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1 INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, May 8, 2016 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy May 8-15, 2016 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 3,748,925 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing Edward La Cava: elacava@atpworldtour.com / #IBI16 Fabienne Benoit: fbenoit@atpworldtour.com Facebook: ATP World Tour Facebook: Internazionali BNL d Italia Press Room: TBD INTERNAZIONALI BNL D ITALIA TALKING POINTS TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are on the same half of a draw for the first time ever this week at the Internazionali BNL d Italia. Two of the three have met in five straight ATP Masters 1000 Rome finals and 62 finals overall on tour. But only one of the three can reach the 2016 Rome championship match, with Djokovic and Nadal projected to meet in the quarter-finals on Friday. Federer could await the winner in the semi-finals on Saturday. Djokovic and Nadal have swept the past 11 Internazionali BNL d Italia titles. Ten different players triumphed in Rome from 1994 through 2004, underlying more than a decade of dominance by the Serbian and Spanish superstars ever since. Djokovic is a two-time defending champion and fourtime winner overall at Foro Italico, beating Nadal for the title in 2011 and Nadal has won Rome seven times, earning victories over Djokovic in the 2009 and 2012 finals. Djokovic defeated Federer for the 2015 Rome title, while Nadal saved two championship points against the Swiss in 2006 and beat him in the 2013 final. Before the emergence of Nadal and Djokovic, Federer fell to Felix Mantilla in the 2003 Rome final. The Internazionali BNL d Italia is one of two ATP Masters 1000 titles that Federer has never won (also Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters). Not to be overlooked in the top half of the draw are several of the hottest players on the ATP World Tour. Among those capable of spoiling a Djokovic vs. Nadal quarter-final are Brisbane champion Milos Raonic, Marseille champion Nick Kyrgios, Munich champion Philipp Kohlschreiber, and Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo champion Pablo Cuevas. No. 14 seed Gael Monfils, who reached the ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo final, is also in the same quarter as Djokovic and Nadal. Federer s road to the Rome semi-finals could include his first-ever meeting with Next Generation star Alexander Zverev, a third-round match against Buenos Aires and Acapulco champion Dominic Thiem, and a quarter-final versus Memphis champion Kei Nishikori. Should the thirdseeded Federer win three matches this week, he will move into second place in career victories during the Open Era, passing Ivan Lendl (1,071 wins) and trailing Jimmy Connors (1,256 wins). Former finalists Stan Wawrinka and David Ferrer highlight the bottom-half of the draw along with No. 2 seed Andy Murray, No. 7 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and No. 8 seed Tomas Berdych. DAY 1 PREVIEW: Six main draw matches will take place Sunday at the Internazionali BNL d Italia. No. 16 seed Kevin Anderson opens play on Center Court against Feliciano Lopez, followed by Benoit Paire versus Bernard Tomic. Anderson (No. 19) and Lopez (No. 23) are separated by four spots in the Emirates ATP Rankings, with both Paire (No. 20) and Tomic (No. 22) in between. The final match on Center Court features ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and Miami semi-finalist David Goffin against unseeded Argentine Leonardo Mayer. Houston champion Juan Monaco, Delray Beach champion Sam Querrey and Sydney champion Viktor Troicki are in action on Grandstand.

