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: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, October 6, 2015

National Center, , China | October 5-11, 2015 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $3,944,715 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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FORMER CHINA OPEN CHAMPS DJOKOVIC, NADAL HEADLINE DAY TWO

 DAY 2 PREVIEW: There are seven men’s singles matches on Tuesday’s schedule, headlined by World No. 1 and five-time champion and 2005 winner on National Tennis Stadium. In addition, No. 4 , fresh off his 25th career ATP World Tour title in Kuala Lumpur, is in action on Lotus Court. In the first men’s match on Stadium, Chinese wild card Di Wu takes on Nadal. In the following match, Djokovic brings a 3-0 career head-to-head record against Italian qualifier , who won the doubles title (w/Fognini). In the evening session, three-time ATP World Tour winner this season , looks for his second win against No. 6 seed/top American .

 EMIRATES ATP RACE TO LONDON: Seven of the Top 15 players in the Emirates ATP Race to London for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals are in action in Beijing. Top four have qualified. There are four spots remaining to the season finale and 500 points to the champion at stake. Here are the points leaders going into Tuesday’s action: Position Player Points 1-Q Novak Djokovic -Beijing 12,785 2-Q 7,510 3-Q 6,740 4-Q 5,505 5 Tomas Berdych - Beijing 4,100 6 3,770 7 Rafael Nadal – Beijing 3,715 8 David Ferrer – Beijing 3,255 9 2,355 10 2,205 11 John Isner – Beijing 2,180 12 –Beijing 2,080 13 Marin Cilic 2,055 14 1,920 15 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - Beijing 1,900

 REIGNING CHAMP/WORLD NO. 1: Djokovic returns to the China Open for the sixth time and the five-time champion is looking to maintain his unbeaten record (24-0). He’s only dropped three sets (to left-handers Verdasco twice, Berrer) in 51 sets played. He has won the title in 2009-10, ’12-14. Djokovic comes in with a 63-5 match record (40-4 on hard) on the season with seven titles: Australian Open, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Rome, Wimbledon and US Open. This is Djokovic’s first tournament since capturing his 10th title at the US Open on Sept. 13 (d. Federer). This is the 167th week overall he has ranked No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, which is sixth-most. He will surpass No. 5 John McEnroe’s total of 170 on Nov. 2. He will finish No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the fourth time in five years (except ’13). Here are the other players to win at least their first 20 matches in a tournament in the last 40 years:

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- Rafael Nadal started 31-0 at Roland Garros between 2005 & ‘09. He is now 70-2. - Jimmy Connors went 26-0 at Birmingham, Alabama between 1974 & 1980. - Mats Wilander started 23-0 at between 1982 & ’85, finished 27-3. - John McEnroe started 23-0 at Milan between 1979 & ’89, finished 26-2. - John McEnroe started 22-0 at Sydney Indoor between 1980 &’ 92, finished 22-1.

NOVAK IN CHINA: Djokovic comes into Beijing having won 28 of his last 29 matches in China, winning consecutive titles in Beijing and in 2012-13 and Beijing last year. His 28-match winning streak in China ended last year when he lost to Federer in the semi-finals in Shanghai. Overall, he has won 8 career titles in China (five in Beijing, three in Shanghai). He has never lost in the Beijing Open (24-0) and is 19-3 at the Shanghai ROLEX Masters (since 2009). The only country in which he’s won more titles is the U.S. (11). Here’s a look at his ATP World Tour titles in China: Tournament (Sets) Final Opponent 2014 Beijing (10-0) d. Tomas Berdych 60 62 2013 Shanghai (10-2) d. Juan Martin del Potro 61 36 76 2013 Beijing (10-1) d. Rafael Nadal 63 64 2012 Shanghai (10-1) d. Andy Murray 57 76 63 2012 Beijing (10-1) d. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 76 62 2010 Bejing (8-0) d. David Ferrer 62 64 2009 Beijing (10-1) d. Marin Cilic 62 76 2008 Tennis Masters Cup (10-3) d. 61 75

