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CHENGDU OPEN: 30 SEPTEMBER MEDIA NOTES

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SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS

[1] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs [Q] Bernard Tomic (AUS) Fognini Leads 2-1 12 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R16 Fabio Fognini 4-6 6-3 7-5 15 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Fabio Fognini 6-2 6-4

Fognini 2018 Summary | 31 yrs old | World No. 13 (Career-High) | 40-18 in 2018 (3 Titles) | 3-0 in Chengdu (2018 F) • Captured ATP World Tour 250 titles at Sao Paulo (d. Jarry), Bastad (d. Gasquet) and Los Cabos (d. Del Potro). • First Italian to win 3+ titles in a season since 1977. Bids to become 1st Italian on record to win 4 titles in a season. • Holds 8-9 career record in ATP World Tour singles finals (3-0 in 2018). • Defeated Monfils on 14 May for 300th win and en route to 1st Rome QF in 11th appearance (l. to Nadal in 3 sets). • Reached SFs at Sydney (l. to Medvedev), Rio de Janeiro (d. Sandgren in 2R after saving 1 MP, l. to Verdasco) and Geneva as WC (l. to Gojowczyk). • Advanced to 4R for 2nd time at both Australian Open (l. to Berdych) and Roland Garros (l. to Cilic in 5 sets). • Won St. Petersburg doubles title w/Berrettini (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop). Lost Bastad final w/Bolelli to Peralta/Zeballos.

Tomic 2018 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 123 | 8-7 in 2018 (1 Final) | 4-1 in Chengdu (2018 Finalist) • Into 1st ATP World Tour final since 2016 Acapulco (l. to Thiem); seeking 1st title since 2015 Bogota (d. Mannarino). • 3-2 career record in finals. Previous titles came at Sydney in 2013 and Bogota in 2014-15. • Swept 10 straight sets to qualify and reach 1st ATP World Tour SF in 2 years at ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Gasquet). • Also qualified at Roland Garros (l. to Trungelliti in 1R), Newport (l. to Sela in 1R) and Metz (l. to Humbert in 1R). • Entered as LL and played in Wimbledon main draw for 9th straight season (l. to Nishikori in 2R). • Won Mallorca, ESP Challenger title (d. Bachinger). Reached Aix En Provence, FRA Challenger final (l. to Millman).

INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS

Chengdu Open [1] Fabio Fognini [Q] Bernard Tomic Aces 13 39 1st-Serve Percentage 56% (117 of 209) 69% (219 of 318) 1st-Serve Points Won 79% (92 of 117) 78% (170 of 219) 2nd-Serve Points Won 58% (53 of 92) 54% (53 of 99) Service Games Won 88% (30 of 34) 88% (45 of 51) Break Points Saved 64% (7 of 11) 76% (19 of 25) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 33% (39 of 118) 27% (54 of 198) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 59% (57 of 96) 49% (74 of 151) Return Games Won 36% (12 of 33) 22% (11 of 51) Break Points Converted 60% (12 of 20) 35% (11 of 31) BOLD: Leads all players at Chengdu Open.

[1] Ivan Dodig (CRO)/Mate Pavic (CRO) vs First Meeting Austin Krajicek (USA)/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND) • Dodig and Pavic have a 16-6 record in 8 Tour-level events together, including winning the Hamburg title last year. Dodig is ranked No. 24 (career-high No. 4) and has won 10 titles, including 2015 Roland Garros (w/Melo), 4 ATP Masters 1000 titles (all w/Melo), and 1 title in 2018 (Munich w/R. Ram). Pavic is ranked No. 4 and first reached World No. 1 on 21 May 2018. He has won 12 titles, 4 of which came this year, including the Australian Open (w/Marach). • Krajicek and Nedunchezhiyan paired up for the first time in July and have a 6-4 record at Tour level. Krajicek is at a career-high No. 61, and he is seeking his 1st title in his 3rd career final (2nd of season, also Quito w/Withrow). Nedunchezhiyan is ranked No. 87 and has won 1 career title, in his only prior final (Chennai 2017 w/Bopanna).

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SINGLES SEMI-FINALS

[1] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Taylor Fritz (USA) First Meeting

Fognini 2018 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 13 (Career-High) | 39-18 in 2018 (3 Titles) | 2-0 in Chengdu • Captured ATP World Tour 250 titles at Sao Paulo (d. Jarry), Bastad (d. Gasquet) and Los Cabos (d. Del Potro). • First Italian to win 3+ titles in a season since 1977. Bids to become 1st Italian on record to win 4 titles in a season. • Defeated Monfils on 14 May for 300th win and en route to 1st Rome QF in 11th appearance (l. to Nadal in 3 sets). • Reached SFs at Sydney (l. to Medvedev), Rio de Janeiro (d. Sandgren in 2R after saving 1 MP, l. to Verdasco) and Geneva as WC (l. to Gojowczyk). • Advanced to 4R for 2nd time at both Australian Open (l. to Berdych) and Roland Garros (l. to Cilic in 5 sets). • Won St. Petersburg doubles title w/Berrettini (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop). Lost Bastad final w/Bolelli to Peralta/Zeballos.

