Vtb Kremlin Cup: 21 October Media Notes

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VTB KREMLIN CUP: 21 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES

Olympic Stadium | Moscow, Russia | 15-21 October 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $856,445 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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SINGLES FINAL

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [3/WC] Karen Khachanov (RUS) Khachanov Leads 2-0 16 Chengdu (China) Hard R16 Karen Khachanov 3-6 6-3 6-1 17 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Karen Khachanov 6-4 3-6 7-6(9) 6-3 Other Meeting 15 Mouilleron Le Captif CH (France) Hard QF Adrian Mannarino 2-6 6-2 7-5

Mannarino 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 49 | 25-27 in 2018 (Antalya Final) | 6-2 in Moscow (2018 Final) • Frenchman has made second final of season, and seeks 1st ATP World Tour singles title in 6th career final (0-5). • No. 2 in service games won this week (94%, 44 of 47 held), only behind final opponent Khachanov. • Advanced to 2nd straight Antalya final, but fell to 0-5 in ATP World Tour championship matches (l. to Dzumhur). • Reached QF-or-better at 6 events, including run to New York SF (l. to Querrey in 3 sets). • Appeared in Australian Open 3R for 1st time (l. to Thiem) and Wimbledon 4R for 3rd time (l. to Federer). • Suffered 6-match losing streaks from 26 April through 18 June and 15 August through 14 October. • Achieved career-high No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 19 March.

Khachanov 2018 Summary | 22 yrs old | World No. 26 | 38-21 in 2018 (Marseille Title) | 5-3 in Moscow (2018 Final) • No. 2 Russian def. No. 1 Russian Medvedev in 3-set semi-final to reach third career ATP final (2-0 record in finals). • Leads event in service games won (35 of 36, 97%) and break pts. saved (12 of 13, 92%), and tied-1st in aces (34). • 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). • 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). • Lost in 4 sets to No. 1 Nadal in US Open 3R after 4 hours, 23 minutes. • Advanced to QFs at Auckland (l. to Del Potro), Montpellier (l. to Goffin) and Halle (l. to Bautista Agut). • Achieved career-high No. 24 in ATP Rankings on 17 September. Ranked as low as No. 49 on 29 January. • Played in 1st ATP World Tour doubles final at ATP Masters 1000 Miami w/Rublev (l. to Bryan/Bryan).

INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS

VTB Kremlin Cup Adrian Mannarino [3/WC] Karen Khachanov Aces 28 34 1st-Serve Percentage 64% (186 of 291) 72% (163 of 226) 1st-Serve Points Won 78% (146 of 186) 79% (129 of 163) 2nd-Serve Points Won 58% (61 of 105) 57% (36 of 63) Service Games Won 94% (44 of 47) 97% (35 of 36) Break Points Saved 73% (8 of 11) 92% (12 of 13) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 29% (60 of 206) 31% (41 of 134) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 51% (55 of 108) 49% (42 of 85) Return Games Won 20% (9 of 46) 24% (8 of 34) Break Points Converted 30% (9 of 30) 57% (8 of 14) BOLD: Leads all players at VTB Kremlin Cup.

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11 First-Time ATP Champions in 2018: Players trying to win their first ATP World Tour title are 11-17 in 2018 finals. Adrian Mannarino is attempting to join this list:

Age Tournament Daniil Medvedev 21 Sydney Roberto Carballes Baena 24 Quito Mirza Basic 26 Sofia Frances Tiafoe 20 Delray Beach Marco Cecchinato 25 Budapest Taro Daniel 25 Istanbul Marton Fucsovics 26 Geneva Mischa Zverev 30 Eastbourne Matteo Berrettini 22 Gstaad Nikoloz Basilashvili 26 Hamburg Yoshihito Nishioka 23 Shenzhen

DOUBLES FINAL

[3] Max Mirnyi (BLR) / Philipp Oswald (AUT) vs First Meeting [2] Austin Krajicek (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA)

• Defending champions Mirnyi and Oswald are 34-22 as a team (25-19 this year). They won their first title together in Moscow last year, and added 2 titles this year, at Houston and New York Open. Former World No. 1 Mirnyi (No. 52 currently) has won 52 career doubles titles and reached 45 additional finals. World No. 47 Oswald (career-high No. 37) has won 8 career doubles titles and made 4 other finals. • Mirnyi is a 5-time Moscow champion, going undefeated in Moscow doubles finals, with 5 different partners (also 2001 w/Stolle, 2002 w/Federer, 2003 w/Bhupathi, and 2005 w/Youzhny). • Krajicek and Ram are playing just their 2nd Tour-level event together (also 2015 Newport, reached SF). World No. 56 Krajicek (career-high No. 53) seeks his 1st ATP World Tour title in his 4th doubles final (3rd this year). World No. 39 Ram (career-high No. 11) has won 15 career doubles titles (including Munich this year, w/Dodig) and has reached 12 other finals.

