ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL presented by HSBC: SEMI-FINAL MEDIA NOTES Friday, February 26, 2016 Acapulco Princess Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico | February 22-27, 2016 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,413,600 | Surface: Hard ATP Info: Tournament Info: ATP PR & Marketing: www.ATPWorldTour.com www.abiertomexicanodetenis.com Edward La Cava: [email protected] @ATPWorldTour @AbiertoTelcel Greg Sharko: [email protected] facebook.com/ATPWorldTour facebook.com/AbiertoMexicanoDeTenis Press Room: + 52 744 466 3899 ACAPULCO SFs: TOMIC vs. DOLGOPOLOV X, THIEM vs. QUERREY I SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: Alexandr Dolgopolov and Bernard Tomic will renew their rivalry, while the red-hot Dominic Thiem and Sam Querrey square off for the first time during the Abierto Mexican Telcel semi-finals on Friday. All four men are attempting to reach their first Acapulco final, though Dolgopolov has come close before. The Ukrainian shot-maker was one set from the championship match in 2011 and 2014 before settling for semi-final finishes. Dolgopolov is 6-3 against Tomic in their FedEx ATP Head 2 Head history, which dates back to the first match of the 2010 ATP World Tour season in Brisbane, when Dolgopolov was a 21-year-old qualifier and Tomic was a 17-year-old wild card. Dolgopolov won that match 6-4, 6-4 and also defeated Tomic 6-4, 6-1 in their most recent encounter last August at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati. Something’s got to give in Friday’s second semi-final. Both Thiem and Querrey have reached the semis or better of three ATP events in as many weeks. Thiem is 11-1 this month with a title in Buenos Aires and Top 10 wins over Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer. Querrey is 10-1 in February, beating No. 6 Kei Nishikori on Wednesday after winning the Delray Beach title on Sunday. FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: SINGLES SEMI-FINALS Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs [5] Bernard Tomic (AUS) Dolgopolov Leads 6-3 10 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R32 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4 6-4 11 Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-7(3) 6-1 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R16 Alexandr Dolgopolov 5-7 6-1 6-0 12 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Bernard Tomic 4-6 7-6(0) 7-6(6) 2-6 6-3 12 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R32 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2 5-7 6-1 13 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2 6-4 14 Sydney (Australia) Hard QF Bernard Tomic 6-4 6-3 15 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Bernard Tomic 6-1 7-5 15 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4 6-1 Dolgopolov 2016 FastFacts QF (2): Sydney (l. to Dimitrov); Rio de Janeiro (w/o vs Nadal) YTD W-L: 8-3 (6-2 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: November 7, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 32 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 11-3 (2011, 2014, 2016 Semi-finalist) • Yet to lose a set with wins over Johnson 75 76(4) in 1R, [1] Ferrer 64 64 in 2R and Haase 63 63 in QF • Infosys ATP Scores & Stats: Leads all players this week with 94% service games won (29 of 31) • Also advanced to Acapulco SF in 2011 (l. to No. 6 Ferrer) and 2014 (l. to Anderson) • Appearing in 1st ATP World Tour SF since 2015 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) • Attempting to reach 1st ATP final since 2014 Rio de Janeiro (d. No. 4 Ferrer in SF, l. to No. 1 Nadal) and win 1st title since 2012 Washington (d. Haas) • Began 2016 season by reaching Sydney QF (l. to Dimitrov in 3 sets) • Conceded walkover in Rio de Janeiro QF vs. Nadal due to right shoulder injury Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC Day 5 – Friday, February 26, 2016 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com Tomic 2016 FastFacts SF: Brisbane (l. to Raonic); QF (2): Sydney (l. to Gabashvili); Quito (l. to Lorenzi) YTD W-L: 11-5 (10-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: October 21, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 21 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 5-1 (2016 Semi-finalist) • Yet to lose a set with wins over Ram 75 63 in 1R, Mannarino 64 64 in 2R and Marchenko 75 