VTB KREMLIN CUP: SUNDAY, 20 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES Ice Palace | Moscow, Russia | 14-20 October 2019 | First Held: 1990 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $840,130 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com KremlinCup.ru Brendan Gilson: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATPTour @TennisRussia Natalia Ivanyuk: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @KremlinCup TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES FINAL [6] Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs [7] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) First Meeting Rublev 2019 Summary | Age: 21 | World No. 31 | 31-17 in 2019 (2 Finals) | 4-4 at Moscow (2019 Final) • Owned 0-4 main draw and 0-2 qualifying record at hometown event in Moscow before run to final this week. • Aiming to become the 2nd consecutive Russian champion at Moscow (Khachanov won the singles title last year). • Advanced to 3rd ATP Tour final of career at Hamburg (d. No. 4 Thiem in QF, l. to Basilashvili). • Holds 1-2 career record in ATP Tour singles finals (won 2017 Umag as LL; also reached final at 2018 Doha). • Earned biggest career win over No. 3 Federer to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Cincinnati (l. to Medvedev). • Defeated fellow former World No. 1 juniors Tsitsipas and Kyrgios en route to US Open 4R (l. to Berrettini). Russian Singles Champions at VTB Kremlin Cup o 1990 – Andrei Cherkasov def. Tim Mayotte, 6-2, 6-1 o 1991 – Andrei Cherkasov def. Jakob Hlasek, 7-6(2), 3-6, 7-6(5) o 1994 – Alexander Volkov def. Chuck Adams, 6-2, 6-4 o 1997 – Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Petr Korda, 7-6(2), 6-4 o 1998 – Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Goran Ivanisevic, 7-6(2), 7-6(5) o 1999 – Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Byron Black, 7-6(2), 6-4 o 2000 – Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. David Prinosil, 6-2, 7-5 o 2001 – Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Nicolas Kiefer, 6-4, 7-5 o 2004 – Nikolay Davydenko def. Greg Rusedski, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 o 2005 – Igor Andreev def. Nicolas Kiefer, 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-2 o 2006 – Nikolay Davydenko def. Marat Safin, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 o 2007 – Nikolay Davydenko def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, 7-5, 7-6(9) o 2008 – Igor Kunitsyn def. Marat Safin, 7-6(6), 6-7(4), 6-3 o 2009 – Mikhail Youzhny def. Janko Tipsarevic, 6-7(5), 6-0, 6-4 o 2018 – Karen Khachanov def. Adrian Mannarino, 6-2, 6-2 Mannarino 2019 Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 44 | 26-23 in 2019 (1 Title) | 10-3 at Moscow (2018-2019 Final) • Into Moscow final for the second straight season (def. Seppi in SF on both occasions). • Aims to become 3rd Frenchman to win Moscow, following Paul-Henri Mathieu (2002) and Richard Gasquet (2013). • Won 1st-set TBs in first 3 matches this week, beating Dzumhur 7-6(2) 6-0, Kukushkin 7-6(4) 6-2 & Lajovic 7-6(3) 6-1. Defeated Seppi 6-3 6-4 to advance to final without the loss of a set. • Captured 1st ATP Tour title in 7th final at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. de Bakker, Verdasco, Goffin, Coric and Thompson). • Ended 11-match losing streak vs. Top 10 en route to 8th final at Zhuhai (d. No. 7 Tsitsipas in 2R, l. to de Minaur). • Snapped 6-match losing streak en route to Delray Beach QF (l. to Isner). Also reached Antalya QF (l. to Sonego). INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS VTB Kremlin Cup [6] Andrey Rublev [7] Adrian Mannarino Aces 24 24 1st-Serve Percentage 57% (175 of 307) 58% (129 of 224) 1st-Serve Points Won 75% (131 of 175) 81% (105 of 129) 2nd-Serve Points Won 50% (66 of 132) 58% (55 of 95) Service Games Won 83% (40 of 48) 89% (34 of 38) Break Points Saved 53% (9 of 17) 56% (5 of 9) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 30% (58 of 191) 40% (62 of 156) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 60% (78 of 129) 53% (51 of 97) Return Games Won 37% (18 of 49) 37% (14 of 38) Break Points Converted 50% (18 of 36) 48% (14 of 29) For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. VTB KREMLIN CUP: SATURDAY, 19 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES Ice Palace | Moscow, Russia | 14-20 October 2019 | First Held: 1990 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $840,130 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com KremlinCup.ru Brendan Gilson: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATPTour @TennisRussia Natalia Ivanyuk: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @KremlinCup TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SINGLES SEMI-FINALS [7] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA) Series Tied 4-4 Mannarino 2019 Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 