ARGENTINA OPEN: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES FORMER CHAMP THIEM OPENS CAMPAIGN AS TOP SEED

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1 ARGENTINA OPEN: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $568,190 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com ArgentinaOpenatp.com./atp/ Edward La Cava: Press Room: Max Boso (prensa@argentinaopenatp.com) facebook.com/argentinaopen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FORMER CHAMP THIEM OPENS CAMPAIGN AS TOP SEED Four seeded players are in action Wednesday to begin second-round play in Buenos Aires. Topping the list is former 2016 champion Dominic Thiem, who faces Argentina's own Horacio Zeballos in the day's final match on Court Guillermo Vilas. The only previous meeting between the two players came on the clay of Roland Garros in 2017, with Thiem conceding only five games in three sets to claim the win. Zeballos, a former quarter-finalist here in 2010, looks to end the Austrian's 5-0 win streak in Buenos Aires and notch his first clay win of the season. After earning a bye in the first round, three-time quarter-finalist and No. 3 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain opens his campaign on Wednesday against Aljaz Bedene. The two have met three times at the Challenger level over the past eight years, but this is their first meeting at the ATP Tour level. Ramos-Vinolas is appearing in his eighth straight main draw appearance in Buenos Aires and carries a 9-7 record here. No. 8 seed Fernando Verdasco kicks off play Wednesday against Guido Pella of Argentina for their first career meeting. Both men are hoping to reach the third round in Buenos Aires for the first time. No. 5 Diego Schwartzman of Argentina and qualifier Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil are fighting for the same feat, having never surpassed the second round in four tries. They will contest their fourth Tour-level meeting on clay, two of which have favored Schwartzman. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SECOND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES COURT GUILLERMO VILAS Guido Pella (ARG) vs [8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) First Meeting Pella 2018 Summary: SF: Doha (l Rublev) YTD W-L: 4-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 17, 1990 ATP Ranking: 59 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2014, R) In 2018, advanced to 2nd hard-court SF of career at Doha (l. to Rublev after holding 1 MP). Fell to Thiem in Australian Open 1R. Withdrew from Auckland due to left shoulder injury. In 2017, won 6 matches and advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Munich as Q (l. to A. Zverev) Earned biggest win of career over No. 7 Thiem en route to Chengdu SF (l. to Baghdatis)

2 Day 3 Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 Snapped 7-match losing streak by reaching Sao Paulo QF (d. Clezar and Berlocq, l. to Ramos-Vinolas) Advanced to 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Dimitrov, l. to Mahut) and Washington (l. to Bhambri) Qualified for Roland Garros (l. to del Potro in 1R) and Vienna (l. to Carreno Busta in 1R) Squandered 1 MP vs Ramos-Vinolas in Buenos Aires 1R and 3 MPs vs Karlovic in Antwerp 1R Improved to 12-2 in ATP Challenger Tour finals at Milan, ITA (d. Delbonis) and Floridablanca, COL (d. Arguello) Dropped to No. 166 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February lowest since No. 199 on March 30, 2015 Verdasco 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 ATP Ranking: 40 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2012, R) In 2018, reached 2R at Doha (l. to eventual finalist Rublev) and Australian Open (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Marterer in 5 sets). Fell in Sydney 1R to eventual finalist de Minaur. In 2017, beat Bautista Agut and Monfils en route to Dubai final, where he fell to 0-12 vs World No. 1 (l. to Murray) Rose to No. 29 in Emirates ATP Rankings on March 6 -- highest since No. 29 on July 7, 2014 Lost SFs to eventual champions at Doha (l. to Djokovic after holding 5 MPs), Bastad (l. to Ferrer) and Stockholm (l. to del Potro). Lost QFs to eventual champ at Houston (l. to Johnson) and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d. Thiem, l. to Sock). Reached Roland Garros singles 4R (l. to Nishikori) and doubles SF w/zimonjic (l. to S. Gonzalez/Young) Saved 2 MPs to beat Escobedo in Los Cabos 1R, but squandered 1 MP in Budapest QF loss to Djere Withdrew from Sydney (fatigue), ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (right leg) and Basel (knee) Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [3] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meetings: 10 Barletta CH (Italy) Clay R16 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (4) 7-6(5) 11 Barletta CH (Italy) Clay R16 Aljaz Bedene Genova CH (Italy) Clay QF Albert Ramos-Vinolas Bedene 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 ATP Ranking: 51 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2013, R) In 2018, advanced to Doha 2R (d. Jaziri, l. to Thiem). Suffered 6th straight Australian Open 1R loss (l. to defending champion Federer). Also lost in 1R at Sydney (l. to Paire). In 2017, advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Budapest