NEW YORK OPEN: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 13 February 2018 NISHIKORI, AMERICANS TAKE CENTER STAGE ON DAY 2 IN NEW YORK

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1 NEW YORK OPEN: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 13 February 2018 NYCB LIVE Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $668,460 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com newyorkopen.com/ Greg Sharko: Press Room:Brittany Borsanyi (BBorsanyi@brooklynse.com) facebook.com/newyorkopentennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com NISHIKORI, AMERICANS TAKE CENTER STAGE ON DAY 2 IN NEW YORK 5th-seeded Kei Nishikori leads the field on Tuesday as the first round continues at the New York Open. The 2014 US Open runner-up is back on the ATP World Tour for the first time since losing to Gael Monfils in Montreal on 9 August of last year, having been sidelined with a right wrist injury. He comes into New York on a winning streak, having claimed the ATP Challenger Tour event in Dallas, TX, USA two weeks ago. Nishikori will take on wild card Noah Rubin, a Long Island native. Rubin also has a ATP Challenger title to his credit this year, winning the New Caledonia Challenger in the opening week of the season. Another wild card, Mackenzie McDonald, faces off against qualifier Ernesto Escobedo in an all-american affair on Tuesday night. McDonald is having a strong start to 2018, as he was Nishikori s opponent in the final of the ATP Challenger in Dallas, and claimed his first Tour-level win in the first round of the Australian Open, losing an epic encounter with No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov in the second round by 6-8 in the fifth set. Escobedo is still looking for his first ATP singles match victory of the year, but he did beat McDonald in an ATP Challenger in Binghamton, NY, USA in No. 7 seed Steve Johnson kicks off play on Tuesday, as the American will meet Spanish qualifier Adrian Menendez-Maceiras on Stadium Court. Johnson is looking to win his third career title, and first since Houston last year. Also on Stadium Court, former Top 25 player Jeremy Chardy of France will also play a qualifier, Stefano Travaglia of Italy. Travaglia saved four match points against American Tim Smyczek before prevailing in the final round of qualifying. An American qualifier starts Day 2 play on Grandstand when Bjorn Fratangelo meets Radu Albot of Moldova. In other Grandstand matches, Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia plays German Peter Gojowczyk, Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic squares off against Russian Evgeny Donskoy, and former Top 10 player Mikhail Youzhny of Russia takes on Australian Matthew Ebden. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES STADIUM COURT [7] Steve Johnson (USA) vs [Q] Adrian Menendez-Maceiras (ESP) Johnson Summary: YTD W-L: 1-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: 24 December 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 49 New York W-L (Best Result): 5-5 (2013, 2015, 2017 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: 3-time quarter-finalist lost to then-no. 15 Anderson, this year s top seed, in Advanced to Auckland 2R (l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut). Fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to de Minaur) and Australian Open (l. to Kudla). Last year, defeated Olympic bronze medal partner Sock en route to 2nd ATP title at Houston (d. Bellucci 76 in 3rd). Traveled from Davis Cup QF in Australia to Houston, then overcame cramps and 4-2 deficit in final vs Bellucci. Also in 2017, beat Isner 76 in 3rd before falling to Sock in Auckland SF. Also lost to Sock in Delray Beach QF. Last season, reached 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Thiem) and Wimbledon (l. to Cilic).

