RANKINGS 2014: 176 2013: 148 2012: 111 2011: 160 2010: 178 2009: 185 2008: 242 2007: 470

2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (1-1): o Challenger 2R (l. to Klein) o Montreal 1R qualifying (l. to Schnur) o Washington 2R (l. to Sock)  Lowest-ranked player coming into 3R at No. 107 is No. 3 Belgian (behind No. 15 Goffin, No. 66 Darcis)  Helped his country reach Davis Cup SF for 1st time since 1999, winning doubles (w/Desein) vs. Switzerland in 1R (d. Bossel-Lammer) and (w/Coppejans) vs. in QF (d. Nestor-Shamasdin)  Only posted one singles win on tour coming into US Open, beating Matosevic in Washington 1R  Qualified at Australian Open, ATP Masters 1000 Miami, and Nottingham, losing 1R at all 4 events  Also spent time on ATP Challenger Tour (18-9) and ITF Futures Circuit (5-0), winning titles at Le Gosier, Guadeloupe Challenger in April (d. Roger-Vasselin) and Germany #3 Futures in Feb. (d. Marterer 7-6 in 3rd)  Enters 3R with tour-level records of 3-4 on hard, 0-2 on clay and 0-2 on grass

Career in Review:  Has compiled his best results in Challenger and Futures level tournaments. Has a 146-112 match record in Challengers (4-8 in finals, 3 titles indoor-carpet) and 104-39 in Futures (10-4 in finals)  In 2014, won Challenger title at Eckental, Germany (d. Puetz), as well as 2 Challenger doubles titles. Did not play an ATP World Tour match after losing in qualifying at 11 events, including all 4 Grand Slams. Teamed w/O. Rochus to win doubles rubbers for Belgium in Davis Cup ties vs. KAZ and UKR  From 2006-2013, won 2 Challenger singles, 2 Challenger doubles, 9 Futures singles, 12 Futures doubles  In 2012, captured 1st ATP World Tour doubles title in w/countryman Malisse (d. Delgado/Skupski)

BELGIANS TO REACH US OPEN 4TH ROUND IN OPEN ERA – Bemelmans is trying to become the first Belgian to reach 4R at the US Open since 10 years ago.

BELGIAN YEAR 4R RESULT Xavier Malisse 2005 l. to No. 7 Andre Agassi in 5 sets 2004 l. to No. 23 Dominik Hrbaty in 5 sets Xavier Malisse 2003 l. to No. 4 in 3 sets Xavier Malisse 2001 l. to No. 103 in 3 sets

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[12] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs [24] Bernard Tomic (AUS) Gasquet Leads 5-1 12 (Thailand) Hard QF Richard Gasquet 7-6(5) 6-4 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Richard Gasquet 7-6(1) 6-2 13 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Bernard Tomic 7-6(7) 5-7 7-5 7-6(5) 13 Beijing () Hard R16 Richard Gasquet 7-6(2) 6-4 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Richard Gasquet 6-2 6-1 7-5 14 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R16 Richard Gasquet 6-4 3-6 6-3

 Gasquet has won 9 consecutive matches and 14 of 15 against Australian opponents  Gasquet is seeking his 6th appearance in the US Open 4R (1-4 in past 4R matches)  Tomic is playing in the US Open 3R for the 1st time in his 5th tournament appearance. Trying to re

GASQUET Vs. TOMIC 29 (June 18, 1986) Age (Birthdate) 22 (October 21, 1992) 12 (7 on July 9, 2007) Emirates ATP Ranking (High) 24 (24 on June 8, 2015) Beziers, France Birthplace Stuttgart, Germany Neuchatel, Switzerland Residence Monte-Carlo, Monaco 32-11 (16-6) YTD Won-Loss (on hard) 35-20 (29-10) 411-238 (237-141) Career Won-Loss (on hard) 124-108 (90-65) 2/12 YTD Titles / Career Titles 1/3 86-43 Career Grand Slam Record 30-22 23-9 (SF 2013) US Open W-L (Best Result) 6-3* (3R 2015) *W/O in ‘14 10-13 (2-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 7-2 (2-1) 2 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 140-124 (12-8) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 76-57 (20-17) $12,414,192 Career Prize Money $3,299,436 & Sebastien Coach John Tomic Grosjean

GASQUET FASTFACTS

US Open History:  No. 2 Frenchman comes in with a 23-9 career record and looking to reach 4R for 6th time. In 1R, trailed 2 sets to 1 before Aussie retired due to cramps down 0-2 in 5th. Also lost opening set to in 2R before rallying to win 46 63 76(4) 64  His best result was SF in ’13 (d. No. 11 Raonic, No. 4 Ferrer in back-to-back 5 sets, l.to No. 2 Nadal)

