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2019 US OPEN New York, NY, USA | 26 August-8 September 2019 S-128, D-64 | $57,238,700 | Hard www.usopen.org DAY NINE MEDIA NOTES | Tuesday, 3 September 2019

MEN’S SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS (TOP HALF)

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM [23] (SUI) vs [5] (RUS) Medvedev Leads 1-0 [3] (SUI) vs (BUL) Federer Leads 7-0

DAY NINE FAST FACTS • Daniil Medvedev makes his quarter-final debut Tuesday alongside three veterans of the ‘Elite Eight’: Roger Federer (Record 56th Slam QF), Stan Wawrinka (17th Slam QF) and Grigor Dimitrov (5th Slam QF).

• Two Swiss are in QFs of same Grand Slam event for 12th time. All 12 times, the two Swiss have been 2008 Olympic doubles gold medallists Federer and Wawrinka. They are trying to reach a Grand Slam SF together for the 4th time. o 2014 Wawrinka Champion, Federer Semi-finalist o 2015 US Open Federer Finalist, Wawrinka Semi-finalist (Federer d. Wawrinka in SF) o Federer Champion, Wawrinka Semi-finalist (Federer d. Wawrinka in SF)

• Federer is a combined 26-0 on hard courts against Wawrinka (17-0), Dimitrov (6-0) and Medvedev (3-0).

• Federer, 38, is oldest Grand Slam quarter-finalist since , 39, at 1991 US Open. He bids to become: o Oldest Grand Slam semi-finalist since Connors, 39, at 1991 US Open o Oldest Grand Slam finalist since , 39, at 1974 US Open o Oldest Grand Slam champion in Open Era (since 22 April 1968)

• Dimitrov entered the US Open with a 1-7 record in his last eight matches. The World No. 78 has his lowest since No. 87 on 4 June 2012. He bids to become the lowest-ranked Grand Slam semi-finalist since No. 94 Rainer Schuettler at 2008 Wimbledon and lowest-ranked US Open semi-finalist since the 174th-ranked Connors in 1991.

• Wawrinka and Dimitrov are among the 17 players to be No. 3 in the ATP since 25 July 2005. Only Federer, , and have been in the Top 2 during that same stretch of 14+ years.

• Dimitrov, who faces Federer, is 1-10 vs. Top 10 players at Grand Slams (d. No. 5 Murray in 2014 Wimbledon QF). Wawrinka, who meets Medvedev, is 23-23 vs. Top 10 players at Grand Slams (d. No. 1 Djokovic in 4R on Sunday).

• Medvedev, 23, bids to become the youngest US Open semi-finalist since a 23-year-old Djokovic in 2010. He also bids to become the first Russian to reach a Grand Slam semi-final since at the 2010 US Open.

• ATP Race to London Standings (as of Monday at 12 pm ET)

No. Player Points Key 1 Rafael Nadal* 7,405+ Top 8 qualify for Nitto ATP Finals (10-17 November) 2 Novak Djokovic* 7,265 * Qualified 3 Roger Federer* 5,510^ + Add 180 points for 4R win on Monday 4 Daniil Medvedev 3,965^ ^ Add 360 points for QF win on Tuesday 5 3,845 6 3,160 7 2,350 8 2,180 9 2,120+ 10 2,080 11 1,965 12 Gael Monfils 1,900+ 13 Stan Wawrinka 1,670^ 14 1,670+ 15 1,620+ 16 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,591

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Most Grand Slam Quarter-finals of All Time 1 Roger Federer 56 2 Novak Djokovic 45 3 Jimmy Connors 41 4 Rafael Nadal 39 (Entering Monday) 5 Roy Emerson 37

Most Grand Slam Semi-finals of All Time 1 Roger Federer 45 2 Novak Djokovic 36 3 Rafael Nadal 32 4 Jimmy Connors 31 5 28

Most Grand Slam Finals of All Time 1 Roger Federer 31 2 Rafael Nadal 26 3 Novak Djokovic 25 4 Ivan Lendl 19 5 18

Most Grand Slam Titles of All Time 1 Roger Federer 20 2 Rafael Nadal 18 3 Novak Djokovic 16 4 Pete Sampras 14 5 Roy Emerson 12