as Q (l. to Pouille) Also qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Istomin in 1R), Miami (ret vs Struff in 1R) and Rome (l. to Djokovic in 2R) Reached QFs at Chennai (l. to Paire) and s-hertogenbosch (l. to eventual champion Muller) Appeared in Grand Slam 3R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (d. Karlovic 86 in 5th, l. to Muller) Won 16 straight ATP World Tour, ATP qualifying and Challenger matches from April 3-30 Went 15-0 record on ATP Challenger Tour, winning 12th, 13th and 14th titles of his career respectively at Irving, USA (d. Kukushkin); Sophia Antipolis, FRA (d. Paire) and Barletta, ITA (d. Elias) Retired in Miami 1R (hamstring), Beijing 2R (right knee) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2R (right knee) Withdrew from London/Queen s Club and Eastbourne (wrist), as well as Antwerp and Basel (right knee) Ramos-Vinolas 2018 Summary: F: Quito (l Carballes Baena) YTD W-L: 7-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 ATP Ranking: 20 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 9-7 ( , 2017 Quarter-finals)

3 Day 3 Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 In 2018, advanced to Australian Open 3R for 1st time in 7th appearance (l. to Djokovic). Took opening losses in Doha (l. to Pella in 1R) and Sydney (l. to Lorenzi in 2R after 1R bye as No. 1 seed). In 2017, reached 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF, SF and final at Monte-Carlo (d. Cilic and Pouille, l. to Nadal) Earned biggest win of career over World No. 1 Murray in Monte-Carlo 3R, rallying from 04 down in 3rd set Achieved career-high No. 17 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 8 and tied career-high with 34 wins Saved 1 MP vs Pella in Buenos Aires 1R (l. to Carreno Busta in QF), 1 MP vs Sousa in Sao Paulo SF (l. to Cuevas in final) and 3 MPs vs Querrey in Vienna 1R (l. to Struff in 2R) Advanced to Quito SF (l. to Lorenzi), Rio de Janeiro SF (l. to Thiem) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai QF (l. to Cilic) Won 5-setters to reach Roland Garros 4R (d. Pouille, l. to Djokovic), Wimbledon 3R (d. Rublev, l. to Raonic) and US Open 2R (d. Istomin, l. to Mahut in 5 sets) Ended 21-match, 13-month doubles losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid w/haase (d. Matkowski/Peya in 1R) [5] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs [Q] Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) Schwartzman Leads Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R32 Diego Schwartzman ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Thomaz Bellucci ret 17 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R32 Diego Schwartzman Other meeting: 13 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay F Thomaz Bellucci Schwartzman 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 ATP Ranking: 24 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (2013, R) In 2018, beat Lajovic 11-9 in 5th en route to 2nd Grand Slam 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 4 sets). Suffered opening losses in Brisbane (l. to Dolgopolov in 1R) and Sydney (l. to F. Lopez in 2R after 1R bye). In 2017, defeated 2014 champion Cilic en route to 1st Grand Slam QF at US Open (l. to Carreno Busta) Shortest Grand Slam quarter-finalist since fellow 5-foot-7 South American Yzaga at 1994 US Open Earned career-high 39 wins in 2017 and achieved career-high No. 25 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 30 Advanced to QF-or-better at 11 events, highlighted by 3rd ATP World Tour final of career at Antwerp (l. to Tsonga) Reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal) & Montreal (d. Thiem after saving 4 MPs, l. to Haase) Before US Open run, reached 1st Grand Slam 3R at Roland Garros (d. Rublev 97 in 5th, l. to Djokovic in 5 sets) Squandered 1 MP vs Donaldson in Eastbourne 1R and now owns 0-6 lifetime record on grass Withdrew from London/Queen s Club due to abdominal injury Bellucci 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 ATP Ranking: 137 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2008, R) In 2018, withdrew from Australian Open qualifying. In 2017, played 5 straight 3-setters at Houston, reaching 8th ATP World Tour final (l. to Johnson 76 in 3rd) Advanced to SF at Quito, losing to eventual champion Estrella Burgos for 3rd straight year Snapped 5-match tour-level losing streak by reaching Kitzbuehel QF (d. Dolgopolov and Struff, l. to Fognini) Ended 22-match losing streak vs Top 10 opponents by beating Nishikori at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Monteiro in 2R) Squandered 1 MP in Munich 2R against 273rd-ranked Hanfmann Fell to No. 113 in Emirates ATP Rankings on November lowest since No. 122 on April 28, 2014 Withdrew from Winston-Salem, Shenzhen, Beijing qualifying, ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai qualifying and Moscow

