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ATP CUP TALKING POINTS - TUESDAY 7 JANUARY 2020

• Six of the 14 players to post a 2-0 singles record in the inaugural ATP Cup are in Day 5 action on Tuesday. The Group C and D winners will advance to the Final 8 Sydney and join Australia and who already have qualified for the quarter-finals, which will take place 9-12 January in Sydney. In Group D, Russians and are 2-0 so far along with Norway’s .

• Group C qualification scenarios after completion of 2nd round of ties of the event’s group stages: - Regardless of score, if defeats and Moldova defeats Great Britain, Belgium wins group. - Regardless of score, if Bulgaria defeats Belgium, Bulgaria wins the group. - If Belgium defeats Bulgaria 2-1 and Great Britain defeats Moldova 2-1, Belgium wins the group. - If Belgium defeats Bulgaria 2-1 and Great Britain defeats Moldova 3-0, Great Britain wins group. - If Belgium defeats Bulgaria 3-0 and Great Britain defeats Moldova, Belgium wins the group.

• Group D qualification scenarios after completion of the 2nd round of ties of the event’s group stages: - Regardless of score, if defeats Norway, Russia wins the group. - Regardless of score, if Norway defeats Russia and USA defeats , Norway wins the group. - If Norway defeats Russia 2-1 and Italy defeats USA, Russia wins the group. - If Norway defeats Russia 3-0 and Italy defeats USA, Norway wins the group.

• The Unbeaten Group: Here are the 14 players to win their first two singles matches so far: Group A Group B Group C - (SRB) - (ESP) - (BEL) - Benoit Paire (FRA) - (ESP) - (BUL) - (JPN) - (JPN) Group D Group E Group F - Karen Khachanov (RUS) - Marin Cilic (CRO) - (AUS) - Daniil Medvedev (RUS) - (POL) - Casper Ruud (NOR)

• Two of the surprise countries through the first four days of play have been Bulgaria (2-0) and Norway (1-1). Both could advance to the quarter-finals. In Sydney, Grigor Dimitrov leads the Bulgarian charge and he takes an 8-1 head-to-head record against Belgium’s .

• In Perth, Ruud posted his first two career Top 20 wins over No. 19 Isner and No. 12 Fognini and now he looks for his first Top 10 victory over No. 5 Medvedev.

• In Brisbane, five of the ATP Tour’s young stars are in action as (GER), 22, takes on (CAN), 20, and (GRE), 21, plays Alex de Minaur (AUS), 20, in a rematch of their 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals championship meeting, won by the Greek. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN), 19, who is the youngest player in the Top 25 FedEx ATP Rankings at No. 21, meets Jan-Lennard Struff (GER).

• Of the seven countries with a 2-0 record so far, Australia and have yet to lose a match (6-0).

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ATP CUP - TEAM LINEUPS

SYDNEY - GROUP C (BEL, GBR, BUL, MDA) and GROUP E (AUT, CRO, ARG, POL) Belgium Great Britain Bulgaria Moldova David Goffin Daniel Evans Grigor Dimitrov (PC) Steve Darcis (PC) Egor Matvievici Sander Gille Vladimir Albot (C) (C)

Austria Croatia Argentina Poland Borna Coric Hubert Hurkacz Dennis Novak Marin Cilic Viktor Galovic Juan Ignacio Londero Kacper Zuk Jurgen Melzer Nikola Mektic Andres Molteni Wojciech Marek Maximo Gonzalez Lukasz Kubot (C) Luka Kutanjac (C) Gaston Gaudio (C) (C)

BRISBANE - GROUP A (SRB, FRA, RSA, CHI) and GROUP F (GER, GRE, CAN, AUS) Serbia South Africa Novak Djokovic Gael Monfils Cristian Garin Benoit Paire Nicolas Jarry Nikola Milojevic (PC) Alejandro Tabilo Khololwam Montsi Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera Nikola Cacic Edouard Roger-Vasselin Hans Podlipnik-Castillo Nenad Zimonjic (C) (C) Paul Capdeville (C)

Germany Australia Alexander Zverev Stefanos Tsitsipas Denis Shapovalov Alex de Minaur Jan-Lennard Struff Felix Auger-Aliassime Mats Moraing Alexandros Skorilas (C) Apostolos Tsitsipas (C) Adriano Fuorivia (C) (C)

PERTH - GROUP B (ESP, JPN, GEO, URU) and GROUP D (RUS, ITA, USA, NOR) Spain Georgia Uruguay Rafael Nadal Yoshihito Nishioka Roberto Bautista Agut Go Soeda Martin Cuevas Pablo Carreno Busta George Tsivadze Juan Martin Fumeaux Albert Ramos-Vinolas Ben McLachlan Franco Roncadelli Feliciano Lopez Satoshi Iwabuchi (C) Zura Tkemaladze Francisco Roig (C) David Kvernadze (C) Felipe Maccio (C)

Russia Italy USA Norway Daniil Medvedev Casper Ruud Karen Khachanov Lukas Hellum-Lilleengen Alessandro Giannessi Herman Hoeyeraal Leyton Rivera (C) Alberto Giraudo (C) David Macpherson (C) (C)

C: Captain, PC: Playing Captain

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ATP CUP - SYDNEY GROUP C TUESDAY MATCHES

GREAT BRITAIN (1-1) vs MOLDOVA (0-2)

Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs Alexander Cozbinov (MDA) First Meeting

Norrie 2019 Summary | Age: 24 | World No. 52 (Career-High No. 41) | 2019 W-L: 21-25 | Career Titles: 0 F (1): Auckland (l Sandgren) SF (2): Acapulco (l A. Zverev); Atlanta (l Fritz) • Defeated Kuzmanov 6-2 3-6 6-2 in opening 2-1 loss to Bulgaria on Friday and lost to Darcis 6-2 6-4 on Sunday. • Finished as No. 2 Brit for 2nd straight year in 2019. • In city where he was raised, advanced to 1st ATP Tour final at Auckland as WC (l. to Sandgren). • Broke into Top 50 of FedEx ATP Rankings on 4 March and achieved career-high No. 41 on 20 May. • Advanced to SFs at Acapulco (l. to A. Zverev) and Atlanta (l. to Fritz). • Earned 1st ATP Masters 1000 main draw wins at Monte-Carlo (d. Mannarino and Fucsovics, l. to Sonego in 3R). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 (l. to Coric in 2R), Beijing (l. to Murray in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Medvedev in 2R) and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. to Raonic in 1R).