 RAFA RETURNS: Nadal is making his third straight appearance in Beijing and fifth overall. Nadal is 14-3 in Beijing, winning the title in his debut in 2005 (d. Coria) and reaching the final in ’13 (l.. to Djokovic), semi-finals in ’09 (l. to Cilic) and quarter-finals last year (l. to Klizan). Nadal has a 45-15 match record on the season, including 14-7 on hard courts and 26-6 on clay. He has won three ATP World Tour titles (, Stuttgart, Hamburg) and final at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid. His streak of 10 consecutive years with at least one Grand Slam crown came to an end this season. His best Slam results were QFs at Australian Open and Roland Garros.

DAY 2 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

NATIONAL TENNIS STADIUM

[WC] Di Wu (CHN) vs [3] Rafael Nadal (ESP) First Meeting

Wu 2015 FastFacts: YTD W-L: 2-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 14, 1991 Emirates ATP Ranking: 230 Beijing W-L (Best Result): 0-3 (1R 2011-13)

• Chinese No. 2 is looking for his first China Open match win (0-3). Has lost in 1R in 2011 (l. to Cilic), ’12 (l. to Zhang) and ’13 (l. to Isner). Playing a Top 10 opponent for first time in his career • Last week in Shenzhen lost 60 61 to Chung in 1R to fall to 0-10 in his career in ATP World Tour play • Has a 37-9 match record in Futures this season, winning titles at China #8 and China #5 while reaching finals at China #7 and China #13 • In Challengers, compiled a 10-11 record and advanced to final at Shanghai last month (l. to Bhambri)

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Nadal 2015 FastFacts: W(3): Buenos Aires (d ); Stuttgart (d Troicki); Hamburg (d Fognini); F: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Murray); SF(2): Rio de Janeiro (l Fognini); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (l Djokovic); QF(5): Australian Open (l Berdych); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Raonic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Wawrinka); Roland Garros (l Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Montreal (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 45-15 (14-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 3/Career Titles: 67 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 8 Beijing W-L (Best Result): 14-3 (Champion 2005)

• No. 2 Spaniard (behind No. 7 Ferrer) has a 14-3 record at the China Open and won title here in 2005 debut (d. Coria). Also SF in ’09 (l. to Cilic), runner-up in ’13 (l. to Djokovic) and QF last year (l. to Klizan) • A winner of 3 titles this season: Buenos Aires (d. Monaco), Stuttgart (d. Troicki) and Hamburg (d. Fognini) while reaching final at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Murray) • Failed to win an ATP Masters 1000 title on clay for 1st time since 2004 (Monte-Carlo SF, Madrid F, Rome QF) • Denied a 10th Roland Garros title by No. 1 Djokovic in QF, falling to 70-2 lifetime in Paris. Also reached Australian Open QF (l. to No. 7 Berdych). Suffered 4th straight pre-QF exit at Wimbledon, falling to No. 102 Brown in 2R. Fell to Fognini in 5 sets in 3R at US Open (after holding two-set lead) • Enters with records of 14-7 on hard, 26-6 on clay, 5-2 on grass and 2-7 against Top 10 opponents

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [Q] Simone Bolelli (ITA) Djokovic Leads 3-0 08 Australian Open () Hard R64 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-2 6-2 08 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati(USA)Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 7-6(2) 7-6(2) 09 Halle (Germany) Grass R32 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-2

Djokovic 2015 FastFacts: W(7): Australian Open (d Murray); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (d Murray); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (d Berdych); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (d Federer); Wimbledon (d Federer); US Open (d Federer); F(4): Dubai (l Federer); Roland Garros (l Wawrinka); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Montreal (l Murray); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Federer); QF: Doha (l Karlovic) YTD W-L: 63-5 (40-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 7/Career Titles: 55 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 1 Beijing W-L (Best Result): 24-0 (Champion 2009-10, ’12-14)