4 Day 3 Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Page 4 of 4 [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Thiem Leads Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Dominic Thiem Thiem 2018 Summary: SF: Doha (W/O vs Monfils) YTD W-L: 8-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 ATP Ranking: 6 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 5-0 (2016 Champion) In 2018, reached Australian Open 4R for second consecutive year (l. to Sandgren). Advanced to Doha SF as No. 1 seed without dropping a set (w/o vs. Monfils due to viral infection). In 2017, broke into Top 5 and achieved career-high No. 4 in Emirates ATP Rankings on November 6 Swept all 10 sets en route to 2nd ATP World Tour 500 title and 8th title overall at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta) Appeared in 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF and final at Madrid (d. Dimitrov after saving 5 MPs in 3R, l. to Nadal) Earned 1st win over World No. 1 by beating Murray to reach ATP World Tour 500 final at Barcelona (l. to Nadal) Did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Roland Garros SF (d. Djokovic , l. to Nadal ) Saved 3 MPs vs Querrey and ended Nadal s 19-match win streak on clay to reach Rome SF (l. to Djokovic 61 60) Became 2nd player to post clay-court wins over Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Murray (also Wawrinka) Reached 4R at Aus. Open (l. to Goffin), Wimbledon (l. to Berdych) and US Open (l. to del Potro after holding 2 MPs) One of 2 players to reach 2nd week at all 4 Grand Slams in 2017 (also Nadal) Qualified for 2nd straight Nitto ATP Finals, posting 1-2 record in both 2016 and 2017 Squandered 1 MP vs Anderson in Washington 3R and 4 MPs vs Schwartzman in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 2R Zeballos 2018 Highlights: YTD W-L: 2-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1985 ATP Ranking: 66 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 4-7 (2010 Quarter-finals) In 2018, fell to 0-5 lifetime at Australian Open with 1R loss to Fognini. In first clay event of season, lost in 1R to Monteiro in Quito Advanced to Brisbane 2R (d. Escobedo, l. to Dolgopolov). Reached Brisbane doubles final in 1st event w/l. Mayer since 2010 Wimbledon (l. to Kontinen/Peers). In 2017, advanced to Grand Slam 3R and 4R for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. Karlovic and Goffin, l. to Thiem) Reached Barcelona SF (l. to Nadal) -- best finish at an ATP event since winning 2013 Vina del Mar title (d. Nadal) Let 2-set lead slip away in Australian Open 1R (l. to Karlovic in 5th after 5 hours, 14 minutes). Match featured longest 5th set in event history (42 games) and most games overall since TBs were instituted in 1972 (84 games) Defeated defending champion Kohlschreiber to reach Munich QF (l. to Pella 76 in 3rd) Saved 2 MPs vs F. Mayer at Doha (l. to Djokovic in 2R) and 4 MPs vs. Dutra Silva at Kitzbuehel (l. to Olivo in 2R) Celebrated 300th singles win on ATP Challenger Tour at Lyon, FRA (d. E. Ymer, l. to Lamasine in QF) Appeared in 28th Challenger final at Buenos Aires, ARG (l. to Kicker) Captured 4th ATP doubles title w/peralta and 7th overall at Houston (d. Bryan/Bryan and Brown/Tiafoe) Reached doubles finals w/peralta at Quito (ret vs Cerretani/Oswald -- neck), Winston-Salem (l. to Rojer/Tecau) and St. Petersburg (l. to Jebavy/Middelkoop)

5 ARGENTINA OPEN: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $568,190 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com ArgentinaOpenatp.com./atp/ Edward La Cava: Press Room: Max Boso (prensa@argentinaopenatp.com) facebook.com/argentinaopen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SCHWARTZMAN, VERDASCO TOP TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND LINEUP Three Argentines take center court as first-round matches continue on Tuesday in Buenos Aires. Leading the action on Court Guillermo Vilas will be Leonardo Mayer, who is in his eighth straight main draw appearance here, followed by Horacio Zeballos and No. 5 seed Diego Schwartzman. Mayer opens play against Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil in their first ATP Tour-Level meeting. The two have met before at the Challenger level, with both matches favoring Mayer on clay. Dutra Silva is hoping to overcome a sluggish start to the season as he looks for his first main draw win of 2018, after falling in the first round at Auckland, the Australian Open and Quito. Zeballos takes on Italian qualifier Marco Cecchinato in their first meeting, while No. 5 seed Schwartzman faces world No. 418 Andreas Haider- Maurer in their third career meeting. In the second match on the main show court, No. 7 seed Pablo Cuevas faces Frenchman Gael Monfils, who has found early success in 2018 with a title in Doha and a quarter-final appearance in Quito last week. Cuevas has had success here in the past, with two quarter-final appearances in 2015 and 2016, but Monfils leads their career head-to-head by 3-1. In other action in Estadio 2, lucky loser Gastao Elias of Portugal took a spot in the main draw after No. 6 seed Kyle Edmund was forced to withdraw due to illness. Elias will face Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain in the last match of the day, following matchups between Aljaz Bedene and Jiri Vesely, and Thiago Monteiro and No. 8 seed Fernando Verdasco. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES COURT GUILLERMO VILAS [Q] Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) vs Leonardo Mayer (ARG) Other meetings: 11 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay QF Leonardo Mayer Buenos Aires 2 CH (Argentina) Clay SF Leonardo Mayer (4) Dutra Silva 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 5, 1984 ATP Ranking: 105 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1R) In 2018, qualified at Auckland (l. to Shapovalov in 1R). Fell to No. 1 Aussie Kyrgios in Australian Open 1R. In 2017, achieved career-high No. 63 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 24 Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour QF at Umag (d. Monfils, l. to Giannessi) First Tour-Level Meeting

