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SKISTAR : PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, July 11, 2016

Båstad Stadium, Båstad, | July 11-17, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €463,520 | Surface: Clay

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SKISTAR SWEDISH OPEN TALKING POINTS

 TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: World No. 13 and two-time champion leads the 28- player field at the SkiStar Swedish Open. Ferrer has yet to appear in an ATP World Tour final in 2016, his longest drought to start a season since 2006. He is making his ninth appearance in Båstad, where he is 19-6 with two titles (2007, 2012) in three finals (2011). The 34-year-old Spaniard is trying to extend his ATP title streak to seven consecutive years (since 2010).

Half of the seeds are Spaniards, led by Ferrer. The others are No. 3 Albert Ramos-Viñolas, No. 4 and No. 5 . All three have posted strong results on clay this season: Ramos-Viñolas advanced to his first quarter-final at Roland Garros (d. No. 9 Raonic, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), Granollers reached the ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo quarter-finals and Verdasco won his seventh ATP World Tour title at .

Ramos-Viñolas is on pace to post the most ATP World Tour wins of his career this year. In 2012, he won a personal-best 25 matches. The 28-year-old Spaniard comes into Båstad with a 20-19 match record on the season (14-12 on clay). He reached a career-high No. 32 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on June 6 following his Roland Garros run.

The No. 2 seed is Joao Sousa of Portugal, who advanced to the final in Båstad two years ago. Sousa, who reached a career-high No. 28 on May 16, is the top Portuguese player in the history of the Emirates ATP Rankings. After a 5-13 start to 2016, Sousa is 10-7 since April, reaching the Nice semi-finals and ATP Masters 100 quarter-finals. Both he and Ramos-Viñolas made a smooth transition to grass and advanced to the third round at Wimbledon.

One of four Swedes in the Båstad singles draw, is looking for his first tour-level win of the season (0-4). Ymer has compiled an 18-8 match record with one title on the ATP Challenger Tour. The 20-year-old resident reached a career-high No. 118 on May 23. Another member of the ATP World Tour’s ‘Next Generation,’ , is making his Båstad debut. The 20-year-old Russian reached a career-high No. 96 on June 13. The Moscow native is 3-3 on the ATP World Tour this season and 24-9 in Challengers with one title.

 DAY 1 PREVIEW: Main draw play begins and qualifying concludes at the SkiStar Swedish Open on Monday. Three main draw singles matches are scheduled on Centre Court, beginning with an All-Russian affair between No. 8 seed and ‘Next Generation’ player Karen Khachanov. Swedish wild card follows in his ATP World Tour debut against No. 6 seed Aljaz Bedene. Arvidsson lost in qualifying at both Båstad and Stockholm in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. He is also 0-6 in singles play. In the final match on Centre Court, Jurgen Zopp of Estonia seeks his first tour-level win since 2014 Roland Garros. Zopp meets of , who has won three ATP Challenger Tour titles in 2016.

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EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

SkiStar Swedish Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20* 0 Singles Prize Money (€) 82,450 43,430 23,525 13,400 7,900 4,680 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money (€) 25,070 13,170 7,140 4,080 2,390 --- * 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 David Ferrer (ESP) 19-6 2007, 2012 Champion 2 Joao Sousa (POR) 4-1 2014 Runner-up 3 Albert Ramos-Viñolas (ESP) 5-4 2012-13 Quarter-finalist 4 Marcel Granollers (ESP) 0-3 2008-10 Round of 32 5 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 12-8 2013 Runner-up 6 Aljaz Bedene (GBR) 0-0 2016 Debut 7 (ARG) 0-2 2012-13 Round of 32 8 Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 0-0 2016 Debut

QUALIFIERS (4) OLDEST PLAYER YOUNGEST PLAYER TBD on Monday (GER) Carl Soderlund (SWE) 36 years, 0 months 19 years, 1 month WILD CARDS (3) Isak Arvidsson (SWE) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN (SWE) (7), Sweden (4), Argentina (3) Carl Soderlund (SWE)

DOUBLES

SEED TEAM W-L BEST FINISH Lindstedt: 18-9 Lindstedt: 2010-12 Champion 1 /Andre Sa Sa: 2-1 Sa: 2011 Semi-finalist Granollers: 2-3 Granollers: 2009-10 Quarter-finalist 2 Marcel Granollers/ Marrero: 4-3 Marrero: 2014 Semi-finalist Monroe: 10-1 Monroe: 2013-14 Champion 3 / Sitak: 2-1 Sitak: 2015 Semi-finalist Daniell: 0-0 Daniell: 2016 Debut 4 / Demoliner: 0-0 Demoliner: 2016 Debut

