MUTUA OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, May 1, 2016

Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain | May 1-8, 2016 Draw: S-56, D-24 | Prize Money: €5,719,660 | Surface: Outdoor Clay

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MUTUA TALKING POINTS

 SPOTLIGHT ON MADRID: The fourth ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season, the Mutua Madrid Open, features every member of the Top 10 in the Emirates ATP Rankings (first time since 2011) and 18 of the Top 20 overall. World No. 1 and 2011 champion returns to Madrid for the first time since 2013 when he lost in his opening match (2R) to . Djokovic is one of four former winners in the field along with reigning champ (also 2008), four-time champion (2005, ’10, ’13-14) and three-time titleholder (2006, ’09, ’12). The Big Four have accounted for 10 of the past 11 titles since 2005 with the only exception in 2007 when was the champion. The second Spanish tournament on the ATP World Tour takes place at the La Caja Mágica. The facility features three main stadiums with a capacity for 12,500, 3,439 and 2,228, respectively. In the case of rain, all three courts have retractable covers that allow play to continue. The tournament was held indoors on hard courts in October from 2002-08.

 DAY 1 PREVIEW: There are two main draw singles matches on Sunday’s schedule. In the third match on Manolo Santana, wild cards Juan Monaco and battle it out. Monaco holds a 7-4 FedEx ATP Head 2 Head advantage, including 5-2 on clay. Both players have won ATP World Tour titles in the last month with Monaco capturing the Houston title on Apr. 10 and Verdasco winning the Bucharest title last Monday. Verdasco is appearing in his hometown tournament for the 14th consecutive year. In the final match on Arantxa Sanchez, and square off for the third time (tied 1-1), first on clay. The Ukrainian won the last meeting in the 1R of Acapulco in late February.

 BIG FOUR DOMINATION: In 51 of the past 55 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (since ’10 Monte- Carlo), one of the Big Four: Djokovic, Murray, Federer and Nadal have lifted the trophy. During that stretch, Djokovic has won 23 titles, Nadal 13, Federer 8 and Murray 7. The only exceptions came at ’10 Paris-Bercy (Soderling), ‘12 Paris-Bercy (Ferrer) and in 2014 in Monte-Carlo (Wawrinka) and Toronto (Tsonga). The foursome are also among the Top 5 in ATP Masters 1000 titles:

T1) Djokovic 28 4) Agassi 17 T1) Nadal 28 T5) Murray 11 3) Federer 24 T5) Sampras 11 Note: In past 30 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, at least one member of Big Four has reached the final. Last time without a Big Four in final (’12 Paris-Bercy: Ferrer d. Janowicz).

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 NOVAK CLOSING IN ON 200: As of May 2, Djokovic is three weeks away from reaching 200 weeks at No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Djokovic will reach the 200 week milestone on May 23. He will become the fifth player in the history of the Emirates ATP Rankings to hold No. 1 at least 200 weeks in his career, joining Federer (302), (286), (270) and (268). Djokovic has a 16-6 record in Madrid, winning the title in 2011 and reaching the SFs in 2007 and ’09. He is 28-2 on the season with ATP World Tour-best four titles, including the and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and Miami.

 RAFA ON A ROLL: Nadal enters Madrid on a 10-match winning streak after capturing back-to- back titles at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d. Monfils) and Barcelona (d. Nishikori). During the streak, Nadal has lost only two sets, both coming in Monte-Carlo (SF, F). Nadal has a 39-9 career record in Madrid, winning the title four times (2005, ’10, ’13-14) while reaching the final three other times (2009, ’11, ’15). Since 2009, he’s reached the final six of the last seven years (except ’12-3R). The 29-year-old Spaniard enters with a 22-6 match record on the season (14-2 on clay). He is looking to become the all-time titles leader in the Open Era. He is co-leader (w/Vilas): No. T1) Rafael Nadal, 49 3) 40 4) Bjorn Borg, 30

 ROGER EYES NO. 2 WINS SPOT: World No. 3 Roger Federer is two match wins away from tying Ivan Lendl on the Open Era career match wins list. Federer has 1,069 wins and Lendl 1,071. Jimmy Connors is the all-time leader with 1,256 wins. Federer enters with a 35-8 career record in Madrid and he is looking to win the title for the fourth time. He won the title on hard courts in 2006 and was runner-up in ’07. Since the tournament moved to clay courts, Federer lifted the winner’s trophy in 2009 (d. Nadal) and ’12 (d. Berdych). He also was runner-up in ’10. Last year he lost in the 2R (after bye) in three tie-breaks to .

