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Featured Men's Singles Quarter-Finals 2016 US OPEN Flushing Meadows, New York, USA | August 29 – September 11, 2016 Draw Size: S-128, D-64 | $46.3 million | Hard www.usopen.org DAY NINE MEDIA NOTES | Tuesday, September 6, 2016 FEATURED MEN’S SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS – TOP HALF Arthur Ashe Stadium [10] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs [24] Lucas Pouille (FRA) Monfils Leads 1-0 [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [9] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Djokovic Leads 15-6 DAY NINE HIGHLIGHTS It’s been more than 33 years since Yannick Noah lifted La Coupe des Mousquetaires at Roland Garros. The trophy itself is symbolic of a golden era in French tennis, when Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet and Rene Lacoste combined to capture 18 major singles championships. That was nearly a century ago, and though Noah remains the last Frenchman to win a Grand Slam men’s singles title, three modern-day musketeers are rewriting history at the 2016 US Open. No. 9 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 10 seed Gael Monfils and No. 24 seed Lucas Pouille will play inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday, marking the first time in the Open Era that three Frenchmen have reached the quarter-finals of the same Grand Slam event. Marcel Bernard, Yvon Petra and Pierre Pellizza were the last trio to do so at Roland Garros in 1947, and it hasn’t happened in New York since the 1927 US Championships featured Borotra, Brugnon and Lacoste in the quarter-finals. One year earlier at Forest Hills, Borotra, Cochet and Lacoste advanced to the 1926 US Championships semi-finals, marking the last time that more than one Frenchman was among the final four players at this event. It occurred most recently at a major when Arnaud Clement rallied from two sets down to beat Sebastien Grosjean in the 2001 Australian Open semi-finals. Only one player can prevent a Frenchman from reaching the US Open final, and he’s dashed the nation’s hopes repeatedly in recent years. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is 52-1 against French players since sweeping Monfils and Gilles Simon to lead Serbia to the 2010 Davis Cup title. Facing Frenchmen, Djokovic has won 15 straight matches overall and 21 in a row at majors. Those streaks would be longer were it not for Tsonga, Djokovic’s quarter- final opponent on Tuesday. Tsonga avenged his loss to Djokovic in the 2008 Australian Open final by beating him in Melbourne two years later. Also among Tsonga’s six wins over Djokovic is a 6-2, 6-2 victory at 2014 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto, which snapped the Serbian superstar’s 37-match unbeaten run against French opponents. Tuesday’s other quarter-final is an All-French affair between Monfils and Pouille. In their only prior meeting, Monfils rallied from two sets down to beat Pouille at the 2015 Australian Open. Though he has lost his last six Grand Slam quarter-finals, Monfils has been nearly unbeatable of late. He is 18-2 since Wimbledon and has swept 16 straight sets since the Rio Olympics. Pouille was 2-9 at majors before breaking through to the Wimbledon quarter-finals. The 22-year-old Pouille has won each of his last three matches in five sets, including the biggest victory of his career over World No. 5 Rafael Nadal and a comeback against qualifier Marco Chiudinelli during which the Swiss served for the match in the third set. Pouille is the first player to win three consecutive five-setters at a Grand Slam tournament since Marcel Granollers at the 2013 US Open. The last player to contest four consecutive five-setters at a major was Dominik Hrbaty at the 2006 Australian Open, with Robby Ginepri doing the same at the 2005 US Open. Both Hrbaty and Ginepri lost their fourth five-setter. Albert Costa is the last player to win four five-setters non-consecutively at 2003 Roland Garros. No player in the Open Era has won four consecutive five-setters at a major, nor has any player in the Open Era won four consecutive or non-consecutive five-setters at the US Open. EMIRATES ATP RACE TO LONDON (Updated Entering US Open QFs) Position Player Points 1 Novak Djokovic* 9,400 2 Andy Murray* 8,185 3 Milos Raonic 4,420 4 Kei Nishikori 3,955 5 Dominic Thiem 3,205 6 Rafael Nadal 3,200 7 Stan Wawrinka 3,180 8 Gael Monfils 2,995 9 Tomas Berdych 2,530 10 Marin Cilic 2,400 * Qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (6 spots remain) 2016 US OPEN – Day 9 Media Notes Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Page 2 of 7 [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [9] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Djokovic Leads 15-6 08 Australian Open (Australia) Hard F Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(2) 08 Bangkok (Thailand) Hard F Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(4) 6-4 08 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 1-6 6-3 08 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (China) Hard RR Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1-6 7-5 6-1 09 Marseille (France) Hard SF Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 7-6(1) 09 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 10 Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(8) 6-7(5) 1-6 6-3 6-1 11 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-2 6-7(9) 6-3 11 ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (Canada) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-4 3-0 ret 12 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-1 12 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-1 5-7 5-7 7-6(6) 6-1 12 London Olympics (Great Britain) Grass QF Novak Djokovic 6-1 7-5 12 Beijing (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-2 12 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (England) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-3 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-1 13 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-5 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 6-1 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 7-6(5) 14 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard R16 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2 6-2 15 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 7-6(2) 7-6(2) Djokovic has won 9 straight Grand Slam QF matches and 22 of last 23 (not including 2011 Roland Garros w/o) Djokovic is 9-0 in US Open QF matches and has reached SF or better in each of last 9 US Open appearances Tsonga’s 6 wins over Djokovic have all come on hard courts (6-9 on hard, 0-3 on clay, 0-3 on grass) Tsonga is 0-2 in US Open QF matches and has reached SF or better at all 3 other Grand Slam tournaments [1] NOVAK DJOKOVIC vs [9] JO-WILFRIED TSONGA 29 (5/22/87) Age (Birthdate) 31 (4/17/85) No. 1 (No. 1 on 7/4/11) Emirates ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 11 (No. 5 on 2/27/12) Belgrade, Serbia Birthplace Le Mans, France Monte-Carlo, Monaco Residence Gingins, Switzerland 54-5 (36-2) 2016 Won-Loss (on hard) 28-13 (16-7) 740-151 (487-90) Career Won-Loss (on hard) 379-176 (250-113) 7 / 66 2016 Titles / Career Titles 0 / 12 226-35 Career Grand Slam Record 108-34 60-9 (2011, 2015 Champion) US Open W-L (Best Result) 23-7 (2011, 2015-16 Quarter-finalist) 27-8 (2-0) Career 5-Set Record Main Draw (YTD) 15-9 (2-2) 4 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 4 204-116 (16-6) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 177-129 (12-10) $102,813,310 Career Prize Money $17,830,637 Boris Becker and Marian Vajda Coach Thierry Ascione DJOKOVIC FASTFACTS US Open/Grand Slam History 4R: After playing 6 games in 2R and 3R, won 17 of 18 net points en route to 62 61 64 win over Edmund Defeated No. 2 Federer for 2nd US Open title in 2015 (d. No. 2 Nadal in 2011 final) US Open runner-up in 2007 (l. to No. 1 Federer), 2010 (l. to No. 1 Nadal), 2012 (l. to No. 4 Murray) and 2013 (l. to No. 2 Nadal. Semi-finalist or better in each of last 9 years (2007-15) Tied with Emerson for 4th all-time with 12 Grand Slam titles, including 2015 Wimbledon (d. No. 2 Federer), 2015 US Open (d. No. 2 Federer), 2016 Australian Open (d. No. 2 Murray) and 2016 Roland Garros (d. No. 2 Murray) Became 8th player to complete career Grand Slam and 3rd to hold all 4 major titles at once (also Budge, Laver) Loss to Querrey in 2016 Wimbledon 3R snapped streaks of 28 QFs, 9 SFs and 6 finals in a row at majors Owns 6 Australian Open titles (2008, 2011-13, 2015-16), tied for all-time lead with Emerson (1961, 1963-67) Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2016 US OPEN – Day 9 Media Notes Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Page 3 of 7 Boasts 27-8 record in 5-set matches, notably beating Nadal in 5 hours, 53 minutes for 2012 Australian Open title and saving 2 MPs vs Federer in both 2010 and 2011 US Open SFs Competed in 48 straight Grand Slam tournaments since major debut at 2005 Australian Open 2016 Highlights W (7): Doha (d.
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