OPEN 13 PROVENCE: 24 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES Palais des Sports | Marseille, France | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €668,485 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com Open13.fr Fabienne Benoit: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @Open13 Eli Weinstein: [email protected] (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @Open13 TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS [1] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Tsitsipas Leads 1-0 18 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 Other meeting: 18 ATP Masters 1000 Rome Q (Italy) Clay Q1 Stefanos Tsitsipas 5-7 6-3 7-6(5) Tsitsipas 2019 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 12 (Career High) | 1 Career Title | 10-4 in 2019 | 3-2 at Marseille • Tournament note: Leads the tournament in 28 of 29 service games won. Reached F with straight-sets wins over Hurkacz, Stakhovsky, and Goffin. • Saved 12/12 BPs vs. No. 3 Federer to equal biggest win of career en route to Australian Open SF (l. to Nadal). • Became youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist at age 20 since Djokovic, 20, at 2007 US Open. • Also became youngest Australian Open semi-finalist since Roddick, 20, in 2003. • Made history as 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam QF and SF in men’s singles. • Achieved career-high No. 12 in ATP Rankings on 28 January. Top Greek in ATP Rankings history (since 1973). • Advanced to Sydney QF as No. 1 seed (l. to eventual finalist Seppi). Kukushkin 2019 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 50 | 1 Career Title | 8-3 in 2019 | 4-1 at Marseille • Tournament note: Has not yet dropped a set en route to F, taking wins over Kudla, Shapovalov, Rublev and Humbert. Also 2nd behind Tsitsipas in service games won (37 of 39). • Reached 2R at Sofia (l. to Monfils) and Rotterdam (l. to Dzumhur). • Suffered 8th Australian Open 1R loss in 9 appearances (l. to Pouille). [3] Ben McLachlan (JPN)/Matwe Middelkoop (NED) vs First Meeting Jeremy Chardy (FRA)/Fabrice Martin (FRA) McLachlan/Middelkoop Summary | Team Debut at 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Canada | 5-2 as a Team | 1st Final as Team • The No. 3 seeds are playing in their 3rd tournament together. • No. 27 McLachlan owns 4 doubles titles, the latest at Auckland (w/ Struff, d. Klaasen/Venus) in January. • No. 41 Middelkoop earned 90th career doubles win in SF (d. Melzer/Oswald). • Middelkoop owns 7 doubles titles (3 in 2018 w/ Haase in Pune, Sofia and Umag; 3 w/ Koolhof in 2016 Sofia, 2016 Kitzbuhel, and 2017 Sydney; and 1 with Jebavy in 2017 St. Petersburg). Chardy/Martin Summary | Team Debut at 2016 Indian Wells | 23-12 as a Team | 1 Title as a Team (2017 Doha) • Won 1st and only title together at 2017 Doha (d. Murray/Soares in SF, d. Pospisil/Stepanek in F). • This is their 3rd final as a team (2017 Doha, 2017 Munich). • Chardy teamed up with Kontinen to win Rotterdam title (d. Rojer/Tecau). • No. 97 Chardy has won 5 doubles titles. • No. 102 Martin notched career win No. 100 with 1R win over Begemann and Junaid. • Martin won Challenger title in Quimper w/Nys. • Martin owns 3 doubles titles, all on hard courts (2017 Doha, 2016 Chennai, 2016 Delray Beach). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. OPEN 13 PROVENCE: 23 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES Palais des Sports | Marseille, France | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €668,485 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com Open13.fr Fabienne Benoit: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @Open13 Eli Weinstein: [email protected] (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @Open13 TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SINGLES SEMI-FINALS Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs [WC] Ugo Humbert (FRA) First Meeting Kukushkin 2019 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 50 | 1 Career Title | 7-3 in 2019 | 3-1 at Marseille • Tournament note: Has not yet dropped a set en route to SF, taking wins over Kudla, Shapovalov and Rublev. • Reached 2R at Sofia (l. to Monfils) and Rotterdam (l. to Dzumhur). • Suffered 8th Australian Open 1R loss in 9 appearances (l. to Pouille). Humbert 2019 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 75 (Career High) | 4-4 in 2019 | 3-0 at Marseille • Tournament note: Defeated former Marseille champion Gulbis in 1R, then dropped 6 games in win over No. 2 seed Coric in 2R. • Won Challenger title in Cherbourg, FRA (d. Darcis) after dropping first set. • Fell to Chardy in Australian Open 1R -- 1st match in tournament history decided by 10-point TB in 5th set. • Advanced to Quimper, FRA Challenger SF (l. to Evans). [1] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs [3] David Goffin (BEL) Series