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2016 BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS STORYLINES

NO. 1 ON THE LINE: The season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is headlined by eight players from as many countries. This is the first time since the 1974 Masters in Melbourne the year- end championship features eight players from eight different countries. New No. 1 is trying to finish the season as the top player in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time while reigning four-time champion is attempting to regain the top spot and end the year No. 1 for the third season in a row and fifth in six years. This is the eighth year the season finale is being held at The O2 and this will be the third time in the past four years the year-end No. 1 player will be determined in London. Murray leads Group John McEnroe and is joined by three-time semi-finalist No. 3 , No. 5/2014 semi-finalist and No. 7 Marin Cilic. Djokovic is joined in Group by No. 4 and first-time participants No. 6 Gael Monfils and No. 8 . Djokovic is the only player in the field who has reached the final/won the title.

THE GROUPS:

GROUP FINALS YEARS JOHN PLAYER BEST RESULT RECORD QUALIFIED McENROE

1. Andy Murray (GBR) 11-11 SF 2008, 2010, 2012 9th (W/D in 2013) 3. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6-6 SF 2013-14-15 4th 5. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 3-4 SF 2014 3rd 7. Marin Cilic (CRO) 0-3 RR 2014 2nd GROUP JOHN McENROE NOTES: Three former semi-finalists are in this group (Murray, Nishikori, Wawrinka) with the World No. 1 leading the way with three semi-finals. Murray is 5-2 in openers, Wawrinka 2-1 and Nishikori 1-1. Murray has a 27-12 combined record against his RR opponents.

GROUP FINALS YEARS IVAN PLAYER BEST RESULT RECORD QUALIFIED LENDL 2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 27-10 W 2008, 2012-13-14-15 10th 4. Milos Raonic (CAN) 0-2 RR 2014 2nd 6. Gael Monfils (FRA) 0-0 Debut 1st 8. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 0-0 Debut 1st GROUP IVAN LENDL NOTES: Djokovic is 8-1 in opening round matches and has won eight in a row since losing in 2007 debut (l. to Ferrer). He is 18-1 over the past four years, losing only to Federer in last year’s second round robin match. Thiem and Monfils are making their debut while Raonic returns for the second time in three years. Thiem (23) and Raonic (25) are the two youngest players in the field. Djokovic has a 23-0 career head-to-head record against other three players in the group.

NOVAK EYES SIXTH TITLE: Djokovic is attempting to join as the only players to win the season finale six times in tournament history. Last year Djokovic became the first player to win four year-end titles in a row. Djokovic is 5-0 in finals, earning titles in 2008 (d. Davydenko), 2012 (d. Federer), 2013 (d. Nadal), 2014 (W/O vs. Federer) and last year (d. Federer). He is one of four players to win the tournament at least five times, joining Federer (6), Pete Sampras (5) and Lendl (5).

NO. 1 AT STAKE: After ending Djokovic’s 122 consecutive-week stay on top in men’s , Murray finds himself in a fight with the Serb for the coveted year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking. Djokovic is looking to take that honor for the fifth time in the past six years while Murray is looking to become just the fourth player since 2004 and 17th overall to finish the season No. 1. There are several scenarios that could see either player finish the year No. 1. But both have destiny in their own hands. Murray will finish No. 1 if he wins the title regardless of how many of his three group stage matches he wins. To guarantee a No. 1 finish, Djokovic must win two group stage matches and take the title to upstage Murray. If the tournament’s top two seeds meet in the final the outcome will determine who finishes the year No. 1 (see No.1 scenarios below). The last time the No. 1 ranking changed hands in the season finale was in 2001 Sydney as overcame to finish No. 1.

YEAR-END NO. 1 DOMINANCE: For the past 12 years, the year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings has been held by one of three players – Djokovic, Federer or Nadal. Federer has finished No. 1 five years (2004-07,2009), Djokovic four years (2011-12, 2014-15) and Nadal three years (2008, 2010, 2013). No other trio in the history of the Emirates ATP Rankings (since 1973) has held No. 1 for 12 straight years. Murray is trying to become the first player other than this trio to finish No. 1 since in 2003. Of the 26 players to hold No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, 16 have finished No. 1. Murray is trying to become the 17th player on the prestigious list.

