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BB&T OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, August 1, 2016

Atlantic Station, Atlanta, GA, USA | August 1-7, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $618,030 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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BB&T TALKING POINTS

 TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: With the return of the BB&T Atlanta Open on the ATP World Tour, it’s no surprise to find 6-foot-10 atop the singles draw. Isner, the three-time defending champion, has played in Atlanta each summer since the event debuted in 2010. The No. 1 American is the No. 1 seed for the fifth consecutive year, coinciding with the tournament’s fifth staging at Atlantic Station. Isner, who led nearby University of to the 2007 NCAA Team Championship, opted to play in the Peach State this week instead of the Rio Olympics.

Isner is on a 12-match winning streak and 20-3 overall in Atlanta. His only three losses came to eventual champions (2010 and 2011 finals) and (2012 semi-final) – Americans have swept all six BB&T Atlanta Open titles. Isner has also won his last seven tiebreakers in Atlanta and 13 of 14 overall since the event moved to Atlantic Station in 2012.

Other seeds this week include , , and . Making his Atlanta debut, Kyrgios is ranked a career-high No. 18 after starting the season 26-11 with his first title at Marseille. The 6-foot-8 Anderson was the Atlanta runner-up in 2013, edged by Isner in three tiebreakers as part of the tallest ATP World Tour final in history. Young, who lives across the street from Atlantic Station, has lost five straight matches in his hometown.

Fritz has secured another milestone in a remarkable rookie season on the ATP World Tour. Ranked No. 675 on this date last year, the 18-year-old is a career-high No. 60 this week and seeded for the first time in his career at No. 8. However, he is 4-11 without back-to-back wins in tour-level matches since reaching the Memphis final and quarter-finals in February.

ACTIVE PLAYERS WITH 4+ CONSECUTIVE TITLES Beijing 2012-15 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2012-15 Halle 2003-06 Wimbledon 2003-07 US Open 2004-08 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2005-12 Barcelona 2005-09 Roland Garros 2005-08, 2010-14 Memphis 2013-16 NOTE: John Isner is bidding for his fourth consecutive Atlanta title.

 DAY 1 PREVIEW: Six Americans are in action Monday. starts the day against . Then, 19-year-old wild card , who reached the Round of 16 at last week, meets . A pair of All-American matches follow with Atlanta’s own Donald Young facing qualifier and 6-foot-11 wild card taking on qualifier . Opelka and Eubanks are both playing for their first ATP singles win. A rising junior at , Eubanks is one of 15 current or former college players competing this week at the BB&T Atlanta Open (see chart on page 2). BB&T Atlanta Open Day 1 – Monday, August 1, 2016 Page 2 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

COLLEGE TENNIS PLAYERS IN ATLANTA DRAWS Kevin Anderson (RSA) S (2005-07) Johan Brunstrom (SWE) D Southern Methodist (2001-04) (USA) D Ball State (2000), Gustavus Adolphus (2001-03) Christopher Eubanks (USA) S/D Georgia Tech (2015-Present) John Isner (USA) S Georgia (2004-07) Zack Kennedy (USA) D Clemson (2014), Georgia State (2015-Present) Austin Krajicek (USA) S A&M (2008-11) (SWE) D Fresno State (1997), Pepperdine (1998) (USA) D North Carolina (2001-04) (IND) D Loyola Marymount (Fall 2004) (CAN) D Brown (2002-05) Andreas Siljestrom (SWE) D Middle Tennessee State (2004-07) (GBR) D Louisiana State (2004-07) (USA) S Georgia (2013-16) John-Patrick Smith (AUS) S Tennessee (2008-11) NOTE: Years in parentheses reflect spring seasons unless otherwise noted.

EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

BB&T Atlanta Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20* 0 Singles Prize Money ($) 109,950 57,910 31,370 17,875 10,530 6,240 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money ($) 33,400 17,560 9,520 5,440 3,190 --- * Singles players who receive first-round byes and lose in the second round earn 0 points.

WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES

SEED PLAYER W-L BEST FINISH 1 John Isner (USA) 20-3 2013-15 Champion 2 Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 0-0 Debuting 3 Kevin Anderson (RSA) 8-5 2013 Runner-up 4 (UKR) 0-1 2015 Round of 32 5 (ESP) 0-0 Debuting 6 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 0-0 Debuting 7 Donald Young (USA) 1-5 2010 Round of 16 8 Taylor Fritz (USA) 0-0 Debuting

QUALIFIERS (4) OLDEST PLAYER YOUNGEST PLAYER Christopher Eubanks (USA) (FRA) Taylor Fritz (USA) Austin Krajicek (USA) 34 years, 7 months 18 years, 9 months John-Patrick Smith (AUS) (GER) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN 10, 3, France 2, Spain 2, 2 WILD CARDS (3) Jared Donaldson (USA) Reilly Opelka (USA) Austin Smith (USA) BB&T Atlanta Open Day 1 – Monday, August 1, 2016 Page 3 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

