CHENGDU OPEN: SUNDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER MEDIA NOTES Sichuan International Tennis Center | Chengdu, China | 23-29 September 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,096,575 | Surface: Outdoor Hard | First Held: 2016 ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com ChengduOpenTennis.com Karina Duckitt: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @ChengduOpen Karan Dhillon: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @ChengduOpenTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ) Carreno Busta Leads 1-0 16 Moscow (Russia) Hard QF Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) Carreno Busta 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 63 | 23-17 in 2019 (Chengdu F) | 4-1 at Chengdu (2019 Final) • Holds 3-3 win-loss record in ATP Tour singles finals. Before SF win over Shapovalov on Saturday, had lost 6 straight ATP Tour singles SFs since winning his 3rd title in his 6th final at 2017 Estoril (d. Muller). • Reached SFs in 2019 at Antalya (l. to eventual champion Sonego) and Hamburg (l. to Rublev). • Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Vanni en route to Australian Open 4R (l. to Nishikori from 2 sets up). • Qualified and saved 1 MP vs. Isner en route to ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 3R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Snapped 6-match losing streak at Roland Garros (d. J. Sousa and de Minaur, ret. vs. Paire in 3R -- right thigh). • Retired in Cordoba 2R vs. Cachin and missed 10 weeks (right shoulder). Withdrew from Stuttgart and Halle (thigh). • Fell to No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 26 August -- lowest since No. 69 on 2 November 2015. Bublik 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 71 | 14-10 in 2019 (2 Finals) | 4-0 at Chengdu (2019 Final) • Into 2nd ATP Tour final of career. Earned 4 wins in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Tour final at Newport in July (l. to Isner). • Defeated Giraldo and Fabbiano in 5 sets to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at US Open (l. to Andujar). • Achieved career-high No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 9 September. • Qualified and saved 1 MP vs. Sandgren in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R (l. to Kyrgios in 2R). • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Budapest, HUN (d. Marcora); Pau, FRA (d. Gombos) and Monterrey, MEX (d. Gomez). Owns 6-0 career record in Challenger finals. • Defeated J. Sousa to help Kazakhstan beat Portugal 3-1 in Davis Cup Qualifiers. INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Chengdu Open Pablo Carreno Busta Alexander Bublik Aces 24 94 1st-Serve Percentage 66% (158 of 240) 63% (217 of 343) 1st-Serve Points Won 81% (128 of 158) 84% (182 of 217) 2nd-Serve Points Won 65% (53 of 82) 48% (60 of 126) Service Games Won 95% (42 of 44) 89% (51 of 57) Break Points Saved 82% (9 of 11) 54% (7 of 13) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 21% (30 of 146) 24% (51 of 213) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 60% (62 of 104) 44% (54 of 122) Return Games Won 24% (10 of 41) 16% (9 of 57) Break Points Converted 40% (10 of 25) 50% (9 of 18) BOLD: Leads all players at 2019 Chengdu Open. [4] Jonathan Erlich (ISR) / Fabrice Martin (FRA) vs First Meeting Nikola Cacic (SRB) / Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Erlich/Martin Summary | Team Debut: 2019 Phoenix, USA Challenger | 3-1 team Tour-level record | 1st team ATP final • Into the final of their 2nd ATP Tour event as a team (l. 1R at Metz last week to Simon/M. Zverev). • Won all 3 of their matches this week in match TBs, including SF victory over No. 1 seeds Dodig/Polasek. • Erlich won the Chengdu title in 2017 (w/Qureshi). • No. 103 Erlich (career-high No. 5) is 21-19 in finals. He is 1-0 in finals in 2019, winning Antalya (w/Sitak). • No. 31 Martin is 5-8 in finals. In 2019, he won Estoril and Marseille and made the Roland Garros final (all w/Chardy). Cacic/Lajovic Summary | Team Debut: 2007 Serbia F4 Futures | 4-3 team Tour-level record | 1st team ATP final • Previous best team result at Tour-level was Umag QF in July (l. to Marach/Melzer). • Cacic is ranked a career-high No. 127. This is the first ATP Tour final of his career. • No. 135 Lajovic is 1-1 in ATP Tour doubles finals. His prior doubles title is 2015 Istanbul (w/Albot). