2019 US OPEN New York, NY, USA | 26 August-8 September 2019 S-128, D-64 | $57,238,700 | Hard www.usopen.org DAY SIX MEDIA NOTES | Saturday, 31 August 2019 FEATURED MEN’S SINGLES 3R MATCHES ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM [Q] Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 2-0 Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs [28] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Kyrgios Leads 1-0 LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM [6] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Zverev Leads 3-0 [13] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) First Meeting GRANDSTAND [14] John Isner (USA) vs. [22] Marin Cilic (CRO) Cilic Leads 8-3 [20] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs Tennys Sandgren (USA) First Meeting COURT 5 Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ) First Meeting COURT 17 [24] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs Alexei Popyrin (AUS) First Meeting DAY SIX FAST FACTS No. 2 and three-time US Open champion Rafael Nadal and No. 6 Alexander Zverev are the two highest seeds remaining in the bottom half of the draw. They are two wins away from meeting in the quarter-finals. Nadal is looking to reach the 4R-better in his 13th straight Grand Slam tournament played. Nadal is 10-2 in 3R matches in Flushing Meadows (l. to Fognini in 2015 and Blake in 2005). Three players in action – Alexander Bublik, [Q] Hyeon Chung and Zverev have won their first two matches in five sets. Seven of the 16 players on the schedule – Pablo Andujar, Aljaz Bedene, [24] Matteo Berrettini, Bublik, Chung, Alexei Popyrin and Tennys Sandgren, - are appearing in the 3R for the first time at the US Open. Top 10 Records o Hyeon Chung: 1-13 overall and 1-4 at Grand Slam events (d. No. 4 Zverev in ’18 Aust. Open 3R) o Aljaz Bedene: 1-19 overall (d. No. 7 Anderson in ’18 Rome 2R) and 0-6 in Grand Slam events Grand Slam 4R Appearances…Players in bottom half of the draw looking to reach the 4R o Rafael Nadal 35 (10 at US Open: 2010, 2013, 2017 Champion; 2011 Finalist; 2008-09, ’18 SF; 2006 QF; 2007, 2016 4R) o Marin Cilic 22 (5 at US Open: 2014 Champion; 2015 SF; 2009, 2012, 2018 QF) o Gael Monfils 17 (5 at US Open: 2016 SF; 2010, 2014 QF; 2008-09 4R) o John Isner 10 (4 at US Open: 2011, 2018 QF; 2009, 2015 4R) o Nick Kyrgios 5 (2014 Wimbledon QF, 2015-16 4R; 2015 Aust. Open QF, 2018 4R) o Alexander Zverev 4 (2018-19 Roland Garros QF, 2017 Wimbledon 4R; 2019 Aust. Open 4R) o Diego Schwartzman 3 (2017 US Open QF; 2018 Roland Garros QF, 2018 Aust. Open 4R) o Tennys Sandgren 2 (2018 Aust. Open QF; 2019 Wimbledon 4R) o Matteo Berrettini 1 (2019 Wimbledon) o Hyeon Chung 1 (2018 Aust. Open SF) o Andrey Rublev 1 (2017 US Open QF) o Denis Shapovalov 1 (2017 US Open) o Pablo Andujar 0 o Aljaz Bedene 0 o Alexander Bublik 0 o Alexei Popyrin 0 For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN – Day 6 Media Notes Saturday, 31 August 2019 Page 2 of 17 MEN’S SINGLES 3R MATCHES (SHOW COURTS) ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM [Q] Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 2-0 17 Barcelona (Spain) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 7-6(1) 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 HYEON CHUNG vs RAFAEL NADAL 23 (5/19/96) Age (Birthdate) 33 (6/3/86) No. 170 (No. 19 on 4/2/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 2 (No. 1 on 8/18/08) Suwon, South Korea Birthplace Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Suwon, South Korea Residence Manacor, Mallorca, Spain 3-4 (3-4) 2019 Record (on hard) 42-6 (16-2) 83-65 (65-49) Career Record (on hard) 961-196 (452-131) 0 / 0 2019 Titles / Career Titles 3 / 83 14-10 Career Grand Slam Record 266-38 5-3 (2019 3rd Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 59-11 (2010, 2013, 2017 Champion) 6-2 (3-0) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 21-12 (0-0) 2 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 3 22-35 (1-5) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 233-150 (7-4) $3,403,408 Career Prize Money $111,328,858 Neville Godwin Coach Carlos Moya, Francisco Roig HYEON CHUNG 2019 US Open 2R: d. [32] Fernando Verdasco 1-6 2-6 7-5 6-3 7-6(3)….Saves 1 MP and rallies from 0-2 sets for 2nd time in career 1R: d. [WC] Ernesto Escobedo 3-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2…Wins 1R 5-setter for 2nd time this season (Aust. Open, d. Klahn) 2019 in Review • Did not lose more than 3 games in a set to qualify for US Open (d. Ofner, Napolitano and M. Ymer). Then beat [WC] Escobedo in 5 sets in 1R on Tuesday and followed with another 5-set win over [32] Verdasco. • Earned 1st win of career from 2 sets down at Australian Open (d. Klahn, l. to Herbert in 2R). • Lost openers at Pune (l. to Gulbis in 2R), Auckland (l. to Statham in 1R) and Rotterdam (l. to Basilashvili in 1R). • Inactive from 11 February through 29 July due to back injury. • Fell to No. 170 in ATP Rankings on 26 August -- lowest since No. 173 on 29 December 2014. • Returned from injury and captured 9th ATP Challenger Tour title of career at Chengdu, CHN (d. Sugita). Career Highlights > Broke into Top 20 and achieved career-high No. 19 on 2 April 2018. Passed Nishikori in ATP Rankings on 19 March 2018 to end Japanese player’s 7-year reign as No. 1 Asian. Peaked at No. 7 in juniors on 14 January 2013. > Went 5-0 and defeated No. 1 seed Rublev twice, including in final, to capture 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals title. Reached 11 QFs-or-better in 2018, but still seeking 1st tour-level final of career. > Earned biggest win of career over No. 4 A. Zverev and upset former champion Djokovic en route to 2018 Australian Open SF. Became 1st South Korean to reach Grand Slam QF and SF. > Also became 1st South Korean to reach an ATP Masters 1000 QF, doing so back-to-back at Indian Wells and Miami in 2018. > Won 70+ percent of matches on ATP Challenger Tour (84-27) and ITF Junior Circuit (84-32). Defeated Kyrgios and Coric en route to 2013 Wimbledon boys' singles final. For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN – Day 6 Media Notes Saturday, 31 August 2019 Page 3 of 17 RAFAEL NADAL 2019 US Open 2R: vs [WC] Thanasi Kokkinakis Walkover (shoulder)….First time Nadal receives W/O in his career in a Grand Slam event 1R: d. John Millman 6-3 6-2 6-2…………………………..Improves to 15-0 in 1R matches at US Open 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) 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. Margaret Court 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 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 Australian Open final. Did not win a set for 1st time in 26 Grand Slam finals (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Defeated #NextGenATP players de Minaur in 3R, Tiafoe in QF and Tsitsipas in SF. • Five weeks after defeating Federer in Roland Garros SF, lost to him in Wimbledon SF. Owns 24-16 H2H lead. • Squandered 3 MPs and lost 3rd-set TB to eventual champion Kyrgios in Acapulco 2R. • Conceded walkover in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF vs. Federer due to right knee injury. Withdrew from Brisbane (thigh strain), ATP Masters 1000 Miami (right knee) and ATP Masters 1000 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).