WAWRINKA, BERDYCH OPEN AGAINST QUALIFIERS ON DAY 4 IN MARSEILLE

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1 OPEN 13 PROVENCE: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, 22 February 2018 Palais des Sports - Marseille, France February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: 645,485 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Open13.fr Fabienne Benoit: Press Room: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com WAWRINKA, BERDYCH OPEN AGAINST QUALIFIERS ON DAY 4 IN MARSEILLE After first-round byes, No. 2 seed Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland and 4th-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych kick off their campaigns on Thursday evening at the Open 13 Provence. Berdych, the 2013 runner-up, will be first up during the night session as he faces Italian qualifier Stefano Travaglia. The Czech, who also reached the semifinals during his most recent Marseille appearance in 2016, will attempt to make his third quarter-final of the year. Travaglia moved into the second round of an ATP World Tour event for the third time this year via a firstround victory over 17-year-old wild card Hugo Gaston, who was the youngest player in the field. Later in the evening, Wawrinka will also meet a qualifier, Ilya Ivashka of Belarus. The three-time Grand Slam champion from Switzerland is still searching for his first final since reaching the Roland Garros championship match last year, before undergoing two knee surgeries which kept him out for most of the second half of Ivashka, meanwhile, is putting together a bit of a breakthrough season on the ATP World Tour. The Belarusian claimed his second career win in the main draw of an ATP World Tour event in the first round over Laslo Djere, having just recently notched the first one of his career at Pune in January. Earlier matches on Thursday feature Frenchmen with storied histories in Marseille meeting up with seeded players. Two-time champion Gilles Simon will try to upset No. 8 seed Filip Krajinovic of Serbia in their second-round encounter. The 34-year-old from France eked past Maximilian Marterer in two tiebreak sets in the first round, extending his career win/loss record here to 24-9, and keeping alive his hopes to win a second title of the year in as many months, after triumphing at Pune in January. Simon s compatriot Nicolas Mahut will then battle 6th-seeded Gilles Muller of Luxembourg. Mahut is making his 12th appearance at Marseille, having twice reached the quarter-finals in his career. The day kicks off with a tilt between No. 9 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia and Mischa Zverev from Germany. Zverev reached the semi-finals here in 2010, while Khachanov clinched his first main-draw victory in Marseille with a win over qualifier Ruben Bemelmans on Tuesday. This will be the first meeting between the Russian and the German at Tour level, but they did play in the first round of the qualifying event here two years ago, with Zverev emerging victorious in three sets. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: THURSDAY SECOND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES COURT CENTRAL Mischa Zverev (GER) vs [9] Karen Khachanov (RUS) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings 16 Marseille Q (France) Hard Q-1R Mischa Zverev ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai Q (China) Hard Q-1R Mischa Zverev Zverev Summary: YTD W-L: 2-5 / Date of Birth: 22 August 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 53 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 7-3 (2010 Semi-finals)

2 Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 2 of 5 Tournament Note: Beat Kavcic for 1st time in 2 tries in 1R; advanced to the semi-finals in 2010 (d. Guez, Robredo, Rufin, l. to Llodra). Only player to retire in Australian Open 1R (ret. vs. Chung due to viral illness). Advanced to Brisbane 2R (l. to Mmoh) and fell in Sydney 1R (l. to L. Mayer), Montpellier 1R (l. to Paire) and Rotterdam 1R (l. to Berdych). In 2017, played in 2nd ATP World Tour final at Geneva as Q (d. Nishikori, l. to Wawrinka). Enjoyed career-high 30 wins last season and achieved career-high No. 25 in ATP Rankings on 24 July Khachanov Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (2): Auckland (l. to del Potro); Montpellier (l. to Goffin) YTD W-L: 6-4 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 21 May 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 47 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Defeated qualifier Bemelmans for first main-draw victory in Marseille; lost to two-time Marseille champion Gilles Simon in the 1R last year. Advanced to QF at Auckland (d. Sugita and Cuevas, l. to Del Potro) and Montpellier (d. Ferrer and Berankis; l. to Goffin). Also lost to Del Potro in Australian Open 2R. Fell in the 1R last week at Rotterdam (l. to Kohlschreiber). In 2017, achieved career-high ATP Ranking 10 times in 2017, peaking at No. 29 on August 21 after advancing to ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 3R (d. Schwartzman and Fabbiano, l. to Sugita). Improved year-end ranking in four straight seasons ( ). [8] Filip Krajinovic (SRB) vs Gilles Simon (FRA) First Meeting Krajinovic Summary: YTD W-L: 2-2 / Date of Birth: 27 February 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 36 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Ousted Sousa in 1R for first Marseille main draw victory; making his first appearance in Marseille since 2013 (l. to Bautista Agut 1R). Appearing in France for the first time since his run to the ATP Masters 1000 Paris final last fall (d. Sugita, Querrey, Mahut, Nadal, Isner, l. to Sock); qualified and became the lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 finalist since then-no. 98 Mardy Fish at 2008 Indian Wells. Coming off his best showing of the season, reaching the R16 at Rotterdam (d. Auger-Aliassime in 1R, l. to Dimitrov). Lost to Gojowczyk in Doha 1R. Withdrew from Sydney due to left Achilles injury and Australian Open due to ankle injury. Reached a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 33 on 6 November Simon Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Pune (d. Anderson) YTD W-L: 8-3 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: 27 December 1984 (33) ATP Ranking: 66 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 24-9 (2007, 2015 Champion)

