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2019 US OPEN , NY, USA | 26 August-8 September 2019 S-128, D-64 | $57,238,700 | Hard www.usopen.org DAY 10 MEDIA NOTES | Wednesday, 4 September 2019

MEN’S SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS (BOTTOM HALF)

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM [24] (ITA) vs [13] Gael Monfils (FRA) First Meeting [20] (ARG) vs [2] (ESP) Nadal Leads 7-0

DAY 10 FAST FACTS • Matteo Berrettini makes his quarter-final debut Wednesday alongside three veterans of the ‘Elite Eight’: Rafael Nadal (40th Slam QF), Gael Monfils (9th Slam QF) and Diego Schwartzman (3rd Slam QF).

• Four players who are at least 33 years old have reached QFs of same Grand Slam event for first time in Open Era. o (34) vs. (23) Tuesday Day Session o (38) vs. (28) Tuesday Evening Session o Gael Monfils (33) vs. Matteo Berrettini (23) Wednesday Day Session o Rafael Nadal (33) vs. Diego Schwartzman (27) Wednesday Evening Session

• Nadal is playing his 40th Grand Slam quarter-final. He’s 32-7 in Grand Slam QFs overall and 26-2 outside Australia. o 11 QFs (6-5) 6 SFs (5-1) 5 Finals (1-4) o Roland Garros 13 QFs (12-1) 12 SFs (12-0) 12 Finals (12-0) o Wimbledon 7 QFs (7-0) 7 SFs (5-2) 5 Finals (2-3) o US Open 9 QFs (7-1) 7 SFs (4-3) 4 Finals (3-1) o TOTALS 40 QFs (32-7) 32 SFs (26-6) 26 Finals (18-8)

• Nadal has reached nine straight Grand Slam quarter-finals. The next-longest active streak is three (Roger Federer).

• Schwartzman has reached a Grand Slam quarter-final and earned more than 30 wins in 3 straight seasons. At 5- foot-7, he bids to become shortest Grand Slam semi-finalist since 5-foot-6 at 1980 Roland Garros.

• Berrettini bids to become the fourth Italian man to reach a Grand Slam semi-final in the Open Era (since April 1968). o 2018 Roland Garros SF o 1977 US Open SF, 1978 Roland Garros SF o 1973 Roland Garros SF, 1975 Roland Garros SF, 1976 Roland Garros Champion

• Monfils is 1 of 16 Frenchmen to play in a Grand Slam quarter-final and 1 of 10 Frenchmen to reach a Grand Slam semi-final since the last time that a Frenchman won a Grand Slam title: at 1983 Roland Garros.

• ATP Race to London Standings (as of Tuesday at 12 pm ET)

No. Player Points Key 1 Rafael Nadal* 7,585^ Top 8 qualify for Nitto ATP Finals (10-17 November) 2 * 7,265 * Qualified 3 Roger Federer* 5,510^ ^ Add 360 points for QF win 4 Daniil Medvedev 3,965^ 5 3,845 6 3,160 7 2,350 8 2,180 9 2,120 10 2,080 11 Gael Monfils 2,080^ 12 1,965 13 Diego Schwartzman 1,850^ 14 Matteo Berrettini 1,800^ 15 Stan Wawrinka 1,670^ 16 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,591

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Most Grand Slam Quarter-finals of All Time 1 Roger Federer 56 2 Novak Djokovic 45 3 41 4 Rafael Nadal 40 5 37

Most Grand Slam Semi-finals of All Time 1 Roger Federer 45 (Entering Tuesday) 2 Novak Djokovic 36 3 Rafael Nadal 32 4 Jimmy Connors 31 5 28

Most Grand Slam Finals of All Time 1 Roger Federer 31 2 Rafael Nadal 26 3 Novak Djokovic 25 4 Ivan Lendl 19 5 18

Most Grand Slam Titles of All Time 1 Roger Federer 20 2 Rafael Nadal 18 3 Novak Djokovic 16 4 Pete Sampras 14 5 Roy Emerson 12

Most US Open Quarter-finals of Open Era 1 Jimmy Connors 17 T2 13 T2 Roger Federer 13 4 Ivan Lendl 12 5 Novak Djokovic 11

Most US Open Semi-finals of Open Era 1 Jimmy Connors 14 2 Novak Djokovic 11 T3 Andre Agassi 10 T3 Roger Federer 10 (Entering Tuesday) T5 Ivan Lendl 9 T5 Pete Sampras 9

