ROLEX PARIS MASTERS SUNDAY, 3 NOVEMBER MEDIA NOTES AccorHotels Arena | Paris, France | 28 October – 3 November 2019 Draw: S-48, D-32 | Prize Money: € 5,207,405 | Surface: Hard | First Held: 1986 ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com rolexparismasters.com Maria Garcia-Planas: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATPTour @RolexPMasters Nicolas Beaudelin: [email protected] (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @RolexParisMasters TV & Radio: TennisTV.com PARIS FINAL FAST FACTS • The 2019 Rolex Paris Masters singles final will be contested on Sunday between World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and unseeded Denis Shapovalov. All three of their prior meetings have taken place this season, with Djokovic going undefeated in their head-to-head thus far. • Djokovic, who is 4-1 in Rolex Paris Masters finals, will be playing the 50th ATP Masters 1000 final of his career. He is 33-16 in ATP Masters 1000 finals. • ATP Masters 1000 Career Title Leaders 1) Rafael Nadal 35 2) Novak Djokovic 33 3) Roger Federer 28 4) Andre Agassi 17 5) Andy Murray 14 • Shapovalov, in his first-ever ATP Masters 1000 final, will try to become the 70th player to win an ATP Masters 1000 title in the 270th ATP Masters 1000 event – the final tournament of the 30th season of ATP Masters 1000 tennis. • Nine players have won their first ATP Masters 1000 title over the last 22 series events: TOURNAMENT FIRST-TIME ATP MASTERS 1000 CHAMPION 2019 Cincinnati Daniil Medvedev 2019 Monte-Carlo Fabio Fognini 2019 Indian Wells Dominic Thiem 2018 Paris Karen Khachanov 2018 Miami John Isner 2018 Indian Wells Juan Martin del Potro 2017 Paris Jack Sock 2017 Cincinnati Grigor Dimitrov 2017 Rome Alexander Zverev In the 92 series events prior to 2017 Rome, only eight players became a first-time ATP Masters 1000 champion. • Unseeded Finalists: For the 4th straight year, there is an unseeded Rolex Paris Masters finalist: o 2016 – John Isner – l. to [2] Andy Murray in final o 2017 – [Q] Filip Krajinovic – l. to [16] Jack Sock in final o 2018 – Karen Khachanov – def. [2] Novak Djokovic in final o 2019 – Denis Shapovalov – vs. [1] Novak Djokovic in final • Shapovalov is aiming to become the first Canadian to win an ATP Masters 1000 title. Milos Raonic’s 3 runner-up performances are the only other ATP Masters 1000 final appearances by a Canadian: o 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Canada final: [4] Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. [11] Milos Raonic (CAN), 6-2 6-2 o 2014 ATP Masters 1000 Paris final: [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. [7] Milos Raonic (CAN), 6-2 6-3 o 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells final: [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. [12] Milos Raonic (CAN), 6-2 6-0 • Shapovalov is 3-13 against Top 10 players. Two of those wins came this season, including a win over No. 6 Zverev this week. His best career win by ranking was his first-ever match against a Top 10 player, when he beat No. 2 Nadal in the third round of 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Canada. He is 0-3 against No. 1 players (all against Djokovic). 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Rolex Paris Masters Day 7 – Sunday, 3 November 2019 Page 2 of 4 www.ATPTour.com ATP RACE TO LONDON STANDINGS – NITTO ATP FINALS SINGLES FIELD Race Player Points This Week in Paris 1 Rafael Nadal 9,585 Gave walkover to Shapovalov in SF (abdominal injury) 2 Novak Djokovic* 8,545 Plays Shapovalov in final 3 Roger Federer 6,190 Withdrew 4 Daniil Medvedev 5,705 Lost to Chardy in 2R 5 Dominic Thiem 5,025 Lost to Dimitrov in 3R 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 4,000 Lost to Djokovic in QF 7 Alexander Zverev 2,945 Lost to Shapovalov in 3R 8 Matteo Berrettini 2,670 Lost to Tsonga in 2R 9 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,540 Lost to de Minaur in 2R 10 Gael Monfils 2,530 Lost to Shapovalov in QF 11 David Goffin 2,335 Lost to Dimitrov in 2R 12 Fabio Fognini 2,290 Lost to Shapovalov in 2R 13 Kei Nishikori 2,180 Season over due to elbow/arm injury 14 Diego Schwartzman 2,125 Lost to Edmund in 2R 15 Denis Shapovalov* 2,050 Plays Djokovic in final 16 Stan Wawrinka 2,000 Lost to Nadal in 3R 17 Karen Khachanov 1,840 Lost to Struff in 2R Bold: Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in London (10-17 November) * Add 400 points with title ATP RACE TO LONDON STANDINGS – DOUBLES FIELD Points 1 - Cabal/Farah 8,300 2 - Kubot/Melo 4,645 3 - Krawietz/Mies 3,985 4 - Ram/Salisbury 3,670 5 - Klaasen/Venus 3,640 