3 Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 3 of 5 Tournament Note: 2-time champion def. Marterer in 1R; captured his first ATP World Tour title at 2007 Marseille (d. Baghdatis) and won the title again in 2015 (d. Monfils); making his 12th appearance in Marseille and owns a 24-9 lifetime record here. Defeated [3] Bautista Agut in 2R, [1] Cilic in SF and [2] Anderson in final to capture 13th ATP title at Pune. Appeared in 1st ATP SF since 2016 Shanghai and 1st final since 2015 Metz. Won 1st title since 2015 Marseille. Also advanced to Pune doubles final with countryman and 1st-time partner Herbert (l. to Haase/Middelkoop). Defeated Anderson/Erlich in 1R to snap 14-match doubles losing streak dating back to 2016 Tokyo SF w/qureshi. Retired in Australian Open 2R vs. Carreno Busta due to thigh injury. Reached the R16 at Montpellier (l. to Goffin). [6] Gilles Muller (LUX) vs Nicolas Mahut (FRA) Mahut Leads s-hertogenbosch (Netherlands) Grass F Nicolas Mahut Other Meetings 03 France F7 (France) Carpet R16 Nicolas Mahut Napoli CH (Italy) Clay R32 Gilles Muller Bronx CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Gilles Muller 6-7(3) Orleans CH (France) Hard QF Nicolas Mahut 7-6(4) Cherbourg CH (France) Hard F Nicolas Mahut Courmayeur CH (Italy) Hard F Nicolas Mahut 7-6(4) 6-4 Muller Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (2): Sydney (l. to Paire); Sofia (l. to Copil) YTD W-L: 5-5 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: 9 May 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 28 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2013 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Defeated [LL] Stakhovsky in 1R; advanced to the QF in his only previous appearance in 2013 (d. Gasquet and Granollers, l. to Tursunov). Improved to 15-7 in 5-setters at Australian Open (d. Jaziri, l. to Carreno Busta in 3R). In 1st tournament of career as defending champion, fell in Sydney QF (l. to Paire). Reached his second QF of 2018 at Sofia (d. Seppi, l. to Copil). Lost to Chung in Doha 1R and fell to Medvedev in 1R at Rotterdam. Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 21 on 31 July Mahut Summary: YTD W-L: 2-2 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: 21 January 1982 (36) ATP Ranking: 100 Marseille W-L (Best Result): (2008, 2014 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Overcame #NextGenATP player Tsitsipas in 1R; making his 12th appearance in Marseille dating back to 2001, reaching the QF in 2008 (l. to Murray) and 2014 (l. to Gulbis). Won the Marseille doubles title last year with Benneteau (d. Haase/Inglot). Reached the R16 at Montpellier (d. Brown, l. to Tsonga) Fell to Goffin in R32 last week at Rotterdam, but teamed with Herbert to win the doubles title (d. Marach/Pavic). In 2017, helped France to Davis Cup title by posting doubles wins w/herbert in 1R (d. Sugita/Uchiyama) and SF (d. Krajinovic/Zimonjic), as well as w/benneteau in QF (d. Inglot/J. Murray). Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 37 in singles on 5 May 2014, and No. 1 in doubles on 6 June 2016.

4 Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 4 of 5 [4] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs [Q] Stefano Travaglia (ITA) First Meeting Berdych Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (2): Australian Open (l. Federer); Rotterdam (W/O vs. Goffin) YTD W-L: 6-2 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: 17 September 1985 (32) ATP Ranking: 17 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 7-6 (2013 Finalist) Tournament Note: 2013 runner-up (l. to Tsonga) making first appearance in Marseille since 2016 run to SF (def. A. Zverev and Goffin, l. to Kyrgios). Advanced to Australian Open QF or better for 7th time in last 8 years (l. to Federer in QF). Reached 2nd QF of season at Rotterdam, but gave walkover to No. 4 seed Goffin due to illness. Lost season-opening match in Doha to Struff 7-6 in 3rd. In 2017, ended 12-match losing streak vs Djokovic to reach 3rd Wimbledon SF (d. Djokovic ret, l. to Federer). Last year, became 25th player to reach 600 wins by beating Berlocq in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R on 16 May. Last season, snapped 9-match losing streak vs Top 10 opponents to reach Lyon final (d. Raonic, l. to Tsonga). Travaglia Summary: YTD W-L: 3-3 / Date of Birth: 28 December 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 129 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Eliminated 17-year-old wild card Gaston in 1R; making his Marseille debut this week after winning two qualifying matches. Reached 2R at Doha (as qualifier, def. WC Al-Mutawa, l. to Pella) and Quito (def. Andujar, l. to Jarry). As a qualifier, lost to Chardy in the 1R at New York last week. 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). [Q] Ilya Ivashka (BLR) vs [2] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) First Meeting Ivashka Summary: YTD W-L: 2-3 / Date of Birth: 24 February 1994 (23) ATP Ranking: 193 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Claimed 2nd career win in the main draw of an ATP World Tour event with 1R victory over Djere. Obtained 1st career win in the main draw of an ATP World Tour event at Pune in January, as qualifier (def. Nagal, l. to Ojeda Lara 2R). Reached SF of ATP Challenger Tour event in Koblenz, GER (l. to de Schepper). Went 0-2 in Davis Cup against Austria (l. to Thiem in 1st-ever match against Top 10 player, and l. to G. Melzer). However, last season, went 2-0 in Davis Cup against Austria (def. G. Melzer and J. Melzer). Also in 2017, won 1st career ATP Challenger Tour event in Fergana, UZB, in 2nd career Challenger final. Reached career-high singles ranking of No. 159 on 17 July 2017.