 ANDY DEFENDING CHAMP: Andy Murray comes into Madrid defending a clay court title for the first time in his career. The World No. 2 last year won back-to-back clay court titles in Munich (d. Kohlschreiber) and Madrid (d. Nadal). Murray enters Madrid with a 13-4 match record on the season (3-1 on clay) and in his previous clay court tournament at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo, he reached the SF (l. to Nadal).

 ANDERSON BACK IN ACTION: , who has been sidelined with knee and shoulder injuries this season, is playing in his first tournament since retiring in the 1R in Delray Beach on Feb. 16 (vs. Krajicek) due to a shoulder injury. The 29-year-old South African has a 1-3 match record on the season, reaching the QF in Auckland (1R bye) and retiring in the 1R at the Australian Open due to a knee injury.

 BAGHDATIS EYES 300 WINS: is making his first appearance in Madrid since 2013 and the 30-year-old Cypriot is one win away from 300 in his career (299-222). Five of his six career losses in Madrid have come to Spaniards.

 PERFECT ATTENDANCE: Madrid native Feliciano Lopez is the only player in the tournament’s 15-year history to participate in every singles draw (since 2002). Lopez has an 18-14 career record in his hometown tournament, reaching the QFs four times (2003, ‘07-08 and ’14). Three other players are playing in Madrid for the 14th consecutive year: , Nadal and local resident Fernando Verdasco. Ferrer is a two-time SF, Nadal four-time winner and Verdasco two-time QF.

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 IMPRESSIVE DOUBLES FIELD: The doubles draw features nine of the Top 10 teams in the Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings:

1) & 2) Pierre-Hugues Herbert & 3) & 4) & 5) & Radek Stepanek 6) Juan Sebastian Cabal & 7) Feliciano Lopez & Marc Lopez 8) & 10) &

 FRENCHMEN TOP SEEDS: Top Seeds: The French duo of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut are the top seeds in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament for the first time. They are trying to become the first team to win the first four ATP Masters 1000 tournaments of the season after capturing titles in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte-Carlo. They are 15-2 this year and on a 13-match winning streak. In 2014, the Bryans won the first three ATP Masters 1000 events before finishing runner-up in Madrid.

 BRYANS LOOK FOR SIXTH TITLE: Bob and Mike Bryan are five-time champions in Madrid (2006-07, ’10-11, ’13). The Bryans come into Madrid after winning their 111th career title together in Barcelona. They began the clay court circuit by winning in Houston. They have won a doubles record 35 ATP Masters 1000 titles.

SEEDS TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES:

SEED PLAYER RECORD BEST FINISH

1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 16-6 W 2011

2 Andy Murray (GBR) 22-7 W 2015, ‘08

3 Roger Federer (SUI) 35-8 W 2012, ‘09, ‘06 4 (SUI) 13-9 F 2013 5 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 39-9 W 2014, ‘13, ‘10, ‘05 6 (JPN) 11-4 F 2014 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 10-8 QF 2013 8 Tomas Berdych (CZE) 19-11 F 2012 9 David Ferrer (ESP) 19-13 SF 2014, ‘10 10 (FRA) 5-7 R16 2012, ‘08 11 (CAN) 5-5 QF 2015 12 (BEL) 1-2 R32 2015 13 Gael Monfils (FRA) 10-7 QF 2010, ‘08 14 (AUT) 2-0 (W/O in ’14) R16 2014 15 (ESP) 6-2 SF 2014 16 (FRA) 12-6 F 2008 Mutua Madrid Open Day 1 – Sunday, May 1, 2016 Page 4 of 9 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 QUALIFIERS (7):  OLDEST:  YOUNGEST: TBC on Sunday Ivo Karlovic – 37 y, 2 m Borna Coric – 19 y, 5 m

 WILDCARDS (4): Nicolas Almagro  TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN +: Pablo Carreno Busta Spain (9), France (7), (5), USA (3) Juan Monaco + Does not include qualifiers Fernando Verdasco

DOUBLES:

SEED TEAM BEST FINISH SEED TEAM BEST FINISH

1 Herbert & Mahut TEAM DEBUT 5 Bryan & Bryan 29-9, W ’13, ’11, 10, ’07,’06 2 J.Murray & Soares TEAM DEBUT 6 Bopanna & Mergea 5-0; W 2015 3 Rojer & Tecau 1-2; R16 2014 7 Peya & Zimonjic TEAM DEBUT 4 Dodig & Melo 0-2; R16 (Bye) 2014-15 8 Pospisil & Sock 1-1, QF 2015

FORMER MADRID SINGLES CHAMPIONS AND FINALISTS:

YEAR WINNER FINALIST SCORE Bold = In this 2015 Andy Murray Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2 year’s 2014 Rafael Nadal Kei Nishikori 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 RET draw

