2018 US OPEN Flushing, , USA | 27 August-9 September 2018 S-128, D-64 | $53 million | Outdoor Hard www.usopen.org DAY 14 MEDIA NOTES | Sunday, 9 September 2018

MEN’S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM [3] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [6] (SRB) Djokovic Leads 14-4 (4-0 in Grand Slams)

DAY 14 HIGHLIGHTS

• Former US Open champions No. 3 Juan Martin del Potro and No. 6 Novak Djokovic meet on Sunday in the championship of the final tournament of the season. This is the first US Open title match featuring two former champions since 2015 when Djokovic defeated Federer. That was also Djokovic’s last title in Flushing Meadows. Djokovic owns a 14-4 -to-head advantage over Del Potro, including 4-0 in Grand Slams, winning twice at the US Open (3R in 2007, QF in 2012). Djokovic has won the past three meetings, all last year, and Del Potro’s last win came in the first round of the Rio Olympics in 2016. Both players are trying to win their third title of the season. Djokovic is 2-1 in finals and Del Potro is 2-2.

• Del Potro is making his second Grand Slam final appearance, the first since capturing the 2009 US Open title (d. Federer). The 29-year-old Argentine has only lost one set (17-1) in six matches leading into the final and that came in the opening set tie-break of his quarter-final against Isner. He is trying to win his second Grand Slam title in his 22nd tournament since capturing his maiden crown here nine years ago. That would be an Open Era record for most events played in between a first and second Grand Slam title. He is also trying to snap a streak of eight consecutive Grand Slam titles won by players 30 & over. (29) is the last under-30 Grand Slam champion at 2016 Wimbledon.

• Djokovic is appearing in an Open Era record-tying eighth US Open final (2-5) and 23rd overall Grand Slam title match (13-9). He’s won five of his last six Grand Slam appearances with his only loss coming two years ago here to Wawrinka. The 31-year-old Serb has won 13 consecutive sets since dropping the third set tie-break to in the second round. Overall he has won 18 of 20 sets. The 2011 and 2015 US Open champion is also trying to tie for third place all-time on the Grand Slam singles titles list with 14. Djokovic is attempting to win multiple Grand Slam titles in a season for the fourth time in his career. He won three in 2011 and 2015 and two in 2016.

• Big Four Lead the Way: At least one member of the Big Four (Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Murray) has reached the US Open final in 14 of the last 15 tournaments (except 2014, Cilic d. Nishikori). During that stretch, 11 of the last 14 US Open titles were won by a Big Four member except Del Potro in 2009, Cilic in 2014 and Wawrinka in 2016. Since Roland Garros in 2005 when Nadal won his first Grand Slam title, the Big Four have accounted for 49 of the past 54 Grand Slam titles. During the stretch, Nadal has won 17 titles, Federer 16, Djokovic 13 and Murray 3. The three other players to win a Grand Slam title during the span are: Wawrinka, a three-time champion (2014 Aust. Open, 2015 Roland Garros, 2016 US Open), Cilic (2014 US Open) and Del Potro (2009 US Open).

• WHAT’S AT STAKE: Prize Money ATP Ranking Points Champion $3,800,000 2,000 Finalist $1,850,000 1,200

ATP RACE TO LONDON (updated going into Championship) No. Player Points KEY 1 * 7,480 Top 8 qualify for Nitto ATP Finals in London, 11-18 November 2 Novak Djokovic * 5,645^ * Qualified 3 Juan Martin del Potro 4,910^ ^ Add 800 points for Final win 4 * 4,800 5 4,365 6 Marin Cilic 3,815 7 3,450 8 3,365 9 2,930 10 2,475