Cozbinov 2019 Summary | Age: 24 | World No. 816 (Career-High No. 816) | 2019 W-L: 0-0 | Career Titles: 0 • Fell to Darcis 6-4 6-7(4) 7-5 in ATP Tour debut on Friday (BEL d. MDA 3-0) and followed with 6-1 7-5 loss to Kuzmanov on Sunday (BUL d. MDA 2-1). • Finished as No. 2 Moldovan for 2nd straight year in 2019. • Achieved career-high No. 816 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 9 December. • Owns 0-3 career record on ATP Challenger Tour (0-1 in 2019). • Captured 1st ITF World Tennis Tour singles title at Pittsburgh, USA in July (d. Freund). • Also won 3 ITF World Tennis Tour doubles titles with 3 different partners last season. • Turned pro in 2019 following 4-year college tennis career at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2015-18).

Daniel Evans (GBR) vs Radu Albot (MDA) Evans Leads 2-1 19 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard F Radu Albot 3-6 6-3 7-6(7) 19 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R32 Daniel Evans 7-6(2) 6-2 19 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Daniel Evans 7-6(5) 5-7 6-2

Evans 2019 Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 42 (Career-High No. 41) | 2019 W-L: 19-21 | Career Titles: 0 F (1): Delray Beach (l Albot) QF (2): Eastbourne (l Edmund); Atlanta (l Opelka) • Fell to Dimitrov 2-6 6-4 6-1 on Friday (BUL d. GBR 2-1) and defeated Goffin 6-4 6-4 on Sunday (GBR d. BEL 2-1). • Finished as No. 1 Brit for 1st time in 2019. • Broke back into Top 100 on 4 March and Top 50 on 12 August after being unranked as recently as 30 April 2018. • Returned to career-high No. 41 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 28 October. Posted career-high 19 wins during season. • Played in 2nd ATP Tour final at Delray Beach as Q (d. Tiafoe in 1R and Isner in SF, l. to Albot after holding 3 MPs). • Also qualified at (l. to Federer in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Wawrinka in 1R), ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Ruud in 1R), ATP Masters 1000 (l. to Nadal in 2R) and Beijing (l. to Isner in 2R). • Advanced to QFs at Eastbourne (d. Albot in 1R, l. to Edmund) and Atlanta (d. Albot, l. to Opelka). • Reached Wimbledon 3R for 2nd time (l. to J. Sousa in 5 sets) and US Open 3R for 3rd time (l. to Federer). • Captured consecutive Challenger titles on grass at Surbiton, GBR (d. Troicki) and Nottingham, GBR (d. Donskoy). • Earned 3 wins in 3rd-set TBs en route to Quimper, FRA Challenger final (l. to Barrere).

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Albot 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 46 (Career-High No. 39) | 2019 W-L: 31-26 | Career Titles: 1 W (1): Delray Beach (d Evans) SF (3): Montpellier (l Tsonga); Geneva (l Jarry); Los Cabos (l Fritz) • Fell to Goffin 6-4 6-1 on Friday (BEL d. MDA 3-0) and lost to Dimitrov 6-2 6-3 on Sunday (BUL d. MDA 2-1). • Finished as No. 1 Moldovan for 8th straight year in 2019. • Captured 1st ATP Tour title in 1st final at Delray Beach (d. Evans in 3rd-set TB after saving 3 MPs). • Also defeated Kyrgios, Johnson and McDonald in 3 sets en route to Delray Beach title. • Earned career-high 31 wins and achieved career-high No. 39 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 5 August. • Advanced to SFs at Montpellier (l. to Tsonga), Geneva (l. to Jarry) and Los Cabos (l. to Fritz). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to Edmund in 3R) and Miami (l. to Federer in 2R).

Jamie Murray / Joe Salisbury (GBR) vs First Meeting Radu Albot / Alexander Cozbinov (MDA) • Brits lost team debut to Dimitrov/Lazarov 7-6(5) 6-7(2) [11-9] on Friday and beat Gille/Vliegen 6-3 7-6(7) on Sunday. Murray owns 23 men’s doubles titles including and US Open w/Soares. Salisbury owns 4 titles including 2019 Dubai and Vienna w/Ram. Murray is No. 23 after becoming 1st British World No. 1 in 2016. Salisbury is No. 22 (Career-High No. 19). • Moldovans lost team debut to Gille/Vliegen 6-7(5) 7-6(4) [11-9] on Friday and beat Dimitrov/Lazarov 6-4 7-6(4) on Sunday. Albot won 2015 title w/Lajovic and reached 2018 US Open SF w/Jaziri. Cozbinov got 1st tour-level doubles win on Sunday (1-1). Albot is No. 99 (Career-High No. 56) and Cozbinov is No. 387 (Career-High No. 387)

BELGIUM (1-1) vs BULGARIA (2-0)

Steve Darcis (BEL) vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meeting: 16 Marburg CH () Clay R16 Dimitar Kuzmanov 6-3 ret

Darcis 2019 Summary | Age: 35 | World No. 200 (Career-High No. 38) | 2019 W-L: 5-12 | Career Titles: 2 SF (1): Pune (l Karlovic) • Defeated Cozbinov 6-4 6-7(4) 7-5 in opening rubber of Belgium’s 3-0 win over Moldova on Friday and beat Norrie 6-2 6-4 on Sunday (GBR d. BEL 2-1). • Finished as No. 2 Belgian for 7th time in 2019 (also 2007, 2010, 2014-17). Was No. 1 Belgian in 2008. • Announced intention to retire following . • Saved 2 MPs vs. Mmoh en route to Pune SF (l. to Karlovic). • Became 1st unranked semi-finalist in ATP Tour history (since 1990). Missed entire 2018 season due to elbow injury. • Reached ATP Challenger Tour finals at Cherbourg, FRA (l. to Humbert) and Eckental, GER (l. to Vesely). • Retired in Wimbledon 2R vs. Bautista Agut due to viral infection.

