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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

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#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)

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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

#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)

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• 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. 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)

Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) vs [4] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) First Tour Level Meeting Other meetings: 16 Caltanissetta CH (Italy) Clay SF Paolo Lorenzi 6-4 7-5 17 Caltanissetta CH (Italy) Clay F Paolo Lorenzi 6-4 6-2

Giannessi 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 6-4 (5-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 30, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 104 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 3-0 (2017 SF)

• Tournament note: Thus far, every match in Giannessi’s road to the SF has been won in three sets, two of which he fought back from a set down to win. He saved 8 of 11 break points against Dutra Silva in QF • Advanced to Buenos Aires 2R as Q (d. Dutra Silva after saving 2 MPs, l. to Carreno Busta) • Also qualified at Doha (l. to Berdych in 1R) • Fell in qualifying 1R at Australian Open (l. to Satral) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cecchinato) • Achieved career-high No. 122 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 6

Lorenzi 2017 Summary F: Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos); SF: Budapest (l. to Pouille); QF: Marrakech (l. to Vesely) YTD W-L: 18-21 (13-10 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 15, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 34 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 3-5 (2017 SF)

• Tournament note: En route to the SF, Lorenzi defeated Bedene 75 63 and No. 8 Vesely 16 75 63 • 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) Plava Laguna Croatia Open Day 6 – Saturday, July 22, 2017 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• 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

[3] Guillermo Duran (ARG) / Andres Molteni (ARG) vs [WC] Marin Draganja (CRO) / Tomislav Draganja (CRO) First Meeting

• Molteni/Duran reached the SF together in Chennai as well as two QF in Marrakech and Quito this year • Molteni won his first clay court title of the season in Lyon this year with Adil Shamasdin • Argentine reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 50 on July 17, 2017 • Molteni reached the SF at Eastbourne (w/Begemann) before losing to Bryan/Bryan • Duran reached the SF in Sao Paulo (w/Bagnis) • Duran currently ranks No. 104 in doubles (career-high No. 48 in May 2016)

• Draganja/Draganja are teaming up for their first tour-level event together in Umag • M. Draganja has reached the QF or better at eight events on the Challenger tour this season, six of which have been with T. Draganja • M. Draganja holds a doubles ranking of No. 148 (career-high of No. 20 in April 2015), while T. Draganja ranks at No. 151 (career-high)

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS

[WC] Ivan Dodig (CRO) vs [4] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Lorenzi Leads 1-0 12 s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) Grass R32 Paolo Lorenzi 6-4 6-4 Other meetings: 10 Rimini CH (Italy) Clay QF Paolo Lorenzi 6-2 6-2 16 Canberra CH (Australia) Hard F Paolo Lorenzi 6-2 6-4

[WC] Ivan Dodig (CRO) vs Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) First Meeting

[LL] Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) First Tour Level Meeting Other meeting: 15 Padova CH (Italy) Clay R32 Alessandro Giannessi 3-6 6-2 6-4

[LL] Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs [4] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) First Meeting

PLAVA LAGUNA CROATIA OPEN: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Friday, July 21, 2017

ATP Stadion, Umag, Croatia | July 17 – 23, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €482,060 | Surface: Clay

DEFENDING CHAMP FOGNINI, FELLOW ITALIANS VIE FOR SEMI-FINALS

 In Friday’s action, three Italians, three top-eight seeds, one lucky loser and two wild cards, one of which is top seed David Goffin, will contend for a spot in the semi-finals. First up on Stadium Goran Ivanisevic is Goffin, who faces wild card Ivan Dodig. After missing the entire grass court season due to an ankle injury, Goffin returned to action this week with a three-set victory over qualifier Attila Balazs in the second round. And now that he has notched his first two tour-level wins of the season, Dodig is hoping to extend his luck on home soil to reach the semi-finals.

 In his 10th straight appearance at Umag, defending champion Fabio Fognini is no stranger to the courts in Umag. His three-set victory over Nicolas Kicker in the second round on Thursday marked the seventh time he has reached the quarter-finals in Croatia. He will take on #NextGenATP contender and lucky loser Andrey Rublev, who has yet to drop a set this week.

 The contest between No. 8 seed Jiri Vesely and Italian No. 4 seed Paolo Lorenzi on Next Gen Arena will be the fourth career meeting between the two players and the second this year. Vesely owns the head-to-head 3-0, but Lorenzi has made it a close match each time. Their last meeting was at this stage just three months ago in Marrakech. Vesely is aiming for his second semi-final this season, while Lorenzi hopes to reach his third with a victory.

 In the fourth quarterfinal match, Alessandro Giannessi of Italy takes on Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil. This will be the third head-to-head of 2017 for these men, with the Italian taking the first two, both on clay.