2 Page 2 of 8 EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY ATP Masters 1000 Rome W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 Singles Ranking Points 1, * 10 Singles Prize Money ( ) 717, , ,015 90,010 46,740 24,640 13,305 Doubles Ranking Points 1, ** Doubles Prize Money ( ) 222, ,750 54,550 28,000 14,470 7, * Singles players who receive first-round byes and lose in the second round earn 10 points. ** Doubles teams that receive first-round byes and lose in the second round earn 0 points. WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER RECORD BEST FINISH 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) , 2011, Champion 2 Andy Murray (GBR) Semi-finalist 3 Roger Federer (SUI) , 2006, 2013, 2015 Runner-up 4 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Runner-up 5 Rafael Nadal (ESP) , , Champion 6 Kei Nishikori (JPN) Quarter-finalist 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) , 2012 Quarter-finalist 8 Tomas Berdych (CZE) Semi-finalist 9 David Ferrer (ESP) Runner-up 10 Milos Raonic (CAN) Semi-finalist 11 Richard Gasquet (FRA) Semi-finalist 12 David Goffin (BEL) Quarter-finalist 13 Dominic Thiem (AUT) Round of Gael Monfils (FRA) Semi-finalist 15 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Round of Kevin Anderson (RSA) , 2015 Round of 16 QUALIFIERS (7) TBD on Sunday WILD CARDS (4) Salvatore Caruso (ITA) Marco Cecchinato (ITA) Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) OLDEST PLAYER Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 37 years, 2 months YOUNGEST PLAYER Alexander Zverev (GER) 19 years, 1 month TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN WITHOUT QUALIFIERS France (7), Italy (6), Spain (6), Argentina (3), United States (3) DOUBLES SEED TEAM RECORD BEST FINISH 1 Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut Debut 2 Ivan Dodig/Marcelo Melo Quarter-finalist 3 Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau Quarter-finalist 4 Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares Debut 5 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan , 2010, 2013 Champion 6 Rohan Bopanna/Florin Mergea Round of 16 7 Alexander Peya/Nenad Zimonjic Debut 8 Vasek Pospisil/Jack Sock Debut

3 Page 3 of 8 PAST FINALISTS SINGLES (since 2003) YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2015 Novak Djokovic Roger Federer 6-4, Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 6-1, Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 7-5, Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6-4, Rafael Nadal David Ferrer 7-5, Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 7-6(2), Novak Djokovic Stan Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, Rafael Nadal Fernando Gonzalez 6-2, Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 6-7(0), 7-6(5), 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5) 2005 Rafael Nadal Guillermo Coria 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(6) 2004 Carlos Moya David Nalbandian 6-3, 6-3, Felix Mantilla Roger Federer 7-5, 6-2, 7-6(8) BOLD: Players in 2016 Rome singles draw DOUBLES (since 1997) YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2015 Pablo Cuevas/David Marrero Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez 6-4, Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic Robin Haase/Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 7-6(2) 2013 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Mahesh Bhupathi/Rohan Bopanna 6-2, Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez Lukasz Kubot/Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, John Isner/Sam Querrey Mardy Fish/Andy Roddick Walkover 2010 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan John Isner/Sam Querrey 6-2, Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan 7-6(5), Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic 3-6, 6-4, [10-8] 2007 Fabrice Santoro/Nenad Zimonjic Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan 6-4, 6-7(4), [10-7] 2006 Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram 6-4, 5-7, [13-11] 2005 Michael Llodra/Fabrice Santoro Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan 6-4, Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley 2-6, 6-3, Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley Michael Llodra/Fabrice Santoro 6-1, Martin Damm/Cyril Suk Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett 7-5, Wayne Ferreira/Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Nestor/Sandon Stolle 6-4, 7-6(6) 2000 Martin Damm/Dominik Hrbaty Wayne Ferreira/Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4, 4-6, Ellis Ferreira/Rick Leach David Adams/John-Laffnie de Jager 6-7, 6-1, Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes Ellis Ferreira/Rick Leach 6-4, 4-6, Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor Byron Black/Alex O Brien 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 BOLD: Players in 2016 Rome doubles draw

