RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES SCHWARTZMAN AND VERDASCO VIE FOR GLORY IN RIO OPEN FINAL

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1 RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, 25 February 2018 Jockey Club Brasileiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,695,825 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RioOpen.com Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SCHWARTZMAN AND VERDASCO VIE FOR GLORY IN RIO OPEN FINAL One of two first-time Rio de Janeiro finalists will claim the singles trophy on Sunday, as Argentina s Diego Schwartzman, the No. 6 seed, will meet 8th-seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in a battle to claim a coveted ATP World Tour 500 title. The combatants have met once before, with Schwartzman grasping a straight-set win over Verdasco on clay in the first round at Nice in Notably, Verdasco and Schwartzman are guaranteed a third meeting directly after their second they will play each other in the first round at Acapulco next week. Schwartzman has bettered his quarter-final appearance at last year s Rio Open by two rounds, as he has reached his fourth ATP World Tour final, and is one win away from claiming his second career singles title to go with his victory over Grigor Dimitrov in the final of Istanbul in The Argentine has not dropped a set en route to the title match, starting as the beneficiary of a first-set retirement by Casper Ruud in the opening round, then picking up straight-set wins over Federico Delbonis, Gael Monfils, and first-time ATP World Tour semi-finalist Nicolas Jarry. Schwartzman is extremely close to his first ATP World Tour 500 singles trophy, but win or lose, the 5 7 Argentine is guaranteed to crack the Top 20 of the ATP Rankings for the first time in his career after this week. Verdasco, meanwhile, will attempt to claim an eighth ATP World Tour singles title, which would also be the second ATP World Tour 500 trophy of his career after his triumph over Robin Soderling at Barcelona in After three-set wins over Argentines Leonardo Mayer and Nicolas Kicker in the opening rounds, the Spaniard kicked his inaugural Rio campaign into high gear with his third consecutive win over World No. 6 Dominic Thiem by the score of 6-4, 6-0, then clinched another straight-set win over No. 5 seed Fabio Fognini to reach the final. Moreover, after beating Fognini on Saturday, Verdasco came back out on court and claimed the doubles title with partner David Marrero. Marrero and Verdasco, who entered the main draw as lucky losers, outlasted Nikola Mektic and Alexander Peya, 5-7, 7-5, [10-8] in the doubles championship match. The all-spanish duo, who won the ATP Finals in 2013, claimed their seventh title together, and Verdasco will now try to become the first player to win the singles and doubles at the same event since Alexander Zverev accomplished the feat just over 12 months ago at Montpellier. ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Rio Open Presented by Claro Champion Finalist Ranking Points Singles Prize Money ($) 365, ,215 For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, on Twitter.

2 Day 7 Sunday, 25 February 2018 Page 2 of 2 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES FINAL QUADRA CENTRAL [6] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs [8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Schwartzman Leads Nice (France) Clay R32 Diego Schwartzman 7-6(5) 6-1 Schwartzman Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Rio de Janeiro; QF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Bedene) YTD W-L: 9-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 16 August 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 23 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 7-3 (2018 Finalist) Tournament Note: Defeated compatriot Delbonis in 2R to reach QF for 2nd straight year, then beat Monfils to reach 1st SF of 2018; eliminated 1st-time ATP World Tour semi-finalist Jarry to reach 4th career ATP World Tour final. Owns 1 career singles title from Istanbul in 2016 (def. Dimitrov in F, ); reached 2 other finals, both at Antwerp in 2016 (l. to Gasquet) and 2017 (l. to Tsonga). Reached 1st QF of season in Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene). 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. Last season, advanced to QF-or-better at 11 events, highlighted by 3rd ATP World Tour final of career at Antwerp (l. to Tsonga). Last year, reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal) & Montreal (d. Thiem after saving 4 MPs, l. to Haase). Earned career-high 39 wins in Verdasco Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Rio de Janeiro YTD W-L: 7-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: 15 November 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 40 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 4-0 (2018 Finalist) Tournament Note: In tournament debut, ousted L. Mayer in 1R; followed that up with 2nd straight win over Argentine player, coming back from a set down to beat Kicker in 2R; then claimed win over World No. 6 Thiem in QF (extends head-to-head record with Thiem to 3-0); ousted Fognini in SF in straight sets to reach 1st final of the year. Has 7 career ATP World Tour singles titles, most recently at Bucharest in 2016 (d. Pouille in F); also has 15 runnerup finishes on Tour, incl. ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo in 2010 (l. to Nadal). Won doubles title on Saturday partnering Marrero (def. Mektic/Peya); trying to become first player to sweep singles and doubles since A. Zverev at Montpellier last year. Lost in 2R at Buenos Aires (l. to Pella). 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). Last year, lost SFs to eventual champions at Doha (l. to Djokovic after holding 5 MPs), Bastad (l. to Ferrer) and Stockholm (l. to del Potro). Last season, reached Roland Garros singles 4R (l. to Nishikori) and doubles SF w/zimonjic (l. to S. Gonzalez/Young). Career-high singles ranking of No. 7 obtained on 20 April Rose to No. 29 in ATP Rankings on 6 March highest since No. 29 on 7 July 2014.