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 5 QUARTER-FINAL MATCHES Stadium Goran Ivanisevic

[1-WC] David Goffin (BEL) vs [WC] Ivan Dodig (CRO) Goffin Leads 1-0 14 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R16 David Goffin 7-6 6-4 Other meeting: 12 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Q (U.S.A.) Hard -- Ivan Dodig 6-2 6-2

Goffin 2017 Summary F: Sofia (l. to Dimitrov); Rotterdam (l. to Tsonga); SF: ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l. to Nadal); QF: Australian Open (l. to Dimitrov); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Nadal) YTD W-L: 32-12 (13-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 (26) Emirates ATP Ranking: 14 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 1-0 (2017 QF) Plava Laguna Croatia Open Day 5 – Friday, July 21, 2017 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Tournament note: In his Umag debut, has reached the QF after needing three sets to defeat Attila Balazs in R16 • Achieved career-high No. 10 in Emirates ATP Rankings on Feb. 20 -- 1st Belgian men’s player ever in Top 10 • Tied Simon in 2008 as lightest player in Top 10 (150 lbs) since Coria (145 lbs) and Grosjean (147 lbs) in 2004 • Earned biggest win of career over No. 2 Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Nadal in SF) • Advanced to back-to-back finals at Sofia (l. to Dimitrov) and Rotterdam (d. Dimitrov in QF, l. to Tsonga) • Lost last 6 ATP World Tour finals since winning only 2 titles at 2014 Kitzbuehel (d. Thiem) and 2014 Metz (d. Sousa) • Reached 2nd Grand Slam QF at Australian Open by avenging 2016 Roland Garros QF loss to Thiem (l. to Dimitrov) • Also reached ATP Masters 1000 Madrid QF (d. Raonic, l. to eventual champion Nadal) • Defeated Seppi and Lorenzi in straight sets to lead Belgium to 3-2 win over Italy in Davis Cup QF • Retired in Roland Garros 3R on June 2 vs Zeballos and withdrew from ’s-Hertogenbosch, Queen’s and Wimbledon (right ankle)

Dodig 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 2-1 (2-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 2, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 412 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 3-4 (2017 QF)

• Tournament note: In his return to Umag for the first time since 2012, has defeated Marius Copil and Marco Cecchinato to not only reach the QF, but also score his first two main-draw singles wins of the year • 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)

[3] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs [LL] Andrey Rublev (RUS) Fognini Leads 2-0 15 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini 3-6 6-4 6-1 15 RUS vs. ITA WG Play-Off (Russia) Hard RR Fabio Fognini 7-6(8) 6-2 6-2

Fognini 2017 Summary SF: ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Nadal); QF: Sao Paulo (l. to Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 20-14 (10-9 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 27 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 20-8 (2016 Champion)

• Tournament note: Fognini’s 2R win over Kicker was his 20th match win in Umag • Earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Murray in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R (l. to A. Zverev in 3R) • Advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 SF at Miami (d. Nishikori, l. to Nadal) • In 1st match as a father, beat Tiafoe 60 in 5th at Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka in 3R) • Defeated countrymen Cecchinato and Giannessi to reach Sao Paulo QF (l. to Carreno Busta) • Snapped 8-match losing streak vs Top 10 by beating Tsonga in Indian Wells 2R (l. to Cuevas in 3R) • Rallied from 2 sets down vs Pella to clinch Italy’s 3-2 Davis Cup 1R win over Argentina in 4 hours, 15 minutes • Earlier in tie, squandered 1 MP w/Bolelli and fell to Berlocq/L. Mayer 76 in 5th after 4 hours, 8 minutes

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Rublev 2017 Summary QF: Halle (l. to Khachanov) YTD W-L: 7-6 (2-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 20, 1997 Emirates ATP Ranking: 74 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 2-1 (2017 QF)

• Tournament note: Road to QF included straight-set wins over Carlos Berlocq and Andrej Martin • 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)

Next Gen Arena

Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) vs Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) Giannessi Leads 2-0 17 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R32 Alessandro Giannessi 5-7 7-6(6) 6-4 17 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R32 Alessandro Giannessi 6-4 6-3 Other meetings: 10 Biella Q (Italy) Clay -- Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-3 7-6(5) 13 Nice Q (France) Clay -- Rogerio Dutra Silva 7-6(3) 7-5

[8] Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs [4] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Vesely Leads 3-0 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Jiri Vesely 7-6(7) 7-6(6) 6-4 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Jiri Vesely 6-4 6-4 6-4 17 Marrakech (Morocco) Clay QF Jiri Vesely 3-6 6-3 7-6(5)

PLAVA LAGUNA CROATIA OPEN: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, July 20, 2017

ATP Stadion, Umag, Croatia | July 17 – 23, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €482,060 | Surface: Clay

FOGNINI, MONFILS SEEK QUARTER-FINAL BERTHS IN UMAG

 Four second round matches highlight Thursday’s Umag schedule as defending champion and No. 3 seed Fabio Fognini and No. 2 seed Gael Monfils headline play on Stadium Goran Ivanisevic.

 Fognini, who received a first round bye, opens defense of his title against Argentina's Nicolas Kicker in a first-time meeting. Ranked No. 27 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Fognini is making his 10th straight appearance at Umag, reaching the 2013 final (l. Robredo) before capturing the title last year (d. Martin). The 30-year-old Italian is seeking his third ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season and second on clay (Sao Paulo SF) while Kicker, ranked No. 95 in the world, is also looking for his third QF of 2017, all on clay (Rio de Janeiro, Lyon).

 In the second match on, Monfils takes on Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva in their first encounter since the Frenchman prevailed, 6-2, 6-4 in the R32 at the Rio Olympic Games last year on hard court. Monfils is seeking his first ATP World Tour title of the season. He fell to 6-20 in finals with a loss to Novak Djokovic at Eastbourne on July 1. Only one of Monfils' titles -- his first at 2005 Sopot -- came on clay. He reached the Umag semi-finals in 2013 (l. Fognini) and 2015 (l. Thiem). Dutra Silva is currently ranked at a career-high No. 64 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, with his best success coming on the clay at three Challenger events, winning his 9th and 10th Challenger titles respectively at Santiago, CHI (d. Jarry) and Panama City, PAN (d. Krstin), and reaching the Bordeaux, FRA Challenger final (l. to Darcis). He is seeking his first ATP World Tour QF of 2017.