Fritz 2018 Summary | 21 years old | World No. 62 | 19-13 in 2018 (Houston SF) | 5-1 in Chengdu | #NextGenATP • Seeking 2nd ATP World Tour final and 1st title of career. Reached 2016 Memphis final (l. to Nishikori). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Smyczek and upset 2015 champion Sock en route to 2nd ATP SF at Houston (l. to Johnson). • Advanced to QFs at Delray Beach (d. Querrey in 1R, l. to Shapovalov) and Lyon (d. Sock, l. to Lajovic). • Rallied from 2 sets down vs. M. Zverev en route to 1st Grand Slam 3R at US Open (l. to Thiem). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 1st time at Indian Wells (d. Opelka in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Coric). • Lost 5-setters in Roland Garros 1R (l. to Andreozzi) and Wimbledon 2R (l. to A. Zverev). • Defeated Kokkinakis in Los Cabos 1R (l. to Nishioka in 2R), then teamed w/Kokkinakis to reach Los Cabos doubles final (l. to Arevalo/Reyes-Varela). First ATP World Tour doubles final of career. • Captured Newport Beach, USA Challenger title (d. Klahn) and reached Noumea, CAL Challenger final (l. to Rubin). • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati qualifying due to ankle injury.

[7] Joao Sousa (POR) vs [Q] Bernard Tomic (AUS) Tomic Leads 3-0

Sousa 2018 Summary | 29 years old | World No. 50 | 27-23 in 2018 (Estoril Champion) | 3-1 in Chengdu • Saved 2 MPs vs. P. Sousa en route to Estoril title -- 1st Portuguese champion in tournament history (d. Tiafoe). • Snapped 7-match losing streak and became 1st Portuguese to reach Grand Slam 4R at US Open (l. to Djokovic). • Advanced to Marrakech SF (l. to eventual champion Andujar) and Antalya QF (l. to Mannarino). • Beat Top 10 players A. Zverev in Indian Wells 2R (l. to Raonic in 3R) and Goffin in Miami 2R (l. to Chung in 4R). • Squandered 3 MPs vs. Herbert in Dubai 1R and 3 MPs vs. Haase in Halle 1R. • Fell to No. 85 in ATP Rankings on 5 March -- lowest since No. 89 on 16 September 2013. • Reached 1st doubles final of career at ATP Masters 1000 Rome w/Carreno Busta as ALT (l. to Cabal/Farah).

Tomic 2018 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 123 | 7-7 in 2018 (’s-Hertogenbosch SF) | 3-1 in Chengdu • Seeking 1st ATP World Tour final since 2016 Acapulco (l. to Thiem) and 1st title since 2015 Bogota (d. Mannarino). • Swept 10 straight sets to qualify and reach 1st ATP World Tour SF in 2 years at ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Gasquet). • Also qualified at Roland Garros (l. to Trungelliti in 1R), Newport (l. to Sela in 1R) and Metz (l. to Humbert in 1R). • Entered as LL and played in Wimbledon main draw for 9th straight season (l. to Nishikori in 2R). • Fell to No. 243 in ATP Rankings on 7 May -- lowest since No. 246 on 28 June 2010. • Won Mallorca, ESP Challenger title (d. Bachinger). Reached Aix En Provence, FRA Challenger final (l. to Millman).

POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS

[1] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs [7] Joao Sousa (POR) Fognini Leads 5-1 [1] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs [Q] Bernard Tomic (AUS) Fognini Leads 2-1 Taylor Fritz (USA) vs [7] Joao Sousa (POR) First Meeting Taylor Fritz (USA) vs [Q] Bernard Tomic (AUS) First Meeting

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[1] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs [6] Matthew Ebden (AUS) First Meeting

Fognini 2018 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 13 (Career-High) | 38-18 in 2018 (3 Titles) | 1-0 in Chengdu • Captured ATP World Tour 250 titles at Sao Paulo (d. Jarry), Bastad (d. Gasquet) and Los Cabos (d. Del Potro). • Defeated Monfils on 14 May for 300th win and en route to 1st Rome QF in 11th appearance (l. to Nadal in 3 sets). • Reached SFs at Sydney, Rio de Janeiro and Geneva as WC. • Advanced to 4R for 2nd time at both Australian Open (l. to Berdych) and Roland Garros (l. to Cilic in 5 sets).

