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BNP PARIBAS MASTERS: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, November 8, 2015

AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France | November 2-8, 2015 Draw: S-48, D-24 | Prize Money: €3,288,530 | Surface: Indoor Hard

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DJOKOVIC vs. MURRAY IN FINAL, LONDON ON THE LINE FOR POSPISIL/SOCK

 SINGLES FINAL PREVIEW: After 61 tournaments in 31 countries, the ATP World Tour regular season ends in Paris on Sunday with a championship match between the Top 2 players in the Emirates ATP Race to London: and . Not since (1) beat (2) in 1990 have the Top 2 seeds met for the BNP Paribas Masters title. Djokovic has won nine of his last 10 meetings with Murray (20-9 overall) and is bidding to become the first four-time champion in event history. Murray, the first British finalist since Tim Henman won the title in 2003, will secure the year-end No. 2 ranking by defeating the Serb. The Scot has never finished a season higher than No. 3, doing so in 2012 after claiming the Olympic gold medal and US Open championship.

Djokovic is on a 21-match winning streak, which is still seven shy of his unbeaten run earlier in 2015. He’s also the first player in the Open Era to reach 14 straight finals in a calendar year. While John McEnroe (82-3 in 1984), Jimmy Connors (93-4 in 1974) and (81-4 in 2005) had higher win percentages, Djokovic (77-5 in 2015) is enjoying one of the greatest seasons ever.

Murray is appearing in his seventh different ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final, only missing Monte-Carlo and Rome. Djokovic has played in all nine ATP Masters 1000 finals, with Cincinnati the sole title he has yet to claim. In 2015 alone, the Serb has won ATP Masters 1000 titles at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Rome and Shanghai. With a win Sunday, Djokovic would become the first player to capture six ATP Masters 1000 titles in a season since the events were linked in 1990.

DJOKOVIC’S CAREER-HIGHS IN 2015... AND COUNTING

Statistic* Number Prize Money $15,986,989^ Ranking Points 14,885 ^ Entering BNP Paribas Masters Hard-Court Wins 54 Weeks at No. 1 44 ATP Masters 1000 Wins 38 Wins 27 Finals 14 Hard-Court Finals 10 ATP Masters 1000 Finals 8 Grand Slam Finals 4 Win Percentage .939 * Tied for career-high in hard-court titles (6), ATP Masters 1000 titles (5), and Grand Slam titles (3)

 WHAT’S AT STAKE: Champion € 653,700 and 1,000 Emirates ATP Rankings points Runner-up € 320,500 and 600 Emirates ATP Rankings points BNP Paribas Masters Day 7 – Sunday, November 8, 2015 Page 2 of 7 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 FINALS HISTORY:

Djokovic is bidding for a 26th ATP Masters 1000 title (25-12) and 58th overall….He is 57-26 in finals Murray is bidding for a 12th ATP Masters 1000 title (11-4) and 36th overall...…...He is 35-16 in finals

 EMIRATES ATP RACE TO LONDON UPDATE: Each of the eight singles spots at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Nov. 15-22 has been secured entering the BNP Paribas Masters. Murray could wrap up the No. 2 ranking for the season if he wins the title on Sunday. Here’s a look at the updated Race standings going into the final.

Race Player Points SF F W 1 Novak Djokovic 14,885 14,645 14,885 15,285 2 Andy Murray 8,470 8,230 8,470 8,870 3 Roger Federer 7,340 ------4 6,500 6,500 6,740 7,140 5 4,630 4,810 5,050 5,450 6 Tomas Berdych 4,620 4,800 5,040 5,440 7 4,305 4,305 4,545 4,945 8 Kei Nishikori 4,035 ------9 Richard Gasquet 2,850 ------10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2,635 ------11 2,495 ------12 Kevin Anderson 2,475 ------

 EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES RACE TO LONDON UPDATE: debuted last Monday as the new World No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings, ending a 173-week run by Bob and/or atop the rankings. Dodig/Melo moved to No. 3 by reaching the final. There are two teams attempting to clinch the eighth and final spot at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Nov. 15-22). It’s down to No. 8 Bopanna/Mergea and tied No. 9 Pospisil/Sock, who will qualify if they win the title on Sunday:

Race Team Points 2R QF SF F W 1 /Mike Bryan* 6,465 6,285 6,465 6,645 6,8857,285 2 Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau* 6,400 6,220 6,400 6,580 6,8207,220 3 /Marcelo Melo* 5,740 5,140 5,320 5,500 5,740 6,140 4 /* 5,635 5,635 5,815 5,995 6,235 6,635 5 Simone Bolelli/* 4,895 4,895 5,075 5,255 5,4955,895 6 Pierre-Hugues Herbert/* 4,765 4,765 4,945 5,125 5,365 5,765 7 /Nenad Zimonjic* 4,290 4,290 4,470 4,650 4,8905,290 8 / 3,635 3,455 3,635 3,815 4,055 4,455 9 / 3,420 3,420 3,510 3,690 3,930 4,330 9 / 3,420 2,910 3,000 3,180 3,420 3,820 * Qualified

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 BIG FOUR DOMINANCE CONTINUES: The ‘Big Four’ of Djokovic, Federer, Murray and Nadal have won 47 of the last 51 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, which dates back to Nadal’s triumph at Monte-Carlo in 2010. The only other players to emerge with an ATP Masters 1000 title are Robin Soderling (2010 Paris), David Ferrer (2012 Paris), Stan Wawrinka (2014 Monte-Carlo) and Tsonga (2014 Toronto). Here is a breakdown of the ATP Masters 1000 titles won by Djokovic (20), Federer (8), Murray (7) and Nadal (12) during that time:

PLAYER 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Novak - 5 3 3 4 5 Djokovic Roger 1 1 3 - 2 1 Federer Andy 2 2 - 1 - 2 Murray Rafael 3 1 2 5 1 - Nadal

 ATP MASTERS 1000 TITLE LEADERS: Here is a look at the career ATP Masters 1000 title leaders (since 1990): No. Rafael Nadal 27 Novak Djokovic 25 Roger Federer 24 17 Andy Murray 11 11

 STATISTICS COMPARISON: Here is a look at both players statistics leading into the championship: + Leads tournament

STAT DJOKOVIC MURRAY

ACES 14 22

1st % 67% 56%

1st SERVE POINTS WON 74% 73% 2nd SERVE POINTS WON 50% 61% SERVICE GAMES WON 83% (38 of 46) 87% (34 of 39) BREAK POINTS SAVED 60% (12 of 20) 71% (12 of 17) RETURN GAMES WON 34% (15 of 44) 45% (17 of 38)+ BREAK POINTS CONVERTED 50% (15 of 30) 50% (17 of 34)

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DAY 7 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS

COURT CENTRAL

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [2] Andy Murray (GBR) Djokovic Leads 20-9 06 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-5 6-3 07 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (USA) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 07 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (USA) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-0 08 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R16 Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-4 08 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard QF Andy Murray 6-3 7-6(3) 08 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (USA) Hard F Andy Murray 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 09 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (USA) Hard F Andy Murray 6-2 7-5 11 (Australia) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-2 6-3 11 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 3-6 7-6(2) 11 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (USA) Hard F Andy Murray 6-4 3-0 ret 12 Australian Open (Australia) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-7(4) 6-1 7-5 12 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard SF Andy Murray 6-2 7-5 12 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (USA) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-1 7-6(4) 12 London Olympics (Great Britain) Grass SF Andy Murray 7-5 7-5 12 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Andy Murray 7-6(10) 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2 12 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 5-7 7-6(11) 6-3 12 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard RR Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 7-5 13 Australian Open (Australia) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 6-3 6-2 13 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass F Andy Murray 6-4 7-5 6-4 14 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Hard QF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 14 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 7-6(1) 6-7(1) 6-2 6-4 14 Beijing (China) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 14 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-2 15 Australian Open (Australia) Hard F Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (USA) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 15 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (USA) Hard F Novak Djokovic 7-6(3) 4-6 6-0 15 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 5-7 5-7 6-1 15 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard F Andy Murray 6-4 4-6 6-3 15 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-3