4 Page 4 of 8 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 1 MAIN DRAW FIRST-ROUND MATCHES CENTER COURT [16] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Anderson Leads Brisbane (Australia) Hard R16 Kevin Anderson London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R16 Kevin Anderson 7-6(10) 7-6(7) 13 Sydney (Australia) Hard R16 Kevin Anderson Anderson 2016 FastFacts QF: Auckland (l. to Sock) YTD W-L: 1-4 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: May 18, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 19 Rome W-L (Best Result): 5-5 (2013, 2015 Round of 16) Tournament Note: Playing 2nd event in comeback from injuries, falling to Monfils in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R Retired down 76(4) 67(4) in Australian Open 1R vs. Ram (left knee) and down 76(3) in Delray Beach 1R vs. Krajicek (right shoulder) Withdrew from Chennai, Memphis, Acapulco, Indian Wells, Miami, Houston and Barcelona Underwent minor ankle surgery on March 15 Lone win of season came in Auckland 2R over Haase 76(8) 76(5) Lopez 2016 FastFacts SF (2): Dubai (l. to Baghdatis); Houston (l. to Monaco); QF: Quito (l. to Ramos-Viñolas) YTD W-L: (5-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: September 20, 1981 Emirates ATP Ranking: 23 Rome W-L (Best Result): 6-12 (2010 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: In 12 prior appearances, lost 8 times in 1R Earned 2nd win vs. World No. 1 when Djokovic retired with eye problem in Dubai QF (l. to Baghdatis in SF) Defeated Garcia-Lopez for 400th career singles win in Dubai 1R on February 22 Beat Bautista Agut in 3h16m to reach ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) Appeared in 56th straight Grand Slam main draw at Australian Open (d. Pella in 5 sets, l. to Isner in 3R) Retired down in Quito QF vs. Ramos-Viñolas due to fatigue Captured 2nd doubles title of career at Doha w/m. Lopez (d. J. Murray/Soares and Peya/Petzschner) Held 2 MPs in Dubai doubles final w/m. Lopez before falling in Match TB to Bolelli/Seppi Benoit Paire (FRA) vs Bernard Tomic (AUS) Paire Leads Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R32 Benoit Paire Paire 2016 FastFacts SF (4): Chennai (l. to Wawrinka); Marseille (l. to Cilic); Barcelona (l. to Nishikori); Estoril (l. to Carreño Busta) YTD W-L: (7-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 Emirates ATP Ranking: 20 Rome W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2013 Semi-finalist)

5 Page 5 of 8 Tournament Note: Upset No. 7 del Potro en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF in 2013 (l. to No. 3 Federer) Advanced to SFs at Chennai (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), Marseille (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, l. to Cilic), Barcelona (l. to No. 6 Nishikori) and Estoril (l. to Carreño Busta) Achieved career-high No. 18 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 11 Saved 1 MP to beat Cervantes 76 in 3rd of ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 1R (l. to No. 2 Murray in 3R) Upset in Australian Open 1R by No. 328 Rubin 76(4) 76(6) 76(5) Reached Chennai doubles final with 1st-time partner Krajicek (l. to Marach/Martin) Tomic 2016 FastFacts F: Acapulco (l. to Thiem); SF: Brisbane (l. to Raonic); QF (2): Sydney (l. to Gabashvili); Quito (l. to Lorenzi) YTD W-L: (1-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: October 21, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 22 Rome W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2012 Round of 32) Tournament Note: Owns career record on clay (.356) with 3-12 mark since start of 2014 season (.200) Advanced to 5th career final 1st at an ATP World Tour 500 event in Acapulco (l. to Thiem in 3 sets) Reached Brisbane SF (d. Nishikori, l. to Raonic), Sydney QF (l. to Gabashvili) and Aus. Open 4R (l. to Murray) Received 1R bye as No. 1 seed but went a combined 2-4 at Sydney, Quito, Bucharest and Istanbul Achieved career-high of No. 17 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 11 Retired in Sydney QF vs. Gabashvili (fatigue) and in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R vs. Raonic (right wrist) Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami and Monte-Carlo due to right wrist injury Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs [12] David Goffin (BEL) Goffin Leads Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R32 David Goffin Mayer 2016 FastFacts QF (2): Doha (l. to Djokovic); Estoril (l. to Almagro) YTD W-L: 9-9 (3-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 42 Rome W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2015 Round of 32) Tournament Note: Qualified in 2010 (l. to Bellucci in 1R) and reached 2R in 2015 (l. to Isner) Extended Davis Cup win streak to 11 matches by beating Hurkacz and Przysiezny in 1R (ARG d. POL 3-2) Reached QFs at Doha (l. to eventual champion Djokovic) and Estoril (l. to eventual champion Almagro) Beat Groth