ABIERTO MEXICANO LOS CABOS: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Cabo del Mar, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | August 8-13, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $721,030 | Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing www.ATPWorldTour.com www.AbiertoLosCabos.com Joshua Rey: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour Twitter: @AbiertoLosCabos Press Room: +52-624-688-5676 Facebook: @ATPWorldTour Facebook: @AbiertoLosCabos TOP SEEDS MAKE DEBUT IN LOS CABOS Top four seeds Feliciano Lopez, Bernard Tomic, Ivo Karlovic and Sam Querrey take action for the first time at the Abierto Mexicano Los Cabos on Wednesday. Top seed Lopez will face the 6- foot-11 American Reilly Opelka, a semi-finalist in last week's event in Atlanta and the youngest player in the draw here at 18. Lopez enters the tournament with a strong season under his belt so far, having won his fifth career ATP World Tour title (first on clay) in Gstaad, where he was also the top seed. He also has made two semi-final appearances in Dubai and Houston. Tomic, the No. 2 seed, returns to Mexico for the second time this year after finding success in Acapulco, where he reached the final before losing to Thiem, He enters with a 15-8 win-loss record on hard courts, compared to his opponent Dusan Lajovic, who has a 3-5 mark on hard. No. 4 Querrey begins play on Stadium Court against Colombia's Santiago Giraldo. Querrey's 2016 résumé includes a title at Delray Beach, three semi-final appearances and three quarter-final appearances thus far, including his four-set upset win over World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the 3R at Wimbledon. Other seeds in action include No. 3 Karlovic against German qualifier Mischa Zverev, No. 7 Nicolas Almagro in an all-Spanish contest against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, and No. 8 Marcel Granollers, who defeated Fernando Verdasco, against Tobias Kamke. DAY 3 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: SECOND-ROUND MATCHES STADIUM COURT [4] Sam Querrey (USA) vs Santiago Giraldo (COL) Querrey Leads 3-1 10 COL vs. USA WG Play-off (Colombia) Clay RR Santiago Giraldo 6-2 6-4 7-5 12 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Sam Querrey 6-3 6-2 14 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Sam Querrey 6-3 6-2 3-6 7-6(3) 15 Nottingham (Great Britain) Grass R32 Sam Querrey 7-6(4) 6-4 Querrey 2016 FastFacts: W: Delray Beach (d. Ram); SF(3): Memphis (l. to Nishikori); Acapulco (l. to Thiem); s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Mahut); QF(3): Houston (l. to Monaco); Wimbledon (l. to Raonic); Washington (l. to Monfils) YTD W-L: 27-17 (15-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 29 Abierto Mexicano Los Cabos Day 3 – Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Page 2 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com • Earned 1st win over World No. 1 en route to 1st Grand Slam QF at Wimbledon (l. to No. 7 Raonic), ending Djokovic’s 30-match major win streak and becoming 1st major quarter-finalist from USA since Isner and Roddick at 2011 US Open • Captured 1st singles title since 2012 and 8th overall at Delray Beach (d. del Potro and Ram) • Also won 5th doubles title and 1st w/Johnson at Geneva (d. Klaasen/Ram) • Reached SFs at Memphis (l. to No. 7 Nishikori), Acapulco (d. No. 6 Nishikori in 2R, l. to Thiem) and ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Mahut). Also played in doubles final at Memphis w/Johnson (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez) • Defeated French qualifiers Herbert and Pouille to reach ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 3R (l. to No. 5 Nadal) • Saved 5 MPs to beat Bedene in Auckland 1R and held 2 MPs before losing to Baghdatis in Nottingham 3R • Retired at 2 sets all in Australian Open 1R vs. Lajovic (cramping) and withdrew from Brisbane (right knee) Giraldo 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 8-13 (3-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 27, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 137 • Tournament note: Giraldo defeated Amir Weintraub 64 64 in 1R and looking to reach first QF of season • Won 1R matches at Australian Open, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Miami and Munich • Reached Australian Open 2R for 5th time in career (d. Young, l. to Sousa) • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Bautista Agut in 1R) • Led by 2 sets and held 4 MPs in Wimbledon 1R vs. Muller before falling 15-13 in 5th • Fell outside Top 100 on May 2 for 1st time since week of January 25, 2010 