2013 Rafael Nadal Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-4 2012 Roger Federer Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 7-5

2011 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 7-5, 6-4 2010 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 6-4, 7-6(5)

2009 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 2008 Andy Murray Gilles Simon 6-4, 7-6(6)

2007 David Nalbandian Roger Federer 1-6, 6-3, 6-3

2006 Roger Federer Fernando Gonzalez 7-5, 6-1, 6-0

2005 Rafael Nadal Ivan Ljubicic 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3)

2004 David Nalbandian 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 2003 Nicolas Massu 6-3, 6-4, 6-3

2002 Jiri Novak W/O

FORMER MADRID DOUBLES CHAMPIONS:

YEAR WINNER YEAR WINNER 2015 & 2008 Mariusz Fystenberg & 2014 Daniel Nestor & Nenad Zimonjic 2007 Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan 2013 Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan 2006 Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan 2012 Mariusz Fystenberg & Marcin Matkowski 2005 & Daniel Nestor 2011 Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan 2004 Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor 2010 Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan 2003 & Max Mirnyi 2009 Daniel Nestor & Nenad Zimonjic 2002 Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Mutua Madrid Open Day 1 – Sunday, May 1, 2016 Page 5 of 9 www.ATPWorldTour.com

WHAT’S AT STAKE?

EMIRATES ATP RANKINGS POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 SINGLES RANKING POINTS 1,000 600 360 180 90 45 10 SINGLES PRIZE MONEY (€) 912,900 447,630 225,300 114,560 59,490 31,365 16,935 DOUBLES RANKING POINTS 1,000 600 360 180 90 — — DOUBLES PRIZE MONEY (€) 282,720 138,400 69,430 35,630 18,420 9,720 —

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 (HISTORY)

 TITLE LEADERS: There have been 59 different ATP World Tour Masters 1000 winners since 1990. Of those 59 winners, 33 have won at least two. There are eight former ATP Masters 1000 winners playing in Madrid, and they are also among the Top 9 seeds in the tournament (bold): PLAYER TITLES PLAYER TITLES PLAYER TITLES Novak Djokovic 28 2 1 Rafael Nadal 28 2 1 Roger Federer 24 2 1 Andre Agassi 17 Alex Corretja 2 1 Andy Murray 11 2 Ivan Ljubicic 1 Pete Sampras 11 2 Felix Mantilla 1 Thomas Muster 8 2 1 7 Goran Ivanisevic 2 Karel Novacek 1 5 2 1 5 David Nalbandian 2 1 5 Patrick Rafter 2 1 Marcelo Rios 5 2 Cedric Pioline 1 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2 1 Marat Safin 5 1 1 4 Tomas Berdych 1 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 Guillermo Cañas 1 Emilio Sanchez 1 4 1 Robin Soderling 1 3 1 Stan Wawrinka 1 3 David Ferrer 1 1 Carlos Moya 3 Sebastien Grosjean 1

 MATCH-WIN LEADERS: Federer has won the most ATP Masters 1000 matches (329) followed by Nadal (311) and Djokovic (279). Here are the Top 5 ATP Masters 1000 wins leaders: RANK PLAYER MASTERS 1000 W-L 1 Roger Federer 329-97

2 Rafael Nadal 311-66

3 Novak Djokovic 279-59 4 Andre Agassi 209-73 5 Pete Sampras 190-70

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2015-16 ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 WINNERS

 2015-16 WINNERS:

TOURNAMENT CHAMPION FINALIST ’16 Miami Novak Djokovic Kei Nishikori

’16 Indian Wells Novak Djokovic Milos Raonic

’16 Monte-Carlo Rafael Nadal Gael Monfils ’15 Madrid Andy Murray Rafael Nadal ’15 Rome Novak Djokovic Roger Federer ’15 Montreal Andy Murray Novak Djokovic

’15 Cincinnati Roger Federer Novak Djokovic

’15 Shanghai Novak Djokovic Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ’15 Paris Novak Djokovic Andy Murray

 2016 MATCH-WIN LEADERS: Last year Djokovic led the way with a record six ATP Masters 1000 titles while compiling a 39-2 match record. The Serb is off to a 12-1 start with two ATP Masters 1000 titles this season. Here are this year’s ATP Masters 1000 match wins leaders:

RANK PLAYER MASTERS 1000 W-L 1 Novak Djokovic 12-1

T2 Gael Monfils 11-3

T2 Milos Raonic 11-3 4 David Goffin 10-3 5 Rafael Nadal 9-2 6 Kei Nishikori 8-2 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-3 T8 Gilles Simon 6-3 T8 Dominic Thiem 6-3 10 Seven players tied with 5-3

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DAY 1 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