Kuzmanov 2019 Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 417 (Career-High No. 250) | 2019 W-L: 1-2 | Career Titles: 0 • Fell to Norrie 6-2 3-6 6-2 in opening rubber of Bulgaria’s 2-1 win over Great Britain on Friday and beat Cozbinov 6-1 7-5 on Sunday in 2-1 victory over Moldova • Sunday’s victory was his 1st ATP Tour win of career (1-5). All 7 previous Tour-level wins have come in Group II ties. • Finished as No. 2 Bulgarian for 5th time in 2019 (also 2013, 2015-16, 2018). • Went 10-9 on ATP Challenger Tour in 2019. • Captured ITF World Tennis Tour titles at Antalya, TUR in May (d. Prihodko); Antalya, TUR in November (d. Casanova) and Doha, QAT in December (d. Kalenichenko). • Mother, Dora Rangelova, is Bulgarian Fed Cup captain.

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David Goffin (BEL) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Dimitrov Leads 8-1 14 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov 0-6 6-3 6-4 6-1 17 Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-2 6-4 17 Sofia (Bulgaria) Hard F Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 6-4 17 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard QF David Goffin 6-4 1-6 6-3 17 Nitto ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Grigor Dimitrov 6-0 6-2 17 Nitto ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard F Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 4-6 6-3 18 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard SF Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 0-1 ret 18 ATP Masters 1000 Clay QF Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 7-6(5) 19 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 6-3 Other meetings: 10 Germany F9 (Germany) Clay F Grigor Dimitrov 4-6 6-1 6-4 10 Germany F10 (Germany) Clay SF Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 7-6(3) 10 Geneva CH (Switzerland) Clay SF Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 7-5

Goffin 2019 Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 11 (Career-High No. 7) | 2019 W-L: 36-27 | Career Titles: 4 F (2): Halle (l Federer); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Medvedev) SF (3): Marseille (l Tsitsipas); Estoril (l Tsitsipas); (l Djokovic) • Clinched Belgium’s win over Moldova on Friday by beating Albot 6-4 6-1 and followed with 6-4 6-4 loss to Evans on Sunday (GBR d. BEL 2-1). • Finished as No. 1 Belgian for 8th straight year in 2019. • Posted 35+ wins and ended year in Top 20 for 4th time in last 5 seasons (2015-17, 2019). • Became 1st Belgian to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final at Cincinnati (l. to Medvedev). • Snapped 6-match losing streak in SFs by reaching Halle final (d. Berrettini, l. to Federer). • Saved 3 MPs vs. Carreno Busta en route to Tokyo SF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Advanced to 3rd QF of career and 1st at Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Suffered 9 losses to eventual champions, including Marseille SF (l. to Tsitsipas), Estoril SF (l. to Tsitsipas), ’s-Hertogenbosch QF (l. to Mannarino), Roland Garros 3R (l. to Nadal) and Rotterdam 1R (l. to Monfils). • Reached US Open 4R for 3rd straight year (l. to Federer). • Dropped to No. 33 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 10 June -- lowest since No. 45 on 15 September 2014. • Played in 1st ATP Tour doubles SF and final en route to 1st title at Doha w/Herbert (d. Haase/Middelkoop).

Dimitrov 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 20 (Career-High No. 3) | 2019 W-L: 22-21 | Career Titles: 8 SF (2): US Open (l Medvedev); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l Djokovic) QF (2): Brisbane (l Nishikori); Chengdu (l Bublik) • Beat Evans 2-6 6-4 6-1 to help Bulgaria to 2-1 win over Great Britain on Friday and followed with 6-2 6-3 victory over Albot on Sunday in 2-1 win over Moldova. • Finished as No. 1 Bulgarian for 11th straight year in 2019. • Defeated Federer for 1st time in 8 tries to reach 3rd Grand Slam SF at US Open (l. to Medvedev). • Entered US Open at No. 78 -- lowest ranking since No. 87 on 4 June 2012. Became lowest-ranked Grand Slam semi- finalist since No. 94 Schuettler at 2008 Wimbledon and US Open semi-finalist since No. 174 Connors in 1991. • Earned 20+ wins for 8th straight season (2012-19) and finished in Top 20 for 4th straight year (2016-19). • Upset Thiem en route to 6th ATP Masters 1000 SF at Paris (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Advanced to QFs at Brisbane (l. to eventual champion Nishikori) and Chengdu (l. to Bublik after holding 2 MPs). • Reached Australian Open 4R (l. to Tiafoe) and Roland Garros 3R (d. Tipsarevic and Cilic in 5 sets, l. to Wawrinka). • Earned 300th career win in Vienna 1R (d. Dzumhur, l. to Berrettini in 2R). No other Bulgarian man has 20+ wins. • Qualified at Geneva (l. to Delbonis in 1R) -- 1st time playing qualifying since 2012 ATP Masters 1000 Paris. • Withdrew from Rotterdam, Acapulco, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and ’s-Hertogenbosch (right shoulder).