Most US Open Finals of Open Era T1 Novak Djokovic 8 T1 Ivan Lendl 8 T1 Pete Sampras 8 T4 Jimmy Connors 7 T4 Roger Federer 7

Most US Open Titles of Open Era T1 Jimmy Connors 5 T1 Roger Federer 5 T1 Pete Sampras 5 4 John McEnroe 4 T5 Novak Djokovic 3 T5 Ivan Lendl 3 T5 Rafael Nadal 3

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[24] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs [13] Gael Monfils (FRA) First Meeting

MATTEO BERRETTINI vs GAEL MONFILS 23 (4/12/96) Age (Birthdate) 33 (9/1/86) No. 25 (No. 20 on 6/24/19) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 13 (No. 6 on 11/7/16) , Birthplace , , Monaco Residence Switzerland 33-15 (9-9) 2019 Record (on hard) 30-11 (23-4) 52-35 (15-18) Career Record (on hard) 470-263 (295-150) 2 / 3 2019 Titles / Career Titles 1 / 8 11-7 Career Grand Slam Record 107-50 4-1 (2019 Quarter-final) US Open Record (Best Result) 29-12 (2016 Semi-final) 2-0 (1-0) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 17-15 (1-1) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 24-19 (15-11) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 188-141 (11-12) $1,997,626 Career Prize Money $16,711,980 , Umberto Rianna Coach Liam Smith

MATTEO BERRETTINI

2019 US Open • Defeated Rublev on Monday to become 2nd Italian in tournament history to reach US Open QF (Barazzutti in 1977). • Bidding to become 2nd Italian in tournament history to reach US Open SF (Barazzutti in 1977). • Also bidding to become youngest US Open semi-finalist since Djokovic, 23, in 2010. Born on 12 April 1996 -- 2 months and 1 day after fellow 2019 US Open quarter-finalist Medvedev. • Seeking biggest Grand Slam win of career vs. No. 13 Monfils (d. No. 15 Sock in 2018 Wimbledon 1R). • Owns 5-0 QF record in 2019 and 5-match win streak vs. French opponents since 2018 Wimbledon (l. to Simon in 2R). • Entered 2019 US Open with 5-9 hard-court record this season and 11-18 career hard-court record. • Appearing in 2nd hard-court QF of career, having reached Sofia SF in February (d. Verdasco in QF, l. to Fucsovics).

2019 Highlights W (2): Budapest (d Krajinovic); Stuttgart (d Auger-Aliassime) F (1): Munich (l Garin) SF (2): Sofia (l Fucsovics); Halle (l Goffin) QF (1): US Open

2019 in Review • Held in all 50 of his service games to win Stuttgart title (d. Kyrgios, Khachanov, Kudla, Struff and Auger-Aliassime). • Lost 5 straight tour-level matches before winning 5 matches en route to Budapest title (d. Krajinovic). • Followed Budapest with 2nd straight final at Munich (l. to Garin in 3rd-set TB). • Earned career-high 33 wins and achieved career-high No. 20 in ATP Rankings on 24 June. • Defeated No. 5 A. Zverev for biggest win of career in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R as WC (l. to Schwartzman in 3R). • Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at Wimbledon (d. Schwartzman after saving 3 MPs, l. to Federer). • Squandered 3 MPs in Auckland 2R (l. to Mayer). • Claimed 3rd ATP Challenger Tour title of career at Phoenix, USA (d. Kukushkin). • Won debut over Gunneswaran to help Italy defeat India 3-1 in Qualifiers. • Withdrew from Marrakech (shoulder), Bastad (fatigue), Gstaad (ankle) and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (ankle).