Grand Slam History:  Has an 86-43 career record in Grand Slam tournaments and looking to reached 4R for 20th time. Has advanced to 4R 16 times and SF 3 times (2007 & ’15 Wimbledon; ’13 US Open)

2015 Highlights: W (2): Montpellier (d. Janowicz); Estoril (d. Kyrgios); SF: Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic); QF (3): Doha (l. to Berdych); Dubai (l. to Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Murray) US Open Record (Best Result): 22-9 (SF in 2013)

2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (4-2): o Cincinnati QF (d. No. 9 Cilic in 3R, l. to Murray) o Washington 3R after bye (l. to Sock)  The 29-year-old Frenchman advanced to 2nd Wimbledon SF of career (also 2007) by winning QF over No. 4 Wawrinka 11-9 in 5th (l. to No. 1 Djokovic)  Improved to 12-12 lifetime in finals by winning titles at Montpellier (d. Janowicz) and Estoril (d. Kyrgios)  Reached 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic) and fell in 3R at Australian Open (l. to Anderson)  Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami (back), Monte-Carlo (back) and Montreal (illness)  2015 records: 16-6 on hard, 10-3 on clay, 6-2 on grass and 2-8 against Top 10 opponents

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Career in Review: Singles Titles (12), Finalist (12). Doubles Titles (2). Finalist (2).  The Frenchman has finished in Top 25 in 7 of last 10 seasons (coming into this year), including No.8 in 2007, No. 10 in ’12 and No. 9 in ’13. Ended 4 years as top-ranked French player (2005, ‘07, ‘13)  In 2014, finished in Top 30 for 5th year in a row and 9th time overall with runner-up showings in Montpellier (l. to Monfils) and Eastbourne (l. to F. Lopez). Also reached SFs on home soil in Marseille (l. to Gulbis) and Washington (l. to Pospisil). In Davis Cup, helped France reach 1st final since 2010, clinching SF with doubles win (w/Tsonga) vs. Czech Republic. In final, fell to Federer-Wawrinka in doubles (w/Benneteau) before losing to Federer in decisive 4th rubber.  In 2013, finished year as top Frenchman for 1st time since ‘07. Won 3 titles – Doha (d. Davydenko), Montpellier (d. Paire) and Moscow (d. Kukushkin) – for 1st time since ‘06 and a personal-best 50 matches. Reached 2nd career Grand Slam SF at US Open (l. to Nadal). Qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, went 0-3 in RR play. Earned a career-high $2,661,899

TOMIC FASTFACTS

US Open History:  Top Aussie enters 3R for first time with a 6-3 match record after saving 2 match points against countryman Lleyton Hewitt on Thursday to post a dramatic 63 62 36 57 75 win. Opened on Tuesday and hit 45 winners (46 unforced errors) during 57 76(4) 64 63 win over Damir Dzumhur  Last year won 1R over D. Brown in straight sets (withdrew in 2R vs. Ferrer due to left hip injury). Has won a round all 5 appearances in Flushing Meadows

Grand Slam History:  Has a 30-22 career record in Grand Slam tournaments and his best result came at Wimbledon in 2011 when he reached quarter-finals (d. No. 5 Soderling in 3R, l. to No. 2 Djokovic in 4 sets)  On home soil at Australian Open, has a 10-7 record and advanced to 4R in 2012 (d. No. 13 Dolgopolov in 5 sets in 3R, l. to No. 3 Federer)

2015 Highlights: W: Bogota (d. Mannarino); SF: Delray Beach (l. to Young); QF (6): Brisbane (l. to Nishikori); (l. to Muller); Memphis (l. to Young); Acapulco (l. to Ferrer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (W/O vs Djokovic); Stuttgart (l. to Nadal)

2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (7-3): o Cincinnati 2R (l. to Dolgopolov) o Montreal 3R (l. to Tsonga) o Washington 2R after bye (l. to Johnson) o Bogota Winner (d. Mannarino)  No.1 Aussie won 2nd straight Bogota title in July and 3rd ATP World Tour title overall (d. Mannarino)  Has already secured career-high 35 match wins, surpassing previous best of 26 in 2012  Started season 20-6 with 1 SF (Delray Beach) and 5 QFs (Brisbane, Sydney, Memphis, Acapulco and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells  Improved to 14-2 lifetime in Davis Cup singles with 2 wins over Czech Republic in March (d. Vesely and Rosol)  Suffered 5-match losing streak in April-May  Grand Slam results: Australian Open 4R (l. to Berdych), Roland Garros 2R (l. to Kokkinakis), Wimbledon 3R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic)  Has lost 3 times this season after holding match points: 4 vs. Berdych in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R, 1 vs. Tipsarevic in Munich 1R, 3 vs Kokkinakis in Roland Garros 2R  Back at career-high ranking of No. 24, first achieved on June 8  Enters 3R with records of 29-10 on hard, 2-6 on clay, 4-4 on grass and 2-6 vs. Top 10 opponents