5 Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 5 of 5 Wawrinka Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Sofia (l. Basic) YTD W-L: 3-3 / Career Titles: 16 Date of Birth: 28 March 1985 (32) ATP Ranking: 13 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 3-3 ( Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: In his Marseille debut 10 years ago, lost to eventual champion Murray in R. Returned following 2 left knee surgeries in August and reached Australian Open 2R (d. Berankis, l. to Sandgren). As No.1 seed, reached Montpellier SF (l. to eventual champion Basic). Lost in 1R of Rotterdam to No. 259-ranked Dutch wild card T. Griekspoor. Last year, suffered 1st loss in 4th Grand Slam final appearance at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal). Beat Murray in 2017 Roland Garros SF after 4h34m. Now 4-4 vs. World No. 1 at Grand Slams and 0-16 elsewhere. In 2017, won 3rd-set TBs vs. Nishioka & Thiem en route to 4th ATP Masters 1000 final at Indian Wells (l. Federer). 16 career titles include 3 Grand Slams (2014 Australian Open, 2015 Roland Garros, 2016 US Open) and 1 ATP Masters 1000 (2014 Monte Carlo). Reached career-high ranking of No. 3 for first time on 27 January 2014, after Australian Open triumph.

6 OPEN 13 PROVENCE: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, 21 February 2018 Palais des Sports - Marseille, France February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: 645,485 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Open13.fr Fabienne Benoit: Press Room: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com POUILLE, BAUTISTA AGUT HEADLINE PLAY AT MARSEILLE Lucas Pouille begins his bid for a second ATP World Tour title of the year and second straight in France as he faces fellow Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert in one of six matches scheduled Wednesday at the Open 13 Provence in Marseille. Pouille, last year's Marseille runner-up (d. Bedene, Medvedev, Gasquet, l. to Tsonga), claimed his fifth career ATP World Tour title earlier this month in Montpellier, defeating countryman Richard Gasquet in the final. The World No. 16 is seeking his third career title on home soil (2016 Metz, d. Thiem) as he looks to rebound from last week's 1R loss to #NextGenATP Russian Andrey Rublev in Rotterdam. Herbert earned a R16 meeting with Pouille by defeating qualifier Norbert Gombos in straight sets on Tuesday. The two Frenchmen have split two previous meetings, including a R16 win by Pouille in 2016 Metz en route to the title. No. 5 seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain, a semi-finalist here in 2015 (l. to Monfils), also begins his quest for a second ATP World Tour title in 2018 when he meets Frenchman Julien Benneteau for a spot in the quarter-finals. Bautista Agut, who accepted a wild card to play this week, captured his 2nd Auckland and 7th ATP World Tour title overall (d. Del Potro) in January. The 29-year-old Spaniard took the top spot in the Marseille draw when No. 1 seed David Goffin withdrew with an eye injury suffered in Rotterdam. Benneteau, a finalist here in 2010 (d. Monfils in QF and Tsonga in SF, l. to Llodra in F), advanced to the R16 on Monday with a straight-sets win over Malek Jaziri. The third R16 matchup scheduled Wednesday will feature No. 7 seed Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina taking on Thomas Fabbiano of Italy. Dzumhur saved four match points in his 1R victory over Mikhail Kukushkin on Monday, while Fabbiano defeated Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets. Dzumhur has won both previous meetings with Fabbiano, with both matches going the distance, including a R32 victory last year in Moscow. The final three opening-round matches will kick off action on Court Central in the afternoon session. Mischa Zverev of Germany, a semi-finalist here in 2010 (l. to Llodra), takes on Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia for the first time since 2011 Zagreb (Kavcic won, 6-2, 7-5 in R32); No. 6 seed Gilles Muller of Luxembourg. a quarter-finalist here in 2013 (l. to Tursunov), meets Ukrainian lucky loser Sergei Stakhovsky, a semi-finalist here in 2015 (d. No. 7 Wawrinka, l. to Simon); and Nicolas Mahut of France starts his 12th Marseille tournament when he faces Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece.