3 RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, 24 February 2018 Jockey Club Brasileiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,695,825 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RioOpen.com Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SCHWARTZMAN-JARRY, FOGNINI-VERDASCO FACE OFF FOR FINAL IN RIO A first-time Rio Open champion is guaranteed to be crowned on Sunday, and Saturday s semi-final matches will determine which two players get to vie for the title. The first semi-final of the day will see No. 6 seed Diego Schwartzman of Argentina squaring off against Chilean Nicolas Jarry, in their first career meeting. Schwartzman has improved on his quarter-final appearance in 2017 to move into his first semi-final of the year, as the Argentine seeks to win a second ATP World Tour singles title to accompany his trophy from Istanbul in It is a different level of experience for Jarry, as the 22- year-old just recently made his first career ATP World Tour quarter-final, in Quito earlier this month. He has now reached his first-ever Tour-level semi-final in Rio de Janeiro. No. 5 seed Fabio Fognini of Italy is the only player left in the field who has previously reached the Rio Open final, and the 2015 runner-up will attempt to make another championship match here when he meets 8th-seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. Fognini has been pushed to three sets in all three of his matches, including having to save a match point in his second-round encounter with Tennys Sandgren. Nevertheless, the Italian was able to come back from a one-set deficit in the quarter-finals to defeat Aljaz Bedene for the eighth time in eight meetings, and move into the semi-final. Verdasco s quarter-final was much more straightforward, as the Spaniard beat No. 2 seed and World No. 6 Dominic Thiem, 6-4, 6-0, to claim his third straight victory over the Austrian, and end Thiem s eightmatch winning streak. Verdasco leads the head-to-head record 3-2, and has won both of their meetings on clay. However, those two prior clay-court encounters took place in 2008 and 2010 respectively, and it was Fognini who won their most recent matchup, at the end of last year in Shanghai. The doubles final will close out the day, pitting Croatian Nikola Mektic and Austrian Alexander Peya against the all-spanish duo of David Marrero and Verdasco. Marrero and Verdasco lost in the doubles qualifying event to Jarry and Jiri Vesely, but moved into the main draw as lucky losers, and then demonstrated the form which has brought them six doubles titles as a team, including the ATP Finals at the end of the 2013 season. The pairing of Mektic and Peya is a recent one, as the Croatian and the Austrian played together for the first time at the start of this year. This is already their second final together, having reached the championship match at Sofia earlier in the season. The two teams faced off in the first round of Buenos Aires last week, and the Spaniards emerged victorious in that match. For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, on Twitter.

4 Day 6 Saturday, 24 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES SEMI-FINALS AND DOUBLES FINAL QUADRA CENTRAL [6] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs Nicolas Jarry (CHI) First Meeting Schwartzman Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Rio de Janeiro; QF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Bedene) YTD W-L: 8-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 16 August 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 23 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 6-3 (2018 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: Defeated compatriot Delbonis in 2R to reach QF for 2nd straight year, then beat Monfils to reach 1st SF of Reached 1st QF of season in Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene). 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. Last season, advanced to QF-or-better at 11 events, highlighted by 3rd ATP World Tour final of career at Antwerp (l. to Tsonga). Last year, reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal) & Montreal (d. Thiem after saving 4 MPs, l. to Haase). Earned career-high 39 wins in Jarry Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Rio de Janeiro; QF (1): Quito (l. Carballes Baena) YTD W-L: 8-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 11 October 1995 (22) ATP Ranking: 94 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2018 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: Reached 2nd ATP World Tour QF of career (in consecutive tournaments played) with wins over Garcia-Lopez in 1R and No. 4 seed Ramos-Vinolas in 2R; then advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF with QF victory over No. 7 seed and 2016 champion Cuevas. Made 1st ATP World Tour QF earlier this month in Quito. Earned 2nd ATP World Tour win of career at Pune (d. Andujar, l. to Haase in 2R). Lost to L. Mayer in Australian Open debut, falling to 0-3 lifetime in Grand Slam main draws. Defeated #NextGenATP player Moutet to reach Canberra, AUS Challenger 2R (l. to Janvier). Won both singles matches in the Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I vs. Ecuador (d. Endara and Quiroz). Last season, qualified for 1st Grand Slam main draws at Roland Garros (l. to Khachanov in 1R) and Wimbledon (l. to Simon in 1R). Also in 2017, won 1st 3 Challenger titles at Medellin, COL, Quito, ECU, and Santiago, CHI. [5] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs [8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Verdasco Leads Umag (Croatia) Clay SF Fernando Verdasco Acapulco (Mexico) Clay R32 Fernando Verdasco Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Fabio Fognini 7-6(9) (6) US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Fernando Verdasco ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 Fabio Fognini

