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ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL PRESENTADO POR HSBC DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, March 4, 2017

Princess Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico | February 27-March 4, 2017 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,491,310 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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NADAL TO PLAY FOR 3RD ACAPULCO TITLE, 1ST ON HARD COURT

 Rafael Nadal is the undisputed, undefeated, two-time Acapulco champion, reeling off records of 14-0 in matches and 28-0 in sets at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. But the No. 2 seed is also playing his 30th hard-court event since winning his last title on the surface at 2014 Doha. Nadal hopes to end his hard-court hex against Sam Querrey and capture his 70th ATP World Tour title overall.

 The unseeded Querrey is into his first ATP World Tour 500 final since winning the 2010 Memphis title. After upsetting then-No. 1 Novak Djokovic at 2016 Wimbledon, Querrey lost his next seven matches against Top 20 opponents. However, he beat No. 11 David Goffin, No. 9 Dominic Thiem and No. 17 Nick Kyrgios to earn a place opposite the sixth-ranked Nadal in Saturday’s final.

 No. 1 seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares meet unseeded John Isner and Feliciano Lopez in the doubles final. Murray and Soares are seeking their first title of the season after finishing 2016 atop the Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings. Isner and Lopez, on the other hand, have played more matches as opponents than partners. Isner is 5-3 against Lopez and 4-1 alongside him.

INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS

Abierto Mexicano Telcel [2] Rafael Nadal Sam Querrey Aces 11 38 1st-Serve Percentage 68% (152 of 224) 53% (151 of 287) 1st-Serve Points Won 76% (116 of 152) 83% (125 of 151) 2nd-Serve Points Won 58% (42 of 72) 49% (67 of 136) Service Games Won 94% (33 of 35) 87% (41 of 47) Break Points Saved 83% (10 of 12) 77% (20 of 26) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 38% (48 of 126) 35% (58 of 168) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 56% (54 of 96) 58% (65 of 113) Return Games Won 44% (15 of 34) 36% (16 of 44) Break Points Converted 48% (15 of 31) 62% (16 of 26)

BOLD: Leads all 32 players at Abierto Mexicano Telcel

EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Abierto Mexicano Telcel Champion Finalist Ranking Points 500 300 Singles Prize Money $321,290 $157,510 Doubles Prize Money $96,730 $47,360

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[2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Sam Querrey (USA) Nadal Leads 4-0 06 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Rafael Nadal 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3 08 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-2 5-7 7-6(2) 6-3 08 Davis Cup SF (Spain) Clay RR Rafael Nadal 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-2

Nadal 2017 Summary F: Australian Open (l Federer); QF: Brisbane (l Raonic) YTD W-L: 12-2 (12-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 69 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (30) Emirates ATP Ranking: 6 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 14-0 (2005, 2013 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Improved to 28-0 in sets at Acapulco with wins over M. Zverev, Lorenzi, [Q] Nishioka and [3] Cilic • Bidding to become 5th player with 70+ ATP World Tour titles (Connors 109, Lendl 94, Federer 89, McEnroe 77) • Played 29 hard-court tournaments and 5 hard-court finals since last hard-court title at 2014 Doha • Owns 59-8 lifetime record against American opponents with 16 straight wins since 2011 Cincinnati QF (l. to Fish) • Defeated Monfils and Raonic at Australian Open en route to 1st Grand Slam final since 2014 (l. to Federer in 5 sets) • Won 5-setters at Australian Open over A. Zverev in 4 hours, 5 minutes and Dimitrov in 4 hours, 56 minutes • Tied with Djokovic for 2nd all-time with 21 Grand Slam finals, winning 13 straight SFs and 21 of 24 overall • Loss to Federer snapped 6-match winning streak against Swiss at Grand Slams dating back to 2007 Wimbledon • Advanced to Brisbane QF (l. to Raonic in 3 sets)

Querrey 2017 Summary QF: Delray Beach (l del Potro) YTD W-L: 9-4 (9-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: 40 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 8-3 (2017 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: First American finalist in tournament history ended 7-match losing streak against Top 20 opponents by beating No. 11 Goffin in 2R, No. 9 Thiem in QF and No. 17 Kyrgios in SF • Appearing in 1st ATP World Tour final since winning 2016 Delray Beach title more than a year ago (d. Ram) • Snapped 7-match losing streak against Spanish opponents by beating Garcia-Lopez in 2016 Winston-Salem 2R • Fell in Delray Beach QF to del Potro as defending champion • Defeated wild cards Halys and de Minaur to reach Australian Open 3R for 5th time (l. to No. 1 Murray) • Advanced to Brisbane doubles final in team debut w/Muller (d. Nishikori/Thiem in QF, l. to Kokkinakis/Thompson) • In 1st match w/Young since 2005, upset defending champs J. Murray/Soares at Aus. Open (l. to Bolt/Mousley in 3R) • Helped USA to 5-0 sweep of Switzerland in Davis Cup 1R (d. Bossel)

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[1] Jamie Murray (GBR)/Bruno Soares (BRA) vs First Meeting John Isner (USA)/Feliciano Lopez (ESP)

• J. Murray/Soares defeated Cilic/Mektic 63 26 10-8, Lipsky/Querrey 61 63 and [PR] Petzschner/Qureshi 64 76(1) • Brit and Brazilian are 9-4 in 2017 and 50-21 overall since joining forces at start of 2016 season • Won 3 titles, including 2016 Aus. Open (d. Nestor/Stepanek) and 2016 US Open (d. Carreno Busta/Garcia-Lopez) • J. Murray has won 16 titles with 6 partners, highlighted by 2010 Valencia and 2011 Tokyo w/A. Murray • Soares has won 23 titles with 6 partners, but finished runner-up at 2011 Acapulco w/Melo (l. to Hanescu/Tecau) • Doubles Rankings: J. Murray 7 (Career-High 1 on Apr. 4, 2016), Soares 8 (Career-High 2 on Oct. 17, 2016)

• Isner/F. Lopez are teaming for 2nd time and saved 3 MPs in 63 46 16-14 SF win over Marach/Martin • American and Spaniard previously partnered at 2013 Valencia (d. Kohlschreiber/F. Mayer, l. to Peya/Soares in QF) • Isner has won 4 doubles titles -- all with American partners: 2008 Newport w/Fish, 2010 Memphis w/Querrey, 2011 ATP Masters 1000 Rome w/Querrey and 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai w/Sock • F. Lopez has won 3 doubles titles -- all with Spanish partners: 2004 Stockholm w/Verdasco, 2016 Doha w/M. Lopez and 2016 Roland Garros w/M. Lopez (d. Herbert/Mahut, Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin, Dodig/Melo and Bryan/Bryan) • Spaniard finished runner-up at 2014 Acapulco w/Mirnyi (l. to Anderson/Ebden) • Doubles Rankings: Isner 59 (Career-High 26 on Apr. 2, 2012), F. Lopez 14 (Career-High 9 on Nov. 7, 2016)

ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL PRESENTADO POR HSBC DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Friday, March 3, 2017

Princess Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico | February 27-March 4, 2017 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,491,310 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

NADAL, CILIC, KYRGIOS, QUERREY INTO ACAPULCO SEMI-FINALS

 Rafael Nadal puts his perfect record at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel on the line in Friday’s semi- finals against fellow Top 10 player Marin Cilic. Nadal, the No. 2 seed, is 13-0 in matches and 26-0 in sets at Acapulco, where he won the 2005 and 2013 titles on clay. The third-seeded Cilic is 5-2 against Top 10 opponents since August, including wins over Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic.

 No. 6 seed Nick Kyrgios returns to Cancha Central following his stirring serving performance against Djokovic on Thursday. The 21-year-old now owns victories over Djokovic, Nadal and Roger Federer. He is also 1-0 against his semi-final opponent Sam Querrey, who defeated defending champion Dominic Thiem to reach the ‘Final Four’ in Acapulco for the second straight year.

 In the doubles semi-finals, No. 1 seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares take on Philipp Petzschner and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, and Oliver Marach and Fabrice Martin meet John Isner and Feliciano Lopez. Isner is 5-3 against Lopez in singles, but teaming up with the Spaniard for just the second time on the ATP World Tour. They reached the 2013 Valencia quarter-finals.