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PAST FINALISTS

SINGLES (since 2005)

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2015 Benoit Paire (FRA) (ESP) 7-6(7), 6-3 2014 (URU) Joao Sousa (POR) 6-2, 6-1 2013 (ARG) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 7-5, 6-1 2012 David Ferrer (ESP) Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6-2, 6-2 2011 Robin Soderling (SWE) David Ferrer (ESP) 6-2, 6-2 2010 Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Robin Soderling (SWE) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 2009 Robin Soderling (SWE) Juan Monaco (ARG) 6-3, 7-6(4) 2008 Tommy Robredo (ESP) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-4, 6-1

2007 David Ferrer (ESP) Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6-1, 6-2

2006 Tommy Robredo (ESP) (RUS) 6-2, 6-1

2005 (ESP) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4

BOLD: Players in 2016 singles draw

DOUBLES (since 2005)

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2015 Jeremy Chardy/Lukasz Kubot Juan Sebastian Cabal/ 6-7(6), 6-3, [10-8] 2014 Johan Brunstrom/Nicholas Monroe Jeremy Chardy/ 4-6, 7-6(5), [10-7] 2013 Nicholas Monroe/ Carlos Berlocq/Albert Ramos-Viñolas 6-2, 3-6, [10-3] 2012 Robert Lindstedt/Horia Tecau / 6-3, 7-6(5) 2011 Robert Lindstedt/Horia Tecau /Andreas Siljestrom 6-3, 6-3 2010 Robert Lindstedt/Horia Tecau / 6-4, 7-5 2009 Jaroslav Levinsky/Filip Polasek Robert Lindstedt/Robin Soderling 1-6, 6-3, [10-7] 2008 Jonas Bjorkman/Robin Soderling Johan Brunstrom/Jean-Julien Rojer 6-2, 6-2 2007 Simon Aspelin/ Martin Garcia/Sebastian Prieto 6-2, 6-4 2006 Jonas Bjorkman/ /Oliver Marach 6-3, 4-6, [10-4] 2005 Jonas Bjorkman/ Jose Acasuso/Sebastian Prieto 6-2, 6-3

BOLD: Players in 2016 doubles draw

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 1 MAIN DRAW FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

Centre Court

Karen Khachanov (RUS) vs [8] Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 15 Moscow CH (Russia) Clay R16 Evgeny Donskoy 6-3 7-6(1)

Khachanov 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 3-3 (3-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 21, 1996 Emirates ATP Ranking: 104 Båstad W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (2016 Debut)

• Qualified and advanced to 3R at , saving 1 MP vs. Bedene, then beating Bautista Agut (l. to Dolgopolov) • Beat Bedene in 3 sets again to reach Istanbul 2R • Broke into Top 100 on June 6 and achieved career-high No. 96 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 13 • Captured 2nd Challenger title at Samarkand, UZB (d. Ramirez Hidalgo, who is 18+ years older) • Reached Challenger final at Jonkoping, SWE (d. Krajinovic and Struff, l. to Golubev after holding 4 MPs) • Fell in qualifying at , Montpellier, Marseille, Monte-Carlo, Roland Garros and Wimbledon SkiStar Swedish Open Day 1 – Monday, July 11, 2016 Page 4 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Donskoy 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 3-13 (1-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 9, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 79 Båstad W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (2016 Debut)

• Started season 3-13 on tour with wins over Cervantes at Aus. Open, Bagnis at Barcelona and Kudla at Nottingham • Held at least 1 MP and lost in Chennai 1R vs. Ebden, Rotterdam 1R vs. Chardy and Barcelona 2R vs. Dolgopolov • Qualified at Geneva (l. to Ram in 1R) • Beat Berankis to capture 8th ATP Challenger Tour title at Raanana, ISR • Clinched Russia’s win vs. Sweden w/Kravchuk in Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I (d. Brunstrom/Lindstedt) • Retired vs. Kukushkin in Munich 1R due to hip injury

[WC] Isak Arvidsson (SWE) vs [6] Aljaz Bedene (GBR) First Meeting

Arvidsson 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 0-2 (0-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 6, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 507 Båstad W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (2016 Main Draw Debut)