DOUBLES

SEED TEAM W-L BEST FINISH Dodig: 1-1 Dodig: 2013 Quarter-finalist 1 /Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi Qureshi: 0-0 Qureshi: Debuting Lindstedt: 0-0 Lindstedt: Debuting 2 Robert Lindstedt/Mate Pavic Pavic: 0-1 Pavic: 2015 Round of 16 Butorac: 2-1 Butorac: 2015 Semi-finalist 3 Eric Butorac/Sam Groth Groth: 0-1 Groth: 2015 Round of 16 Erlich: 3-4 Erlich: 2013 Semi-finalist 4 / Fyrstenberg: 0-0 Fyrstenberg: Debuting

PAST FINALISTS

SINGLES

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2015 John Isner (USA) (CYP) 6-3, 6-3 2014 John Isner (USA) (ISR) 6-3, 6-4 2013 John Isner (USA) Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-7(3), 7-6(2), 7-6(2) 2012 Andy Roddick (USA) Gilles Muller (LUX) 1-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 2011 Mardy Fish (USA) John Isner (USA) 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-2 2010 Mardy Fish (USA) John Isner (USA) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(4)

BOLD: Players in 2016 singles draw

DOUBLES

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2015 / /Gilles Muller 4-6, 7-6(2), [10-4] 2014 / / 6-3, 5-7, [10-5] 2013 Edouard Roger-Vasselin/ Colin Fleming/ 7-6(6), 6-3 2012 / / 6-3, 3-6, [10-6] 2011 Alex Bogomolov Jr./Matthew Ebden / 3-6, 7-5, [10-8] 2010 / / 6-3, 6-7(4), [12-10]

BOLD: Players in 2016 doubles draw

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FEDEX ATP 2 HEADS: DAY 1 FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

Stadium Court

[LL] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) vs Tim Smyczek (USA) First Meeting

Monteiro 2016 FastFacts QF (2): São Paulo (l. to Cuevas); Gstaad (l. to Haase) YTD W-L: 6-4 (0-0 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 31, 1994 Emirates ATP Ranking: 101 (Career-High) Atlanta W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debuting in Main Draw)

• Tournament Note: Fell in final round of qualifying to Eubanks and entered main draw when Ram withdrew • Defeated 3-time champion Almagro en route to 1st ATP World Tour QF of career at São Paulo as WC (l. to Cuevas) • Also advanced to Gstaad QF as Q (d. Simon, l. to Haase) and Hamburg 2R as Q (l. to Cuevas) • Made winning ATP debut as 338th-ranked WC at Rio de Janeiro (d. No. 9 Tsonga in 1R, l. to Cuevas in 2R) • Lowest-ranked man to beat a Top 10 player since No. 388 Olivetti beat No. 8 Fish at 2012 Marseille • Achieved career-high No. 101 in Emirates ATP Rankings on August 1 • Captured 1st ATP Challenger Tour title in 1st final at Aix En Provence, FRA (d. Berlocq in 3 sets) • Also reached Challenger final at Lyon, FRA (l. to Darcis in 3 sets)

Smyczek 2016 FastFacts QF (2): Delray Beach (l. to Querrey); (l. to Lopez) YTD W-L: 7-8 (5-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 116 Atlanta W-L (Best Result): 1-3 (2014 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: Beat Harrison 60 62 to reach 2R in 2014 (l. to Matosevic). Qualified in 2013 with win over Young • Received WCs and reached QFs at Delray Beach (d. Young, l. to Querrey) and Houston (d. Young, l. to Lopez) • Qualified at (l. to Troicki in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to del Potro in 1R), ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Kyrgios in 3R) and ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to Polansky in 1R) • Earned biggest win of career by ranking in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R, beating No. 13 Isner 76 in 3rd • Reached Dallas, USA Challenger SF (d. Krueger, Harrison and Matosevic; l. to Edmund)

Sam Groth (AUS) vs [WC] Jared Donaldson (USA) Groth Leads 1-0 15 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Sam Groth 6-7(4) 7-6(8) 7-6(5) Other Meeting: 14 Dallas CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Sam Groth 7-6(6) 6-2

Groth 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 4-14 (2-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 19, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 168 Atlanta W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2015 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: In 2015, defeated Tiafoe before falling to eventual finalist Baghdatis in 2R • Reached 2R at Australian Open (l. to No. 2 Murray), ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Thiem), Stuttgart (l. to No. 7 Thiem) and Newport (l. to Mannarino) • Fell to Isner in opening rubber of 1R (USA d. AUS 3-1) • Held 3 MPs vs. Rubin in Delray Beach 1R before losing 64 46 76(6) • Did not drop a set en route to 2nd ATP World Tour doubles title w/Guccione at Newport (d. Marray/Shamasdin) • Served as partner to Hewitt in countryman’s last match at Australian Open (l. to Pospisil/Sock in 3R) • At Challengers w/Paes, won Busan, KOR title (d. Ratiwatana/Ratiwatana) and reached Leon, MEX final (l. to S. Gonzalez/Pavic) BB&T Atlanta Open Day 1 – Monday, August 1, 2016 Page 5 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Donaldson 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 3-6 (3-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 9, 1996 Emirates ATP Ranking: 123 (Career-High) Atlanta W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2015 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: Beat Elias, JP Smith, Pella and Devvarman to reach 2R in 2015 as Q (l. to Muller) • Reached 3R of an ATP Masters 1000 event for 1st time at Toronto as Q (d. Millman and Fognini, l. to No. 7 Raonic) • Earned 1st win of season at Washington as Q (d. Millot, l. to Matosevic) • Achieved career-high No. 123 in Emirates ATP Rankings on August 1 • Lost 3-setter to Basilashvili in final round of Roland Garros qualifying for 2nd straight year • Advanced to 3rd Challenger final of career at Savannah, USA (d. G. Melzer and Young, l. to Fratangelo) • Withdrew from 3 grass-court Challengers and Wimbledon qualifying due to shoulder injury

