2019 ROLAND GARROS DAY 3 MEN’S NOTES Tuesday 28 May 1st Round Featured matches No. 5 Alexander Zverev (GER) v John Millman (AUS) No. 8 Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) v Nicolas Jarry (CHI) No. 9 Fabio Fognini (ITA) v Andreas Seppi (ITA) No. 10 Karen Khachanov (RUS) v Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) No. 14 Gael Monfils (FRA) v Taro Daniel (JPN) No. 18 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) v Steve Johnson (USA) No. 22 Lucas Pouille (FRA) v (Q) Simone Bolelli (ITA) (Q) Stefano Travaglia (ITA) v Adrian Mannarino (FRA) On court today… • France’s top 2 players begin their Roland Garros campaigns today, with Gael Monfils up against Taro Daniel on Court Philippe Chatrier and Lucas Pouille playing Simone Bolelli on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Both will aim to use home advantage to have a good run here this year – Monfils will look for a repeat of his 2008 performance when he reached the semifinals, while Pouille will hope to emulate the form he displayed in reaching the last 4 at the Australian Open in January to impress the home fans in Paris. • Monte Carlo champion Fabio Fognini takes on fellow Italian Andreas Seppi in the first match on Court Simonne Mathieu today. It will be the 8th all-Italian meeting at Roland Garros in the Open Era and the 16th all-Italian clash at the Grand Slams in the Open Era. The pair are tied at 4 wins apiece in their previous Tour-level match-ups, but Seppi has not beaten his compatriot and Davis Cup teammate since 2010 and will have to put in an inspired performance if he is to defeat to the No. 9 seed here today. • History will be made in the 2nd match on Court 6, when 40-year-old Ivo Karlovic faces 37-year-old Feliciano Lopez in the oldest men’s match-up at Roland Garros – in terms of combined age – in the Open Era. It will also become the 7th oldest men’s match-up in terms of combined age at a Grand Slam in the Open Era. Karlovic is the first 40- year-old to compete in the men’s singles at a Grand Slam since Jimmy Connors at the 1992 US Open. He will also become the oldest man to compete at Roland Garros since 41-year-old Istvan Gulyas in 1973. Oldest Grand Slam men’s singles match-ups by combined age (Open Era) Grand Slam Round Players & Ages (years & days) Combined Age 1969 US Open 3rd round Pancho Gonzales (41y 123d) d. Torben Ulrich (40y 340d) 82 years 98 days 1974 Australian Open 1st round Barry Phillips-Moore (35y 206d) d. Frank Sedgman (46y 64d) 81 years 270 days 1969 Wimbledon 1st round Luis Ayala (36y 290d) d. Bob Howe (43y 336d) 80 years 261 days 1977 Jan Australian Open 2nd round Ken Rosewall (42y 68d) d. Ion Tiriac (37y 245d) 79 years 313 days 1973 Australian Open 1st round Barry Phillips-Moore (34y 206d) d. Frank Sedgman (45y 64d) 79 years 270 days 1971 Wimbledon 1st round Rod Laver (32y 328d) d. Bob Howe (45y 334d) 78 years 297 days 2019 Roland Garros 1st round Ivo Karlovic (40y 101d) v Feliciano Lopez (37y 262d) 77 years 363 days *NB Ages calculated at the end of the tournament For more information, visit the ITF website and follow @ITFMedia on Twitter If you would like to receive the Roland Garros men’s match notes by email please contact the interview request desk in the media centre 2019 Roland Garros day 3 men’s match notes NO. 5 ALEXANDER ZVEREV (GER) v JOHN MILLMAN (AUS) Head-to-head: first meeting Zverev has lost a Grand Slam match to a player ranked as low as No. 55 Millman on 5 occasions but never at Roland Garros. The lowest-ranked player to defeat Zverev here is No. 37 Fernando Verdasco, in the 1st round in 2017. ZVEREV v MILLMAN 22 Age 29 5 ATP Ranking (27 May) 56 11 Titles 0 25-15 Career Grand Slam Record 14-16 6-3 Roland Garros Record 0-3 194-99 Career Record 59-76 67-30 Career Record - Clay 10-15 19-10 2019 Record 1-14 9-6 2019 Record - Clay 4-6 9-6 Career Five-Set Record 2-4 0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 67-52 Career Tiebreak Record 28-35 4-6 2019Tiebreak Record 8-8 • ZVEREV is bidding to reach the 2nd round here for the 3rd time. This is his 4th Roland Garros appearance and his 16th Grand Slam overall. • Last year here, Zverev recorded his best Grand Slam result by reaching the quarterfinals (l. Dominic Thiem). He defeated Dusan Lajovic, Damir Dzumhur and Karen Khachanov in 5 sets en route to the last 8, becoming the 8th man in the Open Era to win 