2019 US OPEN New York, NY, USA | 26 August-8 September 2019 S-128, D-64 | $57,238,700 | Hard www.usopen.org DAY TWO MEDIA NOTES | Tuesday, 27 August 2019 FEATURED MEN’S SINGLES 1R MATCHES ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) vs [4] Dominic Thiem (AUT) First Meeting John Millman (AUS) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 1-0 LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM [8] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Andrey Rublev (RUS) Tsitsipas Leads 1-0 Steve Johnson (USA) vs [28] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Johnson Leads 1-0 GRANDSTAND [14] John Isner (USA) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Isner Leads 2-1 Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs [18] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) Series Tied 1-1 COURT 17 [6] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs Radu Albot (MDA) First Meeting Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs Frances Tiafoe (USA) First Meeting DAY TWO FAST FACTS • Three-time US Open champion Rafael Nadal meets 2018 US Open quarter-finalist John Millman inside Ashe. • Nadal is 14-0 in US Open 1R. He is 33-1 at US Open against opponents outside Top 50 (l. to No. 54 Mikhail Youzhny in 2006 QF). No. 60 Millman is 1-14 vs. Top 10 overall (d. No. 2 Roger Federer in 2018 US Open 4R). • Nadal is 1 of 6 players who won an ATP Tour hard-court title in July or August (ATP Masters 1000 Montreal). However, a hard-court champion from July or August has gone on to win the US Open title only once in the last five years. Novak Djokovic captured both the ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati and US Open titles in 2018. • No. 8 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas faces 2017 US Open quarter-finalist Andrey Rublev and #NextGenATP Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov meet for the second straight year in the US Open first round. Tsitsipas, Rublev, Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov are among the nine Top 50 players who are under age of 22. Ranking Player Age Best ATP Tour Finish 8 Stefanos Tsitsipas 21 2018 Stockholm, 2019 Marseille, 2019 Estoril Titles 19 Felix Auger-Aliassime 19 2019 Rio de Janeiro, 2019 Lyon, 2019 Stuttgart Finals 28 Taylor Fritz 21 2019 Eastbourne Title 33 Denis Shapovalov 20 2017 Montreal, 2018 Madrid, 2019 Miami ATP Masters 1000 SFs 38 Alex de Minaur 20 2019 Sydney, 2019 Atlanta Titles 42 Reilly Opelka 21* 2019 New York Title 43 Andrey Rublev 21 2017 Umag Title 45 Frances Tiafoe 21 2018 Delray Beach Title 50 Miomir Kecmanovic 19* 2019 Antalya Final * Opelka turns 22 on 28 August and Kecmanovic turns 20 on 31 August. • Six American men play Tuesday, including Frances Tiafoe, who meets Ivo Karlovic for 1st time on Court 17. Karlovic, 40, is oldest player in US Open men’s singles since 42-year-old Ken Rosewall reached 3R in 1977. • World No. 14 John Isner, who meets Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, is No. 1 American at US Open for 8th straight year. • Former No. 1 American Steve Johnson faces Nick Kyrgios in what the Aussie describes as the “graveyard shift.” Johnson vs. Kyrgios is scheduled as the last match of the day -- 2nd on Louis Armstrong Stadium after 7 pm. For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN – Day 2 Media Notes Tuesday, 27 August 2019 Page 2 of 38 MEN’S SINGLES 1R MATCHES (SHOW COURTS) ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) vs [4] Dominic Thiem (AUT) First Meeting THOMAS FABBIANO vs DOMINIC THIEM 30 (5/26/89) Age (Birthdate) 25 (9/3/93) No. 87 (No. 70 on 9/18/17) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 4 (No. 4 on 11/6/17) Grottaglie, Italy Birthplace Wiener Neustadt, Austria Dubai, UAE Residence Lichtenworth, Austria 9-15 (2-6) 2019 Record (on hard) 31-12 (8-4) 26-55 (12-31) Career Record (on hard) 257-141 (107-82) 0 / 0 2019 Titles / Career Titles 3 / 14 9-12 Career Grand Slam Record 54-23 2-3 (2017 3rd Round) US Open Record (Best Result) 15-5 (2018 Quarter-final) 5-0 (3-0) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 7-6 (2-0) 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 16-24 (8-8) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 95-87 (9-9) $1,985,327 Career Prize Money $18,530,662 Federico Placidilli Coach Nicolas Massu THOMAS FABBIANO 2019 Highlights SF (1): Eastbourne (l Querrey) QF (1): Gstaad (l Stebe) 2019 in Review • Earned biggest win of career over No. 6 Tsitsipas en route to Wimbledon 3R (l. to Verdasco). • Withstood 67 aces to defeat Opelka in 5th-set TB and reach Australian Open 3R (l. to Dimitrov). • Qualified and snapped 9-match tour-level losing streak en route to 1st ATP Tour SF at Eastbourne (l. to Querrey). • Also qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Tsonga in 1R) and Dubai (l. to Verdasco in 1R). • Defeated countryman Sonego to reach Gstaad QF (l. to Stebe). Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 70 on 18 September 2017 soon after run to US Open 3R. Enjoyed 1st Top 100 finish in 2017. One of 4 Italians to end 2017 in Top 100 (also Fognini, Lorenzi and Seppi). > Qualified and snapped 9-match tour-level losing streak en route to 1st ATP Tour SF at 2019 Eastbourne. Earned 1st 2 ATP Tour wins en route to 1st QF at 2016 Chennai as Q. > Advanced to Grand Slam 3R on 4 occasions: 2017 US Open, 2018 Wimbledon, 2019 Australian Open and 2019 Wimbledon. Defeated 3-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka in 2018 Wimbledon 2R. Withstood 67 aces to beat Opelka in 2019 Australian Open 2R. Upset No. 6 Tsitsipas for biggest win of career in 2019 Wimbledon 1R. > Owns 167-144 record on ATP Challenger Tour (6-2 in finals). Won titles in 2017 at Quanzhou, CHN; Gimcheon, KOR and Seoul, KOR. Boasts Challenger wins over past or present Top 20 players Basilashvili, Berrettini, Cecchinato, Chung, Granollers, Hrbaty, Ramos-Vinolas and Shapovalov. > Peaked at No. 6 in junior rankings on 2 April 2007. Captured 2007 Roland Garros boys' doubles title w/Karatchenia. For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN – Day 2 Media Notes Tuesday, 27 August 2019 Page 3 of 38 DOMINIC THIEM 2019 Highlights W (3): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d Federer); Barcelona (d Medvedev); Kitzbuhel (d Ramos-Vinolas) F (1): Roland Garros (l Nadal) SF (2): Buenos Aires (l Schwartzman); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Djokovic) QF (2): Hamburg (l Rublev); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l Medvedev) 2019 in Review • Advanced to 4th straight Roland Garros SF and 2nd straight final (d. No. 1 Djokovic in 5 sets, l. to Nadal). • Earned 3rd career win over player ranked No. 1 and snapped Djokovic’s 26-match Grand Slam win streak. • Captured biggest title of career at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. 5-time champion Federer). • Joined 8-time ATP Masters 1000 champion Muster as 2nd Austrian to win an ATP Masters 1000 title. • Did not drop a set en route to titles at Barcelona (d. Nadal and Medvedev) and Kitzbuhel (d. Ramos-Vinolas). • Beat Nadal on clay for 4th straight season and became 2nd player to earn 4+ wins over Nadal on clay (Djokovic 7). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Federer in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid QF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in SF). Now 4-2 vs. Federer overall. • One of 5 players with winning record vs. Federer in at least 5 matches (also Djokovic, Nadal, Kafelnikov, Corretja). • Ranked in Top 10 each week since 6 June 2016 -- 2nd-longest active streak (Nadal since 25 April 2005). • Fell in Buenos Aires SF as 2-time champion (l. to Schwartzman in 3rd-set TB after holding 1 MP). • Reached doubles finals w/Schwartzman at Buenos Aires (l. to M. Gonzalez/Zeballos) and Madrid (l. to Rojer/Tecau). • Retired in Australian Open 2R vs. Popyrin (ill). Withdrew from Cordoba (ill), Halle (fatigue) and Cincinnati (ill). Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 4 on 6 November 2017. Ranked in Top 10 each week since 6 June 2016 -- 2nd-longest active streak (Nadal since 25 April 2005). Peaked at No. 2 in juniors on 3 January 2011. > Posted 50+ wins and qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Earned career-high 58 wins in 2016 with 22-3 record in deciding sets, saving 1 MP vs. Nadal en route to Buenos Aires title and 2 MPs vs. Federer en route to Stuttgart title. > First Austrian to reach 2+ Grand Slam finals, finishing as Roland Garros runner-up to Nadal in 2018 and 2019. Also advanced to Roland Garros SF in 2016 and 2017. Lost 2018 US Open QF to Nadal in 5th-set TB after 4 hours, 49 minutes. Reached 2011 Roland Garros boys' singles final. > Defeated 5-time champion Federer to capture biggest of 14 titles at 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells. Beat 5-time champion Nadal en route to 2nd straight ATP Masters 1000 Madrid final in 2018. Ended Nadal’s 50-set clay win streak, which began after Austrian beat him in 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF. > Beat Nadal on clay in 4 straight seasons (2016-19), becoming 2nd player with 4+ clay wins over Spaniard (Djokovic 7). Defeated World No. 1 in 3 straight seasons, beating Murray at 2017 Barcelona, Nadal at 2018 Madrid and Djokovic at 2019 Roland Garros. Also boasts 4-2 record vs. Federer. One of 2 players with clay-court wins over entire Big Four (also Wawrinka). John Millman (AUS) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 1-0 17 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-3 6-2 JOHN MILLMAN vs RAFAEL NADAL 30 (6/14/89) Age (Birthdate) 33 (6/3/86) No.