Ebden 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 47 | 16-16 in 2018 (’s-Hertogenbosch, Atlanta SF) | 2-0 in Chengdu • Reached 2nd SF of career at ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Chardy) and 3rd SF at Atlanta (l. to eventual champion Isner). • Beat Goffin and Robert to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Wimbledon (l. to Simon). Was 0-6 in Grand Slam 2R. • Broke into Top 50 and achieved career-high No. 43 in ATP Rankings on 16 July.

Sam Querrey (USA) vs Taylor Fritz (USA) Series Tied 1-1

Querrey 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 58 | 21-18 in 2018 (New York Finalist) | 2-0 in Chengdu • Achieved career-high No. 11 in ATP Rankings on 26 February. • Owns 1-8 record this season in deciding-set tiebreaks, including loss to Anderson in New York final and losses as defending champion to Ebden in Acapulco 1R and Gerasimov in Los Cabos 2R after holding 2 MPs. • Reached 1 SF in 18 tournaments, falling in QFs at Indian Wells (l. to Raonic) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to Cilic).

Fritz 2018 Summary | 21 years old | World No. 62 | 18-13 in 2018 (Houston SF) | 4-1 in Chengdu | #NextGenATP • Saved 2 MPs vs. Smyczek and upset 2015 champion Sock en route to 2nd ATP SF at Houston (l. to Johnson). • Advanced to QFs at Delray Beach (d. Querrey in 1R, l. to Shapovalov) and Lyon (d. Sock, l. to Lajovic). • Rallied from 2 sets down vs. M. Zverev en route to 1st Grand Slam 3R at US Open (l. to Thiem).

[7] Joao Sousa (POR) vs Malek Jaziri (TUN) First Tour-Level Meeting

Sousa 2018 Summary | 29 years old | World No. 50 | 26-23 in 2018 (Estoril Champion) | 2-1 in Chengdu • Saved 2 MPs vs. P. Sousa en route to Estoril title -- 1st Portuguese champion in tournament history (d. Tiafoe). • Snapped 7-match losing streak and became 1st Portuguese to reach Grand Slam 4R at US Open (l. to Djokovic). • Advanced to Marrakech SF (l. to eventual champion Andujar) and Antalya QF (l. to Mannarino).

Jaziri 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 63 | 20-19 in 2018 (Istanbul Finalist, Dubai SF) | 2-0 in Chengdu • Earned biggest wins of career over No. 4 Cilic en route to Istanbul final and No. 4 Dimitrov en route to Dubai SF. • As World No. 117, became lowest-ranked Dubai semi-finalist in 26-year tournament history. • Advanced to US Open doubles SF w/Albot as ALT (d. 2017 champions Rojer/Tecau in 2R and 2016 champions J. Murray/Soares in QF, l. to Kubot/Melo). Became 1st Tunisian to reach Grand Slam SF in doubles or singles.

[Q] Bernard Tomic (AUS) vs [LL] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) First Meeting

Tomic 2018 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 123 | 6-7 in 2018 (’s-Hertogenbosch SF) | 2-1 in Chengdu • Swept 10 straight sets to qualify and reach 1st ATP World Tour SF in 2 years at ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Gasquet). • Also qualified at Roland Garros (l. to Trungelliti in 1R), Newport (l. to Sela in 1R) and Metz (l. to Humbert in 1R). • Entered as LL and played in Wimbledon main draw for 9th straight season (l. to Nishikori in 2R).

Auger-Aliassime 2018 Summary | 18 years old | World No. 147 | 6-8 in 2018 | 2-0 in Chengdu | #NextGenATP • Earned 3-set wins over [WC] Yu and [2] Chung this week to reach 1st ATP World Tour QF of career. • Reached 2R at 4 other events, including ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells as 17-year-old Q (d. Pospisil, l. to Raonic). • First player born in 2000s to win a match and youngest player to win an Indian Wells match since Chang in 1989.

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CENTER COURT

Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs [6] Matthew Ebden (AUS) First Meeting

Berrettini 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 60 | 18-16 in 2018 (Gstaad Champion) | 1-0 in Chengdu • Enjoyed a dream week at Gstaad, where he did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP singles title (d. Bautista Agut). Also marked 1st QF, SF and final of career. Won doubles title in team debut w/Bracciali (d. Molchanov/Zelenay). • Achieved career-high No. 54 in ATP Rankings on 30 July. Owns 18-16 record in 2018 (18-17 in career). • Backed up Gstaad run by reaching Kitzbuhel QF (l. to Jarry) and Winston-Salem 3R (l. to Chung). • Advanced to Roland Garros 3R (l. to Thiem) and Wimbledon 2R (d. Sock from 2 sets down, l. to Simon).