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [2] Bernard Tomic (AUS) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 10 Italy F6 (Italy) Clay R16 Dusan Lajovic 6-1 6-4 Lajovic 2016 FastFacts SF (2): São Paulo (l. to Cuevas); Kitzbühel (l. to Haase); QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem) YTD W-L: 14-16 (3-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 72 • Tournament note: Lajovic posted a 63 64 win in 1R over Thiago Monteiro. Looking to reach fourth ATP World Tour quarter-final of season, first on hard courts • Reached 1st 2 ATP World Tour SFs at São Paulo (d. Paire in 2R, l. to Cuevas) and Kitzbühel (l. to Basilashvili) • Saved 1 MP to defeat Isner 76(10) 46 76(6) in Buenos Aires 2R (l. to eventual champion Thiem in QF) • Defeated Ward, then fell to Edmund in Serbia’s 3-2 loss to Great Britain in Davis Cup QF • Trailed by 2 sets in Australian Open 1R before opponent Querrey retired at 2 sets all (l. to Bautista Agut in 2R) • Led Ramos-Viñolas 43 before retiring in Rio de Janeiro 1R due to left foot injury • Retired after 3 sets in Roland Garros 2R against countryman Troicki due to cramping Tomic 2016 FastFacts: F: Acapulco (l. to Thiem); SF(2): Brisbane (l. to Raonic); London/Queen's Club (l. to Raonic); QF(3): Sydney (l. to Gabashvili); Quito (l. to Lorenzi); s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Mahut) YTD W-L: 25-18 (15-8 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: October 21, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 20 • Reached 5th career final at Acapulco – 1st at an ATP World Tour 500 event (l. to Thiem in 3 sets) • Achieved career-high of No. 17 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 11 • Advanced to SFs at Brisbane (d. No. 8 Nishikori, l. to Raonic) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to No. 9 Raonic) • Reached 4R at Aust. Open (l. to No. 2 Murray) and Wimbledon (d. Verdasco in 5 sets of 1R, l. to Pouille 10-8 in 5th) • Suffered 5-match losing streak from March to May before reaching Roland Garros 2R (d. Baker, l. to Coric) • Retired in Sydney QF vs. Gabashvili (fatigue), Indian Wells 3R vs. Raonic (right wrist) and Rome 1R vs. Paire (flu) • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami and Monte-Carlo due to right wrist injury Abierto Mexicano Los Cabos Day 3 – Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Page 3 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com [1] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs [SE] Reilly Opelka (USA) First Meeting Lopez 2016 FastFacts W: Gstaad (d. Haase); SF(3): Quito (l. to Ramos Vinolas); Dubai (l. to Baghdatis); Houston (l. to Monaco); YTD W-L: 21-16 (8-6 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: September 20, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 18 • Earned 2nd win vs. World No. 1 when Djokovic retired with eye problem in Dubai QF (l. to Baghdatis in SF) • Defeated Garcia-Lopez for 400th career singles win in Dubai 1R on February 22 • Reached 3R at Aus. Open (l. to Isner), Roland Garros (l. to Ferrer) and Wimbledon (d. Fognini in 5 sets, l. to Kyrgios) • Participated in 58 straight Grand Slam main draws, most among active players and 7 behind Federer’s Open Era record • Beat Bautista Agut 76 67 64 in 3h16m to reach ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Upset No. 1 seeds and last 3 Roland Garros doubles champions to win 1st Grand Slam title in Paris w/M. Lopez (d. Herbert/Mahut, Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin after saving 6 MPs, Dodig/Melo and Bryan/Bryan) • Captured 1st doubles title since 2004 at Doha w/M. Lopez (d. J. Murray/Soares and Peya/Petzschner) • Held 2 MPs in Dubai doubles final w/M. Lopez before falling 14-12 in Match TB to Bolelli/Seppi • Retired down 75 43 in Quito QF vs. Ramos-Viñolas due to fatigue Opelka 2016 FastFacts SF: Atlanta (l. to Isner) YTD W-L: 4-3 (4-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 28, 1997 Emirates ATP Ranking: 395 (Career-high) • Tournament Note: Opelka defeated Stakhovsky 76(6) 3-1 ret. (back) in 1R on Tuesday and looking to reach second straight ATP World Tour quarter-final • The 18-year-old is coming off a breakthrough week in Atlanta, where he reached his maiden ATP World Tour SF with wins over Eubanks No. 3 seed Anderson (saved 2 MPs) and Young before losing in three sets to top seed/three- time champion Isner. Afterwards, climbed from No. 837 to a career-high Emirates ATP Ranking of No. 395 this week • Made ATP World Tour debut at Houston as LL (l. to Querrey in 1R) • Fell to Jaziri in Washington 1R as WC 67(4) 76(4) 76(3) • Earned 1st ATP doubles win w/Paul at Houston as WC (d.