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[3] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 3-1 09 Beijing (China) Hard SF Marin Cilic 6-1 6-3 11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 6-3 11 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-3 15 Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-3 6-3

Cilic 2017 Summary QF: Rotterdam (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 5-4 (5-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 16 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 (28) Emirates ATP Ranking: 8 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2017 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Bidding to become 1st Croatian finalist in 24-year tournament history • Appearing in 1st ATP SF since 2016 Paris (l. to Isner) and seeking 1st final since 2016 Basel title (d. Nishikori) • Owns 26-63 record against Top 10 opponents (5-2 in last 7 matches and 7-5 since start of 2016 season) • Won 6 straight matches against Spanish opponents since losing to Bautista Agut in 2016 Australian Open 3R • Advanced to Rotterdam QF (d. Paire and Coric, l. to eventual champion Tsonga 76 76) • Improved to 25-12 in 5-setters with 5th comeback from 2 sets down at Aus. Open (d. Janowicz, l. to Evans in 2R) • As No. 1 seed, upset in Chennai 2R by No. 117 Kovalik and Montpellier 2R by No. 84 Brown

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Nadal 2017 Summary F: Australian Open (l Federer); QF: Brisbane (l Raonic) YTD W-L: 11-2 (11-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 69 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (30) Emirates ATP Ranking: 6 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 13-0 (2005, 2013 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Improved to 26-0 in sets at Acapulco with wins over M. Zverev, Lorenzi and [Q] Nishioka • Boasts 142-77 record against Top 10 opponents (2-4 in last 6 matches and 6-6 since start of 2016 season) • Owns 12-3 record against Croatian opponents since start of 2011 season (1 loss to Dodig, 2 losses to Coric) • Defeated Monfils and Raonic at Australian Open en route to 1st Grand Slam final since 2014 (l. to Federer in 5 sets) • Won 5-setters at Australian Open over A. Zverev in 4 hours, 5 minutes and Dimitrov in 4 hours, 56 minutes • Tied with Djokovic for 2nd all-time with 21 Grand Slam finals, winning 13 straight SFs and 21 of 24 overall • Loss to Federer snapped 6-match winning streak against Swiss at Grand Slams dating back to 2007 Wimbledon • Played 29 hard-court tournaments and 5 hard-court finals since last hard-court title at 2014 Doha • Advanced to Brisbane QF (l. to Raonic in 3 sets)

[6] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs Sam Querrey (USA) Kyrgios Leads 1-0 16 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 Nick Kyrgios 6-4 6-4

Kyrgios 2017 Summary SF: Marseille (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 7-2 (7-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: April 27, 1995 (21) Emirates ATP Ranking: 17 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2017 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Hit 25 aces, made 73% of 1st serves, and won 81% of 1st-serve and 75% of 2nd-serve points in QF win over [1/WC] Djokovic on Thursday. Youngest player to beat Djokovic since Krajinovic, 18, at 2010 Belgrade • Seeking 1st ATP World Tour final since winning ATP World Tour 500 title at 2016 Tokyo (d. Goffin) • Won 5 straight matches against Americans with victories over Smyczek, Donaldson, Isner, Harrison and Querrey • Advanced to Marseille SF as defending champion (l. to eventual champion Tsonga) • Squandered 2-set lead and 1 MP in Australian Open 2R loss to Seppi • Two years earlier, rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP to beat Seppi in Australian Open 4R • Helped Australia to 4-1 win over Czech Republic in Davis Cup 1R (d. Satral)

Querrey 2017 Summary QF: Delray Beach (l del Potro) YTD W-L: 8-4 (8-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: 40 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 7-3 (2016-17 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Bidding to become 1st American finalist in 24-year tournament history. Defeated No. 11 Goffin in 2R and No. 9 Thiem in QF for biggest victories since beating No. 1 Djokovic in 2016 Wimbledon 3R • Appearing in 1st ATP World Tour SF since 2016 ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Mahut) and seeking 1st final since winning 2016 Delray Beach title (d. Ram) • Owns 4-1 record in last 5 matches against Australian opponents with only loss to Kyrgios in 2016 Shanghai 1R • Fell in Delray Beach QF to del Potro as defending champion • Defeated wild cards Halys and de Minaur to reach Australian Open 3R for 5th time (l. to No. 1 Murray) • Advanced to Brisbane doubles final in team debut w/Muller (d. Nishikori/Thiem in QF, l. to Kokkinakis/Thompson) • In 1st match w/Young since 2005, upset defending champs J. Murray/Soares at Aus. Open (l. to Bolt/Mousley in 3R) • Helped USA to 5-0 sweep of Switzerland in Davis Cup 1R (d. Bossel)

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[2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [6] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Series Tied 1-1 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Nick Kyrgios 7-6(5) 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3 16 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4

[3] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs [6] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Series Tied 1-1 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Marin Cilic 6-4 6-2 6-2 16 Marseille (France) Hard F Nick Kyrgios 6-2 7-6(3)

[3] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Sam Querrey (USA) Cilic Leads 4-0 09 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 Marin Cilic 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 12 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass SF Marin Cilic 6-3 3-6 6-3 12 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Marin Cilic 7-6(6) 6-4 6-7(2) 6-7(3) 17-15 15 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Marin Cilic 7-6(2) 7-6(3)

ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL PRESENTADO POR HSBC DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, March 2, 2017

Princess Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico | February 27-March 4, 2017 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,491,310 | Surface: Outdoor Hard

DJOKOVIC VS. KYRGIOS HEADLINES ACAPULCO QUARTER-FINALS

 Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios, both making their first appearance in Acapulco this week, will go head-to-head for the first time anywhere on the ATP World Tour in Thursday’s quarter-finals. The No. 1 seed and World No. 2 Djokovic has not lost to a player as young as Kyrgios (21 years, 296 days) since retiring against 18-year-old Filip Krajinovic in the 2010 Belgrade quarter-finals.

 No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal remains unbeaten at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. He enters his quarter- final against fellow left-hander Yoshihito Nishioka with a 12-0 tournament record in matches and a 24-0 tournament record in sets. Nadal, whose two Acapulco titles came on clay, is appearing in his 30th hard-court tournament since last lifting a championship on this surface at 2014 Doha.

 Also on Thursday, Americans Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey challenge No. 3 seed Marin Cilic and No. 4 seed Dominic Thiem respectively. Johnson seeks the biggest win of career against the eighth-ranked Cilic, having lost all 14 of his prior matches against Top 8 opponents. Thiem, the defending champion, needed only 57 minutes to defeat Querrey 6-2, 6-2 in last year’s semi-finals.

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Steve Johnson (USA) vs [3] Marin Cilic (CRO) Cilic Leads 2-0 15 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R16 Marin Cilic 6-3 6-3 16 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass QF Marin Cilic 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4

Johnson 2017 Summary SF: Auckland (l Sock); QF (2): Memphis (l Kukushkin); Delray Beach (l Sock) YTD W-L: 10-5 (10-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 24, 1989 (27) Emirates ATP Ranking: 26 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Owns 10 wins in 2017 -- did not get to 10 in 2016 until June 22 (d. Pospisil in Nottingham 3R) • Seeking biggest win of career (2-17 vs Top 10 with wins in 2016 over No. 10 Gasquet and No. 10 Tsonga) • After beating Isner 76 in 3rd, fell to Olympic bronze medal partner and eventual champion Sock in Auckland SF • Reached back-to-back QFs at Memphis (l. to Kukushkin) and Delray Beach (l. to eventual champion Sock) • Did not drop a set en route to Memphis doubles final with 1st-time partner Harrison (l. to Baker/Mektic) • Beat Bellier in singles and Bossel/Laaksonen in doubles w/Sock to help USA defeat SUI 5-0 in Davis Cup 1R

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• Tournament Note: Improved to 4-0 against countryman Coric with 3-set win in 2R on Wednesday • Advanced to Rotterdam QF (d. Paire and Coric, l. to eventual champion Tsonga 76 76) • Improved to 25-12 in 5-setters with 5th comeback from 2 sets down at Aus. Open (d. Janowicz, l. to Evans in 2R) • As No. 1 seed, upset in Chennai 2R by No. 117 Kovalik and Montpellier 2R by No. 84 Brown

[Q] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) First Meeting

Nishioka 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 5-6 (5-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 27, 1995 (21) Emirates ATP Ranking: 86 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Won 3 straight 3-setters over Harrison in Q2, [7] Sock in 1R and [LL] Thompson in 2R • Seeking biggest win of career (0-1 vs Top 10 with straight-set loss to No. 4 Berdych in 2015 Roland Garros 1R) • Advanced to 2R at Australian Open (l. to Bautista Agut), Memphis (l. to Isner) and Delray Beach (l. to Johnson) • Achieved career-high No. 82 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 6 • Qualified at Brisbane (l. to Troicki in 1R) • Failed to win a set against Simon and Mahut in Davis Cup 1R (FRA d. JPN 4-1)

Nadal 2017 Summary F: Australian Open (l Federer); QF: Brisbane (l Raonic) YTD W-L: 10-2 (10-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 69 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (30) Emirates ATP Ranking: 6 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 12-0 (2005, 2013 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Improved to 24-0 in sets at Acapulco with straight-set wins over M. Zverev and Lorenzi • Defeated Monfils and Raonic at Australian Open en route to 1st Grand Slam final since 2014 (l. to Federer in 5 sets) • Won 5-setters at Australian Open over A. Zverev in 4 hours, 5 minutes and Dimitrov in 4 hours, 56 minutes • Tied with Djokovic for 2nd all-time with 21 Grand Slam finals, winning 13 straight SFs and 21 of 24 overall • Loss to Federer snapped 6-match winning streak against Swiss at Grand Slams dating back to 2007 Wimbledon • Played 29 hard-court tournaments and 5 hard-court finals since last hard-court title at 2014 Doha • Advanced to Brisbane QF (l. to Raonic in 3 sets)

[4] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Sam Querrey (USA) Thiem Leads 1-0 16 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard SF Dominic Thiem 6-2 6-2