7 Day 3 Wednesday, 21 February 2018 Page 2 of 5 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: WEDNESDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES COURT CENTRAL Mischa Zverev (GER) vs [ALT] Blaz Kavcic (SLO) Kavcic Leads Zagreb (Croatia) Hard R32 Blaz Kavcic 6-2, 7-5 Zverev FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Brisbane (l. to Mmoh) YTD W-L: 1-5 Date of Birth: August 22, 1987 ATP Ranking: 53 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 6-3 (SF ) Tournament Note: Advanced to the semi-finals in 2010 (d. Guez, Robredo, Rufin, l. to Llodra). Looking to snap a five-match losing streak. Only player to retire in Australian Open 1R (ret. vs. Chung due to viral illness). Advanced to Brisbane 2R (l. to Mmoh) and fell in Sydney 1R (l. to L. Mayer), Montpellier 1R (l. to Paire) and Rotterdam 1R (l. to Berdych). In 2017, played in 2nd ATP World Tour final at Geneva as Q (d. Nishikori, l. to Wawrinka). Enjoyed career-high 30 wins last season and achieved career-high No. 25 in ATP Rankings on July 24, Kavcic FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Sofia (l. to Copil) YTD W-L: 1-4 Date of Birth: March 5, 1987 ATP Ranking: 109 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (R ) Tournament Note: Reached the R16 in his only previous appearance in 2014 (d. Kokkinakis, l. to Gasquet). Fell in 1R at Pune (l. to Haase) and Australian Open (l. to Gasquet). Snapped a 6-match losing streak dating to 2015 Umag by reaching the R16 at Sofia (d. Djere, l. to Copil). Lost to Gojowczyk in the R32 last week in New York. In 2017, broke back into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on July 17 for 1st time since June 15, 2015 Defeated Polansky for 15th and 16th ATP Challenger Tour titles respectively at Winnipeg, CAN and Granby, CAN last season. Gilles Muller (LUX) vs [LL] Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) Stakhovsky Leads Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Sergiy Stakhovsky 7-6(4), 6-4 Other Meetings: 13 Le Gosier CH (Guadeloupe) Hard QF Sergiy Stakhovsky 7-6(9), 6-3 Muller FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Sydney (l. to Paire); Sofia (l. to Copil) YTD W-L: 4-5 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 9, 1983 ATP Ranking: 28 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (QF )

8 Day 3 Wednesday, 21 February 2018 Page 3 of 5 Tournament Note: Advanced to the QF in his only previous appearance in 2014 (d. Gasquet and Granollers, l. to Tursunov). Improved to 15-7 in 5-setters at Australian Open (d. Jaziri, l. to Carreno Busta in 3R). In 1st tournament of career as defending champion, fell in Sydney QF (l. to Paire). Reached his second QF of 2018 at Sofia (d. Seppi, l. to Copil). Lost to Chung in Doha 1R and fell to Medvedev in 1R at Rotterdam. Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 21 on July 31, Stakhovsky FastFacts: YTD W-L: 1-1 Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: January 6, 1986 ATP Ranking: 118 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 8-7 (SF ) Tournament Note: Advanced to the Marseille SF in 2015 (d. No. 7 Wawrinka, l. to Simon). Split two singles matches in Europe/Africa Group I Davis Cup tie vs. Sweden (l. to M. Ymer, d. E. Ymer). Reached the SF at the Koblenz, GER Challenger event (l. to Moraing). Failed to get out of qualifying round at Australian Open (l. to Bachinger in Q1). Biggest career win came in 2013, when he defeated Federer in 2R at Wimbledon, ending the Swiss run of 36 straight Grand Slam QF. Reached career-high ATP Ranking of No. 31 on September 27, Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) Other Meetings: 17 US Open Q (U.S.A.) Hard -- Nicolas Mahut 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-0 Mahut FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Montpellier (l. to Tsonga) YTD W-L: 1-2 Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: January 21, 1982 ATP Ranking: 100 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 9-11 (QF , 2014) First Tour-Level Meeting Tournament Note: Making his 12th appearance in Marseille dating back to 2001, reaching the QF in 2008 (l. to Murray) and 2014 (l. to Gulbis). Won the Marseille doubles title last year with Benneteau (d. Haase/Inglot). Reached the R16 at Montpellier (d. Brown, l. to Tsonga) Fell to Goffin in R32 last week at Rotterdam, but teamed with Herbert to win the doubles title (d. Marach/Pavic). In 2017, helped France to Davis Cup title by posting doubles wins w/herbert in 1R (d. Sugita/Uchiyama) and SF (d. Krajinovic/Zimonjic), as well as w/benneteau in QF (d. Inglot/J. Murray). Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 37 in singles on May 5, 2014, and No. 1 in doubles on June 6, Tsitsipas FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Doha (l. to Thiem) YTD W-L: 2-4 Date of Birth: August 12, 1998 ATP Ranking: 80 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (R )

