TATA OPEN MAHARASHTRA – ATP MEDIA NOTES DAY 5 – FRIDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2020 Balewadi Stadium | Pune, India | 3 – 9 February 2020 ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com maharashtraopen.com Mark Epps: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATPTour @MaharashtraOpen Udita Dutta: [email protected] (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @MaharashtraOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: FRIDAY QUARTER-FINALS SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs Ilya Ivashka (BLR) First Tour Level Meeting Other meeting 19 Eckental CH (Germany) Carpet R16 Jiri Vesely 7-6(2) 6-2 Vesely Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 107 | Career-High No. 35 | 9-11 in 2019 (Marrakech QF) | • Did not face break points in his 1R win over Indian WC Arjun Kadhe and defeated No. 7 seed Salvatore Caruso (saved 7/8 break points). The No.1 Czech has yet to drop a set this week. • In 2020, failed to qualify for Doha (l. in 2R to Fucsovics). • Reached QF of Bangkok Open Challenger (l. to Gaio). • In 2019, qualified and earned 2nd-biggest win of career over No. 5 A. Zverev en route to Wimbledon 3R (l. to Paire). • Also qualified at Lyon (l. to Fritz in 1R) and US Open (l. to Berankis in 1R after 4 hours, 16 minutes). • Advanced to Marrakech QF (d. Fognini in 1R, W/O vs. Andujar due to right toe injury). • Fell to No. 142 in ATP Rankings on 15 July -- lowest since No. 164 on 29 April 2013. • Withdrew from Montpellier (right foot) and Budapest Q (right toe). Retired in Zhuhai Q2 vs. Ito (groin). • Won the Eckental Challenger in Germany by defeating Steve Darcis in 3-sets. Ivashka Summary | Age: 25 | World No. 152 | Career-High No. 80 | 8-12 in 2019 (Newport QF) • Has yet to drop a set this week with wins against Donskoy (1R) and No. 3 seed Travaglia (2R). Trying to reach 2nd SF of his career (2018 Marseille l. to Pouille). • In 2020, qualified at Australian Open and squandered 1 MP in 1R loss to Anderson • In 2019, achieved career-high No. 80 in ATP Rankings on 4 February. • Advanced to 3rd ATP Tour QF of career at Newport (l. to Humbert). • Earned 1st Grand Slam main draw win of career at Australian Open (d. Jaziri, l. to Carreno Busta in 2R). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l. to Monfils in 2R) and US Open (l. to Kokkinakis in 1R). • Reached 4th ATP Challenger Tour final of career at Canberra, AUS (l. to Hurkacz). • Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Q1 vs. Delbonis on 13 April (left knee). Did not return to tour until July. • In last event of the year, reached SF at Helsinki Challenger before losing to #NextGenATP player Emil Ruusuvuori. [5] Yuichi Sugita (JPN) vs [2] Ricardas Berankis (LTU) First Meeting Sugita Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 86 | Career-High No. 36 | 3-4 in 2019 (Stockholm SF) • Saved 6/7 break points in 1R win over Italian Thomas Fabbiano. Had a Walkover in 2R against Viktor Troicki (fever). • In 2020, reached Noumea Challenger Final (l. to Wolf). • Made Australian Open 2R (d. Benchetrit, l. to Rublev). • In 2019, made 3rd career SF appearance as a Lucky Loser in Stockholm (l. to Shapovalov). • Compiled a 34-19 W-L record at Challenger level, winning in Binghampton & Yokkaichi. • From July-September won 16 of 17 matches at Challenger level, with only loss in that period against Hyeon Chung in Chengdu Final. • Qualified for Wimbledon where he lost in 1R to Rafael Nadal. Berankis Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 73 | Career-High No. 50 | 9-12 in 2019 (Dubai QF) • The No. 2 seed had a bye in 1R and defeated German Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 7-6(2) 6-1 (saved 2 set points). Looking to reach his 1st ATP Tour SF since 2017 Moscow (d. Mannarino, l. to Dzumhur in F). • In 2020, at Australian Open, advanced to 2R for 3rd straight Grand Slam event (l. to Querrey). • Fell to 279th-ranked wild card Ilkel in Doha 1R. • In 2019, qualified at Doha (d. Goffin, l. to Lajovic in 2R), Dubai (d. Medvedev in 1R, l. to Monfils in QF), Basel (l. to Tsitsipas in 2R) and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. to Edmund in 1R). • Snapped 9-match Grand Slam main draw losing streak at 2019 Wimbledon (d. Shapovalov, l. to Tsonga in 2R). