2016 US OPEN Flushing Meadows, New York, USA | August 29 – September 11, 2016 Draw Size: S-128, D-64 | $46.3 million | Hard www.usopen.org DAY THREE MEDIA NOTES | Wednesday, August 31, 2016 FEATURED MEN’S SINGLES 2R MATCHES Arthur Ashe Stadium [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) Vesely Leads 1-0 [4] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA) Nadal Leads 7-1 Louis Armstrong Stadium [20] John Isner (USA) vs [Q] Steve Darcis (BEL) First Meeting [26] Jack Sock (USA) vs [Q] Mischa Zverev (GER) First Tour-Level Meeting Grandstand [23] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs Vasek Pospisil (CAN) Anderson Leads 1-0 [5] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs [Q] Ryan Harrison (USA) Series Tied 1-1 Americans in Action (4) [WC] Ernesto Escobedo (USA) vs Kyle Edmund (GBR) 1st Match at 11:00 am on Court 13 [Q] Ryan Harrison (USA) vs [5] Milos Raonic (CAN) 2nd Match After 11:00 am on Grandstand [20] John Isner (USA) vs Steve Darcis (BEL) 2nd Match After 11:00 am on Armstrong [26] Jack Sock (USA) vs [Q] Mischa Zverev (GER) 4th Match After 11:00 am on Armstrong DAY THREE HIGHLIGHTS After winning their first-round matches inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, two-time champions Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will return to the biggest tennis venue in the world when second-round play gets underway Wednesday at the US Open. Americans John Isner and Jack Sock highlight the schedule on Louis Armstrong Stadium, while Canadians Vasek Pospisil and Milos Raonic play consecutive matches on Grandstand. Raonic reached his maiden Grand Slam final at Wimbledon, beginning a summer of firsts for some of the brightest stars on tour. No. 10 seed Gael Monfils, who plays on Court 17, captured his first ATP World Tour 500 title at Washington. No. 7 seed Marin Cilic, who plays on Court 5, secured his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati. Djokovic rarely faces a player who owns a winning record against him. He will Wednesday when he takes on Jiri Vesely. In their only meeting, the 23-year-old Czech defeated the defending champion Djokovic in the second round at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo in April. Vesely is one of two Top 100 players with more wins than losses against Djokovic (No. 23 Ivo Karlovic is 2-1). On the other hand, Djokovic has dominated the next three highest-ranked players in his half of the draw: Nadal (26-23 with 7 straight wins and 15 straight sets), Raonic (7-0) and Cilic (14-0). Nadal follows Djokovic against Andreas Seppi in the night session’s featured men’s match on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The No. 4 seed is 7-1 lifetime versus Seppi, including a straight-set win during the Rio Olympics second round on August 9. Nadal has won one hard-court title since capturing the 2013 US Open championship, and that came nearly 32 months ago at Doha. Seppi is 8-77 lifetime against Top 10 opponents with eight straight losses. Louis Armstrong Stadium will host Americans Isner and Sock against qualifiers Steve Darcis and Mischa Zverev respectively. Isner earned the second comeback of his career from two sets down on Monday, and Darcis did the same. The 20th-seeded Isner edged 18-year-old countryman Frances Tiafoe, while Darcis rallied to defeat unseeded Aussie Jordan Thompson. Sock, too, required five sets to advance past American teenager Taylor Fritz, making Zverev’s four-set win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert seem routine. Mischa and Alexander Zverev are the first brothers to both reach the second round at the US Open since Byron and Wayne Black in 1998. A trio of Top 10 seeds will play second-round matches on outer courts. Cilic, who won the 2014 US Open title, takes to Court 5 against Sergiy Stakhovsky. The Croat has won 13 of his last 14 and 17 of his last 19 matches at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. French shot-makers Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Monfils will play back- to-back on Court 17. The ninth-seeded Tsonga takes on Australian wild card James Duckworth for the first time, then the 10th-seeded Monfils meets Czech qualifier Jan Satral, who earned his first tour-level win on Monday. 