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OPEN ERA 30 & OVER GRAND SLAM TITLE LEADERS (min. 2): Djokovic is trying to add his name to the list: No. Tournaments 4 1969 , Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open 4 1968 Roland Garros, 1970 US Open 1971-72 Australian Open Roger Federer 4 2012 Wimbledon, 2017 Aust. Open, 2017 Wimbledon, 2018 Aust. Open Rafael Nadal 3 2017 Roland Garros, 2017 US Open, 2018 Roland Garros 2 2001, 2 1982-83 US Open Wawrinka 2 2015 Roland Garros, 2016 US Open Note: The last eight Grand Slam titles have been won by players 30 & over since Andy Murray (29) won 2016 Wimbledon

Most Grand Slam Finals All Time 1 Roger Federer 30 (20-10) 2 Rafael Nadal 24 (17-7) 3 Novak Djokovic 23 (13-9) 4 19 (8-11) 5 Pete Sampras 18 (14-4)

Most US Open Finals of Open Era T1 Pete Sampras 8 (5-3) T1 Ivan Lendl 8 (3-5) TT Novak Djokovic 8 (2-5) T3 Roger Federer 7 (5-2) T3 Jimmy Connors 7 (5-2)

Most Grand Slam Titles All Time 1 Roger Federer 20 2 Rafael Nadal 17 3 Pete Sampras 14 4 Novak Djokovic 13 5 12

Most US Open Titles of Open Era T1 Roger Federer 5 T1 Jimmy Connors 5 T1 Pete Sampras 5 4 John McEnroe 4 T5 Rafael Nadal 3 T5 Ivan Lendl 3 Note: Djokovic is trying to win his 3rd US Open title

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[3] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [6] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 14-4 07 US Open (USA) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-3 6-4 08 Masters Cup () Hard RR Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 09 ATP Masters 1000 Rome () Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 11 Roland Garros () Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2 11 SF () Hard RR Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(5) 3-0 ret 12 London Olympics (Great Britain) Grass BRZ Juan Martin del Potro 7-5 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (USA) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 12 US Open (USA) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(3) 6-4 12 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-2 13 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-6(4) 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells(USA)Hard SF Juan Martin del Potro 4-6 6-4 6-4 13 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Novak Djokovic 7-5 4-6 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-3 13 ATP Masters 1000 (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-1 3-6 7-6(3) 13 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-3 16 Rio Olympics () Hard R64 Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(4) 7-6(2) 17 () Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-4 6-4 17 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells(USA)Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 7-5 4-6 6-1 17 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4

Juan Martin del Potro Novak Djokovic Sets Won: 16 33 Tiebreak Sets Won: 4 4 Clay: 0 3 Hard: 3 10 Grass: 1 1 JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO NOVAK DJOKOVIC 29 (9/23/88) Age (Birthdate) 31 (5/22/87) No. 3 (No. 3 on 8/13/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 6 (No. 1 on 7/4/11) Tandil, Birthplace , Serbia Tandil, Argentina Residence , 43-10 (32-6) 2018 Record (on hard) 39-10 (17-4) 427-166 (305-115) Career Record (on hard) 823-173 (525-99) 2 / 22 2018 Titles / Career Titles 2 / 70 94-34 Career Grand Slam Record 257-41 35-8 (2009 Champion) US Open Record (Best Result) 68-10 (2011, 2015 Champion) 7-10 (0-1) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 29-9 (1-0) 2 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 4 155-108 (20-9) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 228-133 (10-9) $22,518,923 Career Prize Money $115,310,890 Sebastian Prieto Coach Marian Vajda

STATS COMPARISON: Tournament statistics entering the championship: Statistic Del Potro Djokovic Aces (Double Faults) 68 (10) 26 (15)

1st- Percentage 69% 65%

1st-Serve Points Won 82% 75% 2nd-Serve Points Won 57% 61% Service Games Won 92% (81 of 88) 95% (86 of 91) Break Points Saved 30% (3 of 10) 72% (13 of 18) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 35% 36%

2nd-Serve Return Points Won 53% 58% Return Games Won 33% (28 of 85) 35% (31 of 89) Break Points Converted 42% (28 of 66) 37% (31 of 84) Time on Court 14:17 15:09