2 Day 2 Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Page 2 of 5 Menendez-Maceiras Summary: YTD W-L: 0-1 Date of Birth: 28 October 1985 (32) ATP Ranking: 128 New York W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut) Tournament Note: Playing main draw for first time after unsuccessful qualifying attempts in 2015 and Lost 1R in Quito last week to WC Moutet. Fell in qualifying at Pune (l. to Nagal in Q2) and Australian Open (l. to No. 365 Dancevic in Q1). Last year, earned 2nd ATP World Tour win of career at Newport (d. Kozlov, l. to Herbert in 2R). Also last season, qualified at Istanbul (l. to Thompson in 1R) and US Open (d. Kypson, l. to del Potro in 2R). At 2017 US Open, ended streak of 18 straight Grand Slams in which he lost in qualifying rounds. In 2017, captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Leon, MEX as Q (d. Quiroz) and Samarkand, UZB (d. Setkic) [Q] Stefano Travaglia (ITA) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) Travaglia Summary: YTD W-L: 2-2 Date of Birth: 28 December 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 132 Tournament Note: Saved 4 match points to defeat Smyczek in final qualifying round, 7-6 in 3rd set. Reached 2R at Doha (as Q, def. WC Al-Mutawa, l. to Pella) and Quito (def. Andujar, l. to Jarry). Fell in 2R of Australian Open qualifying to Munar. In 2017, qualified at US Open and defeated No. 1 Italian Fognini for 1st Grand Slam win (l. to Troicki in 2R). Also last season, made Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon as Q (l. to Rublev in 5 sets). Last year, captured 1st ATP Challenger Tour title in 1st final at Ostrava, CZE (d. Cecchinato). Chardy Summary: YTD W-L: 1-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 12 February 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 95 New York W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2010 1st Round) Tournament Note: Making first appearance at event since 1R loss to Phau upon debut in Turned 31 years old on Monday. Won first match of year over #NextGenATP contender Tsitsipas in Montpellier 7-5 in 3rd set (l. to Rublev in 2R). Suffered 3rd straight Grand Slam 1R loss at Australian Open (l. to Sandgren). Currently ranked No. 95 lowest ranking since No. 103 on January 2, In 2017, ended 8-match losing streak vs. Top 10 by beating Cilic in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R (l. to Fognini in 3R). Reached career-high ranking of No. 25 on 28 January [WC] Noah Rubin (USA) vs [5] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Rubin Summary: YTD W-L: 0-0 Date of Birth: 21 February 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 232

3 Day 2 Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Page 3 of 5 Tournament Note: Long Island native received wild card to make tournament debut. Won 3rd career ATP Challenger Tour title at Noumea, CAL (d. Fritz). Followed up Noumea title with loss to McDonald in 1R of Australian Open qualifying. Reached QFs at Challenger events in Newport Beach (l. to Fritz) and San Francisco (l. to Jung). Achieved new career-high ranking of No. 161 on 15 January. Last year, qualified for Australian Open and reached 2R of main draw for 2nd straight year (d. Fratangelo in 5 sets, l. to Federer). Also in 2017, claimed 2nd career Challenger title at Launceston, AUS (d. Krueger 60 61). Nishikori Summary: YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: 29 December 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 27 New York W-L (Best Result): 15-3 (2014, 2015, and 2016 Champion) Tournament Note: Three-time titlist is on a 12-match winning streak at event (did not play in 2017). Withdrew from Brisbane, Sydney and Australian Open due to right wrist injury. Returned to action at ATP Challenger in Newport Beach, CA, USA, and lost 1R to Novikov. In second event back, won ATP Challenger in Dallas, TX, USA (def. McDonald in F). Last year, fell in finals at Brisbane (d. Wawrinka, l. to Dimitrov) and Buenos Aires (l. to Dolgopolov). Suffering a 6-match losing streak in finals since winning Memphis in 2016 (d. Fritz). In 2017, made ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Indian Wells (l. to Sock), Miami (l. to Fognini), Madrid (w/o vs Djokovic) US Open runner-up has a career-high ranking of No. 4, attained on 2 March Dropped outside Top 10 of ATP Rankings on 11 September 2017 for 1st time since reaching 2014 US Open final. [Q] Ernesto Escobedo (USA) vs [WC] Mackenzie McDonald (USA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 14 Binghamton CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Ernesto Escobedo Escobedo Summary: YTD W-L: 0-2 Date of Birth: 4 July 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 131 Tournament Note: Advanced to main draw with qualifying wins over Ramanathan and compatriot Eubanks. Qualified at Brisbane (l. to Zeballos in 1R), but fell in final round of qualifying at Australian Open (l. to Ruud). Took 1R losses at Quito (l. to Karlovic) and ATP Challenger at Newport Beach, CA, USA (l. to Bachinger). Last year, reached 1st ATP World Tour QF and SF of career at Houston as WC (d. Isner , l. to Bellucci). During 2017, achieved career-high 9 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 67 on 17 July. McDonald Summary: YTD W-L: 1-1 Date of Birth: 16 April 1995 (22) ATP Ranking: 146 Tournament Note: Former UCLA Bruin received wild card for first appearance at event. Earned 1st tour-level win at Australian Open as Q (d. E. Ymer, l. to Dimitrov 86 in 5th) Fell in 1R at Playford, AUS Challenger (l. to Ignatik), where he won doubles title w/paul (d. Banes/Kubler). Reached ATP Challenger Tour final at Dallas, TX, USA (l. to Nishikori). In 2017, won 1st career ATP Challenger Tour title in Fairfield, CA, USA (d. Klahn). Won 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships in both singles and doubles during junior year at UCLA.