9 Day 3 Wednesday, 21 February 2018 Page 4 of 5 Tournament Note: Lost to Youzhny in the R32 in his Marseille debut last year. Qualified for 6th ATP World Tour event since September at Doha, reaching 2nd QF of career (l. to Thiem). Achieved career-high No. 78 in ATP Rankings on February 5, Lost in 1R at Auckland (l. to Lacko), Australian Open (l. to Shapovalov) and Montpellier (l. to Chardy). Failed to get out of qualifying round at Rotterdam (l. to Klizan in Q1). Reached the SF at the Quimper, FRA Challenger event (l. to Halys). FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: WEDNESDAY SECOND -ROUND SINGLES MATCHES COURT CENTRAL Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs [3] Lucas Pouille (FRA) Series Tied, Metz (France) Hard R16 Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-7(6), ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-3 Other Meetings: 12 France F12 (France) Clay SF Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3, 7-5 Herbert FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Pune (l. to Cilic) YTD W-L: 5-4 Date of Birth: March 18, 1991 ATP Ranking: 99 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (R ) Tournament Note: Advanced to the 2R on Tuesday with a straight-sets victory over Slovakian qualifier Norbert Gombos. Lost to eventual champion Gilles Simon in the R32 in his only previous appearance in Advanced to Pune singles QF (l. to Cilic) and doubles final with 1st-time partner Simon (l. to Haase/Middelkoop). Reached the R16 at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) and Rotterdam (d. Gasquet, l. to Medvedev). Captured the Rotterdam doubles title with Mahut (d. Marach/Pavic). Lost to Istomin in Australian Open 1R. Pouille FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: W: Montpellier (d. Gasquet) YTD W-L: 4-2 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: February 23, 1994 ATP Ranking: 16 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (F ) Tournament Note: Advanced to the final last year (d. Bedene, Medvedev, Gasquet, l. to Tsonga). Captured his fifth career ATP World Tour title earlier this month by claiming the Montpellier crown (d. Gasquet). Seeking his third title on home soil (2016 Metz, d. Thiem). Fell to 0-5 lifetime at Australian Open with 5th straight 1R loss at event (l. to Bemelmans). Lost to Rublev in 1R last week at Rotterdam. Only player to win titles on 3 surfaces in 2017, highlighted by biggest title of career at Vienna (d. Tsonga).

10 Day 3 Wednesday, 21 February 2018 Page 5 of 5 [WC] [5] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Julien Benneteau (FRA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings: 11 Rennes CH (France) Hard SF Julien Benneteau 6-3, 6-4 Bautista Agut FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: W: Auckland (d. del Potro) YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: April 14, 1988 ATP Ranking: 22 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (SF ) Tournament Note: Reached the Marseille SF in 2015 (d. Pospisil and Thiem, l. to Monfils). Captured 2nd Auckland and 7th ATP World Tour title overall (d. Del Potro) in January. Fell to countryman Verdasco in Australian Open 1R, snapping 20-match win streak in Grand Slam 1R. Also lost opening match at Pune (l. to eventual champion Simon in 2R following 1R bye). In 2017, captured 5th and 6th ATP titles respectively at Chennai (d. Medvedev) and Winston-Salem (d. Dzumhur). Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 13 on October 17, Benneteau FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Marseille YTD W-L: 3-2 Date of Birth: December 20, 1981 ATP Ranking: 56 Marseille W-L (Best Result): (Finalist, 2010) Tournament Note: Advanced to the R16 on Monday with a straight-sets win over Malek Jaziri. Reached the Marseille final in 2010 (d. Monfils in QF and Tsonga in SF, l. to Llodra in F); making his 11th appearance in his homeland tournament, also reaching the QF in 2007 (l. to Nieminen) and 2009 (l. to Simon). Has won three doubles titles in Marseille (2010 w/llodra; 2014 w/roger-vasselin; 2017 w/mahut). As No. 1 seed, squandered 2 MPs and lost 1R to 631st-ranked qualifier Piros at Noumea, CAL Challenger. Reached 3R at Australian Open where he earned 2nd consecutive win over No. 7 Goffin in 2R (l. to Fognini). Fell in the 1R at Montpellier (l. to Berankis). Reached a career-high No. 25 in ATP Rankings on November 17, COURT 1 Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) vs [7] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Dzumhur Leads Umag (Croatia) Clay R16 Damir Dzumhur 4-6, 6-1, Moscow (Russia) Hard R32 Damir Dzumhur 6-3, 0-6, 6-2 Other Meetings: 12 Lermontov CH (Russia) Clay R16 Thomas Fabbiano 6-4, Mersin CH (Turkey) Clay QF Damir Dzumhur 6-2, San Benedetto CH (Italy) Clay R32 Damir Dzumhur 6-2, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Q Clay -- Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-3