 There are two second round matches on Next Gen Arena with 2016 Umag finalist Andrej Martin of Slovakia meeting lucky loser Andrey Rublev of Russia in a first-time meeting on the ATP World Tour, and French qualifier Kenny De Schepper facing Italy's Alessandro Giannessi in another first-time ATP World Tour matchup.

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 4 SECOND-ROUND MATCHES Stadium Goran Ivanisevic

[3] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Nicolas Kicker (ARG) First Meeting

Fognini FastFacts: 2017 Highlights: SF: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Nadal); QF: Sao Paulo (l Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 19-14 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 27 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 19-8 (2016 Champion) Plava Laguna Croatia Open Day 4 – Thursday, July 20, 2017 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Making his 10th straight appearance at Umag, reaching the 2013 final (l. Robredo) before capturing the title last year (d. Martin) • Seeking his third ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season and second on clay (Sao Paulo SF) • Earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Murray in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R (l. to A. Zverev in 3R) • Advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 SF at Miami (d. Nishikori, l. to Nadal) • In 1st match as a father, beat Tiafoe 60 in 5th at Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka in 3R) • Defeated countrymen Cecchinato and Giannessi to reach Sao Paulo QF (l. to Carreno Busta) • Snapped 8-match losing streak vs Top 10 by beating Tsonga in Indian Wells 2R (l. to Cuevas in 3R) • Rallied from 2 sets down vs Pella to clinch Italy’s 3-2 Davis Cup 1R win over Argentina in 4 hours, 15 minutes • Earlier in tie, squandered 1 MP w/Bolelli and fell to Berlocq/L. Mayer 76 in 5th after 4 hours, 8 minutes

Kicker FastFacts: 2017 Highlights: QF: Rio de Janeiro (l Ramos-Vinolas); Lyon (l Basilashvili) YTD W-L: 8-7 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 95 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): Debut

• Was successful in his Umag debut by defeating former top 10 player Mikhail Youzhny, 6-3, 7-5, on Tuesday • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at Rio de Janeiro as Q (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and reached the QF at Lyon (l. to Basilashvili), both on clay • Also reached 2R at the French Open (l. to Cuevas), Quito (l. to Ram) and Houston (l. to Verdasco) • Achieved career-high No. 78 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 12 • Broke into Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings on February 27

Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) vs [2] Gael Monfils (FRA) Monfils Leads 1-0 16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (Brazil) Hard R32 Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-4

Dutra Silva FastFacts: 2017 Highlights: R16 (Chennai, Istanbul, Geneva, Umag) YTD W-L: 7-13 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 5, 1984 Emirates ATP Ranking: 64 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): Debut

• Currently ranked at a career-high No. 64 in the Emirates ATP Rankings • Seeking his first ATP World Tour QF of 2017 • Reached 2R at Australian Open (l. to Simon) and Roland Garros (d. Youzhny after saving 2 MPs, l. to Raonic) • Fell in the 1R at Wimbledon (l. to Paire) • Qualified at Buenos Aires (l. to Giannessi in 1R after holding 2 MPs) • Captured 1st ATP doubles title in hometown of Sao Paulo with 1st-time partner Sa (d. Daniell/Demoliner) • Won 9th and 10th Challenger titles respectively at Santiago, CHI (d. Jarry) and Panama City, PAN (d. Krstin) • Also advanced to Bordeaux, FRA Challenger final (l. to Darcis)

Monfils FastFacts: 2017 Highlights: F: Eastbourne (l Djokovic); QF: Marseille (l Gasquet); Dubai (l Verdasco) YTD W-L: 16-10 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 13 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 5-2 (SF: 2013, 2015) Plava Laguna Croatia Open Day 4 – Thursday, July 20, 2017 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Reached the Umag semi-finals in 2013 (l. Fognini) and 2015 (l. Thiem • Advanced to 1st grass-court final of career at Eastbourne as WC (d. Gasquet 76 in 3rd, l. to Djokovic) • Reached the R32 at Wimbledon (l. to Mannarino in 5 sets) • Enjoyed 400th win of career over Brown in Roland Garros 1R on May 30 (l. to Wawrinka in 4R) • Also reached 4R at Australian Open (l. to Nadal) and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Thiem) • Advanced to back-to-back QFs at Marseille (l. to Gasquet) and Dubai (l. to Verdasco) • Squandered 2 MPs against countryman Simon in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami, Monte-Carlo and Rome (left knee and Achilles tendon)

Next Gen Arena

Andrej Martin (SVK) vs [LL] Andrey Rublev (RUS) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meetings: 16 Como CH (Italy) Clay R32 Andrey Rublev 2-6, 6-3, 6-3

[Q] Kenny De Schepper (FRA) vs Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meetings: 15 Cordenons CH (Italy) Clay R16 Kenny De Schepper 6-0, 7-6(2)

PLAVA LAGUNA CROATIA OPEN: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, July 19, 2017

ATP Stadion, Umag, Croatia | July 17 – 23, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €482,060 | Surface: Clay

GOFFIN, VESELY, DODIG ATTEMPT TO REACH QUARTER-FINALS

 There are four second round matches on Wednesday’s schedule with top seed/wild card David Goffin and No. 8 Jiri Vesely leading the way on Stadium Goran Ivanisevic.