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Career in Review:  The young Aussie is 1 of 5 players born in the 1990s with multiple ATP World Tour career titles, along with Raonic (6), Dimitrov (4), Thiem (3) and Goffin (2)  In 2014, No. 3 Aussie (behind No. 50 Hewitt, No. 52 Kyrgios) put together a 4th Top 60 season in succession after winning a 2nd ATP World Tour title in Bogota in July (d. Karlovic) - his 1st off Australian soil. Was lowest ranked winner of year (No. 124) and the youngest (21). Opened year in Sydney and reached 2nd career final there (l. to del Potro). Underwent double hip surgery in late January and didn’t return until March 19 in Miami. Closed season with a SF in in Oct. (l. to Dimitrov)

BORN IN 1990s WINNERS (6) – Tomic is one of four players born in the 1990s to win a total of six titles on the ATP World Tour this season:

Tournament Tournament Age Jiri Vesely Auckland 21 yrs., 6 months Jack Sock 22 yrs., 6 months Dominic Thiem Nice 21 yrs., 8 months Bernard Tomic Bogota 22 yrs., 9 months Dominic Thiem Umag 21 yrs., 10 months Dominic Thiem Gstaad 21 yrs., 11 months

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[13] John Isner (USA) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) First Meeting

 Isner is trying to reach the US Open 4R for 1st time since advancing to his lone Grand Slam QF here 4 years ago. He lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber in the US Open 3R each of the last 3 years  Isner is 1-6 in his last 7 matches against Czechs, snapping a 6-match losing streak by beating Radek Stepanek earlier this summer at Atlanta  Vesely survived 43 aces by ATP World Tour aces leader Ivo Karlovic in 2R fifth set TB win on Thursday. Now he is taking Isner, who is No. 2 in aces this season

ISNER Vs. VESELY 30 (April 26, 1985) Age (Birthdate) 22 (July 10, 1993) 13 (9 on Apr. 16, 2012) Emirates ATP Ranking (High) 48 (35 on Apr. 27, 2015) Greensboro, No. Carolina, USA Birthplace Pribran, Czech Republic Tampa, Florida, USA Residence Breznice, Czech Republic 36-19 (22-10) YTD Won-Loss (on hard) 19-23 (9-7) 279-171 (202-110) Career Won-Loss (on hard) 35-47 (15-20) 1/10 YTD Titles / Career Titles 1/1 44-29 Career Grand Slam Record 6-9 19-8 (QF 2011) US Open W-L (Best Result) 2-2 (3R 2015) 5-14 (0-2) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 2-2 (1-1) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 272-156 (31-25) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 26-23 (14-12) $8,317,324 Career Prize Money $1,234,305 Justin Gimelstob Coach Jozef Ivanko (fitness trainer)

ISNER FASTFACTS

US Open History:  No. 1 American is playing in 3R for 8th time in 9 years and looking to reach 4R first time since 2011 when he advanced to QFs (d. No. 12 Simon in 4R, l. to No. 4 Murray in 4 sets). Best win here came over No. 5 Roddick in 3R fifth set TB in ’09 (l. to Verdasco in 4R)  Has not played a tie-break in first two matches for first time here. Coming in this year, had played at least one TB in 20 of 25 career matches in Flushing Meadows. In 1R on Tuesday, did not face break pt. and hit 24 aces in 62 63 64 win over . Followed with 17 aces in 63 64 64 win over on Thursday. Has lost only 9 points on 1st serve through 2 rounds (41/42 in 1R and 42/50 in 2R)  Has held all 83 service games dating back to beginning of last year’s US Open (54 in ’14, 29 thus far)  Has lost to Kohlschreiber in 3R last 3 years: in 2012, lost 6-4 in 5th set (match that finished at 2:26 am, equaled record for latest finish) and last two years lost to German in 4 sets  Has a 19-8 record and playing here for 9th straight year. His only pre-3R loss came in ‘08 (l. to A. Beck in 1R)

Grand Slam History:  Has a 44-29 career record in Slam play and outside US Open, best result is 4R at Aus. Open in ‘10 (l. to Murray) and 4R at Roland Garros in ’14 (l. to Berdych)  Isner’s 19-17 first set tiebreak in 2R against Nieminen at Wimbledon last year was 2nd longest tiebreak in Wimbledon history. In the 1973 first round, Bjorn Borg won a 20-18 tiebreak against Premjit Lall in winning match 63 64 98(18). Tiebreaks were played at 8-8 in 1973  His 64 36 67 76 70-68 1R win over Mahut at 2010 Wimbledon, played over 3 days, set the record for the longest match in history in terms of number of games and duration. The match lasted 11 hours 5 minutes and totaled 183 games. The final set alone lasted 8 hours 11 minutes. In comparison, the fewest games played through 7 rounds to win a Grand Slam Open Era men’s singles title is 147, by Vilas at 1977 US Open