Ebden 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 47 | 15-16 in 2018 (’s-Hertogenbosch, Atlanta SF) | 1-0 in Chengdu • Reached 2nd SF at ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Chardy) and 3rd SF at Atlanta (l. to eventual champion Isner). • Defeated 2011 champion Kohlschreiber to reach Halle QF as SE (l. to No. 1 Federer). • Beat Goffin and Robert to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Wimbledon (l. to Simon). Was 0-6 in Grand Slam 2R. • Broke into Top 50 and achieved career-high No. 43 in ATP Rankings on 16 July.

[1] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs [Q] Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) First Meeting

Fognini 2018 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 13 (Career-High) | 37-18 in 2018 (3 Titles) | Chengdu Debut • Captured ATP World Tour 250 titles at Sao Paulo (d. Jarry), Bastad (d. Gasquet) and Los Cabos (d. Del Potro). • Defeated Monfils on 14 May for 300th win and en route to 1st Rome QF in 11th appearance (l. to Nadal in 3 sets). • Reached SFs at Sydney (l. to Medvedev), Rio de Janeiro (d. Sandgren in 2R after saving 1 MP, l. to Verdasco) and Geneva as WC (l. to Gojowczyk). • Advanced to 4R for 2nd time at both Australian Open (l. to Berdych) and Roland Garros (l. to Cilic in 5 sets).

Bemelmans 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 114 | 6-13 in 2018 (0 QFs) | 1-0 in Chengdu • Tied Open Era-record by qualifying for 5th time at Wimbledon (l. to Isner in 2R after holding 2 MPs). • Qualified for 3rd time at Australian Open, upsetting Pouille to reach 2R (l. to Basilashvili). • Also qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Federer in 1R), Marseille (l. to Khachanov in 1R) and Chengdu. • Lucky loser at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to L. Mayer in 2R), Roland Garros (l. to Zopp in 2R), US Open (l. to Munar in 1R) and St. Petersburg (l. to Lacko in 1R).

[3] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs Sam Querrey (USA) Querrey Leads 1-0

Basilashvili 2018 Summary | 26 years old | World No. 35 | 22-24 in 2018 (Hamburg Champion) | 1-1 in Chengdu • Became 1st ATP World Tour champion from Georgia, winning Hamburg title as Q (d. 2-time champion L. Mayer). • Achieved career-high No. 31 in ATP Rankings on 10 September. Top Georgian in ATP Rankings history. • Became 1st Georgian to reach US Open 4R (d. Sock in 2R, l. to No. 1 Nadal in 4 sets). • Reached QFs at Marrakech (l. to Sousa), Budapest (l. to Seppi), Antalya (l. to Vesely) and Metz (l. to Nishikori).

Querrey 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 58 | 20-18 in 2018 (New York Finalist) | 1-0 in Chengdu • Achieved career-high No. 11 in ATP Rankings on 26 February. • Owns 1-8 record this season in deciding-set tiebreaks, including loss to Anderson in New York final and losses as defending champion to Ebden in Acapulco 1R and Gerasimov in Los Cabos 2R after holding 2 MPs. • Reached 1 SF in 18 tournaments, falling in QFs at Indian Wells (l. to Raonic) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to Cilic).

COURT 1

Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Fritz Leads 1-0

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CENTER COURT

2R: [7] Joao Sousa (POR) vs Vasek Pospisil (CAN) Sousa Leads 3-0

Sousa 2018 Summary | 29 years old | World No. 50 | 25-23 in 2018 (Estoril Champion) | 1-1 in Chengdu (2016 1R) • Saved 2 MPs vs. P. Sousa en route to Estoril title -- 1st Portuguese champion in tournament history (d. Tiafoe). • Snapped 7-match losing streak and became 1st Portuguese to reach Grand Slam 4R at US Open (l. to Djokovic). • Advanced to Marrakech SF (l. to eventual champion Andujar) and Antalya QF (l. to Mannarino). • Beat Top 10 players A. Zverev in Indian Wells 2R (l. to Raonic in 3R) and Goffin in Miami 2R (l. to Chung in 4R).

Pospisil 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 86 | 6-11 in 2018 (Newport QF) | 1-1 in Chengdu (2017 1R) • Reached ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R to end 10-match tour-level losing streak (d. Karlovic and Rublev, l. to Cilic). • Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour QF since 2015 at Newport (l. to Ramanathan). • Owns 0-6 doubles record, including Davis Cup loss w/Nestor in countryman’s last match (l. to Middelkoop/Roger). • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Rennes, FRA (d. Berankis) and Budapest, HUN (d. Kuhn).