 First up is Vesely against Radu Albot in a first-time meeting. Vesely is trying to reach his third ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season, the second on clay (Marrakech SF) while Albot is looking to advance to his second QF. He was a quarter-finalist on grass in Antalya last month.

 In the second match on, Goffin and Hungarian qualifier Attila Balazs square off for the first time. Goffin returns to action for the first time since June 2 when he retired in Roland Garros 3R due to a right ankle injury vs Zeballos. He then withdrew from ’s-Hertogenbosch, Queen’s and Wimbledon. Balazs is eyeing his first ATP World Tour quarter-final showing since 2012 Bucharest where he advanced to the semi-finals as a qualifier.

 There are two matches on Next Gen Arena with local wild card Ivan Dodig taking on Marco Cecchinato of Italy for the first time and No. 4 seed Italian Paolo Lorenzi meets British No. 3 Aljaz Bedene, who celebrated his 28th birthday with a victory on Tuesday.

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 3 SECOND-ROUND MATCHES Stadium Goran Ivanisevic

[8] Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs Radu Albot (MDA) First Meeting

Vesely 2017 Summary SF(1): Marrakech (l Coric); QF(1): Auckland (l Baghdatis) YTD W-L: 18-16 (10-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: July 10, 1993 (24) Emirates ATP Ranking: 57 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 2-4 (2016-17 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: After 0-3 start, reached 2R for second year in a row (d. Gombos). Last year (d. Linzer, ret. vs. Berlocq) • Advanced to Marrakech SF (d. Lorenzi 76 in 3rd, l. to eventual champion Coric) and Auckland QF (l. to Baghdatis), best ATP World Tour results of season • Reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Sock) and Roland Garros (d. Sock in 1R, l. to Bautista Agut) • Squandered 2 MPs in Budapest 2R against eventual champion Pouille, losing 76 in 3rd • Won 2nd doubles title at Istanbul w/Jebavy (d. Altuna/Motti 60 60) -- 1st double-bagel in doubles final since 2010 • Captured 3rd Prostejov, CZE Challenger title during 2nd week of Roland Garros (d. Delbonis) • Withdrew from Rotterdam qualifying after twisting ankle and London/Queen’s Club qualifying with neck injury Plava Laguna Croatia Open Day 3 – Wednesday, July 19, 2017 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Albot 2017 Summary QF(1): Antalya (l Seppi) YTD W-L: 6-13 (2-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 11, 1989 (27) Emirates ATP Ranking: 138 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 1-0 (2017 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Opened on Tuesday with a 64 60 win over [Q] Zekic in Umag debut • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at Antalya (d. Sousa and Lorenzi, l. to Seppi) • Reached Wimbledon 2R for 2nd straight year (d. Bagnis, l. to Johnson) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to Chardy in 1R) and Miami (l. to Seppi in 1R) • Also qualified in doubles at Acapulco w/M. Zverev (l. to Marach/F. Martin in QF after holding 1 MP) • Achieved career-high No. 81 in Emirates ATP Rankings on April 17 • Reached Caltanissetta, ITA Challenger SF (l. to Lorenzi) • Withdrew from Istanbul due to right hand injury

[1-WC] David Goffin (BEL) vs [Q] Attila Balazs (HUN) First Meeting

Goffin 2017 Summary F(2): Sofia (l Dimitrov); Rotterdam (l Tsonga); SF(1): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Nadal); QF(2): Australian Open (l Dimitrov); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Nadal) YTD W-L: 31-12 (12-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 (26) Emirates ATP Ranking: 14 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): Main Draw Debut

• Achieved career-high No. 10 in Emirates ATP Rankings on Feb. 20 -- 1st Belgian men’s player ever in Top 10 • Tied Simon in 2008 as lightest player in Top 10 (150 lbs) since Coria (145 lbs) and Grosjean (147 lbs) in 2004 • Earned biggest win of career over No. 2 Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Nadal in SF) • Advanced to back-to-back finals at Sofia (l. to Dimitrov) and Rotterdam (d. Dimitrov in QF, l. to Tsonga) • Lost last 6 ATP World Tour finals since winning only 2 titles at 2014 Kitzbuehel (d. Thiem) and 2014 Metz (d. Sousa) • Reached 2nd Grand Slam QF at Australian Open by avenging 2016 Roland Garros QF loss to Thiem (l. to Dimitrov) • Also reached ATP Masters 1000 Madrid QF (d. Raonic, l. to eventual champion Nadal) • Defeated Seppi and Lorenzi in straight sets to lead Belgium to 3-2 win over Italy in Davis Cup QF • Retired in Roland Garros 3R on June 2 vs Zeballos and withdrew from ’s-Hertogenbosch, Queen’s and Wimbledon (right ankle)

Balazs 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 1-1 (1-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 27, 1988 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 174 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 1-0 (2017 2nd Round)

• No. 2 Hungarian (behind No. 99 Fucsovics) qualified into first ATP World Tour tournament of season and defeated Damir Dzumhur 63 06 75 in 1R on Tuesday • Has compiled his best results on Futures and ATP Challenger Tour level, winning titles at Tunisia #1 in opening week of season, Hungary #1 in May and Spain #15 in June. Also runner-up at Hungary #2 • Has a 7-8 record in Challengers, reaching SFs in Ostrava as a qualifier and Lisbon

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Next Gen Arena

[WC] Ivan Dodig (CRO) vs Marco Cecchinato (ITA) First Meeting

Aljaz Bedene (GBR) vs [4] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) First Tour Level Meeting Other meetings: 12 ATP Challenger Tour Finals CH (Brazil) Hard RR Aljaz Bedene 6-1 6-3 17 Irving CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Aljaz Bedene 6-4 7-6(5)

PLAVA LAGUNA CROATIA OPEN: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, July 18, 2017

ATP Stadion, Umag, Croatia | July 17 – 23, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €482,060 | Surface: Clay

CORIC, PAIRE, FORMER FINALIST SOUSA, HEADLINE DAY TWO

 The remaining 10 first round matches are on Tuesday’s schedule with local favorite No. 6 seed Borna Coric, No. 7 seed Benoit Paire and 2015 finalist Joao Sousa headlining the action on Stadium Goran Ivanisevic.