Most US Open Quarter-finals of Open Era 1 Jimmy Connors 17 T2 13 T2 Roger Federer 13 4 Ivan Lendl 12 5 Novak Djokovic 11

Most US Open Semi-finals of Open Era 1 Jimmy Connors 14 2 Novak Djokovic 11 T3 Andre Agassi 10 T3 Roger Federer 10 T5 Ivan Lendl 9 T5 Pete Sampras 9

Most US Open Finals of Open Era T1 Novak Djokovic 8 T1 Ivan Lendl 8 T1 Pete Sampras 8 T4 Jimmy Connors 7 T4 Roger Federer 7

Most US Open Titles of Open Era T1 Jimmy Connors 5 T1 Roger Federer 5 T1 Pete Sampras 5 4 John McEnroe 4 T5 Novak Djokovic 3 T5 Ivan Lendl 3 T5 Rafael Nadal 3

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[23] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [5] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Medvedev Leads 1-0 17 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Daniil Medvedev 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1

STAN WAWRINKA vs DANIIL MEDVEDEV 34 (3/28/85) Age (Birthdate) 23 (2/11/96) No. 24 (No. 3 on 1/27/14) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 5 (No. 5 on 8/19/19) Lausanne, Birthplace , Monte Carlo, Monaco Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco 27-16 (17-9) 2019 Record (on hard) 48-16 (35-8) 509-295 (288-164) Career Record (on hard) 120-71 (92-43) 0 / 16 2019 Titles / Career Titles 2 / 5 144-54 Career Grand Slam Record 15-11 44-12 (2016 Champion) US Open Record (Best Result) 6-2 (2019 Quarter-final) 27-22 (1-1) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 0-4 (0-2) 6 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 226-195 (19-12) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 41-28 (18-8) $33,086,706 Career Prize Money $6,068,073 , Daniel Vallverdu Coach Gilles Cervara

STAN WAWRINKA

2019 US Open • Appearing in 17th Grand Slam QF (6th at US Open) and seeking 10th Grand Slam SF (4th at US Open). • Defeated Djokovic in 4R on Sunday for 5th win in last 6 Grand Slam meetings vs. No. 1 player in ATP Rankings. • One of 5 former champions in field. All 5 former champions reached 4R (also Cilic, Djokovic, Federer and Nadal).

2019 Highlights F (1): Rotterdam (l Monfils) QF (5): Doha (l Bautista Agut); Acapulco (l Kyrgios); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Nadal); Roland Garros (l Federer); US Open

2019 in Review • Advanced to 1st tour-level final since 2017 Roland Garros at Rotterdam (d. Nishikori, l. to Monfils). • Reached Roland Garros QF-or-better for 5th time (d. Tsitsipas 8-6 in 5th after 5 hrs and 9 mins, l. to Federer in QF). • Fell to 3-23 overall against 2008 Olympics gold medal partner Federer (0-17 on hard). • Defeated fellow former World No. 3 Dimitrov in 3 TBs for 500th career win in Roland Garros 3R. • Also defeated Dimitrov in Montreal 1R (l. to Khachanov in 2R) and Cincinnati 1R (l. to Rublev in 2R). • Reached QFs at Doha (l. to Bautista Agut), Acapulco (l. to Kyrgios) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Nadal). • Withdrew from Stuttgart due to fatigue.

Career Highlights > Reached career-high No. 3 on 27 January 2014 after winning Australian Open title. Ended 2014-16 at No. 4. > 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. > Owns 16 singles titles with wins in 11 straight finals from 2014-16. Beat Federer for lone ATP Masters 1000 title at 2014 Monte-Carlo. Also a 3-time ATP Masters 1000 runner-up. 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). Earned 500th career win in 2019 Roland Garros 3R (d. Dimitrov). > Upset World No. 1 in finals of (d. Nadal), 2015 Roland Garros (d. Djokovic) and 2016 US Open (d. Djokovic). Also beat No. 1 Murray in 2017 Roland Garros SF and No. 1 Djokovic in 2019 US Open 4R. Owns 5-4 record vs. No. 1 at Grand Slams and 0-17 elsewhere. At age 31, became oldest US Open champion since Rosewall in 1970. Won 2003 Roland Garros boys' singles title. One of 3 players in Open Era to win boys' and men's titles at Roland Garros (also Lendl, Wilander). > Captured 2008 Beijing Olympics doubles gold medal w/Federer and helped Switzerland to 2014 title. Played longest Davis Cup rubber ever in 2013 w/Chiudinelli (l. to Berdych/Rosol 24-22 in 5th after 7h1m). For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN – Day 9 Media Notes Tuesday, 3 September 2019 Page 4 of 6

