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PLAVA LAGUNA CROATIA OPEN: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, July 23, 2017 ATP Stadion, Umag, Croatia | July 17 – 23, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €482,060 | Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info: ATP PR & Marketing: www.ATPWorldTour.com www.croatiaopen.hr Stephanie Natal: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @CroatiaOpenUmag Press Room: +385 528 85 218 Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @ATPCroatiaOpenUmag #NEXTGENATP TEEN FACES NO. 4 LORENZI FOR UMAG TITLE Lucky loser Andrey Rublev has had a breakthrough week in Umag, reaching his first career Emirates ATP Tour final in his second attempt in Croatia. The #NextGenATP teen’s successful summer has also included his first Tour-level quarter-final at Halle and a career-high singles ranking of No. 74. No. 4 seed Paolo Lorenzi is playing in his second final of the season. His previous final came in Quito, where he lost to Victor Estrella Burgos. He is seeking his second career title, his first coming at 2016 Kitzbuhel. Lorenzi has also had a standout year, having reached the quarter-finals in Marrakech, the semi-finals in Budapest, and reaching a career-high No. 33 in May. This is the first time in six tries that Lorenzi has made it past the second round in Umag. Rublev, 19, and Lorenzi, 35, are the youngest and oldest players respectively in the draw this year. Both men are seeking their first title in Umag. Lorenzi vs. #NextGenATP Players 2015 Wimbledon 2R l. to No. 67 Jared Donaldson 4-6, 6-7, 7-6, 2-6 2017 Halle 1R l. to No. 12 Alexander Zverev 3-6, 2-6 #NetGenATP Finals Contenders (Top 8) 1. Alexander Zverev 5. Hyeon Chung 2. Karen Khavhanov 6. Andrey Rublev 3. Borna Coric 7. Frances Tiafoe 4. Daniil Medvedev 8. Jared Donaldson INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Plava Laguna Croatia Open [LL] Andrey Rublev [4] Paolo Lorenzi Aces 11 8 1st-Serve Percentage 65% (198 of 302) 63% (155 of 246) 1st-Serve Points Won 69% (137 of 198) 67% (104 of 155) 2nd-Serve Points Won 53% (55 of 104) 53% (48 of 91) Service Games Won 81% (38 of 47) 77% (30 of 39) Break Points Saved 53% (10 of 19) 57% (12 of 21) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 42% (88 of 207) 41% (57 of 140) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 55% (59 of 108) 50% (54 of 107) Return Games Won 37% (17 of 46) 35% (13 of 37) Break Points Converted 61% (17 of 28) 39% (13 of 33) Plava Laguna Croatia Open Day 7 – Sunday, July 23, 2017 Page 2 of 2 www.ATPWorldTour.com EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Plava Laguna Croatia Open Champion Finalist Ranking Points 250 150 Singles Prize Money €85,945 €45,265 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEAD: DAY 7 SINGLES FINAL Stadium Goran Ivanisevic [LL] Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs [4] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) First Meeting Rublev 2017 Summary QF: Halle (l. to Khachanov) YTD W-L: 9-6 (4-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 20, 1997 Emirates ATP Ranking: 74 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 4-1 (2017 Finalist) • Tournament note: Rublev leads Lorenzi in 8 of the 10 categories of match statistics this week. He has held serve for 81% of his service games • Reached a career high singles rank of No. 74 on July 17 after reaching the 2R in Wimbledon • Ended 0-10 start to career in 2R matches by reaching 1st ATP World Tour QF at Halle (d. Youzhny, l. to Khachanov) • Broke into Top 100 and achieved career-high No. 92 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 26 • Earned 1st Grand Slam main draw win of career at Australian Open as Q (d. Lu, l. to No. 1 Murray in 2R) • Qualified at Marseille (l. to Marchenko in 1R) and Wimbledon (d. Travaglia in 5 sets, l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 5 sets) • Advanced to 3rd Challenger final of career at Rennes, FRA (l. to Ignatik 76 in 3rd) Lorenzi 2017 Summary F: Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos); SF: Budapest (l. to Pouille); QF: Marrakech (l. to Vesely) YTD W-L: 19-21 (14-10 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 15, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 34 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 4-5 (2017 Finalist) • Tournament note: Lorenzi survived two three-set matches en route to the final, and has had a strong service game win percentage at 77% • Held 1 MP before falling 76 in 3rd to 3-time champion Estrella Burgos in Quito final • Achieved career-high No. 33 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 15 • Advanced to Budapest SF (l. to eventual champion Pouille) and Marrakech QF (l. to Vesely 76 in 