6 Day 2 Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 Reached 2R at Australian Open (l. to Simon) and Roland Garros (d. Youzhny after saving 2 MPs, l. to Raonic) Qualified at Buenos Aires (l. to Giannessi in 1R after holding 2 MPs) and Winston-Salem (l. to Young in 1R) Squandered 4 MPs in both Kitzbuehel 1R vs Zeballos and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 1R vs Shapovalov Captured 1st ATP doubles title in hometown of Sao Paulo with 1st-time partner Sa (d. Daniell/Demoliner) Won 9th and 10th Challenger titles respectively at Santiago, CHI (d. Jarry) and Panama City, PAN (d. Krstin) Also advanced to Bordeaux, FRA Challenger final (l. to Darcis) Retired in Geneva 2R vs Wawrinka (right ankle) and withdrew from Hamburg (right leg) Mayer 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 ATP Ranking: 50 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 6-7 (2011, R) In 2018, advanced to 2R at Sydney (l. to Paire) and Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to eventual finalist Harrison). Reached Brisbane doubles final in 1st event w/zeballos since 2010 Wimbledon (l. to Kontinen/Peers). In 2017, as World No. 138, won 2nd Hamburg title after losing to No. 923 Molleker in qualifying (d. No. 101 F. Mayer in final) Joined Rublev one week earlier at Umag as 2nd lucky loser to win an ATP title since Ram at 2009 Newport First ATP final between players ranked outside Top 100 since 2013 Bogota (No. 155 Karlovic d. No. 122 Falla) Despite not qualifying in singles, qualified in doubles at Hamburg w/delbonis (l. to Mirnyi/Nestor in 1R) Also entered US Open as LL, defeating Gasquet en route to 3R (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 4 sets) Qualified at Houston (l. to Isner in 2R) and Bastad (l. to Dolgopolov in 1R) Reached Challenger singles finals at Buenos Aires, ARG (l. to Daniel) and Bastad, SWE (l. to Lajovic) Retired in Buenos Aires 2R vs Ramos-Vinolas (right leg) and Basel 2R vs Fucsovics (stomach) Withdrew from Wimbledon qualifying (right shoulder) and St. Petersburg (leg) Gael Monfils (FRA) vs [7] Pablo Cuevas (URU) Monfils Leads US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Gael Monfils Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Gael Monfils (1) ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Gael Monfils ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Pablo Cuevas 6-7(5) (4) Monfils 2018 Summary: W: Doha (d Rublev); QF: Quito (l Monteiro) YTD W-L: 6-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 43 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) In 2018, captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). Reached QF in Quito (d. Ruud, l. to Monteiro) Made return to tour at Doha after retiring in 2017 US Open 3R and missing remainder of season (right knee). Fell to 0-15 lifetime against Djokovic with 4-set loss in Australian Open 2R. In 2017, reached 1st grass-court final of career at Eastbourne as WC (d. Gasquet 76 in 3rd, l. to Djokovic) Enjoyed 400th win of career over Brown in Roland Garros 1R on May 30 (l. to Wawrinka in 4R) Also reached 4R at Australian Open (l. to Nadal) and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Thiem) Retired vs Goffin in US Open 3R after suffering season-ending right knee injury Saved 4 MPs vs Nishikori in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 2R before squandering 1 MP vs Bautista Agut in 3R Squandered 2 MPs against countryman Simon in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R Fell to No. 46 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October lowest since No. 49 on August 12, 2013 Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami (left knee), Monte-Carlo (left knee/achilles tendon), Rome (left Achilles tendon), Cincinnati (illness), Shanghai (right knee) and Paris (right knee)

7 Day 2 Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 Cuevas 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 32 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 5-7 ( Quarter-finals) In 2018, advanced to 2R at Auckland (l. to Khachanov) and Australian Open (l. to Harrison). In 2017, became 1st player in tournament history to win 3 straight Sao Paulo titles (d. Carreno Busta and Ramos- Vinolas) Beat 4 unseeded players in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Madrid (d. A. Zverev, l. to Thiem) Earned biggest win of career over No. 3 Wawrinka to reach ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Pouille) Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Indian Wells (d. Goffin, l. to Carreno Busta after holding 2 MPs) Snapped 10-match singles losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d. Khachanov in 1R, l. to No. 1 Nadal in 3R) Won doubles titles at Rio de Janeiro w/carreno Busta (d. Cabal/Farah), ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo w/bopanna (d. Lopez/Lopez), Kitzbuehel w/duran (d. Podlipnik-Castillo/Vasilevski) and Vienna