2018 US OPEN Flushing, New York, USA | 27 August-9 September 2018 S-128, D-64 | $53 million | Outdoor Hard www.usopen.org DAY ONE MEDIA NOTES | Monday, 27 August 2018

FEATURED MEN’S SINGLES 1R MATCHES

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM [WC] (SUI) vs [8] (BUL) Dimitrov Leads 4-3 [1] (ESP) vs (ESP) Nadal Leads 24-6

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM [PR] (GBR) vs [PR] (AUS) First Meeting [3] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [Q] (USA) First Meeting

GRANDSTAND [11] (USA) vs [WC] (USA) Isner Leads 1-0 [28] (CAN) vs [Q] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) First Tour-Level Meeting

COURT 17 [18] (USA) vs (ARG) First Meeting (USA) vs [5] (RSA) Anderson Leads 2-1

DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• Five years ago, Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer met for the Roland Garros title. On Monday, they meet in the opening round of the 2018 US Open, becoming just the fifth pair in the Open Era to play in a first round after playing in a Grand Slam final. Nadal, the defending champion and World No. 1, is 24-6 lifetime against his countryman Ferrer. But Ferrer won their only prior meeting at the US Open in 2007. His six wins over Nadal are tied with for the fourth-most of any player. Only (27), (15) and Andy Murray (7) have more. Ferrer, now ranked No. 148, says that the US Open will be his final Grand Slam. Match Grand Slam Final Grand Slam 1R Rafael Nadal vs. David Ferrer 2013 Roland Garros 2018 US Open vs. 2002 Wimbledon 2011 vs. Todd Martin 1994 Australian Open 1998 Roland Garros Boris Becker vs. Kevin Curren 1985 Wimbledon 1992 US Open Adriano Panatta vs. Harold Solomon 1976 Roland Garros 1981 Roland Garros

• Also on Arthur Ashe Stadium, 2016 champion Stan Wawrinka returns to the US Open against No. 8 seed Grigor Dimitrov. Wawrinka missed last year’s event after undergoing two surgeries on his left knee. He returns as the World No. 101 and for a second straight Grand Slam meets Dimitrov in the first round. Wawrinka rallied from a set down to defeat Dimitrov at Wimbledon on 2 July, ending a four-match losing streak in his rivalry with the Bulgarian.

• Two former US Open champions also comprise the men’s schedule on the new Louis Armstrong Stadium. Murray, the 2012 champion and World No. 382, meets World No. 448 James Duckworth. Both men used protected rankings to enter, with Murray returning from right hip surgery and Duckworth recovered from five operations. Under the lights, World No. 3 Juan Martin del Potro faces American qualifier Donald Young. Del Potro is appearing in his 22nd Grand Slam event since winning the 2009 US Open title. He hopes to set an Open Era record for most attempts before a second Grand Slam title. Del Potro has missed 14 Grand Slam events since his US Open triumph.

• Young is one of 11 American men in action on Monday, with seven more scheduled for Tuesday. No. 11 seed John Isner, No. 18 seed Jack Sock and 2017 quarter-finalist will play on Opening Day, as will Ryan Harrison, who meets 2017 finalist and World No. 5 Kevin Anderson on Court 17. faces on Court 13 with both competitors coming off finals played on Saturday. Johnson lost to at Winston-Salem, while Istomin won a gold medal for at the in Palembang, Indonesia.

• On Grandstand, Canadian teenagers and 2015 US Open boys’ doubles champions Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime will meet for the first time on tour. Shapovalov, 19, is the youngest player in the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings at No. 28. Auger-Aliassime, 18, is the youngest player in the Top 200 at No. 117. Shapovalov vs. Auger-Aliassime is the youngest match at a Grand Slam event since , 17, beat , 19, at the and the youngest US Open match since Djokovic, 19, defeated Young, 17, in 2006. 2018 US OPEN – Day 1 Media Notes Monday, 27 August 2018 Page 2 of 38

MEN’S SINGLES 1R MATCHES (SHOW COURTS)

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM

[WC] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [8] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Dimitrov Leads 4-3 11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Stan Wawrinka 7-5 6-3 6-3 13 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R16 Stan Wawrinka 3-6 6-4 6-1 14 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass SF Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R16 Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-2 15 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R16 Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3 16 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard R16 Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-4 18 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Stan Wawrinka 1-6 7-6(3) 7-6(5) 6-4

STAN WAWRINKA vs GRIGOR DIMITROV 33 (3/28/85) Age (Birthdate) 27 (5/16/91) No. 101 (No. 3 on 1/27/14) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 8 (No. 3 on 11/20/17) Lausanne, Switzerland Birthplace Haskovo, Bulgaria Monte Carlo, Monaco Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco 11-13 (8-7) 2018 Record (on hard) 22-15 (14-8) 476-275 (265-151) Career Record (on hard) 279-176 (182-110) 0/16 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/8 132-50 Career Grand Slam Record 50-32 38-11 (2016 Champion) US Open Record (Best Result) 8-7 (2014, 2016 4th Round) 26-21 (0-1) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 7-6 (2-0) 6 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 203-182 (9-7) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 121-94 (14-8) $31,378,297 Career Prize Money $15,704,178 Magnus Norman Coach Daniel Vallverdu

STAN WAWRINKA

2018 Highlights SF (1): Sofia (l Basic) QF (2): (l Fucsovics); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Federer)

2018 in Review • Reached Australian Open 2R in return following 2 left knee surgeries in August (d. Berankis, l. to Sandgren). • Defeated No. 6 Dimitrov to reach Wimbledon 2R (l. to Fabbiano). • Advanced to Sofia SF as substitute for injured Dimitrov (l. to Basic). • Fell to eventual champion Fucsovics as 2-time defending champion in Geneva QF. • Avenged Geneva loss by saving 4 MPs against Fucsovics in ATP Masters 1000 Toronto 2R (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 3R). • Defeated Fucsovics again to reach ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati QF (l. to Federer). • Dropped to No. 263 in ATP Rankings on 11 June -- lowest since No. 284 on 11 August 2003. • Retired in Marseille 2R vs. Ivashka and withdrew from Indian Wells, Miami and Madrid due to left knee injury.

Career Highlights > Reached career-high No. 3 on 27 January 2014 after winning Australian Open title. Ended 2014-16 at No. 4. Fell to No. 263 on 11 June 2018 -- lowest since No. 284 on 11 August 2003. > Qualified for 2013-17 Nitto ATP Finals, advancing to 2013-15 SFs. Held 4 MPs in 2014 SF before falling to Federer in 3rd-set TB.

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> Owns 16 singles titles, including wins in 11 straight finals from 2014-16. Defeated Federer for lone ATP Masters 1000 title at 2014 Monte-Carlo. Also an ATP Masters 1000 finalist at 2008 , 2013 Madrid and 2017 Indian Wells. One of 2 men to beat Big Four on clay (also Thiem) and 1 of 3 to beat Big Four at Grand Slams (also Berdych, Tsonga). > Upset World No. 1 in finals of (d. Nadal), 2015 Roland Garros (d. Djokovic) and 2016 US Open (d. Djokovic). At age 31, became oldest US Open champion since Rosewall in 1970. Also beat No. 1 Murray to reach 2017 Roland Garros final. Owns 4-4 record vs. World No. 1 at Grand Slams and 0-17 elsewhere. > Won Olympics doubles gold medal w/Federer in 2008 and helped Swiss to title in 2014 (SUI d. FRA 3-1). Played longest Davis Cup rubber ever in 2013 w/Chiudinelli (l. to Berdych/Rosol 24-22 in 5th after 7h1m).

GRIGOR DIMITROV

2018 Highlights F (1): Rotterdam (l Federer) SF (2): (l Kyrgios); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal) QF (3): Australian Open (l Edmund); Barcelona (l Carreno Busta); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l Anderson)

2018 in Review • Defeated Goffin in Rotterdam SF (l. to Federer in final) and Monte-Carlo QF (l. to No. 1 Nadal in SF). • Advanced to Brisbane SF as defending champion (d. Millman after saving 2 MPs in 2R, l. to Kyrgios). • Reached QFs at Australian Open (l. to Edmund), Barcelona (d. Jaziri after saving 2 MPs, l. to Carreno Busta) and ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to Anderson). • Fell short of Roland Garros 4R for 8th time in as many appearances (d. Donaldson in 5 sets, l. to Verdasco in 3R). • Withdrew from Sofia (shoulder) and lost to Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 3R as defending champion.

Career Highlights > Top-ranked Bulgarian in ATP Rankings history, finishing 2017 at career-high No. 3 after winning Nitto ATP Finals title. Broke into Top 10 on 7 July 2014 after advancing to Wimbledon SF. Became World No. 1 junior on 8 September 2008. > Went 5-0 en route to biggest title of career at 2017 Nitto ATP Finals, becoming 1st debutant to win championship since Corretja in 1998 and 1st debutant to go 5-0 since McEnroe in 1978. > Only Bulgarian ATP champion. Won 4 of his 8 titles in 2017, including Brisbane, where he beat Top 10 opponents Thiem, Raonic and Nishikori. Earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Djokovic in 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R. > Reached 1st Grand Slam QF and SF of career in 2014, advancing to Australian Open QF and Wimbledon SF. Defeated defending champion Murray in 2014 Wimbledon QF. Also advanced to SF, falling to Nadal in 5 sets after 4h56m. Ended junior career in 2008 with back-to-back boys' singles titles at Wimbledon and US Open. > Held in 52 of 53 service games en route to 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title, beating Kyrgios in 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s. Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 SFs at 2014 Rome, 2014 Toronto, 2016 Cincinnati and 2018 Monte-Carlo.

[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs David Ferrer (ESP) Nadal Leads 24-6 04 Stuttgart (Germany) Clay QF David Ferrer 6-3 6-7(3) 7-5 05 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 05 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-4 7-5 05 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-2 6-0 07 Barcelona (Spain) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-1 07 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 David Ferrer 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2 07 Masters Cup (China) Hard RR David Ferrer 4-6 6-4 6-3 08 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-1 7-5 08 Barcelona (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-1 4-6 6-1 09 Barcelona (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-5 09 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 4-3 ret 10 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 7-6(5) 6-4 10 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 10 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-2 11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF David Ferrer 6-4 6-2 6-3 11 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-4 7-5 Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at www.ATPWorldTour.com. 2018 US OPEN – Day 1 Media Notes Monday, 27 August 2018 Page 4 of 38

11 Barcelona (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 12 Barcelona (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-6(1) 7-5 12 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 7-6(6) 6-0 12 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-2 6-1 13 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-0 6-2 13 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 4-6 7-6(3) 6-0 13 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-2 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3 13 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard SF David Ferrer 6-3 7-5 13 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 14 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay QF David Ferrer 7-6(1) 6-4 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-1 15 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-4 5-7 6-2 15 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Rafael Nadal 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4

RAFAEL NADAL vs DAVID FERRER 32 (6/3/86) Age (Birthdate) 36 (4/2/82) No. 1 (No. 1 on 8/18/08) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 148 (No. 3 on 7/8/13) Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Birthplace Javea, Spain Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Residence Valencia, Spain 40-3 (9-1) 2018 Record (on hard) 9-17 (6-9) 913-188 (430-127) Career Record (on hard) 726-370 (342-196) 5/80 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/27 242-35 Career Grand Slam Record 145-62 53-10 (2010, 2013, 2017 Champion) US Open Record (Best Result) 32-15 (2007, 2012 Semi-final) 20-12 (1-2) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 23-14 (1-2) 3 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 4 223-142 (8-3) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 167-157 (7-5) $102,326,975 Career Prize Money $31,230,696 Carlos Moya, Francisco Roig Coach Francisco Fogues

RAFAEL NADAL

2018 Highlights W (5): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d Nishikori); Barcelona (d Tsitsipas); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d A. Zverev); Roland Garros (d Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (d Tsitsipas) SF (1): Wimbledon (l Djokovic); QF (2): Australian Open (l Cilic); Madrid (l Thiem)

2018 in Review • Won record 11th title at 3 events: Monte-Carlo (d. Nishikori), Barcelona (d. Tsitsipas) and Roland Garros (d. Thiem). • By winning Roland Garros, tied Margaret Court at Australian Open for most titles won at a single Grand Slam event. • Improved to 111-2 in best-of-5-set matches on clay and earned 900th career win in Roland Garros 4R (d. Marterer). • Also won record 8th Rome title (d. A. Zverev) and 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Toronto (d. Tsitsipas). • Passed Federer for most ATP Masters 1000 wins (362) and tied him for consecutive seasons with an ATP title (15). • Swept 50 straight sets on clay -- Open Era record for any single surface -- before losing to Thiem in Madrid QF. • Reached 1st Wimbledon SF since 2011 (d. Del Potro in 5 sets after 4h48m, l. to Djokovic in 5 sets after 5h15m). • Advanced to 10th Australian Open QF, retiring vs. Cilic in 5th set due to right hip injury. • Ranked No. 1 from 1 January-18 February, 2 April-13 May, 21 May-17 June and 25 June-present. • Swept Kohlschreiber and A. Zverev in straight sets to lead Spain to 3-2 win over Germany in Davis Cup QF. • Broke all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since 2005. • Withdrew from Brisbane (knee), Acapulco (right hip), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (right hip), ATP Masters 1000 Miami (right hip), London/Queen’s Club (knee) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (fatigue).

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Career Highlights > Finished 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2017 as World No. 1. As 31-year-old in 2017, became oldest year-end No. 1 in 45-year history of ATP Rankings. Ranked No. 1 for 188 total weeks through end of 2018 US Open. Spent every week since 25 April 2005 in Top 10, including record 160 straight weeks at No. 2 before passing Federer on 18 August 2008. > Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in 14 straight seasons (2005-18). Made 8 appearances and still seeking 1st year-end title after finishing as runner-up in 2010 and 2013. Owns only 1 indoor hard-court title (2005 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid). > Captured 80 titles, including unprecedented 11 each at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo, Barcelona and Roland Garros. Greatest of all time on clay with 57 titles and .920-win percentage (415-36). Owns 111-2 record in best-of-5-set matches on clay (.982). Enjoyed record win streaks on a single surface of 81 matches (2005-07) and 50 sets (2017-18). Boasts most ATP Masters 1000 titles of all time with 33. Only player to sweep Roland Garros and all 3 clay-court ATP Masters 1000 events in a single season (2010). > Second all-time with 17 titles and 24 finals at Grand Slams, trailing only Federer’s 20 titles and 30 finals. As 24-year-old at 2010 US Open, became youngest man in Open Era to complete career Grand Slam. One of 3 men to win a Grand Slam title in teens, 20s and 30s (also Sampras, Rosewall). Captured 1st of record 11 Roland Garros titles as 19-year-old in 2005 and remains youngest Grand Slam champion since Chang, 17, at 1989 Roland Garros. Earned 900th win of career in 2018 Roland Garros 4R en route to title (d. Marterer). > Won Olympic gold medals in singles at 2008 Beijing and doubles at 2016 Rio w/M. Lopez. One of 2 men to win all 4 Grand Slams and Olympic gold medal in singles (also Agassi). Led Spain to Davis Cup titles in 2004, 2009 and 2011. Owns all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since 2005.

