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CITI OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, July 18, 2016

Rock Creek Park Center, Washington, DC, USA | July 18-24, 2016 Draw: S-48, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,629,475 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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CITI OPEN TALKING POINTS: ISNER LEADS U.S. CHARGE

 TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: The only ATP World Tour 500 level tournament in the U.S. is led by top American and three-time finalist (2007, 2013, 2015) . The Top 8 seeds are: Isner, Gael Monfils, , Benoit Paire, , , and . The lone former champion in the field is No. 11 seed , the 2012 winner. Isner is joined by five other former finalists in the draw: (2014), Monfils (2011), (2010), (2008) and Gilles Muller (2004).

BIG JOHN TOP SEED: No. 1 American Isner is the top seed in Washington for the first time in nine appearances. The 31-year-old has a 23-8 career record and is playing in the tournament for the ninth time in 10 years (missed 2012 when event was same week as London Olympics). Isner has reached the quarter-finals or better six times, including runner-up efforts in 2007 (l. to Roddick), 2013 (l. to del Potro) and last year (l. to Nishikori). He helped the U.S. to a 2-0 lead after the first day of the quarter-final tie against Croatia by defeating Borna Coric, Washington’s No. 16 seed, in straight sets, but lost in straight sets to former US Open champion Marin Cilic as Croatia completed a 3-2 turnaround. Isner is looking to extend his ATP World Tour title streak to seven consecutive seasons. Seven of his 10 career titles have come in July or August, but none have come at a tournament above the ATP World Tour 250 level.

AMERICANS AT THE SHARP END: Since the July 11 Emirates ATP Rankings, there have been four Americans in the Top 30: No. 16 John Isner, No. 25 Steve Johnson, No. 26 Jack Sock and No. 29 Sam Querrey. The last time four Americans were in the Top 30 came on Oct. 22, 2012 with Isner (11), Querrey (23), Fish (26) and Roddick (29).

MONFILS MAKES RETURN: No. 2 seed Gael Monfils is making his first appearance at Washington since reaching the final in 2011 (l. to Stepanek). He also was a semi-finalist in his other visit in 2007 (l. to Isner). The 29-year-old Frenchman has a 21-9 match record this season, reaching finals at Rotterdam (l. to Klizan) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal). He has struggled with injuries and illness recently, and this will only be his fourth tournament since May. He withdrew from Munich (groin strain) before pulling out of Roland Garros and Halle (virus).

YOUNG GUNS OUT IN FORCE: There are six #NextGen stars in the main draw, led by No. 7 seed and entry Alexander Zverev, who is making his second straight Washington appearance. Last year, the 19-year-old German became the youngest Citi Open quarter-finalist since in 2000 (d. Anderson, l. to Cilic). Here is a look at the #NextGen players in the field, who are ranked in Top 200 and were born after December 31, 1994:

Age Ranking 2016 W-L Alexander Zverev (WC) 19 No. 27 29-17 Borna Coric 19 No. 53 17-18 18 No. 67 9-12 20 No. 93 4-6 (Q) 19 No. 153 0-4 (WC) 18 No. 156 1-3

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YOUTH ON THE RISE: All four main draw wild cards are teenagers with No. 7 seed Alexander Zverev (19), local product Frances Tiafoe (18), and the last two Wimbledon junior champions (18) and Dennis Shapovalov (17), who is the youngest player in the draw. Opelka is making his second main draw appearance on the ATP World Tour (also 2016 ) while Shapovalov is making his debut. The Canadian left-hander has climbed from No. 1,162 at the end of last year to a career-high No. 371 as of July 18.

DOUBLES DRAW: Top seeds and are teaming up for the first time since February, when they reached the semi-finals on home soil in Rio de Janeiro and the quarter- finals in São Paulo. The Brazilians have a 4-5 career record together in ATP World Tour finals. The No. 2 seeds are and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, No. 3 are Florian Mergea and 2014 champion Horia Tecau and No. 4 are and , who are coming off a semi-final at Wimbledon. Teenagers Taylor Fritz and Reilly Opelka are partners for the third time as pros. Last year they lost in the 1R at the US Open and reached the semi-finals at the Sacramento Challenger. Teaming up for the first time are fellow Americans and Frances Tiafoe, who both trained at the Champions Center in nearby College Park, Md.