2R: Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs [4] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Mannarino Leads 2-0

Jaziri 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 63 | 19-19 in 2018 (Istanbul Finalist, Dubai SF) | 1-0 in Chengdu • Earned biggest wins of career over No. 4 Cilic en route to Istanbul final and No. 4 Dimitrov en route to Dubai SF. • As World No. 117, became lowest-ranked Dubai semi-finalist in 26-year tournament history. • Advanced to US Open doubles SF w/Albot as ALT (d. 2017 champions Rojer/Tecau in 2R and 2016 champions J. Murray/Soares in QF, l. to Kubot/Melo). Became 1st Tunisian to reach Grand Slam SF in doubles or singles. • Captured 8th ATP Challenger Tour title at Qujing, CHN (d. Rola).

Mannarino 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 33 | 21-24 in 2018 (Antalya Finalist) | 1-1 in Chengdu (2016 2R) • 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). • Appeared in Australian Open 3R for 1st time (l. to Thiem) and Wimbledon 4R for 3rd time (l. to Federer).

2R: [LL] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs [2] Hyeon Chung (KOR) First Meeting

Auger-Aliassime 2018 Summary | 18 years old | World No. 147 | 5-8 in 2018 | 1-0 in Chengdu | 0 Career QFs • Reached 2R at 5 tournaments, including ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells as 17-year-old Q (d. Pospisil, l. to Raonic). • First player born in 2000s to win a match and youngest player to win an Indian Wells match since Chang in 1989. • Achieved career-high No. 116 in ATP Rankings on 20 August. • Defended title at Lyon, FRA Challenger (d. Tatlot), then reached Blois, FRA Challenger final (l. to S. Griekspoor).

Chung 2018 Summary | 22 years old | World No. 23 | 26-14 in 2018 (Australian Open SF) | Chengdu Debut • Upset 6-time champion Djokovic en route to Australian Open SF as 21-year-old. Youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist since Cilic, 21, at 2010 Australian Open. First South Korean to reach Grand Slam QF and SF. • Also 1st South Korean to reach QF of an ATP Masters 1000 event, doing so at both Indian Wells and Miami. • Broke into Top 20 and achieved career-high No. 19 in ATP Rankings on 2 April. • Still seeking 1st tour-level final, though he won title at inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in 2017.

COURT 1

1R: [Q] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA) First Meeting 2R: [Q] Lloyd Harris (RSA) vs [Q] Bernard Tomic (AUS) First Meeting

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CENTER COURT

Guido Pella (ARG) vs Sam Querrey (USA) Pella Leads 2-1

Pella 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 59 | 25-20 in 2018 (Umag Finalist) | 3-1 in Chengdu (2017 SF) • Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour final at Umag, falling to 0-3 in championship matches (l. to Cecchinato). • Beat No. 5 Cilic from 2 sets down for biggest win of career in Wimbledon 2R (l. to McDonald in 1st Grand Slam 3R). • Defeated Querrey in 3rd-set TBs to reach QFs at Houston (l. to Sandgren) and Geneva (l. to Johnson). Querrey 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 58 | 19-18 in 2018 (New York Finalist) | Chengdu Debut • Achieved career-high No. 11 in ATP Rankings on 26 February. • Owns 1-8 record this season in deciding-set tiebreaks, including loss to Anderson in New York final and losses as defending champion to Ebden in Acapulco 1R and Gerasimov in Los Cabos 2R after holding 2 MPs.

[LL] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs [WC] Yibing Wu (CHN) First Meeting

Auger-Aliassime 2018 Summary | 18 years old | World No. 147 | 4-8 in 2018 (0 QFs) | Chengdu Debut • Reached 2R at 4 tournaments, including ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells as Q (d. Pospisil, l. to Raonic). • First player born in 2000s to win a match and youngest player to win an Indian Wells match since Chang in 1989. • Achieved career-high No. 116 in ATP Rankings on 20 August. Wu 2018 Summary | 18 years old | World No. 423 | 2-2 in 2018 (2-1 in Davis Cup) | 0-1 in Chengdu (2017 1R) • On ITF Junior Circuit, lost to Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-0 in 2015 Eddie Herr QFs. • Seeking 1st ATP World Tour win. Fell to 0-3 lifetime with loss to Ferrer in Auckland 1R as WC. • Achieved career-high No. 299 in ATP Rankings on 10 September.

