SINGLES and DOUBLES FINALS Matteo Berrettini (ITA
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SAFRA SARASIN SWISS OPEN GSTAAD: 29 JULY MEDIA NOTES Roy Emerson Arena | Gstaad, Switzerland | 23-29 July 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €501,345 | Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com SwissOpenGstaad.ch Fabienne Benoit: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @SwissOpenGstaad Press Officer: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @SwissOpenGstaad TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs [2] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) First Meeting Berrettini 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 84 | 2018: 11-12 | 4-0 at Gstaad (2018 Finalist) • This week, reached 1st ATP World Tour QF of career with wins over Albot 1R and No. 4 seed Rublev 2R; made 1st Tour-level SF after beating No. 8 seed Lopez; entered 1st singles final by beating fellow first-time semi-finalist Zopp. He has not had his serve broken during the tournament (saved 9 of 9 break points). • Made Grand Slam 3R for 1st time in career at Roland Garros (def. Otte and Gulbis, l. to eventual finalist Thiem). • Upset No. 15 Sock in 5 sets, overcoming two sets to love deficit, to reach 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Simon). • Earned 1st ATP World Tour win at Doha as Q (d. Troicki, l. to Gojowczyk in 2R). • Captured 2nd ATP Challenger Tour title on home soil at Bergamo, ITA (d. Napolitano). • Beat Top 100 players Sugita, Basic and Fucsovics en route to Irving, USA Challenger final (l. to Kukushkin). Bautista Agut 2018 Summary | 30 yrs old | World No. 17 | 2018: 25-12 | 6-2 at Gstaad (2018 Final) | 8 Career Titles • This week, advanced to second consecutive Gstaad semi-final with wins over Munar in 2R and Daniel in QF; then defeated Djere in 3 sets in SF to reach Gstaad final for first time. • Captured 8th and biggest title of career at ATP World Tour 500 event in Dubai as World No. 23 (d. Pouille). • Defeated Del Potro to win 2nd Auckland title (also 2016). • Retired in Halle SF vs. Coric due to hip injury. Second Spanish semi-finalist in Halle history (also Moya in 1999). • Lost to Goffin in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R and Barcelona QF. • Lost to Kohlschreiber in Munich QF and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R, squandering 1 MP in Madrid. INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad Matteo Berrettini [2] Roberto Bautista Agut Aces 37 12 1st-Serve Percentage 69% (158 of 230) 61% (161 of 266) 1st-Serve Points Won 83% (131 of 158) 76% (122 of 161) 2nd-Serve Points Won 60% (43 of 72) 51% (54 of 105) Service Games Won 100% (38 of 38) 92% (36 of 39) Break Points Saved 100% (9 of 9) 89% (25 of 28) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 29% (43 of 149) 26% (38 of 145) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 51% (37 of 72) 57% (59 of 103) Return Games Won 26% (10 of 39) 24% (9 of 37) Break Points Converted 59% (10 of 17) 33% (9 of 27) BOLD: Leads all players at J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) / Daniele Bracciali (ITA) vs First Meeting Denys Molchanov (UKR) / Igor Zelenay (SVK) • This is the first event Berrettini and Bracciali have played as a pairing (3-0 record). Berrettini is ranked No. 650 in doubles (career-high No. 386), and this is his first ATP World Tour doubles final. Bracciali is currently ranked No. 214 in doubles (career-high No. 21) and he has won 5 career doubles titles. This is Bracciali’s 12th doubles final. • Molchanov and Zelenay are frequent partners on the ATP Challenger Tour this season, winning 4 titles. They played their first ATP World Tour event as a team last week in Umag (reached QF) and now have a 4-1 Tour-level record as a team. Molchanov is ranked No. 92 in doubles (career-high No. 72) and this is his first Tour-level final. Zelenay is ranked No. 95 in doubles (career-high No. 50) and this is his 4th ATP World Tour doubles final (0-3). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. J. SAFRA SARASIN SWISS OPEN GSTAAD: 28 JULY MEDIA NOTES Roy Emerson Arena | Gstaad, Switzerland | 23-29 July 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €501,345 | Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com SwissOpenGstaad.ch Fabienne Benoit: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @SwissOpenGstaad Press Officer: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @SwissOpenGstaad TV & Radio: TennisTV.com MEN’S SINGLES – SEMIFINALS [Q] Jurgen Zopp (EST) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA) First Tour-Level Meeting 18 Bergamo (Italy) Challenger Indoor Hard SF Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-75 6-1 Zopp 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 107 | 2018: 8-3 | 3-0 at