DAVID FERRER

2018 Highlights SF (1): Auckland (l Del Potro)

2018 in Review • Four-time champion advanced to Auckland SF (l. to Del Potro). • Also lost in Acapulco 2R and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R to Del Potro, who went on to win both titles. • Defeated Kohlschreiber 7-5 in 5th after 4 hours, 51 minutes in deciding rubber of Davis Cup QF (ESP d. GER 3-2). • Owns 2-9 record since Davis Cup QF with 1st Roland Garros 1R loss in 16th appearance (l. to Munar in 5 sets). • Fell to No. 148 in ATP Rankings on 20 August -- lowest since No. 148 on 20 May 2002. • Withdrew from tournaments in Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, Estoril and Madrid before birth of son Leo.

Career Highlights > Finished 7 seasons in Top 10 (2007, 2010-15), achieving career-high No. 3 on 8 July 2013 after Wimbledon QF run. Ranked in Top 50 each week from 7 February 2005 through 22 July 2018. Fell to No. 148 on 20 August 2018. > Made 7 appearances at Nitto ATP Finals (2007, 2010-15), reaching final in debut after defeating Nadal in RR. > Owns 27-25 record in finals, highlighted by 2012 ATP Masters 1000 Paris title. Led ATP with 7 titles and 76 wins in 2012. Earned 20+ victories in 15 straight seasons (2003-17), notching 700th win in 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Rome 1R over Lopez. One of 4 active players with 700+ wins (also Federer, Nadal, Djokovic). Boasts 331 victories on clay, 2nd among active players behind Nadal. Earned 5 wins over World No. 1, including 3 vs. Nadal. > Did not drop a set en route to 2013 Roland Garros final. Played at 42 Grand Slam events before advancing to 1st final -- an Open Era record. Reached back-to-back Grand Slam SFs with 5-set QF wins over Tipsarevic at 2012 US Open and Almagro at . Lost his last 6 Grand Slam QFs, including all 4 from 2013 Wimbledon through 2014 Roland Garros. > Boasts 28-5 Davis Cup record, helping Spain to titles in 2008, 2009 and 2011. Finished 4th in doubles at 2012 London Olympics w/F. Lopez.

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LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM

[PR] Andy Murray (GBR) vs [PR] James Duckworth (AUS) First Meeting

ANDY MURRAY vs JAMES DUCKWORTH 31 (5/15/87) Age (Birthdate) 26 (1/21/92) No. 382 (No. 1 on 11/7/16) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 448 (No. 82 on 4/6/15) Glasgow, Scotland Birthplace , Australia London, England Residence Sydney, Australia 4-3 (3-1) 2018 Record (on hard) 2-5 (2-2) 659-187 (437-117) Career Record (on hard) 21-42 (17-30) 0/45 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 188-43 Career Grand Slam Record 5-17 44-11 (2012 Champion) US Open Record (Best Result) 1-3 (2016 2nd Round) 23-11 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 4-4 (0-0) 9 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 194-114 (2-2) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 19-24 (1-2) $60,931,985 Career Prize Money $1,231,265 Coach Mark Draper

ANDY MURRAY

2018 Highlights QF (1): Washington (w/o vs de Minaur)

2018 in Review • Earned 3-set wins over McDonald, Edmund and Copil to reach Washington QF (w/o vs. de Minaur) • Defeated fellow 3-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka at Eastbourne as WC (l. to Edmund in 2R). • Returned following 11-month hiatus and lost 3-setter to Kyrgios in London/Queen’s Club 1R. • Fell to No. 839 in ATP Rankings on 16 July -- lowest since ATP Rankings debut at No. 774T on 21 July 2003. • Passed by Edmund in ATP Rankings on 5 March, ending reign as No. 1 Brit since 10 July 2006. • Underwent right hip surgery by Dr. John O’Donnell on 8 January in , AUS. • Withdrew from Wimbledon, where he is 2-time champion, due to hip injury. • Conceded walkover to de Minaur in Washington QF and turned down ATP Masters 1000 Toronto WC due to fatigue.

Career Highlights > First British World No. 1 in ATP Rankings history. Rose to top on 7 November 2016 and spent 41 straight weeks at No. 1. At age 29, became 2nd-oldest player to debut at No. 1 behind only 30-year-old Newcombe on 3 June 1974. Debuted at No. 2 on 17 August 2009 and owns record for most time between becoming No. 2 and No. 1 (7 years, 82 days). > Defeated Djokovic at 2016 Nitto ATP Finals to clinch year-end No. 1 and ATP-best 9th title of season. Went 5-0 at event and set a record by reaching 1st final in 8th appearance. > Owns 45 singles titles, including 1+ each year from 2006-17, trailing only Federer’s 98, Nadal’s 80 and Djokovic’s 69 among active players. Won 14 ATP Masters 1000 titles, including 7 of 9 events (all but Indian Wells and Monte-Carlo). Boasts tournament-record 5 titles at London/Queen's Club. Earned 25+ wins in 12 straight seasons (2006-17), beating Anderson for 500th win in 2015 ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R and 600th win in 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 3R. > Captured titles at US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016 to become 1st British Grand Slam champion since Perry at 1936 US Championships. One of 10 men in Open Era to play in all 4 Grand Slam finals. > First player to win 2 Olympic gold medals in singles (2012 London, 2016 Rio). Also earned mixed doubles silver medal w/Robson in 2012. Led Great Britain to 2015 Davis Cup title by becoming 1st player since introduction of World Group in 1981 to go 8-0 in singles.

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JAMES DUCKWORTH

2018 in Review • Earned 1st tour-level wins since 2016 Tokyo en route to Washington 3R (l. to Tsitsipas). • Fell outside Top 1,000 of ATP Rankings on 29 January for 1st time since 20 September 2010. • Retired in final of ITF Futures Circuit event in Antalya, TUR (ret. vs. Statzberger). • Underwent right foot and right elbow surgeries following Australian Open and missed 4+ months. • Also had 3 surgeries in 2017 and was limited to 1 match last season (2 on right foot, 1 on right shoulder).

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 82 on 6 April 2015 after reaching San Luis Potosi, MEX Challenger SF. Broke into Top 100 on 23 March 2015 after spending 100 straight weeks ranked between No. 101 and No. 200. Ended 4 straight seasons in Top 150 (2013-16). > Defeated No. 21 Simon for biggest win of career and saved 2 MPs vs. Nieminen to reach 1st ATP World Tour QF at 2015 Brisbane as WC. Also advanced to 2015 Nice QF. Made victorious ATP debut at 2012 Brisbane as WC (d. Mahut). > Advanced to Australian Open 2R as WC in 2012, 2013 and 2015. Also awarded Australian Open WC in 2014 and 2016. Lost to Hewitt in 1R, marking last of his countryman's 616 singles wins. Qualified at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in both 2013 and 2014. > Owns 106-66 record on ATP Challenger Tour (5-4 in finals). Captured Challenger titles in 2016 at , THA; Canberra, AUS and Toyota, JPN. Boasts Challenger wins over current or former Top 50 players Golubev, Lu, Marchenko, Sandgren, Tiafoe and Zemlja. > Peaked at No. 7 in junior rankings on 5 July 2010. Went 82-41 on ITF Junior Circuit with runs in 2010 to Australian Open QF, Roland Garros SF and Wimbledon QF.

[3] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [Q] Donald Young (USA) First Meeting

JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO vs DONALD YOUNG 29 (9/23/88) Age (Birthdate) 29 (7/23/89) No. 3 (No. 3 on 8/13/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 246 (No. 38 on 2/27/12) Tandil, Argentina Birthplace Chicago, IL, USA Tandil, Argentina Residence Atlanta, GA, USA 37-10 (26-6) 2018 Record (on hard) 3-11 (3-9) 421-166 (299-115) Career Record (on hard) 124-186 (102-136) 2/22 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 88-34 Career Grand Slam Record 20-35 29-8 (2009 Champion) US Open Record (Best Result) 10-13 (2011, 2015 4th Round) 7-10 (0-1) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 5-4 (0-0) 2 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 151-107 (16-8) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 56-56 (4-5) $22,518,923 Career Prize Money $4,435,478 Sebastian Prieto Coach Donald Young Sr., Illona Young

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): Miami (l Isner); Roland Garros (l Nadal) QF (2): Wimbledon (l Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Goffin)

2018 in Review • Achieved career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings on 13 August -- 4 wrist surgeries and 8+ years after becoming No. 4. • Saved 3 championship points to defeat No. 1 Federer for 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells. • Now owns 9 wins over World No. 1 -- most among all players who’ve never been ranked No. 1 themselves. Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at www.ATPWorldTour.com. 2018 US OPEN – Day 1 Media Notes Monday, 27 August 2018 Page 8 of 38

• Defeated Raonic in Indian Wells SF on 17 March for 400th win of career. • Earned straight-set wins over No. 6 Thiem, No. 5 A. Zverev and No. 8 Anderson en route to Acapulco title. • Won 15 straight matches before falling to eventual champion Isner in ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF. • Advanced to Roland Garros SF (l. to No. 1 Nadal) and Wimbledon QF (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 5 sets after 4h48m). • Reached ATP World Tour 250 finals at Auckland (l. to Bautista Agut) and Los Cabos (l. to Fognini). • Retired in Rome 3R vs. Goffin (groin strain). Withdrew from London/Queen’s Club (adductor) and Toronto (left wrist).

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 3 on 13 August 2018 more than 8 years after becoming No. 4 on 11 January 2010. Finished in Top 10 and qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in 2008-09 and 2012-13. Ended 2 other seasons at No. 11 (2011, 2017). Rose 200+ spots in 2011 and 500+ spots in 2016 to finish each of those seasons as No. 1 Argentine. > Winner of 22 singles titles, capturing 1st 4 during 23-match win streak in 2008: Stuttgart, Kitzbuhel, Los Angeles and Washington. Saved 3 championship points to beat No. 1 Federer for 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at 2018 Indian Wells. Also upset Federer in Swiss’ hometown of Basel for 4th title of season in both 2012 and 2013. > Earned 30+ victories in 8 seasons (2008-09, 2011-13, 2016-18), posting 400th win in 2018 Indian Wells SF (d. Raonic). Boasts 9 wins over World No. 1 -- most by a player who’s never been No. 1 since inception of rankings in 1973. One of 3 players to beat Nadal, Federer and Djokovic when each were No. 1 (also Murray, Tsonga). > Captured 2009 US Open title, snapping No. 1 Federer’s 40-match tournament win streak in 5-set final after beating Nadal 6-2 6-2 6-2 in SF. Defeated Federer again en route to 2009 ATP Finals championship match. Advanced to SFs at 2009 Roland Garros, 2013 Wimbledon, 2017 US Open and 2018 Roland Garros. > Led Argentina to 1st Davis Cup title in 2016, winning 5-setters in 5+ hours over both Murray in SF and Cilic in final. Defeated Djokovic en route to bronze medal at 2012 London Olympics, then beat both No. 1 Djokovic and Nadal en route to silver medal at 2016 Rio Olympics.

[Q] DONALD YOUNG

2018 in Review • Qualified at US Open and will make 14th straight main draw appearance at event (2005-18). • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at Atlanta as WC (d. Karlovic after saving 1 MP, l. to Ebden in 2R). • Also reached 2R at Delray Beach (l. to Donskoy) and Washington as Q (d. Wawrinka in 3rd-set TB, l. to Nishikori). • Fell to No. 246 in ATP Rankings on 27 August -- lowest since No. 290 on 16 July 2007.

Career Highlights > Finished 7 seasons in Top 100 (2007, 2011, 2013-17), breaking into Top 100 at age 18 on 19 November 2007. Achieved career-high No. 38 on 27 February 2012 before suffering 17-match losing streak. Earned 1st ATP ranking point 10 days after 15th birthday on 2 August 2004. > Advanced to ATP World Tour finals at 2011 Bangkok and 2015 Delray Beach. Earned career-high 24 wins in 2017. Owns 157-83 record on ATP Challenger Tour (8-8 in finals). > Played in US Open main draw 14 straight years (2005-18), highlighted by 4R finishes in 2011 and 2015. Upset Wawrinka in 5th-set TB at 2011 US Open. Beat Simon and Troicki for 1st 2 comebacks from 2 sets down at 2015 US Open. Advanced to final in Grand Slam team debut w/S. Gonzalez at 2017 Roland Garros. > Reached ATP Masters 1000 R16 at 2015 Montreal as Q, 2017 Indian Wells and 2017 Miami. Qualified 7 times at ATP Masters 1000 events, including 2011 Indian Wells, where he defeated No. 5 Murray in 2R for biggest win of career. > Went 113-32 on ITF Junior Circuit, ending 2005 as World No. 1. Won junior singles titles at 2005 Australian Open and 2007 Wimbledon, as well as 2005 US Open junior doubles title w/Clayton. Reached 2005 Australian Open junior doubles final w/de Bakker.

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GRANDSTAND

[11] John Isner (USA) vs [WC] Bradley Klahn (USA) Isner Leads 1-0 14 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R32 John Isner 7-6(5) 6-2

JOHN ISNER vs BRADLEY KLAHN 33 (4/26/85) Age (Birthdate) 28 (8/20/90) No. 11 (No. 8 on 7/16/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 92 (No. 63 on 3/17/14) Greensboro, NC, USA Birthplace Poway, CA, USA Dallas, TX, USA Residence Poway, CA, USA 26-15 (13-9) 2018 Record (on hard) 3-4 (2-3) 385-235 (272-154) Career Record (on hard) 7-22 (6-16) 2/14 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 69-41 Career Grand Slam Record 3-8 24-11 (2011 Quarter-final) US Open Record (Best Result) 2-4 (2012-13 2nd Round) 9-18 (2-1) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 1-1 (0-0) 2 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 383-241 (27-25) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 11-6 (3-1) $15,745,397 Career Prize Money $897,631 Rene Moller, David Macpherson Coach Peter Lucassen, Christian Groh

JOHN ISNER

2018 Highlights W (2): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d A. Zverev); Atlanta (d Harrison) SF (1): Wimbledon (l Anderson) QF (3): Houston (l Johnson); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l A. Zverev); Lyon (l Norrie)

2018 in Review • Saved 2 MPs vs. Bemelmans en route to 1st Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon, hitting tournament-record 214 aces. • In Wimbledon SF, lost to Anderson 26-24 in 5th after 6h36m -- 2nd-longest match in Grand Slam history. • Achieved career-high No. 8 in ATP Rankings on 16 July after reaching No. 9 on 16 April 2012. • Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. • Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion at age 32 since series began in 1990. • As World No. 17, became lowest-ranked Miami champion since No. 18 Courier in 1991. • Improved to 31-4 at Atlanta with 5th title in 8th final at tournament (d. Harrison). • Hit 10,000th during Houston QF loss to Johnson, becoming 4th player to reach milestone since ATP started tracking aces in 1991. Stats do not include all Davis Cup matches, as well as Olympic matches prior to 2008. • Reached Roland Garros 4R for 3rd time in last 5 years (l. to Del Potro). • Squandered 3 MPs vs. Gojowczyk in Delray Beach 2R and 1 MP vs. Monfils in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R. • Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 doubles title -- 2nd w/Sock -- at Indian Wells (d. Bryan/Bryan). • Helped USA advance to Davis Cup SF with wins over Lajovic in 1R and De Loore in QF. • Withdrew from Halle due to left knee injury.