5 Day 6 Saturday, 24 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 Fognini Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (2): Sydney (l. Medvedev), Rio de Janeiro YTD W-L: 10-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: 24 May 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 21 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 11-4 (2015 Finalist) Tournament Note: Saved 1 MP in final-set tiebreak of 2R match vs. Sandgren, then defeated Bedene in 3 sets in QF, extending head-to-head record against the Slovenian to 8-0; in 2015, defeated then-world No. 3 Rafael Nadal in SF before losing to No. 9 Ferrer in championship match. Advanced to 2R in Buenos Aires before losing to L. Mayer. Reached Australian Open 4R for second time (first time since 2014, l. to Berdych). Started season with SF run at Sydney (l. to Medvedev). In 2017, captured 5th ATP World Tour singles title -- all on clay -- at Gstaad (d. Hanfmann). Last season, earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Murray in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R (l. to A. Zverev in 3R). Last year, advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 SF at Miami (d. Nishikori, l. to Nadal). In 2017, saved 2 MPs to beat Bautista Agut in St. Petersburg SF, marking 6 straight years with 2+ finals (l. to Dzumhur). Last season, saved 1 MP vs E. Ymer in 2R and 2 MPs vs Sock in QF to reach Stockholm SF (l. to Dimitrov). Also last year, reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Tsonga, l. to Cuevas), Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Murray) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Verdasco Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Rio de Janeiro YTD W-L: 6-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: 15 November 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 40 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2018 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: In tournament debut, ousted L. Mayer in 1R; followed that up with 2nd straight win over Argentine player, coming back from a set down to beat Kicker in 2R; then claimed win over World No. 6 Thiem in QF (extends head-to-head record with Thiem to 3-0). Lost in 2R at Buenos Aires (l. to Pella). 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). Last year, lost SFs to eventual champions at Doha (l. to Djokovic after holding 5 MPs), Bastad (l. to Ferrer) and Stockholm (l. to del Potro). Last season, reached Roland Garros singles 4R (l. to Nishikori) and doubles SF w/zimonjic (l. to S. Gonzalez/Young). Rose to No. 29 in ATP Rankings on 6 March highest since No. 29 on 7 July Nikola Mektic (CRO)/Alexander Peya (AUT) vs Marrero/Verdasco Leads 1-0 [LL] David Marrero (ESP)/Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 18 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R16 Marrero/Verdasco [10-8] Mektic and Peya teamed up at the start of 2018, and have gone 7-5 on the year. This is their second final of the season, having lost at Sofia to Haase/Middelkoop. This week in Rio, avenged Australian Open loss to No. 3 seeds Cabal/Farah in 1R. Then defeated Pella/Schwartzman in QF, and Molteni/Zeballos in SF. Fell to Marrero/Verdasco in 1R of Buenos Aires. Lost in 2R of Australian Open to eventual finalists Cabal/Farah. Mektic won his first 2 ATP World Tour doubles titles last year, at Budapest and Memphis (both with B. Baker). Peya is a former World No. 3 in doubles, and has won 15 ATP World Tour doubles titles in his career, incl. the ATP Masters 1000 Canada in 2013 and 2014 (both w/soares). He also reached the US Open final in 2013 (w/soares).

6 Day 6 Saturday, 24 February 2018 Page 4 of 4 Marrero and Verdasco have won 6 titles together, most notably the ATP Finals in 2013 (d. Bryan/Bryan in F). They have reached 3 additional finals as a team, including the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai in 2013). Their winloss record as a tandem is In Rio this week, beat Demoliner/Monfils in 1R, then upset No. 4 seeds S. Gonzalez/Peralta in QF and No. 2 seeds J. Murray/Soares in SF. In the qualifying this week, defeated G. Melzer/Sandgren in 1R but lost the final match to Jarry/Vesely [10-5], before entering the main draw as a lucky loser. In first event together of 2018, beat Mektic/Peya to reach Buenos Aires QF (l. to Schwartzman/Thiem). Marrero has won 13 ATP World Tour doubles titles overall, and reached a career high ranking of No. 5 in the discipline. He partnered Scott Lipsky to a 1R win over Klaasen/Venus at the Australian Open this year. 6 of Verdasco s 7 ATP World Tour doubles titles have come with Marrero. Verdasco has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 8. He went 1-3 partnering Ivan Dodig during the month of January to open FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [6] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs [5] Fabio Fognini (ITA) Series Tied Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R16 Fabio Fognini Vienna (Austria) Hard R32 Diego Schwartzman [6] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs [8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Schwartzman Leads Nice (France) Clay R32 Diego Schwartzman 7-6(5) 6-1 Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs [5] Fabio Fognini (ITA) Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs [8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) First Meeting First Meeting