6 - Rojer/Tecau 3,585 7 - Bryan/Bryan 3,380 (Decided to end their 2019 season) 8 - Dodig/Polasek 3,225 9 - Kontinen/Peers 3,000 (Did not qualify) 10 - Herbert/Mahut 2,960 (Had previously qualified via Grand Slam champion rule) Bold: Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in London (10-17 November). NEXT GEN ATP FINALS FIELD, Milan (November 5-9) 10/28 ATP Ranking Player (Country) Age Paris Result No. 18 Alex de Minaur (AUS) 20 Lost in 3R to [7] Tsitsipas No. 46 Frances Tiafoe (USA) 21 Lost in 1R to Fritz No. 55 Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 20 Lost in 1R qualifying to Roumane No. 56 Ugo Humbert (FRA) 21 Lost in 1R to Dimitrov No. 63 Casper Ruud (NOR) 20 Lost in 1R to Mannarino No. 73 Mikael Ymer (SWE) 21 Lost in 1R qualifying to Ruud No. 82 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 20 Not entered No. 93 Jannik Sinner (ITA) 18 Not entered Note: No. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE), 21, qualified and won’t compete. He is playing in the Nitto ATP Finals. No. 19 Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN), 19, withdrew due to an ankle injury . No. 28 Denis Shapovalov (CAN), 20, withdrew due to fatigue. For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. Rolex Paris Masters Day 7 – Sunday, 3 November 2019 Page 3 of 4 www.ATPTour.com 2019 ATP MASTERS 1000 SINGLES FINALS Indian Wells: [7] Dominic Thiem d. [4] Roger Federer, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 Miami: [4] Roger Federer d. [7] John Isner, 6-1, 6-4 Monte Carlo: [13] Fabio Fognini d. Dusan Lajovic, 6-3, 6-4 Madrid: [1] Novak Djokovic d. [8] Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-3, 6-4 Rome: [2] Rafael Nadal d. [1] Novak Djokovic, 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 Montreal: [1] Rafael Nadal d. [8] Daniil Medvedev, 6-3, 6-0 Cincinnati: [9] Daniil Medvedev d. [16] David Goffin, 7-6(3), 6-4 Shanghai: [3] Daniil Medvedev d. [5] Alexander Zverev, 6-4, 6-1 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES FINAL [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) Djokovic Leads 3-0 19 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-0 19 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-3 19 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 Djokovic 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 1 | 52-9 in 2019 (4 Titles) | 36-8 at Paris (2009, 2013-15 Champion) • Into his 6th final this season (4-1), 50th ATP Masters 1000 final (33-16) and 111th overall final (76-34). • Will fall to World No. 2 behind Nadal on Monday’s rankings regardless of Paris final result. • Saved 2 championship points to defeat Federer in longest Wimbledon final on record (4 hours, 55 minutes). • Became 1st Wimbledon champion to save championship point since Bob Falkenburg saved 3 MPs in 1948 final. • Also saved 2 MPs to defeat Federer in both 2010 US Open SF and 2011 US Open SF. Leads H2H 26-22. • Prior to 5th Wimbledon title, captured record 7th Aus. Open title (d. Nadal). Third all-time with 16 Grand Slam titles. • Became 1st player in history to win 3+ straight Grand Slam titles on 3 occasions (also 2011-12, 2015-16). • Also 1st player to win a Grand Slam final over Nadal in straight sets. Spaniard has reached 27 Grand Slam finals. • Won 26 straight Grand Slam matches until Roland Garros SF (l. to Thiem in 5 sets). • Retired vs. Wawrinka in US Open 4R (left shoulder) -- 6th Grand Slam and 13th tour-level retirement of career. • Captured 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Madrid (d. Tsitsipas) and 12th ATP 500 title at Tokyo (d. Millman). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Del Potro en route to 9th Rome and 49th ATP Masters 1000 final (l. to Nadal). • Passed Connors on 16 Sept. and Lendl on 30 Sept. to move into 3rd all-time with 271 weeks as No. 1 (now 275). • Weeks at No. 1 Leaders: Djokovic is No. 3 with the most weeks at No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings (since Aug. 23, 1973). Here are the leaders with the most weeks at No. 1: Weeks Year-end No. 1 (Years) 1) Roger Federer 310 5 (2004-07, 2009) 2) Pete Sampras 286 6 (1993-98) 3) Novak Djokovic 275 5 (2011-12, 2014-15, 2018) 4) Ivan Lendl 270 4 (1985-87, 1989) 5) Jimmy Connors 268 5 (1974-78) Shapovalov 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 28 | 35-25 in 2019 (Stockholm Title) | 4-2 at Paris (2019 Final) • Achieved a career-high No. 20 in ATP Rankings on 1 April. Turned 20 on 15 April. He is projected to make his Top 15 debut on Monday, and will finish the season as the top-ranked Canadian on the ATP Tour.