Career Highlights > Won 30+ matches and finished 8 straight seasons in Top 20 (2010-17), including 5 as American No. 1 (2012-16). Achieved career-high No. 8 on 16 July 2018 after reaching Wimbledon SF. Became No. 9 on 16 April 2012. > Owns 14 singles titles, including 2017 Newport, where he became 2nd player to win a championship without facing a break point since stats started being tracked in 1991 (also Haas at 2007 Memphis). Boasts 31-4 record with 5 titles in 8 finals at Atlanta. Posted 1st 5 career wins in 3rd-set TBs to reach 2007 Washington final. Earned 300th win of career in 2016 Roland Garros 2R (d. Edmund). Hit 10,000th ace in 2018 Houston QF, becoming 4th player to reach milestone since 1991 (also Karlovic, Federer, Ivanisevic).

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> Saved 2 MPs vs. Bemelmans en route to 1st Grand Slam SF at 2018 Wimbledon, losing to Anderson 26-24 in 5th after 6h36m. Also played longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon, defeating Mahut 70-68 in 5th after 11h5m in 2010. Isner hit record 113 aces and Mahut hit 103 in 1R match that spanned 3 days. Did not hit an ace in next round (l. to de Bakker 6-0, 6-3, 6-2). > Captured biggest title of career at 2018 Miami. Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion at age 32 since series began in 1990 and lowest-ranked Miami champion at No. 17 since No. 18 Courier in 1991. > Defeated No. 1 Djokovic en route to ATP Masters 1000 finals at 2012 Indian Wells and 2013 Cincinnati. Also advanced to 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Paris final. Won ATP Masters 1000 doubles titles at 2011 Rome w/Querrey, 2016 w/Sock and 2018 Indian Wells w/Sock.

BRADLEY KLAHN

2018 in Review • Qualified advanced to 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Edmund on Centre Court), ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to A. Zverev) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Carreno Busta). • Won USTA’s US Open Wild Card Challenge and will make 5th main draw appearance at US Open. • Swept titles at Gatineau, CAN Challenger in singles (d. Humbert) and doubles w/Galloway (d. D. King/Polansky). • Advanced to Newport Beach, USA Challenger singles final (l. to Fritz). • Captured , FRA Challenger doubles title w/Polansky (d. Duran/M. Gonzalez).

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 63 on 17 March 2014 after making ATP Masters 1000 debut at Indian Wells. Broke into Top 100 and finished 2013 season at No. 97 after reaching , JPN Challenger SF. Unranked from 15 February 2016 through 20 November 2016 while rehabbing back. > As reigning NCAA singles champion, earned wild card and made tour-level debut at 2010 US Open. Enjoyed 1st and biggest win of career at 2012 US Open as Q, defeating No. 36 J. Melzer in 5 sets. Also reached 2R at 2013 US Open as WC and 2018 Wimbledon as Q. > Secured his 3rd US Open WC in 2018 by winning USTA’s US Open Wild Card Challenge. Clinched WC by qualifying and earning 1st ATP Masters 1000 win over Ferrer at 2018 Toronto. > Owns 120-69 ATP Challenger Tour record (6-6 in finals). Captured 6th Challenger title of career following back surgery at 2018 Gatineau, CAN. Posted Challenger wins over past or present Top 50 players Andreev, Bogomolov Jr., Ebden, Edmund, Estrella Burgos, Evans, Marterer, Millman, Sandgren and Young. > Peaked at No. 14 in junior rankings on 7 April 2008. Played at all 4 junior Grand Slams in 2008, reaching 3R at Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open. Went 68-34 overall on ITF Junior Circuit with wins over Basilashvili, Bhambri, Carreno Busta, Evans, Harrison, Pospisil and Raonic. Went 11-1 and won a pair of Grade 1 junior doubles titles w/Raonic.

[28] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs [Q] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 17 Drummondville CH (Canada) Hard SF Denis Shapovalov 7-5 6-3

DENIS SHAPOVALOV vs FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME 19 (4/15/99) Age (Birthdate) 18 (8/8/00) No. 28 (No. 23 on 6/11/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 117 (No. 116 on 8/20/18) Tel Aviv, Israel Birthplace Montreal, Canada Nassau, Bahamas Residence Montreal, Canada 25-20 (15-10) 2018 Record (on hard) 4-7 (2-4) 39-35 (28-23) Career Record (on hard) 4-7 (2-4) 0/0 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 6-5 Career Grand Slam Record 0-0 3-1 (2017 4th Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 0-0 (Debut) 1-1 (0-1) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 0-0 (0-0) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 20-24 (8-16) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 4-1 (4-1) $1,953,690 Career Prize Money $266,528 Martin Laurendeau, Tessa Shapovalova Coach Guillaume Marx, Frederic Fontang Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at www.ATPWorldTour.com. 2018 US OPEN – Day 1 Media Notes Monday, 27 August 2018 Page 11 of 38

DENIS SHAPOVALOV

2018 Highlights SF (2): Delray Beach (l Tiafoe); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l A. Zverev) QF (1): Eastbourne (l M. Zverev)

2018 in Review • At 19, youngest quarter-finalist and semi-finalist ever at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Raonic in 3R, l. to A. Zverev). • Achieved career-high 11 times in ATP Rankings -- peaking at No. 23 on 11 June. • Youngest player to be ranked in Top 25 since then-No. 19 Gasquet on 25 July 2005. • Became No. 1 Canadian on 21 May, but was passed by countryman Raonic on 13 August. • Lost to eventual champion in Delray Beach SF (l. to Tiafoe) and Eastbourne QF (l. to M. Zverev). • Reached Round of 16 at ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (d. Troicki in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Coric), Rome (l. to eventual champion Nadal), Toronto (l. to Haase) and Cincinnati (l. to Raonic). • Fell in 2R at Australian Open (l. to Tsonga in 5 sets), Roland Garros (l. to Marterer) and Wimbledon (l. to Paire).

Career Highlights > Achieved new career-high ranking 11 times in 2018, peaking at No. 23 on 11 June. Became No. 1 Canadian by passing Raonic on 21 May 2018. Broke into Top 200, Top 100 and Top 50 in 2017. As an 18-year-old on 9 October 2017, became youngest Top 50 player since Nadal, 18, on 1 November 2004. > Competed at inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in 2017 (d. Quinzi, l. to Chung and Rublev in RR). > Qualified and defeated Tsonga en route to 2017 US Open 4R, becoming youngest player to reach 4R at US Open since Chang, 17, in 1989 and at any Grand Slam event since Safin, 18, at 1998 Roland Garros. > Saved 4 MPs vs. Dutra Silva, defeated Del Potro and upset No. 2 Nadal en route to 2017 Montreal SF as 143rd-ranked WC. Youngest ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finalist and semi-finalist since series started in 1990. Lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 semi-finalist since No. 191 Pavel at 2003 Paris. Also reached 2018 Madrid SF to become youngest quarter- finalist and semi-finalist in tournament history. > Went 86-32 on ITF Junior Circuit, peaking at No. 2 on 11 July 2016. Ended junior career at 2016 Wimbledon by winning singles title and reaching doubles final w/Auger-Aliassime. Won 2015 US Open junior doubles title w/Auger-Aliassime.

FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME

2018 in Review • Reached 2R at Indian Wells as Q (d. Pospisil, l. to Raonic), Umag as WC (l. to Rublev), Gstaad as WC (l. to Galovic) and ATP Masters 1000 Toronto as WC (d. Pouille, l. to Medvedev on 18th birthday). • First player born in 2000s to win a match and youngest player to win an Indian Wells match since Chang in 1989. • Made ATP World Tour debut at Rotterdam as WC (l. to Krajinovic in 1R). • Achieved career-high No. 116 in ATP Rankings on 20 August. • Defended title at Lyon, FRA Challenger (d. Tatlot), then reached Blois, FRA Challenger final (l. to S. Griekspoor). • Joined Gasquet (5), Del Potro (3) and Djokovic (3) as only players to win 3+ Challenger titles before 18th birthday.

Career Highlights > Youngest player in Top 500 of 2017 year-end ATP Rankings at No. 162. Achieved career-high No. 116 on 20 August 2018 soon after reaching ATP Masters 1000 Toronto 2R. Broke into Top 200 on 11 September 2017 following 2nd Challenger title at , ESP. Became youngest Top 200 player since Gasquet on 21 July 2003. > Earned 1st ATP ranking point as 14-year-old on 23 March 2015 after qualifying at Drummondville, CAN Challenger in pro debut. First player born in 2000s to be ranked. > Qualified and beat countryman Pospisil for 1st ATP World Tour win at 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells. First player born in 2000s to win a match and youngest player to earn a victory at Indian Wells since Chang, 17, in 1989. Also qualified at 2018 US Open, where he will make Grand Slam main draw debut. > Captured titles in 1st 3 ATP Challenger Tour finals at 2017 Lyon, FRA as 16-year-old WC; 2017 Seville, ESP and 2018 Lyon, FRA. Youngest Challenger champion since Tomic, 16, at 2009 Melbourne, AUS. Joined the likes of Nadal and Chang as 7th player to win a Challenger title before turning 17. Became 4th player to win 3+ Challenger titles before turning 18 along with Gasquet (5), Del Potro (3) and Djokovic (3). > Peaked at No. 2 in junior rankings on 6 June 2016. Went 79-19 on ITF Junior Circuit with wins over fellow #NextGenATP players de Minaur, Harris, Hurkacz, Kecmanovic, Kuhn, Popyrin, Shapovalov and Tsitsipas. Reached 5 Grand Slam junior finals, winning singles title at 2016 US Open and doubles title at 2015 US Open w/Shapovalov.

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COURT 17

[18] Jack Sock (USA) vs Guido Andreozzi (ARG) First Meeting

JACK SOCK vs GUIDO ANDREOZZI 25 (9/24/92) Age (Birthdate) 27 (8/5/91) No. 18 (No. 8 on 11/20/17) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 113 (No. 102 on 6/11/18) Lincoln, NE, USA Birthplace , Argentina Kansas City, KS, USA Residence Buenos Aires, Argentina 5-15 (3-8) 2018 Record (on hard) 3-5 (2-1) 158-118 (114-84) Career Record (on hard) 5-10 (2-3) 0/4 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 25-23 Career Grand Slam Record 1-4 9-8 (2016 4th Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 0-2 (2012, 2016 1st Round) 4-5 (0-2) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 1-0 (1-0) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 78-63 (5-6) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 0-5 (0-3) $9,294,710 Career Prize Money $747,864 Mark Knowles Coach Mariano Hood

JACK SOCK

2018 Highlights QF (1): Houston (l Fritz)

2018 in Review • Owns records of 5-15 in singles and 26-10 in doubles. Lost 7 straight tour-level singles matches. • Won 4 doubles titles with 4 partners on 3 surfaces: Wimbledon w/M. Bryan (d. Klaasen/Venus), Indian Wells w/Isner (d. Bryan/Bryan), Delray Beach w/Withrow (d. Monroe/Smith) and Lyon w/Kyrgios (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop). • Partnered Harrison to clinch USA’s 4-0 win over Belgium in Davis Cup QF (d. Gille/Vliegen). • Lost in 2R as defending singles champion at Auckland (l. to Gojowczyk) and Delray Beach (l. to No. 228 Opelka). • Withdrew from Atlanta and Los Cabos due to right hip injury.

Career Highlights > Finished 2017 at career-high No. 8, becoming 1st American in year-end Top 10 since No. 8 Fish in 2011. Improved year-end ranking and increased win totals in 7 straight seasons (2011-17). Reached career-high No. 6 in doubles on 11 May 2015. > Beat No. 3 A. Zverev for biggest win of career at 2017 Nitto ATP Finals, becoming 1st American semi-finalist at event since Roddick in 2007. Qualified by winning ATP Masters 1000 Paris title on final day of regular season, rising from No. 24 to No. 9 in race. > Won 3 of his 4 singles titles in 2017, highlighted by Paris. As World No. 22, lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 champion since No. 26 Ljubicic at 2010 Indian Wells. Trailed Edmund 5-1 in 3rd set of opening match. Owns 12 doubles titles, including ATP Masters 1000s at 2015 Indian Wells w/Pospisil, 2016 Shanghai w/Isner and 2018 Indian Wells w/Isner. > Reached Grand Slam 4R at 2015 Roland Garros and 2016 US Open. Teamed w/Pospisil to win 2014 Wimbledon doubles title, becoming 1st duo since Hewitt/Mirnyi at 2000 US Open to capture Grand Slam title in team debut. Added 2018 Wimbledon doubles title in 2nd event w/M. Bryan. Also won 2011 US Open mixed doubles title w/Oudin and 2010 US Open boys' singles title. > Only men’s or women’s tennis player to earn multiple medals at 2016 Rio Olympics, winning gold in mixed doubles w/Mattek-Sands and bronze in men’s doubles w/Johnson.

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GUIDO ANDREOZZI

2018 in Review • Achieved career-high No. 102 in ATP Rankings on 11 June. • Qualified and earned 1st Grand Slam main draw win at Roland Garros (d. Fritz in 5 sets, l. to Verdasco in 2R). • Advanced to Winston-Salem 3R as LL (l. to Medvedev). • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Punta del Este, URU (d. Bolelli) and , TUN (d. Gimeno-Traver). • Also advanced to Marbella, ESP Challenger final (d. Cecchinato, l. to Travaglia). • Reached 4 Challenger doubles finals, highlighted by Marbella, ESP title w/Behar (d. Klizan/Kovalik).

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 102 on 11 June 2018 soon after qualifying at Roland Garros. Broke into Top 200 on 10 September 2012 after qualifying at US Open. Finished 5 of last 6 seasons in Top 200 (2012-14, 2016-17). > Earned 1st ATP World Tour victory in his hometown, defeating countryman Molteni at 2015 Buenos Aires as WC. Enjoyed 2nd win over fellow Argentine Olivo at 2017 Buenos Aires as Q. > Qualified at 2012 US Open, 2016 US Open and 2018 Roland Garros, where he defeated Fritz in 5 sets for 1st Grand Slam main draw win of career. > Owns records of 185-122 on ATP Challenger Tour (6-5 in finals) and 89-53 on ITF Futures Circuit (6-1 in finals). Defeated countrymen to win Challenger titles at 2012 , PER (d. Arguello); 2013 San Juan, ARG (d. Schwartzman) and 2016 Santo Domingo, DOM (d. Kicker). Boasts Challenger wins over past or present Top 30 players Cecchinato, Chardy, Dzumhur, Gulbis, Khachanov, Klizan, Lopez, L. Mayer, Rosol and Schwartzman. > Won gold medal in mixed doubles at 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto, CAN w/Irigoyen (d. Bester/Dabrowski 6-3, 6-0). Owns 13 ATP Challenger Tour doubles titles with 9 different partners.