• The 28-year-old Serb has clinched No. 1 in Emirates ATP Rankings for 4th time in last years (except ’13), winning 3 of 4 Grand Slam titles for second time (2011). Reached all 4 Slam finals for first time • Won 8th and 9th Grand Slam singles titles at Australian Open (d. Murray) and Wimbledon (d. Federer) respectively. Fell in Roland Garros final (l. to Wawrinka) and won 2nd US Open crown (d. Federer) • Has reached career-high 11 straight finals since falling in Doha QF to start season (l. to Karlovic). Last player to reach 10 or more consecutive finals in a season was Federer (11 in ‘06, 17 dating back to ‘05) • Also captured titles at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo and Rome, moving into a tie with Federer for 2nd all-time with 24 ATP Masters 1000 championships (Nadal 27) • Along with 2014 Paris title, won 30 straight matches at ATP Masters 1000 events before falling to Murray in Montreal final. Also lost to Federer in Cincinnati final • Enters with records of 40-4 on hard, 16-1 on clay, 7-0 on grass and 21-4 against Top 10 opponents, including wins over all 9 other members of Top 10

2015 TITLE LEADERS: Djokovic leads the ATP World Tour with seven titles this season: 1) Novak Djokovic 7 2) Roger Federer 5 3) David Ferrer 4 Andy Murray 4 China Open Day 2 – Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Page 4 of 7 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Bolelli 2015 FastFacts: QF(7): Sydney (l Troicki); Marseille (l Monfils); Bucharest (l Monfils); Nottingham (l Baghdatis); Hamburg (W/O vs Seppi); St. Petersburg (l Sousa); Shenzhen (l Robredo) YTD W-L: 28-23 (16-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 8, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 59 Beijing W-L (Best Result): Main draw debut

• No. 3 Italian qualified into main draw and making his main draw debut after losing in 1R qualifying in 2011 and 2R qualifying last year • Comes in with a 28-23 match record and putting together best season since 2008 when he won a personal-best 29 matches and finished at No. 41. Has won more matches this season (28) than past 4 years combined (25) • Has reached 7 ATP World Tour QFs in 2015: Sydney (l. to eventual champion Troicki), Marseille (d. No. 6 Raonic, l. to Monfils), Bucharest (l. to Monfils), Nottingham (l. to Baghdatis), Hamburg (w/o vs Seppi), St. Petersburg (d. No. 5 Berdych, l. to Sousa), Shenzhen (l. to Robredo) • Marseille win over Raonic broke 35-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents (longest in Open Era). Has a 2-40 record vs. Top 10 foes and beat No. 5 Berdych in 2R of St. Petersburg two weeks ago • Posted best Grand Slam singles result by reaching Roland Garros 3R (l. to Ferrer) • Won 1st Grand Slam doubles title with Fognini at Australian Open (d. Herbert/Mahut). Also runner-up at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to Sock/Pospisil) and Monte-Carlo (l. to Bryan/Bryan)

Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs [6] John Isner (USA) Thiem Leads 1-0 15 Nice (France) Clay SF Dominic Thiem 7-6(5) 6-3

Thiem FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: W(3): Nice (d Mayer); Umag (d Sousa); Gstaad (d Goffin); SF(2): Kitzbühel (l Kohlschreiber); St. Petersburg (l Sousa); QF(3): Marseille (l Bautista Agut); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Murray); Munich (l Melzer) YTD W-L: 33-23 (11-11 on hard) YTD Titles: 3/Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 19 Beijing W-L (Best Result): Main draw debut

• No. 1 Austrian captured 1st 3 ATP World Tour titles of career -- all on clay: Nice (d. L. Mayer 7-6 in 3rd), Umag (d. Sousa) and Gstaad (d. Goffin) • Has already won career-best 33 matches this season (previous-best 22 in 2014) • Started season 3-6 before reaching 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Miami (l. to No. 4 Murray in 3 sets) • Posted best Grand Slam result of season by reaching 3R at US Open (l. to Anderson) • Two weeks ago, advanced to 1st career hard-court SF at St. Petersburg (l. to Sousa) • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 18 on August 10 (comes in No. 19) and youngest Top 20 member