Thiem 2017 Summary W: Rio de Janeiro (d Carreno Busta); QF (3): Brisbane (l Dimitrov); Sydney (l Evans); Rotterdam (l Herbert) YTD W-L: 14-5 (9-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 (23) Emirates ATP Ranking: 9 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 7-0 (2016 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Rio de Janeiro champion has won 14 straight sets since Feb. 21 -- longest set streak of career • Did not drop a set en route to 2nd ATP World Tour 500 title and 8th title overall at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta) • Reached Australian Open 4R by playing 4 straight 4-setters, falling to Goffin for 2nd consecutive year in Melbourne • Fell in QFs at Brisbane (l. to Dimitrov), Sydney (l. to Evans) and Rotterdam (d. A. Zverev in 1R, l. to Herbert) • In team debut w/Nishikori, upset ATP Finals champions Kontinen/Peers in Brisbane 1R (l. to Muller/Querrey in QF)

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Querrey 2017 Summary QF: Delray Beach (l del Potro) YTD W-L: 7-4 (7-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: 40 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 6-3 (2016 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Defeated No. 11 Goffin in 2R for biggest win since beating No. 1 Djokovic in 2016 Wimbledon 3R • Owns 14-52 record against Top 10 opponents (2-13 in last 15 matches) • Fell in Delray Beach QF to del Potro as defending champion • Defeated wild cards Halys and de Minaur to reach Australian Open 3R for 5th time (l. to No. 1 Murray) • Advanced to Brisbane doubles final in team debut w/Muller (d. Nishikori/Thiem in QF, l. to Kokkinakis/Thompson) • In 1st match w/Young since 2005, upset defending champs J. Murray/Soares at Aus. Open (l. to Bolt/Mousley in 3R) • Helped USA to 5-0 sweep of Switzerland in Davis Cup 1R (d. Bossel)

[1/WC] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [6] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) First Meeting

Djokovic 2017 Summary W: Doha (d Murray) YTD W-L: 9-1 (9-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 67 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (29) Emirates ATP Ranking: 2 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Avenged Olympic losses in 2012 and 2016 by defeating del Potro in 3 sets on Wednesday • Won an ATP World Tour title for 12th straight season by defending Doha championship (d. No. 1 Murray in 3 sets) • Saved 5 MPs vs Verdasco in Doha SF before improving to 20-0 vs Murray after winning 1st set • Six-time champ lost to 117th-ranked WC Istomin in Australian Open 2R after 4h48m, squandering 2-sets-to-1 lead for 1st time since 2010 Roland Garros QF vs J. Melzer. Fell to 33-1 vs opponents outside Top 100 at Grand Slams • Snapped streaks of 33 straight Grand Slam 3R appearances and 10 straight Australian Open 4R appearances • Together with Murray’s 4R loss, 1st time Top 2 seeds did not reach Grand Slam QF since 2004 Roland Garros • Helped Serbia defeat Russia 4-1 in Davis Cup 1R (d. Medvedev)

Kyrgios 2017 Summary SF: Marseille (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 6-2 (6-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: April 27, 1995 (21) Emirates ATP Ranking: 17 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2017 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Meeting Djokovic for 1st time despite appearing in 28 of the same events as him in the past • Owns 10-17 record against Top 10 opponents (6-7 in 2016) • Also 2-1 against No. 1 or No. 2 (d. No. 1 Nadal in 2014 Wimbledon 4R and No. 2 Federer in 2015 Madrid 2R) • Advanced to Marseille SF as defending champion (l. to eventual champion Tsonga) • Squandered 2-set lead and 1 MP in Australian Open 2R loss to Seppi • Two years earlier, rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP to beat Seppi in Australian Open 4R • Helped Australia to 4-1 win over Czech Republic in Davis Cup 1R (d. Satral)

ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Princess Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico | February 27-March 4, 2017 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,469,745 | Surface: Hard

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TOP SIX SEEDS IN SECOND-ROUND ACTION ON DAY 3

 Day 3 at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel features another star-studded schedule on Cancha Central. The ATP World Tour slate opens with Grand Slam winner and No. 3 seed Marin Cilic taking on 20- year-old Croatian countryman Borna Coric. Both players are looking to make their first deep run of the 2017 season: Cilic lost to Tsonga in the Rotterdam quarter-final two weeks ago, while Coric hasn’t strung together consecutive wins since last August in Cincinnati (d. Kyrgios, Nadal, l. to Cilic). They have faced off on three previous occasions—including in Rotterdam this year—with the veteran winning all three.

 Next up is second seed and two-time Acapulco champion Rafael Nadal, who will face the oldest man remaining in the singles draw, Paolo Lorenzi. Nadal had little trouble in his first post- Australian Open match on Tuesday, defeating Zverev in straight sets and extending his career record in Acapulco to a perfect 11-0 (2005, 2013 Champion). Lorenzi had to work harder, coming back against Yen-Hsun Lu after dropping the first set. The Italian’s second-round task will be much harder: In three previous meetings, Lorenzi has won only a single set, and in their one hard-court encounter (2016 Beijing), Nadal allowed him only two games.

 Closing the day’s Cancha Central action is a clash of titans between No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro, who are meeting for the 16th time. On paper, Djokovic comfortably leads the head-to-head, at 11-4, but two of the Argentine’s victories are particularly memorable, coming in the 2012 London Olympics bronze medal match and in the first round of last year’s Rio Olympics, where del Potro—ranked No. 141 at the time—upset Djokovic en route to a silver medal in the event. Both players are looking to reach their first Acapulco quarter-final: Djokovic is making his tournament debut this week, while del Potro is appearing here for the first time since his first- round exit in 2006.

 For the second consecutive day, 2016 champion and No. 4 seed Dominic Thiem faces a Frenchman on Grand Stand Calient in hopes of defending his title, today taking on Adrian Mannarino after dispatching Gilles Simon on Tuesday. Thiem is playing on his third continent in three weeks, after a quarter-final showing in Rotterdam (l. to Herbert) and a 500-level title last week in Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta). In three previous meetings, Mannarino has forced a third set twice, but he has never beaten the Austrian.

DAY 3 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: MAIN DRAW SINGLES

Cancha Central

Borna Coric (CRO) vs [3] Marin Cilic (CRO) Cilic Leads 3-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Marin Cilic 6-1 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard QF Marin Cilic 6-2 ret 17 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R16 Marin Cilic 6-1 2-6 6-4 Abierto Mexicano Telcel Day 3 – Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Page 2 of 7 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Coric 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 3-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 14, 1996 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 64 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2017 2R)

• In Feb, lost to top seeds in second round at consecutive events (Rotterdam vs Cilic, Delray Beach vs Raonic) • Suffered 1R losses at Chennai (l. to Chung) and Australian Open (l. to Dolgopolov in 4 sets) • Last year: Began season by reaching 1st ATP World Tour final at Chennai (d. Bautista Agut 76 in 3rd, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Became 1st teenager to play in an ATP final since countryman Cilic at 2008 New Haven (d. Fish) • Beat Mathieu and Vesely to reach 2nd ATP final at Marrakech (l. to Delbonis) • Rallied from a set down vs Paire, saved 1 MP vs Kyrgios and beat No. 5 Nadal to reach Cincinnati QF (ret vs Cilic) • At 19 years, 9 months, became youngest ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finalist since Djokovic at 2006 Madrid • Advanced to 3R at Roland Garros (d. Tomic, l. to Bautista Agut) and Indian Wells (d. Bellucci, l. to No. 7 Berdych) • Clinched Croatia’s 3-2 Davis Cup wins over Belgium in 1R (d. Coppejans) and USA in QF (d. Sock) • Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati QF vs Cilic and US Open 1R vs Lopez due to right knee injury • Underwent season-ending right knee surgery on September 27

Cilic 2017 Summary QF: Rotterdam (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 4-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 16 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 8 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2017 2R)

• Reached Rotterdam QF; lost to Tsonga in two tiebreaks • Suffered upset to Brown in Montpellier in first match • Improved to 25-12 in 5-setters with 5th comeback from 2 sets down at Australian Open (d. Janowicz, l. to Evans in 2R) • As No. 1 seed, upset in Chennai 2R by 117th-ranked qualifier Kovalik 75 in 3rd • Last season: Captured 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati in 71st appearance at that level (d. No. 2 Murray) • Beat Coric for 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF win and Dimitrov in SF that ended at 1:35 am on same day as final • Added 1st ATP World Tour 500 title at Basel, winning 2014 US Open final rematch over No. 5 Nishikori • Also played in finals at Marseille (l. to Kyrgios) and Geneva (d. Ferrer, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) • Ended season at career-high No. 6 in Emirates ATP Rankings • Defeated No. 1 Djokovic for 1st time in 15 meetings to reach ATP Masters 1000 Paris SF (l. to Isner) • Also reached SFs at London/Queen’s Club (l. to No. 2 Murray in 3 sets) and Tokyo (l. to Goffin) • Advanced to 3rd straight Wimbledon QF, falling to No. 3 Federer after leading by 2 sets and holding 3 MPs • Ended 11-match losing streak vs Top 10 players with win over No. 10 Gasquet in Indian Wells 4R (l. to Goffin in QF) • Posted 1-2 record at ATP Finals (d. No. 5 Nishikori, l. to No. 1 Murray and No. 3 Wawrinka) • Defeated Delbonis in 5 sets before letting 2-set lead slip away against del Potro in Davis Cup final (ARG d. CRO 3-2). Also teamed w/Dodig to defeat del Potro/L. Mayer in doubles rubber • Led Croatia to Davis Cup final with 3-2 wins over Belgium (d. Coppejans, l. to Goffin), USA (l. to Sock after leading by 2 sets, w/Dodig d. Bryan/Bryan, d. Isner) and France (d. Pouille, w/Dodig d. Herbert/Mahut, d. Gasquet) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome due to knee injury