w/bopanna (d. Demoliner/Querrey) Fell in doubles final at Hamburg in team debut w/m. Lopez (l. to Dodig/Pavic) Ended season with 3rd Montevideo, URU Challenger title and 12th Challenger title overall (d. Elias) Withdrew from Wimbledon due to right knee injury Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs [Q] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) First Meeting Zeballos 2018 Highlights: YTD W-L: 1-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1985 ATP Ranking: 66 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 3-7 (2010 Quarter-finals) In 2018, fell to 0-5 lifetime at Australian Open with 1R loss to Fognini. In first clay event of season, lost in 1R to Monteiro in Quito Advanced to Brisbane 2R (d. Escobedo, l. to Dolgopolov). Reached Brisbane doubles final in 1st event w/l. Mayer since 2010 Wimbledon (l. to Kontinen/Peers). In 2017, advanced to Grand Slam 3R and 4R for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. Karlovic and Goffin, l. to Thiem) Reached Barcelona SF (l. to Nadal) -- best finish at an ATP event since winning 2013 Vina del Mar title (d. Nadal) Let 2-set lead slip away in Australian Open 1R (l. to Karlovic in 5th after 5 hours, 14 minutes). Match featured longest 5th set in event history (42 games) and most games overall since TBs were instituted in 1972 (84 games) Defeated defending champion Kohlschreiber to reach Munich QF (l. to Pella 76 in 3rd) Saved 2 MPs vs F. Mayer at Doha (l. to Djokovic in 2R) and 4 MPs vs. Dutra Silva at Kitzbuehel (l. to Olivo in 2R) Celebrated 300th singles win on ATP Challenger Tour at Lyon, FRA (d. E. Ymer, l. to Lamasine in QF) Appeared in 28th Challenger final at Buenos Aires, ARG (l. to Kicker) Captured 4th ATP doubles title w/peralta and 7th overall at Houston (d. Bryan/Bryan and Brown/Tiafoe) Reached doubles finals w/peralta at Quito (ret vs Cerretani/Oswald -- neck), Winston-Salem (l. to Rojer/Tecau) and St. Petersburg (l. to Jebavy/Middelkoop) Cecchinato 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: September 30, 1992 ATP Ranking: 102 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (2015, R) In 2018, lost 1st 3 matches of year in Pune (l. to Herbert in 1R), Australian Open qualifying (l. to Mousley in Q1), and Quito (l. to G. Melzer) before winning in qualifying in Buenos Aires. In 2017, re-entered Top 100 at No. 97 on June his 1st Top 100 appearance since April 25, 2016 Played 1st match at Wimbledon (including main draw and qualifying), losing to Nishikori in 1R Defeated Simon in Umag 1R before squandering 1 MP vs Dodig in Umag 2R Advanced to ATP Challenger Tour final at Ostrava, CZE (l. to Travaglia)

8 Day 2 Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Page 4 of 4 Followed up Ostrava the next week by winning 4th career Challenger title in Rome, ITA (d. Kovalik) Also reached Challenger finals at Todi, ITA (l. to Delbonis) and Como, ITA (l. to P. Sousa) Won Challenger doubles titles in Barletta, ITA and Sibiu, ROM (both w/donati) Claimed Futures title in Santa Margherita Di Pula, ITA (d. Basso) [5] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) Schwartzman Leads Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Diego Schwartzman (5) 17 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Diego Schwartzman Schwartzman 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 ATP Ranking: 24 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 3-4 (2013, R) In 2018, beat Lajovic 11-9 in 5th en route to 2nd Grand Slam 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 4 sets). Suffered opening losses in Brisbane (l. to Dolgopolov in 1R) and Sydney (l. to F. Lopez in 2R after 1R bye). In 2017, defeated 2014 champion Cilic en route to 1st Grand Slam QF at US Open (l. to Carreno Busta) Shortest Grand Slam quarter-finalist since fellow 5-foot-7 South American Yzaga at 1994 US Open Earned career-high 39 wins in 2017 and achieved career-high No. 25 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 30 Advanced to QF-or-better at 11 events, highlighted by 3rd ATP World Tour final of career at Antwerp (l. to Tsonga) Reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal) & Montreal (d. Thiem after saving 4 MPs, l. to Haase) Before US Open run, reached 1st Grand Slam 3R at Roland Garros (d. Rublev 97 in 5th, l. to Djokovic in 5 sets) Squandered 1 MP vs Donaldson in Eastbourne 1R and now owns 0-6 lifetime record on grass Withdrew from London/Queen s Club due to abdominal injury Haider-Maurer 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 22, 1987 ATP Ranking: 418 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) In 2018, used PR of No. 63 to enter Doha (l. to Basic in 1R) and Australian Open (l. to Dolgopolov in 1R). In 2017, fell in 1R at Wimbledon (l. to Bautista Agut), Hamburg (l. to Schwartzman) and US Open (ret vs Donskoy) Advanced to 15th ATP Challenger Tour final at Meerbusch, GER (d. F. Mayer in QF, l. to Ojeda Lara) Played an ITF Futures Circuit event for 1st time since March 2011 at Cornaiano, ITA (l. to Safwat in 2R) After missing 19 months, returned from right heel injury at Prostejov, CZE Challenger (l. to A. Gonzalez in Q1) Unranked in Emirates ATP Rankings from October 17, 2016 to June 25, 2017 Withdrew from Umag due to back injury and retired in US Open 1R vs Donskoy due to illness ESTADIO 2 Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Vesely Leads Casablanca (Morocco) Clay QF Jiri Vesely Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Jiri Vesely Thiago Monteiro (BRA) vs [8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) First Meeting [LL] Gastao Elias (POR) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) Other meetings: 15 Bucaramanga CH (Colombia) Clay R16 Gastao Elias Meknes CH (Morocco) Clay QF Roberto Carballes Baena First Tour-Level Meeting