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Olympic Stadium | Moscow, Russia | 15-21 October 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $856,445 | Surface: Indoor Hard

SINGLES SEMI-FINALS

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA) Seppi Leads 4-3 All previous seven matches have been in straight sets…The Italian won the last meeting 64 64 last week in 1R at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai…He is 2-1 on hard courts although the Frenchman won the only previous indoor hard court meeting in 2008 Metz in their first encounter.

Mannarino 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 49 | 24-27 in 2018 (Antalya Final) | 5-2 in Moscow(2017-18 SF) • Frenchman is appearing in third semi-final of season and trying to reach sixth career ATP World Tour final (0-5). • This week leads tournament in 2nd serve pts. won (61%) and No. 2 in service games won (94%, 33 of 35 held). • Advanced to 2nd straight Antalya final, but fell to 0-5 in ATP World Tour championship matches (l. to Dzumhur). • Reached QF-or-better at 6 events, including run to New York SF (l. to Querrey in 3 sets). • Appeared in Australian Open 3R for 1st time (l. to Thiem) and Wimbledon 4R for 3rd time (l. to Federer).

Seppi 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 46 | 23-21 in 2018 (3 SFs) | 14-4 in Moscow (2012 Champion) • Italian No. 3 is appearing in third SF of season (0-2) and third in Moscow (1-1), first since 2013. Trying to reach ninth career ATP World Tour final (3-5), first since 2015 Halle (l. to Federer). Last title came in 2012 Moscow (d. Bellucci). • This week has won all six sets (four in tie-breaks) and has broken opponents a tournament-high 11 times (11 of 33). • 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.

[3/WC] Karen Khachanov (RUS) vs [2] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Medvedev Leads 1-0 This is first time since 2008 there are two Russians in the Moscow SFs…That year Kunitsyn beat Safin in the final… The last Russian winner in Moscow was Youzhny in 2009…The only previous pro meeting between top two Russians came in last year’s inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, Medvedev won 2-4 4-3(6) 4-3(3) 4-2 in round robin play.

Khachanov 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 26 | 37-21 in 2018 (Marseille Title) | 4-3 in Moscow (2018 SF) • No. 2 Russian is appearing in his third SF of season (1-1) and trying to reach third career ATP final (2-0). • Leads in service games won (20 of 21, 95%), break pts. saved (12 of 13, 92%), No. 2 in aces (26), 1st serve pts. won (80%) • 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). • Reached 4R at Roland Garros (d. Pouille, l. to A. Zverev in 5 sets) and Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic). • Achieved career-high No. 24 in ATP Rankings on 17 September. Ranked as low as No. 49 on 29 January.

Medvedev 2018 Summary | 22 years old | Career-High No. 21 | 39-21 in 2018 (3 Titles) | 6-2 in Moscow (2018 SF) • Top Russian is 3-0 in SF matches in 2018 and each time he went on to win the title (on three different continents). • Leads tournament this week in return games won (8 of 20, 40%) and has held serve 17 of 20 games (85%). • Earned 7 victories overall to capture 1st ATP World Tour title at Sydney as Q (d. de Minaur on home soil). • Went 6-0 in matches and 12-0 in sets to win 2nd title at Winston-Salem (d. Johnson on home soil). • Added 7 more wins for 3rd and biggest title of season and career at Tokyo as Q (d. Nishikori on home soil). • Achieved career-high No. 21 in ATP Rankings on 15 October. Ranked as low as No. 84 on 8 January.

POTENTIAL CHAMPIONSHIP FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [3] Karen Khachanov (RUS) Khachanov Leads 2-0 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [2] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Mannarino Leads 3-0

Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs [3] Karen Khachanov (RUS) Khachanov Leads 1-0 Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs [2] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Seppi Leads 1-0

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VTB KREMLIN CUP: 19 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES

Olympic Stadium | Moscow, Russia | 15-21 October 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $856,445 | Surface: Indoor Hard

SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS

[LL] Ricardas Berankis (LTU) vs [2] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) First Tour-Level Meeting

Berankis 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 107 | 10-14 in 2018 (Metz QF) | 9-5 in Moscow (2017 Final) • Seeking 4th SF of career and 1st since 2017 Moscow. Saved 1 MP vs. Tsitsipas to reach Metz QF (l. to Albot). • Entered Metz with 6 straight tour-level losses and 9 straight losses including qualifying and Challengers. • Qualified at Acapulco (l. to Mannarino in 1R), Indian Wells (l. to Shapovalov in 1R) and Miami (l. to Albot in 1R).