Ryan Harrison (USA) vs [5] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson Leads 2-1 13 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard SF Kevin Anderson 6-3 7-6(3) 16 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard R16 Kevin Anderson 7-6(8) 6-4 17 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R16 Ryan Harrison 6-3 1-6 7-6(2)

RYAN HARRISON vs KEVIN ANDERSON 26 (5/7/92) Age (Birthdate) 32 (5/18/86) No. 53 (No. 40 on 7/17/17) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 5 (No. 5 on 7/16/18) Shreveport, LA, USA Birthplace Johannesburg, South Africa Austin, TX, USA Residence Gulf Stream, FL, USA 21-19 (17-10) 2018 Record (on hard) 33-13 (21-7) 114-148 (88-98) Career Record (on hard) 304-214 (213-141) 0/1 2018 Titles / Career Titles 1/4 13-27 Career Grand Slam Record 65-37 4-8 (2016 3rd Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 19-8 (2017 Runner-up) 1-3 (1-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 12-10 (2-2) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 3 57-78 (11-16) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 179-151 (24-15) $4,356,138 Career Prize Money $13,486,136 Davide Sanguinetti Coach Brad Stine

RYAN HARRISON

2018 Highlights F (2): Brisbane (l Kyrgios); Atlanta (l Isner) QF (2): Acapulco (l A. Zverev); Winston-Salem (l Medvedev)

2018 in Review • Rallied from a set down in 4 straight matches to reach 2nd straight Atlanta final (l. to Isner in 3 sets). • Earned 3 wins in 3 sets to advance to Brisbane final (l. to Kyrgios). • Beat Sela for 1st win in a 5-setter en route to 2nd Grand Slam 3R at Australian Open (l. to Cilic). Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at www.ATPWorldTour.com. 2018 US OPEN – Day 1 Media Notes Monday, 27 August 2018 Page 14 of 38

• Enjoyed Top 20 wins over Isner and Schwartzman to reach Acapulco QF (l. to A. Zverev). • Snapped 5-match losing streak by beating Carballes Baena in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Mannarino in 2R). • Squandered 2 MPs vs. Delbonis in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 1R. • After losing Atlanta singles final to Isner, lost Atlanta doubles final w/Ram (l. to Monroe/Smith). • Clinched USA’s Davis Cup wins in 1R w/Johnson (d. Milojevic/Zekic) and QF w/Sock (d. Gille/Vliegen). • Withdrew from Auckland and Los Cabos due to fatigue. Retired in Newport 1R vs. Mahut due to back injury.

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 40 on 17 July 2017, more than 5 years after breaking into Top 50 on 25 June 2012. Finished 2017 at year-end high No. 47 in singles and career-high No. 16 in doubles. > Defeated defending and eventual champion Kontinen/Peers en route to 2017 Nitto ATP Finals SF w/Venus (l. to Kubot/Melo). Captured 2017 Roland Garros doubles title w/Venus in Grand Slam team debut, winning all 6 matches in 3 sets. Reached 2012 US Open doubles QF as WC with little brother C. Harrison. > Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP World Tour singles final and title at 2017 Memphis. Runner-up at 2017 Atlanta, 2018 Brisbane and 2018 Atlanta, where he rallied from a set down in 4 straight matches. > Qualified at 9 tour-level events in 2016, tied with 8 other players for 2nd-most in Open Era. Started career 0-22 vs. Top 10 before beating Dimitrov in 2015 Acapulco 2R. Won ATP debut at 2008 Houston as 15-year-old Q (d. Cuevas) and remains youngest player to win a match since Nadal, 15, at 2002 Mallorca (d. Delgado). > Defeated No. 6 Raonic for biggest win of career in 2016 US Open 2R as Q, snapping 0-6 start to career in Grand Slam 2R matches. Also advanced to 3R and beat Raonic en route to 2011 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R as WC.

KEVIN ANDERSON

2018 Highlights W (1): New York (d Querrey); F (3): Pune (l Simon); Acapulco (l Del Potro); Wimbledon (l Djokovic) SF (2): Estoril (l Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l Tsitsipas) QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Coric); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Carreno Busta)

2018 in Review • Advanced to 2nd Grand Slam final at Wimbledon, where he spent 23h20m on court (l. to Djokovic). • In Wimbledon SF, beat Isner 26-24 in 5th for 300th career win after 6h36m -- 2nd-longest Grand Slam match ever. • In Wimbledon QF, rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP for biggest career win over No. 2 Federer after 4h14m. • Achieved career-high No. 5 on 16 July, becoming highest-ranked South African in ATP Rankings history. • Beat Escobedo, Nishikori and Querrey in 3rd-set TBs to capture 4th ATP World Tour title at New York. • Also advanced to finals at Pune (l. to Simon) and Acapulco (l. to Del Potro). • Ended 0-10 start to career in ATP Masters 1000 QFs by reaching SFs at Madrid (l. to Thiem) and Toronto (d. Dimitrov, l. to Tsitsipas after holding 1 MP). • Lost QFs at Indian Wells (l. to Coric in 3rd-set TB) and Miami (l. to Carreno Busta in 3rd-set TB after holding 1 MP). • Served for match twice before suffering 5th loss of career from 2 sets up vs. Schwartzman in Roland Garros 4R. • Became 1st player since Hewitt in 2002 to follow US Open final with Aus. Open 1R loss (l. to Edmund in 5 sets). • Withdrew from Delray Beach (elbow), Barcelona (right knee) and Washington (left hand). Retired in Rome 2R (leg).

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 5 on 16 July 2018 after advancing to Wimbledon final. Highest-ranked South African in ATP Rankings history (since 1973). Finished 4 of last 5 seasons in Top 20 (2013-15, 2017). > Won 1st of 4 ATP World Tour titles on home soil at 2011 Johannesburg. Earned 30+ wins in 7 of last 8 seasons (2011- 15, 2017-18). Qualified for 9 tour-level events in 2010, tied with 8 other players for 2nd-most since start of ATP World Tour in 1990. > Reached 2nd Grand Slam SF and final at 2018 Wimbledon. In SF, defeated Isner 26-24 in 5th for 300th career win after 6 hours, 36 minutes -- 2nd-longest match in Grand Slam history. In QF, rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP for biggest career win over 8-time champion and World No. 2 Federer after 4 hours, 14 minutes. > Advanced to 1st Grand Slam SF and final at 2017 US Open as World No. 32, becoming lowest-ranked US Open finalist in ATP Rankings history and 1st South African US Open finalist in Open Era. Also became tallest Grand Slam finalist in Open Era at 2.03m/6-foot-8. > Owns 3-10 record in Grand Slam 4R, including win over 2012 champion Murray at 2015 US Open. Owns 2-10 record in ATP Masters 1000 QFs, reaching SFs at Madrid and Toronto in 2018.

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MEN’S SINGLES 1R MATCHES (OTHER COURTS)

COURT 4

Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [24] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) First Meeting

DUSAN LAJOVIC vs DAMIR DZUMHUR 28 (6/30/90) Age (Birthdate) 26 (5/20/92) No. 62 (No. 56 on 6/18/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 27 (No. 23 on 7/2/18) Belgrade, Serbia Birthplace , Bosnia-Herzegovina Stara Pazova, Serbia Residence Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina 17-19 (2-4) 2018 Record (on hard) 20-23 (10-12) 92-118 (32-50) Career Record (on hard) 96-89 (62-53) 0/0 2018 Titles / Career Titles 1/3 11-18 Career Grand Slam Record 15-17 0-3 (2014, 2016-17 1st Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 3-4 (2017 3rd Round) 1-8 (0-3) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 6-5 (2-2) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 34-50 (7-7) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 30-34 (9-9) $2,967,071 Career Prize Money $3,159,170 Jose Perlas Coach Nerfid Dzumhur-Neno

Lajovic 2018 in Review SF (1): Lyon (l Thiem) QF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Anderson); Umag (l Pella); Kitzbuhel (l Klizan)

• Fell to 0-4 lifetime in ATP World Tour SFs with 3-set loss at Lyon to eventual champion Thiem. • Earned 1st Top 10 win over No. 6 Del Potro to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Madrid as Q (l. to Anderson). • Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic in 1R) and Cincinnati (l. to Raonic in 1R). • Advanced to QFs at Umag (l. to Pella) and Kitzbuhel (l. to eventual champion Klizan after holding 2 MPs). • Achieved career-high No. 56 in ATP Rankings on 18 June. • Dropped to No. 108 in ATP Rankings on 19 March -- lowest since No. 109 on 7 September 2015. • Lost 5-setters to Schwartzman in Australian Open 1R, Isner in Davis Cup 1R and A. Zverev in Roland Garros 2R. • Suffering 8-match losing streak in 5th sets since winning 5th-set debut at 2014 Wimbledon (d. Garcia-Lopez). • Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title at Le Gosier, GUD (d. Kudla).

Dzumhur 2018 in Review W (1): Antalya (d Mannarino) SF (1): Los Cabos (l Del Potro) QF (2): Montpellier (l Gasquet), Marseille (l Berdych)

• Achieved career-high No. 23 in ATP Rankings on 2 July after winning 3rd ATP title at Antalya (d. Mannarino). • Owns 20-23 record this season after finishing 2017 on a 24-7 run. • Lost in Los Cabos SF for 2nd straight season (l. to Del Potro). • Reached QFs at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) and Marseille (d. Kukushkin in 1R after saving 4 MPs, ret. vs. Berdych). • Advanced to Roland Garros 3R for 2nd time (d. Albot in 5 sets, l. to A. Zverev in 5 sets after holding 1 MP). • Also advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd time (d. Lorenzi in 1R after trailing by 2 sets, l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Retired in Sydney 2R (left hamstring strain) and Marseille QF (illness). Withdrew from Winston-Salem (back).

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Vasek Pospisil (CAN) vs Lukas Lacko (SVK) First Meeting

VASEK POSPISIL vs LUKAS LACKO 28 (6/23/90) Age (Birthdate) 30 (11/3/87) No. 88 (No. 25 on 1/27/14) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 77 (No. 44 on 1/14/13) Vernon, Canada Birthplace Piestany, Slovakia Freeport, Bahamas Residence , Slovakia 4-10 (2-5) 2018 Record (on hard) 9-12 (4-9) 95-131 (78-88) Career Record (on hard) 94-140 (71-95) 0/0 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 11-22 Career Grand Slam Record 15-32 2-6 (2011, 2016 2nd Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 0-8 (2010-18 1st Round) 5-6 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 7-7 (0-0) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1 60-74 (5-5) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 54-50 (4-5) $5,095,792 Career Prize Money $3,126,238 Dirk Hordorff, Rainer Schuettler Coach Filip Havaj

Pospisil 2018 in Review QF (1): Newport (l Ramanathan)

• Reached ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R to end 10-match tour-level losing streak (d. Karlovic and Rublev, l. to Cilic). • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour QF since 2015 at Newport (l. to Ramanathan). • Qualified at Australian Open (l. to Cilic in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Auger-Aliassime in 1R). • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at , FRA (d. Berankis) and Budapest, HUN (d. Kuhn). • Reached back-to-back Challenger finals at Gimcheon, KOR (l. to Nishioka) and , KOR (l. to Ebden). • Went 0-2 for Canada in Davis Cup 1R (CRO d. CAN 3-1). Owns 0-5 doubles record this season.

Lacko 2018 in Review F (1): Eastbourne (l M. Zverev)

• Earned biggest win of career over No. 11 Schwartzman en route to 2nd ATP final at Eastbourne (l. to M. Zverev). • Reached 2R at 5 events, including Aus. Open (d. Raonic, l. to Kicker) and Sofia (l. to Kovalik after holding 1 MP). • Qualified at Halle (l. to Kudla in 1R). • Captured 12th ATP Challenger Tour title in 24th final at Glasgow, GBR (d. Vanni). • Withdrew from Pune and Rotterdam qualifying due to illness.

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COURT 5

[25] (CAN) vs [Q] (ARG) Raonic Leads 2-1 12 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R64 Milos Raonic 6-4 6-2 13 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Milos Raonic 6-4 6-3 6-3 14 Oeiras (Portugal) Clay QF Carlos Berlocq 7-5 6-4

MILOS RAONIC vs CARLOS BERLOCQ 27 (12/27/90) Age (Birthdate) 35 (2/3/83) No. 24 (No. 3 on 11/21/16) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 172 (No. 37 on 3/19/12) Podgorica, Montenegro Birthplace Chascomus, Argentina Monte Carlo, Monaco Residence Buenos Aires, Argentina 24-10 (11-7) 2018 Record (on hard) 1-4 (0-0) 312-142 (207-87) Career Record (on hard) 134-189 (28-57) 0/8 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/2 73-28 Career Grand Slam Record 10-34 12-6 (2012-14 4th Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 2-8 (2011, 2013 2nd Round) 9-6 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 4-4 (0-0) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1 191-119 (13-7) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 50-56 (0-0) $17,180,372 Career Prize Money $4,096,075 Goran Ivanisevic Coach Leonardo Alonso

Raonic 2018 in Review F (1): Stuttgart (l Federer) SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Del Potro); QF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Del Potro); Wimbledon (l Isner); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Djokovic)

• Defeated Basic on 13 June for 300th ATP World Tour win of career en route to Stuttgart final (l. to Federer). • Played 44 tournaments since most recent title at 2016 Brisbane (d. Federer). Lost his last 6 finals. • Advanced to Wimbledon QF for 4th time in last 5 years (l. to Isner). • At ATP Masters 1000 events, reached Indian Wells SF (l. to Del Potro), Miami QF (l. to Del Potro) and Cincinnati QF (l. to Djokovic). • Beat No. 4 Dimitrov in Madrid 2R for biggest win since 2016 Wimbledon, then lost to countryman Shapovalov in 3R. • Dropped to No. 40 in ATP Rankings on 26 February -- lowest since No. 59 on 14 February 2011. • Passed by Shapovalov in ATP Rankings on 21 May, but regained status as No. 1 Canadian on 13 August. • Conceded walkover in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R vs. Cilic and London/Queen’s Club 2R vs. Lopez due to right knee injury, which also forced withdrawals from ATP Masters 1000 Rome and Roland Garros.