9 ARGENTINA OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $568,190 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com ArgentinaOpenatp.com./atp/ Edward La Cava: Press Room: Max Boso (prensa@argentinaopenatp.com) facebook.com/argentinaopen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN BUENOS AIRES 1) Second Clay Court Stop: This is the second of five tournaments in the Latin America "Golden Swing." Over the past 10 years Spaniards have dominated the tournament by winning seven titles in a row from ) Thiem Leads Field: Top seed Dominic Thiem, who returns to Buenos Aires for the second time in three years, is the lone former champion in the field. The Austrian star will receive a 1R bye along with Pablo Carreno Busta, Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Fabio Fognini. 3) Thiem Top Seed: Thiem is trying to become the first top seed to win the Buenos Aires title since Rafael Nadal in Last season Thiem finished in the Top 10 for the second straight year at a personal-best No. 5, highlighted by his eighth career title in Rio. In his Argentina debut two years ago he beat Spaniards Nadal in the SFs and Almagro in the final, both in a third set tie-break. 4) Carreno Busta Makes Turnaround: No. 2 seed Carreno Busta turned things around last year by reaching the semi-finals (l. to Dolgopolov) after going winless in his first three trips to Buenos Aires. 5) Ramos-Vinolas in Final: No. 3 seed Ramos-Vinolas is trying to break a three-match final losing streak on Sunday in the Quito title match. The Spaniard s lone ATP World Tour title came in 2016 Bastad. He is 9-7 lifetime in Buenos Aires with three quarter-final appearances ( , 2017). 6) Fognini Back Again: No. 4 seed Fognini is making his 11th Buenos Aires appearance in 13 years, most of anyone in the field. The No. 1 Italian has a 9-10 record with his best showing a runner-up in 2014 (l. to Ferrer). He has lost his last three opening round matches in Buenos Aires. 7) Edmund Makes Debut: No. 6 seed Kyle Edmund makes his South American tournament debut. The British No. 2 is playing his first tournament since advancing to his first Grand Slam semi-final at the Australian Open (d. No. 3 Dimitrov, l. to Cilic) last month. 8) Eight in a Row: The trio of Spaniard Ramos-Vinolas and Argentines Federico Delbonis and Leonardo Mayer are all making their eighth straight main draw appearance. Ramos-Vinolas is a three-time quarter-finalist and Delbonis a two-time QF. Mayer has reached the 2R six times. 9) Wild Cards: Argentines Carlos Berlocq, Nicolas Kicker and Pedro Cachin are the wild cards. Berlocq is 10-9 in Buenos Aires while Kicker and Cachin are making their main draw debut. There are eight Argentines in the field, with two possible qualifiers. No. 5 seed Diego Schwartzman is the highest-ranked Argentine in the draw. The last Argentine champion on home soil was David Nalbandian in ) Doubles Draw: The top seeds are reigning two-time champs Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah, who were Australian Open finalists. The No. 2 seeds are Santiago Gonzalez and Julio Peralta, the No. 3 seeds are Nikola Mektic and Alexander Peya and No. 4 are Argentines Andres Molteni and Horacio Zeballos.

10 Day 1 Monday, 12 February 2018 Page 2 of 6 WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Dominic Thiem (AUT) Champion 2 Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Semi-finalist 3 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) , 2017 Quarter-finalist 4 Fabio Fognini (ITA) Finalist 5 Diego Schwartzman (ARG) nd Round 6 Kyle Edmund (GRB) 0-0 Main Draw Debut 7 Pablo Cuevas (URU) Quarter-finalist 8 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) nd Round QUALIFIERS (4) Facundo Bagnis (ARG) Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) Marco Cecchinato (ITA) Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) OLDEST PLAYER Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 35 years, 0 months WILD CARDS (3) Carlos Berlocq (ARG) Pedro Cachin (ARG) Nicolas Kicker (ARG) YOUNGEST PLAYER Pedro Cachin (ARG) 22 years, 10 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Argentina 9, Spain 5, Brazil 3, Italy 2, Austria 2 DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) Champion Robert Farah (COL) Champion 2 Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) Finalist Julio Peralta (CHI) st Round 3 Nikola Mektic (CRO) 0-0 Main Draw Debut Alexander Peya (AUT) 0-0 Main Draw Debut 4 Andres Molteni (ARG) Semi-finalist Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Champion ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Argentina Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points Singles Prize Money ($) 101,360 53,385 28,915 16,475 9,710 5,750 Doubles Ranking Points Doubles Prize Money ($) 30,790 16,190 8,770 5,020 2,