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Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 20 on 24 June 2019 after reaching Halle SF. Broke into Top 50 on 11 February 2019 after reaching Sofia SF and Top 100 on 19 March 2018 following run to Irving, USA Challenger final. Rose nearly 300 spots in year-end rankings from No. 433 in 2016 to No. 136 in 2017. > Held in all 49 of his service games at 2018 Gstaad and all 50 of his service games at 2019 Stuttgart en route to titles. Also won 2019 Budapest singles title, 2018 Gstaad doubles title w/Bracciali and 2018 St. Petersburg doubles title w/Fognini. > Advanced to 2019 Wimbledon 4R with 5-set victory over Schwartzman. Saved 3 MPs to defeat Argentine in 4 hours, 19 minutes. > Qualified and defeated Troicki at 2018 Doha for 1st ATP Tour win. Enjoyed 1st ATP Masters 1000 win over Tiafoe in 2018 Rome 1R as WC. Avenged loss to A. Zverev in 2018 Rome 2R by beating World No. 5 for biggest win of career in 2019 Rome 2R. > Earned 19 tour-level wins in 2018 and 33 tour-level wins in 2019. Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at 2017 San Benedetto, ITA; 2018 Bergamo, ITA and 2019 Phoenix, USA.

GAEL MONFILS

2019 US Open • Appearing in 4th US Open QF (1-2) and 9th Grand Slam QF overall (2-6). Reached 2016 US Open SF (d. Pouille in QF, l. to No. 1 Djokovic), 2014 US Open QF (l. to Federer after holding 2 MPs) and 2010 US Open QF (l. to Djokovic). • Defeated Andujar on Monday for 30th win of 2019. Earned 30+ wins in 9 seasons (2008-11, 2013-16, 2019). • Improved to 23-4 on hard courts this season (.852). Trails only Nadal (.900) and Federer (.885) for highest hard-court win percentage in 2019 (minimum 8 matches). • Still seeking 1st Grand Slam men’s singles final 15 years after winning 3 of 4 Grand Slam boys’ singles titles. • No Frenchman has reached US Open final since 1993 (Pioline) and won title since 1928 US Championships (Cochet). • Owns 8-1 record vs. Italian opponents since 2015 Halle (l. to Seppi in QF). • Only Frenchman of 14 in field to reach US Open 3R. Fewest Frenchmen in US Open 3R since 2003 (Gregory Carraz).

2019 Highlights W (1): Rotterdam (d Wawrinka) SF (3): Sofia (l Medvedev); Dubai (l Tsitsipas); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (W/O vs Nadal) QF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (W/O vs Thiem); Estoril (l Davidovich Fokina); US Open

2019 in Review • Captured 8th ATP Tour title at Rotterdam (d. Wawrinka). Reached at least 1 final in 15 straight years (2005-19). • Advanced to SFs at Sofia (l. to Medvedev) and Dubai (l. to Tsitsipas in 3rd-set TB). • Reached Roland Garros 4R-or-better for 8th time (l. to Thiem in 4R). • Blew 2 MPs vs Federer in ATP Masters 1000 3R. Saved 1 MP vs Johnson in Stuttgart 1R (l. to Kudla in 2R). • Started season career-best 15-3 before conceding walkover to Thiem in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells QF due to left ankle injury. Also conceded walkover to Nadal in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal SF due to ankle sprain. • Retired in Wimbledon 1R vs. Humbert and withdrew from , Monte-Carlo and Washington (left ankle). • Withdrew earlier this season from Auckland due to right leg injury and Marseille due to wrist injury.

Career Highlights > Finished in Top 10 for 1st time in 2016 after achieving career-high No. 6 on 7 November 2016. Earned 20+ wins in 14 of last 15 years (2005-11, 2013-19) and ended 13 years in Top 50 (2005-11 and 2013-18). Finished 2004 season as World No. 1 junior. > Qualified for 2016 Nitto ATP Finals, falling to Raonic and Thiem before withdrawing (rib). > Owns 8-21 record in finals, reaching a final in 15 straight seasons (2005-19). Captured ATP 500 titles at 2016 Washington and 2019 Rotterdam. Reached ATP Masters 1000 finals at 2009 Paris, 2010 Paris and 2016 Monte-Carlo. Earned biggest win of career in 2009 Doha QF (d. No. 1 Nadal) and 400th win in 2017 Roland Garros 1R (d. Brown). > Advanced to Grand Slam SFs at 2008 Roland Garros and 2016 US Open. Reached 7 other Grand Slam QFs, including 2014 US Open, squandering 2 MPs vs. Federer. Won boys' singles titles in 2004 at Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon (l. to Troicki in US Open 3R). > Defeated Tipsarevic in 2010 Davis Cup final and Federer in 2014 Davis Cup final, but France lost both ties. Did not play on 2017 team that won Davis Cup title.