Berlocq 2018 in Review

• Earned only tour-level win of season over No. 620 Seyboth Wild in Sao Paulo 1R (l. to L. Mayer in 2R). • Qualified at (l. to Cilic in 1R). • Captured 19th ATP Challenger Tour title of career at , PAN (d. Rola). • Owns 4th-most titles in ATP Challenger Tour history behind Lu’s 29, Sela’s 22 and Lorenzi’s 21. • Withdrew from Estoril qualifying due to left leg injury.

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Sam Querrey (USA) vs (ITA) Seppi Leads 4-2 07 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Andreas Seppi 5-7 6-1 6-3 08 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R32 Sam Querrey 6-1 7-5 09 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Andreas Seppi 3-6 6-4 6-3 09 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Andreas Seppi 6-3 4-6 6-4 12 Beijing (China) Hard R16 Sam Querrey 6-1 6-4 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R64 Andreas Seppi 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3 Other Meeting 11 ATP Masters 1000 Paris Q (France) Hard Q2 Andreas Seppi 6-7(2) 6-1 6-1

SAM QUERREY vs ANDREAS SEPPI 30 (10/7/87) Age (Birthdate) 34 (2/21/84) No. 35 (No. 11 on 2/26/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 51 (No. 18 on 1/28/13) San Francisco, CA, USA Birthplace Bolzano, Italy Las Vegas, NV, USA Residence Caldaro, Italy 18-17 (12-13) 2018 Record (on hard) 18-17 (8-5) 339-274 (232-175) Career Record (on hard) 345-367 (157-190) 0/10 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/3 54-46 Career Grand Slam Record 54-54 18-11 (2017 Quarter-finals) US Open Record (Best Result) 9-14 (2008, 2013, 2015 3rd Round) 7-10 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 22-17 (1-2) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 5 164-174 (9-18) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 131-168 (8-9) $10,927,118 Career Prize Money $9,539,472 Craig Boynton Coach Massimo Sartori

Querrey 2018 in Review F (1): New York (l Anderson) QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Raonic), London/Queen's Club (l Cilic)

• Achieved career-high No. 11 in ATP Rankings on 26 February. • Owns 1-8 record this season in deciding-set tiebreaks, including loss to Anderson in New York final and losses as defending champion to Ebden in Acapulco 1R and Gerasimov in Los Cabos 2R after holding 2 MPs. • Reached 1 SF in 17 tournaments, falling in QFs at Indian Wells (l. to Raonic) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to Cilic). • Defeated Djere in Davis Cup 1R (USA d. SRB 3-1) and Bemelmans in Davis Cup QF (USA d. BEL 4-0).

Seppi 2018 in Review SF (2): Rotterdam (l Federer); Budapest (l Cecchinato) QF (2): Geneva (l Gojowczyk); Halle (l Coric)

• Advanced to SFs at Rotterdam as LL (d. A. Zverev in 2R, l. to Federer) and Budapest (l. to Cecchinato). • Also advanced to QFs at Geneva (l. to Gojowczyk) and Halle (l. to Coric). • Reached Australian Open 4R for 4th time (d. Karlovic 9-7 in 5th, l. to Edmund). Fell to 0-6 in Grand Slam 4R overall. • Entered Australian Open after capturing 8th ATP Challenger Tour title at Canberra, AUS (d. Fucsovics). • Qualified and advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to Nishikori). • Appeared in 53rd straight Grand Slam main draw at Wimbledon (l. to Anderson in 2R). • Lost Davis Cup 5-setters to Sugita in 1R (ITA d. JPN 3-1) and to Pouille in QF (FRA d. ITA 3-1). • Withdrew from Indian Wells, Miami, Umag, Hamburg and Cincinnati qualifying due to left hip injury.

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COURT 6

Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs [27] (RUS) Khachanov Leads 3-1 13 Moscow (Russia) Hard R32 Karen Khachanov 6-2 3-6 6-4 16 (Turkey) Clay R16 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 4-6 6-1 6-0 16 Chengdu (China) Hard F Karen Khachanov 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-3 18 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard R64 Karen Khachanov 2-6 6-3 6-2

ALBERT RAMOS-VINOLAS vs KAREN KHACHANOV 30 (1/17/88) Age (Birthdate) 22 (5/21/96) No. 52 (No. 17 on 5/8/17) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 26 (No. 26 on 8/27/18) Barcelona, Spain Birthplace Moscow, Russia Mataro, Spain Residence Dubai, UAE 17-22 (2-7) 2018 Record (on hard) 29-17 (18-10) 174-200 (49-84) Career Record (on hard) 72-63 (37-41) 0/1 2018 Titles / Career Titles 1/2 21-28 Career Grand Slam Record 14-8 3-7 (2012, 2016-17 2nd Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 1-2 (2016 2nd Round) 7-5 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 3-2 (2-1) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1 65-90 (9-5) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 44-41 (18-13) $6,257,706 Career Prize Money $3,399,426 Jose Maria Diaz, Noe Coach Vedran Martic Losmozos, Juan M. Ros

Ramos-Vinolas 2018 in Review F (1): (l Carballes Baena) QF (1): Sao Paulo (l Jarry)

• Fell to 1-5 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals at Quito (l. to Carballes Baena in 3 sets). • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 1st time (l. to Djokovic) and Roland Garros 3R for 3rd time (l. to Del Potro). • Defeated Isner in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R (l. to Djokovic in 3R). • Lost to Kohlschreiber in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2R after reaching final in 2017. • Enters US Open on a 7-match losing streak. Seeking 1st win since Roland Garros. • Clinched Spain’s 3-1 win over Great Britain in Davis Cup 1R by beating Broady and Norrie. • Withdrew from Halle and Kitzbuhel due to wrist injury.

Khachanov 2018 in Review W (1): Marseille (d Pouille) SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l Nadal) QF (3): Auckland (l Del Potro); Montpellier (l Goffin); Halle (l Bautista Agut)

• Captured 2nd ATP title at Marseille (d. Berdych and Pouille). Lost rematch to Pouille 3 days later in Dubai 2R. • Equaled career-best win over No. 9 Isner en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Toronto (l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Achieved career-high No. 26 in ATP Rankings on 27 August. • Advanced to QFs at Auckland (l. to Del Potro), Montpellier (l. to Goffin) and Halle (l. to Bautista Agut). • Earned 5-set wins over Baghdatis and Tiafoe to advance to Wimbledon 4R (l. to Djokovic). • Reached Roland Garros 4R for 2nd straight year (d. Pouille, l. to A. Zverev after leading 2 sets to 1). • Played in 1st ATP World Tour doubles final at ATP Masters 1000 Miami w/Rublev (l. to Bryan/Bryan). • Withdrew from Lyon due to fatigue and ’s-Hertogenbosch due to left foot injury.

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Denis Kudla (USA) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings 18 Australian Open Q (Australia) Hard Q3 4-6 6-3 7-5 18 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Q Hard Q1 Matteo Berrettini 6-4 7-5

DENIS KUDLA vs MATTEO BERRETTINI 26 (8/17/92) Age (Birthdate) 22 (4/12/96) No. 72 (No. 53 on 5/23/16) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 57 (No. 54 on 7/30/18) Kiev, Ukraine Birthplace Rome, Italy Arlington, VA, USA Residence Rome, Italy 9-9 (4-3) 2018 Record (on hard) 16-14 (3-4) 39-69 (18-43) Career Record (on hard) 16-15 (3-4) 0/0 2018 Titles / Career Titles 1/1 8-17 Career Grand Slam Record 3-3 1-4 (2013 2nd Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 0-0 (Debut) 3-4 (0-1) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 1-0 (1-0) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1 18-25 (5-5) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 7-6 (7-6) $2,126,486 Career Prize Money $690,676 Dustin Taylor Coach Vincenzo Santopadre, Umberto Rianna

Kudla 2018 in Review SF (1): Halle (l Federer) QF (1): Washington (l Rublev)

• Awarded Wimbledon WC after reaching 2nd ATP World Tour SF of career at Halle as Q (l. to No. 1 Federer). • Also qualified at Australian Open (l. to Thiem in 2R after leading by 2 sets), Houston (l. to Karlovic in 2R), Roland Garros (l. to Dzumhur in 1R), Stuttgart (l. to Fucsovics in 1R) and Cincinnati (l. to Kyrgios in 1R after holding 1 MP). • Avenged Wimbledon 1R loss to Pouille by beating Frenchman to reach Washington QF (l. to Rublev). • Entered hometown event in Washington with 0-8 tournament record (0-4 singles, 0-2 doubles, 0-2 qualifying). • Also owned 0-15 record against Top 20 opponents before defeating No. 19 Pouille in 3rd-set TB. • Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Drummondville, CAN (d. Bonzi). • Advanced to Le Gosier, GUD Challenger singles final (l. to Lajovic). • Won Tallahassee, USA Challenger doubles title w/Galloway (d. Lopez Perez/Nedunchezhiyan). • Reached Newport Beach, USA Challenger doubles final w/Huey (l. to Cerretani/Paes).

Berrettini 2018 in Review W (1): Gstaad (d Bautista Agut) QF (1): Kitzbuhel (l Jarry)

• Enjoyed a dream week at Gstaad, where he did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP singles title (d. Bautista Agut). Also marked 1st QF, SF and final of career. Won doubles title in team debut w/Bracciali (d. Molchanov/Zelenay). • Achieved career-high No. 54 in ATP Rankings on 30 July. Owns 16-14 record in 2018 (16-15 in career). • Backed up Gstaad run by reaching Kitzbuhel QF (d. Simon in 1R, l. to Jarry). • Advanced to Roland Garros 3R (l. to Thiem) and Wimbledon 2R (d. Sock from 2 sets down, l. to Simon). • Earned 1st ATP World Tour win at Doha as Q (d. Troicki, l. to Gojowczyk in 2R). • Also qualified at Budapest (l. to Bedene in 2R) and Eastbourne (l. to Ferrer in 1R). • Captured 2nd ATP Challenger Tour title on home soil at , ITA (d. Napolitano). • Beat Top 100 players Sugita, Basic and Fucsovics en route to Irving, USA Challenger final (l. to Kukushkin). • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo qualifying due to fever.

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COURT 7

[WC] (AUS) vs [19] (ESP) First Meeting

JASON KUBLER vs ROBERTO BAUTISTA AGUT 25 (5/19/93) Age (Birthdate) 30 (4/14/88) No. 98 (No. 98 on 8/27/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 22 (No. 13 on 10/17/16) Brisbane, Australia Birthplace Castellon de la Plana, Spain Brisbane, Australia Residence Castellon de la Plana, Spain 0-3 (0-2) 2018 Record (on hard) 25-13 (11-5) 1-5 (0-3) Career Record (on hard) 237-143 (149-89) 0/0 2018 Titles / Career Titles 2/8 0-3 Career Grand Slam Record 44-23 0-0 (Debut) US Open Record (Best Result) 11-5 (2014-15 4th Round) 0-0 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 8-4 (1-1) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1 0-2 (0-2) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 83-72 (7-13) $334,295 Career Prize Money $8,828,709 Desmond Tyson Coach Tomas Carbonell, Pepe Vendrell

Kubler 2018 in Review

• Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 20 August and achieved career-high No. 98 on 27 August. • Qualified at a Grand Slam event for 1st time at Wimbledon (l. to Pella in 1R). • Received Australian Open WC and played at home Grand Slam for 1st time since 2010 (l. to Carreno Busta in 1R). • Seeking 2nd tour-level win of career and 1st since 2014 Dusseldorf as Q (d. Giannessi in 1R). • Won ATP Challenger Tour titles at Playford, AUS as Q (d. Schnur) and Winnipeg, CAN (d. Miedler). • Also advanced to , CAN Challenger final (l. to Evans). • Reached Playford, AUS Challenger doubles final w/Banes (l. to McDonald/Paul).

Bautista Agut 2018 in Review W (2): Auckland (d Del Potro); Dubai (d Pouille) F (1): Gstaad (l M. Berrettini) SF (1): Halle (l Coric) QF (2): Barcelona (l Goffin); Munich (l Kohlschreiber)

• Captured 8th and biggest title of career at ATP World Tour 500 event in Dubai as World No. 23 (d. Pouille). • Lowest-ranked Dubai champion since No. 26 Santoro in 2002. Returned to career-high No. 13 on 14 May. • Defeated Del Potro to win 2nd Auckland title (also 2016). Reached 15th final at Gstaad (l. to Berrettini). • 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. • Retired in Halle SF vs. Coric due to hip injury. Second Spanish semi-finalist in Halle history (also Moya in 1999). • Withdrew from Rotterdam (illness), Rome (hip), Wimbledon (groin), Toronto (abdomen) and Cincinnati (abdomen).

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[20] Borna Coric (CRO) vs (GER) First Meeting

BORNA CORIC vs FLORIAN MAYER 21 (11/14/96) Age (Birthdate) 34 (10/5/83) No. 20 (No. 20 on 7/2/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 193 (No. 18 on 6/6/11) Zagreb, Croatia Birthplace Bayreuth, Germany Dubai, UAE Residence Bayreuth, Germany 26-14 (14-7) 2018 Record (on hard) 2-14 (0-4) 105-100 (60-61) Career Record (on hard) 243-260 (102-130) 1/2 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/2 11-16 Career Grand Slam Record 38-46 3-4 (2017 3rd Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 7-11 (2011, 2013 3rd Round) 3-3 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 8-5 (0-0) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 3 44-39 (5-8) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 83-92 (0-4) $4,200,249 Career Prize Money $7,224,992 Riccardo Piatti, Kristijan Schneider Coach Tobias Summerer

Coric 2018 in Review W (1): Halle (d Federer) SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Federer) QF (3): Doha (l Rublev), Dubai (l Bautista Agut), ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l A. Zverev)

• Defeated No. 3 A. Zverev and No. 1 Federer en route to 2nd ATP title at Halle. Entered with 2-7 record on grass. • Became youngest champion in 26-year Halle tournament history as a 21-year-old. • Achieved career-high No. 20 in ATP Rankings on 2 July. • Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Indian Wells (d. Anderson in 3rd-set TB, l. to No. 1 Federer in 3 sets). • Beat L. Mayer, Sock and Shapovalov in 3 sets to reach ATP Masters 1000 Miami QF (l. to A. Zverev). • Also reached QFs at Doha (d. Carreno Busta in 1R after saving 3 MPs, l. to Rublev) and Dubai (l. to Bautista Agut). • Reached Roland Garros 3R for 3rd time in 4 appearances (l. to Schwartzman). • Defeated Pospisil and Shapovalov to lead Croatia to Davis Cup 1R win (CRO d. CAN 3-1). • Withdrew from Istanbul due to abdominal injury and retired in Rome 1R vs. Tsitsipas due to neck injury.

F. Mayer 2018 in Review

• Snapped 12-match tour-level losing streak with 1st win of season at Stuttgart (d. Maden, l. to Istomin in 2R). • Also reached 2R at Halle (d. Gasquet, l. to Seppi). • Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Estrella Burgos). • Withdrew from Budapest due to shoulder injury. • Announced plans to retire from ATP World Tour following US Open.