 First up is Paire and countryman qualifier Kenny De Schepper in a first-time meeting on the ATP World Tour. Paire has won two of the previous three pro meetings in France. Paire reached the Wimbledon fourth round and shows no signs of slowing down. The Frenchman is playing his 21st ATP World Tour or Grand Slam event of 2017 in Umag, taking only one week off. Paire did not play the week before Wimbledon. De Schepper is playing in his second ATP World Tour tournament of the season, the first since February in Montpellier where he reached the quarter-finals.

 In the second match on, Coric and Argentine Carlos Berlocq square off for the first time. Coric made his ATP World Tour debut at 2013 Umag and earned his first victory here in 2014. But he missed the event in 2016 after leading Croatia to a road win over the USA in the Davis Cup quarter- finals. Back this week, the 20-year-old Coric hopes to become the third Croat in the event’s 28-year history to win the title (Goran Prpic in 1990, Marin Cilic in 2012).

 In the final match on, Sousa and British No. 3 Aljaz Bedene, who celebrates his 28th birthday on Tuesday, meet for the second time. Bedene won the previous meeting in 2013 Chennai in straight sets. Sousa was runner-up in Umag two years ago and Bedene was a quarter-finalist in 2013.

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 2 FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

Stadium Goran Ivanisevic

[7] Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [Q] Kenny De Schepper (FRA) First Tour Level Meeting Other meetings: 09 France F8 (France) Clay R32 Benoit Paire 6-3 6-4 09 France F12 (France) Clay QF Kenny De Schepper 6-4 7-5 15 Cherbourg CH (France) Hard QF Benoit Paire 6-4 6-2

Paire 2017 Summary SF(4): Chennai (l Bautista Agut); Montpellier (l Gasquet); Marrakech (l Kohlschreiber); Stuttgart (l Pouille) YTD W-L: 23-20 (7-8 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 37 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 0-1 (2014 1st Round)

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• Tournament Note: In previous appearance in 2014 (l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 1R) • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Murray) • Earned biggest win of career by beating No. 3 Wawrinka in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R (l. to Cuevas in 3R) • Played an ATP World Tour or Grand Slam event in 19 straight tournament weeks to start season (Chennai- Halle) • Owns 0-4 record in SFs this season and 8-match losing streak in SFs since beating Nishikori at 2015 Tokyo • Advanced to 3R at Aus. Open (d. Fognini in 5 sets, l. to Thiem), Miami (l. to Young) and Barcelona (l. to Zeballos) • Reached 12th ATP Challenger Tour final at Sophia Antipolis, FRA (l. to Bedene) • Upset by No. 333 de Minaur in Sydney 1R, No. 136 Fritz in Indian Wells 1R, No. 655 Haas in Monte-Carlo 1R and No. 134 F. Mayer in Halle 1R -- suffering 11 tour-level losses to players outside Top 100 since start of 2016 season • Teamed with older brother Thomas to reach Lyon doubles QF as WC (d. Raja/Sharan, l. to Marach/Pavic)

De Schepper 2017 Summary QF(1): Montpellier (l Gasquet) YTD W-L: 2-1 (0-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 29, 1987 (30) Emirates ATP Ranking: 148 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): Main Draw Debut

• Tournament Note: Making main draw debut after qualifying with two match wins • Qualified into his second ATP World Tour tournament of season, first since February in Montpellier where he reached QFs with wins over M. Zverev and Marchenko (l. to Gasquet) • Following week reached SFs at Cherbourg, FRA Challenger (l. to Bourgue) • Also QF in Koblenz, GER and Wroclaw, POL. Overall has a 15-13 record on ATP Challenger Tour • Lost in 2R qualifying at Australian Open and 1R qualifying at Roland Garros and Wimbledon

Carlos Berlocq (ARG) vs [6] Borna Coric (CRO) First Meeting

Berlocq 2017 Summary SF(1): Buenos Aires (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 11-15 (9-11 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: February 3, 1983 (34) Emirates ATP Ranking: 78 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 11-7 (2016 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Last year reached SFs (l. to A. Martin) and also three-time quarter-finalist (2007, 2011-12) • Defeated Kovalik, Ferrer and Monteiro en route to Buenos Aires SF (l. to Nishikori in 3 sets) • Qualified and reached 2R at ATP Masters 1000s in Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Rome (l. to Berdych) • Fell to 0-10 in Grand Slam 2R matches at Australian Open (d. Albot, l. to Gasquet) • Reached Canberra, AUS Challenger doubles final w/Molteni (l. to Begemann/Struff) • Spent 11 hours, 20 minutes on court during Argentina’s 3-2 loss to Italy in Davis Cup 1R (l. to Seppi, w/L. Mayer d. Bolelli/Fognini after saving 1 MP, d. Lorenzi) • Retired in Buenos Aires, ARG Challenger QF vs L. Mayer due to lower back injury