11 Day 1 Monday, 12 February 2018 Page 3 of 6 PAST FINALISTS SINGLES (since 2014) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) Kei Nishikori (JPN) 7-6(4) Dominic Thiem (AUT) Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 7-6(2) (4) 2015 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Juan Monaco (ARG) David Ferrer (ESP) Fabio Fognini (ITA) BOLD: Player in 2018 Argentina Open singles draw. DOUBLES (since 2010) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah Santiago Gonzalez/David Marrero Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah Inigo Cervantes/Paolo Lorenzi Jarkko Nieminen/Andre Sa Pablo Andujar/Oliver Marach [10-7] 2014 Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez Pablo Cuevas/Horacio Zeballos Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini Nicholas Monroe/Simon Stadler David Marrero/Fernando Verdasco Michael Mertinak/Andre Sa Oliver Marach/Leonardo Mayer Franco Ferreiro/Andre Sa 7-6(6) Sebastian Prieto/Horacio Zeballos Simon Greul/Peter Luczak 7-6(4) 6-3 BOLD: Player in 2018 Argentina Open doubles draw. Cuevas/Zeballos and Gonzalez/Marrero are no longer intact. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES COURT GUILLERMO VILAS Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Florian Mayer (GER) Delbonis Leads Stuttgart (Germany) Clay R32 Federico Delbonis Other Meetings 10 Rome-2 CH (Italy) Clay F Federico Delbonis Braunschweig CH (Germany) Clay QF Florian Mayer Delbonis 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 0-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 ATP Ranking: 70 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 7-7 (2013, 2015 Quarter-finals) In 2018, suffered 4th Australian Open 1R loss in last 5 years (l. to Muller). Lost to #NextGenATP players in Brisbane 1R (l. to Mmoh) and Sydney Q1 (l. to Popyrin). In 2017, qualified and advanced to Hamburg SF (d. Ferrer and Khachanov, l. to L. Mayer) Also qualified in singles at Bastad (l. to Ferrer in 1R) and doubles at Hamburg w/l. Mayer (l. to Mirnyi/Nestor in 1R) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 2nd time at Miami (d. Carreno Busta in 2R, l. to Nishikori) Fell to No. 139 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May lowest since No. 142 on January 14, 2013 Won ATP Challenger Tour titles at Todi, ITA (d. Cecchinato) and Cali, COL (d. Clezar) Fell in Challenger finals at Prostejov, CZE (l. to Vesely) and Milan, ITA (ret vs Pella due to gluteus injury) Retired in Marrakech 1R and withdrew from Sydney, Monte-Carlo, Budapest, Estoril and Madrid Q due to leg injury Withdrew from Kitzbuehel, Winston-Salem, US Open and St. Petersburg due to left hip injury

12 Day 1 Monday, 12 February 2018 Page 4 of 6 Mayer 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 0-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1983 ATP Ranking: 72 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) In 2018, suffered 9th Grand Slam 1R loss in last 11 appearances at Australian Open (l. to Donskoy). Also fell in 1R at Doha (l. to Tsitsipas). Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Estrella Burgos). In 2017, as World No. 101, reached 2nd ATP World Tour 500 final and 7th final overall at Hamburg (l. to No. 138 L. Mayer) First ATP final between players ranked outside Top 100 since 2013 Bogota (No. 155 Karlovic d. No. 122 Falla) Reached Halle QF as defending champion (d. Paire and Pouille, l. to eventual champion Federer) Ended 9-match Grand Slam losing streak, but lost to Cilic in Wimbledon 2R and US Open 2R Retired in Budapest 1R vs Stakhovsky (ill) and Basel 1R vs Cilic as LL (shoulder) Withdrew from Dubai (ill), Munich (ill), Montpellier (back), Metz (fatigue) and ATP Masters 1000 Paris Q (shoulder) [WC] Carlos Berlocq (ARG) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Garcia-Lopez Leads Estoril (Portugal) Clay R16 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-7(11) (5) 14 Casablanca (Morocco) Clay R16 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Berlocq 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: February 3, 1983 ATP Ranking: 119 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 10-9 (2015, 2017 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: In 2017, defeated Kovalik, Ferrer and Monteiro en route to SF (l. to Nishikori in 3 sets) Playing in first tournament of Last appearance in a Tour-level event was 2017 US Open (l. to Schwartzman in 1R). In 2017, qualified and reached 2R at ATP Masters 1000s in Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Rome (l. to Berdych) Won Challenger event in Rio de Janeiro (d. Munar) to close the season Fell to 0-10 in Grand Slam 2R matches at Australian Open (d. Albot, l. to Gasquet) Snapped 5-match tour-level losing streak at Winston-Salem (d. Bolt and Troicki, l. to Johnson in 3R) Reached Canberra, AUS Challenger doubles final w/molteni (l. to Begemann/Struff) Spent 11 hours, 20 minutes on court during Argentina s 3-2 loss to Italy in Davis Cup 1R (l. to Seppi, w/l. Mayer d. Bolelli/Fognini after saving 1 MP, d. Lorenzi) Retired in Buenos Aires, ARG Challenger QF vs L. Mayer due to lower back injury Garcia-Lopez 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 1-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 ATP Ranking: 69 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 1-3 (2005 2R) In 2018, made 14th straight Australian Open appearance (d. Paire, l. to Berdych in 2R). Lost 3rd-set TB to countryman Lopez in Doha 1R. Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Seppi). In 2017, ended losing streaks of 11 matches in Delray Beach 1R (d. Brown) and 7 matches in Roland Garros 1R (d. Muller) Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Mannarino in 1R) and Vienna (l. to Pouille in 2R) Squandered 2 MPs in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R (l. to Copil) Fell to No. 163 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July lowest since No. 183 on May 24, 2004