MANOLO SANTANA

[WC] Juan Monaco (ARG) vs [WC] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Monaco Leads 7-4 04 Palermo (Italy) Clay R16 Juan Monaco 6-4 5-7 6-3 05 St. Petersburg (Russia) Carpet R16 Fernando Verdasco 7-5 6-3 06 Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Juan Monaco 6-3 6-2 06 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Juan Monaco 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-1 07 Kitzbuhel (Austria) Clay SF Juan Monaco 7-5 7-5 09 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain)Clay R16 Fernando Verdasco 7-5 6-2 09 Båstad (Sweden) Clay QF Juan Monaco 6-1 3-1 ret 10 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay QF Juan Monaco 7-5 6-3 11 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Fernando Verdasco 6-2 7-5 4-6 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China)Hard R32 Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-2 15 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Juan Monaco 6-3 6-3 Other meetings: 01 Spain F6 (Spain) Clay R32 Juan Monaco 7-5 6-3 01 Spain F8 (Spain) Clay R16 Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-3

Monaco 2016 FastFacts: W: Houston (d Sock) YTD W-L: 7-4 (6-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: March 29, 1984 Emirates ATP Ranking: 100 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 11-8 (2007, 2009, 2010-11 3R )

Verdasco 2016 FastFacts: W: Bucharest (d Pouille) YTD W-L: 13-8 (7-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 51 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 15-13 (2009, 2012 Quarter-finalist)

ARANTXA SANCHEZ

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs Steve Johnson (USA) Series Tied 1-1 15 Vienna (Austria) Hard R32 Steve Johnson 6-3 4-6 6-2 16 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard R32 Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-5 7-6(4)

Dolgopolov 2016 FastFacts: SF: Acapulco (l Tomic); QF: Sydney (l Dimitrov); Rio de Janeiro (W/O vs Nadal); Barcelona (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 12-7 (4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: November 7, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 28 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 5-5 (2012 Quarter-finalist)

Johnson FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: YTD W-L: 5-9 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 24, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 32 Madrid W-L (Best Result):1-1 (2015 2R) Mutua Madrid Open Day 1 – Sunday, May 1, 2016 Page 8 of 9 www.ATPWorldTour.com

OTHER FIRST ROUND FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Draw Order

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) vs Borna Coric (CRO) First Meeting

Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Series Tied 1-1 12 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Feliciano Lopez 7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(2) 15 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 7-6(3) 7-6(6)

Milos Raonic (CAN) vs (BRA) Raonic Leads 1-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 Milos Raonic 7-6(5) 7-6(2)

Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) Ramos-Vinolas Leads 1-0 12 (Morocco) Clay QF Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3 6-4

Guido Pella (ARG) vs Nick Kyrgios (AUS) First Meeting

Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs (GER) Series Tied 1-1 09 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R16 Pablo Cuevas 6-4 7-6(8) 10 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7(1) 6-1 6-4

Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) Monfils Leads 3-0 1 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard QF Gael Monfils 7-5 7-5 12 Bangkok (Thailand) Hard R32 Gael Monfils 6-4 2-6 7-5 14 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R64 Gael Monfils 6-4 7-6(4)

Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs (AUS) Series Tied 1-1 12 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R16 4-6 6-3 7-5 15 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-2

Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) Troicki Leads 2-0 13 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 6-4 6-3 6-4 16 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R32 Viktor Troicki 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3

Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) First Meeting

Jack Sock (USA) vs Benoit Paire (FRA) First Meeting

Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs Joao Sousa (POR) First Meeting

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs David Ferrer (ESP) Ferrer Leads 8-1 04 Sopot (Poland) Clay R32 David Ferrer 6-4 6-3 05 Wimbledon (England) Grass R128 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3 6-2 7-6(7) 06 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 David Ferrer 7-5 6-1 6-0 06 Wimbledon (England) Grass R64 David Ferrer 7-6(2) 7-5 6-3 07 Bastad (Sweden) Clay R32 David Ferrer 6-2 6-1 10 Valencia (Spain) Hard R32 David Ferrer 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 14 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard QF David Ferrer 6-3 5-7 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 David Ferrer 6-1 6-3 15 Vienna (Austria) Hard R16 David Ferrer 6-1 6-1

Gilles Simon (FRA) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Baghdatis Leads 3-2 07 Marseille (France) Hard F Gilles Simon 6-4 7-6(3) 07 Halle (Germany) Grass R32 Marcos Baghdatis 6-3 6-3 10 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Marcos Baghdatis 7-6(3) 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Gilles Simon 7-5 6-1 13 Brisbane (Australia) Hard QF Marcos Baghdatis 6-3 6-4

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Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Dimitrov Leads 2-0 14 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-1 Other meeting: 10 Marburg Q (Germany) Clay -- Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-1