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 3-0 11 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal 6-7(5) 6-4 6-0 16 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 7-6(3) 6-2 16 Beijing (China) Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-1

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Lorenzi 2017 Summary

F: Quito (l Estrella Burgos) YTD W-L: 7-7 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 15, 1981 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 38 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2013 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament note: After Robert and Lopez lost in 1R, Lorenzi is oldest player in the singles draw (35y, 2m) • Reached Quito final with three straight set wins; lost to Estrella in 3rd-set TB; combined age of final was 71 • Advanced to 2R at Sydney (d. F. Mayer 76 in 3rd, l. to Troicki) and Australian Open (d. Duckworth, l. to Troicki in 5 sets) • Fell in Doha 1R (l. to Almagro in 3 sets) • In 2016: At 34 years, 221 days, became oldest 1st-time champion ever on ATP World Tour at Kitzbühel (d. Basilashvili) • Beat Simon 76 in 5th after 4 hours, 54 minutes to reach 1st Grand Slam 3R at US Open (l. to No. 2 Murray in 4 sets) • Set career-highs this season in wins (26) and ranking (No. 35 on September 12) -- became No. 1 Italian on August 1 • Advanced to 2nd ATP singles SF of career at Quito (d. Tomic, l. to Bellucci) • Reached QFs at Buenos Aires (l. to No. 5 Nadal). Bucharest (l. to Pouille) and St. Petersburg (l. to No. 9 Berdych) • Played in 3rd ATP doubles final at Buenos Aires w/Cervantes (l. to Cabal/Farah) • Won 17th Challenger title at Canberra, AUS (d. Dodig) and 18th at Caltanissetta, ITA (d. Donati after saving 6 MPs) • Saved 3 MPs to beat Chiudinelli in Davis Cup 1R after 4h43m and 2 MPs to beat M. Zverev in St. Petersburg 1R • Claimed longest tiebreak in history of Davis Cup World Group, taking 1st set against Chiudinelli 76(14)

Nadal 2017 Summary F: Australian Open (l Federer); QF: Brisbane (l Raonic) YTD W-L: 9-2 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 69 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 6 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 11-0 (2005, 2013 Champion)

• Tournament note: Extended perfect Acapulco record to 11-0 with straight set d. of Zverev on Tuesday • Defeated Monfils and Raonic at Australian Open en route to 1st Grand Slam final since 2014 (l. to Federer in 5 sets) • Won 5-setters at Australian Open over A. Zverev in 4 hours, 5 minutes and Dimitrov in 4 hours, 56 minutes • Tied with Djokovic for 2nd all-time with 21 Grand Slam finals, winning 13 straight SFs and 21 of 24 overall • Loss to Federer snapped 6-match winning streak against Swiss at Grand Slams dating back to 2008 Roland Garros • Played 29 hard-court tournaments and 5 hard-court finals since last hard-court title at 2014 Doha • Advanced to Brisbane QF (l. to Raonic in 3 sets) • In 2016: Captured 9th Monte-Carlo and 28th ATP Masters 1000 title overall (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, No. 2 Murray and Monfils) • Added 9th Barcelona title, tying Vilas for Open Era lead with 49 clay-court titles (d. No. 6 Nishikori) • Won 2nd gold medal of career in Rio Olympics men’s doubles w/M. Lopez (d. Mergea/Tecau). In singles, beat Bellucci in QF on August 12 for 800th win, but finished 4th following 3-set losses to del Potro in SF and No. 7 Nishikori in play-off • Spent 22h43m on court and played 11 matches in 8 days at Rio Olympics. Withdrew from mixed doubles w/Muguruza • Reached SFs at Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem after holding 1 MP), Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. A. Zverev after saving 1 MP, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to No. 2 Murray) • Suffered 7th straight loss to No. 1 Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF (0-15 in sets) • Reached Doha final (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), then suffered 2nd Grand Slam 1R loss at Aus. Open (l. to Verdasco) • Failed to reach Grand Slam QF for 1st time since 2004, falling in US Open 4R to Pouille 76 in 5th • Extended doubles win streak to 12 matches by winning Beijing title w/Carreño Busta (d. Bryan/Bryan and Sock/Tomic) • Became 8th man with 200+ major wins before conceding 3rd walkover of career in Roland Garros 3R (left wrist) • Withdrew from London/Queen’s Club, Wimbledon, Toronto, Basel, Paris and ATP Finals (left wrist) • Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R vs Dzumhur due to illness

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[1] [WC] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) Djokovic Leads 11-4 07 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-3 6-4 08 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 09 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 11 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2 11 SRB vs. ARG WG SF (Serbia) Hard RR Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 3-0 ret 12 London Olympics (Great Britain) Grass -- Juan Martin del Potro 7-5 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 12 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(3) 6-4 12 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Great Britain) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-2 13 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-6(4) 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard SF Juan Martin del Potro 4-6 6-4 6-4 13 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Novak Djokovic 7-5 4-6 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-3 13 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-1 3-6 7-6(3) 13 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-3 16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (Brazil) Hard R64 Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(4) 7-6(2)

Djokovic 2017 Summary: W: Doha (d Murray) YTD W-L: 8-1 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 67 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 2 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (Tournament debut)

• Won an ATP World Tour title for 12th straight season by defending Doha championship (d. No. 1 Murray in 3 sets) • Saved 5 MPs vs Verdasco in Doha SF before improving to 20-0 vs Murray after winning 1st set • Six-time champion lost to 117th-ranked wild card Istomin in Australian Open 2R after 4h48m, squandering 2-sets-to-1 lead for 1st time since 2010 Roland Garros QF vs J. Melzer. Fell to 33-1 vs opponents outside Top 100 at Grand Slams • Snapped streaks of 33 straight Grand Slam 3R appearances and 10 straight Australian Open 4R appearances • Together with Murray’s 4R loss, 1st time Top 2 seeds did not reach Grand Slam QF since 2004 Roland Garros • In 2016: Won Roland Garros title to become 8th man with career Grand Slam and 3rd with all 4 majors at once (d. No. 2 Murray) • Surpassed 200 weeks at No. 1, $100 million in prize money and 50 wins at all 4 majors during Roland Garros • Tied Emerson for 4th all-time with 12 Grand Slam men’s singles titles • Also tied Emerson’s all-time record with 6th Australian Open title (d. No. 2 Murray) • Advanced to 7th US Open final and 21st Grand Slam final overall, 2nd all-time to Federer’s 27 (l. to No. 3 Wawrinka) • Defeated by Querrey in Wimbledon 3R, ending 30-match win streak at majors • Suffered 1st loss in 15 matches vs Cilic in ATP Masters 1000 Paris QF, ending 122-week streak at No. 1 on Nov. 7 • Advanced to 5th straight final of ATP Finals, falling to Murray with year-end No. 1 ranking on the line • Swept titles at Indian Wells (d. Raonic) and Miami (d. No. 6 Nishikori) for 3rd straight year and 4th time overall • Added Madrid (d. No. 2 Murray) and Toronto (d. No. 6 Nishikori) to extend record 30 ATP Masters 1000 titles • Lost to No. 3 Murray in ATP Masters 1000 Rome final, snapping career-long 17-match win streak vs Top 10 • Became 3rd active player to reach 700 wins by beating Jaziri in Dubai 2R on Feb. 24 (also Federer and Nadal) • Fell 1 shy of Lendl’s Open-Era record 18 straight finals appearances, retiring vs Lopez in Dubai QF (eye) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (left wrist) and Beijing (elbow) del Potro 2017 Summary SF: Delray Beach (l Raonic) YTD W-L: 4-1 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 19 Date of Birth: September 23, 1988 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 32 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2017 2R)

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• Withdrew from Auckland and Australian Open due to fitness concerns • Last season: Did not drop a set en route to Stockholm title (d. Sock) -- 1st championship in 33+ months (2014 Sydney) • As World No. 141, upset No. 1 Djokovic and No. 5 Nadal en route to Rio Olympics final (l. to No. 2 Murray in 4h2m) • Became lowest-ranked player to defeat Djokovic since No. 319 Krajinovic in 2010 Belgrade QF • Also lowest-ranked player to beat a World No. 1 since No. 144 Kyrgios upset No. 1 Nadal in 2014 Wimbledon 4R • Rose from No. 142 to No. 64 following US Open QF run (d. No. 10 Thiem, l. to eventual champion Wawrinka in 4 sets) • Lowest-ranked player to reach US Open QF since No. 174 Connors advanced to SF in 1991 • Advanced to Wimbledon 3R (d. Robert and No. 5 Wawrinka, l. to Pouille in 4 sets) • Defeated Karlovic, then rallied from 2 sets down for 1st time to beat No. 6 Cilic in Davis Cup final (ARG d. CRO 3-2) • Avenged Olympic loss by beating No. 2 Murray in 5 sets after 5h7m during Davis Cup SF tie (ARG d. GBR 3-2) • Withdrew from Rome and Roland Garros due to left wrist injury, which also sidelined him from Mar. 2015 to Feb. 2016