7 RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Friday, 23 February 2018 Jockey Club Brasileiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,695,825 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RioOpen.com Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com PRIOR CHAMPIONS THIEM, CUEVAS LEAD QUARTER-FINAL CHARGE IN RIO No. 2 seed and defending champion Dominic Thiem of Austria heads the quarter-final field of the Rio Open on Friday. The World No. 6 will attempt to reach the semi-finals for the third straight year when he squares off against 8th-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain. Thiem had a brief second-round match, when Spain s Pablo Andujar retired due to a right shoulder injury while trailing 2-4 in the opening set. If Thiem wants to improve his career win/loss record in Rio de Janeiro to 11-1, he will have to upend his rivalry with Verdasco, as the Spaniard has won both of their previous matches. Verdasco had to survive three-set tussles with two Argentines, Leonardo Mayer and Nicolas Kicker, to reach his first quarterfinal of the year. Another Argentine, No. 6 seed Diego Schwartzman, will face off against Frenchman Gael Monfils in the quarter-finals. The route to the final eight has been challenging for Monfils, as he eked past Horacio Zeballos in three sets in the first round, saving a match point in the process, before ousting No. 1 seed Marin Cilic in a match that spanned two days due to inclement weather. Schwartzman, on the other hand, has spent less than two hours on court in his first two rounds. 7th-seeded Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay also needed to fend off match points earlier in the tournament, saving three of them in the second-set tiebreak of his first-round match against Thiago Monteiro. The 2016 champion survived, and advanced to the quarter-finals, where he will play Chilean Nicolas Jarry. Jarry made the first ATP World Tour quarter-final of his career at Quito two weeks ago, and has matched that result here, in his very next tournament. In the final singles match of the day, 2015 runner-up and No. 5 seed Fabio Fognini of Italy will meet Slovenian Aljaz Bedene. Bedene is fresh off a run to the Buenos Aires final (which he lost to Thiem), and has continued his solid play with a second-round victory over No. 3 seed Pablo Carreno Busta. But Fognini has emerged victorious in all seven of his previous encounters with Bedene, six of which have come on clay. Fognini also saved a match point in his second-round tilt with Tennys Sandgren. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: FRIDAY QUARTER-FINAL SINGLES MATCHES QUADRA CENTRAL Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs [7] Pablo Cuevas (URU) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 14 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay QF Pablo Cuevas 7-6(4) 6-4 Jarry Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (2): Quito (l. Carballes Baena), Rio de Janeiro YTD W-L: 7-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 11 October 1995 (22) ATP Ranking: 94 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2018 Quarter-finals) For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, on Twitter.

8 Day 5 Friday, 23 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 Tournament Note: Into 2nd ATP World Tour QF of career (in consecutive tournaments played) with wins over Garcia-Lopez and No. 4 seed Ramos-Vinolas. Made 1st ATP World Tour QF earlier this month in Quito. Earned 2nd ATP World Tour win of career at Pune (d. Andujar, l. to Haase in 2R). Lost to L. Mayer in Australian Open debut, falling to 0-3 lifetime in Grand Slam main draws. Defeated #NextGenATP player Moutet to reach Canberra, AUS Challenger 2R (l. to Janvier). Won both singles matches in the Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I vs. Ecuador (d. Endara, Quiroz). Last season, qualified for 1st Grand Slam main draws at Roland Garros (l. to Khachanov in 1R) and Wimbledon (l. to Simon in 1R). Also in 2017, won 1st 3 Challenger titles at Medellin, COL, Quito, ECU, and Santiago, CHI. Cuevas Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Rio de Janeiro YTD W-L: 6-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: 1 January 1986 (32) ATP Ranking: 33 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 10-3 (2016 Champion) Tournament Note: 2016 titlist saved 3 MPs in 2nd-set tiebreak of 1R against Monteiro, then def. [LL] Elias in 2R. Advanced to 2R at Auckland (l. to Khachanov) and Australian Open (l. to Harrison). Fell in 1R in Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils) Last year, became 1st player in event history to win 3 straight Sao Paulo titles (d. Carreno Busta and Ramos-Vinolas). In 2017, beat 4 unseeded players in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Madrid (d. A. Zverev, l. to Thiem). Last season, earned biggest win of career over No. 3 Wawrinka to reach ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Pouille). Also in 2017, advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Indian Wells (d. Goffin, l. to Carreno Busta after holding 2 match points). Gael Monfils (FRA) vs [6] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Monfils Leads Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Gael Monfils Monfils Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Doha (d. Rublev); SF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Thiem); QF (2): Quito (l. Monteiro), Rio de Janeiro YTD W-L: 11-3 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: 1 September 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 39 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: In debut match at Rio de Janeiro, saved a match point vs. Zeballos in 1R, before upset of No. 1 seed Cilic in 2R match which spanned 2 days (only 4 points were played on 2nd day to complete match). Reached QF in Quito (l. to Monteiro) and followed with SF showing in Buenos Aires (l. to eventual champion Thiem). Captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). Made return to tour at Doha after retiring in 2017 US Open 3R and missing remainder of season (right knee). In 2017, reached 1st grass-court final of career at Eastbourne as WC (d. Gasquet 76 in 3rd, l. to Djokovic). Last year, enjoyed 400th win of career over Brown in Roland Garros 1R on May 30 (l. to Wawrinka in 4R). Last season, fell to 0-6 in Wimbledon 3R matches with 5-set loss to countryman Mannarino. Also in 2017, retired vs Goffin in US Open 3R after suffering season-ending right knee injury. Schwartzman Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (2): Buenos Aires (l. Bedene), Rio de Janeiro YTD W-L: 7-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 16 August 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 23 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 5-3 (2017, 2018 Quarter-finalist)