and Troicki en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R (l. to Cilic) Loss to No. 9 Tsonga in Buenos Aires 2R was 8th straight defeat against a Top 10 opponent (1-24 overall) Withdrew from Houston and Barcelona due to shoulder tendinitis Goffin 2016 FastFacts SF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Raonic); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Djokovic); QF (2): Marseille (l. to Berdych); Munich (l. to A. Zverev) YTD W-L: 19-9 (5-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 Emirates ATP Ranking: 13 (Career-High) Rome W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2015 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Beat Tsonga 75 in 3rd en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF in 2015 (l. to No. 8 Ferrer) Reached back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 SFs at Indian Wells (l. to Raonic) and Miami (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) Achieved career-high No. 13 in Emirates ATP Rankings on April 4 Beat No. 4 Wawrinka 76 in 3rd for biggest win of career in Indian Wells 4R (2-26 vs. Top 10) Saved 2 MPs vs. Tiafoe in Indian Wells 2R and 1 MP vs. Verdasco in Monte-Carlo 2R (l. to Granollers in 3R) Held 4 MPs vs. Pouille before falling 76 in 3rd in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 1st time (d. Thiem, l. to No. 3 Federer) Defeated Coric and Cilic, but lost doubles w/bemelmans to Dodig/Skugor during Davis Cup 1R (CRO d. BEL 3-2)

6 Page 6 of 8 GRANDSTAND Steve Johnson (USA) vs [PR] Juan Monaco (ARG) First Meeting Johnson 2016 FastFacts YTD W-L: 5-10 (0-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 24, 1989 Emirates 016 ATP Ranking: 32 Rome W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2015 Round of 64) Tournament Note: Lost to Italian Fognini in debut last year Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd straight season (d. Bedene and Bellucci, l. to No. 8 Ferrer) Achieved career-high No. 29 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 8 Saved 1 MP to defeat Millman in Delray Beach 1R before squandering lead vs. Becker in 2R Fell to 0-13 vs. Top 10 players with 3R losses at Indian Wells (l. to No. 6 Nishikori) and Miami (l. to No. 7 Berdych) Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour doubles final w/querrey at Memphis (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez) Monaco 2016 FastFacts W: Houston (d. Sock) YTD W-L: 7-5 (6-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: March 29, 1984 Emirates ATP Ranking: 98 Rome W-L (Best Result): (2009 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Upset No. 4 Murray 75 in 3rd en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF in 2009 (l. to Gonzalez) As World No. 148, captured 9th ATP World Tour title at Houston (d. G. Melzer, Paire, Querrey, Lopez and Sock) Rose 62 spots to No. 86 in Emirates ATP Rankings on April 11, gaining direct acceptance into Roland Garros Advanced to 2R at Buenos Aires (l. to No. 5 Nadal) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Simon) Retired from Rio de Janeiro 1R vs. Gimeno-Traver due to right shoulder injury Withdrew from Australian Open due to right wrist injury and Istanbul due to back injury Albert Ramos-Viñolas (ESP) vs Sam Querrey (USA) Ramos-Viñolas Leads Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Albert Ramos-Viñolas ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 Albert Ramos-Viñolas Other meeting: 11 ATP Masters 1000 Paris Q (France) Hard 1R Sam Querrey Ramos-Viñolas 2016 FastFacts SF: Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos); QF: Istanbul (l. to Delbonis) YTD W-L: (8-9 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 Emirates ATP Ranking: 56 Rome W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2013 Round of 32) Tournament Note: Beat Hajek before losing to Kohlschreiber in 2013 Reached Quito SF (d. Lopez, l. to Estrella Burgos) and Istanbul QF (d. Khachanov, l. to Delbonis) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R (d. Chung and Kyrgios, l. to Monfils) Earned 1st win in 5th appearance at Australian Open (d. Coric, l. to Cilic) In ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R, saved 1 MP to beat A. Gonzalez 76 in 3rd (l. to No. 10 Gasquet in 2R) Held 1 MP before falling to Mathieu in 1st match of season at Doha