Grand Stand Caliente

Sam Querrey (USA) vs [5] David Goffin (BEL) Goffin Leads 2-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard R32 David Goffin 6-4 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard R32 David Goffin 6-4 2-1 ret

Querrey 2017 Summary QF: Delray Beach (l del Potro) YTD W-L: 6-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 40 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 5-3 (2016 Semi-finalist)

Goffin 2017 Summary F: Sofia (l Dimitrov); Rotterdam (l Tsonga); QF: Australian Open (l Dimitrov) YTD W-L: 13-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 11 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2014, 2017 2R)

[4] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Thiem Leads 3-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Dominic Thiem 7-6(5) 4-6 7-5 15 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Dominic Thiem 6-2 5-7 6-2 16 Nice (France) Clay SF Dominic Thiem 6-1 6-3

Thiem 2017 Summary W: Rio de Janeiro (d Carreno Busta); QF: Brisbane (l Dimitrov); Sydney (l Evans); Rotterdam (l Herbert) YTD W-L: 13-5 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 9 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 6-0 (2016 Champion)

Mannarino 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 1-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 29, 1988 Abierto Mexicano Telcel Day 3 – Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Page 6 of 7 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 65 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (2016, 2017 2R)

Cancha 2

Donald Young (USA) vs [6] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) – First Meeting Other meeting: 14 Sarasota CH (U.S.A.) Clay QF Nick Kyrgios 6-4 6-4

Young 2017 Summary SF: Memphis (l Harrison); Delray Beach (l Sock) YTD W-L: 7-3 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 23, 1989 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 63 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (2014, 2016, 2017 2R)

Kyrgios 2017 Summary SF: Marseille (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 5-2 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: April 27, 1995 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 17 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2017 2R)

[Q] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) vs [LL] Jordan Thompson (AUS) - First Meeting

Nishioka 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 4-6 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 27, 1995 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 86 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2017 2R)

Thompson 2017 Summary QF: Brisbane (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 7-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 20, 1994 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 79 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2017 2R)

Steve Johnson (USA) vs Ernesto Escobedo (USA) - First Meeting

Johnson 2017 Summary SF: Auckland (l Sock); QF: Memphis (l Kukushkin); Delray Beach (l Sock) YTD W-L: 9-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 24, 1989 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 26 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2015, 2017 2R) Abierto Mexicano Telcel Day 3 – Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Page 7 of 7 www.ATPWorldTour.com

Escobedo 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 2-2 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 4, 1996 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 113 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2017 2R)

ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Princess Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico | February 27-March 4, 2017 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,469,745 | Surface: Hard

TRIO OF SLAM CHAMPIONS HIGHLIGHT DAY 2 SCHEDULE

 It’s hard to imagine a more star-studded day of first-round action than the Day 2 program on offer at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Each of the three ATP World Tour matches on Cancha Central feature a Grand Slam winner, and the Acapulco defending champion is relegated to Grand Stand Caliente. Opening the day’s play is Emirates ATP No. 2 Novak Djokovic, playing his first tournament since his early exit (2R, to Istomin) at the Australian Open. Djokovic, who was granted a last-minute wild card, is making his first appearance at the Princess Mundo Imperial, and is looking for his second title of the season (Doha, d. Murray). His opponent is Martin Klizan, also playing his first match here. They have faced off twice before, with Djokovic winning on both occasions.

 Next up is second seed and two-time Acapulco champion Rafael Nadal, who will face a fellow left- hander, the German Mischa Zverev. Both players enjoyed outstanding Australian Opens: Nadal reached the final (l. to Federer), beating two top-ten players along the way, in addition to Dimitrov and Mischa’s brother Alexander, while Zverev upset world No. 1 Murray to reach his first major quarter-final (l. to Federer). The two lefties have played once, which came at the beginning of this season in Brisbane, where Nadal routed Zverev in only 55 minutes.

 Closing the day’s Cancha Central action is fan favourite Juan Martin del Potro, taking on American qualifier and 19-year-old #NextGenATP star Frances Tiafoe, who idolized del Potro growing up. The Argentine missed the Australian swing due to lingering injury concerns, but made a strong comeback last week in Delray Beach, where he reached the semi-final (d. Querrey, l. to Raonic). Tiafoe is also on the way up, at new career-best ranking of No. 89, having scored his first Grand Slam match win in Australian (d. Kukushkin). They meet tonight for the first time.

 Also under the lights, 2016 champion and No. 4 seed Dominic Thiem opens his title defence in the fourth match on Grand Stand Caliente, against the veteran Frenchman Gilles Simon. Thiem is hoping to adjust quickly to hard courts, having won the ATP World Tour 500 title on clay in Rio de Janeiro last week, lifting the trophy after defeating Carreno Busta on Sunday. Thiem has won four of his six previous encounters with Simon, including a second-round match in Rotterdam two weeks ago.

DAY 2 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: MAIN DRAW SINGLES

Cancha Central

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Martin Klizan (SVK) Djokovic Leads 2-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Novak Djokovic 6-0 5-7 6-1 15 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-1

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Djokovic 2017 Summary: W: Doha (d Murray) YTD W-L: 7-1 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 67 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 2 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Tournament debut)

Klizan 2017 Summary QF: Sofia (l Basilashvili); Rotterdam (l Berdych) YTD W-L: 5-6 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: July 11, 1989 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 62 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Tournament debut)

• Reached back-to-back quarter-finals in February: first in Sofia (l. to Basilashvili), then in Rotterdam (l. to Berdych), where he failed to defend his title • Led 43, 40-15 in 5th set before falling to 2014 champion Wawrinka in Australian Open 1R • Fell to Bedene 76 67 76 in Chennai 2R following 1R bye • Retired vs Kuznetsov in Sydney 1R due to foot injury • In the midst of a 10-match losing streak since squandering 5 MPs vs A. Martin in 2016 Umag 2R • Last season: Improved to 5-0 in singles finals with ATP World Tour 500 titles at Rotterdam (d. Monfils) and Hamburg (d. Cuevas) • En route to Rotterdam title, saved 5 MPs in QF win over Bautista Agut and 3 MPs in SF win over Mahut • His 8 MPs saved are most en route to a title since Mantilla saved 9 MPs at 2001 Palermo – all vs Portas in SF • Ended season on 7-match losing streak after holding 5 MPs and losing to countryman Martin in Umag 2R • Now 8-0 in doubles w/Marrero, beating Mektic/Sancic for 2nd Umag title with Spaniard (also 2013) • Missed 10 weeks after ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells due to right foot inflammation. Withdrew from Moscow (illness) • Retired in Sydney 1R (left shoulder), Indian Wells 2R (right foot inflammation) and Roland Garros 1R (neck pain)

Mischa Zverev (GER) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 1-0 17 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-1

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Zverev 2017 Summary QF: Australian Open (l Federer) YTD W-L: 6-6 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 22, 1987 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 30 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Tournament debut)

• Won doubles title in Montpellier with brother Alexander (d. Martin/Nestor) • Lost back-to-back 1R matches in Montpellier (vs De Schepper) and Rotterdam (vs Dimitrov) • Earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Murray to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at Australian Open (l. to Federer) • Rallied from 2 sets down for 1st time in Australian Open 2R, saving 2 MPs to defeat Isner 97 in 5th after 4h10m • Together with A. Zverev, 1st brothers to reach Grand Slam 3R since Byron and Wayne Black at 1998 Australian Open • Entered Australian Open with 1-5 tournament record and 5-17 Grand Slam record overall • Reached 2R at Brisbane (d. de Miñaur, l. to Nadal) and Sydney (d. Almagro, l. to Carreno Busta) • Achieved career-high No. 35 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 30 • Last year: Qualified for 10 tour-level events this season, most of any player on record (8 players qualified 9 times in single season) • Set record in Basel by beating Harrison, who would have qualified for 10th time this season had he won that match • Went on to defeat No. 3 Wawrinka for biggest win of career in Basel QF (l. to Cilic in SF) • Reached QFs as qualifier at Shenzhen (l. to Gasquet) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 3 sets) • Qualified at Marseille (ret vs Goffin in 2R), Houston (l. to Kudla in 1R), Atlanta (l. to Mannarino in 1R), Los Cabos (l. to Karlovic in 2R), Cincinnati (l. to Lopez in 1R), US Open (l. to Sock in 2R), St. Petersburg (l. to Lorenzi in 1R after 2 MPs) • Posted 27-10 qualifying record with losses at Australian Open, Montpellier, Dubai, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, ATP Masters 1000 Miami, Roland Garros, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Wimbledon, ATP Masters 1000 Toronto and Beijing • Returned to Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings on October 17 for 1st time since week of June 6, 2011 • Rose to No. 51 on November 7 -- highest ranking since No. 48 on October 5, 2009 • Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Sarasota, USA (d. G. Melzer) • Advanced to Montpellier doubles final w/A. Zverev (d. Bhupathi/Marray, l. to Pavic/Venus) • Saved 5 MPs in Halle doubles 1R w/A. Zverev to beat Stepanek/Zimonjic 19-17 in Match TB (l. to Klaasen/Ram in QF)