3rd) • Earned 1st win in 7th try at both Roland Garros (d. Berankis, l. to Isner) and Wimbledon (d. Zeballos, l. to Donaldson) • Beat countryman Giannessi on home soil for 19th ATP Challenger Tour title at Caltanissetta, ITA • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome due to left calf strain PLAVA LAGUNA CROATIA OPEN: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, July 22, 2017 ATP Stadion, Umag, Croatia | July 17 – 23, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €482,060 | Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info: ATP PR & Marketing: www.ATPWorldTour.com www.croatiaopen.hr Stephanie Natal: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @CroatiaOpenUmag Press Room: +385 528 85 218 Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @ATPCroatiaOpenUmag #NEXTGENATP TEEN JOINS DODIG, ITALIANS IN SEMI-FINALS Only one seeded player remains in the final four at Umag, as both the top seed and the defending champion were defeated in Friday’s quarter-final action. The player responsible for the biggest upset of the tournament was #NextGenATP teen and lucky loser Andrey Rublev of Russia, who scored a three-set victory over defending champion Fabio Fognini to reach his first Emirates ATP World Tour semi-final. His challenges will only continue on Saturday, as Rublev faces wild card Ivan Dodig, who will certainly carry a home-court advantage on Stadium Goran Ivanisevic. Playing in his native country has certainly been an advantage for the 32-year-old Dodig. After an eight- match tour-level losing streak this year, the Croat has turned his luck around for a three-match win streak in Umag, where he dismissed top seed David Goffin en route to reaching the semi-finals for the first time. The second semi-final will feature an all-Italian battle as Alessandro Giannessi takes on No. 4 seed Paolo Lorenzi. The two are separated by 70 ranking spots on the Emirates ATP Tour, with Giannessi at No. 104 and Lorenzi at No. 34. In his debut in Umag, Giannessi has gone the distance in all three of his matches this week, needing three sets to secure his victories and advance to this stage. Lorenzi, on the other hand, earned a bye in the first round and has played only five sets thus far. Both men are seeking their first final in Umag. In doubles action, the championship match will feature the Croatian wild card team of Tomislav and Marin Draganja, who took out the No. 2 seed team of Dodig and Franko Skugor, against the Argentine No. 3 seeds Guillermo Duran and Andres Molteni, who defeated the top seed team of Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor. Both are seeking their first tour-level title this year, and both teams are playing in their first Emirates ATP Tour final together. FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 6 SINGLES SEMI-FINAL MATCHES AND DOUBLES FINAL Stadium Goran Ivanisevic [WC] Ivan Dodig (CRO) vs [LL] Andrey Rublev (RUS) First Tour Level Meeting Other meeting: 15 Wimbledon Q (Great Britain) Grass -- Ivan Dodig 4-6 6-4 6-4 Dodig 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 3-1 (3-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 2, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 412 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 4-4 (2017 SF) Plava Laguna Croatia Open Day 6 – Saturday, July 22, 2017 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com • Tournament note: Has only dropped one set (against Cecchinato in 2R) en route to his first SF in Umag • Defeated Weintraub, Djere and Wu to qualify at Australian Open (l. to Istomin in 1R) • Fell to No. 406 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 26 -- lowest since No. 425 on February 2, 2009 • Captured 7th doubles title and 1st without Melo at Rotterdam w/Granollers (d. Herbert/Mahut and Koolhof/Middelkoop) • Reached 7th ATP Masters 1000 doubles final at Rome w/Granollers (d. Kontinen/Peers, l. to Herbert/Mahut) • Advanced to doubles QFs w/Granollers at Aus. Open (l. to Bryan/Bryan) and Roland Garros (l. to Harrison/Venus) • Saved 3 MPs vs Dabrowski/Bopanna en route to Australian Open mixed doubles final w/Mirza (l. to Cabal/Spears) • Conceded walkover in Eastbourne Q2 vs Pospisil and withdrew from doubles w/Roger-Vasselin (back) Rublev 2017 Summary QF: Halle (l. to Khachanov) YTD W-L: 8-6 (3-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 20, 1997 Emirates ATP Ranking: 74 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 3-1 (2017 SF) • Tournament note: The 19-year-old notched wins over Berlocq, Martin and Fognini to reach his first ever Tour- level SF • Reached a career high singles rank of No. 74 on July 17 after reaching the 2R in Wimbledon • Ended 0-10 start to career in 2R matches by reaching 1st ATP World Tour QF at Halle (d.