Novak Djokovic Andy Murray Sets Won: 49 32 Tiebreak Sets Won: 7 8 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 3 0 Hard: 17 7 Grass: 0 2

Djokovic 2015 FastFacts W (9): Australian Open (d. Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Federer); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d. Berdych); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d. Federer); Wimbledon (d. Federer); US Open (d. Federer); Beijing (d. Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (d. Tsonga); F (4): Dubai (l. to Federer); Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka); ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (l. to Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Federer); QF: Doha (l. to Karlovic) YTD W-L: 77-5 (54-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 9 / Career Titles: 57 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 1 (Career-High) BNP Paribas Masters W-L (Best Result): 25-6 (2009, ’13-14 Champion)

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• World No. 1 enters final on a 21-match winning streak. His streak of 29 sets in a row was snapped on Saturday in second set by Wawrinka. On Friday, beat No. 5 Berdych 76(3) 76(8) and 1st career win of 680 not breaking his opponent’s serve • Trying to become 1st four-time champion in tournament history (coach Boris Becker, former No. 1 also won three titles) • Looking to become 1st player to win six ATP Masters 1000 titles in a season (also won 5 in 2011) and earn 10 titles for second time in his career (10 in 2011) • Clinched year-end No. 1 in Emirates ATP Rankings for 4th time in last 5 years (2011-12, ’14-15) and passed McEnroe on Nov. 2 for 5th all-time with 171 total weeks at No. 1 • Won 8th, 9th and 10th Grand Slam singles titles at Australian Open (d. Murray), Wimbledon (d. Federer) and US Open (d. Federer) respectively. Fell short of calendar Grand Slam in Roland Garros final (l. to Wawrinka) • Became 1 of 3 players to play in all 4 major finals in a single year during Open Era (also Laver in 1969 and Federer in 2006, 2007 and 2009) • Has reached Open Era season record 14 straight finals since falling in Doha QF to start year (l. to Karlovic). Last player to reach 13+ consecutive finals was Federer (17 in 2005-06) • Also captured titles at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo and Rome, passing Federer for 2nd all-time with 25 ATP Masters 1000 championships (Nadal 27). Has a 38-2 record in ATP Masters 1000 play this season • Became 1st men’s player to earn more than $16 million in prize money during a season • More titles (29) than losses (25) on hard courts since 2011 • Earned 70+ victories in a season for 5th time in career. With win on Sunday, will tie career-high 78 in ‘09 • Has posted W-L records of 67-1 in 1R-SF, 9-4 in finals and 1-0 in . Also 26-4 vs. Top 10

FINALS STREAK – Djokovic has reached the final in 14 consecutive tournaments, the most in a season in the Open Era.Here is a look at the players with the most consecutive finals reached (and overall) in Open Era:

Player Year Finals Overall Novak Djokovic 2015 14 14 Guillermo Vilas 1977 13 13 Ivan Lendl 1982 11 18 (1981-82) Roger Federer 2006 11 17 (2005-06) John McEnroe 1984 11 12 (1983-84)

2015 TITLE LEADERS: Here are the ATP World Tour title leaders this season:

No. 1) Novak Djokovic 9 2) Roger Federer 6 3) David Ferrer 5 4) Andy Murray 4 Stan Wawrinka 4 6) Rafael Nadal 3 Kei Nishikori 3 3

DJOKOVIC’S 70-WIN SEASONS

Year W-L Win Pct. 2015 77-5 .939 2013 74-9 .892 2012 75-12 .862 2011 70-6 .921 2009 78-19 .804