44 | 25-23 in 2019 (1 Title) | 9-3 at Moscow (2018 Final) • Defeated Seppi 7-5 7-5 in 2018 Moscow SF, which is also their most recent meeting. • Won 1st-set TBs in all 3 matches this week, beating Dzumhur 7-6(2) 6-0, Kukushkin 7-6(4) 6-2 & Lajovic 7-6(3) 6-1. • Captured 1st ATP Tour title in 7th final at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. de Bakker, Verdasco, Goffin, Coric and Thompson). • Ended 11-match losing streak vs. Top 10 en route to 8th final at Zhuhai (d. No. 7 Tsitsipas in 2R, l. to de Minaur). • Snapped 6-match losing streak en route to Delray Beach QF (l. to Isner). Also reached Antalya QF (l. to Sonego). Seppi 2019 Summary | Age: 35 | World No. 72 | 19-22 in 2019 (Sydney Final) | 17-5 at Moscow (2012 Title) • Advanced to Moscow QF-or-better in his last 6 appearances (2012-14, 2017-19). Lost 1st set in all 3 matches this week, beating Garin 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(4), Carballes Baena 5-7 6-1 6-3 and defending champion Khachanov 3-6 6-3 6-3. • Beat Top 20 players Tsitsipas and Schwartzman to reach 1st ATP Tour final since 2015 at Sydney (l. to de Minaur). • Advanced to QFs at Delray Beach (l. to Evans) and Zhuhai (d. Zhang Zh. after saving 5 MPs, l. to Bautista Agut). [6] Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs [3] Marin Cilic (CRO) Series Tied 1-1 Rublev 2019 Summary | Age: 21 | World No. 31 | 30-17 in 2019 (Hamburg Final) | 3-4 at Moscow (2019 SF) • Owned 0-4 main draw and 0-2 qualifying record at hometown event in Moscow before run to SF this week. • Advanced to 3rd ATP Tour final of career at Hamburg (d. No. 4 Thiem in QF, l. to Basilashvili). • Earned biggest career win over No. 3 Federer to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Cincinnati (l. to Medvedev). • Defeated fellow former World No. 1 juniors Tsitsipas and Kyrgios en route to US Open 4R (l. to Berrettini). Cilic 2019 Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 25 | 21-16 in 2019 (Moscow SF) | 11-1 at Moscow (2014-15 Title) • Defeated Karlovic on Thursday for 500th win. Playing in 1st ATP Tour SF since 2018 Cincinnati (l. to Djokovic). Seeking 1st final since 2018 London/Queen’s Club (d. Djokovic). Won at least 1 title in 11 straight seasons (2008-18). • Rallied from 2 sets down and saved 2 MPs vs. Verdasco to reach Australian Open 4R (l. to Bautista Agut in 5 sets). • Boasts 30 wins in 5th sets – tied with Djokovic and Federer for most among active players. • Fell to No. 28 in ATP Rankings on 9 September – lowest since No. 29 on 30 June 2014. DOUBLES FINAL [4] Marcelo Demoliner (BRA)/Matwe Middelkoop (NED) vs First Meeting Simone Bolelli (ITA)/Andres Molteni (ARG) Demoliner/Middelkoop Summary | Team Debut at 2019 St. Petersburg | 6-2 as a Team | 8 Combined Doubles Titles • Brazilian and Dutchman advanced to 1st final as a team in 2nd event together at Zhuhai (l. to Gille/Vliegen). • Demoliner is No. 52 in ATP Doubles Rankings (Career-High No. 34). Middelkoop is No. 63 (Career-High No. 30). • Demoliner is 1-9 in finals, winning 1st title in 7th final at 2018 Antalya w/S. Gonzalez (d. Arends/Middelkoop). • Middelkoop is 7-10 in finals, including titles in 2018 with countryman Haase at Pune, Sofia and Umag. Bolelli/Molteni Summary | Team Debut at 2019 Manerbio, ITA CH | 3-0 as a Team | 11 Combined Doubles Titles • Italian and Argentine advanced to Manerbio, ITA Challenger SF in team debut (l. to Neis/Romboli). • Bolelli is No. 87 in ATP Doubles Rankings (Career-High No. 8). Molteni is No. 66 (Career-High No. 39). • Bolelli is 5-7 in finals. Playing in 2nd Moscow final (2012 runner-up w/Bracciali). Won 2015 Aus. Open title w/Fognini. • Molteni is 6-2 in finals (5-2 on clay) and playing 2nd hard-court final of career (2016 Atlanta champion w/Zeballos). POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [6] Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs [7] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) First Meeting [6] Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA) Rublev Leads 1-0 [3] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs [7] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Cilic Leads 2-1 [3] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA) Cilic Leads 6-4 For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. VTB KREMLIN CUP: FRIDAY, 18 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES Ice Palace | Moscow, Russia | 14-20 October 2019 | First Held: 1990 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $840,130 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com KremlinCup.ru Brendan Gilson: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATPTour @TennisRussia Natalia Ivanyuk: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @KremlinCup TV & Radio: TennisTV.com CENTRE COURT Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs [2] Karen Khachanov (RUS) Khachanov Leads 1-0 Seppi 2019 Summary | Age: 35 | World No.