7 Page 7 of 8 Querrey 2016 FastFacts W: Delray Beach (d. Ram); SF (2): Memphis (l. to Nishikori); Acapulco (l. to Thiem); QF: Houston (l. to Monaco) YTD W-L: 16-8 (4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 Emirates ATP Ranking: 37 Rome W-L (Best Result): 2-6 ( Round of 32) Tournament Note: Lost 2R matches to Almagro in 2011 and 2012 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 Beat No. 6 Nishikori en route to Acapulco SF, snapping 9-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents (l. to Thiem) Reached Memphis singles SF (l. to No. 7 Nishikori) and doubles final w/johnson (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez) Saved 5 MPs to beat Bedene in Auckland 1R (l. to Isner in 2R) Retired at 2 sets all in Australian Open 1R vs. Lajovic due to cramping Right knee injury forced withdrawal from Brisbane Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) vs Viktor Troicki (SRB) Troicki Leads Beijing (China) Hard R32 Viktor Troicki 6-7(3) Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Viktor Troicki Doha (Qatar) Hard R16 Viktor Troicki Moscow (Russia) Hard R16 Teymuraz Gabashvili Sydney (Australia) Hard SF Viktor Troicki Other meeting: 08 San Marino CH (San Marino) Clay QF Viktor Troicki 7-6(9) (1) Gabashvili 2016 FastFacts SF: Sydney (l. to Troicki) YTD W-L: 8-13 (1-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 23, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 57 Rome W-L (Best Result): 0-2 ( Round of 64) Tournament Note: In debut 10 years ago, lost to countryman Safin in 3 sets Snapped 0-16 start to career in ATP World Tour QFs by reaching Sydney SF (d. Tomic, l. to Troicki) Saved 3 MPs to upset defending champion Simon in Marseille 1R (l. to Kyrgios in 2R) Also saved 2 MPs to defeat Almagro in Barcelona 1R (l. to Paire in 2R) Achieved career-high No. 43 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 1 Defeated Windahl and Arvidsson to help Russia sweep Sweden 5-0 in Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Troicki 2016 FastFacts W: Sydney (d. Dimitrov); F: Sofia (l. to Bautista Agut); QF: Rotterdam (l. to Mahut) YTD W-L: (1-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: February 10, 1986 Emirates ATP Ranking: 24 Rome W-L (Best Result): 7-6 (2015 Round of 16) Tournament Note: Owns 6-0 record in 1R matches, including 76(3) 67(4) 76(4) win over Tomic in 2015 Repeated as Sydney champion by saving 1 MP in (7) win over Dimitrov Three days later, saved 2 MPs in 5-set win over Muñoz de la Nava in Australian Open 1R (l. to Raonic in 3R) Also saved 4 MPs in 67(6) 76(9) 76(3) win over Cervantes in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R (l. to Goffin in 3R) Advanced to Sofia final (l. to Bautista Agut) and Rotterdam QF (l. to Mahut) Clinched Serbia s 3-2 Davis Cup 1R win over Kazakhstan by beating Nedovyesov in straight sets

8 Page 8 of 8 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND MATCHES Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs Nicolas Mahut (FRA) First Meeting Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs [14] Gael Monfils (FRA) Monfils Leads Acapulco (Mexico) Clay R16 Gael Monfils 7-6(4) 6-7(5) Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Gael Monfils Vienna (Austria) Hard R32 Gael Monfils 6-7(5) [10] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs [WC] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) Raonic Leads ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 Milos Raonic Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs [WC] Salvatore Caruso (ITA) First Meeting Alexander Zverev (GER) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Series Tied Basel (Switzerland) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R64 Alexander Zverev Joao Sousa (POR) vs [WC] Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) First Meeting Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs [13] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Series Tied ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Dominic Thiem Nottingham (Great Britain) Grass R16 Alexandr Dolgopolov [11] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs [PR] Julien Benneteau (FRA) Gasquet Leads Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Richard Gasquet Sydney (Australia) Hard SF Richard Gasquet Montpellier (France) Hard QF Richard Gasquet Other meetings: 01 France F18 (France) Hard R32 Julien Benneteau France F21 (France) Hard R16 Julien Benneteau Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs Vasek Pospisil (CAN) Series Tied St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Andreas Seppi (4) 12 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard R64 Vasek Pospisil (6) 13 Davis Cup QF (Canada) Hard RR Andreas Seppi Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Vasek Pospisil (4) Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Fognini Leads Warsaw (Poland) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R16 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini Casablanca (Morocco) Clay R32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Fabio Fognini Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini Jack Sock (USA) vs Guido Pella (ARG) Sock Leads ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Jack Sock [15] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs [WC] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Bautista Agut Leads Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Roberto Bautista Agut Other meeting: 12 ATP Masters 1000 Miami Q (U.S.A.) Hard 2R Roberto Bautista Agut