Tied 2-2 17 Antwerp (Belgium) Hard QF Stefanos Tsitsipas 2-6 7-6(1) 7-6(4) 18 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R32 David Goffin 7-6(4) 7-5 18 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard QF Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 18 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 David Goffin 7-5 6-3 Tsitsipas 2019 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 12 (Career High) | 1 Career Title | 7-4 in 2019 | 0-2 at Marseille • Saved 12/12 BPs vs. No. 3 Federer to equal biggest win of career en route to Australian Open SF (l. to Nadal). • Became youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist at age 20 since Djokovic, 20, at 2007 US Open. • Also became youngest Australian Open semi-finalist since Roddick, 20, in 2003. • Made history as 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam QF and SF in men’s singles. • Achieved career-high No. 12 in ATP Rankings on 28 January. Top Greek in ATP Rankings history (since 1973). • Advanced to Sydney QF as No. 1 seed (l. to eventual finalist Seppi). Goffin 2019 Summary | 28 years old | World No. 24 | 4 Career Titles | 4-4 in 2019 | 6-4 at Marseille • Has not dropped a set in wins over Paire and No. 6 seed Goffin. • Advanced to Australian Open 3R (l. to Medvedev). • Reached 1st ATP Tour doubles SF and final en route to 1st title at Doha w/Herbert (d. Haase/Middelkoop). POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [1] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Tsitsipas Leads 1-0 18 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 Other meeting: 18 ATP Masters 1000 Rome Q (Italy) Clay Q1 Stefanos Tsitsipas 5-7 6-3 7-6(5) [3] David Goffin (BEL) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Goffin Leads 1-0 14 KAZ vs BEL WG (Kazakhstan) Hard RR David Goffin 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-0 Other meeting: 11 Istanbul CH (Turkey) Hard R16 Mikhail Kukushkin 2-6 7-5 6-4 [1] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs [WC] Ugo Humbert (FRA) First Meeting [3] David Goffin (BEL) vs [WC] Ugo Humbert (FRA) First Meeting For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. OPEN 13 PROVENCE: 22 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES Palais des Sports | Marseille, France | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €668,485 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com Open13.fr Fabienne Benoit: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @Open13 Eli Weinstein: [email protected] (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @Open13 TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Kukushkin Leads 2-1 15 Moscow (Russia) Hard R32 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 6-4 16 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Andrey Rublev 6-3 4-1 ret 18 Vienna (Austria) Hard R16 Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6(4) 6-4 Other meeting: 18 Vienna Q (Austria) Hard -- Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 6-3 Rublev 2019 Summary | 21 years old | World No. 115 | 1 Career Title | 4-3 in 2019 | 2-1 at Marseille • Tournament note: Defeated three-time Marseille champion Tsonga in 1R, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. • Advanced to 2R at Doha (l. to Basilashvili) and Sydney as Q (l. to Nishioka). • Suffered 2nd straight Grand Slam 1R loss at Australian Open (l. to McDonald). Kukushkin 2019 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 50 | 1 Career Title | 6-3 in 2019 | 2-1 at Marseille • Reached 2R at Sofia (l. to Monfils) and Rotterdam (l. to Dzumhur). • Suffered 8th Australian Open 1R loss in 9 appearances (l. to Pouille). [Q] Matthias Bachinger (GER) vs [WC] Ugo Humbert (FRA) First Meeting Bachinger 2019 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 143 | 2-1 in 2019 | 2-1 at Marseille • Tournament note: Conceded 7 games in straight-set defeat of No. 5 seed Verdasco in 2R. • Fell in qualifying at Doha (l. to Basic in Q1) and Australian Open (l. to Watanuki in Q2). • Advanced to Quimper, FRA Challenger QF (l. to Bourgue). Humbert 2019 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 75 (Career High) | 3-4 in 2019 | 2-0 at Marseille • Tournament note: Defeated former Marseille champion Gulbis in 1R, then dropped 6 games in win over No. 2 seed Coric in 2R. • Won Challenger title in Cherbourg, FRA (d. Darcis) after dropping first set. • Fell to Chardy in Australian Open 1R -- 1st match in tournament history decided by 10-point TB in 5th set. [1] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs [LL] Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meeting: 17 Portoroz CH (Slovenia) Hard SF Sergiy Stakhovsky 4-6 6-4 7-5 Tsitsipas 2019 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 12 (Career High) | 1 Career Title | 7-4 in 2019 | 0-2 at Marseille • Saved 12/12 BPs vs.