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. Tata Open Maharashtra Day 5 – Friday 7 February 2020 Page 2 of 2 www.ATPTour.com • Went 24-3 on ATP Challenger Tour with titles at Rennes, FRA (d. Hoang); Drummondville, CAN (d. Maden); Busan, KOR (d. A. Harris) and Vancouver, CAN (d. Jung). • Withdrew from Antalya due to left Achilles injury. [Q] Roberto Marcora (ITA) vs [6] James Duckworth (AUS) First Meeting Marcora Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 174 | Career-High No. 171 | 35-26 at Challenger level in 2019 (Budapest, Bergamo, Recanati F) • Has yet to drop a set in 4 matches (qualification and main draw) and earned 1st ever ATP Tour level match win in 1R against qualifier Lukas Rosol and ousted No.1 seed Benoit Paire in 77 minutes. Marcora,30, is the oldest player to earn his first ATP Tour win since 34-year-old Jan Mertl defeated Yann Marti in the 2016 Gstaad 1R. • In 2020, achieved career-high No. 171 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 13 January. • Failed to qualify at Australian open (l. to Gombos). • In 2019, Lost in 1R of qualification at Roland Garros (l. to M. Ymer), Wimbledon (l. to Monteiro) and US Open (l. to Giraldo). • In February made 2 consecutive Challenger Finals - Budapest (l. to Bublik) and Bergamo (l. to #NextgenATP player and countryman Jannik Sinner) • Reached Final of Recanati Challenger (won QF and SF matches in deciding set tiebreak) where he lost in straight sets to Egor Gerasimov. Duckworth Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 96 | Career-High No. 82 | 49-18 at Challenger level in 2019 (4 titles) • Saved both break points he faced in 1R win over Peter Gojowczyk and in 2R vs Taro Daniel, saved 1MP to reach his 3rd career ATP Tour QF (2015 Brisbane l. to Federer and 2015 Nice l. to Coric). • In 2020, earned 1st tour-level win since 2018 Washington by defeating Delbonis in Auckland 1R (l. to Auger-Aliassime in 2R). • Suffered 7th straight Grand Slam main draw loss, falling in 5 sets to Bedene at Australian Open. • Reached Aus. Open doubles QF w/Polmans (l. to Bublik/Kukushkin). Entered with 0-8 Grand Slam doubles record. • In 2019, returned to Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 18 November. First week all season ranked in Top 100. • Went 0-3 in tour-level matches with 1R losses as WC at Brisbane (l. to Murray), Sydney (l. to Fucsovics) and Australian Open (l. to Nadal). • Posted 49-18 record on ATP Challenger Tour with 4 titles in 6 finals: Bangkok, THA (d. Davidovich Fokina); Baotou, CHN (d. Mukund); Playford, AUS (d. Uchiyama) and Pune, IND (d. Clarke). • Retired in Roland Garros qualifying 1R vs. Stakhovsky due to left hamstring strain. [4] Soonwoo Kwon (KOR) vs [8] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) First Meeting Kwon Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 88 | Career-High No. 81 | 7-7 in 2019 (Los Cabos QF) • The No.1 Korean had a 1R bye and defeated the No.1 Indian Prajnesh Gunneswaran in 1h43. This is his 2nd career ATP Tour QF (2019 Los Cabos l. to Pella). • In 2020, Lost 5-setter to Basilashvili in Australian Open 1R. Fell to 0-4 in Grand Slam main draw matches. • Advanced to Bendigo, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Donskoy). • In 2019, broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 5 August and achieved career-high No. 81 on 9 September. • Qualified and earned 1st ATP Tour main draw win at Atlanta (d. Gunneswaran, l. to Norrie). • One week later, qualified and reached 1st ATP Tour QF at Los Cabos (d. Stebe and Londero, l. to Pella). • Also qualified at Wimbledon (l. to Khachanov in 1R), ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l. to Ivashka in 1R), US Open (ret. vs. Dellien in 1R due to cramping) and Zhuhai (d. No. 24 Pouille for biggest career win, l. to Dzumhur in 2R). • Went 35-14 on ATP Challenger Tour, highlighted by titles at Yokohama, JPN (d. Otte) and Seoul, KOR (d. Purcell). Gerasimov Summary | Age: 27 | World No. 90 | Career-High No. 90 | 10-7 in 2019 • Defeated Italian Paolo Lorenzi in 1R and Serbian qualifier Nikola Milojevic to advance to his 5th career ATP Tour QF. • In 2020, achieved career-high No. 90 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 3 February. • Won 5th-set TB against Ruud in Australian Open main draw debut (l. to A. Zverev in 2R). • Fell in Doha qualifying 1R (l. to Fucsovics) and Bendigo, AUS Challenger 2R (l. to Mayot). • In 2019, beat No. 13 Berrettini for biggest career win and reached his 1st ATP Tour SF at St. Petersburg as Q (l. to Medvedev). • Earned 7 wins in 8 days entering St. Petersburg SF, including 2 Davis Cup victories (d. Domingues and J. Sousa). • Qualified at a Grand Slam for 1st time in 14th try at US Open (d. Harris in Slam debut, l. to Schwartzman in 2R). • Also qualified at Marseille (l. to Verdasco in 1R after holding 3 MPs), Dubai (l. to eventual finalist Tsitsipas in 2R) and Moscow (l. to eventual champion Rublev in 2R). • Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title of career at Recanati, ITA (d.