11 OPEN 13 PROVENCE: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 20 February 2018 Palais des Sports - Marseille, France February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: 645,485 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Open13.fr Fabienne Benoit: Press Room: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com TWO-TIME CHAMPION SIMON HEADLINES DAY 2 ACTION IN MARSEILLE Home favorite Gilles Simon begins his quest for a second ATP World Tour title of the year and third title in Marseille when the Frenchman faces Germany's Maximilian Marterer in one of six opening-round matches scheduled Tuesday at the Open 13 Provence. Simon captured his 13th career ATP World Tour title in January when he defeated Kevin Anderson in the final at Pune. The 33-year-old Frenchman is making his 12th career appearance in Marseille, where he claimed his first career ATP title in 2007 (d. Baghdatis) and won the title again in 2015 (d. Monfils). He is 23-9 lifetime in Marseille. Marterer is looking to make it two straight titles in France after winning the Cherbourg, FRA Challenger event last week (d. Lestienne) and reaching a career-high No. 70 in the ATP Rankings as a result. The 22-year-old German reached his first career ATP World Tour QF at Sofia (d. Jaziri and Sousa, l. to eventual champion Basic) earlier this month. In their only previous encounter, Simon defeated Marterer in three sets in the R32 at Hamburg in Two other Frenchmen will take the court for their first-round matches. Up-and-coming teenager Hugo Gaston makes his ATP World Tour main draw debut when he faces Italian qualifier Stefano Travaglia. The 17-year-old Gaston accepted a wild card into his homeland tournament and will be looking to build upon a successful two-month stretch that saw the lefthander win the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship in December (d. Tashbulatov) and the Australian Open junior doubles title last month (w/clement Tabur). Travaglia is also making his Marseille debut and is coming off a 1R loss to Jeremy Chardy at the inaugural New York Open last week. The third Frenchman in action Tuesday is Pierre-Hugues Herbert, who faces 2017 quarter-finalist and qualifier Norbert Gombos of Slovakia. Herbert is fresh off capturing the doubles title at Rotterdam with countryman Nicolas Mahut, ending the 17-match winning streak of Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic. In singles, Herbert reached the QF at Pune (l. to Cilic) and the R16 at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) and Rotterdam (d. Gasquet, l. to Medvedev). As a qualifier last year, Gombos advanced to the QF in his Marseille debut (d. Donskoy and Mahut, l. to Kyrgios). Other first-round matchups will feature No. 8 seed Filip Krajinovic of Serbia taking on Joao Sousa of Portugal; No. 9 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia facing Belgian qualifier Ruben Bemelmans; and Laslo Djere of Serbia meeting Belarussian qualifier Ilya Ivashka. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES COURT CENTRAL [8] Filip Krajinovic (SRB) vs Joao Sousa (POR) First Meeting Krajinovic FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Rotterdam (l. to Dimitrov) YTD W-L: 1-2 Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 ATP Ranking: 36 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (R )

12 Day 2 Tuesday, 20 February 2018 Page 2 of 5 Tournament Note; Making his first appearance in Marseille since 2013 (R32, l. to Bautista Agut). Appearing in France for the first time since his run to the ATP Masters 1000 Paris final last fall (d. Sugita, Querrey, Mahut, Nadal, Isner, l. to Sock); qualified and became the lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 finalist since then-no. 98 Mardy Fish at 2008 Indian Wells. Coming off his best showing of the season, reaching the R16 at Rotterdam (d. Auger-Aliassime in 1R, l. to Dimitrov). Lost to Gojowczyk in Doha 1R. Withdrew from Sydney due to left Achilles injury and Australian Open due to ankle injury. Reached a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 33 on November 6, Sousa FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Auckland (l. to Ferrer); Sofia (l. to Marterer) YTD W-L: 3-4 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: March 30, 1989 ATP Ranking: 71 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (R ) Tournament Note: Seeking his first match win in Marseille after falling in the 1R in 2015 (l. to Thiem) and 2016 (l. to Haase). Improved to 5-5 in 5-setters by beating Brown in Australian Open 1R (l. to Cilic in 2R). Also advanced to 2R at Auckland (l. to Ferrer) and Sofia (l. to Marterer). Fell in the 1R at Rotterdam (l. to Seppi). In 2017, reached the finals at Auckland (l. to Sock) and Kitzbuehel (l. to Kohlschreiber). Achieved a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 28 on May 16, [Q] Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) vs [9] Karen Khachanov (RUS) Other Meetings: 15 Mouilleron Le Captif CH (France) Hard R32 Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6(6) Bemelmans FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Montpellier (l. to Dzumhur) YTD W-L: 3-4 Date of Birth: January 14, 1988 ATP Ranking: 113 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (R ) First Tour-Level Meeting Tournament Note: Qualified for his Marseille main draw since 2010 (R32, l. to Marchenko); failed to get out of qualifying round in and Qualified at Rotterdam last week, lost to eventual champion Federer in the R32. Reached the R16 at Montpellier (l. to Dzumhur). Qualified for 3rd time at Australian Open, upsetting Pouille to reach 2R (l. to Basilashvili). Lost 3rd-set TB to Monteiro in Pune 1R. Khachanov FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Auckland (l. to del Potro); Montpellier (l. to Goffin) YTD W-L: 5-4 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 21, 1996 ATP Ranking: 47 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (R )