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Sander Gille / Joran Vliegen (BEL) vs First Meeting Grigor Dimitrov / Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) • Belgians capped 3-0 win over Moldova by beating Albot/Cozbinov 6-7(5) 7-6(4) [11-9] on Friday and lost 6-3 7-6(7) to J. Murray/Salisbury on Sunday in decisive match. They went 28-13 in 2019 with ATP 250 titles at Bastad, Gstaad and Zhuhai. Also reached Kitzbuhel final last season. Entered 2019 with 0-5 team record. Gille is No. 46 (Career-High No. 44) and Vliegen is No. 38 (Career-High No. 37). • Bulgarians have only played one previous match together, in 2013 Davis Cup tie vs. Finland and lost. In first two rounds, Dimitrov and Alexandar Lazarov in team debut earned tie-clinching win over J. Murray/Salisbury 7-6(5) 6-7(2) [11-9] on Friday. Dimitrov, Bulgaria’s playing captain, substituted for Andreev. Lazarov earned 1st tour-level doubles win (1-4). They lost to Albot/Cozbinov 6-4 7-6(4) on Sunday. Dimitrov fell in lone final at 2011 Eastbourne w/Seppi. He is unranked (Career-High No. 66). Kuzmanov is No. 2,116 (Career-High No. 438).

ATP CUP - BRISBANE GROUP F TUESDAY MATCHES

GERMANY (1-1) vs CANADA (1-1)

Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) First Meeting

Struff 2019 Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 35 (Career-High No. 33) | 2019 W-L: 35-29 | Career Titles: 0 SF (2): Auckland (l Norrie); Stuttgart (l Berrettini) QF (2): (l Nadal); Basel (l de Minaur) • Fell to Kyrgios 6-4 7-6(4) in opening rubber of Germany’s 3-0 loss to Australia on Friday and beat Pervolarakis 6-4 6-1 on Sunday in Germany’s 2-1 win over Greece. • Finished as No. 2 German for 1st time in 2019. Achieved career-high No. 33 on 1 July and earned career-high 35 wins. • Fell to 0-7 in SFs (l. to Norrie at Auckland, Berrettini at Stuttgart). Saved 1 MP vs. Carreno Busta in Auckland QF. • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. Coric 11-9 in 5th, l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Equaled biggest win of career over No. 3 A. Zverev in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R (l. to Raonic in 4R). • Reached Barcelona QF (d. Tsitsipas, l. to Nadal), Basel QF (l. to de Minaur), Rome 3R (l. to Nishikori), Wimbledon 3R (l. to Kukushkin), Cincinnati 3R (d. Tsitsipas, l. to Medvedev) and Paris 3R (l. to Tsonga after holding 2 MPs). • Won doubles titles at Auckland w/McLachlan (d. Klaasen/Venus) and Metz w/Lindstedt (d. Mahut/Roger-Vasselin).

Auger-Aliassime 2019 Summary | Age: 19 | World No. 21 (Career-High No. 17) | 2019 W-L: 33-23 | Career Titles: 0 F (3): Rio de Janeiro (l Djere); Lyon (l Paire); Stuttgart (l Berrettini) SF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); London/Queen's Club (l Lopez) • Defeated Pervolarakis 6-1 6-3 in opening rubber of Canada’s 3-0 win over Greece on Friday and lost 6-4 6-2 to Millman on Sunday in Canada’s 3-0 loss to Australia. • Finished as No. 2 Canadian for 1st time in 2019. Began season as No. 108 and peaked at No. 17 on 14 October. • As an 18-year-old on 27 May, became youngest player ranked in Top 25 since Hewitt, 18, on 13 December 1999. • Reached 1st ATP Tour SF and final at Rio de Janeiro as 104th-ranked WC (d. 2016 champion Cuevas, l. to Djere). • In Rio de Janeiro, became youngest ATP 500 finalist in history of series (since 2009). • Also advanced to finals at Lyon (l. to Paire) and Stuttgart (d. Brown in QF after saving 1 MP, l. to Berrettini). • Youngest 3-time ATP Tour finalist since Nadal age 17 to 18 (2004 Auckland, 2004 Sopot, 2005 Costa do Sauipe). • Qualified and became youngest semi-finalist in 35-year history of (d. Basilashvili and Coric, l. to Isner). • In Miami, became 3rd-youngest ATP Masters 1000 semi-finalist (Shapovalov 2017 Montreal, Chang 1990 ). • Withdrew from Marrakech (fatigue), Roland Garros (left adductor), Atlanta (fatigue), Vienna (left ankle), ATP Masters 1000 Paris (left ankle) and Next Gen ATP Finals (left ankle).

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Alexander Zverev (GER) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) Zverev Leads 3-1 17 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard SF Alexander Zverev 6-4 7-5 17 Laver Cup () Hard RR Alexander Zverev 7-6(3) 7-6(5) 18 ATP Masters 1000 (Spain) Clay SF Alexander Zverev 6-4 6-1 19 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Denis Shapovalov 6-2 5-7 6-2

Zverev 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 7 (Career-High No. 3) | 2019 W-L: 44-25 | Career Titles: 11 W (1): Geneva (d Jarry) F (2): Acapulco (l Kyrgios); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Medvedev) • Fell to de Minaur 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2 during Germany’s 3-0 loss to Australia on Friday and lost 6-1 6-4 to Tsitsipas on Sunday in Germany’s 2-1 win over Greece. • Finished as No. 1 German for 4th straight year in 2019. • Earned 40+ wins for 4th straight season, highlighted by 11th career title at Geneva (d. Jarry after saving 2 MPs). • Upset No. 1 Nadal en route to Nitto ATP Finals SF (l. to Thiem). Defeated Federer and Djokovic at 2018 ATP Finals. First player to beat Big 3 at ATP Finals and 3rd to do so at a single event (Nalbandian at Madrid, Murray at Toronto). • Advanced to 6th ATP Masters 1000 final at Shanghai (d. Federer in QF, l. to Medvedev). Now 4-3 vs. Federer. • Finished as Acapulco singles runner-up (l. to Kyrgios) and doubles champion w/M. Zverev (d. Krajicek/Sitak). • Clinched Laver Cup for Team Europe with Day 3 wins in 2019 (d. Raonic) and 2018 (d. Anderson). • Reached Roland Garros QF for 2nd time (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), Australian Open 4R for 1st time (l. to Raonic) and US Open 4R for 1st time (l. to Schwartzman). Went 5-0 in 5th sets last season (10-1 since ). • One of 5 men under 23 to reach Australian Open 4R -- most at a Grand Slam since 2009 Roland Garros (5). • Blew 1 MP vs. Jarry in Barcelona 2R, 2 MPs vs. Garin in Munich QF and 2 MPs vs. Basilashvili in Hamburg SF. • Withdrew from Rotterdam due to ankle injury.