 DAY 1 PREVIEW: Main draw play gets underway on four courts at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center on Monday, with nine first-round matches on the schedule. In the first ATP match on Stadium Court, main draw debutant Daniel Evans looks to build on his third-round run at Wimbledon against Germany’s , before Denis Kudla becomes the first American to make an appearance on Stadium Court when he faces Australia’s . Kudla, from the D.C. suburb of Arlington, Va., is seeking his very first win at his hometown tournament. The 23- year-old is 0-6 overall at the Citi Open in singles, doubles and qualifying matches. There are seven of the 17 Americans in the draw due on court on Day 1, including an all-American clash between qualifier and . Among the other highlights are the return of 2014 finalist Vasek Pospisil, who faces Japan’s Yuichi Sugita on Grandstand 1, and the return of Frances Tiafoe, who made his ATP World Tour debut here two years ago as a 16-year-old. From nearby Hyattsville, Md., Tiafoe faces ’s in the last Stadium Court match.

WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES

SEED PLAYER W-L BEST FINISH 1 John Isner (USA) 23-8 2007, 2013, 2015 Finalist 2 Gael Monfils (FRA) 7-2 2011 Finalist 3 Bernard Tomic (AUS) 2-3 2013 Round of 16 4 Benoit Paire (FRA) 1-2 2012, 2014 Round of 32 5 Steve Johnson (USA) 7-4 2015 Semi-finalist 6 Jack Sock (USA) 4-3 2015 Quarter-finalist 7 Alexander Zverev (GER) 3-1 2015 Quarter-finalist 8 Sam Querrey (USA) 7-7 2012 Semi-finalist 9 (RSA) 7-5 2012-14 Quarter-finalist 10 Viktor Troicki (SRB) 7-5 2008 Finalist 11 Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 7-2 2012 Champion 12 (BUL) 5-3 2013 Quarter-finalist 13 Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 9-6 2007 Semi-finalist 14 Gilles Muller (LUX) 8-5 2004 Finalist 15 Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 8-3 2010 Finalist 16 Borna Coric (CRO) 0-0 DEBUT

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QUALIFIERS (6) OLDEST PLAYER Jared Donaldson (USA) Ivo Karlovic (CRO) (AUS) 37 years, 4 months (USA) (USA) YOUNGEST PLAYER Alex Kuznetsov (USA) (CAN) (FRA) 17 years, 3 months

WILD CARDS (4) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Denis Shapovalov (CAN) (17), France (5), Reilly Opelka (USA) Australia (5), Croatia (3) Frances Tiafoe (USA) Alexander Zverev (GER) Number of nations represented: 19

DOUBLES

SEED TEAM W-L BEST FINISH Melo: 6-7 Melo: 2015 Finalist 1 Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares Soares: 6-7 Soares: 2008 Finalist Daniel Nestor/ Nestor: 2-5 Nestor: 2009 Semi-finalist 2 Edouard Roger-Vasselin Roger-Vasselin: 2-1 Roger-Vasselin: 2012 Semi-finalist Mergea: 1-1 Mergea: 2015 Semi-finalist 3 /Horia Tecau Tecau: 6-3 Tecau: 2014 Champion Huey: 7-3 Huey: 2012 Champion 4 Treat Huey/Max Mirnyi Mirnyi: 1-6 Mirnyi: 2015 Quarter-finalist

PAST FINALISTS

SINGLES (since 2004)

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2015 (JPN) John Isner (USA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 2014 (CAN) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 6-1, 6-4 2013 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) John Isner (USA) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 2012 Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) (GER) 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-1 2011 Radek Stepanek (CZE) Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-4, 6-4 2010 (ARG) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-2, 7-6(4) 2009 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) Andy Roddick (USA) 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(6) 2008 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-3, 6-3