Medvedev 2018 Summary | 22 years old | Career-High No. 21 | 38-21 in 2018 (3 Titles) | 5-2 in Moscow (3rd QF) • Earned 7 victories overall to capture 1st ATP World Tour title at Sydney as Q (d. de Minaur on home soil). • Went 6-0 in matches and 12-0 in sets to win 2nd title at Winston-Salem (d. Johnson on home soil). • Added 7 more wins for 3rd and biggest title of season and career at Tokyo as Q (d. Nishikori on home soil). • Achieved career-high No. 21 in ATP Rankings on 15 October. Ranked as low as No. 84 on 8 January.

Mirza Basic (BIH) vs [3/WC] Karen Khachanov (RUS) First Tour-Level Meeting

Basic 2018 Summary | 27 years old | World No. 76 | 13-18 in 2018 (Sofia Champion) | 4-1 in Moscow (2017 SF) • Snapped 8-match tour-level losing streak by beating Jaziri in Moscow 1R. Received w/o from [5/WC] Kyrgios in 2R. • Qualified and beat No. 15 Wawrinka for biggest win of career en route to 1st ATP World Tour title at Sofia (d. Copil). • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 12 February and achieved career-high No. 74 on 19 February.

Khachanov 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 26 | 36-21 in 2018 (Marseille Title) | 3-3 in Moscow (2nd QF) • 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). • Reached 4R at Roland Garros (d. Pouille, l. to A. Zverev in 5 sets) and Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic). • Achieved career-high No. 24 in ATP Rankings on 17 September. Ranked as low as No. 49 on 29 January.

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [Q] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) First Tour-Level Meeting

Mannarino 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 49 | 23-27 in 2018 (Antalya Final) | 4-2 in Moscow (2017 SF) • Advanced to 2nd straight Antalya final, but fell to 0-5 in ATP World Tour championship matches (l. to Dzumhur). • Reached QF-or-better at 6 events, including run to New York SF (l. to Querrey in 3 sets). • Appeared in Australian Open 3R for 1st time (l. to Thiem) and Wimbledon 4R for 3rd time (l. to Federer).

Gerasimov 2018 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 217 | 4-3 in 2018 (Los Cabos QF) | 2-0 in Moscow (2018 QF) • Seeking 1st SF of career. Would be 2nd qualifier in as many years to reach Moscow SF (Basic in 2017). • Beat Tomic for 1st ATP win, then saved 2 MPs to beat 2017 champion Querrey at Los Cabos (l. to Del Potro in QF). • Improved to 5-1 in ATP Challenger Tour finals with title win over Betov at Karshi, UZB.

[4] Filip Krajinovic (SRB) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA) First Meeting

Krajinovic 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 34 | 14-14 in 2018 (Dubai SF) | 3-2 in Moscow (2018 QF) • Advanced to Marseille QF (l. to Pouille in 3 sets), Dubai SF (l. to Pouille in 3 sets) and Beijing QF (l. to Del Potro). • At ATP Masters 1000 events, advanced to Indian Wells 3R (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami 4R (l. to Del Potro). • Achieved career-high No. 26 in ATP Rankings on 23 April. Defending 625 of 1,222 points at Paris in 2 weeks.

Seppi 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 46 | 22-21 in 2018 (2 SFs) | 13-4 in Moscow (2012 Champion) • 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.

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VTB KREMLIN CUP: 18 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES

Olympic Stadium | Moscow, Russia | 15-21 October 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $856,445 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [2] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) First Meeting

Lajovic 2018 Summary | 28 years old | Career-High No. 50 | 23-22 in 2018 (Lyon SF) | 2-5 in Moscow (2016 2R) • Fell to 0-4 lifetime in ATP World Tour SFs with 3-set loss at Lyon to eventual champion Thiem. • Earned biggest career win over No. 6 Del Potro to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Madrid as Q (l. to Anderson). • Also advanced to QFs at Umag (l. to Pella), Kitzbuhel (l. to Klizan) and Beijing (d. Dimitrov, l. to Edmund).

Medvedev 2018 Summary | 22 years old | Career-High No. 21 | 37-21 in 2018 (3 Titles) | 4-2 in Moscow (2 QFs) • Earned 7 victories overall to capture 1st ATP World Tour title at Sydney as Q (d. de Minaur on home soil). • Went 6-0 in matches and 12-0 in sets to win 2nd title at Winston-Salem (d. Johnson on home soil). • Added 7 more wins for 3rd and biggest title of season and career at Tokyo as Q (d. Nishikori on home soil). • Achieved career-high No. 21 in ATP Rankings on 15 October. Ranked as low as No. 84 on 8 January.