9 Day 5 Friday, 23 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 Tournament Note: Defeated compatriot Delbonis in 2R to reach QF for 2nd straight year. Reached 1st QF of season in Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene). 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. Last season, advanced to QF-or-better at 11 events, highlighted by 3rd ATP World Tour final of career at Antwerp (l. to Tsonga). Last year, reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal) & Montreal (d. Thiem after saving 4 MPs, l. to Haase). Earned career-high 39 wins in [8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs [2] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Verdasco Leads Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 Fernando Verdasco ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Fernando Verdasco Verdasco Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Rio de Janeiro YTD W-L: 5-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: 15 November 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 40 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: In tournament debut, ousted L. Mayer in 1R; followed that up with 2nd straight win over Argentine player, coming back from a set down to beat Kicker in 2R. Lost in 2R at Buenos Aires (l. to Pella). 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). Last year, lost SFs to eventual champions at Doha (l. to Djokovic after holding 5 MPs), Bastad (l. to Ferrer) and Stockholm (l. to del Potro). Last season, reached Roland Garros singles 4R (l. to Nishikori) and doubles SF w/zimonjic (l. to S. Gonzalez/Young). Rose to No. 29 in ATP Rankings on 6 March highest since No. 29 on 7 July Thiem Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Buenos Aires (d. Bedene); SF (1): Doha (W/O vs. Monfils); QF (1): Rio de Janeiro YTD W-L: 14-1 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: 3 September 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 6 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 10-1 (2017 Champion) Tournament Note: 8-1 record during 2016 and 2017, adding SF appearance in 2016 (l. to Pella) to last year s championship run (d. Carreno Busta in F). In 2018, secured first title of the season at Buenos Aires (d. Monfils in SF and Bedene in F). 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). Last year, swept all 10 sets en route to 2nd ATP World Tour 500 title and 8th title overall at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta). Also in 2017, made 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF and final at Madrid (d. Dimitrov after saving 5 MPs in 3R, l. to Nadal). Last year, got 1st win over World No. 1 by beating Murray to reach ATP World Tour 500 final at Barcelona (l. to Nadal). In 2017, did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Roland Garros SF (d. Djokovic , l. to Nadal ). One of two players to reach 2nd week at all 4 Grand Slams in 2017 (also Nadal). Last season, broke into Top 5 and achieved career-high No. 4 in ATP Rankings on 6 November 2017.

10 Day 5 Friday, 23 February 2018 Page 4 of 4 [5] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Fognini Leads ITA vs. SLO EAG 1 2nd RD (Italy) Clay RR Fabio Fognini ret. 13 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay R16 Fabio Fognini (4) 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Fabio Fognini Vina del Mar (Chile) Clay R16 Fabio Fognini Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini 7-6(5) Hamburg (Germany) Clay QF Fabio Fognini Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini Fognini Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Sydney (l. Medvedev); QF (1): Rio de Janeiro YTD W-L: 9-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: 24 May 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 21 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 10-4 (2015 Finalist) Tournament Note: Saved 1 MP in final-set tiebreak of 2R match vs. Sandgren; in 2015, defeated then-world No. 3 Rafael Nadal in SF before losing to No. 9 Ferrer in championship match. Advanced to 2R in Buenos Aires before losing to L. Mayer. Reached Australian Open 4R for second time (first time since 2014, l. to Berdych). Started season with SF run at Sydney (l. to Medvedev). In 2017, captured 5th ATP World Tour singles title -- all on clay -- at Gstaad (d. Hanfmann). Last season, earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Murray in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R (l. to A. Zverev in 3R). Last year, advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 SF at Miami (d. Nishikori, l. to Nadal). In 2017, saved 2 MPs to beat Bautista Agut in St. Petersburg SF, marking 6 straight years with 2+ finals (l. to Dzumhur). Last season, saved 1 MP vs E. Ymer in 2R and 2 MPs vs Sock in QF to reach Stockholm SF (l. to Dimitrov). Also last year, reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Tsonga, l. to Cuevas), Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Murray) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Bedene Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Buenos Aires (l. Thiem); QF (1): Rio de Janeiro YTD W-L: 9-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 18 July 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 43 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2018 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Ousted Haider-Maurer in 1R and No. 3 seed Carreno Busta in 2R for 6 wins in last 7 matches. Last week, reached third career ATP World Tour final in Buenos Aires (def. Ramos-Vinolas 2R, Schwartzman in QF, and Delbonis in SF, l. to No. 6 Thiem for second time this year). 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) Last season, appeared in Grand Slam 3R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (d. Karlovic 86 in 5th, l. to Muller). Also last year, reached QFs at Chennai (l. to Paire) and s-hertogenbosch (l. to eventual champion Muller). Had a 15-0 record on ATP Challenger Tour in 2017, 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).

