MUTUA MADRID OPEN: Day 8 Media Notes Sunday, May 14, 2017 Caja Magica | Madrid, Spain | May 7-14, 2017 Draw: S-56, D-24 | Prize Money: €5,439,350 | Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Madrid-Open.com Mark Epps: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour Twitter: @MutuaMadridOpen Press Room: +34 610 398 751 Facebook: @ATPWorldTour Facebook: @MutuaMadridOpen NADAL SEEKS RECORD-TYING 30TH MASTERS 1000 TITLE One day after defeating Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal could tie his rival’s record by capturing his 30th ATP Masters 1000 championship on Sunday. Nadal bids for his fifth title in eight Mutua Madrid Open finals against first-time ATP Masters 1000 finalist Dominic Thiem. The Spaniard has swept 14 matches and 28 of 30 sets on clay this spring, including titles at Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. Though he lost to Nadal 6-4, 6-1 in the Barcelona final on April 30, Thiem has defeated him on clay before, rallying from match point down in the 2016 Buenos Aires semi-finals. The 23-year-old saved five match points on Thursday in his third-round win over Grigor Dimitrov. Thiem is attempting to become the first ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam champion born after 1988. The doubles final pits No. 4 seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo against No. 6 seeds Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Kubot and Melo are appearing in their third ATP Masters 1000 final of the season after winning the Miami title and finishing as Indian Wells runners-up. Mahut and Roger-Vasselin are 4-0 in finals as a team and playing together for the first time in 2017. INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Mutua Madrid Open [4] Rafael Nadal [8] Dominic Thiem Aces 12 18 1st-Serve Percentage 66% (189 of 285) 68% (189 of 276) 1st-Serve Points Won 73% (138 of 189) 78% (147 of 189) 2nd-Serve Points Won 54% (52 of 96) 53% (46 of 87) Service Games Won 86% (36 of 42) 89% (40 of 45) Break Points Saved 76% (19 of 25) 72% (13 of 18) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 40% (83 of 210) 28% (50 of 178) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 59% (63 of 106) 56% (62 of 111) Return Games Won 35% (15 of 43) 28% (12 of 43) Break Points Converted 36% (15 of 42) 43% (12 of 28) NOTE: Nadal leads Thiem in five categories. Thiem leads Nadal in five categories. EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Mutua Madrid Open Champion Finalist Ranking Points 1,000 600 Singles Prize Money €1,043,680 €511,740 Doubles Prize Money €323,200 €158,240 Mutua Madrid Open Day 1 Day 8 -- Sunday, May 14, 2017 Page 2 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com BIG FOUR ATP MASTERS 1000 STATISTICS World No. 1 Andy Murray, No. 2 Novak Djokovic, No. 4 Roger Federer and No. 5 Rafael Nadal have dominated ATP Masters 1000 tournaments for more than a decade. At least one member of the Big Four has appeared in 40 consecutive and 57 of the last 58 ATP Masters 1000 finals. When they reach the final, Murray, Djokovic, Federer and Nadal almost always win it. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is the only other active player with multiple ATP Masters 1000 titles (2008 Paris and 2014 Toronto). 100% of all ATP Masters 1000 titles since 2016 Shanghai (5 of 5) o Murray: 2 o Federer: 2 o Nadal: 1 o Djokovic: 0 o Others: 0 96% of all ATP Masters 1000 titles since 2014 Cincinnati (23 of 24) o Djokovic: 11 o Murray: 5 o Federer: 5 o Nadal: 2 o Others: 1 92% of all ATP Masters 1000 titles since 2013 (36 of 39) o Djokovic: 17 o Nadal: 8 o Murray: 6 o Federer: 5 o Others: 3 92% of all ATP Masters 1000 titles since 2010 Monte-Carlo (59 of 64) o Djokovic: 25 o Nadal: 14 o Murray: 10 o Federer: 10 o Others: 5 88% of all ATP Masters 1000 titles since 2008 (74 of 84) o Djokovic: 28 o Nadal: 20 o Murray: 14 o Federer: 12 o Others: 10 86% of all ATP Masters 1000 titles since 2005 (95 of 111) o Djokovic: 30 o Nadal: 29 o Federer: 22 o Others: 16 o Murray: 14 Mutua Madrid Open Day 1 Day 8 -- Sunday, May 14, 2017 Page 3 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS [4] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [8] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Nadal Leads 3-1 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-2 6-3 16 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay SF Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 7-6(4) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 17 Barcelona (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-1 Nadal 2017 Summary W (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d Ramos-Vinolas); Barcelona (d Thiem); F (3): Australian Open (l Federer); Acapulco (l Querrey); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Federer); QF (1): Brisbane (l Raonic) YTD W-L: 33-5 (14-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 71 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (30) Emirates ATP Ranking: 5 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 46-10 (2005, 2010, 2013-14 Champion) • Tournament Note: Snapped 7-match and 15-set losing streaks against Djokovic by beating him 62 64 in SF • Appearing in 8th Madrid final and 45th ATP Masters 1000 final overall. Winner of 29 titles, 2nd only to Djokovic’s 30. • Owns 146-79 record against Top 10 opponents (6-6 since 2016 Madrid SF loss to No. 2 Murray) • Captured 10th tournament (record), 50th clay-court (record) and 70th overall title at Monte-Carlo (d. Ramos-Vinolas) • Added 10th Barcelona title one week later (d. Thiem). Only player in Open Era with 9+ titles at a single event. • Defeated Monfils and Raonic at Australian Open en route to 1st Grand Slam final since 2014 (l. to Federer in 5 sets) • Won 5-setters at Australian Open over A. Zverev in 4 hours, 5 minutes and Dimitrov in 4 hours, 56 minutes • Tied with Djokovic for 2nd all-time with 21 Grand Slam finals, winning 13 straight SFs and 21 of 24 overall • Also lost to Federer in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R and ATP Masters 1000 Miami final (0-5 in Miami finals) • Fell to Querrey in Acapulco final, ending streaks of 14 straight matches and 28 straight sets won at tournament • Played 32 hard-court tournaments and 8 hard-court finals since last hard-court title at 2014 Doha (d. Monfils) • Withdrew from Rotterdam due to fatigue Thiem 2017 Summary W (1): Rio de Janeiro (d Carreno Busta); F (1): Barcelona (l Nadal); QF (5): Brisbane (l Dimitrov); Sydney (l Evans); Rotterdam (l Herbert); Acapulco (l Querrey); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Wawrinka) YTD W-L: 26-10 (14-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 (23) Emirates ATP Ranking: 9 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 6-1 (2017 Finalist) • Tournament Note: 23-year-old is youngest ATP Masters 1000 finalist since 22-year-old Raonic at 2013 Montreal. Bidding to become youngest ATP Masters 1000 champion since 23-year-old Murray at 2010 Shanghai. • First-time ATP Masters 1000 semi-finalist and finalist is bidding to become 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam champion born after 1988 (del Potro won 2009 US Open; Cilic won 2014 US Open and 2016 Cincinnati) • Owns 7-20 record against Top 10 opponents (5-6 on clay including win over Nadal in 2016 Buenos Aires SF) • Did not drop a set en route to 2nd ATP World Tour 500 title and 8th title overall at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta) • Earned 1st win over World No. 1, beating Murray to reach ATP World Tour 500 final at Barcelona (l. to Nadal) • Reached Australian Open 4R by playing 4 straight 4-setters, falling to Goffin for 2nd consecutive year in Melbourne • Advanced to 4th ATP Masters 1000 QF at Indian Wells (d. Monfils, l. to Wawrinka 76 in 3rd) • Fell in QFs at Brisbane (l. to Dimitrov), Sydney (l. to Evans), Rotterdam (l. to Herbert) and Acapulco (l. to Querrey) Mutua Madrid Open Day 1 Day 8 -- Sunday, May 14, 2017 Page 4 of 4 www.ATPWorldTour.com [4] Lukasz Kubot (POL)/Marcelo Melo (BRA) vs First Meeting [6] Nicolas Mahut (FRA)/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) • Kubot/Melo beat [Alt] Baker/Monroe 63 64 and [7] Dodig/Granollers 61 64 in between 1R bye and SF w/o • Pole and Brazilian are 16-7 in 2017 and 26-9 overall since winning title in team debut at 2015 Vienna • Repeated as champions at 2016 Vienna and added 1st ATP Masters 1000 title as a team at 2017 Miami • Own 3-1 record in ATP finals together, finishing runner-up to Klaasen/Ram at 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells • Kubot has won 15 ATP doubles titles overall, including 2015 Metz w/Roger-Vasselin • Melo has won 23 ATP doubles titles overall, including ATP Masters 1000 titles w/Dodig at 2013 Shanghai, 2015 Paris, 2016 Toronto and 2016 Cincinnati, as well as w/Klaasen at 2015 Shanghai (6 ATP Masters 1000 titles) • Doubles Rankings: Kubot 12 (Career-High 7 on Sept. 27, 2010), Melo 5 (Career-High 1 on Nov. 2, 2015) • Mahut/Roger-Vasselin received 1R bye and defeated Haase/Ramos-Vinolas 76(6) 76(3) in 2R, [3] J.