DANIIL MEDVEDEV

2019 US Open • Appearing in 10th QF of season (9-0). Won 12 straight QFs overall since 2018 St. Petersburg (l. to Thiem in QF). • Earned 4-set wins over Dellien in 2R, Lopez in 3R and [Q] Koepfer in 4R. Yet to win a 5-set match in career (0-4). • If Rublev defeats Berrettini in US Open 4R on Monday, 2 Russians will be in QFs of same Grand Slam event for 6th time overall and 1st time since 2007 Roland Garros (Andreev, Davydenko). • If Medvedev and Rublev both advance to US Open SF, 2 Russians will be in SFs of same Grand Slam event for 1st time since 2006 US Open (Davydenko, Youzhny) and 3rd time overall (2001 US Open - Kafelnikov, Safin).

2019 Highlights W (2): Sofia (d Fucsovics); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Goffin) F (4): Brisbane (l Nishikori); Barcelona (l Thiem); Washington (l Kyrgios); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l Nadal) SF (3): Rotterdam (l Monfils); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Lajovic); London/Queen's Club (l Simon) QF (1): US Open

2019 in Review • Achieved career-high No. 5 on 19 August, becoming 1st Russian in Top 5 since No. 5 Davydenko on 28 June 2010. • Captured 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati (d. No. 1 Djokovic and Goffin). Became 1st Russian to win Cincinnati title. Also beat No. 1 Djokovic to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Monte-Carlo (l. to Lajovic). • Won title at Sofia (d. Fucsovics) and advanced to finals at Brisbane (l. to Nishikori), Barcelona (d. Nishikori, l. to Thiem), Washington (l. to Kyrgios) and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (d. Thiem and Khachanov, l. to Nadal). • Leads ATP Tour with 48 wins this season. Owns 18-2 record with 1 title in 3 finals from 30 July to 1 September. • One of 5 men under 23 to reach Aus. Open 4R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) -- most at a Slam since 2009 Roland Garros (5). • Beat Laaksonen in opening rubber of Russia’s 3-1 road win over Switzerland in Davis Cup Qualifiers. • Withdrew from Sydney due to right shoulder injury and Geneva due to right adductor injury.

Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 5 on 19 August 2019, becoming 1st Russian in Top 5 since No. 5 Davydenko on 28 June 2010. Set a new career-high ranking 7 times in 2017, 8 times in 2018 and 7 times in 2019. Improved year-end ranking by 300+ spots in 2015 and 200+ spots in 2016. Peaked at No. 13 in juniors on 6 January 2014. > Advanced to SF at inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in 2017 (l. to eventual champion Chung). > Went 14-2 and reached 3 finals in as many weeks during summer 2019. Finished as runner-up at Washington and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal before winning 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati. First Russian champion at Cincinnati in tournament history (since 1899). > Captured all 5 of his titles on hard courts. Earned 7 wins for 1st title at 2018 Sydney as Q, 6 wins for 2nd title at 2018 Winston-Salem and 7 wins for 3rd title at 2018 as Q. Posted 1st 3 title victories in opponent's home country, winning finals over de Minaur at Sydney, Johnson at Winston-Salem and Nishikori at Tokyo. > Leads ATP Tour with 48 wins and 6 finals in 2019. Led ATP Tour with 38 hard-court wins in 2018. Posted biggest wins of career over No. 1 Djokovic in 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF and 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati SF.