2007 Andy Roddick (USA) John Isner (USA) 6-4, 7-6(4)

2006 Arnaud Clement (FRA) (GBR) 7-6(3), 6-2

2005 Andy Roddick (USA) (USA) 7-5, 6-3

2004 (AUS) Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-3, 6-4 BOLD: Players in 2016 singles draw

DOUBLES (since 2008)

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2015 / /Marcelo Melo 64 62 2014 Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau / 75 64 2013 /Nenad Zimonjic /Radek Stepanek 76 75 2012 Treat Huey/Dominic Inglot Kevin Anderson/Sam Querrey 76 67 10-5 2011 Michael Llodra/Nenad Zimonjic /Horia Tecau 67 76 10-7 2010 Mardy Fish/ Tomas Berdych/Radek Stepanek 46 76 10-7 2009 /Robert Lindstedt / 75 76 2008 /Robert Lindstedt Bruno Soares/ 76 63 BOLD: Players in 2016 doubles draw

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EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Citi Open W F SF QF R16 R32 R48 Singles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 45 20* 0 Singles Prize Money ($) 348,200 165,555 78,835 39,420 19,725 10,550 6,015 Doubles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 0 ------Doubles Prize Money ($) 108,250 51,470 25,370 13,020 6,780 ------* Singles players who receive first-round byes and lose in the second round earn 0 points.

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 1 FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

Stadium Court

Daniel Evans (GBR) vs Benjamin Becker (GER) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 16 Dallas CH (U.S.A.) Hard QF Daniel Evans 6-1 6-4

Evans 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 4-5 (0-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 23, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 82 Washington W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (2009 Qualifying First Round)

• Tournament Note: Making main-draw debut at Washington; fell in Q1 on only other appearance in 2009 (l. to Kubot) • Reached 3R on grass at Nottingham (l. to Cuevas) and Wimbledon (d. Dolgopolov, l. to No. 3 Federer) • Qualified at with wins over Vanni, Weintraub and Fratangelo (l. to Lopez in 1R) • Achieved career-high No. 73 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 11 • Won Challenger singles titles at Drummondville, CAN (d. Corrie) and Taipei, TPE (d. Berankis and Kravchuk) • Also reached Challenger finals at Dallas, USA (d. Ito, l. to Edmund) and Busan, KOR (d. Millman, l. to Kravchuk) • Advanced to Challenger doubles final at Drummondville, CAN w/Glasspool (l. to Cerretani/Schnur)

Becker 2016 FastFacts QF (2): Memphis (l Fritz); Delray Beach (l Ram) YTD W-L: 9-14 (4-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: June 16, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 96 Washington W-L (Best Result): 3-6 (2012 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: 35-year-old German making his seventh main-draw appearance, having reached 2R in 2009 (l. to No. 5 Roddick), 2012 (l. to Querrey) and 2014 (l. to Giraldo). Last year fell in 1R (l. to Gabashvili) • Advanced to back-to-back QFs at Memphis (l. to Fritz) and Delray Beach (l. to Ram) • In Delray Beach 2R, rallied from 75 40 down to defeat fellow former NCAA champion Johnson • Qualified at Doha, Auckland, Miami and Halle, where he beat Gulbis before losing to A. Zverev • Reached Puebla, MEX Challenger SF (d. Cachin, Stanek and Souza; l. to Krstin 76 in 3rd) • Retired in Halle 2R and withdrew from Nottingham Q (lower back). Also withdrew from Rome Q (muscle strain)

Denis Kudla (USA) vs John Millman (AUS) First Meeting

Kudla 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 8-15 (5-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 17, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 100 Washington W-L (Best Result): 0-3 (2011, 2013, 2015 Round of 48)