3 consecutive 5-set matches at Roland Garros. He has a 9-6 win-loss record in 5-set matches overall. • Zverev warmed up for Roland Garros by winning his 11th Tour-level title at Geneva (d. Nicolas Jarry). He reached the quarterfinals at both Munich (l. Cristian Garin) and Madrid-1000 (d. Stefanos Tsitsipas). • Also on clay in 2019, he reached the 3rd round at Monte Carlo-1000 (l. Fabio Fognini) and the 2nd round at Marrakech (d. Denis Istomin, l. Jaume Munar). He lost his first matches at Barcelona (l. Nicolas Jarry) and Rome- 1000 (l. Matteo Merrettini). This is the first year since 2016 that Zverev has not won multiple clay court titles ahead of Roland Garros. • Elsewhere in 2019, Zverev finished runner-up at Acapulco (l. Nick Kyrgios), reached the round of 16 at the Australian Open (l. Milos Raonic) and the 3rd round at Indian Wells-1000 (l. Jan-Lennard Struff). He fell in his opening match at Miami-1000 (l. David Ferrer). • At 22 years 50 days, Zverev is looking to become the youngest Grand Slam men’s singles champion since Juan Martin Del Potro won the US Open aged 20 years 355 days, and the youngest Roland Garros men’s singles champion since Rafael Nadal won the title here in 2008 aged 22 years 5 days. [NB Age calculated at the end of the tournament]. (see Preview page 6) • Zverev has won 11 career titles, including 5 on clay. He is the 5th active player, after the ‘Big 4’ of Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray, to win 3 or more Masters-1000 titles, having won the titles at 2017 Rome-1000, 2017 Montreal-1000 and 2018 Madrid-1000. • Zverev has been seeded at every Grand Slam he has contested since 2016 Wimbledon. He is seeded No. 5 here – his lowest seeding at a Grand Slam since 2017 Wimbledon, when he was seeded No. 10. • Zverev rose to a career-high ranking of No. 3 in November 2017, becoming the youngest player to break the Top 3 since Djokovic in 2007. He plays here at No. 5. • Zverev is a former junior world No. 1. He was named 2013 ITF Junior World Champion and went on to win the boys’ singles title at the 2014 Australian Open (d. Stefan Kozlov). As well as finishing runner-up in the boys’ singles at 2013 Roland Garros (l. Garin), he helped Germany reach the 2013 Junior Davis Cup Final (l. Spain). • Zverev is coached by Ivan Lendl and his father, Alexander Zverev Sr. 2019 Roland Garros day 3 men’s match notes • MILLMAN is bidding to reach the 2nd round here for the first time. This is his 4th Roland Garros appearance and his 17th Grand Slam appearance overall. • Millman has lost in the 1st round on his 3 previous appearances here – in 2016 (l. John Isner), in 2017 (l. Roberto Bautista Agut) and last year (l. Denis Shapovalov). • Millman’s best Grand Slam result is reaching the quarterfinals at the 2018 US Open. He recorded a career-best victory by defeating No. 2 Roger Federer in the round of 16 before falling to Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the last 8. • On clay in 2019, Millman reached the 2nd round at Budapest (d. Miomir Kecmanovic, l. Attila Balazs), Estoril – where he defeated Bernard Tomic before retiring due to a left foot injury in the 2nd round against Joao Domingues – Madrid-1000 (d. Steve Johnson, l. Fabio Fognini) and Lyon (d. Pablo Andujar, l. Felix Auger-Aliassime). He fell in the 1st round at both Monte Carlo-100 (l. Bautista Agut) and Rome-1000 (l. Cameron Norrie). • Millman’s best results in 2019 are reaching the quarterfinals at both Sydney (l. Gilles Simon) and Acapulco (l. Isner). He reached the 2nd round at the Australian Open (d. Federico Delbonis, l. Bautista Agut). He lost his opening matches at New York (l. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez), Delray Beach (l. Nick Kyrgios, Indian Wells-1000 (l. Jan-Lennard Struff) and Miami-1000 (l. Delbonis). • Millman is bidding to record his 2nd victory against a Top 5 player. He has a 1-5 win-loss record against Top 5 opposition, with this his only victory against a Top 5 player coming against No. 2 Federer at the 2018 US Open. • Millman is facing a Top 5 player on clay for the first time. The highest-ranked player he has faced on clay is No. 8 Dominic Thiem in the round of 16 at 2018 Hamburg when he lost in straight sets. The highest-ranked player he has defeated on clay is No. 14 Lucas Pouille in the 2nd round at 2018 Budapest. • Millman reached a career-high ranking of No.