Most Wins on ATP Tour in 2019

Rank Player Wins 1 Daniil Medvedev 48 T2 Rafael Nadal 43* T2 Roger Federer 43 4 Novak Djokovic 41 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 37 * Entering Monday

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[3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Federer Leads 7-0 13 Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-3 7-6(2) 14 Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Roger Federer 7-6(4) 6-2 15 Brisbane (Australia) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-2 6-2 16 Brisbane (Australia) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 16 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 17 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Roger Federer 6-4 6-2 6-4 18 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard F Roger Federer 6-2 6-2

ROGER FEDERER vs GRIGOR DIMITROV 38 (8/8/81) Age (Birthdate) 28 (5/16/91) No. 3 (No. 1 on 2/2/04) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 78 (No. 3 on 11/20/17) Basel, Switzerland Birthplace Haskovo, Bulgaria Switzerland Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco 43-6 (23-3) 2019 Record (on hard) 15-15 (10-7) 1,227-266 (767-149) Career Record (on hard) 297-195 (195-121) 3 / 102 2019 Titles / Career Titles 0 / 8 357-57 Career Grand Slam Record 58-36 89-13 (2004-08 Champion) US Open Record (Best Result) 11-8 (2019 Quarter-final) 30-22 (0-1) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 9-7 (2-1) 10 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 452-242 (15-6) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 130-109 (8-14) $126,340,700 Career Prize Money $16,661,749 Ivan Ljubicic, Severin Luthi Coach Radek Stepanek, Andre Agassi

ROGER FEDERER

2019 US Open • Appearing in 56th Grand Slam QF and seeking 46th Grand Slam SF (both all-time records). • Appearing in 13th US Open QF and seeking 11th US Open SF. • Through 4 matches, converted 28 of 46 break point opportunities (61%) and won 28 of 57 return games played (49%). • Dropped a total of 9 games in 6 sets to defeat Evans 6-2 6-2 6-1 in 3R and [15] Goffin 6-2 6-2 6-0 in 4R. • Lost 1st set in 1R vs. [Q] Nagal and 2R vs. Dzumhur. No player has won US Open title after losing 1st set in 1R and 2R • Qualified for 17th Nitto ATP Finals by winning opening match.

2019 Highlights W (3): Dubai (d Tsitsipas); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d Isner); Halle (d Goffin) F (2): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Thiem); Wimbledon (l Djokovic) SF (1): Roland Garros (l Nadal) QF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (W/O vs Tsitsipas); US Open

2019 in Review • Won 10th Halle and 102nd title at age 37 (d. Goffin). Oldest champion since Rosewall, 43, at 1977 Hong Kong. • Also won 4th Miami, 28th ATP Masters 1000 and 101st overall title (d. Isner). Played in 50th ATP Masters 1000 final. • With addition of 4 wins from Laver Cup (2017-18), earned 1,200th win of career in Miami QF (d. Anderson). • Captured 8th Dubai and 100th overall title (d. Tsitsipas). Trails only Connors’ 109 titles and 1,274 wins in Open Era. • Win over Tsitsipas marked 1st title of career as World No. 7 and 50th different opponent defeated in a final. • Defeated Nadal to reach 12th Wimbledon final (l. to Djokovic after holding 2 championship points). • Beat Nishikori in QF for 100th Wimbledon win of career. Became 1st player with 100 wins at a Grand Slam event. • Did not drop a set en route to 9th ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells final (l. to Thiem). • Returned to Roland Garros for 1st time since 2015 and reached 8th SF at tournament (l. to Nadal). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Monfils in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 3R (l. to Thiem in QF after holding 2 MPs). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Coric in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 3R (W/O vs. Tsitsipas in QF due to right leg injury). • Earned 20+ wins and advanced to Australian Open 3R-or-better for 20th straight season (l. to Tsitsipas in 4R). For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN – Day 9 Media Notes Tuesday, 3 September 2019 Page 6 of 6