Isner FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: W: Atlanta (d Baghdatis); F: Washington (l Nishikori); SF(2): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Djokovic); Nice (l Thiem); QF(4): Memphis (l Querrey); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Berdych); London / Queen's Club (l Troicki); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Montreal (l Chardy) YTD W-L: 37-20 (23-11 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: April 26, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 13 Beijing W-L (Best Result): 7-3 (SF 2010)

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• No. 1 American is making his 4th visit to China Open and his best result was SF in 2010 (l. to Djokovic). Also QF in 2013-14 (l. to Berdych both times) • Reached consecutive hard-court finals this summer, winning 3rd year in a row in Atlanta (d. Baghdatis) and 10th career ATP World Tour title, and Washington (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) • Started 5-6 before defeating No. 6 Raonic and No. 5 Nishikori en route to ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Lost to No. 5 Murray, then No. 111 Ward 15-13 in 5th during 1R • Reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Cilic 12-10 in 5th), matching best result of career at All England Club (also 2014 3R) • This season in Infosys ATP Scores & Stats Centre, No. 2 in aces (1,027), service games won (94%), 1st serve pct. (70%) and No. 3 in break pts. saved (75%) • Enters with records of 23-11 on hard, 10-6 on clay, 4-3 on grass and 2-9 against Top 10 opponents

LOTUS COURT [WC] Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) vs (FRA) Mannarino Leads 3-0 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Adrian Mannarino 6-2 6-1 6-1 15 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard QF Adrian Mannarino 3-6 6-1 6-1 15 s-Hertogenbosch (Neth.) Grass R32 Adrian Mannarino 6-4 6-3

Lu FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: QF(4): Chennai (l Bautista Agut); Delray Beach (l Mannarino); Nottingham (l Dolgopolov); Winston- Salem (W/O vs Johnson) YTD W-L: 17-19 (13-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 14, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 100 Beijing W-L (Best Result): 4-7 (2R 2004, ’08, ’10, ’12)

• No. 1 player from Chinese Taipei is playing in China Open main draw for 8th time (4-7 record). Has reached 2R in even years (2004, ’08, ’10, ’14) Reached 4 QFs: Chennai (l. to Bautista Agut), Delray Beach (l. to Mannarino), Nottingham (l. to Dolgopolov 7-6 in 3rd), Winston-Salem (w/o to Johnson due to back injury) • Qualified at London/Queen's Club and ATP Masters 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati • Grand Slam results: Australian Open 1R (l. to Federer), Roland Garros 2R (l. to Anderson), Wimbledon 1R (l. to Brown) and US Open 1R (ret. vs. Kukushkin in 3rd set due to back injury) • In doubles, won 3rd career title at Chennai w/Marray (d. Klaasen-Paes) and reached final at Geneva w/Klaasen (l. to Cabal-Farah) • Enters with records of 13-13 on hard, 1-2 on clay, 3-4 on grass and 0-3 vs. Top 10 opponents

Mannarino FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: F(2): Auckland (l Vesely); Bogota (l Tomic); SF: Delray Beach (l Karlovic); QF(3): s-Hertogenbosch (l Mahut); Newport (l Ram); Shenzhen (W/O vs Garcia-Lopez) YTD W-L: 27-24 (20-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 29, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 39 Beijing W-L (Best Result): Main draw debut

• The 27-year-old Frenchman is making his main draw China Open debut • Reached 1st 2 ATP World Tour finals of career at Auckland (l. to Vesely) and Bogota (l. to Tomic) • Also fell to eventual champion in Delray Beach SF (l. to Karlovic), 's-Hertogenbosch QF (l. to Mahut) and Newport QF (l. to Ram) • Reached 4R at back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to No. 4 Murray) and Miami (d. No. 8 Wawrinka, l. to Thiem) • Win over Wawrinka at ATP Masters 1000 Miami was 1st over Top 10 player (1-14 overall) • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 27 on July 27 • Grand Slam results: Australian Open 2R (l. to F. Lopez), Roland Garros 1R (l. to Melzer), Wimbledon 2R (l. to Monfils), US Open 2R (l. to No. 3 Murray after leading 2 sets to 0) China Open Day 2 – Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Page 6 of 7 www.ATPWorldTour.com

