GENERALI OPEN - KITZBÜHEL: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Kitzbühel Tennis Club, Kitzbühel, Austria | July 18-23, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €520,070 Surface: Clay ATP Info: Tournament Info: ATP PR & Marketing: www.ATPWorldTour.com www.generaliopen.com Florent Girod,
[email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour Facebook: Generali Open Kitzbühel Press Room: +43 5356 6432011 Facebook: facebook.com/ATPWorldTour AUSTRIAN WILD CARDS TAKE CENTER STAGE ON DAY 2 DAY 2 PREVIEW: Austrian wild cards take center stage on Day 2 of the Generali Open-Kitzbühel with seven singles matches on Tuesday’s schedule. In a re-peat of last year’s first round match Gerald Melzer kicks off the day’s action on Center Court when he takes on the Spaniard Albert Montanes. Last year the Spaniard got the better of the Austrian in straight sets. In the next match, a first-time meeting between 22-year-old Austrian wild card Dennis Novak and Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain. Novak, who is undefeated in Futures this year with a 15-0 record and three titles in three events, is appearing in his first tour-level event of the year. The last match on, is a first-time meeting between the 35-year-old Jurgen Melzer and the 23-year-old Taro Daniel of Japan. Melzer, who is ranked No. 414, is playing in his first tournament since qualifying into the US Open last year (l. to Berdych in 2R). He has been sidelined with a left shoulder injury. FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 2 FIRST-ROUND MATCHES Center Court Albert Montanes (ESP) vs Gerald Melzer (AUT) Montanes Leads 1-0 15 Kitzbühel (Austria) Clay R32 Albert Montanes 6-4 7-6(5) Montanes 2016 FastFacts: SF: Marrakech (l Delbonis) YTD W-L: 7-7 (7-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: November 26, 1980 Emirates ATP Ranking: 122 Kitzbühel W-L (Best Result-Year): 9-5 (RUP 2013) • Tournament Note: The 35-year-old Spaniard is playing here for the sixth time with a 9-5 tournament record.