13 Day 2 Tuesday, 20 February 2018 Page 3 of 5 Tournament Note: Lost to two-time Marseille champion Gilles Simon in the R32 last year. Advanced to QF at Auckland (d. Sugita and Cuevas, l. to Del Potro) and Montpellier (d. Ferrer and Berankis; l. to Goffin). Also lost to Del Potro in Australian Open 2R. Fell in the 1R last week at Rotterdam (l. to Kohlschreiber). In 2017, achieved career-high ATP Ranking 10 times in 2017, peaking at No. 29 on August 21 after advancing to ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 3R (d. Schwartzman and Fabbiano, l. to Sugita).. Improved year-end ranking in four straight seasons ( ). [WC] Hugo Gaston (FRA) vs [Q] Stefano Travaglia (ITA) First Meeting Gaston FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 Date of Birth: September 26, 2000 ATP Ranking: 1341T Marseille W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: At 17 years, 4 months, he is the youngest player in the draw as he makes his ATP World Tour main draw debut. Lefthander captured the Australian Open junior doubles title last month (w/clement Tabur). Won the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship last December (d. Tashbulatov). Has competed on the Futures circuit since 2015, reaching the R16 at five tournaments spanning Travaglia FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Doha (l. to Pella); Quito (l. to Jarry) YTD W-L: 2-3 Date of Birth: December 28, 1991 ATP Ranking: 129 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Making his Marseille debut this week after winning two qualifying matches. Reached 2R at Doha (as Q, def. WC Al-Mutawa, l. to Pella) and Quito (def. Andujar, l. to Jarry). As a qualifier, lost to Chardy in the 1R at New York last week. 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). Maximilian Marterer (GER) vs Gilles Simon (FRA) Simon Leads Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Gilles Simon 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 Marterer FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Sofia (l. to Basic) YTD W-L: 4-2 Date of Birth: June 15, 1995 ATP Ranking: 70 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut)

14 Day 2 Tuesday, 20 February 2018 Page 4 of 5 Tournament Note: Competing in his maiden Marseille event this week. Hopes to make it two straight titles in France after capturing the Cherbourg, FRA Challenger event last week (d. Lestienne). Currently ranked at a career-high No. 70 after his triumph in Cherbourg. Reached his first career ATP World Tour QF at Sofia (d. Jaziri and Sousa, l. to eventual champion Basic). Ended 0-14 start to career by reaching Australian Open 3R (d. Stebe and Verdasco, l. to Sandgren). Dropped 1st 2 matches of 2018 in Doha Q (l. to Berrettini) and Canberra, AUS Challenger (l. to Seppi). Simon FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: W: Pune (d. Anderson) YTD W-L: 7-3 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: December 27, 1984 ATP Ranking: 66 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 23-9 (2007, 2015 Champion) Tournament Note: Captured his first ATP World Tour title at 2007 Marseille (d. Baghdatis) and won the title again in 2015 (d. Monfils); making his 12th appearance in Marseille and owns a 23-9 lifetime record here. Defeated [3] Bautista Agut in 2R, [1] Cilic in SF and [2] Anderson in final to capture 13th ATP title at Pune. Appeared in 1st ATP SF since 2016 Shanghai and 1st final since 2015 Metz. Won 1st title since 2015 Marseille. Also advanced to Pune doubles final with countryman and 1st-time partner Herbert (l. to Haase/Middelkoop). Defeated Anderson/Erlich in 1R to snap 14-match doubles losing streak dating back to 2016 Tokyo SF w/qureshi. Retired in Australian Open 2R vs. Carreno Busta due to thigh injury. Reached the R16 at Montpellier (l. to Goffin). Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs [Q] Norbert Gombos (SVK) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings: 16 Orleans CH (France) Hard F Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 Herbert FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Pune (l. to Cilic) YTD W-L: 4-4 Date of Birth: March 18, 1991 ATP Ranking: 99 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (R ) Tournament Note: Lost to eventual champion Gilles Simon in the R32 in his only previous appearance in Advanced to Pune singles QF (l. to Cilic) and doubles final with 1st-time partner Simon (l. to Haase/Middelkoop). Reached the R16 at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) and Rotterdam (d. Gasquet, l. to Medvedev). Captured the Rotterdam doubles title with Mahut (d. Marach/Pavic). Lost to Istomin in Australian Open 1R. Gombos FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-1 Date of Birth: August 13, 1990 ATP Ranking: 136 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (QF )

