ST. PETERSBURG OPEN: SUNDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER MEDIA NOTES Sibur Arena | St. Petersburg, Russia | 16-22 September 2019 | First Held: 1995 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,180,000 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com SPBOpen.ru Mark Epps: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @Formula_TX Mikhail Ivanov: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @FormulaTX TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS [1] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs [4] Borna Coric (CRO) Coric Leads 4-1 17 Next Gen ATP Finals (Italy) Hard RR Borna Coric 4-3(5) 2-4 4-1 4-2 18 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6) 6-2 6-2 18 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Borna Coric 6-2 6-3 18 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Borna Coric 6-3 7-5 6-2 18 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Borna Coric 6-4 6-4 Medvedev 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 4 (Career-High) | 53-17 in 2019 (2 Titles) | 6-3 at St. Petersburg (2019 Final) • 5th final in last 5 events. Last player to make 5 straight finals was Djokovic (Cincinnati to Nitto ATP Finals last year). • Leads ATP Tour with 53 victories, 40 hard-court wins and 8 finals this season. 5-6 career record in singles finals. • Rallied from 2 sets down before falling to Nadal after 4 hours, 51 minutes in 1st Grand Slam final at US Open. • At age 23, became youngest Grand Slam finalist since Djokovic, 23, at 2010 US Open. • Also became 1st Russian Grand Slam finalist since Safin at 2005 Australian Open. • Won titles at Sofia (d. Fucsovics) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. No. 1 Djokovic and Goffin). Coric 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 15 | 26-15 in 2019 (St. Petersburg Final) | 3-1 at St. Petersburg (2019 Final) • Into 1st ATP Tour singles final since 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Djokovic). • Seeking 1st title since 2018 Halle (d. Federer). 2-3 record in ATP Tour singles finals. • Lost to eventual champion in SFs at Dubai (l. to Federer) and ’s-Hertogenbosch SF as WC (l. to Mannarino). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Miami (l. to Auger-Aliassime) and Monte-Carlo (l. to Fognini). • Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 1st time (l. to Pouille). Entered with 0-4 tournament record. INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS St. Petersburg Open [1] Daniil Medvedev [4] Borna Coric Aces 25 11 1st-Serve Percentage 62% (124 of 200) 58% (148 of 256) 1st-Serve Points Won 76% (94 of 124) 77% (114 of 148) 2nd-Serve Points Won 50% (38 of 76) 60% (65 of 108) Service Games Won 85% (28 of 33) 90% (38 of 42) Break Points Saved 62% (8 of 13) 67% (8 of 12) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 28% (38 of 136) 31% (58 of 190) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 66% (58 of 88) 50% (59 of 117) Return Games Won 35% (12 of 34) 21% (9 of 43) Break Points Converted 46% (12 of 26) 31% (9 of 29) BOLD: Leads all players at 2019 St. Petersburg Open. Divij Sharan (IND) / Igor Zelenay (SVK) vs First Meeting Matteo Berrettini (ITA) / Simone Bolelli (ITA) Sharan/Zelenay Summary | Team Debut this week | 3-0 team record | 1st team ATP Tour final • Zelenay is into the St. Petersburg final for the 2nd time – he was runner-up in 2012 w/Lacko (l. to R. Ram/Zimonjic). • No. 49 Sharan is 4-2 in doubles finals. This year, he won Pune w/Bopanna and made the Munich final w/Demoliner. • No. 67 Zelenay is into his 5th ATP Tour doubles final (his 1st this season). He is seeking his 1st ATP Tour title. Berrettini/Bolelli Summary | Team Debut: 2019 Davis Cup Qualifier | 3-1 team record | 1st team ATP final • Into the final of 1st ATP Tour doubles main draw contested as a team (gave W/O in 1R of Marseille this year). • Only prior match as a team was Davis Cup Qualifier loss to Bopanna/Sharan earlier this year. • Berrettini is looking to defend his St. Petersburg doubles title – he won the event last year w/Fognini. • World No. 163 Berrettini is 2-0 in ATP Tour doubles finals. He also won Gstaad last year w/Bracciali. • World No. 114 Bolelli is 5-6 in ATP Tour doubles finals. His career-high doubles ranking is No. 8, having won the 2015 Australian Open (w/Fognini) and reaching 3 ATP Masters 1000 finals later that season (all w/Fognini). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. ST. PETERSBURG OPEN: SATURDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER MEDIA NOTES Sibur Arena | St. Petersburg, Russia | 16-22 September 2019 | First Held: 1995 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,180,000 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com SPBOpen.ru Mark Epps: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @Formula_TX Mikhail Ivanov: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @FormulaTX TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SINGLES SEMI-FINALS [4] Borna Coric (CRO) vs Joao Sousa (POR) Coric Leads 1-0 19 Halle (Germany) Grass R16 Borna Coric 7-6(4) 5-7 7-6(4) Coric 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 15 | 25-15 in 2019 (3 SFs) | 2-1 at St. Petersburg (2019 SF) • Seeking 1st final since 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Djokovic) and 1st title since 2018 Halle (d. Federer). • Lost to eventual champion in SFs at Dubai (l. to Federer) and ’s-Hertogenbosch SF as WC (l. to Mannarino). • Reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Miami (l. to Auger-Aliassime) and Monte-Carlo (l. to Fognini). • Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 1st time (l. to Pouille). Entered with 0-4 tournament record. Sousa 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 64 | 23-26 in 2019 (2 SFs) | 13-5 at St. Petersburg (2015 Final) • Seeking 1st ATP Tour final and title since 2018 Estoril (d. Tiafoe). Owns 3 career titles in 10 finals. • Upset No. 9 Khachanov on Thursday to improve to 5-32 against Top 10 opponents. • Advanced to Gstaad SF (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Stebe) and Bastad QF (l. to Delbonis). • Defeated 2017 finalist Cilic en route to Wimbledon 4R (l. to Nadal). [1] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs [Q] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) Medvedev Leads 1-0 18 Davis Cup Group I (Russia) Hard RR Daniil Medvedev 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3 Other Meetings 15 Belarus F2 (Belarus) Hard QF Egor Gerasimov 7-5 6-2 18 Tokyo Q (Japan) Hard Q2 Daniil Medvedev 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 Medvedev 2019 Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 4 | 52-17 in 2019 (2 Titles) | 5-3 at St. Petersburg (2019 SF) • Leads ATP Tour with 52 victories, 39 hard-court wins and 7 finals this season. • Rallied from 2 sets down before falling to Nadal after 4 hours, 51 minutes in 1st Grand Slam final at US Open. • At age 23, became youngest Grand Slam finalist since Djokovic, 23, at 2010 US Open. • Also became 1st Russian Grand Slam finalist since Safin at 2005 Australian Open. • Won titles at Sofia (d. Fucsovics) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. No. 1 Djokovic and Goffin). Gerasimov 2019 Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 119 | 7-4 in 2019 (1st career SF) | 3-0 at St. Petersburg (2019 SF) • Defeated No. 13 Berrettini on Friday for biggest win of career. Seeking an even bigger win vs. No. 4 Medvedev. • Earned 7 wins in 8 days from 13-20 September, including 2 Davis Cup victories (d. Domingues and J. Sousa). • Achieved career-high No. 119 in ATP Rankings on 9 September. • Qualified at a Grand Slam for 1st time in 14th try at US Open (d. Harris in Slam debut, l. to Schwartzman in 2R). • Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title of career at Recanati, ITA (d. Marcora). POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [1] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs [4] Borna Coric (CRO) Coric Leads 4-1 17 Next Gen ATP Finals (Italy) Hard RR Borna Coric 4-3(5) 2-4 4-1 4-2 18 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6) 6-2 6-2 18 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Borna Coric 6-2 6-3 18 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Borna Coric 6-3 7-5 6-2 18 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Borna Coric 6-4 6-4 [1] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs Joao Sousa (POR) Medvedev Leads 2-1 18 Estoril (Portugal) Clay R32 Joao Sousa 7-6(1) 7-5 18 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-1 19 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 Daniil Medvedev 6-1 6-1 [Q] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) vs [4] Borna Coric (CRO) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 14 Izmir CH (Turkey) Hard QF Borna Coric 6-2 6-4 [Q] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) vs Joao Sousa (POR) Gerasimov Leads 2-0 15 Davis Cup Group II (Portugal) Clay RR Egor Gerasimov 0-6 1-6 6-2 6-2 6-4 19 Davis Cup Group I (Belarus) Hard RR Egor Gerasimov 7-6(3) 6-4 For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. ST. PETERSBURG OPEN: FRIDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER MEDIA NOTES Sibur Arena | St. Petersburg, Russia | 16-22 September 2019 | First Held: 1995 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,180,000 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com SPBOpen.ru Mark Epps: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @Formula_TX Mikhail Ivanov: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @FormulaTX TV & Radio: TennisTV.com [8] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs [4] Borna Coric (CRO) First Meeting Ruud 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No.