[5/WC] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs Mirza Basic (BIH) First Meeting

Kyrgios 2018 Summary | 23 years old | World No. 37 | 25-13 in 2018 (Brisbane Champion) | 1-0 in Moscow • Captured 4th ATP World Tour singles title and 1st on home soil at Brisbane (d. Dimitrov and Harrison). • Reached back-to-back SFs on grass at Stuttgart (l. to Federer in 3rd-set TB) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to Cilic). • Defeated 2008 finalist Tsonga to reach Australian Open 4R for 2nd time (l. to Dimitrov). • Won 1st ATP World Tour doubles title at Lyon w/Sock (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop 11-9 in Match TB).

Basic 2018 Summary | 27 years old | World No. 76 | 13-18 in 2018 (Sofia Champion) | 4-1 in Moscow (2017 SF) • Qualified and beat No. 15 Wawrinka for biggest win of career en route to 1st ATP World Tour title at Sofia (d. Copil). • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 12 February and achieved career-high No. 74 on 19 February. • Snapped 8-match tour-level losing streak by beating Jaziri in Moscow 1R.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA) First Tour-Level Meeting

Herbert 2018 Summary | 27 years old | Career-High No. 51 | 24-18 in 2018 (Shenzhen Finalist) | 1-0 in Moscow • Saved 2 MPs vs. de Minaur to reach 2nd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Shenzhen (l. to Nishioka). • Earned career-high 24 singles wins this season and achieved career-high No. 51 in ATP Rankings on 15 October. • Captured 3rd Grand Slam doubles title in 4th final at Roland Garros w/Mahut (d. Marach/Pavic).

Seppi 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 46 | 21-21 in 2018 (2 SFs) | 12-4 in Moscow (2012 Champion) • 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.

[4] Filip Krajinovic (SRB) vs Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) Krajinovic Leads 2-0

Krajinovic 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 34 | 13-14 in 2018 (Dubai SF) | 2-2 in Moscow (2014, 2017 2R) • Advanced to Marseille QF (l. to Pouille in 3 sets), Dubai SF (l. to Pouille in 3 sets) and Beijing QF (l. to Del Potro). • At ATP Masters 1000 events, advanced to Indian Wells 3R (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami 4R (l. to Del Potro). • Achieved career-high No. 26 in ATP Rankings on 23 April.

Donskoy 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 105 | 14-21 in 2018 (3 QFs) | 7-9 in Moscow (2015 Semi-finalist) • 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 in 2R).

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VTB KREMLIN CUP: 17 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES

Olympic Stadium | Moscow, Russia | 15-21 October 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $856,445 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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2R: [Q] Lukas Rosol (CZE) vs [3/WC] Karen Khachanov (RUS) Rosol Leads 1-0

Rosol 2018 Summary | 33 years old | World No. 172 | 4-1 in 2018 (0 QFs since 2016) | 5-4 in Moscow (2012 QF) • Saved 2 MPs vs. Vesely in Geneva 1R as Q for 1st tour-level win of season (l. to Johnson in 2R). • Captured 9th ATP Challenger Tour singles title on home soil at Prague, CZE (d. Nedovyesov).

Khachanov 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 26 | 35-21 in 2018 (Marseille Title) | 2-3 in Moscow (2013 QF) • 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). • Reached 4R at Roland Garros (d. Pouille, l. to A. Zverev in 5 sets) and Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic).

2R: [1] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Mannarino Leads 1-0

Cecchinato 2018 Summary | 26 years old | Career-High No. 19 | 23-20 in 2018 (2 Titles) | Moscow Debut • Defeated 2016 champion Djokovic as World No. 72 to become lowest-ranked Roland Garros semi-finalist since No. 100 A. Medvedev in 1999 and 1st Italian Grand Slam semi-finalist since Barazzutti at 1978 Roland Garros. • Captured 1st 2 ATP World Tour titles at Budapest (d. Millman) and Umag (d. Pella).

Mannarino 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 49 | 22-27 in 2018 (Antalya Final) | 3-2 in Moscow (2017 SF) • Advanced to 2nd straight Antalya final, but fell to 0-5 in ATP World Tour championship matches (l. to Dzumhur). • Reached QF-or-better at 6 events, including run to New York SF (l. to Querrey in 3 sets). • Appeared in Australian Open 3R for 1st time (l. to Thiem) and Wimbledon 4R for 3rd time (l. to Federer).

1R: Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs [Q] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) First Meeting

Herbert 2018 Summary | 27 years old | Career-High No. 51 | 23-18 in 2018 (Shenzhen Final) | Moscow Debut • Saved 2 MPs vs. de Minaur to reach 2nd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Shenzhen (l. to Nishioka). • Earned career-high 23 singles wins this season and achieved career-high No. 51 in ATP Rankings on 15 October. • Captured 3rd Grand Slam doubles title in 4th final at Roland Garros w/Mahut (d. Marach/Pavic).