Shapovalov 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 14 (Career-High No. 14) | 2019 W-L: 38-28 | Career Titles: 1 W (1): Stockholm (d Krajinovic) F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l Djokovic) • Clinched Canada’s win over Greece on Friday by beating S. Tsitsipas 7-6(6) 7-6(4). Improved to 3-1 vs. Tsitsipas in tour-level matches after going 2-1 against him on ITF Junior Circuit. Lost to de Minaur 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2 on Sunday. • Finished as No. 1 Canadian for 1st time in 2019. • Achieved career-high No. 15 on 4 November. Broke into Top 20 on 1 April before turning 20 on 15 April. • Ended 0-7 start to career in singles SFs with 1st final and title at Stockholm (d. Sugita and Krajinovic). • Went on to ATP Masters 1000 Paris final (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Youngest Paris finalist since Berdych, 20, in 2005. • Fell in SFs at Miami (l. to Federer), Winston-Salem (l. to Hurkacz) and Chengdu (l. to Carreno Busta). • Reached 3R at Aus. Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and US Open (d. Auger-Aliassime in 1R, l. to Monfils in 5 sets). • Played in 1st doubles final at Stuttgart w/Bopanna (d. Bryan/Bryan in 1R, l. to Peers/Soares).

Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies (GER) vs First Meeting Felix Auger-Aliassime / Denis Shapovalov (CAN) • Germans fell to Guccione/Peers 6-3 6-4 on Friday and clinched 2-1 victory over Greece by defeating Pervolarakis/Tsitsipas 3-6 6-3 [17-15] on Sunday. Went 31-20 in 2019 with titles at New York, Roland Garros and Antwerp. Own 8 Challenger titles. Krawietz is No. 9 (Career-High No. 7) and Mies is No. 11 (Career-High No. 8). • Canadians earned 1st tour-level win as a team in 4th try by beating Pervolarakis/P. Tsitsipas 6-2 6-3 on Friday (CAN d. GRE 3-0). On Sunday, Auger-Aliassime (w/Shamasdin) lost to Guccione/Peers 3-6 7-6(3) [10-8]. Teamed to win 2015 US Open boys’ doubles title and reach 2016 Wimbledon boys’ doubles final. Auger-Aliassime is unranked (Career-High No. 368) and Shapovalov is No. 48 (Career-High No. 48).

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GREECE (0-2) vs AUSTRALIA (2-0)

Michail Pervolarakis (GRE) vs Nick Kyrgios (AUS) First Meeting

Pervolarakis 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 486 (Career-High No. 433) | 2019 W-L: 0-0 | Career Titles: 0 • Fell to Auger-Aliassime 6-1 6-3 in ATP Tour debut on Friday (CAN d. GRE 3-0) and to Struff 6-4 6-1 on Sunday. • Finished as No. 2 Greek for 1st time in 2019. Achieved career-high No. 433 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 21 October. • Debuted on ATP Challenger Tour in 2019 and went 7-8 on the season. • Captured ITF World Tennis Tour singles titles at Heraklion, GRE in May (d. Craig) and June (d. McHugh). • Also won 3 ITF World Tennis Tour doubles titles with 3 different partners last season. • Turned pro in 2018 following 4-year college tennis career at University of Portland (2015-18).

Kyrgios 2019 Summary | Age: 24 | World No. 29 (Career-High No. 13) | 2019 W-L: 23-15 | Career Titles: 6 W (2): Acapulco (d A. Zverev); Washington (d Medvedev) • Beat Struff 6-4 7-6(4) in opening match of Australia’s 3-0 win over Germany on Friday. Pulled out Sunday w/back injury. • Finished as No. 2 Aussie for 4th time in 2019 (also 2014-15, 2018). Was No. 1 Aussie in 2016-17. • Earned 20+ wins and finished Top 35 for 5th straight season (2015-19). • Won ATP 500 titles at Acapulco (d. A. Zverev) and Washington (d. Medvedev). Owns 6 career titles (3 at ATP 500s). • Saved 3 MPs vs. Nadal in Acapulco 2R and 1 MP vs. Tsitsipas in Washington SF en route to titles. • Fell to No. 72 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 25 February -- lowest since No. 144 on 30 June 2014. • Withdrew from Rotterdam (knee), (knee), Roland Garros (illness), Beijing (collarbone), ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (collarbone), Vienna (collarbone) and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (collarbone).

Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Alex de Minaur (AUS) Tsitsipas Leads 3-0 18 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R16 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 5-7 6-1 18 Next Gen ATP Finals (Italy) Hard F Stefanos Tsitsipas 2-4 4-1 4-3(3) 4-3(3) 19 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 Other meetings: 17 Istanbul Q () Clay Q1 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-2 17 Surbiton Q (Great Britain) Grass Q1 Alex de Minaur 7-6(5) 6-1 17 Portoroz CH () Hard R32 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 6-3