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JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO

2018 Highlights W (2): Acapulco (d Anderson); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d Federer) F (2): Auckland (l Bautista Agut); Los Cabos (l Fognini) SF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); Roland Garros (l Nadal) QF (3): Wimbledon (l Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Goffin); US Open

2018 in Review • Appearing in fifth final of the season (2-2) and trying to win a third title for the first time since 2013 when he won four. • Has held serve 81 of 88 games (.920), saving 3 of 10 break pts. while converting 28 of 66 break pts. (42%). Has won 17 of 18 sets, dropping only set to Isner in QFs. No. 5 in tournament with 68 aces. Time on court: 14 hrs., 17 mins. • Achieved career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings on 13 August -- 4 wrist surgeries and 8+ years after becoming No. 4. • Saved 3 championship points to defeat No. 1 Federer for 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells. • Owns 10 wins over World No. 1 -- most among all players who’ve never been ranked No. 1 themselves. • Defeated Raonic in Indian Wells SF on 17 March for 400th win of career. • Earned straight-set wins over No. 6 Thiem, No. 5 A. Zverev and No. 8 Anderson en route to Acapulco title. • Won 15 straight matches before falling to eventual champion Isner in ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF. • Advanced to Roland Garros SF (l. to No. 1 Nadal) and Wimbledon QF (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 5 sets after 4h48m). • Reached ATP World Tour 250 finals at Auckland (l. to Bautista Agut) and Los Cabos (l. to Fognini). • Retired in Rome 3R vs. Goffin (groin strain). Withdrew from London/Queen’s Club (adductor) and (left wrist).

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 3 on 13 August 2018 more than 8 years after becoming No. 4 on 11 January 2010. Finished in Top 10 and qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in 2008-09 and 2012-13. Ended 2 other seasons at No. 11 (2011, 2017). Rose 200+ spots in 2011 and 500+ spots in 2016 to finish each of those seasons as No. 1 Argentine.

> Winner of 22 singles titles, capturing 1st 4 during 23-match win streak in 2008: Stuttgart, Kitzbuhel, Los Angeles and Washington. Saved 3 championship points to beat No. 1 Federer for 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at 2018 Indian Wells. Also upset Federer in Swiss’ hometown of for 4th title of season in both 2012 and 2013.

> Earned 30+ victories in 8 seasons (2008-09, 2011-13, 2016-18), posting 400th win in 2018 Indian Wells SF (d. Raonic). Boasts 10 wins over World No. 1 -- most by a player who’s never been No. 1 since inception of rankings in 1973. One of 3 players to beat Nadal, Federer and Djokovic when each were No. 1 (also Murray, Tsonga).

> Captured 2009 US Open title, snapping No. 1 Federer’s 40-match tournament win streak in 5-set final after beating Nadal 6-2 6-2 6-2 in SF. Defeated Federer again en route to 2009 ATP Finals championship match. Advanced to SFs at 2009 Roland Garros, 2013 Wimbledon, 2017 US Open and 2018 Roland Garros.

> Led Argentina to 1st Davis Cup title in 2016, winning 5-setters in 5+ hours over both Murray in SF and Cilic in final. Defeated Djokovic en route to bronze medal at 2012 London Olympics, then beat both No. 1 Djokovic and Nadal en route to silver medal at 2016 Rio Olympics.