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COURT 8

[Q] Collin Altamirano (USA) vs [Q] (FRA) First Meeting

COLLIN ALTAMIRANO vs UGO HUMBERT 22 (12/7/95) Age (Birthdate) 20 (6/26/98) No. 345 (No. 345 on 8/20/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 139 (No. 139 on 8/20/18) Sacramento, CA, USA Birthplace Metz, France Sacramento, CA, USA Residence Metz, France 0-0 (0-0) 2018 Record (on hard) 0-0 (0-0) 0-1 (0-1) Career Record (on hard) 0-0 (0-0) 0/0 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 0-1 Career Grand Slam Record 0-0 0-1 (2013 1st Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 0-0 (Debut) 0-0 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 0-0 (0-0) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 0-0 (0-0) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 0-0 (0-0) $80,779 Career Prize Money $96,803 Joseph Gilbert Coach Raynaud Cedric, Gilbert Rodolphe

Altamirano 2018 in Review

• Achieved career-high No. 345 in ATP Rankings on 20 August. • Received Q-WC at US Open and did not drop a set en route to main draw. • Advanced to 1st ATP Challenger Tour QF and SF at Winnetka, USA as Q (d. Krueger, l. to Jung). • Also reached Lexington, USA Challenger QF (ret. vs. De Loore due to back injury). • Captured ITF Futures Circuit singles titles at Long Beach, USA (d. E. Gomez) and Singapore, SIN (d. Niki). • Won Futures doubles titles at Little Rock, USA w/Kirkov (w/o vs. Craig/Seemann) and Singapore, SIN w/Alcantara (d. Imai/Niki).

Humbert 2018 in Review

• Achieved career-high 14 times in ATP Rankings, rising 200+ spots and peaking at No. 139 on 20 August. • Making tour-level debut at US Open as Q. • During 3-week stretch this summer, reached ATP Challenger Tour finals at Gatineau, CAN (l. to Klahn) and Granby, CAN (l. to Polansky), then captured 1st Challenger title at Segovia, ESP (d. Menendez-Maceiras). • Captured ITF Futures Circuit titles at Bellevue, SUI (d. Desein); Gatineau, CAN (d. Kirchheimer) and Bourg-en-Bresse, FRA (d. Cornut-Chauvinc). • Won Futures doubles titles at Montauban, FRA w/Blanch (d. Heras/Villanueva) and Bourg-en-Bresse, FRA w/Added (d. Inzerillo/Musialek).

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Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) vs [Q] Mitchell Krueger (USA) First Meeting

ROBERTO CARBALLES BAENA vs MITCHELL KRUEGER 25 (3/23/93) Age (Birthdate) 24 (1/12/94) No. 97 (No. 72 on 2/19/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 267 (No. 169 on 5/1/17) Tenerife, Spain Birthplace Fort Worth, TX, USA Granada, Spain Residence Orlando, FL, USA 13-16 (2-2) 2018 Record (on hard) 1-2 (1-2) 26-33 (2-3) Career Record (on hard) 2-6 (2-4) 1/1 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 0-3 Career Grand Slam Record 0-0 0-0 (Debut) US Open Record (Best Result) 0-0 (Debut) 0-1 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 0-0 (0-0) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 15-11 (10-6) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 1-1 (0-0) $915,933 Career Prize Money $398,208 Fran Martinez Coach Stanford Boster, Dave Licker

Carballes Baena 2018 in Review W (1): Quito (d Ramos-Vinolas); QF (1): Estoril (l Tsitsipas)

• Defeated Ramos-Vinolas in Quito to become 1st Spanish qualifier to win a title since Almagro at 2006 Valencia. • As World No. 107, became lowest-ranked Spanish champion since No. 115 Ferrero at 2009 . • As 24-year-old, became youngest Spanish champion since Nadal, 24, at 2011 Barcelona. • Achieved career-high No. 72 in ATP Rankings on 19 February. • Advanced to 5th ATP World Tour QF of career at Estoril (d. Norrie after saving 3 MPs, l. to Tsitsipas in 3rd-set TB). • Snapped 5-match tour-level losing streak by reaching Gstaad 2R (d. Garcia-Lopez, l. to Daniel after holding 1 MP). • Qualified at Rio de Janeiro before retiring in 1R vs. Sandgren due to gastroenteritis.

Krueger 2018 in Review

• Earned 2nd ATP World Tour win of career -- both vs. Paire -- at Indian Wells as Q (l. to Krajinovic in 2R). • Also qualified at Washington (l. to Herbert in 1R). • Lost in qualifying at Australian Open, Delray Beach, Houston, Wimbledon and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati. • Advanced to Mestre, ITA Challenger SF (l. to Moroni).

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COURT 9

[Q] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs (ARG) First Meeting

CASPER RUUD vs GUIDO PELLA 19 (12/22/1998) Age (Birthdate) 28 (5/17/90) No. 143 (No. 108 on 6/19/17) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 66 (No. 39 on 3/21/16) Oslo, Norway Birthplace Bahia Blanca, Argentina Oslo, Norway Residence Buenos Aires, Argentina 8-8 (3-2) 2018 Record (on hard) 21-18 (3-5) 17-20 (6-8) Career Record (on hard) 64-81 (24-38) 0/0 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 2-2 (2-2) Career Grand Slam Record 8-16 0-0 (Debut) US Open Record (Best Result) 2-5 (2016-17 2nd Round) 2-1 (2-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 3-5 (1-0) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 4-10 (1-4) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 38-47 (10-8) $532,160 Career Prize Money $2,542,432 Pedro Rico Coach Gustavo Marcaccio

Ruud 2018 in Review QF (1): Bastad (l Gasquet)

• Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour QF at Bastad as WC (d. Munar and Ferrer, l. to Gasquet). • Qualified at Australian Open (d. Halys 11-9 in 5th, l. to Schwartzman in 2R), Roland Garros (d. Thompson in 5 sets, l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 2R) and US Open. Lost in Wimbledon Q1 (l. to Hoang). • Also qualified at Auckland (l. to Haase in 1R after holding 2 MPs). Played Australian Open Q1 on following day. • Advanced to ATP Challenger Tour finals at Francavilla, ITA (l. to Quinzi) and Braga, POR (l. to P. Sousa). • Went 3-0 in matches and 6-0 in sets to lead Norway to 3-1 Davis Cup Group II win over Ireland. • Retired in Rio de Janeiro 1R vs. Schwartzman and withdrew from Sao Paulo qualifying due to right ankle sprain.

Pella 2018 in Review F (1): Umag (l Cecchinato) SF (1): Doha (l Rublev) QF (4): Buenos Aires (l Thiem), Houston (l Sandgren), Geneva (l Johnson), Stuttgart (l Federer)

• Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour final at Umag, falling to 0-3 (l. to Cecchinato). • Beat No. 5 Cilic from 2 sets down for biggest win of career in Wimbledon 2R (l. to McDonald in 1st Grand Slam 3R). • Reached 2nd hard-court SF of career at Doha (l. to Rublev after holding 1 MP). • Lost to eventual champions in QFs at Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem) and Stuttgart (l. to Federer). • Defeated Querrey in 3rd-set TBs to reach QFs at Houston (l. to Sandgren) and Geneva (l. to Johnson). • Clinched Argentina’s 3-2 win over Chile in Davis Cup Group I (d. Garin). • Withdrew from Auckland due to left shoulder injury, as well as Gstaad and Kitzbuhel due to left hamstring injury.

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Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 14 US Open Q (U.S.A.) Hard Q2 Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-3

ALJAZ BEDENE vs NIKOLOZ BASILASHVILI 29 (7/18/89) Age (Birthdate) 26 (2/23/92) 78 (No. 43 on 2/19/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 37 (No. 35 on 7/30/18) Ljubljana, Slovenia Birthplace Tbilisi, Georgia London, England Residence Tbilisi, Georgia 20-16 (3-4) 2018 Record (on hard) 17-22 (4-8) 90-103 (38-45) Career Record (on hard) 54-68 (24-35) 0/0 2018 Titles / Career Titles 1/1 8-21 Career Grand Slam Record 7-12 1-4 (2015 2nd Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 0-2 (2015, 2017 1st Round) 3-1 (0-1) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 1-1 (0-1) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 44-39 (9-6) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 28-17 (6-4) $2,822,331 Career Prize Money $2,333,516 Nick Cavaday Coach Jan De Witt

Bedene 2018 in Review F (1): Buenos Aires (l Thiem) SF (1): Budapest (l Millman) QF (1): Rio de Janeiro (l Fognini)

• Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour final at Buenos Aires (d. Schwartzman in QF, l. to Thiem). • Achieved career-high No. 43 in ATP Rankings on 19 February after reaching Buenos Aires final. • Reached Budapest SF (l. to Millman after holding 3 MPs) and Rio de Janeiro QF (d. Carreno Busta, l. to Fognini). • Earned biggest win of career over No. 7 Anderson to reach Rome 3R. Now 1-18 vs. Top 10 opponents. • Squandered 2 MPs vs. Copil in ’s-Hertogenbosch 1R. • Returned to Davis Cup for 1st time since 2012 and went 4-0 in singles for Slovenia during 2 Group II ties. • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (illness). Retired in Hamburg 2R vs. Carreno Busta (lower back).

Basilashvili 2018 in Review W (1): Hamburg (d L. Mayer) QF (3): Marrakech (l Sousa); Budapest (l Seppi); Antalya (l Vesely)

• Became 1st ATP World Tour champion from Georgia, winning Hamburg title as Q (d. 2-time champion L. Mayer). • Rose from No. 81 to career-high No. 35 on 30 July, passing Labadze as top Georgian in ATP Rankings history. • Reached QFs at Marrakech (l. to Sousa), Budapest (l. to Seppi) and Antalya (l. to Vesely). • Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 3rd time at Australian Open (l. to Edmund after leading 2 sets to 1). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000s in Madrid (l. to Monfils in 1R) and Rome (l. to Djokovic in 2R). • Lost 7 straight matches from 19 January-21 March, including in Davis Cup to No. 698 Ahouda and No. 591 Ouahab. • Retired in Acapulco 1R vs. Donaldson and Indian Wells 1R vs. Sandgren due to right shoulder injury.

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COURT 10

Mischa Zverev (GER) vs Taylor Fritz (USA) M. Zverev Leads 1-0 16 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R32 7-6(4) 6-0 Other Meetings 15 Aptos CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Mischa Zverev 6-7(1) 7-5 6-3 16 Australian Open Q (Australia) Hard Q3 Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4

MISCHA ZVEREV vs TAYLOR FRITZ 30 (8/22/87) Age (Birthdate) 20 (10/28/97) No. 48 (No. 25 on 7/24/17) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 74 (No. 53 on 8/29/16) Moscow, Russia Birthplace Rancho Santa Fe, CA, USA Monte Carlo, Monaco Residence Palos Verdes, CA, USA 19-23 (7-12) 2018 Record (on hard) 14-12 (8-6) 129-178 (76-101) Career Record (on hard) 43-48 (34-33) 1/1 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 16-24 Career Grand Slam Record 2-9 4-4 (2017 4th Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 1-2 (2017 2nd Round) 4-3 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 0-4 (0-2) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 65-74 (7-7) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 27-23 (14-5) $5,005,518 Career Prize Money $1,412,585 Sr. Coach Paul Annacone, David Nainkin

M. Zverev 2018 in Review W (1): Eastbourne (d Lacko) QF (1): Atlanta (l Isner)

• Captured 1st ATP World Tour singles title at Eastbourne (d. Lacko). • Along with A. Zverev, 1st brothers to win ATP World Tour singles titles since John and Patrick McEnroe. • Entered Roland Garros with 0-6 tournament record and advanced to 3R (l. to Anderson). • Along with A. Zverev, 1st brothers to reach Roland Garros 3R since Gene and Sandy Mayer in 1979. • Fell to A. Zverev in Washington 3R to mark their 1st tour-level meeting. • Lost to eventual champion Isner in Atlanta QF. • Snapped 5-match singles losing streak with win over Kavcic at Marseille (l. to Khachanov in 2R). • Advanced to Halle doubles final w/A. Zverev, losing rematch of 2017 final (l. to Kubot/Melo). • Ended 11-match doubles losing streak at Miami w/A. Zverev (d. S. Gonzalez/Verdasco, l. to Marach/Pavic in 2R).

Fritz 2018 in Review SF (1): Houston (l Johnson) QF (2): Delray Beach (l Shapovalov); Lyon (l Lajovic)

• Saved 2 MPs vs. Smyczek and upset 2015 champion Sock en route to 2nd ATP SF at Houston (l. to Johnson). • Advanced to QFs at Delray Beach (d. Querrey in 1R, l. to Shapovalov) and Lyon (d. Sock, l. to Lajovic). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 1st time at Indian Wells (d. Opelka in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Coric). • Fell to 0-4 lifetime in 5th sets with losses in Roland Garros 1R (l. to Andreozzi) and Wimbledon 2R (l. to A. Zverev). • Defeated Kokkinakis in Los Cabos 1R (l. to Nishioka in 2R), then teamed w/Kokkinakis to reach Los Cabos doubles final (l. to Arevalo/Reyes-Varela). First ATP World Tour doubles final of career. • Captured Newport Beach, USA Challenger title (d. Klahn) and reached Noumea, CAL Challenger final (l. to Rubin). • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati qualifying due to ankle injury.

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[9] (AUT) vs Mirza Basic (BIH) First Meeting

DOMINIC THIEM vs MIRZA BASIC 24 (9/3/93) Age (Birthdate) 27 (7/12/91) No. 9 (No. 4 on 11/6/17) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 81 (No. 74 on 2/19/18) Wiener Neustadt, Austria Birthplace Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Lichtenworth, Austria Residence Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina 38-14 (9-4) 2018 Record (on hard) 12-15 (7-5) 209-123 (84-72) Career Record (on hard) 29-27 (18-12) 2/10 2018 Titles / Career Titles 1/1 43-19 Career Grand Slam Record 1-3 11-4 (2014, 2016-17 4th Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 0-0 (Debut) 4-5 (1-1) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 3-2 (0-0) 2 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 78-72 (11-9) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 18-9 (7-6) $12,625,886 Career Prize Money $853,303 Gunter Bresnik Coach Damir Basic, Daniel Meyers

Thiem 2018 in Review W (2): Buenos Aires (d Bedene); Lyon (d Simon) F (2): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l A. Zverev); Roland Garros (l Nadal) SF (1): Doha (w/o vs Monfils) QF (5): Rio de Janeiro (l Verdasco); Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal); Barcelona (l Tsitsipas); Hamburg (l Jarry)

• Advanced to 1st Grand Slam final at Roland Garros (d. A. Zverev in QF, l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Became 2nd Grand Slam finalist from Austria, joining 1995 Roland Garros champion Muster. • Defeated No. 1 Nadal en route to 2nd straight ATP Masters 1000 Madrid final (l. to A. Zverev). • Ended Nadal’s 50-set clay win streak, which began after Thiem defeated him in 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF. • Only player to defeat Nadal on clay since Djokovic in 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF. • Reached QF-or-better at 10 events, highlighted by clay-court titles at Buenos Aires (d. Bedene) and Lyon (d. Simon). • Saved 1 MP vs. Rublev in 2R and beat Djokovic in 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 1 Nadal in QF). • Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Kudla en route to Australian Open 4R for 2nd straight year (l. to Sandgren in 5 sets). • Conceded walkover to Monfils in Doha SF due to viral infection. • Retired in Indian Wells 3R vs. Cuevas (right ankle) and Wimbledon 1R vs. Baghdatis (back). • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (right ankle) and Cincinnati (illness).