[5] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs [Q] Lloyd Harris (RSA) First Meeting

Monfils 2018 Summary | 32 years old | World No. 38 | 23-15 in 2018 (Doha Champion) | Chengdu Debut • Captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). • Reached Wimbledon 4R for 1st time in career, beating Querrey to improve to 1-6 in Wimbledon 3R (l. to Anderson). • Captured Kaohsiung, TPE Challenger title as WC and No. 1 seed (d. Kwon). Returned to ATP Challenger Tour for 1st time since 2013. Extended Challenger win streak to 15 matches. Improved record in Challenger finals to 6-0. Harris 2018 Summary | 21 years old | Career-High No. 129 | 1-2 in 2018 (1-1 in Davis Cup) | Chengdu Debut • Seeking 1st ATP World Tour win. Made Grand Slam debut at US Open as Q (l. to Simon in 1R). • Achieved career-high No. 129 in ATP Rankings on 24 September after falling as low as No. 340 on 26 February. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP Challenger Tour title at Lexington, USA (d. Napolitano).

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) vs Malek Jaziri (TUN) First Tour-Level Meeting

Baghdatis 2018 Summary | 33 years old | World No. 92 | 12-14 in 2018 (2 QFs) | 5-2 in Chengdu (2017 Finalist) • Qualified and advanced to Indian Wells 4R -- 1st ATP Masters 1000 R16 appearance since 2012 Shanghai. • Ended 5-match tour-level losing streak by beating Thiem in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Khachanov in 2R). Jaziri 2018 Summary | 34 years old | World No. 63 | 18-19 in 2018 (Istanbul Finalist) | Chengdu Debut • Earned biggest wins of career over No. 4 Cilic en route to Istanbul final and No. 4 Dimitrov en route to Dubai SF. • Advanced to US Open doubles SF w/Albot as ALT (d. 2017 champions Rojer/Tecau in 2R and 2016 champions J. Murray/Soares in QF, l. to Kubot/Melo). Became 1st Tunisian to reach Grand Slam SF in doubles or singles.

OUTER COURTS

Radu Albot (MDA) vs Vasek Pospisil (CAN) First Tour-Level Meeting Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) vs [6] Matthew Ebden (AUS) First Tour-Level Meeting Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs [8] Tennys Sandgren (USA) Kukushkin Leads 1-0 Mischa Zverev (GER) vs [Q] Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) Bemelmans Leads 1-0 Taylor Fritz (USA) vs [WC] Chun Hsin Tseng (TPE) First Meeting

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10 THINGS TO WATCH IN CHENGDU

1) Next Stop, China: Four ATP World Tour events over the next three weeks will take place in China, beginning with the Chengdu Open and Shenzhen Open. A new champion will be crowned in Chengdu, where the field features seven players who’ve won ATP World Tour titles this season.

2) Career Year: Top Italian Fabio Fognini returned to a career-high No. 13 in the ATP Rankings on 10 September. Fognini seeks his fourth ATP World Tour 250 title of 2018 following Sao Paulo, Bastad and Los Cabos. His three titles this season are the most won by an Italian since 1977.

3) Georgia Pride: It was a record-setting summer for Nikoloz Basilashvili, who won the Hamburg title in July to become the first champion and top-ranked player from Georgia in ATP history. He peaked at No. 31 on 10 September after becoming the first Georgian in the US Open fourth round.

4) One of a Kind: Former World No. 6 Gael Monfils started the season with his seventh ATP World Tour title at Doha. Just 19-15 in tour-level matches since then, Monfils arrives in Chengdu after playing an ATP Challenger Tour event for the first time in five years and second time in a decade. Monfils won the title last week at Kaohsiung, TPE as a wild card and the No. 1 seed.

5) Champs in Chengdu: Also playing in Chengdu are Estoril champion Joao Sousa, Eastbourne champion Mischa Zverev and Gstaad champion Matteo Berrettini. It was a dream week for Berrettini in the Swiss Alps, where he did not drop a set en route to his first quarter-final, semi-final, final and title. Berrettini also won the Gstaad doubles title with countryman Daniele Bracciali.

6) Asian Sensation: Still seeking the first tour-level final of his career is Hyeon Chung of South Korea. Chung has reached the quarter-finals or semi-finals at nine events this season, highlighted by a victory over six-time champion Novak Djokovic en route to the Australian Open semi-finals.

7) French Twist: No. 4 seed Adrian Mannarino reached a career-high ranking of No. 22 in March, and will try to claim his first ATP World Tour singles title in Chengdu. He made a second straight final at Antalya in June, but lost to Damir Dzumhur and fell to 0-5 in championship matches.

8) One Year Later: Wu Yibing of China made his ATP World Tour debut at the 2017 Chengdu Open after sweeping the US Open boys’ singles and Shanghai, CHN Challenger titles. Still only 18 years old, Wu returns to Chengdu after breaking into the Top 300 of the ATP Rankings on 10 September.

