MERCEDESCUP: 17 JUNE MEDIA NOTES TC Weissenhof | Stuttgart, Germany | 11-17 June 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €656,015 | Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com MercedesCup.de Martin Dagahs: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @MercedesCup Press Officer: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @MercedesCup TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS [1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [7] Milos Raonic (CAN) Federer Leads 10-3 12 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Roger Federer 4-6 7-5 7-6(4) 12 Halle (Germany) Grass QF Roger Federer 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 13 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 6-4 14 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-2 6-3 14 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard QF Milos Raonic 7-6(5) 7-5 14 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Roger Federer 6-1 7-6(0) 15 Brisbane (Australia) Hard F Roger Federer 6-4 6-7(2) 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard SF Roger Federer 7-5 6-4 16 Brisbane (Australia) Hard F Milos Raonic 6-4 6-4 16 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Milos Raonic 6-3 6-7(3) 4-6 7-5 6-3 17 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Roger Federer 6-4 6-2 7-6(4) Federer 2018 Summary | 36 years old | World No. 2 | 20-2 in 2018 | 5-2 at MercedesCup (1st Final) | 97 ATP Titles • Returned from 11-week hiatus, def. M. Zverev, Pella, and Kyrgios to extend grass-court win streak to 15 matches. • Regained No. 1 ranking with SF win on Saturday. Enters Wimbledon as World No. 1 with Stuttgart final + Halle title. • Into the 24th grass court final of his career (17-6 record in those finals up to this point). • Set record as oldest World No. 1 on 19 February following 97th ATP World Tour title at Rotterdam (d. Dimitrov). • Owns records for most weeks at No. 1 (309), years since debut at No. 1 (14) and years between stints at No. 1 (5). • Extended record with 20th Grand Slam title at Australian Open (d. Cilic). Tied record with 6th Australian Open title. • Started career-best 17-0 before losing 3rd-set TBs to Del Potro in Indian Wells final and Kokkinakis in Miami 2R. Raonic 2018 Summary | 27 years old | World No. 35 | 15-6 in 2018 (1st Final) | 4-0 at MercedesCup | 8 ATP Titles • Beat Basic in 1R for 300th victory of career, then won battle of former Wimbledon finalists vs. Berdych in QF. • Made 1st final in his last 16 tournaments (2017 Istanbul) and seeking 1st title in his last 39 events (2016 Brisbane). • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF and ATP Masters 1000 Miami QF (l. both to Del Potro). • Beat No. 4 Dimitrov in Madrid 2R for biggest win since 2016 Wimbledon, then lost to countryman Shapovalov in 3R. • Dropped to No. 40 in ATP Rankings on 26 February -- lowest since No. 59 on 14 February 2011. MercedesCup [1] Roger Federer [7] Milos Raonic Aces 21 77 1st-Serve Percentage 64% (137 of 213) 65% (157 of 243) 1st-Serve Points Won 81% (111 of 137) 87% (136 of 157) 2nd-Serve Points Won 68% (52 of 76) 70% (60 of 86) Service Games Won 95% (37 of 39) 100% (42 of 42) Break Points Saved 71% (5 of 7) 100% (3 of 3) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 31% (52 of 168) 19% (31 of 162) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 45% (40 of 89) 54% (56 of 104) Return Games Won 20% (8 of 40) 14% (6 of 42) Break Points Converted 40% (8 of 20) 43% (6 of 14) BOLD: Leads all players at MercedesCup. [WC] Philipp Petzschner (GER)/Tim Puetz (GER) vs First Meeting Robert Lindstedt (SWE)/ Marcin Matkowski (POL) For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. MERCEDESCUP: 16 JUNE MEDIA NOTES TC Weissenhof | Stuttgart, Germany | 11-17 June 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €656,015 | Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com MercedesCup.de Martin Dagahs: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @MercedesCup Press Officer: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @MercedesCup TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SINGLES SEMI-FINALS [7] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs [2] Lucas Pouille (FRA) Raonic Leads 2-0 16 Brisbane (Australia) Hard QF Milos Raonic 6-4 6-4 16 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Milos Raonic 6-1 6-4 6-4 Raonic 2018 Summary | 27 years old | World No. 35 | 14-6 in 2018 (2nd SF) | 3-0 at MercedesCup | 8 ATP Titles • Beat Basic in 1R