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Men's Singles Quarter-Finals (Top Half) 2018 US OPEN Flushing, New York, USA | 27 August-9 September 2018 S-128, D-64 | $53 million | Outdoor Hard www.usopen.org DAY NINE MEDIA NOTES | Tuesday, 4 September 2018 MEN’S SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS (TOP HALF) ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM [3] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [11] John Isner (USA) Del Potro Leads 7-4 [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [9] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Nadal Leads 7-3 DAY NINE HIGHLIGHTS • History has been made on the 50th anniversary of the US Open. For the first time in the Open Era, eight different countries are represented by the eight US Open men’s singles quarter-finalists. A record was also set in the Round of 16 with 15 different countries represented. John Isner of the USA meets Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina on Tuesday with a chance to become the first American semi-finalist at the US Open since Andy Roddick in 2006. Roddick is also the last American man to reach a Grand Slam final at 2009 Wimbledon and to win a Grand Slam title at the 2003 US Open. All three droughts are the longest for American men in Grand Slam history (since 1877). • The 2011 US Open was the only Grand Slam quarter-final of Isner’s career entering this summer. He’s up to three after defeating Milos Raonic to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals and US Open quarter-finals. Isner is the No. 1 American for the seventh US Open in a row and has earned 30-or-more wins in nine straight seasons. Though he is 4-7 overall against Del Potro, Isner is 4-3 in their last seven meetings. The 6-foot-10 American defeated Del Potro in their last hard-court match on 30 March en route to the biggest title of his career at ATP Masters 1000 Miami. • While Isner has lost five sets at this event, Del Potro has not dropped any en route to his third straight US Open quarter-final and sixth overall in 10 appearances. Isner has spent 12 hours and five minutes on court at the US Open, while Del Potro’s matches have lasted a combined eight hours and 44 minutes. Del Potro, the 2009 champion and 2017 semi-finalist, is 33-8 at the US Open. He missed the event in 2010, 2014 and 2015 with wrist injuries. • Also on Arthur Ashe Stadium, three-time champion Rafael Nadal continues his title defense against first-time US Open quarter-finalist Dominic Thiem. All 10 prior meetings between Nadal and Thiem have come on clay courts, with the Spaniard taking a 7-3 lead by defeating the Austrian 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in the Roland Garros final on 10 June. Nadal is the only player on the ATP World Tour to reach the quarter-finals of all four Grand Slam events this season. The 32-year-old also completed a calendar Grand Slam of quarter-finals at the US Open in 2008, 2010 and 2011. • Thiem is the first Austrian in the US Open quarter-finals since former World No. 1 Thomas Muster in 1996. Muster went 0-3 overall in US Open quarter-final matches, opening the door for Thiem to become the first Austrian to ever reach the US Open semi-finals. Thiem, the World No. 9, replaces then-No. 25 Lucas Pouille as Nadal’s highest- ranked opponent at the US Open since the 2013 final. Nadal has played 18 US Open matches during that time. ATP RACE TO LONDON (as of Monday, 3 September at 4:30 pm) No. Player Points KEY 1 Rafael Nadal* 7,120^ Top 8 qualify for Nitto ATP Finals 2 Novak Djokovic 4,805^ * Qualified 3 Roger Federer 4,800+ + Add 180 points for 4R win 4 Alexander Zverev 4,365 ^ Add 360 points for QF win 5 Juan Martin del Potro 4,070^ 6 Marin Cilic 3,635+ 7 Kevin Anderson 3,450 8 Dominic Thiem 3,365^ 9 John Isner 2,930^ 10 Kei Nishikori 2,115^ 11 Fabio Fognini 1,940 12 David Goffin 1,785+ 13 Stefanos Tsitsipas 1,782 14 Pablo Carreno Busta 1,730 15 Milos Raonic 1,710 16 Borna Coric 1,700 2018 US OPEN – Day 9 Media Notes Tuesday, 4 September 2018 Page 2 of 8 Most Grand Slam Quarter-finals of Open Era Roger Federer 53 (Entering Monday) Novak Djokovic 42 Jimmy Connors 41 Rafael Nadal 36 Andre Agassi 36 Most US Open Quarter-finals of Open Era Jimmy Connors 17 Andre Agassi 13 Roger Federer 12 (Entering Monday) Ivan Lendl 12 Novak Djokovic 11 Most Grand Slam Semi-finals of All Time and Open Era Roger Federer 43 Novak Djokovic 32 Jimmy Connors 31 Rafael Nadal 28 Ivan Lendl 28 Most US Open Semi-finals of Open Era Jimmy Connors 14 Novak Djokovic 10 Roger Federer 10 Andre Agassi 10 Pete Sampras 9 Ivan Lendl 9 Most Grand Slam Finals of All Time and Open Era Roger Federer 30 Rafael Nadal 24 Novak Djokovic 22 Ivan Lendl 19 Peter Sampras 18 Most US Open Finals of Open Era