ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, 18 February 2018 Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | 12-18 February 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: €1,862,295 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com abnamrowtt.nl/en Martin Dagahs: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @abnamrowtt Press Room: Dimitri Bonthuis ([email protected]) Facebook: @ATPWorldTour facebook.com/ABNAMROWTT TV & Radio: TennisTV.com TOP TWO SEEDS FEDERER, DIMITROV SQUARE OFF IN FINAL Top seed Roger Federer will play for his third Rotterdam title on Sunday against No. 2 seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. Federer owns two titles here (2005, 2012) and is back in the final for the first time since 2012. He remains undefeated against Dimitrov in six previous meetings and has dropped only two of 16 sets against the 26-year-old. Rotterdam is of special significance for Dimitrov, who won his first career ATP match here in 2009 (d. No. 23 Berdych, l. to No. 1 Nadal in three sets). On Saturday, Dimitrov played only one set in his semi-final with David Goffin before the Belgian retired early in the second to hand the World No. 5 a spot in the finals for the first time in seven attempts. In the doubles final, No. 2 seeds Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic, who are undefeated in three tournaments this year as well as the last 21 matches going back to last season, will take on the all-French team of Pierre- Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut. Marach and Pavic won their first Grand Slam doubles title as a team last month at the Australian Open, shortly after taking titles in Doha and Auckland. Herbert and Mahut are seeking their 11th doubles title as a team and first in Rotterdam. INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS ABN AMRO World Tennis [1/WC] Roger Federer [2] Grigor Dimitrov Tournament Aces 32 40 1st-Serve Points Won 82% (120 of 146) 78% (140 of 179) Service Games Won 95% (40 of 42) 97% (37 of 38) Break Points Saved 92% (12 of 13) BOLD: Leads all 28 players at ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY ABN AMRO World Tennis Champion Finalist Tournament Ranking Points 500 300 Singles Prize Money (€) 401,580 196,875 Doubles Prize Money (€) 120,910 59,200 For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Day 7 – Sunday, 18 February 2018 Page 2 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS CENTRE COURT [1/WC] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [2] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Federer Leads 6-0 13 Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-3 7-6(2) 14 Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Roger Federer 7-6(4) 6-2 15 Brisbane (Australia) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-2 6-2 16 Brisbane (Australia) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 16 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 17 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Roger Federer 6-4 6-2 6-4 Federer Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Australian Open (d. Cilic) YTD W-L: 11-0 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 96 Date of Birth: 8 August 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 2 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 27-6 (2005, 2012 Champion) • Tournament Note: After QF win over Haase, will return to the World No.1 ranking for the first time since 4 November 2012; beat [Q] Bemelmans in first meeting in 1R; defeated Kohlschreiber 7-6(8) 7-5 in 2R to improve head-to-head record against the German to 13-0; fought from a set down to defeat Robin Haase in QF; defeated Seppi in SF. • Won 20th Grand Slam title at Australian Open (def. Cilic in 5 sets), extending record for most ever. • 6th Australian Open title ties Djokovic and Emerson for most titles won at that tournament. • Ties Laver and Rosewall for most Grand Slam titles won after age 30, with 4 championships. • Last year, won 18th and 19th Grand Slam titles at Aus. Open (d. Nadal) and Wimbledon (d. Cilic). • In 2017, set all-time record with 8th Wimbledon title and Open Era record with 91st Wimbledon win. • Last season, won ATP Masters 1000 titles in Indian Wells, Miami, and Shanghai, as well as titles at Halle and Basel. Dimitrov Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Brisbane (l. Kyrgios); QF (1): Australian Open (l. Edmund) YTD W-L: 10-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: 16 May 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 5 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 