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2015 Highlights: W: Atlanta (d Baghdatis); F: Washington (l Nishikori); SF(2): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Djokovic); Nice (l Thiem); QF(4): Memphis (l Querrey); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Berdych); London / Queen's Club (l Troicki); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Montreal (l Chardy)

2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (11-3): o Cincinnati 1R (l. to Querrey) o Montreal QF (l. to Chardy) o Washington Runner-up (l. to Nishikori) o Atlanta Winner (d. Baghdatis)

 The No. 1 American came into US Open with an 11-3 match record on summer hard court circuit, reaching consecutive hard-court finals in Atlanta (d. Baghdatis) and Washington (l. to No. 5 Nishikori)  Started 5-6 before defeating No. 6 Raonic and No. 5 Nishikori en route to ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic)  Lost to No. 5 Murray, then No. 111 Ward 15-13 in 5th during Davis Cup 1R  This year lost in 3R at Australian Open (l. to Muller), 2R at Roland Garros (l. to Chardy) and 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Cilic 12-10 in 5th set), equaling last year’s result  Enters 3R with records of 22-10 on hard, 10-6 on clay, 4-3 on grass and 2-8 against Top 10 opponents  Coming into US Open, was No. 2 in aces (946) behind Karlovic (1,112), service games won (94%), first serve pct. (71%) and No. 3 in break points saved (72%)

Career in Review: Singles Titles (10), Finalist (10). Doubles Titles (3). Finalist (3).  Coming into 2015, has finished as top American for last 3 seasons and in Top 20 for last 5 years  In 2014, won titles in Auckland (d. Lu) and in Atlanta (saved 2 MPs in 2R win over Ginepri, d. Sela in F). Best ATP Masters 1000 result was SF at Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic in 3 sets). Afterwards spent 3 weeks in Top 10 (1st time in Top 10 since Sept. 24, ’12). In Grand Slam play, reached career-best 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Berdych) and 3R at Wimbledon (l. to F. Lopez despite hitting 52 aces – 2nd most of career)

VESELY FASTFACTS

US Open History:  The 22-year-old Czech Republic native earned his 1st US Open main draw win in 3 tries on Tuesday, defeating Italian 64 64 64. On Thursday, overcame 43 aces by No. 21 seed Ivo Karlovic to win 76(3) 36 36 62 76(4). Countryman No. 6 seed Tomas Berdych is also in 3R (vs. Garcia-Lopez)  In previous two appearances lost in 1R to Kudla two years ago and No. 4 Wawrinka last year

Grand Slam History:  Has a 6-9 career match record in Grand Slam tournaments and appearing in 3R for second time. Last year as a at Wimbledon, lost to Kyrgios in 4 sets in 3R

2015 Highlights: W: Auckland (d. Mannarino); F: Bucharest (l. to Garcia-Lopez); SF: (l. to Gimeno-Traver)

2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (1-2): o Winston-Salem 3R after bye (l. to Bellucci) o Cincinnati 1R (l. to Bellucci)  No. 2 Czech Republic player (behind No. 6 Berdych) is putting together best season of his young career, having h reached 1st 2 ATP World Tour singles finals of career, winning Auckland title as a qualifier (d. No. 13 Gulbis in 2R, No. 16 Anderson in SF, Mannarino in F) and falling at Bucharest (l. to Garcia-Lopez)  Achieved career-high ranking of No. 35 on April 27  After Auckland title, suffered 7-match losing streak until reaching Casablanca SF (l. to Gimeno-Traver)  Played and won only Challenger event in Prostejov, Czech Republic (d. Djere), 5th Challenger title of his career  Won 1 match through 3 Grand Slam tournaments, reaching Wimbledon 2R (l. to Ward)  Has 2015 tour-level records of: 9-7 on hard, 8-13 on clay, 2-3 on grass and 0-3 vs. Top 10 opponents Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2015 US OPEN Saturday, September 5, 2015 Page 16 of 21

Career in Review: Singles Titles (1). Finalist (1). Doubles Titles (1).  The young Czech has a career Challenger record of 58-23 (5-3 in finals) and 87-34 in Futures (9-1 in finals)  In 2014, No. 3 Czech (behind No. 7 Berdych and No. 31 Rosol) finished in Top 100 for 2nd year in a row at year- end high No. 66, winning 16 matches. Season highlighted by 1st ATP World Tour SF in Düsseldorf (l. to Karlovic)