Tsitsipas 2019 Summary | Age: 21 | World No. 6 (Career-High No. 5) | 2019 W-L: 54-25 | Career Titles: 4 W (3): Marseille (d Kukushkin); Estoril (d Cuevas); Nitto ATP Finals (d Thiem) F (3): Dubai (l Federer); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Djokovic); Beijing (l Thiem) • Fell to Shapovalov 7-6(6) 7-6(4) during Greece’s 3-0 loss to Canada on Friday and beat Zverev 6-1 6-4 on Sunday in a match-up between the last two Nitto ATP Finals champions. • Finished as No. 1 Greek for 5th straight year in 2019. • One year after winning Next Gen ATP Finals, won Nitto ATP Finals in tournament debut (d. Thiem in 3rd-set TB). • At age 21, became youngest ATP Finals champion since Hewitt, 20, in 2001 and 6th-youngest in 50-year history. • Saved 11/12 BPs vs. Federer in ATP Finals SF and 12/12 BPs vs. Federer in Australian Open 4R (l. to Nadal in SF). • At age 20, became youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist since Djokovic, 20, at 2007 US Open. • Also became youngest Australian Open semi-finalist since Roddick, 20, in 2003. • Achieved career-high No. 5 on 5 August. First Greek to break into Top 5 and 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam SF. • Earned 54 wins last season, including 1st over Nadal to reach ATP Masters 1000 Madrid final (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Youngest player to beat Nadal on clay and youngest of 28 players with wins over Nadal, Djokovic and Federer. • Posted biggest win of career over No. 1 Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai QF (l. to Medvedev in SF). • Champion at Marseille (d. Kukushkin) & Estoril (d. Cuevas). Finalist at Dubai (l. to Federer) & Beijing (l. to Thiem). • Reached Roland Garros 4R, losing to 2015 champion Wawrinka 8-6 in 5th after 5 hours, 9 minutes. • Squandered 1 MP vs. Kyrgios in Washington SF. Played doubles at Washington w/Kyrgios (l. to Cabal/Farah in 1R).

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de Minaur 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 18 (Career-High No. 18) | 2019 W-L: 41-20 | Career Titles: 3 W (3): Sydney (d Seppi); Atlanta (d Fritz); Zhuhai (d Mannarino) F (1): Basel (l Federer) • Equaled biggest win of career by beating No. 7 A. Zverev 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2 on Friday (AUS d. GER 3-0) and followed with 67(6) 64 62 victory over Shapovalov on Sunday. • Finished as No. 1 Aussie for 2nd straight year in 2019. Achieved career-high No. 18 on 28 October. • Won 1st title in hometown of Sydney at age 19 (d. Seppi). Youngest Sydney champion since Hewitt, 19, in 2001. • Did not face a break point en route to 2nd title at Atlanta (d. Fritz). Became 3rd player to win a title without facing a break point since stats started being kept in 1991 (Haas at 2007 Memphis, Isner at 2017 Newport). • Added 3rd ATP 250 hard-court title of season at Zhuhai (d. Millman, Murray, Coric, Bautista Agut and Mannarino). • Runner-up with 4-1 record for 2nd straight year at Next Gen ATP Finals (l. to Sinner). • Reached 1st ATP 500 final at Basel as WC (l. to 10-time champion Federer). • Defeated No. 7 Nishikori to reach 1st Grand Slam 4R at US Open (l. to Dimitrov). • Snapped 5-match losing streak by reaching Roland Garros 2R (d. Klahn, l. to Carreno Busta). • Withdrew from New York due to illness, as well as ATP Masters 1000 Miami and Barcelona due to hip injury.

Michail Pervolarakis / Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs First Meeting Chris Guccione / John Peers (AUS) • Greeks made team debut on Sunday and lost to Krawietz/Mies 36 63 [17-15]. Pervolarakis is 0-2 lifetime. Tsitsipas reached 1st doubles final at 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Miami w/Koolhof. Pervolarakis is No. 424 (Career-High No. 321). Tsitsipas is No. 82 (Career-High No. 68). • Aussies earned 1st tour-level win as a team by beating Krawietz/Mies 6-4 6-4 on Friday (AUS d. GER 3-0) and beat Auger-Aliassime/Shamasdin 3-6 7-6(3) [10-8] on Sunday. Guccione owns 5 titles and is playing for 1st time since 2017 Aus. Open w/Groth (l. to Kontinen/Peers in QF). Peers owns 20 titles including w/Kontinen. Guccione is unranked (Career-High No. 38). Peers is No. 25 (Career-High No.2).

ATP CUP - PERTH GROUP D TUESDAY MATCHES

RUSSIA (2-0) vs NORWAY (1-1)

Karen Khachanov (RUS) vs Viktor Durasovic (NOR) First Meeting

Khachanov 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 17 (Career-High No. 8) | 2019 W-L: 30-29 | Career Titles: 4 SF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l Medvedev); Beijing (l Thiem) QF (5): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Nadal); Roland Garros (l Thiem); Halle (l Berrettini); (l Seppi); Vienna (l Schwartzman) • Defeated Travaglia 7-5 6-3 in opener of Russia’s 3-0 win over Italy on Friday and beat Fritz 3-6 7-5 6-1 on Sunday. • Finished as No. 2 Russian for 3rd time in 2019 (also 2016-17). Was No. 1 Russian in 2018. • Broke into Top 10 of FedEx ATP Rankings on 10 June and achieved career-high No. 8 on 15 July. • Reached SFs at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (d. A. Zverev, l. to Medvedev) and Beijing (l. to Thiem). • Defeated Del Potro to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (l. to Thiem). • Also reached QFs at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Nadal), Halle (l. to Berrettini), Moscow as defending champion (d. Kohlschreiber after saving 5 MPs, l. to Seppi) and Vienna (l. to Schwartzman). • Ended 5-match losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Munar, l. to Verdasco in 2R). • Fell to Struff in opening match at ATP Masters 1000 Paris as defending champion. Lost 990 ranking points. • Despite that loss, advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 doubles final at Paris w/Rublev (l. to Herbert/Mahut). • Withdrew from Marseille as defending champion due to virus.