13 Day 1 Monday, 12 February 2018 Page 5 of 6 Won Challenger titles at Scheveningen, NED (d. Bemelmans) and Tashkent, UZB (d. Majchrzak) Challenger runner-up at Manerbio, ITA (l. to Carballes Baena) and Genoa, ITA (l. to Tsitsipas) Defeated Lopez/Lopez en route to Australian Open doubles SF w/carreno Busta (l. to Bryan/Bryan) Retired in Roland Garros 3R and withdrew from Caltanissetta, ITA and Poprad Tatry, SVK Challengers (left thigh) [WC] Nicolas Kicker (ARG) vs Guido Pella (ARG) Other meeting: 15 Corrientes CH (Argentina) Clay R16 Guido Pella 7-6(1) 6-2 Kicker 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 ATP Ranking: 80 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) First Tour-Level Meeting In 2018, earned 1st non-clay wins of career to reach Australian Open 3R (d. Thompson and Lacko, l. to Fucsovics). Opened 2018 with 1R losses at Pune (l. to Fucsovics) and Canberra, AUS Challenger (l. to No. 402 Benchetrit). In 2017, advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QFs at Rio de Janeiro as Q (l. to Ramos-Vinolas), Lyon (d. Kyrgios, l. to Basilashvili) and Hamburg (l. to Kohlschreiber) Earned 1st Grand Slam main draw win at Roland Garros (d. Dzumhur, l. to Cuevas in 2R) Also reached 2R at Quito (l. to Ram), Houston (l. to Verdasco) and Umag (l. to Fognini) Broke into Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings on February 27 and achieved career-high No. 78 on June 12 Played 1st match on grass at Wimbledon (l. to Johnson) and 1st match on hard at Winston-Salem (l. to Kuznetsov) Captured 3rd ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Buenos Aires, ARG (d. Zeballos) Reached Perugia, ITA Challenger doubles final w/neis (l. to Caruso/Eysseric) Pella 2018 Summary: SF: Doha (l Rublev) YTD W-L: 3-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 17, 1990 ATP Ranking: 60 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 1-4 (2014 2R) In 2018, advanced to 2nd hard-court SF of career at Doha (l. to Rublev after holding 1 MP). Fell to Thiem in Australian Open 1R. Withdrew from Auckland due to left shoulder injury. In 2017, won 6 matches and advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Munich as Q (l. to A. Zverev) Earned biggest win of career over No. 7 Thiem en route to Chengdu SF (l. to Baghdatis) Snapped 7-match losing streak by reaching Sao Paulo QF (d. Clezar and Berlocq, l. to Ramos-Vinolas) Advanced to 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Dimitrov, l. to Mahut) and Washington (l. to Bhambri) Qualified for Roland Garros (l. to del Potro in 1R) and Vienna (l. to Carreno Busta in 1R) Squandered 1 MP vs Ramos-Vinolas in Buenos Aires 1R and 3 MPs vs Karlovic in Antwerp 1R Improved to 12-2 in ATP Challenger Tour finals at Milan, ITA (d. Delbonis) and Floridablanca, COL (d. Arguello) Dropped to No. 166 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February lowest since No. 199 on March 30, 2015 ESTADIO 2 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [Q] Facundo Bagnis (ARG) Series Tied Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Dusan Lajovic Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R32 Facundo Bagnis Other meeting 17 Bastad CH (Sweden) Clay SF Dusan Lajovic 7-6(4) 6-3 [Q] Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs [WC] Pedro Cachin (ARG) First Meeting

14 Day 1 Monday, 12 February 2018 Page 6 of 6 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs [Q] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) Thiago Monteiro (BRA) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) First Meeting First Meeting [Q] Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) vs Leonardo Mayer (ARG) Other meetings: 11 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay QF Leonardo Mayer Buenos Aires 2 CH (Argentina) Clay SF Leonardo Mayer (4) First Tour-Level Meeting Gael Monfils (FRA) vs [7] Pablo Cuevas (URU) Monfils Leads US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Gael Monfils Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Gael Monfils (1) ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Gael Monfils ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Pablo Cuevas 6-7(5) (4) [5] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) Schwartzman Leads Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Diego Schwartzman (5) 17 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Diego Schwartzman Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Vesely Leads Casablanca (Morocco) Clay QF Jiri Vesely Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Jiri Vesely [6] Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meeting: 13 Spain F3 (Spain) Clay R16 Roberto Carballes Baena