Nadal 2017 Summary F: Australian Open (l Federer); QF: Brisbane (l Raonic) YTD W-L: 8-2 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 69 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 6 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 10-0 (2005, 2013 Champion)

• Defeated Monfils and Raonic at Australian Open en route to 1st Grand Slam final since 2014 (l. to Federer in 5 sets) • Won 5-setters at Australian Open over A. Zverev in 4 hours, 5 minutes and Dimitrov in 4 hours, 56 minutes • Tied with Djokovic for 2nd all-time with 21 Grand Slam finals, winning 13 straight SFs and 21 of 24 overall • Loss to Federer snapped 6-match winning streak against Swiss at Grand Slams dating back to 2008 Roland Garros • Played 29 hard-court tournaments and 5 hard-court finals since last hard-court title at 2014 Doha • Advanced to Brisbane QF (l. to Raonic in 3 sets) • In 2016: Captured 9th Monte-Carlo and 28th ATP Masters 1000 title overall (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, No. 2 Murray and Monfils) • Added 9th Barcelona title, tying Vilas for Open Era lead with 49 clay-court titles (d. No. 6 Nishikori) • Won 2nd gold medal of career in Rio Olympics men’s doubles w/M. Lopez (d. Mergea/Tecau). In singles, beat Bellucci in QF on August 12 for 800th win, but finished 4th following 3-set losses to del Potro in SF and No. 7 Nishikori in play-off • Spent 22h43m on court and played 11 matches in 8 days at Rio Olympics. Withdrew from mixed doubles w/Muguruza • Reached SFs at Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem after holding 1 MP), Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. A. Zverev after saving 1 MP, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to No. 2 Murray) • Suffered 7th straight loss to No. 1 Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF (0-15 in sets) • Reached Doha final (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), then suffered 2nd Grand Slam 1R loss at Aus. Open (l. to Verdasco) Abierto Mexicano Telcel Day 2 – Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Page 4 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Failed to reach Grand Slam QF for 1st time since 2004, falling in US Open 4R to Pouille 76 in 5th • Extended doubles win streak to 12 matches by winning Beijing title w/Carreño Busta (d. Bryan/Bryan and Sock/Tomic) • Became 8th man with 200+ major wins before conceding 3rd walkover of career in Roland Garros 3R (left wrist) • Withdrew from London/Queen’s Club, Wimbledon, Toronto, Basel, Paris and ATP Finals (left wrist) • Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R vs Dzumhur due to illness

Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [Q] Frances Tiafoe (USA) - First Meeting del Potro 2017 Summary SF: Delray Beach (l Raonic) YTD W-L: 3-1 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 19 Date of Birth: September 23, 1988 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 32 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2006 1R)

• In first event of season, reached Delray Beach semi-final (d. Querrey, l. to Raonic) • Withdrew from Auckland and Australian Open due to fitness concerns • Last season: Did not drop a set en route to Stockholm title (d. Sock) -- 1st championship in 33+ months (2014 Sydney) • As World No. 141, upset No. 1 Djokovic and No. 5 Nadal en route to Rio Olympics final (l. to No. 2 Murray in 4h2m) • Became lowest-ranked player to defeat Djokovic since No. 319 Krajinovic in 2010 Belgrade QF • Also lowest-ranked player to beat a World No. 1 since No. 144 Kyrgios upset No. 1 Nadal in 2014 Wimbledon 4R • Rose from No. 142 to No. 64 following US Open QF run (d. No. 10 Thiem, l. to eventual champion Wawrinka in 4 sets) • Lowest-ranked player to reach US Open QF since No. 174 Connors advanced to SF in 1991 • Advanced to Wimbledon 3R (d. Robert and No. 5 Wawrinka, l. to Pouille in 4 sets) • Defeated Karlovic, then rallied from 2 sets down for 1st time to beat No. 6 Cilic in Davis Cup final (ARG d. CRO 3-2) • Avenged Olympic loss by beating No. 2 Murray in 5 sets after 5h7m during Davis Cup SF tie (ARG d. GBR 3-2) • Withdrew from Rome and Roland Garros due to left wrist injury, which also sidelined him from Mar. 2015 to Feb. 2016

Tiafoe 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 1-2 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 20, 1998 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 89 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Tournament debut)

• Reached consecutive ATP Challenger Tour quarter-finals in Feb, in Dallas (l. to Kudla) and San Francisco (l. to Pospisil) • Earned 1st Grand Slam win and 3rd tour-level win overall at Australian Open as Q (d. Kukushkin, l. to A. Zverev in 2R) • Achieved career-high No. 97 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 30 • Fell in qualifying at Brisbane (l. to de Miñaur in 3 sets) • Last year: Achieved career-high No. 100 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 10 • Won ATP Masters 1000 debut, reaching Indian Wells 2R as WC (d. Fritz, l. to Goffin 76 in 3rd after holding 2 MPs) • Let 2-set lead slip away in US Open 1R as WC, falling to No. 1 American Isner in 5th-set TB • 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) • Following 0-5 start to career in Challenger finals, won titles at Granby, CAN (d. Arevalo) and Stockton, USA (d. Rubin) • Challenger runner-up at Tallahassee, USA (l. to Halys in 3 sets); Winnetka, USA (l. to Nishioka) and Lexington, USA (l. to Escobedo 76 in 3rd)

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Grand Stand Caliente

[WC] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs [3] Marin Cilic (CRO) Series Tied 1-1 11 Umag (Croatia) Clay F Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4 3-6 6-3 12 Umag (Croatia) Clay SF Marin Cilic 7-5 6-2

[4] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Gilles Simon (FRA) Thiem Leads 4-2 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Dominic Thiem 7-6(5) 6-2 14 Nice (France) Clay R16 Gilles Simon 6-3 4-6 6-2 14 ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard R64 Gilles Simon 3-6 6-4 6-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Dominic Thiem 7-6(5) 2-0 ret 16 Metz (France) Hard SF Dominic Thiem 4-6 7-5 6-3 17 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R16 Dominic Thiem 6-4 7-6(4)

Cancha 2

Bernard Tomic (AUS) vs Donald Young (USA) Young Leads 2-1 15 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard QF Donald Young 7-6(8) 4-6 7-5 15 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard SF Donald Young 4-6 6-4 6-2 16 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Bernard Tomic 7-6(4) 6-3

Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs Sam Querrey (USA) Querrey Leads 1-0 14 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R32 Sam Querrey 7-6(5) 6-3 Other meeting: 14 Sacramento CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Sam Querrey 7-6(3) 6-4

Dudi Sela (ISR) vs [6] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) - First Meeting

[7] Jack Sock (USA) vs [Q] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) - First Meeting

Cancha 3

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) Lorenzi Leads 1-0 16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (Brazil) Hard R64 Paolo Lorenzi 3-6 6-3 6-4 Other meetings: 04 Tasmania CH (Australia) Hard R16 Yen-Hsun Lu 6-2 6-3 09 Izmir CH (Turkey) Hard R32 Paolo Lorenzi 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3 ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, February 27, 2017

Princess Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico | February 27-March 4, 2017 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,469,745 | Surface: Hard

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ACAPULCO TALKING POINTS

 One of the favourite destinations on the ATP World Tour is the Acapulco Princess Mundo Imperial, site of the 500 level Abierto Mexicano Telcel. The tournament made the switch from clay to hard courts in 2014 and this year’s field features five of the Top 10 players, led by wild card and World No. 2 Novak Djokovic, who is making his tournament debut. The others include: No. 6 Rafael Nadal, who returns for the first time since 2013, No. 8/defending champion Dominic Thiem, No. 9 Marin Cilic and No. 10 David Goffin. Rounding out the seeds are first-time entrants No. 16 Nick Kyrgios, No. 21 Jack Sock, along with No. 22 John Isner. Thiem and Nadal are the only former champions in the draw.

 Djokovic is playing his first tournament match since his five-set 2R loss to Denis Istomin at the Australian Open on Jan. 19. After Melbourne, Djokovic played in Serbia’ s 1R Davis Cup tie vs. Russia and he defeated #NextGenATP star Daniil Medvedev in the second singles match in four sets (did not play reverse singles). Djokovic opened the season by repeating the title in Doha (d. Murray). Djokovic enters with 758 career match wins and he is four away from tying Pete Sampras for 10th place on the Open Era list.

 Last year Thiem won the biggest ATP World Tour title of his career in Acapulco, defeating Aussie Bernard Tomic 76 46 63. It was the second of a career-high four ATP World Tour titles during the season and the 23-year-old Austrian finished as the youngest player in the Top 10 Emirates ATP Rankings at No. 8. On Sunday, Thiem defeated Carreno Busta in Rio de Janeiro to win another 500-level title.

 Two-time Acapulco champion Nadal looks to continue his success and remain unbeaten (10-0) in the tournament. In his two previous appearances on clay, Nadal won without dropping a set, capped off by final wins in 2005 (d. Montanes) and 2013 (d. No. 4 Ferrer). The 30-year-old Spaniard opened the year by reaching the quarter-finals in Brisbane (l. to Raonic). Nadal is not only trying to capture his 70th career title, he is also attempting to break a three-year plus hard court title drought. His last hard court title came in Doha in January 2014 (d. Monfils).

