CITI OPEN: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, August 8, 2015 William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., USA | August 3 – 9, 2015 Draw: S-48, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,753,020| Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP Info: Tournament Info: ATP PR & Marketing: www.ATPWorldTour.com www.citiopentennis.com Maria Garcia-Planas: [email protected] @ATPWorldTour @CitiOpen Robin Holtermann: [email protected] facebook.com/ATPWorldTour facebook.com/CitiOpen Press Room: +1 202-250-8515 US OPEN REMATCH, AMERICANS SQUARE OFF IN SEMI-FINALS Day 6: The Citi Open semi-finals is highlighted by a rematch between 2014 US Open finalists and two Americans squaring off. In the first semi-final, last year’s US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori will face the reigning US Open champion Marin Cilic. The No. 3 seed Cilic trails No. 2 seed Nishikori 3-5 in their head-to-head meetings, but the Croat won their last meeting at Flushing Meadows last year to capture his first career Grand Slam title. The second semi-final pits fellow Americans John Isner and Steve Johnson. The unseeded Johnson trails the No. 1 American 1-3 in their head-to- head meetings, however his lone victory came here at the Citi Open last year in the second round. US Open Finalists Eye Finals: In a rematch of the 2014 US Open the reigning champion Marin Cilic looks to reach his first ATP World Tour final of the year, while finalist Kei Nishikori is looking to reach his third – won at Memphis (d. Anderson) and Barcelona (d Andujar). This is the first time in tournament history that the reigning US Open champion and runner-up meet, as it is the first time that both the current US Open champion and runner-up have played here. First and Last: o Marin Cilic of Croatia and Kei Nishikori of Japan are attempting to become the first player from their respective countries to reach the final here in the Open Era o The last and only player from Asia to reach the final here in the Open Era was Paradorn Srichaphan in 2002 (l. to Blake) o The last time two Americans faced each other in the SF was in 2009: Andy Roddick (d. John Isner) o The last time two Americans reached the SF here was 2012: Mardy Fish (l. to Haas), Sam Querrey (l. to Dolgopolov) o The last American to win the title here was Andy Roddick in 2007 (d. Isner) o The last American to reach the final here was John Isner in 2013 (l. to del Potro) o The last unseeded finalist here was Radek Stepanek in 2011 (d. Monfils) Americans in Semi-finals: This is the fifth consecutive year that at least one American has reached the semi-finals here. Here’s a look at the Americans to reach the semi-finals or better since 2011: 2015: John Isner vs. Steve Johnson 2014: Donald Young (l. Raonic) 2013: John Isner (d. Tursunov, l. to del Potro in F) 2012: Mardy Fish (l. to Haas) Sam Querrey (l. to Dolgopolov) 2011: John Isner (l. to Monfils) Donald Young (l. to Stepanek) Washington Isner’s Best Event: Isner’s best career win-loss record at an ATP World Tour event is here (22-7 record). He has reached the semi-finals or better here four times, including the final in 2007 (l. to Roddick) and 2013 (l. to del Potro). Isner’s career best ATP World Tour events are: Citi Open Day 6 – Saturday, August 8, 2015 Page 2 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com Washington: 22-7 (2007 & 2013 Finalist) Atlanta: 20-3 (2013, 2014 & 2015 Champion) Indian Wells: 18-8 (2012 Finalist) US Open: 17-8 (2011 Quarterfinalist) Newport: 15-5 (2011 & 2012 Champion) Winston-Salem: 12-0 (2011 & 2012 Champion) Auckland: 12-2 (2010 & 2014 Champion) 2015 Match Wins Leaders: On Friday, Nishikori improved 41-9 on the year, third among match wins leaders on the ATP World Tour this season: W-L Titles 1) Novak Djokovic 48-3 6 Andy Murray 48-8 3 3) Kei Nishikori 41-9 2 4) Roger Federer 40-7 3 Tomas Berdych 40-12 0 Looking Ahead: Johnson is the only semi-finalist looking to reach his first career ATP World Tour final. Here is a look at all four players career records in ATP World Tour finals: Player Career Finals Record Cilic 13-9 (11-5 on hard) Nishikori 9-5 (7-3 on hard) Isner 10-9 (7-7 on hard) Johnson 0-0 SATURDAY FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play Stadium Court (3) Marin Cilic (CRO) vs (2) Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori Leads 5-3 08 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Marin Cilic 6-2 6-4 10 