 In 2013, recipient of “ATP Star of Tomorrow” award presented by Emirates to youngest player in Top 100. Made 5th-biggest jump in Top 100 from previous year, climbing 176 spots from No. 260 to year-end No. 84. Had an 0-7 record in tour-level play but compiled a record of 31-8 (27-5 on clay) in Challengers, winning 3 of 5 clay finals

FIRST-TIME CHAMPIONS ON ATP WORLD TOUR IN 2015 – Three of the six first-time winners on the ATP World Tour this season are still remaining in the US Open. Paire advanced to the R16 on Friday while Thiem and Vesely are playing in the 3R on Saturday. Here are the first time winners in chronological order:

PLAYER EVENT FINAL OPPONENT US OPEN RESULTS Jiri Vesely Auckland Adrian Mannarino d. Lorenzi, d. [21] Karlovic Victor Estrella Burgos Quito Feliciano Lopez l. to [28] Sock in 1R [28] Jack Sock Houston d. Estrella Burgos, l. to Bemelmans in 2R [20] Dominic Thiem Nice Leonardo Mayer d. Gimeno-Traver, d. Istomin Nottingham Sam Querrey d. Becker, l. to [20] Thiem in 2R Benoit Paire Bastad Tommy Robredo d. [4] Nishikori, d. Ilhan, [26] Robredo * Bold denotes player in US Open

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[22] Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Donald Young (USA) Troicki Leads 1-0 12 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Viktor Troicki 6-1 4-6 6-1

 Troicki is looking to reach US Open 4R for 1st time in his 6th appearance. He has reached Roland Garros 4R twice (2011, ’13) and Wimbledon 4R twice (2012, ’15), but has never advanced to a Grand Slam QF  Troicki is seeking his 3rd win over an American in as many rounds after beating 17-year-old in 1R and Newport champion Rajeev Ram in 2R  Young is looking to reach a Grand Slam 4R for 2nd time in 26 career major tournaments (’11 US Open)

TROICKI Vs. YOUNG 29 (February 10, 1986) Age (Birthdate) 26 (July 23, 1989) 22 (12 on June 6, 2011) Emirates ATP Ranking (High) 68 (38 on Feb. 27, 2012) , Birthplace Chicago, IL, U.S.A. Belgrade, Serbia Residence Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. 31-21 (17-10) YTD Won-Loss (on hard) 19-19 (19-12) 220-186 (135-110) Career Won-Loss (on hard) 76-128 (66-93) 1/2 YTD Titles / Career Titles 0/0 36-26 Career Grand Slam Record 14-25 5-5 (3R 2008, ‘15) US Open W-L (Best Result) 7-10 (4R 2011) 12-12 (1-2) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 4-2 (1-0) 3 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1 73-79 (14-12) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 30-40 (3-2) $5,539,286 Career Prize Money $2,479,210 Jack Reader Coach Donald Sr. & lIlona Young

TROICKI FASTFACTS

US Open History:  No. 2 Serb (behind Djokovic) snapped a 6-match losing streak by hitting 17 aces and 47 winners in his 75 64 63 win over 17-year-old Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday. Then followed with a 76(10) 64 36 63 win over Rajeev Ram  Has a 5-5 record and previous time he reached 3R was in ’08 main draw debut (l. to No. 1 Nadal)

Grand Slam History:  Has a 36-26 career match record in Grand Slam tournaments and has reached 4R in 2 of 4 Slams except Australian and US Open. His 4R showings have come at ’11 and ‘13 Roland Garros and 2012 and ‘15 Wimbledon

2015 Highlights: W: Sydney (d. Kukushkin); F: Stuttgart (l. to Nadal); SF: London /Queen's Club (l. to Murray); QF (2): Zagreb (l. to Garcia- Lopez); Acapulco (l. to Anderson)

2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (0-4): o Winston-Salem 2R after bye (l. to Jaziri) o Cincinnati 1R (l. to Fish) o Montreal 1R (l. to Youzhny) o Washington 2R after bye (l. to Groth)  The 29-year-old Serb was winless in North American summer hard court circuit (0-4) and had lost six in a row going back to Wimbledon 4R  Capped impressive grass-court campaign with Wimbledon 4R (l. to Pospisil in 5 sets), matching career-best showing at a Grand Slam (also 2011 & ‘13 Roland Garros,‘12 Wimbledon). Also reached 3R at Australian Open (l. to No. 7 Berdych) and 2R at Roland Garros (l. to Bolelli)  In second week of season, won first all-qualifier final in ATP World Tour history to claim 2nd career title in Sydney (d. Kukushkin). Afterwards, jumped from No. 92 to No. 54  On grass, defeated No. 9 Cilic en route to Stuttgart final (l. to No. 10 Nadal)  Has 2015 records: 17-10 on hard, 4-7 on clay, 10-4 on grass and 2-5 vs. Top 10 opponents