9) Same Story: World No. 1 junior Tseng Chun Hsin will make his ATP World Tour debut this week. The 17-year-old from Chinese Taipei went 21-2 at the junior Grand Slams with titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Tseng was the Australian Open runner-up and a US Open semi-finalist.

10) Croatia United: Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavic had not played together all season before falling in a fifth-set tiebreaker during the Davis Cup semi-finals on 15 September. Despite that loss, Croatia advanced to November’s final against France. Dodig and Pavic will team up again in Chengdu.

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WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES

SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Fabio Fognini (ITA) 0-0 Debut 2 Hyeon Chung (KOR) 0-0 Debut 3 Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 1-1 2017 2nd Round 4 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 1-1 2016 2nd Round 5 Gael Monfils (FRA) 0-0 Debut 6 Matthew Ebden (AUS) 0-0 Debut 7 Joao Sousa (POR) 0-1 2016 1st Round 8 Tennys Sandgren (USA) 0-0 Debut

QUALIFIERS (4) OLDEST PLAYER YOUNGEST PLAYER Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) Malek Jaziri (TUN) Tseng Chun Hsin (TPE) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND) 34 years, 8 months 17 years, 1 month Lloyd Harris (RSA) Bernard Tomic (AUS) WILD CARDS (3) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Tseng Chun Hsin (TPE) United States 5, Australia 2, Wu Yibing (CHN) China 2, France 2, Italy 2 Zhang Ze (CHN)

DOUBLES

SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH Ivan Dodig (CRO) 0-0 Debut 1 Mate Pavic (CRO) 0-1 2017 1st Round Julio Peralta (CHI) 1-1 2017 Quarter-finalist 2 Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 0-0 Debut Divij Sharan (IND) 3-2 2017 Semi-finalist 3 Artem Sitak (NZL) 2-1 2016 Semi-finalist Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) 2-1 2017 Semi-finalist 4 Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) 4-0 2017 Champion

PAST FINALISTS

SINGLES

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Denis Istomin (UZB) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 3-2 ret. 2016 Karen Khachanov (RUS) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-3 BOLD: Player in 2018 Chengdu Open singles draw.

DOUBLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Jonathan Erlich/Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi Marcus Daniell/Marcelo Demoliner 6-3 7-6(3) 2016 Raven Klaasen/Rajeev Ram Pablo Carreno Busta/Mariusz Fyrstenberg 7-6(2) 7-5

BOLD: Player in 2018 Chengdu Open doubles draw. Erlich/Qureshi is not an intact team this year.

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ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Chengdu Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0 Singles Prize Money ($) 190,885 100,535 54,460 31,030 18,275 10,830 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money ($) 57,990 30,490 16,520 9,450 5,540 ---

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

CENTRE COURT

[7] Joao Sousa (POR) vs Tim Smyczek (USA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 17 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Q (U.S.A.) Hard Q1 Joao Sousa 6-2 6-3

Sousa 2018 Summary | 29 years old | World No. 50 | 24-23 in 2018 (1 title) | 0-1 at Chengdu (2016 1st Round) • Saved 2 MPs vs. P. Sousa en route to Estoril title -- 1st Portuguese champion in tournament history (d. Tiafoe). • Beat Top 10 players A. Zverev in Indian Wells 2R (l. to Raonic in 3R) and Goffin in Miami 2R (l. to Chung in 4R). • Advanced to Marrakech SF (l. to eventual champion Andujar) and Antalya QF (l. to Mannarino). • Snapped 7-match losing streak with run to US Open 4R (d. Carreno Busta and Pouille, l. to Djokovic). • Squandered 3 MPs vs. Herbert in Dubai 1R and 3 MPs vs. Haase in Halle 1R. • Fell to No. 85 in ATP Rankings on 5 March -- lowest since No. 89 on 16 September 2013. • Reached 1st doubles final of career at ATP Masters 1000 Rome w/Carreno Busta as ALT (l. to Cabal/Farah). • Defeated both M. Ymer and E. Ymer 6-4 6-4 in losing effort during Davis Cup Group I play (SWE d. POR 3-2).

Smyczek 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 109 | 6-11 in 2018 (1 SF) | Chengdu Debut • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF at Newport (d. Ebden in 2R, l. to Ramanathan). • Rose to No. 101 in ATP Rankings on 30 July -- highest since No. 101 on 26 October 2015. • Qualified at Auckland (l. to Gojowczyk in 1R), Indian Wells (l. to Kohlschreiber in 2R), Estoril (l. to Kicker in 1R) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to Chardy in 1R). • Reached Australian Open 2R for 4th time (l. to Ramos-Vinolas). • Squandered 2 MPs vs. Fritz in Houston 1R.