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. CHENGDU OPEN: SATURDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER MEDIA NOTES Sichuan International Tennis Center | Chengdu, China | 23-29 September 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,096,575 | Surface: Outdoor Hard | First Held: 2016 ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com ChengduOpenTennis.com Karina Duckitt: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @ChengduOpen Karan Dhillon: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @ChengduOpenTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SINGLES SEMI-FINALS Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs [LL] Lloyd Harris (RSA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 17 Moscow Q (Russia) Hard Q1 Alexander Bublik 6-3 6-4 Bublik 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 71 | 13-10 in 2019 (Newport Final) | 3-0 at Chengdu (2019 SF) • Appearing in 2nd ATP Tour SF of career. Earned 4 wins in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Tour final at Newport (l. to Isner). • Defeated Giraldo and Fabbiano in 5 sets to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at US Open (l. to Andujar). • Achieved career-high No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 9 September. • Qualified and saved 1 MP vs. Sandgren in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R (l. to Kyrgios in 2R). • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Budapest, HUN (d. Marcora); Pau, FRA (d. Gombos) and Monterrey, MEX (d. Gomez). Owns 6-0 career record in Challenger finals. • Defeated J. Sousa to help Kazakhstan beat Portugal 3-1 in Davis Cup Qualifiers. Harris 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 111 | 9-11 in 2019 (1st Career SF) | 3-0 at Chengdu (2019 SF) • Hopes to be 1st LL finalist since Cuevas at 2019 Estoril and 1st LL champion since Cecchinato at 2018 Budapest. • Defeated No. 29 Lajovic on Thursday for biggest win of career and to reach 1st ATP Tour QF of career. • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 4 February and achieved career-high No. 82 on 22 July. • Qualified at Australian Open (l. to Medvedev in 1R) and Budapest (l. to Gojowczyk in 1R). • Took 1st set off 8-time champion and half-South African Federer in Wimbledon 1R. • Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Launceston, AUS (d. Giustino). [8] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Series Tied 1-1 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 7-6(3) 19 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Denis Shapovalov 6-3 7-6(5) Shapovalov 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 34 | 25-21 in 2019 (3 SFs) | 3-0 at Chengdu (2019 SF) • Owns 0-6 record in singles SFs, including losses in 2019 at Miami (l. to Federer) and Winston-Salem (l. to Hurkacz). • Achieved career-high No. 20 in ATP Rankings on 1 April. Turned 20 on 15 April. • Reached 3R at Aus. Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and US Open (d. Auger-Aliassime in 1R, l. to Monfils in 5 sets). • Squandered 3 MPs vs. Thiem at Laver Cup (Team Europe d. Team World 13-11). • Played in 1st ATP Tour final of career in Stuttgart doubles w/Bopanna (d. Bryan/Bryan in 1R, l. to Peers/Soares). • Led Canada to 3-2 road win over Slovakia in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Horansky and Klizan). Carreno Busta 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 63 | 22-17 in 2019 (3 SFs) | 3-1 at Chengdu (2019 SF) • Lost 6 straight ATP Tour singles SFs since winning his 3rd title in his 6th final at 2017 Estoril (d. Muller). • Reached SFs in 2019 at Antalya (l. to eventual champion Sonego) and Hamburg (l. to Rublev). • Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Vanni en route to Australian Open 4R (l. to Nishikori from 2 sets up). • Qualified and saved 1 MP vs. Isner en route to ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 3R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). • Snapped 6-match losing streak at Roland Garros (d. J. Sousa and de Minaur, ret. vs. Paire in 3R -- right thigh). • Retired in Cordoba 2R vs. Cachin and missed 10 weeks (right shoulder). Withdrew from Stuttgart and Halle (thigh). • Fell to No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 26 August -- lowest since No. 69 on 2 November 2015. POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [8] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ) First Meeting [8] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs [LL] Lloyd Harris (RSA) First Meeting Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ) Carreno Busta Leads 1-0 16 Moscow (Russia) Hard QF Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs [LL] Lloyd Harris (RSA) First Meeting For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. CHENGDU OPEN: FRIDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER MEDIA NOTES Sichuan International Tennis Center | Chengdu, China | 23-29 September 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,096,575 | Surface: Outdoor Hard | First Held: 2016 ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com ChengduOpenTennis.com Karina Duckitt: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @ChengduOpen Karan Dhillon: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @ChengduOpenTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com CENTER COURT Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs [4] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) First Meeting Bublik 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No.