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Durasovic 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 329 (Career-High No. 298) | 2019 W-L: 0-1 | Career Titles: 0 • Fell to Fritz 6-2 6-2 in ATP Tour debut on Friday (NOR d. USA 2-1) and lost to Travaglia 6-1 6-1 on Sunday. • Finished as No. 2 Norwegian for 5th time in 2019 (also 2013, 2016-18). Was No. 1 Norwegian in 2014-15. • Achieved career-high No. 298 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 14 October. • All 4 career tour-level wins have come in Davis Cup Group II ties. • Earned 20 wins on ATP Challenger Tour in 2019, reaching 1st Challenger final at Portoroz, SLO (l. to Bedene). • Captured ITF World Tennis Tour title at Sharm El Sheikh, EGY in March (d. Altmaier). • Born in Norway and moved to Spain at age 14. Speaks Norwegian, English, Serbian and Spanish.

Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs Casper Ruud (NOR) First Meeting

Medvedev 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 5 (Career-High No. 4) | 2019 W-L: 59-21 | Career Titles: 7 W (4): Sofia (d Fucsovics); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Goffin); St. Petersburg (d Coric); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (d Zverev) F (5): Brisbane (l Nishikori); Barcelona (l Thiem); Washington (l Kyrgios); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l Nadal); US Open (l Nadal) • Clinched Russia’s win over Italy on Friday by defeating Fognini 1-6 6-1 6-3, and beat Isner 6-3 6-1 on Sunday. • Finished as No. 1 Russian for 1st time in 2019. • Led ATP Tour last season with 59 overall wins (59-21), 46 hard-court wins (46-13) and 9 finals appearances (4-5). • Achieved career-high No. 4 on 9 September. Highest-ranked Russian since No. 4 Davydenko on 4 August 2008. • Reached 6 straight finals after Wimbledon with 29-3 run (3-3 in finals). • Captured consecutive ATP Masters 1000 titles at Cincinnati (d. No. 1 Djokovic and Goffin) and Shanghai (d. Tsitsipas and A. Zverev). Also beat No. 1 Djokovic to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Monte-Carlo (l. to Lajovic). • Won ATP 250 titles at Sofia (d. Fucsovics) and St. Petersburg (d. Coric) -- all 7 career titles were on hard courts. • Rallied from 2 sets down before falling to Nadal after 4 hours, 51 minutes in 1st Grand Slam final at US Open. • At age 23, became youngest Grand Slam finalist since Djokovic, 23, at 2010 US Open. • Became 1st Russian Grand Slam finalist since Safin at 2005 Australian Open. • Also runner-up at Brisbane (l. to Nishikori), Barcelona (d. Nishikori, l. to Thiem), Washington (l. to Kyrgios) and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (d. Thiem and Khachanov, l. to Nadal). • Went 0-3 in Nitto ATP Finals debut (l. to Tsitsipas, Nadal after holding 1 MP and A. Zverev).

Ruud 2019 Summary | Age: 21 | World No. 53 (Career-High No. 53) | 2019 W-L: 23-19 | Career Titles: 0 F(1): Houston (l Garin) SF (2): Sao Paulo (l Garin); Kitzbuhel (l Ramos-Vinolas) • Saved 2 MPs to defeat No. 19 Isner for first Top 20 win of career on Friday, leading Norway to 2-1 win over USA. Then earned biggest win over No. 12 Fognini 6-2 6-2 on Sunday. • Finished as No. 1 Norwegian for 4th straight year in 2019. • Broke into Top 100 of FedEx ATP Rankings on 4 March and achieved career-high No. 53 on 6 January 2020. • Highest-ranked Norwegian since his father Christian was No. 51 on 27 September 1999 (Career-High No. 39). • Reached Houston final (l. to Garin), becoming 2nd Norwegian ATP Tour finalist (Christian Ruud at 1995 Bastad). • Also became youngest Houston finalist at age 20 since 19-year-old Roddick in 2002. • Advanced to SFs at Sao Paulo (l. to Garin) and Kitzbuhel (l. to Ramos-Vinolas). • Beat Berrettini in Roland Garros 2R (l. to Federer in 3R). • Went 1-2 in debut at Next Gen ATP Finals (d. Davidovich Fokina, l. to Kecmanovic and de Minaur). • Qualified at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Djere in QF) and ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (l. to Auger-Aliassime in 1R), Rome (l. to Del Potro in 3R), Cincinnati (l. to Pella in 1R) and Paris (l. to Mannarino in 1R). • Withdrew from Barcelona Q (arm), Tokyo Q (back) & Shanghai Q (back). Retired vs. Kecmanovic in Zhuhai 1R (ill).

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Karen Khachanov / Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs First Meeting Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud (NOR) • Russians earned 1st tour-level win as a team in 4th try by beating Bolelli/Lorenzi 6-4 6-3 on Friday, and lost to Krajicek/Ram 6-3 6-4 on Sunday. Teamed to reach 2014 Roland Garros boys’ doubles QF. Khachanov has gone on to 2 ATP Masters 1000 finals w/Rublev (2018 Miami and 2019 Paris). Khachanov is No. 83 (Career-High No. 64). Medvedev is No. 186 (Career-High No. 170). • Norwegians clinched win over USA by beating Krajicek/Ram 4-6 6-3 [10-5] in ATP team debut on Friday, then lost to Bolelli/Fognini 6-3 7-6(3) on Sunday. Ruud reached 2019 US Open 3R w/Kecmanovic. Durasovic is No. 686 (Career- High No. 381). Ruud is No. 223 (Career-High No. 221).

ITALY (1-1) vs USA (0-2)

Stefano Travaglia (ITA) vs Taylor Fritz (USA) First Meeting

Travaglia 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 82 (Career-High No. 79) | 2019 W-L: 5-7 | Career Titles: 0 QF (1): Umag (l Balazs) • Fell to Khachanov 7-5 6-3 in opener of Italy’s 3-0 loss to Russia on Friday and defeated Durasovic 6-1 6-1 on Sunday. • One of a record 8 Italians in year-end Top 100 of FedEx ATP Rankings. Finished as No. 7 Italian. • Broke into Top 100 of FedEx ATP Rankings on 24 June and achieved career-high No. 79 on 5 August. • Earned biggest win of career over No. 9 Fognini to reach 1st ATP Tour QF at Umag (l. to Balazs). • Qualified at 4 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments -- 2018 Wimbledon (l. to Millman in 1R), 2018 US Open (l. to Hurkacz in 1R), (l. to Basilashvili in 2R) and 2019 Roland Garros (l. to Mannarino in 1R). • Went 37-19 on ATP Challenger Tour with titles at Francavilla, ITA (d. Otte) and Sopot, POL (d. Horansky). • Reached final at Shymkent, KAZ Challenger (l. to A. Martin). • Retired in , FRA Challenger 2R vs. Kamke due to right elbow injury.