2016 US OPEN – Day 3 Media Notes Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Page 2 of 21 [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) Vesely Leads 1-0 A 16 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R32 Jiri Vesely 6-4 2-6 6-4 Djokovic is 43-2 in Grand Slam 2R, falling at Roland Garros in 2005 (ret. vs. Coria) and 2008 Wimbledon (l. to Safin). Looking to reach 3R for 33rd consecutive Grand Slam Djokovic has a 43-3 record vs. Czech Republic opponents since 2007, losing to Vesely in Monte-Carlo in April and Berdych at 2010 Wimbledon SF and 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF Vesely is 2-11 lifetime (2-3 this year) vs Top 10 opponents and his wins have come over Djokovic at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo in April and No. 8 Thiem in 2R at Wimbledon Vesely is trying to reach 3R in a Grand Slam for 4th time in his career. This year he reached 4R at Wimbledon (l. to Berdych in 5 sets) and 3R last year at US Open (ret. vs. Isner) and 2014 Wimbledon (l. to Kyrgios) [1] NOVAK DJOKOVIC vs JIRI VESELY 29 (5/22/87) Age (Birthdate) 23 (7/10/93) No. 1 (No. 1 on 7/4/11) Emirates ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 49 (No. 35 on 4/27/15) Belgrade, Serbia Birthplace Pribran, Czech Republic Monte-Carlo, Monaco Residence Breznice, Czech Republic 52-5 (34-2) 2016 Won-Loss (on hard) 18-20 (4-11) 738-151 (485-90) Career Won-Loss (on hard) 58-74 (24-38) 7 / 66 2016 Titles / Career Titles 0 / 1 224-35 Career Grand Slam Record 11-13 58-9 (2011, 2015 Champion) US Open W-L (Best Result) 3-3 (2015 3rd Round) 27-8 (2-0) Career 5-Set Record Main Draw (YTD) 3-4 (1-2) 4 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 204-116 (16-6) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 39-40 (11-15) $102,813,310 Career Prize Money $2,017,153 Boris Becker and Marian Vajda Coach Jaroslav Machovsky DJOKOVIC FASTFACTS US Open/Grand Slam History Reigning champion opened on Monday night with 63 57 62 61 win over Janowicz. It was 1st time he lost a set in 1R of a Grand Slam since 2010 US Open when he was pushed to 5 sets by countryman Troicki Last year defeated No. 2 Federer for 2nd US Open title (d. No. 2 Nadal in 2011 final) US Open runner-up in 2007 (l. to No. 1 Federer), 2010 (l. to No. 1 Nadal), 2012 (l. to No. 4 Murray) and 2013 (l. to No. 2 Nadal. Semi-finalist or better in each of last 9 years (2007-15) Tied with Emerson for 4th all-time with 12 Grand Slam titles, including 2015 Wimbledon (d. Federer), 2015 US Open (d. Federer), 2016 Australian Open (d. Murray) and 2016 Roland Garros (d. Murray) Became 8th player to complete career Grand Slam and 3rd to hold all 4 major titles at once (also Budge, Laver) Loss to Querrey in 2016 Wimbledon 3R snapped streaks of 28 QFs, 9 SFs and 6 finals in a row at majors One of 2 men to win 50+ matches at all 4 majors (also Federer) Only player in Open Era to win Australian Open 6 times (2008, 2011-13, 2015-16) and tied for all-time lead with Emerson (1961, 1963-67) During 2016 Roland Garros, became 1st tennis player to earn more than $100 million in prize money Enjoyed 30-match win streak at Grand Slams from 2015-16 Owns 27-8 record in 5-set matches, notably beating Nadal in 5h53m for 2012 Australian Open title and saving 2 MPs vs. Federer in both 2010 and 2011 US Open SFs. Competed in 48 straight Grand Slam events 2016 Highlights W (7): Doha (d. Nadal); Australian Open (d. Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Raonic); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Nishikori); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Murray); Roland Garros (d. Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (d. Nishikori); F: ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Murray); QF: Dubai (l. to Lopez) Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2016 US OPEN – Day 3 Media Notes Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Page 3 of 21 Leading into US Open (5-1) - ATP Masters 1000 Toronto: Champion (d. No. 6 Nishikori) - Rio Olympics: 1st Round (l. to del Potro) 2016 in Review • Won Roland Garros title to become 8th man with career Grand Slam and 3rd with all 4 majors at once (d. 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) • Defeated by Querrey in Wimbledon 3R, ending calendar Grand Slam bid and 30-match win streak at majors • 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 • Fell to No. 3 Murray in ATP Masters 1000 Rome final, snapping career-long 17-match win streak vs.