 The top seeds are last year’s World No. 1 team: Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares. The other seeds are: No. 2 Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram, No. 3 Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo and No. 4/last year’s champions Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi, who is aiming for his 50th career ATP World Tour level doubles.

 The opening match on Cancha Central is sure to be a tight one, between Americans Isner and Steve Johnson. They have met seven times in the past, with Isner taking four of the decisions, though Johnson has won the last two. Three of the previous encounters—including the most recent, in Auckland this year, have ended in third-set tiebreaks, and another, at Washington last season, finished in Johnson’s favor with a 32-point second-set tiebreak. Neither man has reached the quarter-finals here, and with the winner advancing to play the winner of the Escobedo/Kozlov #NextGenATP clash, both have a ripe opportunity to do so. Abierto Mexicano Telcel Day 1 – Monday, February 27, 2017 Page 2 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Abierto Mexicano Telcel W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 45 0 Singles Prize Money $321,290 $157,510 $79,260 $40,305 $20,930 $11,040 Doubles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 0 --- Doubles Prize Money $96,730 $47,360 $23,760 $12,190 $6,300 ---

WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES

SEED PLAYER W-L BEST FINISH 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 0-0 Tournament debut 2 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 10-0 2005, 2013 Champion 3 Marin Cilic (CRO) 0-1 2016 1R 4 Dominic Thiem (AUT) 5-0 2016 Champion 5 David Goffin (BEL) 1-1 2014 2R 6 Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 0-0 Tournament debut 7 Jack Sock (USA) 0-0 Tournament debut 8 John Isner (USA) 0-2 2010, 2014 1R

QUALIFIERS (4) OLDEST PLAYER YOUNGEST PLAYER Taylor Fritz (USA) Stephane Robert (FRA) Stefan Kozlov (USA) Stefan Kozlov (USA) 36 years, 9 months 19 years, 0 months Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) Frances Tiafoe (USA) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN USA 9, Australia 3, France 3, Croatia 2, Spain 2 WILD CARDS (4) Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) Ernesto Escobedo (USA) Lucas Gomez (MEX) Novak Djokovic (SRB)

DOUBLES

SEED TEAM W-L BEST FINISH Murray: 0-0 Murray: Tournament debut 1 Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares Soares: 6-5 Soares: 2011 Finalist Klaasen: 0-2 Klaasen: 2014 Quarter-finalist 2 Raven Klaasen/Rajeev Ram Ram: 0-2 Ram: 2015, 2016 1R Kubot: 12-4 Kubot: 2010, 2013 Champion 3 Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo Melo: 9-4 Melo: 2015 Champion Huey: 6-3 Huey: 2016 Champion 4 Treat Huey/Max Mirnyi Mirnyi: 9-2 Mirnyi: 2016 Champion

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PAST FINALISTS (since 2007)

SINGLES

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2016 Dominic Thiem (AUT) Bernard Tomic (AUS) 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3 2015 David Ferrer (ESP) Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-3 7-5 2014 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Kevin Anderson (RSA) 7-6(1) 3-6 7-6(5) 2013 Rafael Nadal (ESP) David Ferrer (ESP) 6-0 6-2 2012 David Ferrer (ESP) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-1 6-2 2011 David Ferrer (ESP) Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 7-6(4) 6-7(2) 6-2 2010 David Ferrer (ESP) Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) 6-3 3-6 6-1 2009 Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-4 6-4 2008 Nicolas Almagro (ESP) David Nalbandian (ARG) 6-1 7-6(1) 2007 Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) Carlos Moya (ESP) 6-3 7-6(2)

BOLD: Player in 2017 singles draw

DOUBLES

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2016 Treat Huey/Max Mirnyi Alexander Peya/Philipp Petzschner 7-6(5) 6-3 2015 Ivan Dodig/Marcelo Melo Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Santiago Gonzalez 7-6(2) 5-7 [10-3] 2014 Kevin Anderson/Matthew Ebden Feliciano Lopez/Max Mirnyi 6-3 6-3 2013 Lukasz Kubot/David Marrero Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini 7-5 6-2 2012 David Marrero/Fernando Verdasco Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez 6-3 6-4 2011 Victor Hanescu/Horia Tecau Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares 6-1 6-3 2010 Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach Fabio Fognini/Potito Starace 6-0 6-0 2009 Frantisek Cermak/Michal Mertinak Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach 4-6 6-4 [10-7] 2008 Oliver Marach/Michal Mertinak Agustin Calleri/Luis Horna 6-2 6-7(3) [10-7] 2007 Potito Starace/M Vassallo Arguello Lukas Dlouhy/Pavel Vizner 6-0 6-2

BOLD: Player in 2017 doubles draw

MONDAY FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: MAIN DRAW SINGLES

Cancha Central

[8] John Isner (USA) vs Steve Johnson (USA) Isner Leads 4-3 14 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Steve Johnson 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(6) 14 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 John Isner 7-6(6) 7-6(7) 15 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R64 John Isner 6-4 6-4 15 Nice (France) Clay R16 John Isner 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 15 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard SF John Isner 6-3 3-6 7-6(9) 16 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard QF Steve Johnson 7-6(7) 7-6(15) 17 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard QF Steve Johnson 6-3 5-7 7-6(3)

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Isner 2017 Summary QF: Auckland (l Johnson); Memphis (l Young) YTD W-L: 4-3 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: April 26, 1985 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 22 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (2010, 2014 1R)

• Squandered 2-set lead and 2 MPs vs M. Zverev in Australian Open 2R -- 6th loss after holding MP since Feb. 2016 • Fell to 7-16 lifetime in 5-setters with 5 losses from 2 sets up and 5 straight losses when 5th set extends past 76 • Reached Auckland 2R (d. Jaziri 76 in 3rd after saving 1 MP, l. to Johnson 76 in 3rd) • In 2016: Ended season by reaching 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Paris (d. Cilic, l. to No. 2 Murray) • Finished with ATP-best 1,159 aces on the season, overtaking Karlovic during Paris run • Reached 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 8 Ferrer) and Roland Garros (d. Gabashvili in 5 sets, l. to No. 2 Murray) • Earned 300th career win over Edmund in Roland Garros 2R on May 25 • Rallied from 2 sets down to beat countryman Tiafoe in US Open 1R (l. to Edmund in 3R) • Lost 6 matches 76 in 3rd: Buenos Aires 2R vs Lajovic (held 1 MP), Rio de Janeiro 1R vs Pella (held 3 MPs), Indian Wells 4R vs No. 6 Nishikori (held 1 MP), Miami 2R vs Smyczek, Geneva 2R vs Rosol and London/Queen’s Club 2R vs Muller (held 10 MPs). Also held 1 MP in Wimbledon 3R before falling to Tsonga 19-17 in 5th after 4 hours, 24 minutes • Fell 76 76 to Johnson in Washington QF, Kyrgios in Atlanta final and No. 6 Raonic in ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 2R • In Davis Cup, beat Groth and Tomic (USA d. AUS 3-1 in 1R), then beat Coric and lost to Cilic (CRO d. USA 3-2 in QF) • Hit 49 aces and 0 DFs in 4-set win over Tomic, including fastest serve ever recorded in a tour-level match (157 mph) • Captured 2nd ATP Masters 1000 doubles title at Shanghai w/Sock (d. Lopez/Lopez, Bryan/Bryan and Kontinen/Peers) • Dropped to No. 27 in Emirates ATP Rankings on Oct. 17 -- lowest since he was No. 28 on Aug. 22, 2011 • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome (knee), as well as Beijing (back)

Johnson 2017 Summary SF: Auckland (l Sock); QF: Memphis (l Kukushkin); Delray Beach (l Sock) YTD W-L: 8-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 24, 1989 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 26 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2015 2R)

• Lost for second time in 2017 to eventual champ Sock in Delray Beach quarter-finals • After beating Isner 76 in 3rd, fell to Olympic bronze medal teammate Sock in Auckland SF • Lost to Dimitrov in Brisbane 1R and Wawrinka in Australian Open 2R • Last season: Captured 1st ATP titles in singles at Nottingham (d. Cuevas) and doubles at Geneva w/Querrey (d. Klaasen/Ram) • Rio Olympics doubles bronze medalist w/Sock (d. Nestor/Pospisil) and singles quarter-finalist (l. to Murray 76 in 3rd) • Reached 1st Grand Slam 4R at Wimbledon (d. Dimitrov, l. to No. 3 Federer) and 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Cincinnati (d. No. 10 Tsonga, l. to Dimitrov) • Achieved career-high No. 21 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 25 and became No. 1 American on August 22 • Saved 12 set points (5 in 1st, 7 in 2nd) to defeat Isner 76(7) 76(15) and reach Washington SF (l. to Karlovic) • Snapped 0-13 start to career vs Top 10 players at London/Queen’s Club (d. No. 10 Gasquet in 1R, l. to Cilic in QF) • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd straight season (d. Bedene and Bellucci, l. to No. 8 Ferrer) • Saved 6 MPs vs Donskoy in US Open 1R and 1 MP vs Millman in Delray Beach 1R before losing in 2R at both events • Advanced to Memphis doubles final w/Querrey (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez)

Stephane Robert (FRA) vs [5] David Goffin (BEL) First Meeting Other meetings: 11 Scheveningen CH (Netherlands) Clay R32 David Goffin 6-3 7-6(5) 14 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Q Clay - David Goffin 6-0 4-6 6-3