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Career in Review: Singles Titles (2). Finalist (5). Doubles Titles (1). Finalist (1).  The Belgrade native won at least 20 matches in 5 straight seasons (2008-12) while compiling 4 consecutive Top 50 finishes. Played 1st 5 years as a pro in Challengers and Futures. Has an 81-40 career Challenger record with 4 titles in 7 finals and a 52-25 record in Futures (3-1 in finals)  In 2014, finished just outside Top 100 at No. 102 after climbing more than 700 places during season. Reached 1st ATP World Tour SF in 3 years as a qualifier in Vienna in October (l. to eventual champion Murray). Returned from 1-year anti-doping violation in Gstaad on July 21 and advanced to QF (l. to Verdasco in 3 sets). Also came through qualifying to reach QF in Shenzhen (d. No. 5 Ferrer in 2R for 4th career Top 10 win, l. to Giraldo). At Challenger level, compiled a 21-6 match record, winning titles in in Como (d. Sorensen) and Banja Luka (d. Ramos-Vinolas) in September. Compiled tour-level records of 6-3 on hard and 2-1 on clay

YOUNG FASTFACTS

US Open History:  The Atlanta resident beat No. 11 seed Gilles Simon 26 46 64 64 64 in 1R to post his 1st win from 2 sets down. Then followed on Thursday with a 36 64 64 62 over British No. 2 Aljaz Bedene (breaking each 9 times)  The 26-year-old American was previously 0-17 in best-of-5 set matches after losing 1st 2 sets, while Simon was 34-0 when winning 1st 2 sets  Has a 7-10 career record and trying to reach 4R for 2nd time. In 2011, beat No. 14 Wawrinka in 5th set TB in 2R (l. to No. 4 Murray). In ’07, reached 3R (l. to Lopez in 4 sets)

Grand Slam History:  Has a 14-25 career match record in Grand Slam tournaments and his best result was 4R at US Open in 2011

2015 Highlights: F: Delray Beach (l. to Karlovic); SF: Memphis (l. to Anderson); QF: Auckland (l. to Vesely)

2015 in Review:  Leading into the US Open (3-4): o Winston-Salem 1R (l. to Istomin) o Montreal 3R as qualifier (d. No. 6 Berdych, l. to Gulbis) o Washington 2R (l. to Pospisil) o Atlanta 1R (l. to Muller)  The 26-year-old American reached 2nd career ATP World Tour singles final in February at Delray Beach (l. to Karlovic) and 1st career doubles final previous week at Memphis (w/Sitak), losing to Fyrstenberg/Gonzalez. Also advanced to SF in Memphis (l. to Anderson in 3 sets) and QF in Chennai (l. to Vesely)  Reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal as a qualifier (d. No. 6 Berdych, l. to Gulbis)  Suffered 9-match main draw losing streak from March to August  Posted lone Grand Slam win over course of 1st 3 majors, reaching 2R at Australian Open (l. to No. 8 Raonic)  Looking for career-best 20th match win of season (also won 19 in ’11). Has surface records going into 3R: 19-12 on hard, 0-4 on clay, 0-3 on grass and 1-4 vs. Top 10 opponents

Career in Review: Singles Finalist (2). Doubles Finalist (1).  The American began playing professional events before turning 15. Has compiled a 151-75 record in Challengers with 8 titles in 16 finals and a 28-16 record in Futures with 1 title. Reached his 1st ATP World Tour final in Bangkok (l. to Murray) in 2011 and finished that year a personal-best No. 39 with a 19-17 match record  In 2014, finished in Top 60 for 2nd time (also ‘11), reaching his 1st ATP SF in almost 3 years in Washington (d. No. 21 Anderson, l. to Raonic). Also advanced to 1st career QF on clay in Houston (l. to Verdasco). Returned to Top 50 for 1st time in more than 2 years for 7 weeks from August 4 – September 28. In Grand Slam play, reached 3R for 1st time at both Australian Open (l. to Nishikori) and Roland Garros (l. to Garcia-Lopez in 5 sets). Made Davis Cup debut in 3-1 loss to Great Britain in the 1R, losing to Murray in straight sets

AMERICANS IN TOP 100: Young is one of eight Americans in the Top 100 Emirates ATP Rankings: No. 13 John Isner No. 68 Donald Young No. 28 Jack Sock No. 75 No. 38 Sam Querrey No. 88 Rajeev Ram No. 47 No. 99

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OTHER THIRD ROUND HEAD 2 HEADS