Basic 2018 in Review W (1): Sofia (d Copil) QF (1): Qatar (l Pella)

• Qualified en route to 1st ATP World Tour final and title at Sofia (d. Copil). • Earned biggest win of career over then-No. 15 Wawrinka in Sofia SF. • Also qualified en route to Doha QF (d. Lopez, l. to Pella). • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 12 February and achieved career-high No. 74 on 19 February. • Suffering 5-match tour-level losing streak entering US Open. • Clinched Bosnia-Herzegovina’s 3-2 win over Slovakia in Davis Cup Group I tie (d. Kovalik).

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COURT 11

Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs [31] (ESP) Lopez Leads 5-4 04 Kitzbuhel (Austria) Clay QF Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-3 05 Marseille (France) Hard R32 Feliciano Lopez 7-5 6-3 05 New Haven (U.S.A.) Hard QF Feliciano Lopez 6-4 1-6 6-2 08 Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Fernando Verdasco 6-3 4-6 6-2 09 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Fernando Verdasco 3-6 6-3 6-4 09 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal Hard R64 Fernando Verdasco 6-1 6-7(5) 6-1 13 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass QF Feliciano Lopez 6-4 7-6(6) 15 Quito (Ecuador) Clay SF Feliciano Lopez 7-6(5) 7-6(1) 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1

FELICIANO LOPEZ vs FERNANDO VERDASCO 36 (9/20/81) Age (Birthdate) 34 (11/15/83) No. 63 (No. 12 on 3/2/15) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 32 (No. 7 on 4/20/09) Toledo, Spain Birthplace Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain Residence Doha, Qatar 18-17 (9-8) 2018 Record (on hard) 22-22 (7-8) 470-426 (261-247) Career Record (on hard) 509-383 (232-202) 0/6 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/7 93-67 Career Grand Slam Record 102-61 26-16 (2015 Quarter-finals) US Open Record (Best Result) 27-15 (2009-10 Quarter-finals) 24-11 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 24-21 (1-1) 4 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 5 299-247 (11-6) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 201-205 (6-11) $15,635,553 Career Prize Money $15,712,063 Jose “Pepo” Clavet Coach Nacho Truyol

Lopez 2018 in Review QF (5): Sydney (l de Minaur); Acapulco (l Donaldson); Stuttgart (l Kyrgios); London/Queen's Club (l Kyrgios); Gstaad (l Berrettini)

• 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), London/Queen’s Club (d. Goffin in 1R, l. to Kyrgios) and Gstaad (l. to eventual champion Berrettini). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R for 4th time in last 5 years (d. Sock, l. to Querrey). • Fell to No. 71 in ATP Rankings on 6 August -- lowest since No. 84 on 16 July 2007. • Captured 3rd doubles title w/M. Lopez and 4th overall on ATP World Tour at Barcelona (d. Qureshi/Rojer). • Also reached Roland Garros SF w/M. Lopez for 2nd time in last 3 years (l. to Marach/Pavic).

Verdasco 2018 in Review F (1): Rio de Janeiro (l Schwartzman) SF (1): Bastad (l Fognini) QF (1): ’s-Hertogenbosch (l Tomic)

• Reached Rio de Janeiro final (d. Thiem in QF, l. to Schwartzman) and Bastad SF (d. Carreno Busta, l. to Fognini). • Celebrated 500th ATP World Tour win in hometown of Madrid on 8 May (d. Lorenzi, l. to L. Mayer in 2R). • Also at ATP Masters 1000 events, defeated Dimitrov to reach Indian Wells 3R (l. to Fritz), advanced to Miami 4R (l. to Carreno Busta) and saved 3 MPs vs. Cuevas in Monte-Carlo 1R (l. to Cilic in 2R). • Beat Dimitrov again in Roland Garros 3R, but fell to 0-7 in Roland Garros 4R matches (l. to Djokovic). • Made 61st straight Grand Slam appearance at Wimbledon, losing in 1R for 3rd straight year (l. to Tiafoe). • Captured 8th doubles title -- 1st since 2013 ATP Finals -- at Rio de Janeiro w/Marrero as LL (d. Mektic/Peya). • Withdrew from Barcelona due to left calf injury. Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at www.ATPWorldTour.com. 2018 US OPEN – Day 1 Media Notes Monday, 27 August 2018 Page 30 of 38

[Q] (ESP) vs [15] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 16 Brescia CH (Italy) Carpet R32 Tommy Robredo 6-2 6-1

TOMMY ROBREDO vs STEFANOS TSITSIPAS 36 (5/1/82) Age (Birthdate) 20 (8/12/98) No. 214 (No. 5 on 8/28/06) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 15 (No. 15 on 8/13/18) Hostalric, Spain Birthplace Athens, Greece Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain Residence Nicosia, Cyprus 0-1 (0-0) 2018 Record (on hard) 30-20 (13-11) 533-355 (230-184) Career Record (on hard) 34-30 (17-18) 0/12 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 107-57 (0-0) Career Grand Slam Record 4-5 35-14 (2013 Quarterfinals) US Open Record (Best Result) 0-0 (Debut) 17-5 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 1-0 (1-0) 7 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 186-149 (1-1) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 14-21 (10-17) $13,235,776 Career Prize Money $2,008,000 Coach Apostolos Tsitsipas

Robredo 2018 in Review

• Squandered 2 MPs vs. Karlovic in Barcelona 1R as WC. Only tour-level match of season entering US Open. • Lost in qualifying at Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Marrakech, Monte-Carlo, Istanbul and Roland Garros. • Captured 5th Challenger title of career and 1st since 2012 at Lisbon, POR (d. Garin). • Advanced to Challenger SFs at , CHI (l. to Cecchinato) and Padua, ITA (l. to Gutierrez-Ferrol). • Withdrew from Pune and Australian Open Q (lower back), as well as Quito (muscle strain).

Tsitsipas 2018 in Review F (2): Barcelona (l Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l Nadal) SF (2): Estoril (l Sousa); Washington (l A. Zverev) QF (3): Doha (l Thiem); Dubai (l Jaziri); ’s-Hertogenbosch (l Gasquet)

• Reached Toronto final by becoming youngest player to defeat 4 Top 10 opponents since ATP World Tour began in 1990 (d. Thiem, Djokovic, A. Zverev after saving 2 MPs and Anderson after saving 1 MP; l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Lost to Nadal on 20th birthday, making him youngest ATP Masters 1000 finalist since Djokovic, 19, at 2007 Miami. • Achieved new career-high 14 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 15 on 13 August. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP World Tour final at Barcelona (d. Thiem in QF, l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Became 2nd Greek to reach a tour-level final (also Kalogeropoulos at 1973 Des Moines). • Advanced to Wimbledon 4R -- becoming 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam R16 in Open Era (l. to Isner). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Donaldson in Washington 2R (l. to A. Zverev in SF) and 1 MP vs. Jaziri in ’s-Hertogenbosch 2R (l. to Gasquet in QF). Also reached Estoril SF (l. to Sousa) and QFs at Doha as Q (l. to Thiem) and Dubai (l. to Jaziri). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000s in Monte-Carlo (d. Shapovalov, l. to Goffin in 2R) and Rome (l. to Del Potro in 2R). • Withdrew from Bastad and Hamburg due to fatigue.

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COURT 12

[Q] Lloyd Harris (RSA) vs (FRA) First Meeting

LLOYD HARRIS vs GILLES SIMON 21 (2/24/97) Age (Birthdate) 33 (12/27/84) No. 145 (No. 145 on 8/13/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 40 (No. 6 on 1/5/09) Cape Town, South Africa Birthplace Nice, France Cape Town, South Africa Residence Neuchatel, Switzerland 1-1 (0-0) 2018 Record (on hard) 22-17 (8-6) 9-5 (8-1) Career Record (on hard) 443-324 (257-179) 0/0 2018 Titles / Career Titles 1/13 0-0 Career Grand Slam Record 81-49 0-0 (Debut) US Open Record (Best Result) 17-11 (2011, 2014 4th Round) 0-0 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 19-12 (0-0) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 1-2 (0-1) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 150-157 (15-13) $146,595 Career Prize Money $13,272,238 Anthony Harris Coach

Harris 2018 in Review

• Making Grand Slam main draw debut as qualifier at US Open. Seeking 1st tour-level win other than Davis Cup. • Achieved career-high No. 145 in ATP Rankings on 13 August after falling as low as No. 340 on 26 February. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP Challenger Tour title at Lexington, USA (d. Napolitano). • One week later, extended set win streak to 18 en route to Aptos, USA Challenger final (l. to Kokkinakis) • Captured Futures titles at Sharm El Sheikh, EGY (d. Setkic); Vilamoura, POR (d. Ortega-Olmedo) and Lisbon, POR (d. Ferreira Silva). • Won 1st ATP Challenger Tour doubles title at Anning, CHN w/Bury (d. Gong/Ze Zhang). • Went 1-1 for South Africa in 3-2 Davis Cup Group I loss to Israel (d. Leshem, l. to Sela).

Simon 2018 in Review W (1): Pune (d Anderson) F (1): Lyon (l Thiem) QF (1): Marrakech (l Gasquet)

• Beat [3] Bautista Agut in 2R, [1] Cilic in SF and [2] Anderson in final to capture 13th ATP title at Pune. • Appeared in 1st ATP SF since 2016 Shanghai and 1st final since 2015 Metz. Won 1st title since 2015 Marseille. • Led 6-3, 4-2 with 2 break points for 5-2 in 2nd set before falling to Thiem in Lyon final. • Saved 1 MP against countryman Paire en route to Marrakech QF (l. to Gasquet). • Reached Roland Garros 3R (l. to Nishikori) and Wimbledon 4R (l. to Del Potro). • Advanced to Pune doubles final with countryman and 1st-time partner Herbert (l. to Haase/Middelkoop). • Snapped 14-match doubles losing streak dating back to 2016 Tokyo SF w/Qureshi. • Retired in Australian Open 2R (thigh) and conceded walkover in Winston-Salem 2R (back).

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Denis Istomin (UZB) vs Steve Johnson (USA) Istomin Leads 1-0 15 Davis Cup Play-Off (Uzbekistan) Clay RR Denis Istomin 6-1 3-6 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 7-5

DENIS ISTOMIN vs STEVE JOHNSON 31 (9/7/86) Age (Birthdate) 28 (12/24/89) No. 76 (No. 33 on 8/13/12) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 31 (No. 21 on 7/25/16) Orenburg, Russia Birthplace Orange, CA, USA , Uzbekistan Residence Redondo Beach, CA, USA 14-15 (5-5) 2018 Record (on hard) 26-18 (10-11) 225-242 (126-140) Career Record (on hard) 148-134 (94-91) 0/2 2018 Titles / Career Titles 2/4 35-41 Career Grand Slam Record 22-25 8-9 (2013 4th Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 4-7 (2012 3rd Round) 14-9 (0-1) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 5-7 (0-1) 3 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 122-107 (11-14) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 78-85 (11-8) $5,738,709 Career Prize Money $5,146,107 Klaudiya Istomina Coach Craig Boynton

Istomin 2018 in Review F (1): Kitzbühel (l Klizan) QF (2): Brisbane (l Harrison); Stuttgart (l Pouille)

• Lost to Klizan at Kitzbuhel in 2nd final between qualifiers since ATP World Tour was established in 1990. • Advanced to QFs at Brisbane (ret. vs. Harrison due to left hip strain) and Stuttgart (l. to Pouille). • Led Bautista Agut 2 sets to 1 before falling to Spaniard in Roland Garros 1R. • Conceded w/o to Balaji/Vardhan in , UZB Challenger doubles final when partner Elgin pulled out. • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells due to shoulder injury.

Johnson 2018 in Review W (2): Houston (d Sandgren); Newport (d Ramanathan) F (1): Winston-Salem (l Medvedev) SF (2): Delray Beach (l Gojowczyk) Geneva (l Fucsovics)

• Defeated 5 countrymen to become 1st back-to-back champion at Houston since Roddick in 2001-02 (d. Sandgren). • After winning only U.S. clay-court event at Houston, won only U.S. grass-court event at Newport (d. Ramanathan). • Beat Edmund and Carreno Busta and did not drop a set en route to Winston-Salem final (l. to Medvedev). • Advanced to SFs at Delray Beach (d. Raonic in 2R, l. to Gojowczyk) and Geneva (l. to Fucsovics). • Reached Roland Garros 3R for 3rd time in last 4 years (l. to Cilic). • Squandered 5 MPs in New York 1R vs. Menendez-Maceiras. • Returned to ATP Challenger Tour for 1st time since 2014 and reached Irving, USA SF (l. to Kukushkin). • Clinched USA’s 3-1 win over Serbia in Davis Cup 1R w/Harrison (d. Milojevic/Zekic). • Withdrew from Acapulco due to stomach pain.

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COURT 13

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs [16] (GBR) First Meeting

PAOLO LORENZI vs KYLE EDMUND 36 (12/15/81) Age (Birthdate) 23 (1/8/95) No. 94 (No. 33 on 5/15/17) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 16 (No. 16 on 7/16/18) Rome, Italy Birthplace Johannesburg, South Africa Sarasota, FL, USA Residence Nassau, Bahamas 5-14 (2-3) 2018 Record (on hard) 26-17 (10-8) 102-168 (38-72) Career Record (on hard) 79-80 (47-45) 0/1 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 11-29 Career Grand Slam Record 20-15 6-6 (2017 4th Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 5-2 (2016 4th Round) 2-7 (0-1) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 3-4 (2-1) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 48-61 (5-7) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 37-36 (9-9) $4,425,015 Career Prize Money $3,705,169 Walter Grinovero, Martin Rodriguez Coach Fredrik Rosengren

Lorenzi 2018 in Review QF (2): Sydney (l Medvedev); Istanbul (l Djere)

• Snapped 9-match tour-level losing streak by reaching Sydney QF (l. to eventual champion Medvedev). • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak by reaching Istanbul QF (l. to Djere). • Captured 20th Challenger title at Sopot, POL (d. Gimeno-Traver) and 21st at Cordenons, ITA (d. Valkusz). • Advanced to final at L’Aquila, ITA Challenger (l. to Bagnis). • Fell to No. 110 in ATP Rankings on 30 July -- lowest since No. 114 on 24 February 2014. • Withdrew from Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Rome and Geneva due to left foot injury.