Coric 2017 Summary W(1): Marrakech (d Kohlschreiber); QF(1): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 14-16 (9-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: November 14, 1996 (20) Emirates ATP Ranking: 44 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 4-3 (2014-15 Quarter-finalist)

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• Tournament Note: #NextGenATP star reached QFs in 2014 (l. to Fognini) and 2015 (l. to Bautista Agut) • Saved 5 championship points to defeat Kohlschreiber for 1st ATP World Tour title at Marrakech • Earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Murray to reach ATP Masters 1000 Madrid QF as LL (l. to Thiem) • First lucky loser to defeat World No. 1 since Canas beat Federer in 2007 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R • Also was a lucky loser when he beat No. 3 Murray in 2015 Dubai QF • Defeated Thiem to reach ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R (l. to Mannarino 76 in 3rd) • Snapped 6-match losing skid with win vs fellow #NextGenATP star Khachanov at Rotterdam (l. to Cilic in 2R)

Joao Sousa (POR) vs Aljaz Bedene (GBR) Bedene Leads 1-0 13 Chennai (India) Hard R32 Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-2

Sousa 2017 Summary F(1): Auckland (l Sock); SF(1) Sao Paulo (l Ramos-Vinolas); QF(1): Buenos Aires (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 14-17 (7-10- on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: March 30, 1989 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 63 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 5-4 (2015 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Playing here for fifth time in past six years (except 2013) and finalist in 2015 (l. to Thiem) and QF last year (l. to Martin) • Did not drop a set en route to 8th ATP World Tour singles final at Auckland (d. Baghdatis, l. to Sock) • Advanced to Sao Paulo SF (l. to Ramos-Vinolas after holding 1 MP) and Buenos Aires QF (l. to Nishikori) • Reached ATP Masters 1000 2R at Indian Wells (l. to M. Zverev), Miami (l. to Fognini) and Monte-Carlo (l. to Cuevas) • Suffered 6-match losing streak from April 18 to May 29 (d. Tipsarevic, l. to Djokovic in Roland Garros 2R) • Fell to No. 62 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 3 -- lowest since No. 77 on September 23, 2013 • Went 4-1 to help Portugal qualify for Davis Cup World Group Play-off (POR d. ISR 5-0, POR d. UKR 4-1)

Bedene 2017 Summary F(1): Budapest (l Pouille); QF(2): Chennai (l Paire); s-Hertogenbosch (l Muller) YTD W-L: 15-12 (7-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 48 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 3-4 (2013 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Reached QFs in 2013 (l. to Robredo) and lost in final round of qualifying twice (2011, 2014) • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Budapest as Q (l. to Pouille) • Also qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Istomin in 1R), Miami (ret vs Struff in 1R) and Rome (l. to Djokovic in 2R) • Reached QFs at Chennai (l. to Paire) and ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to eventual champion Muller) • Won 16 straight ATP World Tour, ATP qualifying and Challenger matches from April 3-30 • Owns 15-0 record on ATP Challenger Tour, winning 12th, 13th and 14th titles of his career respectively at Irving, USA (d. Kukushkin); Sophia Antipolis, FRA (d. Paire) and Barletta, ITA (d. Elias) • Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R (hamstring) and withdrew from London/Queen’s Club and Eastbourne (wrist)

Next Gen Arena

[8] Jiri Vesely vs Norbert Gombos (SVK) First Tour Level Meeting Other meetings: 11 Czech Republic F1 (Czech Republic) Clay F Jiri Vesely 3-6 7-6(7) 6-1 11 Slovak Republic F2 (Slovak Republic) Clay QF Norbert Gombos7-6(5) 6-4 12 Czech Republic F5 (Czech Republic) Clay F Jiri Vesely 6-4 6-0 12 Czech Republic F6 (Czech Republic) Clay R16 Jiri Vesely 6-4 6-3 13 Israel F1 (Israel) Hard SF Jiri Vesely 6-3 6-7(5) 6- 14 Prostejov CH (Czech Republic) Clay F Jiri Vesely 6-2 6-2

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[Q] Attila Balazs (HUN) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH) First Tour Level Meeting Other meeting: 13 Serbia F3 (Serbia) Clay F Attila Balazs 6-4 6-2

Court 1

Andrej Martin (SVK) vs Denis Istomin (UZB) First Meeting

Radu Albot (MDA) vs [Q] Miljan Zekic (SRB) First Meeting

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs Nicolas Kicker (ARG) First Meeting

Court 2

[WC] Marc Polmans (AUS) vs Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) First Meeting

Court 4

Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) vs [Q] Marco Trungelliti (ARG) First Tour Level Meeting Other meetings: 10 Belo Horizonte-2 CH (Brazil) Clay QF Rogerio Dutra Silva 7-5 4-6 7-6(2) 12 Santos CH (Brazil) Clay QF Marco Trungelliti 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 13 Pereira CH (Colombia) Clay R16 Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-3 7-6(4) 13 Sao Paulo 2 CH (Brazil) Clay R32 Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-1 7-5 15 Guayaquil CH (Ecuador) Clay R32 Marco Trungelliti 7-5 3-0 ret

PLAVA LAGUNA CROATIA OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, July 17, 2017

ATP Stadion, Umag, Croatia | July 17 – 23, 2017 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €482,060 | Surface: Clay

10 THINGS TO WATCH IN UMAG

1) Back on Clay: The ATP World Tour returns to clay this week with the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag and SkiStar Swedish Open. Headlining in Umag are Top 20 players David Goffin and Gael Monfils, defending champion Fabio Fognini and Croatia’s #NextGenATP superstar Borna Coric.