Court 17

[6] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs [31] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Garcia-Lopez Leads 3-2 07 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-5 6-4 6-4 09 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Tomas Berdych 6-0 7-6(5) 10 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R16 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6(4) 6-3 11 Rotterdam () Hard R32 Tomas Berdych 6-1 6-2 14 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (Monaco) Clay R16 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 4-6 6-3 6-1

Berdych 2015 FastFacts: F (3): Doha (l. to Ferrer); Rotterdam (l. to Wawrinka); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (l. to Djokovic); SF (4): Australian Open (l. to Murray); Dubai (l. to Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Murray); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Nadal); QF (4): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Federer); Halle (l. to Karlovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Dolgopolov) YTD W-L: 44-14 (27-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: September 17, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 6 US Open Record (Best Result): 30-12 (SF in 2012)

• Berdych converted a total of 9 of 12 break point opportunities (75%) and saved 12 of 13 (92%) in his straight-set wins over wild card and qualifier Jurgen Melzer earlier this week • The 2012 US Open semi-finalist is seeking his 4th straight 4R appearance in Flushing Meadows and has reached 4R or better at 8 of the last 9 Grand Slam events • 29-year-old Czech reached QF or better at 11 of 14 tournaments, highlighted by finals at Doha (l. to Ferrer), Rotterdam (l. to Wawrinka) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d. No. 6 Raonic, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Advanced to Australian Open SF (d. No. 3 Nadal, l. to No. 6 Murray), matching career-best showing in Melbourne (also 2014 SF) • Fell in 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Tsonga) and Wimbledon (l. to Simon) • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 4 on May 18 • Earned 500th career victory with 2R win over Bolelli at Dubai • Appearing in 49th consecutive Grand Slam main draw -- 4th among active players behind Federer 64, F. Lopez 55 and Verdasco 50 • 2015 records: 27-8 on hard, 12-4 on clay, 5-2 on grass and 2-9 vs. Top 10 opponents

BERDYCH IMPROVING… EVEN IF RANKINGS AND TITLES DON’T SHOW IT

YEAR RECORD RANKING* TITLES 2015 44-14 (.759) 6 0 2014 55-22 (.714) 7 2 2013 54-25 (.684) 7 0 2012 61-23 (.726) 6 2 2011 53-23 (.697) 7 1 2010 45-26 (.634) 6 0 * Year-end rankings used for 2010-2014; current ranking for 2015.

Garcia-Lopez 2015 FastFacts: W (2): Zagreb (d. Seppi); Bucharest (d. Vesely); SF: Estoril (l. to Gasquet); QF (2): Chennai (l. to Bedene); London / Queen's Club (l. to Anderson) YTD W-L: 25-17 (13-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 31 US Open Record (Best Result): 8-10 (3R in 2015)

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• Garcia-Lopez hit more than twice as many winners than unforced errors (56 to 27) in his 64 62 67(4) 61 win over Nicolas Mahut in the 2R • Garcia-Lopez has won 5 consecutive matches against Czech opponents and is 12-37 against Top 10 players • No. 31 seed is playing in the US Open 3R for the 1st time in his 11th tournament appearance • The 32-year-old Spaniard has won multiple ATP World Tour titles in a single season for 1st time in career, triumphing at Zagreb (d. Seppi) and Bucharest (d. Vesely) • Reached Australian Open 4R (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka 7-6 in 4th), matching career-best showing at a Grand Slam (also 2014 Roland Garros 4R) • Also SF at Estoril (l. to Gasquet), QF at Chennai (l. to Bedene) and QF at London/Queen's Club (l. to Anderson) • Other Grand Slam results: Roland Garros 1R (l. to Johnson in 5 sets) and Wimbledon 1R (l. to Andujar in 5 sets) • 2015 records: 13-8 on hard, 10-6 on clay, 2-3 on grass and 1-3 vs. Top 10 opponents

Garcia-Lopez is one of 10 players over the age of 30 to reach the third round of the US Open, which is the third Grand Slam tournament this season to feature 10 or more members of the ‘30+ Club’ in the Round of 32 (11 at Australian Open, 10 at Wimbledon). Of the 10 players to advance to the US Open third round, all 10 have winning records after turning 30, eight have won titles since their 30th birthday, and two have captured Grand Slam championships.