12-6 (2018 Finalist) • Tournament Note: Defeated Sugita in 1R, extending head-to-head record vs. the Japanese player to 3-0; improved head-to-head record against Krajinovic to 4-0 in 2R; defeated Rublev in QF; advanced to F when Goffin retired in 2nd set of SF. • Reached Australian Open QF for 3rd time in career (d. No. 17 Kyrgios in 4R, l. to Edmund in QF). • Advanced to Brisbane SF as defending champion (d. Millman after saving 2 MPs in 2R, l. to Kyrgios). • Finished 2017 at career-high No. 3 after posting 5-0 record for biggest title of career at Nitto ATP Finals (d. Goffin). • First Bulgarian to qualify for Nitto ATP Finals in history and 1st debutante to win title since Corretja in 1998. • Last year, held in 52 of 53 service games en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati (d. Kyrgios). • Win over Kyrgios marked 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s. • Also in 2017, reached 2nd Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (d. Goffin, l. to Nadal in 5 sets after 4h56m). • Last year, ended 2.5-year title drought with titles at Brisbane (d. Thiem, Raonic, and Nishikori) and Sofia (d. Goffin). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Day 7 – Sunday, 18 February 2018 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com [3] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs [2] Oliver Marach (AUT)/Mate Pavic (CRO) Herbert/Mahut Lead 1-0 17 ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard SF Herbert/Mahut 7-5 6-3 • Herbert and Mahut are 103-38 as a team (10-5 in finals) and own two Grand Slam doubles titles together (2015 US Open, 2016 Wimbledon). They reached the Rotterdam SF in 2017 (l. to Dodig/Granollers) • Herbert's sole doubles title without Mahut as his partner is 2014 Tokyo (w/Michal Przysiezny). • Mahut is currently ranked No. 7 in doubles and owns 20 doubles titles dating back to 2003 Metz. • Mahut has won the doubles title in Rotterdam twice, in 2014 with Michael Llodra and in 2016 with Vasek Pospisil. • Marach and Pavic are 47-16 as a team (4-3 in finals) and have not yet lost a tournament in 2018. They took the doubles crown at Doha, Auckland and the Australian Open this year. It was the first major title for either player. • Marach is currently ranked No. 6 in doubles, and Pavic is No. 5. • Outside of their three titles together this year, they also won 2017 Stockholm. • Marach owns 20 doubles titles, while Pavic owns 11 doubles titles. For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, 17 February 2018 Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | 12-18 February 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: €1,862,295 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com abnamrowtt.nl/en Martin Dagahs: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @abnamrowtt Press Room: Dimitri Bonthuis ([email protected]) Facebook: @ATPWorldTour facebook.com/ABNAMROWTT TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FEDERER RECLAIMS NO. 1, THREE TOP SEEDS MOVE INTO SEMI-FINALS Top seed Roger Federer of Switzerland secured his return to the ATP World No. 1 ranking after a three-set defeat of Robin Haase Friday at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. In reclaiming the No. 1 ranking, Federer now tops the charts in four categories related to the lead position: Total Weeks at No. 1; Oldest No. 1 in the History of the ATP World Tour Rankings; Longest Gap Between First and Most Recent Day as No. 1; and Longest Gap Between Stints at No. 1. In the first semi-final of the day on Centre Court, No. 2 seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria will face No. 4 seed David Goffin of Belgium. Dimitrov holds a 5-1 head-to-head advantage over Goffin, with the Belgian's lone victory coming here last year at the quarter-final stage, when he defeated Dimitrov in three sets en route to the final. On Friday, Goffin entered the semi-finals after his quarter-final opponent, Tomas Berdych, withdrew from the tournament due to illness. Goffin and Dimitrov have yet to drop a set this week, with Goffin conceding only 8 games to Dimitrov's 28. This is Dimitrov's second trip to the Rotterdam semi-finals (he reached this stage in 2013), and he is seeking his first final appearance here. In Saturday's second semi-final, two-time champion Federer will face lucky loser Andreas Seppi for a chance at the trophy. Seppi stunned No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev in the second round, and the Italian’s fifth win in his career over a Top 5 opponent is a feat he has done before in Rotterdam – he beat then-No.