2019 US OPEN New York, NY, USA | 26 August-8 September 2019 S-128, D-64 | $57,238,700 | Hard www.usopen.org DAY ONE MEDIA NOTES | Monday, 26 August 2019 FEATURED MEN’S SINGLES 1R MATCHES ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) First Meeting [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [Q] Sumit Nagal (IND) First Meeting LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND) vs [5] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) First Meeting [23] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [Q] Jannik Sinner (ITA) First Meeting GRANDSTAND [Q] Marco Trungelliti (ARG) vs [7] Kei Nishikori (JPN) First Meeting Sam Querrey (USA) vs Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) First Meeting COURT 17 [11] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Reilly Opelka (USA) First Meeting [26] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Lopez Leads 1-0 DAY ONE FAST FACTS • Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal has been US Open No. 1 seed in 16 straight years. o From 2004 through 2019, 479 different players have competed in US Open men’s singles main draw. • Djokovic, the World No. 1 and defending champion, is 33-1 in his last 34 matches at Grand Slam tournaments. • Djokovic is 13-0 in US Open 1R. He is 53-0 in Grand Slam 1R since 2006 Australian Open (l. to Paul Goldstein). • Djokovic is 17-0 at US Open and 75-1 at Grand Slams against opponents outside Top 75 (l. to No. 117 Denis Istomin in 2017 Australian Open 2R). The 3-time champion meets No. 76 Roberto Carballes Baena on Monday. • Last time No. 1 seed lost in US Open 1R was 1990, when Alexander Volkov upset Stefan Edberg. No. 1 seed has reached US Open QFs or better every year after 2000, when Arnaud Clement beat Andre Agassi in 2R. • Federer and Nadal have never met at US Open. But Federer and Nagal will meet on Monday… Sumit Nagal. • Nagal, a qualifier, has never won a tour-level match (0-4). Federer has won 1,223 tour-level matches (1,223-266). • If Federer beats Nagal, he will extend his record and qualify for 17th Nitto ATP Finals (2002-15, 2017-19). • Federer is 18-0 in US Open 1R. He is 61-0 in Grand Slam 1R since 2003 Roland Garros (l. to Luis Horna). • Federer is 18-0 at US Open and 60-2 at Grand Slams against opponents outside Top 100 (l. to No. 154 Mario Ancic in 2002 Wimbledon 1R and No. 116 Sergiy Stakhovsky in 2013 Wimbledon 2R). Nagal is ranked 190th. • Ten American men play Monday, including Zachary Svajda, 16, who meets Paolo Lorenzi, 37, on Court 5. The 21-year age gap is biggest at a Slam since Ken Rosewall, 44, beat Cary Stansbury, 20, in 1978 Aus. Open 1R. • Svajda is youngest US Open men’s singles player since Donald Young, 16, in 2005. If he beats Lorenzi, Svajda will be youngest to win a US Open men’s singles match since Michael Chang, 16, reached 1988 US Open 4R. • Jack Sock has won US Open titles in boys’ singles (2010), mixed doubles (2011) and men’s doubles (2018). Sock seeks his first men’s singles win of 2019 season (0-3) when he meets Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay on Court 12. • Reilly Opelka is making his fifth straight US Open appearance and his first in main draw (2015-18 qualifying). Following Opelka on Court 17 is fellow American Taylor Fritz. Opelka was best man at Fritz’s wedding in 2016. For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN – Day 1 Media Notes Monday, 26 August 2019 Page 2 of 38 MEN’S SINGLES 1R MATCHES (SHOW COURTS) ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) First Meeting NOVAK DJOKOVIC vs ROBERTO CARBALLES BAENA 32 (5/22/87) Age (Birthdate) 26 (3/23/93) No. 1 (No. 1 on 7/4/11) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 76 (No. 72 on 2/19/18) Belgrade, Serbia Birthplace Tenerife, Spain Monte Carlo, Monaco Residence Granada, Spain 38-7 (16-4) 2019 Record (on hard) 17-17 (3-5) 874-183 (555-106) Career Record (on hard) 44-51 (6-9) 3 / 75 2019 Titles / Career Titles 0 / 1 277-42 Career Grand Slam Record 2-7 69-10 (2011, 2015, 2018 Champion) US Open Record (Best Result) 1-1 (2018 2nd Round) 30-10 (1-1) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 0-3 (0-2) 4 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0 242-138 (10-4) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 22-20 (6-8) $134,979,120 Career Prize Money $1,575,907 Marian Vajda, Goran Ivanisevic Coach Miguel Dopico NOVAK DJOKOVIC 2019 Highlights W (3): Australian Open (d Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d