Gstaad (2018 SF) • Reaches first ATP World Tour SF of his career • Matched the best win of career in 2R, defeating No. 14 Fognini (d. No.14 Sock at Roland Garros) • At Roland Garros, fell in final round of qualifying to Kudla, but got in main draw as lucky loser, then def. No. 14 Sock in 1R and fellow lucky loser Bemelmans in 2R to reach a Grand Slam 3R for first time in career (l. to Marterer). • Advanced to Challenger SF in St. Brieuc (l. Berankis) and Bergamo (l. Berrettini) Berrettini 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 84 | 2018: 10-12 | 3-0 at Gstaad (2018 SF) • Making ATP World Tour SF debut • Made Grand Slam 3R for 1st time in career at Roland Garros (def. Otte and Gulbis, l. to eventual finalist Thiem). • Upset No. 15 Sock in 5 sets, overcoming two sets to love deficit, to reach 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Simon). • Captured 2nd ATP Challenger Tour title on home soil at Bergamo, ITA (d. Napolitano). • Beat Top 100 players Sugita, Basic and Fucsovics en route to Irving, USA Challenger final (l. to Kukushkin). Laslo Djere (SRB) vs [2] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) First Meeting Djere 2018 Summary | 23 years old | World No. 101 | 2018: 9-11 | 3-0 at Gstaad (2018 SF) • Last week, def. 2014 titlist Cuevas 1R and Marterer 2R to make Umag QF (l. to eventual champion Cecchinato). • Advanced to SF at Istanbul (l. to Jaziri). • Has won at least one match in four separate ATP World Tour main draws for the second year in a row. • Captured 2nd ATP Challenger Tour title of career at Milan, ITA (d. Mager). • Reached two other Challenger Finals: Prostejov (l. Munar) and Rome (l. Pavlasek). Bautista Agut 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 17 | 2018: 24-12 | 5-2 at Gstaad (2017, 2018 SF) | 8 Career Titles • Advances to second consecutive Gstaad SF • Captured 8th and biggest title of career at ATP World Tour 500 event in Dubai as World No. 23 (d. Pouille). • Defeated Del Potro to win 2nd Auckland title (also 2016). • Retired in Halle SF vs. Coric due to hip injury. Second Spanish semi-finalist in Halle history (also Moya in 1999). • Earlier this month, reached SF of Challenger event at Recanati, ITA (l. to Menendez-Maceiras). POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [Q] Jurgen Zopp (EST) vs Laslo Djere First Tour-Level Meeting 16 Turin (Italy) Challenger Clay 1R Laslo Djere 7-5 6-2 [Q] Jurgen Zopp (EST) vs [2] Roberto Bautista Agut First Meeting Matteo Berrettini vs Laslo Djere First Tour-Level Meeting 15 Ortisei (Italy) Challenger Indoor Hard 1R Laslo Djere 6-4 6-3 17 Bergamo (Italy) Challenger Indoor Hard 1R Matteo Berrettini 7-66 7-5 17San Benedetto (Italy) Challenger Clay F Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-4 Matteo Berrettini vs [2] Roberto Bautista Agut First Meeting For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. J. SAFRA SARASIN SWISS OPEN GSTAAD: 27 JULY MEDIA NOTES Roy Emerson Arena | Gstaad, Switzerland | 23-29 July 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €501,345 | Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com SwissOpenGstaad.ch Fabienne Benoit: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @SwissOpenGstaad Press Officer: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @SwissOpenGstaad TV & Radio: TennisTV.com ROY EMERSON ARENA Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs [8] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) First Meeting Berrettini 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 84 | 2018: 9-12 | 2-0 at Gstaad (2018 QF) • Made Grand Slam 3R for 1st time in career at Roland Garros (def. Otte and Gulbis, l. to eventual finalist Thiem). • Upset No. 15 Sock in 5 sets, overcoming two sets to love deficit, to reach 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Simon). • Captured 2nd ATP Challenger Tour title on home soil at Bergamo, ITA (d. Napolitano). • Beat Top 100 players Sugita, Basic and Fucsovics en route to Irving, USA Challenger final (l. to Kukushkin). Lopez 2018 Summary | 36 yrs old | World No. 66 | 2018: 17-15 | 22-10 at Gstaad (2016 Champion) | 6 Career Titles • Set all-time record with 66th straight Grand Slam appearance at Wimbledon (l. to Del Potro in 2R). • Advanced to QFs at Sydney (l. to de Minaur), Acapulco (l. to Donaldson), Stuttgart (l. to Kyrgios) and London/Queen’s Club (d. Goffin in 1R, l. to Kyrgios). [Q] Jurgen Zopp (EST) vs [Q] Facundo Bagnis (ARG) Bagnis Leads 1-0 Zopp 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 107 | 2018: 7-3 | 2-0 at Gstaad (2018 QF) • Reaches second ATP World Tour QF of his career (2012 Bastad) after matching the best win of career, defeating No. 14 Fognini (d. No.14 Sock at Roland Garros) • At Roland Garros, fell in final round of qualifying to Kudla, but got in main draw as lucky loser, then def.