Ivan Lendl 8 Pete Sampras 8 Novak Djokovic 7 Roger Federer 7 Jimmy Connors 7 Most Grand Slam Titles of All Time Roger Federer 20 Rafael Nadal 17 Pete Sampras 14 Novak Djokovic 13 Roy Emerson 12 Most US Open Titles of Open Era Roger Federer 5 Jimmy Connors 5 Pete Sampras 5 John McEnroe 4 Rafael Nadal 3 Ivan Lendl 3 For the latest stats, facts and figures throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2018 US OPEN – Day 9 Media Notes Tuesday, 4 September 2018 Page 3 of 8 Achievement Last American Last Time Record Drought Grand Slam Title Roddick 2003 US Open 59 Grand Slams Grand Slam Final Roddick 2009 Wimbledon 36 Grand Slams US Open Title Roddick 2003 US Open 14 US Opens US Open Final Roddick 2006 US Open 11 US Opens US Open SF Roddick 2006 US Open 11 US Opens Grand Slam Champions since Last American at 2003 US Open Argentina 2 Del Potro (1), Gaudio (1) Croatia 1 Cilic (1) Great Britain 1 Murray (3) Russia 1 Safin (1) Serbia 1 Djokovic (13) Spain 1 Nadal (17) Switzerland 2 Federer (19), Wawrinka (3) 7 Countries 9 Players 59 Titles Grand Slam Finalists since Last American at 2009 Wimbledon Argentina 1 Del Potro (1) Austria 1 Thiem (1) Canada 1 Raonic (1) Croatia 1 Cilic (3) Czech Republic 1 Berdych (1) Great Britain 1 Murray (10) Japan 1 Nishikori (1) Serbia 1 Djokovic (20) South Africa 1 Anderson (2) Spain 2 Nadal (16), Ferrer (1) Sweden 1 Soderling (1) Switzerland 2 Federer (10), Wawrinka (4) 12 Countries 14 Players 72 Finalists US Open Finalists since Last American in 2006 Argentina 1 Del Potro (2009) Croatia 1 Cilic (2014) Great Britain 1 Murray (2008, 2012) Japan 1 Nishikori (2014) Serbia 1 Djokovic (2007, 2010-13, 2015-16) South Africa 1 Anderson (2017) Spain 1 Nadal (2010-11, 2013, 2017) Switzerland 2 Wawrinka (2016), Federer (2007-09, 2015) 8 Countries 9 Players 22 Finalists US Open Semi-finalists since Last American in 2006 Argentina 1 Del Potro (2009, 2017) Croatia 1 Cilic (2014-15) Czech Republic 1 Berdych (2012) France 2 Monfils (2016), Gasquet (2013) Great Britain 1 Murray (2008, 2011-12) Japan 1 Nishikori (2014, 2016) Russia 2 Youzhny (2010), Davydenko (2007) Serbia 1 Djokovic (2007-16) South Africa 1 Anderson (2017) Spain 3 Nadal (2008-11, 2013, 2017), Carreno Busta (2017), Ferrer (2007, 2012) Switzerland 2 Wawrinka (2013, 2015-16), Federer (2007-11, 2014-15) 11 Countries 16 Players 44 Semi-finalists For the latest stats, facts and figures throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2018 US OPEN – Day 9 Media Notes Tuesday, 4 September 2018 Page 4 of 8 [3] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [11] John Isner (USA) Del Potro Leads 7-4 08 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard QF Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 6-4 09 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R16 Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(4) 7-6(3) 11 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 6-3 13 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard F Juan Martin del Potro 3-6 6-1 6-2 13 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard SF John Isner 6-7(5) 7-6(9) 6-3 16 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 John Isner 7-6(2) 6-4 16 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard R32 Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 7-6(6) 17 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal Hard R64 Juan Martin del Potro 7-5 7-5 17 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard QF John Isner 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 18 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard SF John Isner 6-1 7-6(2) 18 Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 6-4 6-4 JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO vs JOHN ISNER 29 (9/23/88) Age (Birthdate) 33 (4/26/85) No. 3 (No. 3 on 8/13/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 11 (No. 8 on 7/16/18) Tandil, Argentina Birthplace Greensboro, NC, USA Tandil, Argentina Residence Dallas, TX, USA 41-10 (30-6) 2018 Record (on hard) 30-15 (17-9) 425-166 (303-115) Career Record (on hard) 389-235 (276-154) 2 / 22 2018 Titles / Career Titles 2 / 14 92-34 Career Grand Slam Record 73-41 33-8 (2009 Champion) US Open Record (Best Result) 28-11 (2011, 2018 Quarter-finals) 7-10 (0-1) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 11-18 (4-1) 2 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 153-107 (18-8) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 386-243 (30-27) $22,518,923 Career Prize Money $15,745,397 Sebastian Prieto Coach Rene Moller, David Macpherson 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 • Did not drop a set en route to US Open QFs for 2nd time in career (also 2016).
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