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ERSTE BANK OPEN: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Wiener Stadthalle, , | October 19-25, 2015 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: €1,745,040 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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FORMER FINALISTS FERRER AND MONFILS JOIN THIEM IN TUESDAY ACTION

 DAY 2 PREVIEW: Opening-round action heats up at the Erste Bank Open on Tuesday with four of the Top 6 seeds playing on Centre Court. Leading off is a doubles match featuring Austrians , Andreas Haider-Maurer and , followed by a big-serving battle between 6-foot-10 and 6-foot-8 . Fan favorite and 2008 finalist Gael Monfils is third up against . Monfils is playing his first match since retiring in the US Open first round on Aug. 31 with a lower back injury. Following Monfils vs. Bellucci, top- ranked Austrian returns to the scene of his first ATP World Tour win four years ago over legendary countryman Thomas Muster. Thiem takes on not before 6:30 pm. In the final match of the day, No. 1 seed and 2014 finalist faces fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Viñolas, who last week upset at ATP Masters 1000 for the biggest win of his career. Ferrer and Thiem are among the title leaders on tour this season.

2015 ATP WORLD TOUR TITLE LEADERS

Rank Player Titles W-L 1 9 73-5 2 Roger Federer 5 53-9 T3 4 64-11 T3 4 50-14 T3 David Ferrer 4 47-12 T6 3 52-13 T6 3 52-17 T6 Dominic Thiem 3 34-25 T9 2 36-14 T9 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 2 28-22

 INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS: No. 1 seed David Ferrer, who meets Albert Ramos-Viñolas in Vienna on Tuesday, leads all players on the ATP World Tour in return games won this season. Coming into the week, Ferrer has won 35% of the return games in his 57 matches (not including ). Please note that percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and ties favor the player who has competed in more ATP World Tour matches this season. For Infosys ATP Scores & Stats leaderboards of all 10 categories, please visit ATPWorldTour.com.

Rank Player Pct. Games Won Total Games Matches 1 David Ferrer 35 236 675 57 2 Novak Djokovic 34 329 958 77 3 Rafael Nadal 32 260 814 68 4 Andy Murray 31 276 889 69 5 30 227 754 59

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 EMIRATES ATP RACE TO UPDATE: With three weeks remaining in the Emirates ATP Race to London, two spots are up for grabs at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Nov. 15-22. The Top 8 players in the race on Nov. 9 will compete at the year-end championships. Six players have qualified so far: Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Rafael Nadal and Tomas Berdych. As of Tuesday, 945 race points separate No. 8 David Ferrer and No. 9 Jo- Wilfried Tsonga, who could each gain 500 points by winning the Vienna title. ATP World Tour 250 events in Moscow and are also being held this week. A maximum of 1,500 points are at stake after the Erste Bank Open at an ATP World Tour 250 event in (Oct. 26-Nov. 1); an ATP World Tour 500 event in (Oct. 26-Nov. 1); and ATP Masters 1000 (Nov. 2-8).

Race Player Points This Week 2R QF SF F W 1 Novak Djokovic* 14,285 ------2 Andy Murray* 7,870 ------3 Roger Federer* 6,750 ------4 Stan Wawrinka* 6,140 ------5 Rafael Nadal* 4,330 ------6 Tomas Berdych* 4,280 Stockholm 4,280 4,280 4,280 4,340 4,440 7 Kei Nishikori 3,945 ------8 David Ferrer 3,445 Vienna 3,490 3,535 3,625 3,745 3,945 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2,500 Vienna 2,545 2,590 2,680 2,800 3,000 10 Richard Gasquet 2,445 Stockholm 2,445 2,490 2,535 2,595 2,695 11 2,385 Vienna 2,385 2,385 2,475 2,595 2,795 12 John Isner 2,315 Vienna 2,315 2,315 2,405 2,525 2,725 13 Marin Cilic 2,190 Moscow 2,190 2,190 2,235 2,295 2,395 14 2,170 ------15 Gilles Simon 2,055 Stockholm 2,055 2,055 2,055 2,115 2,215 16 Feliciano Lopez 1,680 ------17 1,670 ------18 1,630 Stockholm 1,630 1,630 1,675 1,735 1,835 19 Dominic Thiem 1,555 Vienna 1,555 1,600 1,690 1,810 2,010 20 1,460 Vienna 1,460 1,505 1,595 1,715 1,915 * Qualified

 EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES RACE TO LONDON UPDATE: The Top 8 teams in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race to London on Nov. 9 will qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Nov. 15-22. As is the case in singles, only two spots remain. Six of the Top 11 teams in the race are competing at the Erste Bank Open, including No. 7 /Nenad Zimonjic and No. 8 /. The race within this race, however, is between No. 1 / and No. 2 Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau. With Bob Bryan off this week, Wimbledon champions Rojer and Tecau can take over as No. 1 in the race by winning the Vienna title.

Race Team Points QF SF F W 1 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan* 6,285 ------2 Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau* 5,950 6,040 6,130 6,250 6,450 3 /* 5,140 ------4 /* 5,125 5,125 5,215 5,335 5,555 5 /Fabio Fognini* 4,895 ------6 Pierre-Hugues Herbert/* 4,765 ------7 Marcin Matkowski/Nenad Zimonjic 4,110 4,200 4,290 4,410 4,610 8 Rohan Bopanna/Florin Mergea 3,455 3,545 3,635 3,755 3,955 9 / 2,820 ------10 Alexander Peya/ 2,740 2,830 2,920 3,040 3,240 11 Juan Sebastian Cabal/ 2,690 2,735 2,825 2,945 3,145 * Qualified Erste Bank Open Day 2 – Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Page 3 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

DAY 2 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play

CENTRE COURT

[Q] Kenny De Schepper (FRA) vs [3] John Isner (USA) First Meeting

De Schepper 2015 FastFacts YTD W-L: 4-9 (2-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 29, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 123 Vienna W-L (Best Result): Main Draw Debut

• Left-handed Frenchman qualified with 63 63 win over Chiudinelli and 63 62 win over Bemelmans • At Wimbledon, qualified with 5-set win over countryman Robert and followed with comeback from 2 sets down to beat Smith in 1R (l. to Gasquet in 2R) • Tied for 2nd on tour by qualifying for 6 events in 2015, also doing so at , Estoril, Kitzbühel and • Owns a 13-11 record this season at Challengers, highlighted by back-to-back SFs at Orleans, FRA (l. to Struff) and Mons, BEL (l. to Becker in 3 TBs)

Isner 2015 FastFacts W: (d. Baghdatis); F: Washington (l. to Nishikori); SF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Djokovic); (l. to Thiem); QF (5): Memphis (l. to Querrey); ATP Masters 1000 (l. to Berdych); London/Queen's Club (l. to Troicki); ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (l. to Chardy); (l. to Djokovic) YTD W-L: 41-22 (27-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: April 26, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 13 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2009 1st Round)

• No. 1 American won 3rd straight Atlanta title (d. Baghdatis) and reached Washington final (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) to improve career ATP World Tour finals record to 10-10 • Eclipsed 40 wins for 2nd time in career (45-21 in 2012) • Started 5-6 before defeating No. 6 Raonic and No. 5 Nishikori en route to ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Comes in No. 2 in aces (1,130), 1st serve pct. (70%) and service games won (94%) and No. 3 in 1st serve pts. won (80%) and break pts. saved (74%) • Reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Cilic 12-10 in 5th), matching best result at All England Club (also 2014) • Other results: 3R (l. to Muller), Roland Garros 2R (l. to Chardy), US Open 4R (l. to No. 2 Federer) • Fell to No. 111 Ward 15-13 in 5th and No. 5 Murray during Davis Cup 1R (GBR d. USA 3-2) • Lost last 9 matches vs. Top 10 opponents since defeating No. 5 Nishikori in Miami QF (16-44 overall)

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs [6] Gael Monfils (FRA) Monfils Leads 2-0 09 () Clay R16 Gael Monfils 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-1 12 Australian Open () Hard R64 Gael Monfils 2-6 6-0 6-4 6-2