[Q] Austin Krajicek (USA) vs [7] Donald Young (USA) First Meeting

Krajicek 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 3-7 (3-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 16, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 131 Atlanta W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2015 Round of 32)

• Tournament Note: Qualified in 2016 (d. Glasspool and Duckworth in 3 sets) and 2015 (l. to Baghdatis in 1R) • Defeated No. 14 Anderson 76(3) ret in Delray Beach 1R for biggest win of career by ranking (l. to Querrey in 2R) • Won Australian Open debut over Wu before falling to No. 7 Nishikori in 2R • Reached 1st ATP World Tour doubles final at Chennai with 1st-time partner Paire (l. to Marach/Martin) • Qualified in doubles at Washington with 1st-time partner Baker (l. to Peya/Kubot in 1R) • Advanced to Le Gosier, GUD Challenger doubles final w/Krueger (l. to Cerretani/van der Duim)

Young 2016 FastFacts SF: Newport (l. to Muller); QF: Memphis (l. to Berankis) YTD W-L: 13-15 (6-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 23, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 53 Atlanta W-L (Best Result): 1-5 (2010 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: Atlanta resident has lost 5 straight matches at event since 1R win over Sela in 2010 • Defeated countrymen Donaldson, Kozlov and Johnson en route to Newport SF (l. to Muller) • Won 1 main draw match at Auckland, Memphis, Delray Beach, Acapulco, Houston, Nice as Q, London/Queen’s Club as Q, Wimbledon, Washington and ATP Masters 1000 Toronto • Reached Challenger SF at Savannah, USA (l. to Donaldson) and QF at Tallahassee, USA (l. to Tiafoe) • Held 2 MPs w/Kudla before falling to eventual doubles champions Bryan/Bryan in Houston 1R

[Q] Christopher Eubanks (USA) vs [WC] Reilly Opelka (USA) First Meeting

Eubanks 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 5, 1996 Emirates ATP Ranking: 1809T Atlanta W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2015 Round of 32)

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• Tournament Note: Beat Paul and Monteiro to qualify. Earned qualifying WC by winning pre-qualifying event • In only professional event of season, reached 2R at Tulsa, USA Futures (d. Kazijevs, l. to Krueger) • ITA All-American and ACC Player of the Year went 34-7 in singles during sophomore season at Georgia Tech • Also appeared at BB&T Atlanta Open in 2012 (l. to Dlouhy in Q1), 2013 (l. to Dadamo in Q1) and 2015 (l. to Stepanek in 1R). Reached 2015 doubles SF w/Young (d. Pavic/Venus and Krajicek/Monroe, l. to Bryan/Bryan)

Opelka 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 0-2 (0-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 28, 1997 Emirates ATP Ranking: 837 Atlanta W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debuting in Main Draw)

• Tournament Note: Made 1st ATP qualifying appearance at Atlanta in 2015 (l. to Sekiguchi in Q1) • Made ATP World Tour debut at Houston as LL (l. to Querrey in 1R) • Fell to Jaziri in Washington 1R as WC 67(4) 76(4) 76(3) • Earned 1st ATP doubles win w/Paul at Houston as WC (d. Monroe/N. Skupski, l. to Bryan/Bryan) • Fell to eventual champions Nestor/Roger-Vasselin 46 76(4) 10-8 in Washington 1R w/Fritz

AJC Grandstand Court

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [Q] Mischa Zverev (GER) Mannarino Leads 1-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R128 6-4 6-4 Other Meetings: 07 Besancon CH Q (France) Hard Q1 Mischa Zverev 7-5 6-1 08 Marseille Q (France) Hard Q1 Mischa Zverev 7-5 1-6 6-3

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

Igor Sijsling (NED) vs (USA) First Meeting

[WC] Austin Smith (USA) vs [8] Taylor Fritz (USA) First Meeting

[6] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs (ARG) Garcia-Lopez Leads 1-0 13 Bucharest (Romania) Clay R32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 3-6 6-4 6-0

Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) vs Ivan Dodig (CRO) Stakhovsky Leads 1-0 14 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 6-2

Daniel Evans (GBR) vs (JPN) First Meeting

[5] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs (SRB) Lajovic Leads 1-0 15 São Paulo (Brazil) Clay R16 Dusan Lajovic 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4

[PR] Julien Benneteau (FRA) vs [Q] John-Patrick Smith (AUS) First Meeting