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Murray 2015 FastFacts: W (4): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (d Nadal); London / Queen's Club (d Anderson); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Montreal (d Djokovic); F(2): Australian Open (l Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Djokovic); SF(5): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Djokovic); Roland Garros (l Djokovic); Wimbledon (l Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Djokovic); QF(2): Rotterdam (l Simon); Dubai (l Coric) YTD W-L: 68-11 (41-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 35 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 3 BNP Paribas Masters W-L (Best Result): 17-8 (2015 Finalist)

• No. 1 Brit is appearing in his 1st final in Bercy and has reached final in 7 of 9 ATP Masters 1000 events in his career. Has only dropped one set en route to final, beating No. 10 Gasquet 76(7) 36 63 on Friday. He is first British finalist in Bercy since Tim Henman won title in 2003 • Has won a career-best 68 matches, breaking his previous record in 2009 with a 66-11 record • Owns winning record vs. Top 10 opponents this season (11-7) and throughout career (82-71). Has an 11-25 career record vs. World No. 1 opponents: 4-12 vs. Djokovic, 4-4 vs. Federer, 3-9 vs. Nadal • Has won 4 titles on 3 surfaces since April: Munich (d. Kohlschreiber), ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Nadal), London/Queen's Club (d. Anderson) and ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (d. Djokovic). Has 4-2 record in finals • Titles in Munich and Madrid were first of career on clay; Montréal title was 35th overall. Has 11 career ATP Masters 1000 titles (11-4 in finals) and 30-4 record in ATP Masters 1000 events this season • Lost to Djokovic in Australian Open final, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF, ATP Masters 1000 Miami final and Roland Garros SF before ending 8-match losing streak against Serb in Montréal final • Also reached SFs at Wimbledon and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Federer in both) • Streak of 18 consecutive Grand Slam QFs ended at US Open (l. to Anderson in 4R) • Led Great Britain to 1st Davis Cup final since 1978 with 8-0 record (2-0 vs. USA, 3-0 vs. FRA, 3-0 vs. AUS) • Earned 500th singles win of career in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (d. Anderson) • Has a 59-0 match record this season after winning the 1st set (9-11 when losing opening set)

50 MATCH WINS CLUB: Djokovic and Murray are the top two match wins leaders on the ATP World Tour this season. Here are the 2015 leaders:

W-L Titles 1) Novak Djokovic 77-5 9 2) Andy Murray 68-11 4 3) Roger Federer 59-10 6 4) Rafael Nadal 58-19 3 5) Tomas Berdych 57-19 2 6) David Ferrer 55-13 5 7) Kei Nishikori 53-14 3 Stan Wawrinka 53-16 4

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 DOUBLES FINAL PREVIEW: In the doubles final, unseeded Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock are playing for their second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title, as well as the eighth and final spot at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. However, if the 25-year-old Canadian and 23-year-old American fall to No. 2 seeds Marcelo Melo and Ivan Dodig, then BNP Paribas Masters quarter- finalists Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea will secure the last ticket to London Nov. 15-22.

The BNP Paribas Masters is Pospisil and Sock’s 12th event of the season, fewest among the Top 10 teams in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race to London. They’ve also overcome a five-match summer losing streak, winning the Beijing title on Oct. 11 to get back in the race. However, Pospisil and Sock opted to play different singles tournaments last week, resting all of their doubles hopes on winning the Paris title. The risky decision might pay off twice: Pospisil (Valencia) and Sock (Basel) reached singles semi-finals on Oct. 30 and are one doubles victory from qualifying for London.

That win will be difficult to come by against Melo and Dodig. Melo is on a 15-match winning streak, including three titles in as many weeks at Tokyo (w/), ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (w/Klaasen) and Vienna (w/Lukasz Kubot). The 32-year-old Brazilian arrived in Paris as the new No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings, and he will leave as the year-end No. 1. Melo is the first year-end No. 1 other than Bob and/or Mike Bryan since Nenad Zimonjic in 2008. He joins countryman and good friend , who topped the year-end singles rankings in 2000.