4 Day 2 Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Page 4 of 5 GRANDSTAND Radu Albot (MDA) vs [Q] Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) Albot Summary: YTD W-L: 0-4 Date of Birth: 11 November 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 91 New York W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round) Fratangelo Summary: YTD W-L: 0-0 Date of Birth: 19 July 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 109 New York W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut) Blaz Kavcic (SLO) vs Peter Gojowczyk (GER) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 14 Doha Q (Qatar) Hard Q-FR Peter Gojowczyk Kavcic Summary: YTD W-L: 1-3 Date of Birth: 5 March 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 108 New York W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2013 1st Round) Gojowczyk Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (2): Doha (l. Monfils); Auckland (l. Haase) YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 15 July 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 63 Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) vs Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) Estrella Burgos Summary: YTD W-L: 1-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 2 August 1980 (37) ATP Ranking: 139 New York W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut) Donskoy Summary: YTD W-L: 1-4 Date of Birth: 9 May 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 72 New York W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2013 1st Round)

5 Day 2 Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Page 5 of 5 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs Matthew Ebden (AUS) Youzhny Leads Basel (Switzerland) Hard R16 Mikhail Youzhny Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Mikhail Youzhny (0) (4) 6-3 Other Meeting 16 Tokyo Q (Japan) Hard Q-1R Matthew Ebden Youzhny Summary: YTD W-L: 0-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: 25 June 1982 (35) ATP Ranking: 94 Ebden Summary: YTD W-L: 2-2 Date of Birth: 26 November 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 79 New York W-L (Best Result): 4-5 (2017 Quarter-finals)

6 NEW YORK OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, 12 February 2018 NYCB LIVE Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $668,460 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com newyorkopen.com/ Greg Sharko: Press Room:Brittany Borsanyi (BBorsanyi@brooklynse.com) facebook.com/newyorkopentennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN NEW YORK 1) Tour Returns to Long Island: This is the first ATP World Tour tournament on Long Island since 2004 when action took place in August one week before the US Open. This year s tournament is being played at the NYCB Live, home of the Nassau Coliseum. It is the first of 10 tournaments in the U.S. and the only U.S. indoor event on the ATP World Tour. 2) Anderson Leads Field: This is the fifth time Kevin Anderson is the No. 1 seed in an ATP World Tour tournament. He is trying to win his first ATP title as the top seed. He opened the season with a runner-up at Pune (l. to Simon) and followed with a 1R at the Aust. Open (l. to Edmund in five sets). 3) Americans Seeded: Four of the top eight seeds are Americans, led by No. 2 Sam Querrey, No. 3 John Isner, No. 6 Ryan Harrison and No. 7 Steve Johnson. Last year each player won at least one title and the foursome accounted for six of the nine titles won by Americans. Overall there are 10 Americans in the main draw, not including possible qualifiers. 4) Nishikori Returns: No. 5 seed Kei Nishikori returns to the ATP World Tour for the first time since losing in his opening match on Aug. 9 to Gael Monfils in Montreal. The Japanese star has been sidelined with a right wrist injury. He came back last month at the Newport Beach, CA Challenger and lost in the 1R. Last Sunday he won the title at the Dallas Challenger. 