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Robert 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 0-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 17, 1980 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 80 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2014 1R)

• Suffered 1R losses at Brisbane (l. to Mahut in 3 sets), Auckland (l. to Johnson), Australian Open (l. to Lajovic), Buenos Aires (l. to Delbonis), Rio de Janeiro (l. to Ramos) • Last year: Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at Hamburg (l. to Klizan) and 3rd at Moscow (l. to Carreño Busta) • Qualified at Australian Open and reached 3R for 2nd time at a major (d. Ram 75 in 5th, l. to Monfils) • Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Carreño Busta in 1R), Estoril (l. to Garcia-Lopez in 2R), ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R) and Nottingham (l. to Cuevas in 2R) • Achieved career-high No. 50 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 24 • Received WC and upset No. 20 Anderson in Roland Garros 1R (l. to A. Zverev in 2R) • Returned to Top 100 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 16 after falling as low as No. 558 on May 25, 2015 • Did not drop a set en route to Challenger title at New Delhi, IND (d. Singh, Mitchell, Popko, Cipolla and Myneni) • Reached Challenger finals at Guadalajara, MEX (l. to Jaziri 76 in 3rd) and Prague, CZE (l. to Pavlasek in 3 sets)

Goffin 2017 Summary F: Sofia (l Dimitrov); Rotterdam (l Tsonga); QF: Australian Open (l Dimitrov) YTD W-L: 12-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 11 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2014 2R)

• In February, achieved consecutive finals: Sofia (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Dimitrov) and Rotterdam, where he avenged l. to Dimitrov, and l. to Tsonga in final • Reached 2nd Grand Slam QF at Australian Open by avenging 2016 Roland Garros QF loss to Thiem (l. to Dimitrov) • Advanced to Doha 2R (d. Haase, l. to Verdasco) • In 2016: Reached Tokyo final (d. Cilic, l. to Kyrgios 75 in 3rd) and still seeking 1st title since 2014 Metz • Advanced to 1st Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (l. to Thiem), as well as 4R at Australian Open (d. Thiem, l. to No. 3 Federer) and Wimbledon (l. to No. 7 Raonic after leading by 2 sets) • Set career-highs this season in wins (49) and ranking (No. 11 on June 6) • Played in back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 SFs at Indian Wells (l. to Raonic) and Miami (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Beat No. 4 Wawrinka 76 in 3rd for biggest win of career in Indian Wells 4R (4-32 vs Top 10) • Defeated No. 8 Berdych 60 60 to reach Rome QF – 1st double-bagel of Berdych’s career (l. to No. 3 Murray) • Also reached ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai QF (d. del Potro in 1R and No. 8 Monfils in 3R, l. to No. 2 Murray) • Replaced injured Monfils as alternate at ATP Finals, losing to No. 2 Djokovic in only match • Saved 2 MPs vs Tiafoe in Indian Wells 2R and 1 MP vs Verdasco in Monte-Carlo 2R (l. to Granollers in 3R) • Held 4 MPs vs Pouille in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R before falling 76 in 3rd • Swept Coric and Cilic, but lost doubles w/Bemelmans to Dodig/Skugor during Davis Cup 1R (CRO d. BEL 3-2)

[LL] Jordan Thompson (AUS) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - First Meeting

Thompson 2017 Summary QF: Brisbane (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 6-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 20, 1994 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 79 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Tournament debut)

• In Davis Cup World Group 1R, won both singles rubbers vs Czech Rep. (d. Vesely, Satral) Abierto Mexicano Telcel Day 1 – Monday, February 27, 2017 Page 6 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

• Beat No. 21 Ferrer for biggest win of career en route to 1st ATP singles QF at Brisbane as WC (l. to Nishikori) • Rallied from 2 sets down for 1st 5-set win of career at Australian Open (d. Sousa, l. to Thiem in 2R) • Also advanced to Sydney 2R as WC (d. Basilashvili, l. to Kohlschreiber) • Achieved career-high No. 65 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 30 • Captured 1st ATP World Tour title in 1st final as Brisbane doubles WC w/Kokkinakis (d. Muller/Querrey) • En route to title, defeated Pouille/Wawrinka, Herbert/Mahut and Nestor/Roger-Vasselin • Last season: Earned 1st tour-level win at Sydney as WC (d. Klizan, l. to Tomic in 2R) • Reached Roland Garros 2R as WC, defeating Djere before losing to Karlovic 12-10 in 5th • Broke into Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings on May 2 and achieved career-high No. 79 on November 28 • Led by 2 sets and held 2 MPs in US Open 1R vs Darcis before falling 75 in 5th • In team debut w/Hewitt at Wimbledon, saved 8 MPs to beat Almagro/Marrero 19-17 in 3rd (l. to Pospisil/Sock in 2R) • Captured 1st 4 ATP Challenger Tour titles at Cherbourg, FRA (d. Herbert and Pavlasek); Anning, CHN (d. Bourgue); Ho Chi Minh, VIE (d. Soeda) and Traralgon, AUS (d. Zemlja). Entered 2016 with 0-3 record in Challenger finals • Added 4 Challenger doubles titles w/Saville at Launceston, AUS (d. Kelly/Reid); Shenzhen, CHN (d. Myneni/Nedunchezhiyan); Lexington, USA (d. Scholtz/Vorster) and Canberra, AUS (d. Reid/Smith)

Lopez 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 2-3 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: September 20, 1981 Emirates 2017 ATP Ranking: 31 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2014 2R)

• At Australian Open, fell to Fognini in singles 1R and Carreno Busta/Garcia-Lopez in doubles 3R w/M. Lopez • Played at 60 straight Grand Slam events, most among active streaks and 2nd in Open Era to Federer’s 65 • Conceded walkover to Chardy in Auckland 2R due to lower back injury • Last year: Won 5th ATP singles title and 1st on clay at Gstaad (d. Haase) before finishing as Los Cabos runner-up (l. to Karlovic) • Earned 2nd win vs World No. 1 when Djokovic retired with eye problem in Dubai QF (l. to Baghdatis in SF) • Defeated Garcia-Lopez for 400th career singles win in Dubai 1R on February 22 • Reached 3R at Aus. Open (l. to Isner), Roland Garros (l. to Ferrer) and Wimbledon (d. Fognini in 5 sets, l. to Kyrgios) • Participated in 59 straight Grand Slam main draws, most among active streaks and 6 behind Federer’s Open Era record • Saved 1 MP to beat Pouille in Vienna 1R (l. to Isner in 2R) • Upset No. 1 seeds and last 3 Roland Garros doubles champions to win 1st Grand Slam title in Paris w/M. Lopez (d. Herbert/Mahut, Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin after saving 6 MPs, Dodig/Melo and Bryan/Bryan) • Also beat Bryan/Bryan en route to US Open SF w/M. Lopez (l. to Carreño Busta/Garcia-Lopez) • Captured 1st doubles title since 2004 at Doha w/M. Lopez (d. J. Murray/Soares and Peya/Petzschner) • Went 1-2 w/M. Lopez in ATP Finals debut (d. Herbert/Mahut, l. to Kontinen/Peers and Klaasen/Ram) • Broke into Top 10 and achieved career-high No. 9 in Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings on November 7 • Retired in Quito QF vs Ramos-Viñolas (fatigue) and Tokyo 1R vs Duckworth after holding 1 MP (cramps)

Grandstand Caliente

[WC] Lucas Gomez (MEX) vs Borna Coric (CRO) - First Meeting

[WC] Ernesto Escobedo (USA) vs [Q] Stefan Kozlov (USA) - First Meeting Other meetings: 16 U.S.A. F11 (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Ernesto Escobedo 6-3 6-4 16 Cary CH (U.S.A) Hard QF Ernesto Escobedo 3-6 6-1 6-2

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Cancha 2

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [Q] Taylor Fritz (USA) Mannarino Leads 1-0 16 Nottingham (Great Britain) Grass R64 Adrian Mannarino 6-3 6-2

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: REMAINING SINGLES 1R MATCHES

Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [Q] Frances Tiafoe (USA) - First Meeting

Dudi Sela (ISR) vs [6] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) - First Meeting

Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs Sam Querrey (USA) Querrey Leads 1-0 14 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R32 Sam Querrey 7-6(5) 6-3 Other meeting: 14 Sacramento CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Sam Querrey 7-6(3) 6-4

[WC] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs [3] Marin Cilic (CRO) Series Tied 1-1 11 Umag (Croatia) Clay F Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4 3-6 6-3 12 Umag (Croatia) Clay SF Marin Cilic 7-5 6-2

[7] Jack Sock (USA) vs [Q] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) - First Meeting

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) Lorenzi Leads 1-0 16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (Brazil) Hard R64 Paolo Lorenzi 3-6 6-3 6-4 Other meetings: 04 Tasmania CH (Australia) Hard R16 Yen-Hsun Lu 6-2 6-3 Abierto Mexicano Telcel Day 1 – Monday, February 27, 2017 Page 8 of 8 www.ATPWorldTour.com

09 Izmir CH (Turkey) Hard R32 Paolo Lorenzi 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3

Mischa Zverev (GER) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 1-0 17 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-1