Most Attempts Before Winning Second Grand Slam Title in Open Era – The Argentine is trying to win his second Grand Slam title in his 22nd tournament since capturing the 2009 US Open crown. Here are the players with the most Grand Slam tournaments played before winning a second Slam title:

First Grand Slam Title Second Grand Slam Title Attempts before winning second Grand Slam title 2000 US Open 2005 Australian Open 14 Novak Djokovic 12 1997 Roland Garros 2000 Roland Garros 12 Pete Sampras 1990 US Open 1993 Wimbledon 9

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SOUTH AMERICAN GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS – Del Potro is trying to capture his second US Open crown and join countryman with multiple Grand Slam titles. Here are the South Americans to win Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era: No. Tournaments Guillermo Vilas (ARG) 4 1977 Roland Garros, 1977 US Open, 1978-79 Australian Open Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) 3 1997, 2000-01 Roland Garros Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) 1 2009 US Open Gaston Gaudio (ARG) 1 2004 Roland Garros Andres Gomez (ECU) 1 1990 Roland Garros

MOST CAREER NO. 1 WINS – Del Potro registered his 10th career win against a World No. 1 over Nadal on Friday, the most by any player who has never held the top spot since the inception of the ATP Rankings in 1973: No. Juan Martin del Potro 10 5 7 Goran Ivanisevic 5 7 5 6 5

NOVAK DJOKOVIC

2018 Highlights W (2): Wimbledon (d Anderson); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Federer) F (1): London/Queen's Club (l Cilic) SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal) QF (2): Roland Garros (l Cecchinato); US Open

2018 in Review • Appearing in Open Era record-tying eighth US Open final (2-5), along with Lendl and Sampras, and 23rd Grand Slam final (13-9). Has held serve 86 of 91 games (95%), saving 13 of 18 break pts. (72%) and only broken more than once in a match in 1R when he lost serve twice vs. Fucsovics. Has won 31 of 84 BPs (37%). Time on court: 15 hrs., 9 mins. • Ended career-long 54-week title drought by winning 4th Wimbledon and 13th Grand Slam title overall (d. Anderson). • As World No. 21, became lowest-ranked Grand Slam champion since No. 44 Gaudio at 2004 Roland Garros. • Improved to 27-25 vs. Nadal by defeating World No. 1 in Wimbledon SF 10-8 in 5th after 5 hours, 15 minutes. • Improved to 24-22 vs. Federer by beating World No. 2 for 1st ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title. • Became 1st player to win titles at all 9 ATP Masters 1000 events since start of series in 1990. • Earned 800th career win in London/Queen’s Club QF (d. Mannarino) but squandered 1 MP in final (l. to Cilic). • Advanced to Roland Garros QF-or-better for 9th straight year (l. to Cecchinato in QF). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF-or-better for 12th straight season (l. to Nadal in SF) • Started year 6-6 with 3 straight losses to Chung in Aus. Open 4R, Daniel in Indian Wells 2R and Paire in Miami 2R and in last seven tournaments has a 33-4 record. Has reached final in four of last five events (25-2) going back to Queen’s. • Fell to No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 21 May -- lowest since No. 22 on 2 October 2006. Returned to Top 10 on 16 July. • Underwent surgery on right elbow shortly after Australian Open, which was his 1st tournament in 6 months.

Career Highlights > Ended 4 years as World No. 1 (2011-12, 2014-15). One of 7 players to finish 4+ seasons at No. 1 along with Sampras (6), Connors (5), Federer (5), Lendl (4), McEnroe (4) and Nadal (4). Spent 223 total weeks at No. 1, 5th all-time behind Federer’s 310, Sampras’ 286, Lendl’s 270 and Connors’ 268. Finished Top 3 and earned 60+ wins in 10 straight seasons (2007-16).

> Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals 11 years (2007-16, 2018), capturing 5 titles overall and becoming 1st player to sweep 4 straight titles (2008, 2012-15).

> Owns 70 singles titles, 6th-most in Open Era, including 13 Grand Slams (4th all-time) and 31 ATP Masters 1000s (2nd behind Nadal's 33). Won 2+ titles each year from 2006-18, including all 4 Grand Slam and 9 ATP Masters 1000 events. Only player with titles at all 9 ATP Masters 1000s since start of series in 1990. Enjoyed win streaks of 43 matches overall (2010-11), 31 matches at ATP Masters 1000s (2011) and 30 matches at Grand Slams (2015-16). One of 3 active players with 800+ victories (also Federer, Nadal), earning 800th win in 2018 London/Queen's Club QF (d. Mannarino). Owns winning records against Nadal (27-25), Federer (24-22) and Murray (25-11).