for 300th victory of career, then won battle of former Wimbledon finalists vs. Berdych in QF. • Held in all 31 of his service games this week, saving only 2 BPs faced in 7-6(2) 7-6(1) win over Berdych on Friday. • Leads all players at MercedesCup with 58 aces, 87% of 1st-serve points won and 67% of 2nd-serve points won. • Seeking 1st final in his last 16 tournaments (2017 Istanbul) and 1st title in his last 39 tournaments (2016 Brisbane). • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF and ATP Masters 1000 Miami QF (l. both to Del Potro). • Beat No. 4 Dimitrov in Madrid 2R for biggest win since 2016 Wimbledon, then lost to countryman Shapovalov in 3R. • Dropped to No. 40 in ATP Rankings on 26 February -- lowest since No. 59 on 14 February 2011. • Passed by Shapovalov in ATP Rankings on 21 May, ending reign as No. 1 Canadian since 11 October 2010. Pouille 2018 Summary | 24 years old | World No. 17 | 18-10 in 2018 | 6-1 at MercedesCup (2017 Champion) • Reigning champion returned to Stuttgart with wins over [WC] Molleker in 2R and Istomin in QF. • Held in all 26 of his service games this week, saving 1/1 BP against Molleker and 4/4 BPs against Istomin. • Seeking 4th final of season (1-2). Also reached 4 finals in 2017 (3-1). Lost opening match at 6 tournaments in 2018. • Became 5th active Frenchman to break into Top 10 on 19 March (also Gasquet, Monfils, Simon, Tsonga). • Reached 3 finals in 4 weeks, highlighted by 5th ATP title at Montpellier (d. Tsonga after saving 2 MPs and Gasquet). [1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [4] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Series Tied 1-1 15 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Nick Kyrgios 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 7-6(12) 17 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard SF Roger Federer 7-6(9) 6-7(9) 7-6(5) Federer 2018 Summary | 36 years old | World No. 2 | 19-2 in 2018 | 4-2 at MercedesCup (2nd SF) | 97 ATP Titles • Returned from 11-week hiatus, defeating M. Zverev and Pella to extend grass-court win streak to 14 matches. • Leads all players at MercedesCup with 35% of 1st-serve return points won. Only hit 9 aces through 2 matches. • Regains No. 1 ranking with win on Saturday. Enters Wimbledon as World No. 1 with Stuttgart final + Halle title. • Set record as oldest World No. 1 on 19 February following 97th ATP World Tour title at Rotterdam (d. Dimitrov). • Owns records for most weeks at No. 1 (309), years since debut at No. 1 (14) and years between stints at No. 1 (5). • Lost No. 1 ranking to Nadal on 2 April and regained it from Nadal for 1 week on 14 May. • Extended record with 20th Grand Slam title at Australian Open (d. Cilic). Tied record with 6th Australian Open title. • Started career-best 17-0 before losing 3rd-set TBs to Del Potro in Indian Wells final and Kokkinakis in Miami 2R. Kyrgios 2018 Summary | 23 years old | World No. 24 | 13-4 in 2018 | 2-0 at MercedesCup | 4 ATP Titles • Returned from 2-month singles hiatus (right elbow), defeating both Marterer and 2017 finalist Lopez in 3 sets. • Second among all players at MercedesCup with 40 aces and 80% of break points converted (4/5). • All 6 sets vs. Federer have gone to TBs. Saved 2 MPs for win in 2015 Madrid 2R before falling in 2017 Miami SF. • Captured 4th ATP World Tour singles title and 1st on home soil at Brisbane (d. Dimitrov and Harrison). • Won 1st ATP World Tour doubles title at Lyon w/Sock (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop 11-9 in Match TB). POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [2] Lucas Pouille (FRA) Federer Leads 1-0 [1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [7] Milos Raonic (CAN) Federer Leads 10-3 [4] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs [2] Lucas Pouille (FRA) Kyrgios Leads 1-0 [4] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs [7] Milos Raonic (CAN) Series Tied 3-3 For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. MERCEDESCUP: 15 JUNE MEDIA NOTES TC Weissenhof | Stuttgart, Germany | 11-17 June 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €656,015 | Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com MercedesCup.de Martin Dagahs: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @MercedesCup Press Officer: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @MercedesCup TV & Radio: TennisTV.com Denis Istomin (UZB) vs [2] Lucas Pouille (FRA) First Meeting Istomin 2018 Summary | 31 years old | World No.
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