5) Harrison Quick Starter: Harrison comes in with a 6-2 record this season after reaching the final in Brisbane (l. to Kyrgios) and the 3R at the Australian Open (l. to Cilic). A year ago Harrison won his maiden ATP singles title in Memphis and finished in the Top 50 for the first time at No ) Youthful Wild Cards: The American trio of Sebastian Korda (17), Noah Rubin (21) and Mackenzie McDonald (22) are the wild cards in the draw. All three have played well in the early part of the season. Korda won the Australian Open boys junior title and is now the No. 1 junior in the world, Rubin captured the New Caledonia Challenger in the opening week of the season and McDonald was runner-up at the Dallas Challenger last week. 7) Youth is Served: The two youngest players in the draw: Korda (17) and Frances Tiafoe (20), meet in the 1R. Korda is making his ATP World Tour debut. 8) Like Father & Son: Korda captured the Australian Open boys crown 20 years after his father Petr claimed his biggest career title Down Under in Melbourne. Petr Korda also won the Hamlet Cup in Long Island in 1992 for one of his 10 career singles titles. 9) From Clay to Hard: Victor Estrella Burgos and Ivo Karlovic both lost in the 2R this past week on clay in Quito. They are the two oldest players in the draw at 37 and 38, respectively. 10) Doubles Draw: The top seeds are Bob and Mike Bryan, who have combined to win a record 114 doubles titles. No. 2 are Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald, No. 3 are Nicholas Monroe and John- Patrick Smith, and No. 4 are Robert Lindstedt and Franko Skugor.

7 Day 1 Monday, 12 February 2018 Page 2 of 5 WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Kevin Anderson (RSA) Finalist 2 Sam Querrey (USA) , 2013, 2015, 2016 Semi-finalist 3 John Isner (USA) Semi-finalist 4 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) , 2015, st Round 5 Kei Nishikori (JPN) , 2015, and 2016 Champion 6 Ryan Harrison (USA) Champion 7 Steve Johnson (USA) , 2015, 2017 Quarter-finalist 8 Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) Finalist * Event was played in San Jose from 2008 to **Event was played in Memphis from 2014 to QUALIFIERS (4) TBD Monday OLDEST PLAYER Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 38 years, 11 months WILD CARDS (3) Sebastian Korda (USA) Mackenzie McDonald (USA) Noah Rubin (USA) YOUNGEST PLAYER Sebastian Korda (USA) 17 years, 7 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN United States 10, France 2, Russia 2 DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Bob Bryan (USA) , 2014 Finalist Mike Bryan (USA) , 2014 Finalist 2 Max Mirnyi (BLR) Semi-finalist Philipp Oswald (AUT) Quarter-finalist 3 Nicholas Monroe (USA) Quarter-finalist John-Patrick Smith (AUS) Quarter-finalist 4 Robert Lindstedt (SWE) Semi-finalist Franko Skugor (CRO) 0-0 Debut * Event was played in San Jose from 2008 to **Event was played in Memphis from 2014 to ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY New York Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points Singles Prize Money ($) 119,250 62,805 34,020 19,385 11,420 6,765 Doubles Ranking Points Doubles Prize Money ($) 36,230 19,040 10,320 5,910 3,