[4] David Ferrer (ESP) vs (BRA) Ferrer Leads 6-1 10 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay R16 David Ferrer 6-4 6-1 10 Barcelona () Clay QF David Ferrer 6-4 6-0 10 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China)Hard R32 David Ferrer 7-6(7) 6-3 12 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R32 Thomaz Bellucci 6-3 6-2 14 Rio de Janeiro () Clay QF David Ferrer 4-6 6-3 6-3 14 (Spain) Hard QF David Ferrer 6-1 6-2 15 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 David Ferrer 6-7(2) 6-2 6-0 6-3

Ferrer 2015 FastFacts: W(4): Doha (d Berdych); Rio de Janeiro (d Fognini); Acapulco (d Nishikori); Kuala Lumpur (d Lopez); SF(2): Barcelona (l Andujar); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Djokovic); QF(4): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Nadal); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Nishikori); Roland Garros (l Murray) YTD W-L: 44-10 (25-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 4/Career Titles: 25 Date of Birth: April 2, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 7 Beijing W-L (Best Result): 6-5 (Runner-up 2010)

• No. 1 Spaniard is coming off his 4th ATP World Tour title of season, 25th of his career in 50th final in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday (d. countryman Lopez). It was his second career Asian title: 2007 Tokyo • Started season 19-1 with titles at Doha (d. No. 7 Berdych), Rio de Janeiro (d. Fognini) and Acapulco (d. No. 5 Nishikori) • Reached Australian Open 4R (l. to No. 5 Nishikori), Roland Garros QF (d. No. 10 Cilic, l. to No. 3 Murray) and US Open 3R (l. to Chardy) • In ATP Masters 1000 play, advanced to SF of Rome (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and QF of Miami (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 5 Nadal) and Madrid (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) • Missed Wimbledon, ATP Masters 1000 Montreal and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati with a right elbow injury. Since returning has an 8-1 match record • Absence from Wimbledon snapped a streak of 50 straight Grand Slam main draw appearances • Extended 12-match Davis Cup win streak (25-4 overall) with wins over Nielsen and Torpegaard (ESP d. DEN 5-0 in Sept.)

Bellucci 2015 FastFacts: W: Geneva (d Sousa); SF(2): Quito (l Estrella Burgos); Gstaad (l Goffin); QF(3): Istanbul (l Cuevas); Bastad (l Zverev); Winston-Salem (l Jaziri) YTD W-L: 29-25 (8-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 31 Beijing W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (1R 2010-11)

• No. 1 Brazilian's best results have come on clay (21-14), highlighted by 4th career ATP World Tour title at Geneva (d. Souza), SFs at Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos) and Gstaad (l. to Goffin), and QFs at Bastad (l. to A. Zverev) • Also reached hard-court QF at Winston-Salem (l. to Jaziri) prior to US Open where he reached 3R at US Open for 1st time in 8 appearances (l. to No. 3 Murray) • Other Grand Slam results: Australian Open 1R (l. to No. 10 Ferrer), Roland Garros 2R (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) and Wimbledon 1R (l. to No. 10 Nadal) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Isner in 2R) and Rome (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 3R) • In Davis Cup, retired with lower back injury against Coric to concede World Group Play-off tie to Croatia (CRO d. BRA 3-1) • Has a 5-29 career record vs. Top 10 opponents and trying to snap 15-match losing streak since win over No. 8 Tipsarevic in ’12 Gstaad final. Also 0-15 on hard courts vs. Top 10 foes

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MOON COURT

Vasek Pospisil (CAN) vs Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 10 U.S.A. Futures #5 (U.S.A.) Hard F Victor Estrella Burgos 6-4 6-3

COURT 3

[Q} (AUS) vs (ESP) Millman Leads 2-0 13 Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 John Millman 6-3 6-4 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 John Millman 6-2 6-3 6-4