2015 US OPEN Flushing Meadows, New York, USA | August 31 – September 13, 2015 Draw Size: S-128, D-64 | $42.3 million | Hard www.usopen.org DAY SIX NOTES | Saturday, September 5, 2015 FEATURED MEN’S MATCHES – In Order of Play by Court Arthur Ashe Stadium: (2) Roger Federer (SUI) vs. (29) Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Federer Leads 9-0 (3) Andy Murray (GBR) vs. (30) Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) Bellucci Leads 1-0 Louis Armstrong Stadium: (13) John Isner (USA) vs. Jiri Vesely (CZE) First Meeting (5) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) First Meeting Grandstand: (12) Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs. (24) Bernard Tomic (AUS) Gasquet Leads 5-1 (22) Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs. Donald Young (USA) Troicki Leads 1-0 Court 17: (6) Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. (31) Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Garcia-Lopez Leads 3-2 (15) Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs. (20) Dominic Thiem (AUT) Anderson Leads 2-0 DAY SIX HIGHLIGHTS The third round of the bottom half of the draw on Saturday is highlighted by three Grand Slam champions: 17-time winner No. 2 Roger Federer, 2-time champ/No. 3 Andy Murray and two-time title-holder/No. 5 Stan Wawrinka. In addition to No. 6 Tomas Berdych, the only Americans remaining, No. 13 John Isner and Donald Young, look to advance to the fourth round for the first time since 2011. Isner reached the quarters and Young the 4R in ’11. On Ashe, Federer enters his 10th match against Philipp Kohlschreiber confidently. He’s dropped just nine games through two matches this week, his lowest total ever in the first two rounds of the US Open. He hasn’t been broken this summer in seven hard court matches, holding all 72 service games. Federer is also 9-0 vs. Kohlschreiber and 18-0 against Germans at Grand Slams since falling to Tommy Haas at the 2002 Australian Open. Kohlschreiber has lost his last 13 matches against Top 10 opponents. Under the Ashe lights, 2012 US Open champion Murray meets No. 30 seed Thomaz Bellucci after rallying from two sets down for the eighth time in his career against Adrian Mannarino on Thursday. The last time Murray mounted a two-set comeback was in the Wimbledon quarter-finals two years ago. He went on to win the tournament. For history to repeat itself, Murray must first beat Bellucci, who prevailed in their only prior match at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid in 2011. On Armstrong, No. 1 American Isner takes on Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic for the first time. Isner lost to Kohlschreiber in the third round each of the last three years, but this time around he’s taking on the 22-year-old Auckland champion. Vesely is one of six first-time winners on the ATP World Tour this year. The No. 13 seed has not been broken in his last five matches at the US Open dating back to last year, a streak of 83 service games. Finishing the day’s play on Armstrong is Wawrinka, who has not lost a set this week despite being broken five times. One of 10 players over the age of 30 in the third round, Wawrinka is attempting to capture a second Grand Slam title after his 30th birthday, something no player has done since Andre Agassi won the Australian Open in 2001 and ‘03. In today’s match, Wawrinka meets the lowest-ranked player in the third round: World No. 107 Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium. He is appearing in his first major third round match. On Grandstand, No. 12 Richard Gasquet, a semi-finalist two years ago, looks to reach the 4R at the US Open for the sixth time. Gasquet is 5-1 lifetime (3-0 on hard) against No. 24 seed Bernard Tomic. He is looking to join countrymen Chardy, Paire and Tsonga in the fourth round. There were three Frenchmen in the 4R last year. There never has been four in 4R here in the Open Era. In the next match, No. 22 Viktor Troicki meets Young. On Court 17, No. 6 Tomas Berdych tries to level the head-to-head against No. 31 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who leads 3-2. In the next match on, No. 15 seed Kevin Anderson looks for his third win (2-0) against No. 20 Dominic Thiem, who celebrated his 22nd birthday on Thursday. 