NO. 1 IN LONDON: The No. 1 player has reached the final of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals the past four years, with Djokovic winning the title in 2012 and 2014-15 and finishing runner- up in 2013. In the history of the year-end championship, the only other time the No. 1 player reached the final four consecutive years was from 1984-87 with John McEnroe winning the title in 1984 and Ivan Lendl from 1985-87. The No. 1 player has won the season finale title 18 times since 1973 when the Emirates ATP Rankings began with Djokovic, Federer, Lendl and Sampras winning three times each, Borg won twice and Nastase, Connors, McEnroe and Hewitt once each.

YEAR-END NO. 1 SCENARIOS: Here is the complete points breakdown for Murray and Djokovic in the year-end Emirates ATP Rankings, which will be published on Nov. 28. Murray’s totals already take into account the 275 points that will drop on Nov. 28 following his 2015 final performance. Year‐End Emirates ATP Ranking Points Scenarios (on Nov. 28) No. 1 Murray W F SF 3‐0 2‐1 1‐2 0‐3 3‐0 12410 11910 11510 11510 2‐1 12210 11710 11310 11310 1‐2 12010 11510 11110 11110 0‐3 10910

No. 2 Djokovic W F SF 3‐0 2‐1 1‐2 0‐3 3‐0 12280 11780 11380 11380 2‐1 12080 11580 11180 11180 1‐2 11880 11380 10980 10980 0‐3 10780

A SEASON TO REMEMBER: Murray comes into London with a 19-match winning streak, having won the past four tournaments (Beijing, Shanghai, Vienna, Paris). Here is a look at Murray’s career best achievements in 2016:

Statistic Career-Best Prize Money $10,958,701 Emirates ATP Ranking Pts. 11,185

Emirates ATP Ranking No. 1

Match Winning Pct. .890

Overall Match Wins 73

Match Winning Streak 22

Grand Slam Match Wins 23 Overall Titles 8 Overall Finals 12 ATP Masters 1000 Titles 3 ATP Masters 1000 Finals 5 Finals 3 Hard-Court Titles 5 (tie) Clay Court Match Wins 18 Grass Court Match Wins 12 (tie)

CAREER INDOOR RECORDS: Djokovic and Murray lead the way among the eight participants with the best career indoor match winning percentage and most finals reached: Career 2016 Career W-L Pct. W-L Finals 1) Novak Djokovic 129-36 .782 4-1 12-2 2) Andy Murray 130-37 .778 11-1 13-3 3) Kei Nishikori 60-22 .732 10-3 5-2 4) Milos Raonic 58-23 .716 3-2 5-3 5) Marin Cilic 100-44 .694 16-5 8-4 6) Gael Monfils 105-51 .673 4-3 4-8 7) Stan Wawrinka 75-60 .556 6-4 1-2 8) Dominic Thiem 19-18 .513 6-3 0-1

COACHES CORNER: Six of the eight coaches have participated in the year-end championship at least once with two former champions and two finalists. Here is a look at the coaches and their player:

Coach (Player) Qualified W-L Best Result (Year) - Ivan Lendl (Murray) 12 39-10 Champion (1981-82, ’85-87) - (Djokovic) 11 36-13 Champion (1988, ’92,’95) - Michael Chang (Nishikori) 7 7-16 Runner-up (1995) - Carlos Moya (Raonic) 5 10-9 Runner-up (1998) - Jonas Bjorkman (Cilic) 1 # 2-2 SF (1997) - Magnus Norman (Wawrinka) 1 0-3 RR (2000) Note: Also qualified eight times in doubles, winning title in 1994 (w/Apell) and 2006 (w/Mirnyi)

GROUP NAME PLAYER HISTORY: This year’s groups are named after five of the most successful players in the history of the season finale. Here is a look at each player and team’s results: - John McEnroe 3-time champion (1978, 1983-84); 1982 finalist - Ivan Lendl 5-time champion (1981-82, 1985-86-87), 1980, 1983-84, 1988 finalist - /John McEnroe 7-time doubles champions (1978-84) - /Anders Jarryd 2-time doubles champions (1985-86)