8 Day 1 Monday, 12 February 2018 Page 3 of 5 PAST FINALISTS SINGLES (since 2007) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Ryan Harrison (USA) Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) Kei Nishikori (JPN) Taylor Fritz (USA) Kei Nishikori (JPN) Kevin Anderson (RSA) Kei Nishikori (JPN) Ivo Karlovic (CRO) (0) 2013 Milos Raonic (CAN) Tommy Haas (GER) Milos Raonic (CAN) Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-6(3) Milos Raonic (CAN) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 2010 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Andy Roddick (USA) Radek Stepanek (CZE) Mardy Fish (USA) Andy Roddick (USA) Radek Stepanek (CZE) Andy Murray (GBR) Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 6-7(3) (2) BOLD: Player in 2018 New York Open singles draw. * Event was played in San Jose from 2007 to **Event was played in Memphis from 2014 to DOUBLES (since 2008) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Brian Baker/Nikola Mektic Ryan Harrison/Steve Johnson Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Santiago Gonzalez Steve Johnson/Sam Querrey Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Santiago Gonzalez Artem Sitak/Donald Young (1) [10-8] 2014 Eric Butorac/Raven Klaasen Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Xavier Malisse/Frank Moser Lleyton Hewitt/Marinko Matosevic (5) [10-4] 2012 Mark Knowles/Xavier Malisse Kevin Anderson/Frank Moser [10-5] 2011 Scott Lipsky/Rajeev Ram Alejandro Falla/Xavier Malisse [10-8] 2010 Mardy Fish/Sam Querrey Benjamin Becker/Leonardo Mayer 7-6(3) Tommy Haas/Radek Stepanek Rohan Bopanna/Jarkko Nieminen Scott Lipsky/David Martin Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan 7-6(4) 7-5 BOLD: Player in 2018 New York Open doubles draw. Johnson/Querrey and Sitak/Young are not intact teams this year. * Event was played in San Jose from 2008 to **Event was played in Memphis from 2014 to FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES STADIUM COURT Jared Donaldson (USA) vs Ivo Karlovic (CRO) Karlovic Leads US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Ivo Karlovic (3) 6-3 Donaldson Summary: YTD W-L: 2-3 Date of Birth: 9 October 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 58 New York W-L (Best Result): 1-3 (2015 2nd Round)

9 Day 1 Monday, 12 February 2018 Page 4 of 5 Tournament Note: Claimed only main draw win in 2015 as a wild card, over fellow wild card Kozlov. Advanced to 2R at Brisbane (l. to Istomin) and Sydney (l. to eventual champion Medvedev). Fell in Australian Open 1R (l. to Ramos-Vinolas). Last year, achieved career-high 10 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 50 on 23 October. In 2017, advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Bautista Agut in 1R, l. to Isner). Reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Thiem), Washington (l. to Sock) and Montreal (d. Pouille in 1R, l. to Schwartzman). Qualified to inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals (l. to Coric, Khachanov and Medvedev in RR). Karlovic Summary: YTD W-L: 3-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: 28 February 1979 (38) ATP Ranking: 89 New York W-L (Best Result): 10-7 (2007, 2014 Finalist) Tournament Note: Def. No.6 Blake & No.25 Fish en route to 2007 F (l. to Murray 6-7 in 3rd); l. to Nishikori in 2014 F. Became oldest player since 44-year-old Rosewall in 1978 to reach Australian Open 3R. In 2R, hit 53 aces to beat Sugita in 5th. In 3R, hit 52 aces but lost to Seppi 97 in 5th. Reached Quito 2R (l. to wild card Moutet , squandering 1 match point). Withdrew from Pune due to left ankle injury. In 2017, hit Australian Open-record 75 aces and rallied from 2 sets down in 1R to beat Zeballos in 5th after 5h14m. Also last year, lost to Muller, 34, in s-hertogenbosch final -- oldest ATP final since 1977 Hong Kong (Rosewall vs Gorman). [6] Ryan Harrison (USA) vs Donald Young (USA) Harrison Leads Houston (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Donald Young Acapulco (Mexico) Hard R32 Ryan Harrison ret. 17 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard SF Ryan Harrison Other Meetings 10 Winnetka CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Donald Young Tiburon CH (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Ryan Harrison Tallahassee CH (U.S.A.) Clay QF Ryan Harrison 7-6(5) Tokyo Q (Japan) Hard Q-FR Ryan Harrison Harrison Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Brisbane (l. Kyrgios) YTD W-L: 6-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 7 May 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 44 New York W-L (Best Result): 11-6 (2017 Champion) Tournament Note: Did not drop a set en route to winning 1st career ATP singles title last year (d. Basilashvili in F). Beat Sela for 1st win in a 5-setter en route to 2nd Grand Slam 3R at Australian Open (l. to Cilic). Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Brisbane (d. de Minaur, l. to Kyrgios). Withdrew from Auckland due to fatigue. Last year, earned all 6 wins in 3 sets for 1st Grand Slam doubles title at Roland Garros w/venus (d. S. Gonzalez/Young). In 2017, defeated defending and eventual champions Kontinen/Peers w/venus at Nitto ATP Finals (l. to Kubot/Melo in SF). Young Summary: YTD W-L: 0-2 Date of Birth: 23 July 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 65 New York W-L (Best Result): 8-9 (2015, 2017 Semi-finals)

10 Day 1 Monday, 12 February 2018 Page 5 of 5 Tournament Note: Lost to Anderson in 2015 SF; lost to eventual champion R. Harrison in 2017 SF. Suffered 1R losses at Auckland (l. to Sousa) and Australian Open (l. to Djokovic). Last year, advanced to 1st Grand Slam final in 2nd doubles event w/s. Gonzalez at Roland Garros (l. to Harrison/Venus). In 2017, earned career-high 24 singles wins despite 5-match losing streak from March 28 to June 19 (0-4 on clay). Last season, fell to eventual champs in back-to-back SFs at Memphis (l. to Harrison) and Delray Beach (l. to Sock). Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs [WC] Sebastian Korda (USA) Tiafoe Summary: YTD W-L: 0-2 Date of Birth: 20 January 1998 (20) ATP Ranking: 98 New York W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (2016, st Round) Tournament Note: Lost to then-no. 124 R. Harrison in R; lost to then-no. 162 Smyczek in R. Suffered 1R losses at Brisbane (l. to Ebden) and Australian Open (l. to Del Potro). In 2017, achieved new career-high in ATP Rankings 11 times, peaking at No. 60 on 24 July. Last year, earned best win of career over then-no.7 A. Zverev to reach ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 3R (l. to Isner). Went 0-3 in 2017 vs. Federer with 5-set loss in US Open 1R and straight-set loss in Basel 1R. Last season, advanced to 1st ATP doubles final at Houston with 1st-time partner Brown (l. to Peralta/Zeballos). In 2017, captured Challenger titles at Sarasota, USA (d. Sandgren) and Aix en Provence, FRA (d. Chardy 76 in 3rd). Korda Summary: YTD W-L: 0-0 Date of Birth: 5 July 2000 (17) ATP Ranking: 873 Tournament Note: Making ATP World Tour debut. As No. 7 seed, won first junior Grand Slam singles title at Australian Open (def. No. 6 seed Tseng Chun-hsin in F). In 1st pro events of 2018, reached final qualifying rounds at ATP Challengers in Playford, AUS and Canberra, AUS. Reached 1st professional final last year at Futures event in Houston, TX, USA (l. to Kwiatkowski). GRANDSTAND Dudi Sela (ISR) vs [8] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 16 Guangzhou CH (China) Hard SF Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-7(5) ret. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) vs Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) [WC] Noah Rubin (USA) vs [5] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Blaz Kavcic (SLO) vs Peter Gojowczyk (GER) First Tour-Level Meeting 14 Doha Q (Qatar) Hard Q-FR Peter Gojowczyk Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs Matthew Ebden (AUS) Youzhny Leads Basel (Switzerland) Hard R16 Mikhail Youzhny Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Mikhail Youzhny (0) (4) 6-3 Other Meeting 16 Tokyo Q (Japan) Hard Q-1R Matthew Ebden *Does not include matches with qualifiers (TBD Monday)