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• Tournament Note: 23-year-old American targeting first win here after 1R defeats in 2011 (l. to Kamke), 2013 (l. to Groth) and 2015 (l. to Rola) • Advanced to 2R at Brisbane, Australian Open, Memphis, Indian Wells, Miami, Houston, and Stuttgart • Earned 1st clay-court win of career on tour by beating M. Zverev 76 in 3rd at Houston (l. to Isner 76 76) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid and saved 2 MPs to beat Karlovic in 1R (l. to No. 9 Ferrer in 3 sets) • Achieved career-high No. 53 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 23 • Fell to del Potro 61 64 in Delray Beach 1R – Argentine’s 1st match since 2015 ATP Masters 1000 Miami • Reached Challenger SFs at Savannah, USA (l. to Fratangelo) and Manchester, GBR (d. Groth, l. to Lu)

Millman 2016 FastFacts QF: Montpellier (l Mathieu) YTD W-L: 12-13 (8-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 14, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 65 Washington W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (2010 Qualifying First Round)

• Tournament Note: Making main-draw debut at Washington; fell in Q1 on only other appearance in 2010 (l. to Sijsling) • Advanced to 3R at Australian Open (d. Muller in 5 sets, l. to Tomic) and Wimbledon (d. Paire, l. to No. 2 Murray) • Reached 1st ATP World Tour QF at Montpellier (d. Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin, l. to Mathieu in 3 sets) • Achieved career-high No. 60 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 16 • Won ATP Masters 1000 debut over Sarkissian at Indian Wells (l. to Johnson in 2R) • Saved 2 MPs in 67(5) 64 76(6) win over Donskoy in Chennai 1R (l. to Bautista Agut in 2R) • Held 1 MP vs. Johnson in Delray Beach 1R before falling 63 57 76(8) • Conceded w/o in Seoul, KOR Challenger QF vs. Lacko and withdrew from Houston and Geneva (left ankle)

Dudi Sela (ISR) vs Taylor Fritz (USA) First ATP Meeting Other Meetings: 15 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Q Hard 1R Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-0 16 Happy Valley CH (Australia) Hard F Taylor Fritz 7-6(7) 6-2

Sela 2016 FastFacts QF (2): Nottingham (l Seppi), Newport (l Baghdatis) YTD W-L: 9-13 (2-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 4, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 62 Washington W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2008 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: 31-year-old Israeli reached the second round on debut in 2008 (l. to Del Potro) and again in 2014 (l. to Gasquet). This is his fifth appearance; last year he fell in 1R (l. to Chung) • Reached 1st ATP World Tour QF since 2015 Atlanta at Nottingham (l. to Seppi) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 3rd time in career (d. Becker and Verdasco, l. to Kuznetsov) • Defeated Wu for 20th Challenger title at Shenzhen, CHN (2nd all-time to Lu’s 24) • Fell in Challenger finals at Happy Valley, AUS (l. to Fritz) and Karshi, UZB (l. to Tepavac 76 in 3rd) • Captured 1st ATP doubles title in 1st final and with 1st-time partner Cipolla at Istanbul (d. Molteni/Schwartzman) • Upset by No. 612 Nagy in 5 sets to open Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie (HUN d. ISR 3-2)

Fritz 2016 FastFacts F: Memphis (l Nishikori); QF: Acapulco (l Querrey) YTD W-L: 9-12 (7-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 28, 1997 Emirates ATP Ranking: 67 Washington W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debuting in 2016)

• Reached 1st ATP final in 3rd tour-level event at Memphis as WC (d. Berankis in 3 sets, l. to No. 7 Nishikori) • At 18 years, 109 days, became youngest ATP finalist since Nishikori won 2008 Delray Beach (18 years, 50 days) • Also youngest American in an ATP final since 17-year-old Chang won 1989 Wembley • Advanced to 2nd ATP QF at Acapulco as Q (d. Chardy and Estrella Burgos, l. to Querrey) Citi Open Day 1 – Monday, July 18, 2016 Page 6 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Youngest player in Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings, rising to career-high No. 63 on June 13 • Saved 1 MP to beat Martin in Stuttgart 1R before falling to No. 3 Federer in 3 sets • Rallied from 04 down in 3rd to beat M. Zverev and qualify for 1st major at Australian Open (l. to Sock in 1R) • Started season by capturing 3rd ATP Challenger Tour title at Happy Valley, AUS (d. Sela) • Withdrew from Newport due to knee injury