Bradley Klahn (USA) vs [Q] Bernard Tomic (AUS) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 18 ATP Masters 1000 Canada Q (Canada) Hard Q1 Bradley Klahn 7-5 3-0 ret.

Klahn 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 95 | 3-5 in 2018 | Chengdu Debut • Qualified and advanced to 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Edmund on Centre Court), ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to A. Zverev) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Carreno Busta). • Broke back into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 20 August for 1st time since 4 August 2014. • Won USTA’s US Open Wild Card Challenge and lost to No. 1 American Isner in 1R. • Swept titles at Gatineau, CAN Challenger in singles (d. Humbert) and doubles w/Galloway (d. D. King/Polansky). • Advanced to Newport Beach, USA Challenger singles final (l. to Fritz). • Captured Bordeaux, FRA Challenger doubles title w/Polansky (d. Duran/M. Gonzalez).

Tomic 2018 Summary | 25 years old | World No. 123 | 4-7 in 2018 (1 SF) | 0-1 at Chengdu (2017 1st Round) • Advanced to SF at s-Hertogenbosch as qualifier (def. Verdasco in QF, l. to eventual champion Gasquet). • Made 2R at Wimbledon as LL (lost to Bemelmans in final qualifying round, def. Hurkacz in 1R, l. to Nishikori in 2R). • Qualified at Roland Garros (l. to LL Trungelliti in 1R). • Won ATP Challenger Tour event at Mallorca on 2 September (def. Bachinger in final). • Reached ATP Challenger Tour final at Aix En Provence, FRA (l. to Millman). • Withdrew from Brisbane qualifying due to back injury. Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Toronto Q1 vs. Klahn (fatigue).

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[WC] Zhang Ze (CHN) vs [WC] Wu Yibing (CHN) First Meeting

Zhang 2018 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 220 | 2-0 in 2018 | Chengdu Debut • Claimed his 2 Tour-level wins this year in Davis Cup play for China (def. Venus against New Zealand, and def. Nagal against India). • Fell in first round of qualifying at Australian Open to D. Lee. • Won ATP Challenger Tour event at Chengdu, CHN on 5 August (def. Laaksonen in final). • Reached ATP Challenger Tour final at Shenzhen, CHN (l. to Ivashka). Also made Challenger QFs at Bangkok, THA, Busan, KOR, and Jinan, CHN.

Wu 2018 Summary | 18 years old | World No. 423 | 2-2 in 2018 | 0-1 at Chengdu (2017 1st Round) • As WC, fell in Auckland 1R to Ferrer. • Went 2-1 for China in Davis Cup play during year (def. Statham against New Zealand; def. Ramanathan and l. to Gunneswaran against India). • Made QFs of ATP Challenger Tour events at Chengdu, CHN (l. to Laaksonen) and Zhangjiagang, CHN (l. to Kecmanovic). • Reached final of ITF Futures event at Shenzhen, CHN (l. to Te Rigele).

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

Mischa Zverev (GER) vs [Q] Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) Bemelmans Leads 1-0 17 GER vs. BEL WG 1st RD (Germany) Hard RR Ruben Bemelmans 7-5 6-1 Other Meetings 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Q Hard Q1 Ruben Bemelmans 7-6(5) 7-5 16 Dubai Q (U.A.E.) Hard Q1 Ruben Bemelmans 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3

[Q] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA) First Meeting

Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) vs [6] Matthew Ebden (AUS) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings 15 Karshi CH (Uzbekistan) Hard SF Evgeny Donskoy 6-4 6-4 17 Australian Open Q (Australia) Hard Q2 Evgeny Donskoy 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2

Guido Pella (ARG) vs Sam Querrey (USA) Pella Leads 2-1 13 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Sam Querrey 7-6(3) 4-6 6-1 6-2 18 Houston (U.S.A.) Clay R16 Guido Pella 2-6 7-6(4) 7-6(3) 18 Geneva (Switzerland) Clay R16 Guido Pella 7-5 6-7(6) 7-6(4)

Taylor Fritz (USA) vs [WC] Tseng Chun Hsin (TPE) First Meeting

Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs [8] Tennys Sandgren (USA) Kukushkin Leads 1-0 17 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 6-1 6-4

Radu Albot (MDA) vs Vasek Pospisil (CAN) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 11 St. Petersburg Q (Russia) Hard Q2 Vasek Pospisil 7-5 4-6 6-3

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) vs Malek Jaziri (TUN) First Meeting

[5] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs [Q] Lloyd Harris (RSA) First Meeting

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