30-AND-OVER PLAYERS IN US OPEN 3RD ROUND

PLAYER AGE W-L AFTER 30 TITLES BEST GRAND SLAM RESULT [2] Roger Federer 34 261-51 .837 20 2012 Wimbledon Champion [5] Stan Wawrinka 30 22-9 .710 1 2015 Roland Garros Champion [7] David Ferrer 33 206-70 .746 10 SF: ’12 RG, ’12 US, ’13 AUS [13] John Isner 30 25-10 .714 1 3R: 2015 Wimbledon & US Open [18] Feliciano Lopez (in 4R) 33 127-97 .567 2 4R: ’12 AUS, ’14 WIM, ’15 AUS, ’15 US [19] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (in 4R) 30 17-9 .654 0 SF: 2015 Roland Garros [26] Tommy Robredo 33 104-70 .598 2 QF: 2013 Roland Garros & US Open [29] Philipp Kohlschreiber 31 65-47 .580 2 4R: 2014 US Open [30] 31 48-45 .516 0 4R: [31] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 32 64-55 .538 3 4R: ’14 Rol. Garros & ’15 Aus. Open * Bold denotes playing on Saturday

[15] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs [20] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Anderson Leads 2-0 14 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-3 6-4 14 Tokyo () Hard R32 Kevin Anderson 7-6(5) 6-4

Anderson 2015 FastFacts: W: Winston-Salem (d. Herbert); F (2): Memphis (l. to Nishikori); London / Queen's Club (l. to Murray); SF (3): Auckland (l. to Vesely); Acapulco (l. to Nishikori); Houston (l. to Sock) YTD W-L: 37-18 (24-11 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: May 18, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 14 US Open Record (Best Result): 9-5 (3R in 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015)

• Anderson won 88% of his net points (15 of 17), 92% of his 1st serve points (45 of 49) and 100% of his break points (4 of 4) en route to a 63 64 62 win over in the 2R • The No. 15 seed has won 5 consecutive matches against Austrian opponents • Anderson has been to the 4R of a Grand Slam 7 times, but never at the US Open. He is 0-7 in 4R matches at the majors • 29-year-old South African captured 3rd career title and snapped 7-match losing streak in finals by winning Winston- Salem (d. Herbert) • Also reached finals at London/Queen's Club (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, l. to No. 3 Murray) and Memphis (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) • Posted 6-0 record in QF matches, falling in SF at Auckland (l. to Vesely), Acapulco (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) and Houston (l. to Sock) • Advanced to 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 3 Nadal) and Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic after leading 2 sets to 0), matching career-best showings at a Grand Slam. Reached 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Gasquet) • Back at career-high ranking of No. 14, first achieved on June 22 • 2015 records: 24-11 on hard, 6-5 on clay, 7-2 on grass and 1-8 vs. Top 10 opponents

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2015 ATP WORLD TOUR WIN LEADERS

PLAYER WINS 1 Novak Djokovic 59 2 Andy Murray 58 3 Roger Federer 47 4 46 T5 Tomas Berdych 44 T5 Rafael Nadal + 44 T7 Stan Wawrinka 38 T7 David Ferrer 38 9 Kevin Anderson 37 10 Bernard Tomic 35 * Bold denotes still in draw + Playing Friday night (not included)

Thiem 2015 FastFacts: W (3): Nice (d. Mayer); Umag (d. Sousa); Gstaad (d. Goffin); SF: Kitzbühel (l. to Kohlschreiber); QF (3): Marseille (l. to Bautista Agut); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Murray); Munich (l. to Melzer) YTD W-L: 31-21 (9-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 20 US Open Record (Best Result): 5-1 (4R in 2014)

• Thiem was the 12th man to advance via retirement at the 2015 US Open when Denis Istomin succumbed to a right leg injury in the 3rd set of their 2R match • Thiem reached the US Open 4R in his tournament debut last year, rallying from 2 sets down against before falling to Tomas Berdych • 22-year-old Austrian captured 1st 3 ATP World Tour titles of career -- all on clay: Nice (d. L. Mayer 7-6 in 3rd), Umag (d. Sousa) and Gstaad (d. Goffin) • Has already won career-best 31 matches this season • Started 3-6 before reaching 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Miami (l. to No. 4 Murray in 3 sets) • Grand Slam results: Australian Open 1R (l. to Bautista Agut), Roland Garros 2R (l. to Cuevas) and Wimbledon 2R (l. to Verdasco 6-4 in 5th) • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 18 on August 10 • 2015 records: 9-9 on hard, 20-8 on clay, 2-4 on grass and 0-3 vs. Top 10 opponents

2015 ATP WORLD TOUR TITLE LEADERS

[Rank] PLAYER TITLES TOURNAMENTS [1] Novak Djokovic 6 Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Rome, Wimbledon [2] Roger Federer 5 Brisbane, Dubai, Istanbul, Halle, Cincinnati [3] Andy Murray 4 Munich, Madrid, London/Queen’s Club, Montreal [4] Kei Nishikori 3 Memphis, Barcelona, Washington [5] Stan Wawrinka 3 Chennai, Rotterdam, Roland Garros [7] David Ferrer 3 Doha, Rio de Janeiro, Acapulco [8] Rafael Nadal + 3 , Stuttgart, Hamburg [20] Dominic Thiem 3 Nice, Umag, Gstaad * Bold denotes player still in draw + Playing Friday night

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