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [WC] Frances Tiafoe (USA) First Meeting

Mannarino 2016 FastFacts SF: Nice (l Thiem); QF (4): Sofia (l Bautista Agut); Delray Beach (l Dimitrov); s-Hertogenbosch (l Karlovic); Newport (l Muller) YTD W-L: 21-17 (9-7 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 29, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 55 Washington W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debuting in 2016)

• Advanced to SF at Nice (l. to Thiem) and QFs at Sofia (l. to Bautista Agut), Delray Beach (l. to Dimitrov), ’s- Hertogenbosch (l. to Karlovic) and Newport (l. to Muller) • Reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000s in Indian Wells (d. Paire, l. to Isner) and Miami (d. Querrey, l. to Kuznetsov) • Qualified at London/Queen’s Club and advanced to 2R (d. Garcia-Lopez, l. to Johnson) • In doubles, reached Australian Open SF w/Pouille (d. Bolelli/Fognini and Rojer/Tecau, l. to J. Murray/Soares) • Entered Melbourne with 1-9 doubles record and 0-1 record overall w/Pouille • Captured 11th ATP Challenger Tour title to start season at Noumea, CAL (d. Falla)

Tiafoe 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 1-3 (1-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 20, 1998 Emirates ATP Ranking: 156 (Career-High) Washington W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2014 Round of 48)

• Tournament Note: 18-year-old native made his ATP World Tour main-draw debut in Washington two years ago aged 16 (l. to Donskoy) • Won ATP Masters 1000 debut, reaching Indian Wells 2R as WC (d. Fritz, l. to Goffin 76 in 3rd after holding 2 MPs) • Held 1 MP before falling to countryman Harrison in Memphis 1R as WC • Lost in qualifying at Aus. Open (l. to Gojowczyk Q2), Roland Garros (l. to Ungur Q3) and Wimbledon (l. to Guez Q1) • Fell to 0-4 lifetime in Challenger finals as runner-up at Tallahassee, USA (l. to Halys) and Winnetka, USA (l. to Nishioka) • Achieved career-high No. 156 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 18 • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami qualifying to rest his knee

Grandstand 1

[Q] James Duckworth (AUS) vs (USA) Smyczek Leads 1-0 13 US Open Hard R128 Tim Smyczek 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-1 Other Meetings: 11 Australian Open Hard Q1 Tim Smyczek 6-3 6-7(3) 6-2 13 Nottingham CH (Great Britain) Grass R32 Tim Smyczek 7-5 6-3

Duckworth 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 1-4 (1-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 21, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 205 Washington W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (2013, 2015 Round of 32)

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• Tournament Note: 24-year-old Australian into the main draw for the fourth time, and first time as a qualifier. Reached 2R in 2013 (l. to Anderson) and 2015 (l. to Nishikori). • Earned lone tour-level singles win of season in Sydney 1R (d. Cervantes, l. to Chardy) • Fell to countryman Hewitt in Australian Open 1R, which served as Aussie legend’s last singles win • Captured back-to-back titles at Wuhan, CHN Futures (d. Takahashi) and Bangkok, THA Challenger (d. Barry) • Conceded w/o to Edmund in Maui, USA Challenger SF and withdrew from Indian Wells and Miami (elbow) • In doubles, teamed w/Guccione to reach 1st ATP World Tour doubles final at Brisbane (l. to Kontinen/Peers)

Smyczek 2016 FastFacts QF (2): Delray Beach (l Querrey); Houston (l Lopez) YTD W-L: 7-6 (5-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 120 Washington W-L (Best Result): 3-4 (2014 Round of 16)

• Tournament Note: 28-year-old Milwaukee native playing in main draw here for fourth straight year, fifth overall. Reached 3R in 2014 (l. to Gasquet), and last year lost in 1R (l. to Dolgopolov) • Received WCs and reached QFs at Delray Beach (d. Young, l. to Querrey) and Houston (d. Young, l. to Lopez) • Qualified at Australian Open (l. to Troicki in 2R), Indian Wells (l. to del Potro in 1R) and Miami (l. to Kyrgios in 3R) • Earned biggest win of career by ranking in Miami 2R, beating No. 13 Isner 76 in 3rd • Reached Dallas, USA Challenger SF (d. Krueger, Harrison and Matosevic; l. to Edmund)