Edmund 2018 in Review F (1): Marrakech (l Andujar) SF (1): Australian Open (l Cilic) QF (5): Brisbane (l Dimitrov); Estoril (l Sousa), ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Shapovalov); Eastbourne (l Kukushkin); Winston-Salem (l Johnson)

• Earned biggest win of career over No. 3 Dimitrov to reach Australian Open SF (l. to Cilic). • Became 4th Brit to reach Australian Open SF and 6th Brit to reach a Grand Slam SF in Open Era. • Ended 0-5 start to career in SFs by reaching 1st ATP World Tour final at Marrakech (d. Gasquet, l. to Andujar). • Defeated Djokovic and Goffin to advance to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Madrid (l. to Shapovalov). • Also reached QFs at Brisbane (l. to Dimitrov), Estoril (l. to Sousa), Eastbourne (d. Murray, l. to Kukushkin) and Winston- Salem (l. to Johnson). • Achieved career-high No. 16 on 16 July. Became No. 1 Brit on 5 March, ending Murray’s 12-year reign. • Reached Wimbledon 3R for 1st time in 6th appearance (l. to Djokovic). • Did not drop a set en route to 1st doubles title at Estoril with 1st-time partner Norrie (d. Koolhof/Sitak). • Withdrew from Auckland (right ankle strain), Buenos Aires (ill), Rio de Janeiro (ill) and Umag (throat infection).

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Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs (AUS) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 17 Binghamton CH (U.S.A.) Hard F Cameron Norrie 6-4 0-6 6-4

CAMERON NORRIE vs JORDAN THOMPSON 23 (8/23/95) Age (Birthdate) 24 (4/20/94) No. 67 (No. 66 on 8/20/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 108 (No. 63 on 2/13/17) Johannesburg, South Africa Birthplace Sydney, Australia London, England Residence Sydney, Australia 14-13 (6-6) 2018 Record (on hard) 1-9 (0-4) 16-17 (7-7) Career Record (on hard) 17-38 (12-22) 0/0 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 2-4 Career Grand Slam Record 3-13 1-1 (2017 2nd Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 1-2 (2017 2nd Round) 1-0 (1-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 2-6 (0-2) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1 4-6 (2-9) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 8-17 (0-4) $672,596 Career Prize Money $1,229,959 Facundo Lugones Coach Desmond Tyson

Norrie 2018 in Review SF (3): Lyon (l Simon); Atlanta (l Harrison); Los Cabos (l Fognini) QF (1): Eastbourne (l Lacko)

• Defeated No. 10 Isner for biggest win of career and to reach 1st ATP World Tour SF at Lyon (l. to Simon). • Reached back-to-back SFs at Atlanta (d. Kyrgios, l. to Harrison) and Los Cabos (d. Mannarino, l. to Fognini). • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 28 May and achieved career-high No. 66 on 20 August. • Qualified at Acapulco (l. to Thiem in 1R), Indian Wells (l. to Daniel in 1R) and Miami (l. to Jarry in 1R). • Blew 3 MPs vs. Carballes Baena in Estoril 2R. Won Estoril title w/Edmund in ATP doubles debut (d. Koolhof/Sitak). • Rallied from 2 sets down to beat Bautista Agut in Davis Cup debut (ESP d. GBR 3-1 in 1R). • Withdrew from Barcelona qualifying due to ankle injury.

Thompson 2018 in Review

• Snapped 10-match tour-level losing streak with 1st win of season at Newport (d. Duckworth, l. to Mannarino in 2R). • Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Chennai, IND (d. Bhambri). • Challenger runner-up at , JPN (l. to Millman); , KOR (l. to McDonald) and Binghamton, USA (l. to Clarke). • Won 6th Challenger doubles title at Kyoto, JPN w/Saville (d. Soeda/Uchiyama). • Retired in ’s-Hertogenbosch qualifying 1R vs. Skugor due to neck injury. • Withdrew from Winston-Salem qualifying due to left hand pain.

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COURT 14

Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs (GER) Jarry Leads 1-0 18 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Nicolas Jarry 6-1 6-2

NICOLAS JARRY vs PETER GOJOWCZYK 22 (10/11/95) Age (Birthdate) 29 (7/15/89) No. 42 (No. 42 on 8/13/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 47 (No. 39 on 6/25/18) Santiago, Chile Birthplace Munich, Germany Santiago, Chile Residence Munich, Germany 24-17 (4-4) 2018 Record (on hard) 19-19 (13-11) 29-27 (6-8) Career Record (on hard) 44-45 (31-28) 0/0 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/1 1-5 Career Grand Slam Record 4-10 0-0 (Debut) US Open Record (Best Result) 2-2 (2013-14 2nd Round) 0-2 (0-2) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 1-2 (0-0) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 17-18 (16-12) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 23-18 (8-6) $989,259 Career Prize Money $1,802,671 Martin Rodriguez Coach

Jarry 2018 in Review F (1): Sao Paulo (l Fognini) SF (3): Rio de Janeiro (l Schwartzman); Hamburg (l Basilashvili); Kitzbuhel (l Istomin) QF (3): Quito (l Carballes Baena); Estoril (l Carreno Busta); Winston-Salem (l Daniel)

• Earned 4 wins in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP World Tour singles final at Sao Paulo (l. to Fognini in 3 sets). • Achieved career-high 8 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 42 on 13 August. • Saved 6 MPs vs. L. Mayer in Estoril 1R -- most of all players in 2018 (l. to Carreno Busta in QF). • Lost to eventual champions Schwartzman in Rio de Janeiro SF, Basilashvili in Hamburg SF and Carballes Baena in Quito QF. Also advanced to Kitzbuhel SF (l. to Istomin) and Winston-Salem QF (l. to Daniel). • Secured 1st ATP Masters 1000 win at Miami (d. Norrie) and 1st Grand Slam win at Wimbledon (d. Krajinovic). • Won 1st ATP World Tour doubles title in 1st final with countryman Podlipnik-Castillo at Quito (d. Krajicek/Withrow).

Gojowczyk 2018 in Review F (2): Delray Beach (l Tiafoe); Geneva (l Fucsovics) QF (2): Doha (l Monfils); Auckland (l Haase)

• Runner-up at Delray Beach (d. Isner in 2R after saving 3 MPs, l. to Tiafoe) and Geneva (d. Fognini, l. to Fucsovics). • Broke into Top 50 of ATP Rankings on 5 March and achieved career-high No. 39 on 25 June. • Reached back-to-back QFs at Doha (l. to eventual champion Monfils) and Auckland (l. to Haase). • Defeated defending champion and World No. 8 Sock in Auckland 2R for biggest win of career. • Suffered 6-match losing streak before reaching ATP Masters 1000 Rome 3R (d. Querrey in 1R, l. to Fognini). • Snapped 5-match losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Sousa, l. to Federer in 2R). • Retired in New York 2R (foot) and Roland Garros 1R (right hip). Withdrew from Stuttgart and Halle (right hip).

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Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Andrey Rublev (RUS) Rublev Leads 1-0 18 Montpellier (France) Hard R16 Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-1 Other Meetings 16 CH (Belgium) Hard R16 Andrey Rublev 6-4 2-6 6-4 17 Rennes CH (France) Hard R32 Andrey Rublev 6-4 7-6(12) 17 Irving CH (U.S.A.) Hard QF Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-4

JEREMY CHARDY vs ANDREY RUBLEV 31 (2/12/87) Age (Birthdate) 20 (10/20/97) No. 46 (No. 25 on 1/28/13) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 38 (No. 31 on 2/19/18) Pau, France Birthplace Moscow, Russia London, England Residence Moscow, Russia 21-17 (10-10) 2018 Record (on hard) 15-15 (13-12) 245-247 (126-138) Career Record (on hard) 48-52 (35-37) 0/1 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/1 48-42 Career Grand Slam Record 8-6 10-9 (2015 4th Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 4-2 (2017 Quarter-finals) 11-4 (1-1) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 2-3 (1-0) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 121-128 (11-7) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 17-27 (4-11) $7,878,830 Career Prize Money $2,479,249 James Davidson Coach Fernando Vicente

Chardy 2018 in Review F (1): ’s-Hertogenbosch (l Gasquet) SF (2): Istanbul (l Daniel); London/Queen’s Club (l Djokovic)

• Snapped 7-match losing streak in ATP World Tour SFs at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. Ebden, l. to Gasquet in final). • Ended 7-match losing streak in ATP World Tour QFs at Istanbul (d. Fabbiano, l. to Daniel in SF). • Also reached London/Queen’s Club SF (l. to Djokovic). • Advanced to 4R for 1st time in 10th appearance at both Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami (l. to Raonic). • Defeated Dimitrov in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R for 3rd career win over World No. 4 (0-20 vs. World No. 1-3). • Beat Berdych in 5 sets before falling to Herbert in 5 sets at Roland Garros. • Fell to No. 100 in on 5 March -- lowest since No. 103 on 2 January 2012. Broke back into Top 50 on 25 June. • Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title at Surbiton, GBR (d. de Minaur). • Conceded walkover to D. King in Indian Wells, USA Challenger 2R due to left wrist injury.

Rublev 2018 in Review F (1): Doha (l Monfils) SF (1): Washington (l de Minaur) QF (3): Montpellier (l Tsonga); Rotterdam (l Dimitrov); Umag (l Haase)

• Achieved career-high No. 31 in ATP Rankings on 19 February. • Saved 1 MP vs. Pella to reach 2nd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Doha (l. to Monfils). • Squandered 4 MPs vs. de Minaur in Washington SF and 1 MP vs. Thiem in Monte-Carlo 2R. • Reached QFs at Montpellier (l. to Tsonga), Rotterdam (d. Pouille in 1R, l. to Dimitrov) and Umag (l. to Haase). • Defeated 2-time semi-finalist Ferrer in 5 sets en route to Australian Open 3R (l. to Dimitrov). • Reached 2nd ATP World Tour doubles final at ATP Masters 1000 Miami w/Khachanov (l. to Bryan/Bryan). • Withdrew from Auckland (right arm) and did not play from 17 April to 17 July (lower back stress fracture).

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COURT 15

Gilles Muller (LUX) vs [LL] Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) First Meeting

GILLES MULLER vs LORENZO SONEGO 35 (5/9/83) Age (Birthdate) 23 (5/11/95) No. 127 (No. 21 on 7/31/17) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 121 (No. 113 on 8/6/18) Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Birthplace Turin, Italy Reckange-Sur-Mess, Luxembourg Residence Turin, Italy 10-18 (6-9) 2018 Record (on hard) 4-5 (1-1) 233-212 (156-138) Career Record (on hard) 4-6 (1-1) 0/2 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 36-41 Career Grand Slam Record 1-2 10-9 (2008 Quarter-finals) US Open Record (Best Result) 0-0 (Debut) 15-7 (2-0) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 0-0 (0-0) 5 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 170-133 (8-8) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 4-2 (3-2) $5,937,874 Career Prize Money $319,855 Benjamin Balleret, Alexandre Lisiecki Coach Gipo Arbino

Muller 2018 in Review QF (2): Sydney (l Paire); Sofia (l Copil)

• Defeated Jaziri in Australian Open 2R to improve to 14-7 in 5-setters (l. to Carreno Busta in 3R). • Snapped 5-match losing streak by beating Shapovalov at London/Queen’s Club (l. to Cilic in 2R). • As defending champion, lost in Sydney QF (l. to Paire) and ’s-Hertogenbosch 2R (l. to Ebden). • Fell to No. 128 in ATP Rankings on 20 August -- lowest since No. 134 on 5 May 2014. • Announced plans to retire from ATP World Tour following season.

Sonego 2018 in Review QF (1): Budapest (l Bedene)

• Saved 2 MPs vs. Hurkacz and defeated Gasquet to reach 1st ATP World Tour QF at Budapest (l. to Bedene). • Defeated Tomic to qualify for Australian Open, where he earned 1st tour-level win over Haase (l. to Gasquet in 2R). • Beat Mannarino to reach ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R as WC (l. to Gojowczyk). • Achieved career-high No. 113 in ATP Rankings on 6 August. • Reached Bergamo, ITA Challenger SF (l. to Napolitano) and Qujing, CHN Challenger QF (l. to Kubler).

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Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs (RUS) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 16 Raanana CH (Israel) Hard R16 Evgeny Donskoy 6-4 1-6 6-2

DANIIL MEDVEDEV vs EVGENY DONSKOY 22 (2/11/96) Age (Birthdate) 28 (5/9/90) No. 36 (No. 36 on 8/27/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 80 (No. 65 on 7/8/13) Moscow, Russia Birthplace Moscow, Russia Monte Carlo, Monaco Residence Moscow, Russia 26-17 (21-8) 2018 Record (on hard) 13-18 (9-12) 55-48 (40-28) Career Record (on hard) 49-97 (39-63) 2/2 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0/0 4-7 Career Grand Slam Record 9-17 0-1 (2017 1st Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 4-5 (2013 3rd Round) 0-2 (0-1) Career 5-Set Record (YTD) 3-4 (0-0) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1 18-18 (7-8) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 29-35 (6-2) $1,768,242 Career Prize Money $2,431,474 Gilles Cervara Coach Boris Sobkin

Medvedev 2018 in Review W (2): Sydney (d de Minaur); Winston-Salem (d Johnson) QF (1): Rotterdam (l Seppi)

• Earned 7 victories overall to capture 1st ATP World Tour title at Sydney as Q (d. de Minaur). • Went 6-0 in matches and 12-0 in sets to win 2nd title at Winston-Salem (d. Johnson). • Achieved career-high No. 36 in ATP Rankings on 27 August. • Qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Seppi in QF), Toronto (l. to A. Zverev in 3R) and Cincinnati (l. to Coric in 1R). • Reached Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Wimbledon (d. Coric in 1R, l. to Mannarino in 5 sets). • Ended 0-5 start to career at ATP Masters 1000 level by reaching Indian Wells 3R (l. to Carreno Busta). • Saved 1 MP vs. Watanuki in Washington 1R as WC (l. to Shapovalov in 2R). • Lost 5 straight matches from 18 April through 10 June -- 3rd losing streak of 5+ matches since start of 2017 season. • Withdrew from Marseille due to left abductor injury.

Donskoy 2018 in Review QF (3): Delray Beach (l Johnson); Dubai (l Krajinovic); Umag (l Trungelliti)

• Reached QFs at Delray Beach (l. to Johnson), Dubai (l. to Krajinovic) and Umag (l. to Trungelliti). • Qualified at Sydney (l. to Mannarino in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid (d. Tsitsipas, l. to A. Zverev in 2R) and Toronto (d. Rublev, l. to Anderson). • Advanced to 2R at 5 other tour-level events, including Australian Open (l. to Fognini). • Also reached QFs at consecutive Challengers in Taipei, TPE (l. to Soeda) and Nanchang, CHN (l. to Hemery).

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