Bublik 2018 Summary | 21 years old | World No. 219 | 1-3 in 2018 | 4-2 in Moscow (2016-17 QFs) | #NextGenATP • Earned lone tour-level win of season at Budapest as WC (d. Istomin, l. to Struff in 2R). • Qualified in back-to-back weeks at Delray Beach (l. to Skugor in 1R) and Acapulco (l. to Kokkinakis in 1R).

2R: [LL] Ricardas Berankis (LTU) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) First Meeting

Berankis 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 107 | 9-14 in 2018 (Metz QF) | 8-5 in Moscow (2017 Final) • Saved 1 MP vs. Tsitsipas to reach Metz QF (l. to Albot). • Entered Metz with 6 straight tour-level losses and 9 straight losses including qualifying and Challengers. • Qualified at Acapulco (l. to Mannarino in 1R), Indian Wells (l. to Shapovalov in 1R) and Miami (l. to Albot in 1R).

Bedene 2018 Summary | 29 years old | World No. 72 | 21-18 in 2018 (Buenos Aires Final) | 1-1 in Moscow (2015 1R) • Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour final at Buenos Aires (d. Schwartzman in QF, l. to Thiem). • 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 ATP Masters 1000 Rome 3R (l. to Carreno Busta).

COURT 2

2R: Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [Q] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) First Meeting

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VTB KREMLIN CUP: 16 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES

Olympic Stadium | Moscow, Russia | 15-21 October 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $856,445 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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[Q] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) vs [6] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) First Tour-Level Meeting

Gerasimov 2018 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 217 | 2-3 in 2018 (Los Cabos QF) | Moscow Main Draw Debut • Beat Tomic for 1st ATP win, then saved 2 MPs to beat 2017 champion Querrey at Los Cabos (l. to Del Potro in QF). • Improved to 5-1 in ATP Challenger Tour finals with title win over Betov at Karshi, UZB. • Reached Challenger SFs at Fergana, UZB (l. to Lopez Perez) and Tashkent, UZB (l. to Auger-Aliassime).

Dzumhur 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 39 | 23-28 in 2018 (Antalya Title) | 6-1 in Moscow (2017 Title) • Achieved career-high No. 23 in ATP Rankings on 2 July after winning 3rd ATP title at Antalya (d. Mannarino). • Owns 23-28 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 3R at Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal) and Roland Garros (l. to A. Zverev in 5 sets after holding 1 MP).

Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Kukushkin Leads 3-0

Donskoy 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 105 | 13-21 in 2018 (3 QFs) | 6-9 in Moscow (2015 Semi-finalist) • 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 in 2R). • Suffering 7-match losing streak since Toronto 1R win, including main draw and qualifying matches.

Kukushkin 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 73 | 17-19 in 2018 (Eastbourne SF) | 13-8 in Moscow (2013 F) • Advanced to SF at Eastbourne (l. to M. Zverev) and QFs at Pune (l. to Anderson) and Lyon (l. to Simon). • Reached US Open 3R for 4th time (d. Chung, l. to Millman). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid (l. to Anderson in 2R) and Shanghai (l. to Anderson in 2R). • Captured 14th ATP Challenger Tour title in 21st final at Irving, USA (d. Berrettini).

[5/WC] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs Andrey Rublev (RUS) First Meeting

Kyrgios 2018 Summary | 23 years old | World No. 37 | 24-13 in 2018 (Brisbane Champion) | Moscow Debut • Captured 4th ATP World Tour singles title and 1st on home soil at Brisbane (d. Dimitrov and Harrison). • Reached back-to-back SFs on grass at Stuttgart (l. to Federer in 3rd-set TB) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to Cilic). • Defeated 2008 finalist Tsonga to reach Australian Open 4R for 2nd time (l. to Dimitrov). • Won 1st ATP World Tour doubles title at Lyon w/Sock (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop 11-9 in Match TB).

Rublev 2018 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 78 | 16-19 in 2018 (Doha Finalist) | 0-3 in Moscow | #NextGenATP • 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 1 MP vs. Thiem in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2R and 4 MPs vs. de Minaur in Washington SF. • Reached QFs at Montpellier (l. to Tsonga), Rotterdam (d. Pouille in 1R, l. to Dimitrov) and Umag (l. to Haase). • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour doubles final at ATP Masters 1000 Miami w/Khachanov (l. to Bryan/Bryan).