Yuichi Sugita (JPN) vs Vasek Pospisil (CAN) First Meeting

Sugita 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 2-3 (0-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 18, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 106 Washington W-L (Best Result): 0-3 (2009, 2013-14 Round of 48)

• Tournament Note: Japanese 27-year-old seeking first Washington match win in fourth main-draw appearance. Last year bowed out in qualifying (l. Q1 to Quigley) • Qualified for 1st time at Australian Open (l. to Monfils in 1R) and Halle (d. Fritz, l. to Seppi in 2R) • Achieved career-high No. 97 in Emirates ATP Rankings on March 21 • Fell in qualifying at Sofia, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, ATP Masters 1000 Miami, Stuttgart and Wimbledon • Captured 6th career Challenger title on home soil at Kyoto, JPN (d. Zhang) • Advanced to Challenger QFs at Bangkok, THA (l. to Kravchuk) and Busan, KOR (l. to Evans)

Pospisil 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 5-17 (4-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 23, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 98 Washington W-L (Best Result): 5-2 (2014 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: Canadian 26-year-old reached his only ATP World Tour singles final to date here in 2014, losing to compatriot Milos Raonic in the first all-Canadian final in ATP history. Last year reached 3R (l. to Isner) • Yet to win back-to-back main draw singles matches this season • Snapped 7-match main draw losing streak at Nottingham (1R bye, d. Dzumhur in 2R, l. to Johnson in 3R) • Went 0-6 in sets during ’s 5-0 loss to France in Davis Cup 1R (l. to Simon, w/Bester l. to Gasquet/Tsonga) • Fell to frequent doubles partner Sock in Auckland 2R (1st H2H meeting) • Captured 6th ATP World Tour doubles title at Rotterdam w/Mahut (d. Peya/Petzschner) • Reached ATP Masters 1000 finals w/Sock at Indian Wells (l. to Herbert/Mahut) and Rome (l. to Bryan/Bryan) • Withdrew from Newport due to back injury

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Grandstand 2

[Q] Alex Kuznetsov (USA) vs Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) First ATP Meeting Other Meetings: 13 Savannah CH (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Alex Kuznetsov 7-6(6) 6-1 14 Tiburon CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Bjorn Fratangelo 6-4 6-4 15 Tallahassee CH (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Bjorn Fratangelo 7-6(2) 6-4 15 Columbus CH (U.S.A) Hard QF Alex Kuznetsov 6-2 7-6(5) 15 Tiburon CH (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Bjorn Fratangelo 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3

[Q] Vincent Millot (FRA) vs [Q] Jared Donaldson (USA) First ATP Meeting Other Meetings: 15 Noumea CH (New Caledonia) Hard R32 Vincent Millot 6-4 6-4 15 Tallahassee CH (U.S.A.) Clay QF Jared Donaldson 6-4 7-6(4)

Court 1

Jordan Thompson (AUS) vs Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) First Meeting

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

[Q] Ryan Harrison (USA) vs Stephane Robert (FRA) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 14 Sydney (Australia) Hard Q1 Ryan Harrison 6-3 6-2

Donald Young (USA) vs Ernesto Escobedo (ARG) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 16 Tallahassee CH (U.S.A.) Clay R32 6-3 6-4

Sam Groth (AUS) vs [PR] (USA) First Meeting

Lukas Lacko (SVK) vs [WC] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) First Meeting

[WC] Reilly Opelka (USA) vs (TUN) First Meeting

Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) vs Ivan Dodig (CRO) First ATP Meeting Other Meeting: 15 Washington Q (U.S.A.) Hard 2R Yoshihito Nishioka 7-6(2) 6-3

Austin Krajicek (USA) vs Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) First Meeting