FIRST-TIME SUCCESS: There have been five players to win the year-end championship in their tournament debut, with Alex Corretja the last to accomplish the feat in 1998: 1998 - Alex Corretja (d. Moya) 1978 - John McEnroe (d. Ashe) 1974 - Guillermo Vilas (d. Nastase) 1971 - Ilie Nastase (round robin) 1970 - (round robin) + + First year of tournament

30 & OVER DEBUTS: Gael Monfils, at 30 yrs., 2 mons., is the sixth player in the history of the season finale, to make his tournament debut at the age of 30 or older, the first since 1972. Here are the players 30 & over make their debut: Age Year Result Gael Monfils 30 yrs., 2 mons. 2016 ??? Andres Gimeno 35 yrs., 3 mons. 1972 0-3 in round robin 32 yrs., 10 mons. 1972 0-3 in round robin Pierre Barthes 30 yrs., 2 mons. 1971 3-3 in round robin 32 yrs., 3 mons. 1970 Runner-up 36 yrs., 1 mon. 1970 3-2 in round robin

NO. 1 DOUBLES RANKING AT STAKE: Pierre-Hugues Herbert and , the winners of five titles this season – including Wimbledon and three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crowns, lead Group Fleming/McEnroe alongside Marc Lopez and Feliciano Lopez, the recent Paris titlists and , and and . Mahut will attain year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings with one round-robin victory at The O2. He would become the first Frenchman to finish No. 1 in the history of the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings (since 1976). Herbert/Mahut have a 575-point lead over Murray/Soares and they are trying to become the first French team to finish No. 1.

Jamie Murray and , who are in contention to become the year-end No. 1 team, lead Group Edberg/Jarryd with four-time season finale winners and , who recently passed 1,000 doubles team match wins. and and first-time qualifiers and make up the group. Mirnyi is making his 10th appearance in the season finale with a sixth different partner. He has won titles in 2006 (w/Bjorkman) and 2011 (w/Nestor) and reached finals in 2009 (w/A. Ram) and 2010 (w/Bhupathi). Murray is trying to join his brother Andy to become the first brothers duo to finish No. 1 in singles and the doubles team rankings in the same year.

DOUBLES GROUPS GROUP FINALS YEARS TEAM BEST RESULT FLEMING/McENROE RECORD QUALIFIED Pierre-Hugues 1-2 RR 2015 2nd 1. Herbert/Nicolas Mahut 4. Feliciano Lopez/ 0-0 Team Debut 1st Marc Lopez 5. Henri Kontinen/ 0-0 Team Debut 1st John Peers 7. Raven Klaasen/ 0-0 Team Debut 1st Rajeev Ram Group Overview: Herbert/Mahut is the only team who have appeared in the season finale while the other three teams are making their debut.The Frenchmen went 1-2 last year. Marc Lopez, who won the 2012 title (w/Granollers), is teaming with countryman Feliciano Lopez. Henri Kontinen, who is the first player from Finland to qualify for the season finale, is teaming with John Peers. The other squad is Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram.

GROUP FINALS YEARS TEAM BEST RESULT EDBERG/JARRYD RECORD QUALIFIED

2. / 0-0 Team Debut 1st Bruno Soares 3. Bob Bryan/ 35-20 W 2003-04, 2009, 2014 15th (W/D in Mike Bryan 2007) 6. Ivan Dodig/ 8-5 F 2014 4th Marcelo Melo 8. Treat Huey/ 0-0 Team Debut 1st Max Mirnyi Group Overview: Murray/Soares have a 2-1 record against their three round robin opponents while the Bryans, who have qualified for their 15th year-end championship (W/D in 2007), have a 9-3 record against their three RR opponents. Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo, finalists in 2014, are making their fourth straight showing. Max Mirnyi, who is playing with Treat Huey, his sixth different partner in 10 season finale appearances, is 2-2 in finals with four different partners. Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Points by Round ‐ Final Year End Ranking Points Herbert/Mahut W F SF 3‐0 2‐1 1‐2 0‐3 3‐0 9325 8825 8425 8425 2‐1 9125 8625 8225 8225 1‐2 8925 8425 8025 8025 0‐3 8725 8225 7825 7825

Murray/Soares W F SF 3‐0 2‐1 1‐2 0‐3 3‐0 8750 8250 7850 7850 2‐1 8550 8050 7650 7650 1‐2 8350 7850 7450 7450 0‐3 8150 7650 7250 7250