11 RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, 22 February 2018 Jockey Club Brasileiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,695,825 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RioOpen.com Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com TOP 3 SEEDS ALL IN SECOND-ROUND ACTION ON RIO DAY 4 No. 2 seed and defending champion Dominic Thiem and No. 3 seed Pablo Carreno Busta start their second-round matches at the Rio Open on Thursday, while No. 1 seed Marin Cilic tries to fend off an upset bid from Gael Monfils as their second-round match resumes play. Cilic and Monfils will continue their second-round match, after play was interrupted with the Frenchman leading the No. 1 seed, 6-3, 6-6. Monfils owns a 2-0 record against the Australian Open finalist and World No. 3, including a win at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Monfils edged out Horacio Zeballos in three sets in the first round, saving a match point in the process. Both players hold similar records so far this season, with Cilic at 9-2 and Monfils at Cilic, of Croatia, is making his tournament debut at the Rio Open and is seeking an ATP World Tour title for the 11th straight season. The other matches taking place on Quadra Central are Thiem of Austria against Spaniard Pablo Andujar, and Carreno Busta from Spain versus Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia. The only previous meeting between Thiem and Andujar took place here in 2016, which Thiem won en route to a semi-final finish. Meanwhile, Bedene is coming off a run to the Buenos Aires final (which he lost to Thiem) and has beaten last year s Rio Open runner-up Carreno Busta in their only prior Tour-level meeting, at Roland Garros in Three more second-round matches take place as the tournament attempts to get fully back on schedule. On Quadra 1, 2015 runner-up and No. 5 seed Fabio Fognini of Italy squares off against recent Australian Open quarter-finalist Tennys Sandgren from the United States. Fognini beat Rafael Nadal on the way to his finalist showing in 2015, eventually losing to David Ferrer. Following that match, No. 8 seed Fernando Verdasco of Spain faces Argentine Nicolas Kicker, with Verdasco holding a 1-0 advantage in their head-to-head record. On Quadra 2, No. 7 seed and 2016 Rio Open champion Pablo Cuevas takes on lucky loser Gastao Elias of Portugal in their second meeting at the ATP Tour level. Elias, the World No. 114, won their first contest in Umag in 2016, but Cuevas took their last meeting at a 2017 Challenger event in Uruguay. The reigning doubles titlist here, Cuevas upset Rafael Nadal en route to his 2016 singles title and hopes to claim a second singles trophy at Rio de Janeiro this week. For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, on Twitter.

12 Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 2 of 6 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: THURSDAY SECOND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES QUADRA CENTRAL Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [3] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Bedene Leads Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Aljaz Bedene 7-6(4) Other Meetings 11 Caltanissetta CH (Italy) Clay R16 Aljaz Bedene 7-6(1) Marrakech CH (Morocco) Clay R32 Pablo Carreno Busta Bedene Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Buenos Aires (l. Thiem) YTD W-L: 8-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 18 July 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 43 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Ousted Haider-Maurer in 1R for 5th win in last 6 matches. Last week, reached third career ATP World Tour final in Buenos Aires (def. Ramos-Vinolas 2R, Schwartzman in QF, and Delbonis in SF, l. to No. 6 Thiem for second time this year). 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) Last season, appeared in Grand Slam 3R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (d. Karlovic 86 in 5th, l. to Muller). Also last year, reached QFs at Chennai (l. to Paire) and s-hertogenbosch (l. to eventual champion Muller). Had a 15-0 record on ATP Challenger Tour in 2017, 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). Carreno Busta Summary: YTD W-L: 4-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 12 July 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 11 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 6-4 (2017 Finalist) Tournament Note: Last year s runner-up (l. to Thiem) eliminated [Q] Cecchinato in 1R. Squandered 3 MPs vs. Coric in Doha 1R. Enjoyed career-best 4R showing at Australian Open (d. Muller, l. to Cilic). After 1R byes, dropped opening matches in Quito (l. A. Martin) and Buenos Aires (l. to Garcia-Lopez). In 2017, became 1st player in Open Era to face 4 qualifiers at a Grand Slam en route to US Open SF (l. to Anderson). Last year, earned 1st win in 17th match vs Top 10 to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (d. Raonic, ret vs Nadal). Also last season, advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF and SF at Indian Wells (d. Cuevas after saving 2 MPs, l. to Wawrinka). In 2017, did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP World Tour singles title at Estoril (d. Robredo, Almagro, Ferrer and Muller). Last year, enjoyed run to Rio de Janeiro singles final (l. to Thiem) and won doubles title w/cuevas (d. Cabal/Farah). Also last year, achieved new career-high 10 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 10 on 11 September 2017.

13 Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 3 of 6 [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) (to finish ) Monfils Leads ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard QF Gael Monfils Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (Brazil) Hard R16 Gael Monfils 6-7(6) Cilic Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Australian Open (l. Federer); SF (1): Pune (l. Simon) YTD W-L: 9-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 17 Date of Birth: 28 September 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 3 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Opened tournament debut with a 1R victory over qualifier Berlocq. Reached 3rd Grand Slam final of career at Australian Open (l. to No. 2 Federer in 5 sets). Attained 2nd win over a World No.1 in Australian Open QF after Nadal ret. down 0-2 in 5th set (hip). Reached career-high ranking of No. 3 on 29 January, after Australian Open. Opened year with run to SF of Pune as No. 1 seed (l. to eventual champion Simon in 3 sets). In 2017, appeared in 2nd Grand Slam final at Wimbledon (d. Muller in 5 sets and Querrey in 4 sets, l. to Federer). Last season, captured ATP World Tour title for 10th straight year with 2nd clay-court title at Istanbul (d. Raonic). Last year, reached Roland Garros QF for 1st time and has now appeared in all 4 Grand Slam QFs (l. to Wawrinka). Also in 2017, advanced to ATP Masters 1000 SF at Shanghai (l. to No. 1 Nadal) and QFs at Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos- Vinolas), Rome (l. to Isner) and Paris (l. to Benneteau). Monfils Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Doha (d. Rublev); SF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Thiem); QF (1): Quito (l. Monteiro) YTD W-L: 10-3 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: 1 September 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 39 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: In debut match at Rio de Janeiro, saved a match point vs. Zeballos in 1R. Reached QF in Quito (l. to Monteiro) and followed with SF appearance in Buenos Aires (l. to eventual champion Thiem). Captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). Made return to tour at Doha after retiring in 2017 US Open 3R and missing remainder of season (right knee). In 2017, reached 1st grass-court final of career at Eastbourne as WC (d. Gasquet 76 in 3rd, l. to Djokovic). Last year, enjoyed 400th win of career over Brown in Roland Garros 1R on May 30 (l. to Wawrinka in 4R). Last season, fell to 0-6 in Wimbledon 3R matches with 5-set loss to countryman Mannarino. Also in 2017, retired vs Goffin in US Open 3R after suffering season-ending right knee injury. Fell to No. 46 in ATP Rankings on 16 October lowest since No. 49 on August 12, Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs [2] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Thiem Leads Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Dominic Thiem Andujar Summary: YTD W-L: 1-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 23 January 1986 (32) ATP Ranking: 1821 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 4-3 (2014 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: Reached semi-finals in debut appearance in 2014 (l. to then-no. 1 Nadal in final-set tiebreak). Using protected ranking, suffered losses at Pune (l. to Jarry in 1R) and Australian Open Q (l. to Escobedo in Q1). Underwent right elbow surgery in 2017 and missed more than 8 months of season. Returned to action in September of 2017 and played 2 ITF Futures Circuit events in Spain (1-2 record). Has won three career ATP World Tour titles, all on clay ( Casablanca, 2014 Gstaad). Reached a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 32 on 13 July 2015.