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[20] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 7-0 13 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-2 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Rafael Nadal 7-6(5) 6-3 7-5 17 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 18 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 18 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid () Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4 18 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 19 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-1

DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN vs RAFAEL NADAL 27 (8/16/92) Age (Birthdate) 33 (6/3/86) No. 21 (No. 11 on 6/11/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 2 (No. 1 on 8/18/08) , Birthplace Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Buenos Aires, Argentina Residence Manacor, Mallorca, Spain 34-18 (17-7) 2019 Record (on hard) 44-6 (18-2) 137-120 (64-52) Career Record (on hard) 963-196 (454-131) 1 / 3 2019 Titles / Career Titles 3 / 83 29-21 Career Grand Slam Record 268-38 11-5 (2017, 2019 Quarter-finals) US Open Record (Best Result) 61-11 (2010, 2013, 2017 Champion) 5-4 (2-1) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 21-12 (0-0) 1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 3 34-46 (10-7) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 233-150 (7-4) $6,604,975 Career Prize Money $111,328,858 , Leonardo Olguin Coach Carlos Moya, Francisco Roig

DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN

2019 US Open • Appearing in 2nd US Open QF (0-1) and 3rd Grand Slam QF overall (0-2). Reached 2017 US Open QF (l. to Carreno Busta) and 2018 Roland Garros QF (l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Upset No. 6 A. Zverev on Monday to equal biggest career win (d. No. 6 Nishikori in 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF). • Owns 0-16 record against Top 5 opponents, including 5 losses to Nadal while Spaniard was ranked in Top 5. • Owned 0-5 record against 2019 US Open 1R opponent Haase before beating him 6-3 7-6(6) 6-0. • Posted best sets-won percentage en route to 2019 US Open QF (Schwartzman 12-1, Nadal 9-1, Dimitrov 9-1).

2019 Highlights W (1): Los Cabos (d Fritz) F (1): Buenos Aires (l Cecchinato) SF (2): Sydney (l Seppi); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Djokovic) QF (3): Cordoba (l Pella); London/Queen's Club (l Medvedev); US Open

2019 in Review • Captured 3rd ATP Tour title of career at Los Cabos (d. Fritz). Earned 30+ wins in 3 straight seasons. • Saved 1 MP vs. 2-time champion Thiem to reach final in hometown of Buenos Aires (l. to Cecchinato). • Beat No. 6 Nishikori for biggest win of career and to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Rome (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Defeated fellow 5-foot-7 player Nishioka in Sydney QF (l. to Seppi in SF), 1R as Q (l. to Thiem in 2R) and ATP Masters 1000 Rome 1R. Shortest matches since 5-foot-8 Lisnard vs. 5-foot-6 O. Rochus in 2011 US Open 1R. • Advanced to London/Queen’s Club QF (d. Cilic, l. to Medvedev). Squandered 3 MPs vs. Berrettini in Wimbledon 3R. • Reached doubles finals w/Thiem at Buenos Aires (l. to M. Gonzalez/Zeballos) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Rojer/Tecau). Also advanced to Roland Garros doubles SF w/Pella (l. to Krawietz/Mies).

Career Highlights > Achieved new career-high ranking 9 times in 2017 and 8 times in 2018, peaking at No. 11 on 11 June 2018. Highest- ranked player to stand 5-foot-7 or shorter since 5-foot-6 Solomon was No. 10 on 27 July 1981. > Snapped 5-match losing streak with 5 straight wins at 2016 Istanbul en route to 1st ATP Tour title. Saved 1 MP to beat Dzumhur in QF before rallying from a set and 5-2 down to defeat Dimitrov in final. Added titles at 2018 Rio de Janeiro and 2019 Los Cabos. For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN – Day 10 Media Notes Wednesday, 4 September 2019 Page 6 of 6

> Defeated 2014 champion Cilic en route to 1st Grand Slam QF at 2017 US Open. Shortest Grand Slam quarter-finalist since fellow 5-foot-7 South American Yzaga at 1994 US Open. Reached 2018 Roland Garros QF by rallying from 2 sets down against Anderson. Advanced to 2019 Roland Garros doubles SF with countryman Pella. > Beat No. 6 Nishikori for biggest win of career and to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at 2019 Rome. Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 QFs at 2017 Monte-Carlo and 2017 Montreal, where he saved 4 MPs vs. Thiem. Doubles runner-up at 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid w/Thiem. > Reached QF-or-better at 11 tournaments in 2017, earning career-high 39 wins. Owns 100+ victories on ATP Tour (137- 120, 3 titles) and ATP Challenger Tour (128-69, 8 titles).