Tsitsipas); Wimbledon (d Federer) F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal) SF (3): Doha (l Bautista Agut); Roland Garros (l Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Medvedev) QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Medvedev) 2019 in Review • Saved 2 championship points to defeat Federer in longest Wimbledon final on record (4 hours, 55 minutes). • Became 1st Wimbledon champion to save championship point since Bob Falkenburg saved 3 MPs in 1948 final. • Also saved 2 MPs to defeat Federer in both 2010 US Open SF and 2011 US Open SF. Leads H2H 26-22. • Prior to 5th Wimbledon title, captured record 7th Aus. Open title (d. Nadal). Third all-time with 16 Grand Slam titles. • Became 1st player in history to win 3+ straight Grand Slam titles on 3 occasions (also 2011-12, 2015-16). • Also 1st player to win a Grand Slam final over Nadal in straight sets. Spaniard has reached 26 Grand Slam finals. • Won 26 straight Grand Slam matches until Roland Garros SF (l. to Thiem in 5 sets). • Earned 200th win vs. Top 10 to capture 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Madrid (d. Tsitsipas). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Del Potro en route to 9th Rome and 49th ATP Masters 1000 final (l. to Nadal). • Projected to pass Connors and Lendl and move into 3rd all-time with 271 weeks as World No. 1 on 30 September. Career Highlights > Ended 5 years as World No. 1 (2011-12, 2014-15, 2018). One of 4 players to finish 5+ seasons at No. 1 along with Sampras (6), Connors (5) and Federer (5). Projected to pass Connors and Lendl and move into 3rd all-time with 271 weeks as World No. 1 on 30 September 2019, trailing only Federer’s 310 weeks and Sampras’ 286 weeks. In 2018, became oldest year-end No. 1 in ATP Rankings history at age 31 (since 1973). Also set records for lowest ranking (No. 22), worst 10-match start (5-5) and fewest pre-Wimbledon titles (0) in same season as finishing No. 1. Earned record $21,646,145 in 2015 and $134,979,120 in career. > Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals 12 times (2007-16, 2018-19), capturing 5 titles overall and becoming 1st player to sweep 4 straight titles (2008, 2012-15). Finished Top 3 and earned 50+ wins in 11 of last 12 seasons (2007-16, 2018). > Owns 75 singles titles, including 16 Grand Slams (3rd behind Federer's 20 and Nadal's 18) and 33 ATP Masters 1000s (2nd behind Nadal's 35). Won 2+ titles each year from 2006-19, including all 4 Grand Slam and all 9 ATP Masters 1000 events. Only player with titles at all 9 ATP Masters 1000s since start of series in 1990. Enjoyed win streaks of 43 matches overall (2010-11), 31 matches at ATP Masters 1000s (2011) and 30 matches at Grand Slams (2015-16). One of 3 active For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN – Day 1 Media Notes Monday, 26 August 2019 Page 3 of 38 players with 800+ victories (also Federer, Nadal). Earned 800th win in 2018 London/Queen's Club QF (d. Mannarino). Owns winning records against Nadal (28-26), Federer (26-22) and Murray (25-11). > Swept titles at 2015 Wimbledon, 2015 US Open, 2016 Australian Open and 2016 Roland Garros, becoming 8th player to complete career Grand Slam and 3rd to hold all 4 major titles at one time (also Budge, Laver). Only player to win 3+ Grand Slam titles in a row on 3 occasions (2011-12, 2015-16, 2018-19). Enjoyed Grand Slam streaks of 28 QFs (2009- 16), 14 SFs (2010-13) and 6 finals (2015-16). Owns most Australian Open titles of all time with 7. Captured 4th Wimbledon title in 2018 as World No. 21, becoming lowest-ranked Grand Slam champion since No. 44 Gaudio at 2004 Roland Garros. Added 5th Wimbledon title in 2019 by saving 2 championship points vs. Federer. > Won 2008 Beijing Olympics bronze medal, then led Serbia to 2010 Davis Cup title (SRB d. FRA 3-2). Lost in 2012 London Olympics bronze medal match and 2013 Davis Cup final, despite defeating Stepanek and Berdych (CZE d. SRB 3-2). ROBERTO CARBALLES BAENA 2019 Highlights QF (4): Buenos Aires (l Cecchinato); Barcelona (l Nishikori); Bastad (l Ramos-Vinolas); Gstaad (l Ramos-Vinolas) 2019 in Review • Advanced to QFs at Buenos Aires (l. to Cecchinato), Barcelona as LL (l. to Nishikori), Bastad (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Gstaad (l. to Ramos-Vinolas). Lost 5 straight QFs overall since winning 2018 Quito title (d. Ramos-Vinolas). • Saved 3 MPs vs. Jarry in Rio de Janeiro 1R (l. to Dellien in 2R). Squandered 1 MP vs. Sonego in Kitzbuhel 2R.