14 Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 4 of 6 Thiem Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Buenos Aires (d. Bedene); SF (1): Doha (W/O vs. Monfils) YTD W-L: 13-1 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: 3 September 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 6 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 9-1 (2017 Champion) Tournament Note: 8-1 record during 2016 and 2017, adding SF appearance in 2016 (l. to Pella) to last year s championship run (d. Carreno Busta in F). In 2018, secured first title of the season at Buenos Aires (d. Monfils in SF and Bedene in F). 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). Last year, swept all 10 sets en route to 2nd ATP World Tour 500 title and 8th title overall at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta). Also in 2017, made 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF and final at Madrid (d. Dimitrov after saving 5 MPs in 3R, l. to Nadal). Last year, got 1st win over World No. 1 by beating Murray to reach ATP World Tour 500 final at Barcelona (l. to Nadal). In 2017, did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Roland Garros SF (d. Djokovic , l. to Nadal ). One of two players to reach 2nd week at all 4 Grand Slams in 2017 (also Nadal). Last season, broke into Top 5 and achieved career-high No. 4 in ATP Rankings on 6 November QUADRA 1 [5] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Tennys Sandgren (USA) First Meeting Fognini Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Sydney (l. Medvedev) YTD W-L: 8-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: 24 May 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 21 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 9-4 (2015 Finalist) Tournament Note: In 2015, defeated then-world No. 3 Rafael Nadal in SF before losing to No. 9 Ferrer in championship match. Advanced to 2R in Buenos Aires before losing to L. Mayer. Reached Australian Open 4R for second time (first time since 2014, l. to Berdych). Started season with SF run at Sydney (l. to Medvedev). In 2017, captured 5th ATP World Tour singles title -- all on clay -- at Gstaad (d. Hanfmann). Last season, earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Murray in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R (l. to A. Zverev in 3R). Last year, advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 SF at Miami (d. Nishikori, l. to Nadal). In 2017, saved 2 MPs to beat Bautista Agut in St. Petersburg SF, marking 6 straight years with 2+ finals (l. to Dzumhur). Last season, saved 1 MP vs E. Ymer in 2R and 2 MPs vs Sock in QF to reach Stockholm SF (l. to Dimitrov). Also last year, reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Tsonga, l. to Cuevas), Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Murray) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Sandgren Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Australian Open (l. Chung) YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 22 July 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 60 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round)

15 Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 5 of 6 Tournament Note: Outlasted qualifier and recent Quito champion Carballes Baena in 1R, after the Spaniard had to retire due to gastroenteritis. Last week, fell in 1R of qualifying at Buenos Aires (l. to Bagnis). Reached 1st Grand Slam QF at Australian Open after 1st 4 Grand Slam main draw wins (l. to Chung). Got first 2 Top 10 wins of career at Australian Open (def. No. 8 Wawrinka in 2R and No. 5 Thiem in 4R). Won more than two consecutive Tour-level main draw matches for first time ever at Australian Open. Improved ranking from No. 97 to career-high No. 55 on 29 January, following Australian Open run. Qualified for Auckland (l. to Chung 1R) and fell 1R in Pune (l. to eventual champion Simon). In 2017, earned 1st 2 wins of career to reach Washington 3R (d. Soeda and Kyrgios, l. to eventual champion A. Zverev). Last year, qualified for 1st time in 15th try on tour and made ATP debut at Houston (l. to Escobedo in 1R). Also in 2017, captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Tempe, USA (d. Milojevic) and Savannah, USA (d. Sorgi). Last season, broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 12 June 2017 and achieved career-high No. 85 on 6 November [8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Nicolas Kicker (ARG) Verdasco Leads Houston (U.S.A.) Clay R16 Fernando Verdasco 7-6(4) 6-1 Verdasco Summary: YTD W-L: 4-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: 15 November 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 40 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: In tournament debut, ousted L. Mayer in 1R. Lost in 2R at Buenos Aires (l. to Pella). 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). Last year, lost SFs to eventual champions at Doha (l. to Djokovic after holding 5 MPs), Bastad (l. to Ferrer) and Stockholm (l. to del Potro). Last season, reached Roland Garros singles 4R (l. to Nishikori) and doubles SF w/zimonjic (l. to S. Gonzalez/Young). Rose to No. 29 in ATP Rankings on 6 March highest since No. 29 on 7 July Kicker Summary: YTD W-L: 3-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 16 August 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 86 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2017 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Defeated Estrella Burgos in 1R; reached QF last year as qualifier, in tournament debut (l. to Ramos-Vinolas). Fell in Buenos Aires 1R to Pella. 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). Last season, earned 1st Grand Slam main draw win at Roland Garros (d. Dzumhur, l. to Cuevas in 2R). Also last year, captured 3rd ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Buenos Aires, ARG (d. Zeballos). Last year, made Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 27 February 2017 and achieved career-high No. 78 on 12 June 2017.