OUTER COURTS

Benoit Paire (FRA) vs Mischa Zverev (GER) Paire Leads 2-1 Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs [8] Martin Klizan (SVK) Seppi Leads 2-1 [LL] Ricardas Berankis (LTU) vs Denis Istomin (UZB) Berankis Leads 1-0 Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs Mirza Basic (BIH) Basic Leads 1-0 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [Q] Filip Horansky (SVK) Lajovic Leads 2-0

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VTB KREMLIN CUP: PREVIEW & 15 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES

Olympic Stadium | Moscow, Russia | 15-21 October 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $856,445 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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10 THINGS TO WATCH IN MOSCOW

1) Ending Indoors: Only indoor tennis remains on the calendar, beginning with ATP World Tour 250 events this week in Moscow, Antwerp and Stockholm. At the VTB Kremlin Cup, ATP Most Improved Player of the Year contenders Marco Cecchinato and Daniil Medvedev are the Top 2 seeds.

2) Sicilian Sensation: Cecchinato entered the season with four wins on the ATP World Tour. The 26- year-old has 23 wins in 2018 alone with clay-court titles at Budapest and Umag. Cecchinato upset 2016 champion Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros to become the first Grand Slam semi-finalist from Italy in 40 years. On Monday, Cecchinato will break into the Top 20 of the ATP Rankings.

3) Russian No. 1: Medvedev became the Russian No. 1 on 8 October after winning his third and biggest title of the season at the ATP World Tour 500 event in Tokyo. All three of Medvedev’s title wins have come over opponents playing on home soil. He defeated Alex de Minaur in the Sydney final, Steve Johnson in the Winston-Salem final and then-No. 12 Kei Nishikori in the Tokyo final.

4) 22 and Rising: Fellow 22-year-old Moscow native Karen Khachanov is the No. 3 seed in Moscow after accepting a wild card. While Medvedev has 37 wins on the season, Khachanov is not far behind with 35. The former Russian No. 1 won the second title of his career at Marseille in February and advanced to his first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final and semi-final at Toronto in August.

5) Even Younger: Neither Medvedev nor Khachanov began 2018 as the Russian No. 1. That honor went to Andrey Rublev, who turns 21 on 20 October. After struggling with a back injury, Rublev is seventh in the ATP Race to Milan with seven players due to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals.

6) The Champ is Here: Damir Dzumhur made history in 2017 as the first player to sweep both Russian tournaments in a single season. The St. Petersburg and Moscow champion ended 2017 on a 24-7 run. Though he is 23-28 in 2018, Dzumhur added his third ATP title at Antalya in June.

7) Welcome to Russia: While Dzumhur feels right at home on indoor Russian hard courts, Nick Kyrgios will be making his debut in Russia this week. The 23-year-old wild card started his season on a seven-match winning streak. Since then, Kyrgios is 17-13 and has not appeared in a final.

8) Comeback Kliz: In 2017, Martin Klizan injured his left calf and did not play a tour-level match after Wimbledon. He fell to No. 181 in the ATP Rankings on 26 February 2018. Klizan is back in the Top 50 after winning the Kitzbuhel title in August and reaching the St. Petersburg final in September.

9) Ranking Pressure: Filip Krajinovic reached the final of ATP Masters 1000 Paris as a qualifier in 2017. When he returns to Paris in two weeks, Krajinovic will defend 625 of his 1,222 ranking points. Injured for much of 2018, Krajinovic can earn much-needed points as the No. 4 seed in Moscow.

10) Dream Team: For the first time since reaching the ATP Masters 1000 Miami final in March, Khachanov and Rublev will play doubles together at an ATP World Tour event. The Russians beat Nitto ATP Finals qualifiers Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares and Oliver Marach/Mate Pavic in Miami.

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WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES

SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 0-0 Debut 2 Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 4-2 2016-2017 Quarter-finals 3 Karen Khachanov (RUS) 2-3 2013 Quarter-finals 4 Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 2-2 2017 2nd Round 5 Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 0-0 Debut 6 Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 6-1 2017 Champion 7 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 5-3 2011 Semi-finals 8 Martin Klizan (SVK) 0-0 Debut

QUALIFIERS (4) OLDEST PLAYER YOUNGEST PLAYER Alexander Bublik (KAZ) Malek Jaziri (TUN) Andrey Rublev (RUS) Egor Gerasimov (BLR) 34 years, 8 months 20 years, 11 months Filip Horansky (SVK) Lukas Rosol (CZE) WILD CARDS (3) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Evgeny Karlovskiy (RUS) Russia 5, France 4, Serbia 3, Karen Khachanov (RUS) Italy 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2, Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Kazakhstan 2, Slovakia 2