2) Goffin is Back: Goffin has earned 31 victories this season despite suffering a right ankle injury at Roland Garros that forced him to miss the entire grass-court swing. In February, he became the first Belgian to break into the Emirates ATP Rankings Top 10. Goffin is seeking his first ATP World Tour title since 2014 Metz, having lost his last six finals. He is making his Umag debut this week.

3) Monfils Returns: Like Goffin, Monfils is in search of his first title of the season. The Frenchman fell to 6-20 in finals with a loss to Novak Djokovic at Eastbourne on July 1. Only one of Monfils titles -- his first at 2005 Sopot -- came on clay. He reached the Umag semi-finals in 2013 and 2015.

4) Fognini Turns 10: Fognini and fellow seed Paolo Lorenzi lead a strong contingent from nearby Italy. Fognini is making his 10th straight appearance at Umag, reaching the 2013 final before capturing the title last year. Lorenzi has yet to taste success here, posting a 1-5 tournament record.

5) Coric Comes Home: Coric made his ATP World Tour debut at 2013 Umag and earned his first victory at 2014 Umag. But he missed the event in 2016 after leading Croatia to a road win over the USA in the Davis Cup quarter-finals. Back this week, the 20-year-old Coric hopes to become the third Croat in the event’s 28-year history to win the title (Goran Prpic in 1990, Marin Cilic in 2012).

6) WC to Dodig: Coric’s countryman Ivan Dodig has received a singles wild card. Dodig, 32, is on an eight-match, tour-level losing streak and seeking his first singles win since Nottingham in June 2016. He has won seven doubles and one singles title, which came on home soil at 2014 Zagreb.

7) Dodig/Skugor in Doubles: Dodig and Davis Cup teammate Franko Skugor will team for just the second time at an ATP event (also 2008 Zagreb). Skugor and another Croat, Nikola Mektic, advanced to the semi-finals at Wimbledon. Dodig and Marcel Granollers fell in the third round.

8) One Year Later: Andrej Martin of Slovakia is back in the main draw after falling to Fognini in the 2016 Umag final as the World No. 124. Martin has played just three tour-level matches since then, with his only win coming over Denis Kudla at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

9) Paire Plays On: Benoit Paire reached the Wimbledon fourth round and shows no signs of slowing down. The Frenchman is playing his 21st ATP World Tour or Grand Slam event of 2017 in Umag, taking only one week off. Paire did not play at Antalya or Eastbourne the week before Wimbledon.

10) Reunited: Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor are playing doubles together for the second time since 2012. They’ve won eight titles as a team, including Roland Garros in 2011 and 2012. Mirnyi and Nestor spent 18 straight weeks in 2012 tied at No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings. Plava Laguna Croatia Open Day 1 – Monday, July 17, 2017 Page 2 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Plava Laguna Croatia Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20* 0 Singles Prize Money (€) 85,945 45,265 24,520 13,970 8,230 4,875 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money (€) 26,110 13,730 7,440 4,260 2,490 --- * Singles players who receive first-round byes and lose in the second round earn 0 points

SEEDS TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES:

SEED PLAYER RECORD BEST FINISH

1. David Goffin (BEL) 0-0 Debut 2. Gael Monfils (FRA) 5-2 SF (2013, 2015) 3. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 19-8 Champion 2016 4. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 1-5 2R 2015 5. Gilles Simon (FRA) 2-1 QF 2007 6. Borna Coric (CRO) 4-3 QF 2014-15 7. Benoit Paire (FRA) 0-1 R32 2014 8. Jiri Vesely (CZE) 1-4 2R 2016

 WILDCARDS (3):  YOUNGEST: Ivan Dodig (CRO) Marc Polmans (AUS) – 20 years, 2 months David Goffin (BEL) Marc Polmans (AUS)  OLDEST: Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) – 35 years, 7 months  QUALIFIERS (4): TBD on Monday  TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN: Italy (4), France (3), Argentina (2), Croatia (2), Slovakia (2)

DOUBLES:

SEED PLAYER BEST FINISH 1. Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor TEAM DEBUT 2. Ivan Dodig / Franko Skugor TEAM DEBUT 3. Guillermo Duran / Andres Molteni TEAM DEBUT 4. James Cerretani / Max Schnurr TEAM DEBUT

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PAST FINALISTS SINGLES (Since 2007):

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE

2016 Fabio Fognini Andrej Martin 6-4, 6-1

2015 Dominic Thiem Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-1 2014 Pablo Cuevas Tommy Robredo 6-3, 6-4

2013 Tommy Robredo Fabio Fognini 6-0,6-3

2012 Marin Cilic Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-2

2011 Alexandr Dolgopolov Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 2010 Juan Carlos Ferrero Potito Starace 6-4, 6-4

2009 Nikolay Davydenko Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3, 6-0

2008 Fernando Verdasco Igor Andreev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4)

2007 Carlos Moya Andrei Pavel 6-4, 6-2

BOLD: Players in 2017 singles draw

DOUBLES CHAMPIONS (Since 2007):