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Kei Nishikori 5-7 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1 11 Chennai (India) Hard R32 Kei Nishikori 4-6 7-6 6-2 12 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Marin Cilic 6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 13 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-2 14 Brisbane (Australia) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 6-4 5-7 6-2 14 Barcelona (Spain) Clay QF Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-3 14 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Marin Cilic 6-3 6-3 6-3 Marin Cilic Kei Nishikori Sets Won: 12 12 Tiebreak Sets Won: 0 4 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 0 1 Hard: 3 4 A glance at the semi-finalists this week: Cilic Nishikori Aces 27 15 1st Serve percentage 57% 60% 1st Serve points won 84% 83% 2nd Serve points won 51% 61% Service games won 29 of 34, 85% 33 of 35, 94% (No. 5) Break points saved 4 of 9, 44% 9 of 11, 82% Break points converted 8 of 17, 47% 9 of 34, 26% Citi Open Day 6 – Saturday, August 8, 2015 Page 3 of 5 www.ATPWorldTour.com Cilic FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: SF: Stuttgart (l Troicki); QF (3): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Djokovic); Geneva (l Giraldo); Wimbledon (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 17-10 (3-1 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 8 Washington W-L (Best Result-Year): 6-2 (SF 2010, ‘15) The 26-year-old Croat defeated German teenager Alexandr Zverev 75 76(3) to reach the SF here for the second time (2010). He needed two tie-breaks to get by American Sam Querrey 76(2) 76(3) in 95 minutes on Thursday. He opened with a 76(2) 63 win over Hyeon Chung on Wednesday. He is playing here for the third time and first time since reaching the SFs in 2010 (l. to eventual champion Nalbandian). Has a 6-2 tournament record Playing in his first tournament since reaching the QF at Wimbledon for the second straight year (l. to eventual champion Djokovic) Has reached the QFs or better five times this year (2-3 in QF matches). Best result was SF on grass at Stuttgart (l. to Troicki) in June Looking to reach 23rd career ATP World Tour final (13-9, record, 11-5 on hard) and first since capturing his 13th career title last October at Moscow (d. Bautista Agut) In Grand Slam play (7-2 record), reached QF at Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic) and 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Ferrer) Best ATP Masters 1000 result was QF at Monte Carlo (l. to eventual champion) and 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Ferrer) Nishikori FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: W (2): Memphis (d Anderson); Barcelona (d Andujar); F: Acapulco (l Ferrer); SF(3): Brisbane (l Raonic); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Murray); Halle (l Seppi); QF(4): Australian Open (l Wawrinka); ATP Masters1000 Miami (l Isner); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Djokovic); Roland Garros (l Tsonga) YTD W-L: 41-9 (24-5) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: December 29, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 5 Washington W-L (Best Result-Year): 7-4 (SF 2015) The 25-year-old from Japan advanced to the semi-finals here for the first time with a 64 64 win over Sam Groth on Friday. He advanced to quarter-finals here for the second year in a row with a 64 64 win over No. 16 seed Leonardo Mayer on Thursday. He opened with a 67(8) 61 64 win over Aussie James Duckworth on Tuesday. He is making his 5th appearance here and also reached the QF last year (1R bye, l. to Gasquet). Has a 7-4 tournament record Playing first event pulling out of his 2R at Wimbledon (vs. Giraldo) due to a left calf injury. Also retired in SFs in Halle (vs. Seppi) due to same injury Has reached QF or better 11 times this year (7-4 in QF matches), highlighted by titles in Memphis (d. Anderson) for the third straight year and defended his title at Barcelona (d. Andujar). Also reached finals at Acapulco (l. to Ferrer) Looking to reach his 15th career ATP World Tour final (9-5 record, 7-3 on hard) In Grand Slam play (8-2 record), reached QF at Australian Open (d. Ferrer in 4R, l. to Wawrinka) and at Roland Garros (w/o vs. Becker in 3R, l. to Tsonga), reached 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Giraldo) Best ATP Masters 1000 result was SF at Madrid (l. to Murray), also reached QF at Miami (l.