DOUBLES

SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH Julio Peralta (CHI) 0-0 Debut 1 Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 3-3 2010 Semi-finals Austin Krajicek (USA) 0-0 Debut 2 Rajeev Ram (USA) 2-3 2009 Semi-finals Max Mirnyi (BLR) 24-5 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2017 Champion 3 Philipp Oswald (AUT) 3-1 2017 Champion Marcin Matkowski (POL) 1-1 2004 Quarter-finals 4 Nicholas Monroe (USA) 0-0 Debut

PAST FINALISTS

SINGLES (since 2009)

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 6-2 1-6 6-4 2016 Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Fabio Fognini (ITA) 4-6 6-3 6-2 2015 Marin Cilic (CRO) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 6-4 6-4 2014 Marin Cilic (CRO) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 6-4 6-4 2013 Richard Gasquet (FRA) Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 4-6 6-4 6-4 2012 Andreas Seppi (ITA) Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3 2011 Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-4 6-2 2010 Viktor Troicki (SRB) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 3-6 6-4 6-3 2009 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-7(5) 6-0 6-4 BOLD: Player in 2018 VTB Kremlin Cup singles draw.

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DOUBLES (since 2001) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Max Mirnyi/Philipp Oswald Damir Dzumhur/Antonio Sancic 6-3 7-5 2016 Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah Julian Knowle/Jurgen Melzer 7-5 4-6 [10-5] 2015 Andrey Rublev/Dmitry Tursunov Radu Albot/Frantisek Cermak 2-6 6-1 [10-6] 2014 Frantisek Cermak/Jiri Vesely Sam Groth/Chris Guccione 7-6(2) 7-5 2013 Mikhail Elgin/Denis Istomin Ken Skupski/Neal Skupski 6-2 1-6 [14-12] 2012 Frantisek Cermak/Michal Mertinak Simone Bolelli/Daniele Bracciali 7-5 6-3 2011 Frantisek Cermak/Filip Polasek Carlos Berlocq/David Marrero 6-3 6-1 2010 Igor Kunitsyn/Dmitry Tursunov Janko Tipsarevic/Viktor Troicki 7-6(8) 6-3 2009 Pablo Cuevas/Marcel Granollers Frantisek Cermak/Michal Mertinak 4-6 7-5 [10-8] 2008 Sergiy Stakhovsky/Potito Starace Stephen Huss/Ross Hutchins 7-6(4) 2-6 [10-6] 2007 Marat Safin/Dmitry Tursunov Tomas Cibulec/Lovro Zovko 6-4 6-2 2006 Fabrice Santoro/Nenad Zimonjic Frantisek Cermak/Jaroslav Levinsky 6-1 7-5 2005 Max Mirnyi/Mikhail Youzhny Igor Andreev/Nikolay Davydenko 5-1 5-1 2004 Igor Andreev/Nikolay Davydenko Mahesh Bhupathi/Jonas Bjorkman 3-6 6-3 6-4 2003 Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett 6-3 7-5 2002 Roger Federer/Max Mirnyi Joshua Eagle/Sandon Stolle 6-4 7-6(0) 2001 Max Mirnyi/Sandon Stolle Mahesh Bhupathi/Jeff Tarango 6-3 6-0

BOLD: Player in 2018 VTB Kremlin Cup doubles draw.

ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

VTB Kremlin Cup W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0 Singles Prize Money ($) 152,785 80,465 43,590 24,835 14,630 8,670 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money ($) 46,420 24,400 13,220 7,570 4,430 ---

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

CENTRE COURT

Laslo Djere (SRB) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Bedene Leads 1-0 17 Budapest (Hungary) Clay SF Aljaz Bedene 6-2 6-4 Other Meeting 13 Banja Luka CH (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Clay R32 Aljaz Bedene 6-1 7-6(6)

Djere 2018 Summary | 23 years old | World No. 86 | 12-15 in 2018 (2 SFs) | 1-1 at Moscow (2017 2nd Round) • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at Istanbul (l. to Jaziri) and 3rd at Gstaad (d. Coric in 2R, l. to Bautista Agut). • Reached Umag QF (d. 2014 champion Cuevas in 1R, l. to eventual champion Cecchinato in QF). • Earned 1st Grand Slam win at US Open (d. L. Mayer, l. to Gasquet in 2R). • Achieved career-high No. 83 in ATP Rankings on 24 September. • Captured 2nd ATP Challenger Tour title of career at Milan, ITA (d. Mager). • Challenger runner-up at Rome, ITA (l. to Pavlasek) and Prostejov, CZE (d. Garcia-Lopez in 3rd-set TB, l. to Munar). • Went on 10-match losing streak from 3 January-29 April, including tour-level, qualifying and Challenger matches.