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> Swept titles at 2015 Wimbledon, 2015 US Open, and 2016 Roland Garros, becoming 8th player to complete career Grand Slam and 3rd to hold all 4 major titles at one time (also Budge, Laver). Tied with Emerson and Federer for most Australian Open titles in history (6). Loss to Querrey in 2016 Wimbledon 3R snapped streaks of 28 QFs, 9 SFs, 6 finals and 4 titles in a row at Grand Slams.

> Won 2008 Beijing OIympics bronze medal, then led Serbia to 2010 Davis Cup title with straight-set wins over Simon and Monfils (SRB d. FRA 3-2). Lost in 2012 London Olympics bronze medal match and 2013 Davis Cup final, despite defeating Stepanek and Berdych in straight sets (CZE d. SRB 3-2).

DJOKOVIC IN GRAND SLAM FINALS (13-9) – Djokovic has won five of his last six Grand Slam final appearances going back to 2015 Wimbledon with the only loss coming at the US Open two years ago (l. to Wawrinka). The Serb superstar has won at least one Grand Slam title in seven of the last eight years (except last year):

Grand Slam Tournament Result 2007 US Open l. to Roger Federer 76(4) 76(2) 64 2008 Australian Open d. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 46 64 63 76(2) 2010 US Open l. to Rafael Nadal 64 57 64 62 2011 Australian Open d. Andy Murray 64 62 63 2011 Wimbledon d. Rafael Nadal 64 61 16 63 2011 US Open d. Rafael Nadal 62 64 67(3) 61 d. Rafael Nadal 57 64 62 67(5) 75 2012 Roland Garros l. to Rafael Nadal 64 63 26 75 2012 US Open l. to Andy Murray 76(10) 75 26 36 62 d. Andy Murray 67(2) 76(3) 63 62 2013 Wimbledon l. to Andy Murray 64 75 64 2013 US Open l. to Rafael Nadal 62 36 64 61 2014 Roland Garros l. to Rafael Nadal 36 75 62 64 2014 Wimbledon d. Roger Federer 67(7) 64 76(4) 57 64 d. Andy Murray 76(5) 67(4) 63 60 2015 Roland Garros l. to 46 64 63 64 2015 Wimbledon d. Roger Federer 76(1) 67(10) 64 63 2015 US Open d. Roger Federer 64 57 64 64 2016 Australian Open d. Andy Murray 61 75 76(3) 2016 Roland Garros d. Andy Murray 36 61 62 64 2016 US Open l. to Stan Wawrinka 67(1) 64 75 63 2018 Wimbledon d. Kevin Anderson 62 62 76(3)

SETS WON STREAKS ENTERING FINAL – Djokovic has won 13 consecutive sets since losing the third set tie-break vs. Tennys Sandgren in the second round. Here are Djokovic’s longest sets won streaks going into a Grand Slam final:

Sets Won Final Result 2008 Aust. Open 18 d. Tsonga 46 64 63 76(2) 2018 US vs. Del Potro 2011 Aust. Open 12 d. Murray 64 62 63 2016 Roland Garros 9 d. Murray 36 61 62 64 2015 Wimbledon 9 d. Federer 76(1) 67(10) 64 63

WINNING WIMBLEDON & US OPEN IN SAME YEAR – Djokovic is one of eight players in the Open Era to win Wimbledon and US Open titles in the same year. If he wins the US Open, he will join Federer as the only players to accomplish the feat at least three times: 2011, 2015 - Novak Djokovic 2010 - Rafael Nadal 2004-07 - Roger Federer 1993, 1995 - Pete Sampras 1989 - 1981, 1984 - John McEnroe 1974, 1982 - Jimmy Connors 1969 - Rod Laver

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