2015 US OPEN Saturday, September 5, 2015 Page 2 of 21 [2] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. [29] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Federer Leads 9-0 05 Halle (Germany) Grass QF Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 08 Halle (Germany) Grass F Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 09 Doha (Qatar) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-2 7-6(6) 09 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Roger Federer 6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 6-1 10 Halle (Germany) Grass QF Roger Federer 7-5 6-3 11 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (Monaco) Clay R32 Roger Federer 6-2 6-1 13 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-3 7-6(7) 13 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 15 Halle (Germany) Grass R32 Roger Federer 7-6(8) 3-6 7-6(5) Federer has dominated German opponents through much of his career. Federer has won 7 straight, 15 of 16, and 62 of 64 matches against German players dating back to 2002 Halle. He has also beaten Germans 18 straight times at Grand Slam events since losing to Tommy Haas at the 2002 Australian Open Federer has reached the 4R or better in each of his last 14 US Open appearances, only missing out when he fell in the 3R round of his main draw debut in 2000 (l. to Ferrero) Kohlschreiber has lost 13 straight matches against Top 10 opponents (21-70 overall) Kohlschreiber is seeking his 4th straight 4R showing at US Open, 10th overall at a major (1-8 in 4R matches) FEDERER Vs. KOHLSCHREIBER 34 (August 8, 1981) Age (Birthdate) 31 (October 16, 1983) 2 (1 on Feb. 02, 2004) Emirates ATP Ranking (High) 29 (16 on Jul. 30, 2012) Basel, Switzerland Birthplace Augsburg, Germany Bottmingen, Switzerland Residence Kitzbuhel, Austria 47-7 (23-2) YTD Won-Loss (on hard) 25-19 (6-8) 1,043-234 (640-129) Career Won-Loss (on hard) 352-278 (168-144) 5/87 YTD Titles / Career Titles 1/6 293-48 Career Grand Slam Record 60-44 74-10 (Champion 2004-08) US Open W-L (Best Result) 18-12 (4R 2012-14) 23-19 (0-0) Career 5-Set Record Main Draw (YTD) 15-10 (1-1) 9 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 384-207 (15-10) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 149-144 (10-15) $93,146,573 Career Prize Money $8,351,688 Stefan Edberg & Severin Luthi Coach Stephan Fehske FEDERER FASTFACTS US Open History: The five-time champion (2004-08) has dropped only 9 games in first two rounds (fewest in 16 appearances). He opened on Tuesday with a 61 62 62 win over Leonardo Mayer and followed with a 61 62 61 victory over Steve Darcis. Has held serve all 23 games (saving both break pts.). The last time he lost 9 games or fewer in his 1st 2 matches at a major was en route to the 2012 Wimbledon title (also lost 9) Has a 14-1 career record in 3R matches and playing here for 16th consecutive year. His earliest exit was 3R in 2000 debut (l. to Ferrero) Has 2nd-best winning percentage (.881. 74-10 record) in the Open Era (Sampras .887, 71-9) and is third all-time in tournament history behind Bill Tilden (.910, 71-7). No. 4 all-time with most US Open match wins (Connors 98, Agassi 79, Vic Seixas 75) At 34, oldest No. 2 seed at US Open since Ken Rosewall (37) in 1972 Began his career with an 11-4 mark from 2000-03 and since ’04 when he won his first title, has a 63-6 record. His 40-match Flushing Meadows winning streak ended with five-set loss to del Potro in ’09 final Since last final, lost in SF in 2010-11 (l. to Djokovic 7-5 in fifth in both), QF in '12 (l. to Berdych in four sets), 4R in ’13 (l. to Robredo) and SF last year (l. to Cilic) Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2015 US OPEN Saturday, September 5, 2015 Page 3 of 21 Grand Slam History: The all-time Grand Slam singles champion with 17 titles (in 26 finals) claimed at least one in eight straight years (2003-10). Has the most career Grand Slam match wins (293-48). Playing in record 64th straight Grand Slam His streak of having reached QF or better in 36 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments ended with 2R loss to Stakhovsky at Wimbledon in 2013. Also has record of 23 straight SF (’04-10) and 10 finals in a row (’05-’07) Only player to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a season three times (’06-07, 09) 2015 Highlights: W(5): Brisbane (d Raonic); Dubai (d Djokovic); Istanbul (d Cuevas); Halle (d Seppi); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Djokovic); F(3): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Djokovic); Wimbledon (l Djokovic); QF: Roland Garros (l Wawrinka) 2015 in Review: Leading into the US Open (5-0): o Cincinnati: Champion (d. Djokovic) The Swiss superstar has held 72 consecutive service games in seven hard court matches this summer.