75 in QF • Infosys ATP Scores & Stats: 3rd among all players this week with 59% second-serve points won (47 of 80) and 75% break points saved (12 of 16) • Attempting to reach 1st ATP World Tour final since winning 2015 Bogotá title (d. Mannarino) • Went 7-3 in native Australia to start 2016 season, reaching Brisbane SF (d. No. 8 Nishikori, l. to Raonic), Sydney QF (l. to Gabashvili) and Australian Open 4R (l. to No. 2 Murray) • Matched career-best performance in Melbourne, also advancing to 4R in 2012 and 2015 • Achieved career-high Emirates ATP Ranking of No. 17 on January 11 [4] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Sam Querrey (USA) First Meeting Thiem 2016 FastFacts W: Buenos Aires (d. Almagro); SF (2): Brisbane (l. to Federer); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Pella) YTD W-L: 16-4 (8-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 Emirates ATP Ranking: 15 (Career-High) Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2016 Semi-finalist) • Defeated Dzumhur 76(3) 63 in 1R, Tursunov 67(5) 63 64 in 2R and [7] Dimitrov 75 62 in QF • Infosys ATP Scores & Stats: Leads all players this week with 40% first-serve return points won (72 of 181) • Currently at a career-high No. 15 and the youngest player in Top 32 of Emirates ATP Rankings • Tied with Bautista Agut for most wins on ATP World Tour in 2016, securing 16th victory on Thursday • Did not earn 16th win in 2015 until May 23 at Nice. Earned 16th win in 2014 on August 1 at Kitzbühel • Won 2+ matches at 5 of 6 events in 2016, beginning with SF run at Brisbane (d. Cilic, l. to No. 3 Federer) • Reached Australian Open 3R for 1st time in career (l. to Goffin) • Saved 1 MP in Buenos Aires 2R (d. Elias) and SF (d. No. 5 Nadal 76 in 3rd) en route to 4th ATP World Tour title (d. Almagro 76 in 3rd) • Win over Nadal snapped an 8-match losing streak against Top 10 opponents • Also beat No. 6 Ferrer in Rio de Janeiro QF before falling to Pella in SF Querrey 2016 FastFacts W: Delray Beach (d. Ram); SF: Memphis (l. to Nishikori) YTD W-L: 11-3 (11-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 43 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 4-2 (2016 Semi-finalist) • On 8-match win streak after beating Sela 62 60 in 1R, [2] Nishikori 64 63 in 2R and [Q] Fritz 26 64 64 in QF • Infosys ATP Scores & Stats: Leads all players this week with 26 aces and 85% first-serve points won (89 of 105) • Win over Nishikori snapped a 9-match losing streak against Top 10 opponents • Captured 1st ATP World Tour singles title since 2012 and 8th overall at Delray Beach (d. del Potro, Ram) • En route to Delray Beach title, did not beat a player ranked higher than No. 89 Ram • Reached Memphis singles SF, falling to No. 7 Nishikori in 3 sets • Advanced to Memphis doubles final w/Johnson (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez) • Right knee injury forced withdrawal from Brisbane and walkover in Auckland doubles QF w/Johnson • Retired at 2 sets all in Australian Open 1R vs. Lajovic due to cramping Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC Day 5 – Friday, February 26, 2016 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [4] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs [5] Bernard Tomic (AUS) First Meeting [4] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) Series Tied 1-1 14 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Dominic Thiem 6-2 4-6 6-0 15 Nottingham (Great Britain) Grass R16 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 6-3 Sam Querrey (USA) vs [5] Bernard Tomic (AUS) Tomic Leads 3-0 12 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Bernard Tomic 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3 13 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Bernard Tomic 7-6(6) 7-6(3) 3-6 2-6 6-3 15 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R32 Bernard Tomic 7-5 7-6(5) Sam Querrey (USA) vs Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) Querrey Leads 3-2 11 Sydney (Australia) Hard R16 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4 6-3 12 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard SF Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4 6-4 12 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard QF Sam Querrey 7-5 4-6 7-6(3) 15 Nottingham (Great Britain) Grass SF Sam Querrey 4-6 6-3 7-5 15 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R32 Sam Querrey 7-6(5) 6-4.