Fritz 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 31 (Career-High No. 25) | 2019 W-L: 31-30 | Career Titles: 1 W (1): Eastbourne (d Querrey) F (2): Atlanta (l de Minaur); Los Cabos (l Schwartzman) • Defeated Durasovic 6-2 6-2 in opening rubber of USA’s 2-1 loss to Norway on Friday and lost to Khachanov 3-6 7-5 6-1 on Sunday in USA’s 2-1 loss to Russia. • Finished as No. 2 American for 1st time in 2019. • Won 1st ATP title at Eastbourne (d. Querrey). Finalist at Atlanta (l. to de Minaur) and Los Cabos (l. to Schwartzman). • Achieved career-high No. 25 at age 21 on 5 August. Youngest American in Top 25 since Roddick on 31 May 2004. • Snapped 5-match losing streak by beating No. 5 Thiem at Laver Cup for biggest win of career. • Ended an earlier 5-match losing streak by reaching ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Qualified and reached 2R at Madrid (d. Dimitrov, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and Rome (d. Pella, l. to Nishikori). • One of 10 men under 23 in Aus. Open 3R (l. to Federer) -- most at a Grand Slam since 2008 Roland Garros (10). • Did not drop a set en route to Basel doubles final w/Opelka (l. to Rojer/Tecau). • Successfully defended Newport Beach, USA Challenger title (d. Schnur).

Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs John Isner (USA) Isner Leads 2-0 12 Valencia (Spain) Hard R32 John Isner 6-3 6-7(4) 7-5 16 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 John Isner 6-3 6-2

Fognini 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 12 (Career-High No. 9) | 2019 W-L: 30-24 | Career Titles: 9 W (1): ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (d Lajovic) QF (6): Auckland (l Kohlschreiber); Hamburg (l Carreno Busta); Los Cabos (l Fritz); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l Nadal); Beijing (l Khachanov); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Medvedev)

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• Fell to Medvedev 1-6 6-1 6-3 during Italy’s 3-0 loss to Russia on Friday and lost 6-2 6-2 to Ruud on Sunday. • Finished as No. 2 Italian for 5th time in 2019 (also 2009, 2011-12, 2016). Was No. 1 Italian in 2013-15 and 2017-18. • On 10 June, became oldest player to break into Top 10 for 1st time at age 32. Earned career-high No. 9 on 15 July. • Defeated No. 3 A. Zverev and No. 2 Nadal en route to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo title (d. Lajovic). • Became 1st Italian to win an ATP Masters 1000 title. Also 1st Italian in Top 10 since No. 10 Barazzutti in 1979. • One of 4 players to defeat Nadal 3+ times on clay (also Djokovic 7, Thiem 4, Gaudio 3). • Earned 30+ wins for 6th time in last 7 years, but went 1-6 in QFs including losses to eventual champions Nadal at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal and Medvedev at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai. • Snapped 5-match losing streak by reaching ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R (d. Andreozzi, l. to Bautista Agut). • Teamed with Djokovic for 1st time at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Kubot/Melo in SF). • Withdrew from Barcelona and Estoril (right hamstring), as well as ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (ankle). • Retired in Umag 2R vs. Travaglia due to right leg injury.

Isner 2019 Summary | Age: 34 | World No. 19 (Career-High No. 8) | 2019 W-L: 30-18 | Career Titles: 15 W (1): Newport (d Bublik) F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Federer) • Squandered 2 MPs in 6-7(3) 7-6(10) 7-5 loss to Ruud on Friday (NOR d. USA 2-1) and lost 6-3 6-1 to Medvedev on Sunday (RUS d. USA 2-1). • Finished as No. 1 American for 7th time in 2019 (also 2012-16, 2018). • One of 3 players who has an active streak of 10+ seasons with 30+ wins, joining Nadal (16) and Djokovic (14). • Captured tournament-record 4th title at Newport as WC (d. Bublik). Improved Newport record to 23-5. • Did not drop a set and went 9-0 in TBs en route to 2nd straight ATP Masters 1000 Miami final (l. to Federer). • Lost 3-set SFs in 3 straight weeks at New York (l. to Opelka after holding 6 MPs), Delray Beach as WC (l. to Evans) and Acapulco (l. to Kyrgios). Beat Mannarino for 400th win in Acapulco 1R. • Reached US Open 3R-or-better for 11th straight year and 12th time overall (l. to Cilic in 3R). • Broke left foot in 2nd set of ATP Masters 1000 Miami final and did not play in April, May and June.

Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs First Meeting Austin Krajicek / Rajeev Ram (USA) • Italians are 80-47 as a team after 6-3 7-6(3) win over Durasovic/Ruud on Sunday to give Italy a 2-1 victory. They captured title. Reached 3 ATP Masters 1000 finals in 2015 (Indian Wells, Monte-Carlo, Shanghai). Fognini is No. 146 (Career-High No. 7). Bolelli is No. 90 (Career-High No. 8). • Americans fell to Durasovic/Ruud 4-6 6-3 [10-5] on Friday and defeated Khachanov/Medvedev 6-3 6-4 on Sunday. Own 7-2 Tour-level team record with 2018 Moscow title. Krajicek owns 3 titles and Ram owns 19 titles overall. Krajicek is No. 41 (Career-High No. 35) and Ram is No. 24 (Career-High No. 9).