Bellucci 2015 FastFacts W: (d. Sousa); SF (2): (l. to Estrella Burgos); Gstaad (l. to Goffin); QF (3): (l. to Cuevas); Båstad (l. to A. Zverev); Winston-Salem (l. to Jaziri) YTD W-L: 29-27 (8-11 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 33 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2014 Quarter-finalist)

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• No. 1 Brazilian went 21-14 on clay, highlighted by 4th career ATP World Tour title at Geneva (d. Souza), SFs at Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos) and Gstaad (l. to Goffin), and Båstad QF (l. to A. Zverev) • Also reached hard-court QF at Winston-Salem (l. to Jaziri) • Advanced to US Open 3R for 1st time in 8 appearances (l. to No. 3 Murray) • Other Grand Slam results: Australian Open 1R (l. to No. 10 Ferrer), Roland Garros 2R (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) and Wimbledon 1R (l. to No. 10 Nadal) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Isner in 2R) and (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 3R) • In Davis Cup, retired with lower back injury against Coric to concede World Group Play-off tie to (CRO d. BRA 3-1) • Owns a 16-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents since beating No. 8 Tipsarevic for 2012 Gstaad title (5-30 overall). Also 0-17 lifetime vs. Top 10 players on hard courts

Monfils 2015 FastFacts F: (l. to Simon); SF (5): (l. to Gasquet); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Berdych); (l. to Garcia-Lopez); (l. to Nadal); Umag (l. to Thiem); QF (2): (l. to Berdych); Halle (l. to Seppi) YTD W-L: 31-16 (13-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 21 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 6-3 (2008 Runner-up)

• No. 4 Frenchman and 2008 finalist lost All-French final in February at Marseille to Simon 76 in 3rd, falling to 5-17 lifetime in championship matches • Won at least 2 matches in 11 of 1st 13 tournaments before ATP Masters 1000 events at (l. to Muller in 2R) and Cincinnati (l. to Janowicz in 1R) • Went 1-5 in SFs, including loss to No. 8 Berdych at ATP Masters-1000 Monte-Carlo (d. No. 2 Federer in 3R) • Reached Aust. Open 2R (l. to Janowicz), Roland Garros 4R (l. to Federer) and Wimbledon 3R (l. to Simon) • Playing 1st event since retiring in US Open 1R with lower back injury (l. to Marchenko)

[5] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Jerzy Janowicz (POL) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 11 Salzburg CH (Austria) Hard R32 Jerzy Janowicz 6-1 6-3

Thiem 2015 FastFacts W (3): Nice (d. L. Mayer); Umag (d. Sousa); Gstaad (d. Goffin); SF (2): Kitzbühel (l. to Kohlschreiber); St. Petersburg (l. to Sousa); QF (3): Marseille (l. to Bautista Agut); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Murray); (l. to G. Melzer) YTD W-L: 34-25 (12-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 19 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (2013 Quarter-finalist)

• No. 1 Austrian captured 1st 3 ATP World Tour titles of career -- all on clay: Nice (d. L. Mayer 76 in 3rd), Umag (d. Sousa) and Gstaad (d. Goffin) • Has won career-best 34 matches this season (previous-best was 22 in 2014) • Started season 3-6 before reaching 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Miami (l. to No. 4 Murray in 3 sets) • The 22-year-old is youngest player in Top 20 (career-high No. 18 on Aug. 10) • Posted best Grand Slam result of season by reaching US Open 3R (l. to Anderson) • Advanced to 1st career hard-court SF at St. Petersburg (l. to Sousa)

Janowicz 2015 FastFacts F: Montpellier (l. to Gasquet); QF: Halle (l. to Nishikori) YTD W-L: 23-22 (17-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 13, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 65 Vienna W-L (Best Result): Main Draw Debut Erste Bank Open Day 2 – Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Page 5 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• No. 1 Pole saved 6 MPs in Marseille 1R win over Brown en route to 3rd-career ATP World Tour final (l. to Gasquet) • Reached Australian Open 3R for 3rd straight year (d. Monfils in 5 sets, l. to Lopez) • Helped his country return to Davis Cup World Group with 3-2 win over SVK (d. Gombos, l. to Klizan) • Earlier in season, led to wins over LTU and UKR (d. Berankis in March, d. Stakhovsky in July) • Avenged 2014 Winston-Salem final loss (2 MPs blown) by beating Rosol in Winston-Salem 2R • Has posted 4th straight season with 20+ wins

