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Men's Singles Quarter-Finals (Top Half) 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] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [5] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Medvedev Leads 1-0 [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Federer Leads 7-0 DAY NINE FAST FACTS • Daniil Medvedev makes his Grand Slam 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 Australian Open Wawrinka Champion, Federer Semi-finalist o 2015 US Open Federer Finalist, Wawrinka Semi-finalist (Federer d. Wawrinka in SF) o 2017 Australian Open 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 Jimmy Connors, 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 Ken Rosewall, 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 ranking 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 Rankings since 25 July 2005. Only Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray 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 Mikhail Youzhny 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 Dominic Thiem 3,845 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,160 7 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,350 8 Kei Nishikori 2,180 9 Alexander Zverev 2,120+ 10 David Goffin 2,080 11 Fabio Fognini 1,965 12 Gael Monfils 1,900+ 13 Stan Wawrinka 1,670^ 14 Diego Schwartzman 1,670+ 15 Matteo Berrettini 1,620+ 16 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,591 For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN – Day 9 Media Notes Tuesday, 3 September 2019 Page 2 of 6 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 Ivan Lendl 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 Pete Sampras 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 Andre Agassi 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 For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN – Day 9 Media Notes Tuesday, 3 September 2019 Page 3 of 6 [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, Switzerland Birthplace Moscow, Russia 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 Magnus Norman, 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 Beijing 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 2014 Australian Open (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 Davis Cup 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).
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