RAFAEL NADAL

2019 US Open • Defeated 2014 champion Cilic on Monday for 61st US Open win. Owns 60+ wins at 6 tournaments (Roland Garros 93, ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 71, US Open 61, Australian Open 61, ATP Masters 1000 Rome 61, Barcelona 61). • Owns 7-match win streak in US Open QFs since 1st US Open QF in 2006 (l. to Youzhny). • Owns 14-match win streak in tour-level QFs since 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Thiem). • Owns 32-match win streak vs. Argentines not named Juan Marin del Potro since 2013 Vina del Mar final (l. to Zeballos).

2019 Highlights W (3): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d Djokovic); Roland Garros (d Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (d Medvedev) F (1): Australian Open (l Djokovic) SF (5): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (W/O vs Federer); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Fognini); Barcelona (l Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Tsitsipas); Wimbledon (l Federer) QF (1): US Open

2019 in Review • Captured 12th Roland Garros and 18th Grand Slam title overall (d. Federer and Thiem). Improved to 24-0 in Roland Garros SFs and finals, 93-2 overall at Roland Garros and 118-2 in best-of-5-set matches on clay. • Became 1st men’s or women’s player to win a Grand Slam event 12 times. won Aus. Open 11 times. • At age 33, became oldest Roland Garros champion since 34-year-old Gimeno in 1972. • Captured ATP Masters 1000 titles at Rome (d. No. 1 Djokovic) and Montreal (d. Medvedev). • Now owns ATP Masters 1000 records for titles (35), finals (51) and wins (381). • Set an Open Era record by winning a title for 16th straight season (2004-19) -- breaking tie with Federer (2001-15). • Ranked in Top 10 for 750 consecutive weeks (25 April 2005-9 September 2019) -- surpassing Federer’s longest run from 2002-16. Connors holds record of 789 consecutive weeks in Top 10 (23 August 1973-3 October 1988). • Did not drop a set en route to 5th Aus. Open final. Did not win a set for 1st time in 26 Grand Slam finals (l. to Djokovic). • Five weeks after defeating Federer in Roland Garros SF, lost to him in Wimbledon SF. Owns 24-16 H2H lead. • Conceded W/O in Indian Wells SF vs. Federer (right knee). Withdrew from Miami (right knee) and Cincinnati (fatigue).

Career Highlights > Finished 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2017 as World No. 1. Ranks 6th all-time with 196 total weeks at No. 1. Spent 750 consecutive weeks in Top 10 since 25 April 2005, including record 160 straight weeks at No. 2 before passing Federer for No. 1 on 18 August 2008. > Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in 15 straight seasons (2005-19). Made 8 appearances and still seeking 1st year-end title after finishing as runner-up in 2010 and 2013. Owns only 1 indoor hard-court title (2005 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid). > Captured 83 titles, including unprecedented 12 at Roland Garros, 11 at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo and 11 at Barcelona. Greatest of all time on clay with 59 titles and .918-win percentage (436-39). Owns 118-2 record in best-of-5- set matches on clay (.983). Enjoyed record win streaks on a single surface of 81 matches (2005-07) and 50 sets (2017- 18). Boasts most ATP Masters 1000 titles of all time with 35. Only player to sweep Roland Garros and all 3 clay-court ATP Masters 1000 events in a single season (2010). > Second all-time with 18 titles and 26 finals at Grand Slams, trailing only Federer’s 20 titles and 31 finals. As 24-year-old at 2010 US Open, became youngest man in Open Era to complete career Grand Slam. One of 3 men to win a Grand Slam title in teens, 20s and 30s (also Sampras, Rosewall). Captured 1st of 12 Roland Garros titles as 19-year-old in 2005 and remains youngest Grand Slam champion since Chang, 17, at 1989 Roland Garros. Earned 900th win of career in 2018 Roland Garros 3R en route to title (d. Gasquet). > Won Olympic gold medals in singles at 2008 Beijing and doubles at 2016 Rio w/M. Lopez. One of 2 men to win all 4 Grand Slams and Olympic gold medal in singles (also Agassi). Led Spain to Davis Cup titles in 2004, 2009 and 2011. Owns all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since 2005.

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