• Tournament Note: Lost in qualifying at both Båstad and Stockholm in 2012-15 • Defeated No. 100 Brown in 3 sets to reach Jonkoping, SWE Challenger 2R (l. to Golubev) • Captured 4th ITF Futures Circuit title at Båstad, SWE (d. Simonsson) • Lost to Kuznetsov and Gabashvili in Davis Cup Group I play (RUS d. SWE 5-0) • Won 1st 2 ATP Challenger Tour doubles titles of career w/Simonsson at Jonkoping, SWE (d. Eriksson/Sekulic) and Båstad, SWE (d. Brunstrom/Siljestrom). Also captured 4 ITF Futures Circuit doubles titles

Bedene 2016 FastFacts SF: Chennai (l. to Coric) YTD W-L: 10-15 (3-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 68 Båstad W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (2016 Debut)

• Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. Carreño Busta in 5 sets, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Reached QF-or-better for 4th straight year at Chennai, falling in SF (l. to Coric) • Won 1R matches at Acapulco, Miami, Monte-Carlo, ’s-Hertogenbosch and London/Queen’s Club • Fell to 11-2 in Challenger finals with loss to Granollers in Irving, USA championship match • Held 5 MPs vs. Querrey in Auckland 1R before retiring in 3rd set due to leg injury • Also held 1 MP vs. Khachanov in Barcelona 1R before falling 76 in 3rd • Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R vs. Bautista Agut and withdrew from Marrakech due to right wrist injury

Jurgen Zopp (EST) vs Facundo Bagnis (ARG) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 08 Mexico F3 (Mexico) Hard R32 Facundo Bagnis 6-2 4-6 6-4

Zopp 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 29, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 176 Båstad W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2012 Quarter-finalist)

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• Tournament Note: Advanced to 2012 QF with wins over Lindell and Volandri (l. to Hajek in 3 sets) • In only tour-level events of season, fell in qualifying at Brisbane, Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon • Advanced to Barletta, ITA Challenger SF (d. No. 100 Dutra Silva, l. to Ymer) • Challenger QFs at Wroclaw, POL (l. to Hernych); Ostrava, CZE (l. to Lestienne) and Prague, CZE (l. to Robert) • Went 7-0 (14-0 sets) in Davis Cup Group III Round Robin (EST d. LIE 3-0, KOS 3-0, GRE 3-0 and MDA 2-0)

Bagnis 2016 FastFacts: QF: Marrakech (l. to Montañes) YTD W-L: 4-8 (4-7 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 27, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 93 Båstad W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (2016 Debut)

• Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at Marrakech (d. Ouahab and Sousa, l. to Montañes) • Reached Roland Garros 2R for 2nd time (d. De Schepper, l. to No. 5 Nadal) • Qualified at (l. to Olivo in 1R), (l. to Cuevas in 1R) and São Paulo (l. to Cuevas in 2R) • Achieved career-high No. 89 in Emirates ATP Rankings on April 11 • Won Challenger titles at Buenos Aires, ARG (d. De Greef); Rio de Janeiro, BRA (d. Clezar) and Santiago, CHI (d. Dutra Silva) • Also captured Challenger doubles title at Buenos Aires, ARG w/M. Gonzalez (d. Galdos/Lindell) • In 1st match all season off of clay, fell to Becker 63 63 61 in Wimbledon 1R on June 28

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

Dustin Brown (GER) vs Daniel Muñoz de la Nava (ESP) First Meeting

Michael Berrer (GER) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) First Meeting

Marco Trungelliti (ARG) vs (ITA) First ATP Meeting Other Meetings: 14 Mestre CH () Clay R16 Andrea Arnaboldi 6-1 6-0 15 Roland Garros Q () Clay 3R Andrea Arnaboldi 5-7 7-5 6-3

Albert Montañes (ESP) vs Elias Ymer (SWE) First ATP Meeting Other Meetings: 15 Furth CH () Clay QF Albert Montañes 6-4 1-6 7-6(5) 15 US Open Q (U.S.A.) Hard 3R Elias Ymer 7-5 6-4

[7] Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs Taro Daniel (JPN) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 15 Furth CH (Germany) Clay QF Taro Daniel 6-4 6-4

[WC] Fred Simonsson (SWE) vs [WC] Carl Soderlund (SWE) First ATP Meeting Other Meetings: 16 Sweden F1 (Sweden) Clay SF Carl Soderlund 7-5 6-0 16 Sweden F2 (Sweden) Clay R32 Carl Soderlund 6-3 6-4