[1] David Ferrer (ESP) vs Albert Ramos-Viñolas (ESP) Ferrer Leads 4-0 12 Valencia () Hard R16 David Ferrer 6-4 6-2 14 () Clay QF David Ferrer 6-1 6-2 14 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 David Ferrer 7-6(6) 5-7 6-3 15 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 David Ferrer 6-4 6-0

Ferrer 2015 FastFacts W (4): (d. Berdych); (d. Fognini); Acapulco (d. Nishikori); (d. Lopez); SF (3): (l. to Andujar); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Djokovic); Beijing (l. to Djokovic); QF (4): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Nishikori); Roland Garros (l. to Murray) YTD W-L: 47-12 (28-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 25 Date of Birth: April 2, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 8 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (2014 Runner-up)

• No. 2 Spaniard and 2014 finalist captured 4th ATP World Tour title of 2015 and 25th of career in 50th final at Kuala Lumpur (d. Lopez) • Started season 19-1 with titles at Doha (d. No. 7 Berdych), Rio de Janeiro (d. Fognini) and Acapulco (d. No. 5 Nishikori) • Reached Australian Open 4R (l. to No. 5 Nishikori), Roland Garros QF (d. No. 10 Cilic, l. to No. 3 Murray) and US Open 3R (l. to Chardy) • In ATP Masters 1000 play, advanced to SF at Rome (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and QFs at Miami (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 5 Nadal) and Madrid (l. to No. 5 Nishikori) • Missed Wimbledon and ATP Masters 1000 events at Montréal and Cincinnati with a right elbow injury (11-3 since returning) • Absence from Wimbledon snapped streak of 50 straight Grand Slam main draw appearances • Extended 12-match Davis Cup win streak by beating Nielsen and Torpegaard (ESP d. DEN 5-0 in Sept.)

Ramos-Viñolas 2015 FastFacts QF (2): Auckland (l. to Pouille); Geneva (l. to Bellucci) YTD W-L: 16-22 (7-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 58 Vienna W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2011 1st Round)

• No. 9 Spaniard earned 1st win in 16 attempts vs. Top 10 opponents by upsetting No. 3 Federer in ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2R last week • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000s in Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R), Madrid (l. to No. 8 Ferrer in 2R) and Shanghai (l. to Tsonga in 3R) • On 9-match losing streak in tour-level QFs, including losses at Auckland (l. to Pouille) and Geneva (l. to Bellucci) • Grand Slam results: Australian Open 1R (l. to An. Kuznetsov), Roland Garros 1R (l. to Andujar), Wimbledon 2R (l. to Tsonga) and US Open 1R (l. to No. 5 Wawrinka) • Posted 17-5 record on ATP Challenger Tour, highlighted by title at San Benedetto, ITA (d. Giannessi)

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COURT B

Rajeev Ram (USA) vs (ITA) First Meeting

[Q] Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs (UKR) Struff Leads 3-1 13 Båstad () Clay R32 Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 6-3 14 Munich () Clay R16 Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 6-3 14 Vienna (Austria) Hard R16 Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6(6) 2-6 7-6(3) 15 Marseille () Hard R16 Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-4 4-6 6-3 Other Meetings: 13 Bratislava CH () Hard QF Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6 6-1 7-6(3) 15 Orleans CH (France) Hard QF Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-2

Steve Johnson (USA) vs (UKR) First Meeting

Santiago Giraldo (COL) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Series Tied 2-2 11 Gstaad () Clay R32 5-7 6-2 6-1 11 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 1-6 6-4 14 Auckland () Hard R16 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-7(7) 6-2 6-3 14 Viña del Mar (Chile) Clay QF Santiago Giraldo 3-6 6-4 6-2