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2016 Martin Klizan / David Marrero Nikola Mektic /Antonio Sancic 6-4, 6-2 2015 Maximo Gonzalez / Andre Sa Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Santiago Gonzalez 4-6, 6-3.[10-5] 2014 Frantisek Cermak / Lukas Rosol Dusan Lajovic / Franko Skugor 6-4, 7-6 (5) 2013 Martin Klizan / David Marrero Nicholas Monroe / Simon Stadler 6-1, 5-7, [10-7] 2012 David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco Marcel Granollers / Marc Lopez 6-3, 7-6(4) 2011 Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini Marin Cilic / Lovro Zovko 6-3, 5-7, [10-7] 2010 Leos Friedl / Filip Polasek Frantisek Cermak / Michal Mertinak 6-3, 7-6(7) 2009 Frantisek Cermak / Michal Mertinak Johan Brunstrom / Jean-Julien Rojer 6-4, 6-4 2008 Michal Mertinak / Petr Pala Carlos Berlocq / Fabio Fognini 2-6, 6-3, [10-5] 2007 Lukas Dlouhy / Michal Mertinak Jaroslav Levinsky / David Skoch 6-1, 6-1 BOLD: Players in 2017 doubles draw

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 1 FIRST-ROUND MATCHES Centre Court

Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs [5] Gilles Simon (FRA) First Meeting

Cecchinato 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 0-3 (0-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 30, 1992 (24) Emirates ATP Ranking: 105 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 0-1 (2014 1st Round)

• Tournament Note: In 2014 debut, qualified and lost in 1R (l. to countryman Seppi) • Looking for first ATP World Tour level match win of season (0-3). Qualified in back-to-back weeks in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Kicker) and Sao Paulo (l. to Fognini). Fell to Nishikori in 1R at Wimbledon • Has played well on ATP Challenger Tour with a 30-10 record and title at Rome (d. Kovalik) in May and Italy #4 Futures in March. Also runner-up at Ostrava (l. to Travaglia) in May and Todi (l. to Delbonis) last month

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Simon 2017 Summary QF(2): Marseille (l Tsonga); Lyon (l Berdych) YTD W-L: 10-14 (4-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 12 Date of Birth: December 27, 1984 (32) Emirates ATP Ranking: 36 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 2-1 (2007 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: The 32-year-old returns for first time in 10 years when he reached QFs with wins over No. 4 Davydenko and Cilic (l. to Canas) • Best results have come on home soil with QFs at Marseille (l. to Tsonga) and Lyon (l. to Berdych) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R (d. Mmoh and Dutra Silva, l. to Raonic) • Saved 2 MPs to beat countryman Monfils 06 60 76(0) in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R (l. to Lopez in 2R) • Fell to No. 2 Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2R after serving for match at 54 in 3rd • Dropped to No. 36 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 26 -- lowest since No. 37 on September 29, 2014 • Helped France to 4-1 win over Japan in Davis Cup 1R (d. Nishioka)

Marius Copil (ROU) vs [WC] Ivan Dodig (CRO) First Tour Meeting Other meetings: 15 St. Remy CH (France) Hard R32 Ivan Dodig 6-2 4-6 6-4 15 Rennes CH (France) Hard R16 Ivan Dodig 7-5 7-6(3)

Copil 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 4-8 (2-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 17, 1990 (26) Emirates ATP Ranking: 85 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): Main Draw Debut

• Tournament Note: Top Romanian is making his tournament debut • Broke into Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings on May 15 and reached career-high No. 83 on June 19 • First Romanian in Top 100 since Victor Hanescu on May 26, 2014 • Qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Berdych in 1R), Dubai (l. to Pouille in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Zeballos in 1R) and Roland Garros (l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 1R) • Saved 2 MPs vs Garcia-Lopez to reach ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R as WC (l. to No. 1 Murray) • Retired in Marrakech Q1 (back) and Nottingham, GBR CH SF (shoulder). Withdrew from Eastbourne Q (shoulder).

Dodig 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 0-1 (0-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 2, 1985 (32) Emirates ATP Ranking: 412 Umag W-L (Best Result-Year): 1-4 (2010 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Won lone match here in 2010 (d. Navarro, l. to Ljubicic). In singles for first time since 2012 • Defeated Weintraub, Djere and Wu to qualify at Australian Open (l. to Istomin in 1R) • Fell to No. 412 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 17 -- 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)

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FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs Nicolas Kicker (ARG) First Meeting

Andrej Martin (SVK) vs Denis Istomin (UZB) First Meeting

Carlos Berlocq (ARG) vs Borna Coric (CRO) First Meeting

Jiri Vesely vs Norbert Gombos (SVK) First Tour Level Meeting Other meetings: 11 Czech Republic F1 (Czech Republic) Clay F Jiri Vesely 3-6 7-6(7) 6-1 11 Slovak Republic F2 (Slovak Republic) Clay QF Norbert Gombos7-6(5) 6-4 12 Czech Republic F5 (Czech Republic) Clay F Jiri Vesely 6-4 6-0 12 Czech Republic F6 (Czech Republic) Clay R16 Jiri Vesely 6-4 6-3 13 Israel F1 (Israel) Hard SF Jiri Vesely 6-3 6-7(5) 6- 14 Prostejov CH (Czech Republic) Clay F Jiri Vesely 6-2 6-2

Joao Sousa (POR) vs Aljaz Bedene (GBR) Bedene Leads 1-0 13 Chennai (India) Hard R32 Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-2

Marc Polmans (AUS) vs Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) First Meeting