16 Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 6 of 6 QUADRA 2 [LL] Gastao Elias (POR) vs [7] Pablo Cuevas (URU) Elias Leads Umag (Croatia) Clay R16 Gastao Elias (7) Other meetings: 15 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay R16 Pablo Cuevas Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay F Pablo Cuevas Elias Summary: YTD W-L: 2-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 24 November 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 114 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Lost in final round of qualifying to Moutet, but entered main draw when Moutet withdrew due to a right knee injury, then won 1R against 2016 runner-up Pella. Reached 2R in Buenos Aires as lucky loser (d. Carballes Baena, l. to Delbonis). In 2017, advanced to Lyon QF as Q (d. del Potro, l. to Raonic). Last season, also reached 2R at Sydney as Q (l. to Thiem 75 in 3rd), Sao Paulo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Estoril (l. to Almagro). Last year, qualified in doubles at Rio de Janeiro w/bagnis (l. to eventual champions Carreno Busta/Cuevas in QF). Also in 2017, advanced to Barletta, ITA Challenger final (l. to Bedene). Last year, posted 3-1 record against Israel and Ukraine in Group I to lead Portugal to Davis Cup World Group Play-off. Cuevas Summary: YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: 1 January 1986 (32) ATP Ranking: 33 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 9-3 (2016 Champion) Tournament Note: Saved 3 MPs in 2nd-set tiebreak of 1R against Monteiro. Advanced to 2R at Auckland (l. to Khachanov) and Australian Open (l. to Harrison). Fell in 1R in Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils) Last season, became 1st player in tournament history to win 3 straight Sao Paulo titles (d. Carreno Busta and Ramos- Vinolas). In 2017, beat 4 unseeded players in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Madrid (d. A. Zverev, l. to Thiem). Last year, earned biggest win of career over No. 3 Wawrinka to reach ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Pouille). Also in 2017, advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Indian Wells (d. Goffin, l. to Carreno Busta after holding 2 match points).

17 RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, 21 February 2018 Jockey Club Brasileiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,695,825 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RioOpen.com Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SECOND-ROUND ACTION FEATURES CILIC, FORMER CHAMP CUEVAS Top seed Marin Cilic headlines Wednesday play at the Rio Open as he faces Gael Monfils for a spot in the quarter-finals. Monfils owns a 2-0 record against the Australian Open finalist and World No. 3. Monfils edged out Horacio Zeballos in three sets in the first round. Both players hold similar records so far this season, with Cilic at 9-2 and Monfils at Cilic is making his tournament debut at the Rio Open and is seeking an ATP World Tour title for the 11th straight season. The first match of the day features an all-argentine match between No. 6 Diego Schwartzman and Federico Delbonis. Their head-to-head remains tied at 2-2, and twice they have met on the courts of Rio de Janeiro. Delbonis claimed the first one in 2015 when Schwartzman retired in the first round, and Schwartzman claimed the second last year in straight sets. In the final match on Quadra Central, No. 7 seed and 2016 Rio Open champion Pablo Cuevas takes on lucky loser Gastao Elias of Portugal in their second meeting at the ATP Tour level. Elias, the World No. 114, won their first contest in Umag in 2016, but Cuevas took their last meeting at a 2017 Challenger event in Uruguay. The reigning doubles titlist here in Rio, Cuevas upset Nadal en route to his 2016 singles title and hopes to repeat the effort again this week. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SECOND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES QUADRA CENTRAL Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs [6] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Series Tied Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Federico Delbonis 6-7(8) 7-6(6) 2-1 ret 16 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R16 Federico Delbonis Istanbul (Turkey) Clay SF Diego Schwartzman 6-7(5) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R16 Diego Schwartzman (1) Other meeting: 11 Salinas CH (Ecuador) Clay R32 Federico Delbonis Delbonis 2018 Summary: SF: Buenos Aires (l Bedene) YTD W-L: 4-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 ATP Ranking: 63 In 2018, reached SF at Argentina Open in Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene) 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). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, on Twitter.