Bedene 2018 Summary | 29 years old | World No. 72 | 20-18 in 2018 (1 Final) | 0-1 at Moscow (2015 1st Round) • 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. • Won ATP Challenger Tour title at Orleans, FRA on 30 September (d. Hoang). • Returned to Davis Cup for 1st time since 2012 and went 4-0 in singles for Slovenia during 2 Group II ties.

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Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [WC] Evgeny Karlovskiy (RUS) First Meeting

Mannarino 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 49 | 21-27 in 2018 (1 Final) | 2-2 at Moscow (2017 Semi-finals) • Achieved career-high No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 19 March. • Advanced to 2nd straight Antalya final, but fell to 0-5 in ATP World Tour championship matches (l. to Dzumhur). • Reached QF-or-better at 6 events, including run to New York SF (l. to Querrey in 3 sets). • Snapped 6-match losing streak by reaching London/Queen’s Club QF (d. Evans and Benneteau, l. to Djokovic). • Appeared in Australian Open 3R for 1st time (l. to Thiem) and Wimbledon 4R for 3rd time (l. to Federer). • Saved 1 MP vs. Cecchinato in Cincinnati 1R. Squandered 3 MPs vs. Carreno Busta in Barcelona 3R. • In Davis Cup debut, clinched 1R tie with 5-set win over Haase (FRA d. NED 3-1).

Karlovskiy 2018 Summary | 24 years old | World No. 218 | 0-0 in 2018 | 0-0 at Moscow (Main draw debut) • Contesting his first ATP World Tour main draw match. • Currently at new career-high ranking of No. 218. • Fell in 1R of qualifying at Lyon (l. to Martineau) and St. Petersburg (l. to Ivashka). • Won ATP Challenger Tour event at Winnetka, IL, USA (def. Jung) as part of a 14-match win streak below Tour-level during July; had won ITF Futures event at Wichita, KS, USA the week before (def. Vukic) and reached final of ITF Futures event at Iowa City, IA, USA the week after (l. to Glasspool). • Also made Challenger QFs at Binghamton, NY, USA, and at two back-to-back events in Bangkok, THA.

COURT 2

[Q] Lukas Rosol (CZE) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA) First Meeting

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

Benoit Paire (FRA) vs Mischa Zverev (GER) Paire Leads 2-1 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Mischa Zverev 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-7(3) 7-5 18 Montpellier (France) Hard R32 Benoit Paire 6-4 6-4 18 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Benoit Paire 1-6 6-1 6-2 Other Meeting 08 Marseille Q (France) Hard Q2 Mischa Zverev 7-6(5) 6-1

[Q] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) vs [6] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 14 Mersin CH (Turkey) Clay R16 Damir Dzumhur 6-3 7-6(1)

Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Kukushkin Leads 3-0 16 Munich (Germany) Clay R32 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 3-0 ret. 16 RUS vs. KAZ WG Play-Off (Russia) Hard RR Mikhail Kukushkin 6-7(7) 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 6-4 7-5 Other Meetings 07 St. Petersburg Q (Russia) Carpet Q2 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 6-3 09 Penza CH (Russia) Hard R32 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 09 Saransk CH (Russia) Clay R32 Evgeny Donskoy 6-4 4-6 6-3 14 Beijing Q (China) Hard Q1 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-2 15 Astana CH (Kazakhstan) Hard F Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 6-2 16 Beijing Q (China) Hard Q1 Evgeny Donskoy 6-4 6-1

Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs [Q] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) First Meeting

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Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs [8] Martin Klizan (SVK) Seppi Leads 2-1 12 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Andreas Seppi 6-2 2-6 7-6(5) 15 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Andreas Seppi 6-2 6-4 16 Sofia (Bulgaria) Hard QF Martin Klizan 6-4 6-3 Other Meetings 10 Kitzbuhel CH (Austria) Clay R32 Andreas Seppi 6-3 6-1 18 Rotterdam Q (The Netherlands) Hard Q2 Martin Klizan 6-3 7-6(2)

[5/WC] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs Andrey Rublev (RUS) First Meeting

Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs Mirza Basic (BIH) Basic Leads 1-0 16 BIH vs. TUN EAG2 1st RD (Bos. & Herz.) Carpet RR Mirza Basic 5-7 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(16) 6-3 Other Meeting 13 Roland Garros Q (France) Clay Q1 Malek Jaziri 0-6 6-3 9-7

[7] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Denis Istomin (UZB) Series Tied 1-1 10 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Denis Istomin 6-2 6-2 6-0 12 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Jeremy Chardy 6-4 6-3

Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [Q] Filip Horansky (SVK) Lajovic Leads 2-0 18 Lyon (France) Clay R16 Dusan Lajovic 6-4 7-5 18 Antalya (Turkey) Grass R32 Dusan Lajovic 6-3 6-3

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