Career Highlights > Set new records with 310 weeks overall and 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1 (2004-08). Became oldest No. 1 in history at age 36 on 19 February 2018. Ended 5 seasons as No. 1 (2004-07, 2009). One of 4 players to finish 5+ seasons at No. 1 along with Sampras (6), Connors (5) and Djokovic (5). > Holds Nitto ATP Finals records for titles (6), finals (10), SFs (15), appearances (16) and wins (57), capturing championship in 3 cities (Houston 2003-04, Shanghai 2006-07, London 2010-11) and 5 times with 5-0 record (2003-04, 2006, 2010-11). > Owns 102 titles and 1,227 wins -- 2nd-most in Open Era behind Connors’ 109 titles and 1,274 wins. Earned 100th title at 2019 Dubai (d. Tsitsipas) and 1,000th win in 2015 Brisbane final (d. Raonic). Enjoyed 41-match win streak (2006-07), reached 17 straight finals (2005-06), posted 24-match win streak in finals (2003-05), won 24 straight matches vs. Top 10 (2003-05) and earned record 65 consecutive victories on grass (2003-08). Went 81-4 in 2005 (.953) for best win percentage since McEnroe went 82-3 in 1984 (.965). Boasts 10 wins vs. World No. 1 and 10 wins from 2 sets down. Never retired in 1,714 matches on tour (1,493 singles and 221 doubles). > Greatest of all time at Grand Slams with 20 titles in 31 finals and 357 victories overall. One of 8 men to win all 4 majors, securing career Grand Slam at 2009 Roland Garros. Captured record 8th Wimbledon title in 2017. By winning 6th Australian Open title at age 36 in 2018, became 2nd-oldest Grand Slam champion in Open Era behind Rosewall, 37, at 1972 Australian Open. Owns Open Era records for consecutive Grand Slam finals (10), SFs (23) and QFs (36). Won 16 of 27 Grand Slam events beginning with 2003 Wimbledon, then 1 of 27 after that. Made 20 straight appearances at Australian Open (2000-19) and 21 at Wimbledon (1999-2019). Boasts 28 titles, 50 finals and 379 wins at ATP Masters 1000s, including Indian Wells/Miami 'Sunshine Double' in 2005-06 and 2017. > Two-time Olympic medallist, taking gold in doubles at 2008 Beijing w/Wawrinka and silver in singles at 2012 London. Finished 4th in singles at 2000 Sydney Olympics. Clinched 2014 Davis Cup title for Switzerland by beating Gasquet for 50th Davis Cup win (SUI d. FRA 3-1).

GRIGOR DIMITROV

2019 US Open • Appearing in 5th Grand Slam QF and seeking 3rd Grand Slam SF (also 2014 Wimbledon, 2017 Australian Open). • Playing in 1st tour-level QF since Brisbane in Week 1. Seeks 1st SF since ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo in April 2018. • Started tournament as 1 of 8 US Open boys’ singles champions in field (2008). Only remaining boys’ singles champion.

2019 Highlights QF (2): Brisbane (l Nishikori); US Open

2019 in Review • Reached Brisbane QF-or-better for 6th time in last 7 years (l. to eventual champion Nishikori in QF). • Advanced to 3R-or-better for 6th straight year at Australian Open (l. to Tiafoe in 4R). • Fell in Roland Garros 3R for 3rd straight year (d. Tipsarevic and Cilic in 5 sets, l. to Wawrinka in 3 TBs). • Qualified at Geneva (l. to Delbonis in 1R) -- 1st time playing qualifying since 2012 ATP Masters 1000 Paris. • Blew 2-set lead for 1st time in career at Wimbledon (l. to Moutet in 1R). • Dropped to No. 78 in ATP Rankings on 19 August -- lowest since No. 87 on 4 June 2012. • Withdrew from Rotterdam, Acapulco, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and ’s-Hertogenbosch (right shoulder).

Career Highlights > Top Bulgarian in ATP Rankings history. Finished 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 after winning Wimbledon and US Open boys' singles titles. > Went 5-0 en route to biggest title of career at 2017 Nitto ATP Finals. Became 1st debutant to win championship since Corretja in 1998 and 1st debutant to go 5-0 since McEnroe in 1978. > Only Bulgarian ATP Tour champion. Won 4 of his 8 titles in 2017, including Brisbane, where he defeated Top 10 players Thiem, Raonic and Nishikori. Earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Djokovic in 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R. Posted 20+ wins in 7 straight seasons (2012-18). > 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 2017 Australian Open SF, falling to Nadal in 5 sets after 4h56m. > Held in 52 of 53 service games en route to 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title, defeating 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.

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