15 Day 2 Tuesday, 20 February 2018 Page 5 of 5 Tournament Note: As a qualifier, advanced to his first ATP World Tour QF in his Marseille debut last year (d. Donskoy and Mahut, l. to Kyrgios). Qualified for the main draw at Montpellier, fell to Taberner in the R32. Lost to Caruso in the 2R of qualifying at the Australian Open. Reached the QF at the Playford, AUS Challenger event (l. to King). Achieved a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 81 on August 14, COURT 1 Laslo Djere (SRB) vs [Q] Ilya Ivashka (BLR) - First Meeting

16 OPEN 13 PROVENCE: PREVIEW AND DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, 19 February 2018 Palais des Sports - Marseille, France February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: 645,485 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Open13.fr Fabienne Benoit: Press Room: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN MARSEILLE 1) What a Week: Twenty-two of the Top 32 players on the ATP World Tour will compete this week in Marseille, Rio de Janeiro or Delray Beach. Leading the way at Marseille are three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, 2017 runner-up Lucas Pouille and 2013 finalist Tomas Berdych. 2) Goffin Withdrawal: No. 1 seed David Goffin withdrew from the tournament on Saturday after suffering an eye injury during his semi-final encounter with Grigor Dimitrov in Rotterdam. The injury occurred when a forehand passing shot by Dimitrov ricocheted off the Belgian's racquet and into his eye as he attempted a volley. No. 5 seed Roberto Bautista Agut took his spot in the draw. 3) Wawrinka s Recovery: After undergoing two left knee surgeries in August, Wawrinka returned last month at the Australian Open with a first-round win over Ricardas Berankis. Following a semi-final run at Sofia and an opening-round loss at Rotterdam, Wawrinka enters Marseille at 3-3 on the year. The Swiss is also 3-3 lifetime at the Open 13 Provence, never advancing past the quarter-finals. 4) Best of France: Since their meeting in the 2017 Marseille final, Pouille has passed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the ATP Rankings and emerged as the No. 1 Frenchman. Pouille defeated Tsonga, Benoit Paire and Richard Gasquet en route to the Montpellier championship two weeks ago. 5) The Champs are Here: Joining Pouille this week are Davis Cup teammates Julien Benneteau, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Nicolas Mahut and Gilles Simon. After capturing his first ATP title at 2007 Marseille, Simon won the event again in He is making his 12th Marseille appearance. 6) Czech is Balanced: Few players on the ATP World Tour are as consistent as 2013 Marseille finalist Tomas Berdych. Last month, the Czech reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the seventh time in eight years. He has been ranked in the Top 20 each week since 15 March ) Much Improved: Bosnian Damir Dzumhur is seeded following a sensational 2017 season. Dzumhur ended the year on a 24-7 run, highlighted by his first two ATP World Tour titles at St. Petersburg and Moscow. He upset then-no. 3 Wawrinka at Dubai for the biggest win of his career. 8) Fond Memories: Filip Krajinovic returns to France this week for the first time since his run to the ATP Masters 1000 Paris final last fall. Ranked 77th at the time, the Serbian qualified and became the lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 finalist since then-no. 98 Mardy Fish at 2008 Indian Wells. 9) Born in 2000: Seventeen-year-olds Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada and Hugo Gaston of France received wild cards. Auger-Aliassime made his ATP World Tour debut last week at Rotterdam, while Gaston debuts this week after capturing the Australian Open junior doubles title. 10) Familiar Face: Two-time doubles champion Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France returns to Marseille alongside Rohan Bopanna of India. Roger-Vasselin won the Open 13 Provence title in 2012 with Mahut and in 2014 with Benneteau. He has not played doubles at Marseille since then.

17 Day 1 Monday, 19 February 2018 Page 2 of 6 WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 2 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Quarter-finalist 3 Lucas Pouille (FRA) Finalist 4 Tomas Berdych (CZE) Finalist 5 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Semi-finalist 6 Gilles Muller (LUX) Quarter-finalist 7 Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 0-0 Main Draw Debut 8 Filip Krajinovic (SRB) Round of 32 Note: No. 1 seed David Goffin withdrew due to an eye injury. QUALIFIERS (4) TBD Monday OLDEST PLAYER Julien Benneteau (FRA) 36 years, 1 month WILD CARDS (2) Hugo Gaston (FRA) Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) YOUNGEST PLAYER Hugo Gaston (FRA) 17 years, 4 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN France 6, Russia 2, Germany 2, Serbia 2 DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Raven Klaasen (RSA) Round of 16 Michael Venus (NZL) Champion 2 Rohan Bopanna (IND) Champion Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) , 2014 Champion 3 Julien Benneteau (FRA) , 2014, 2017 Champion Nicolas Mahut (FRA) , 2017 Champion 4 Marcus Daniell (NZL) Round of 16 Dominic Inglot (GBR) Finalist ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Open 13 Provence W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points Singles Prize Money ( ) 115,150 60,645 32,850 18,715 11,030 6,535 Doubles Ranking Points Doubles Prize Money ( ) 34,980 18,390 9,960 5,700 3,

18 Day 1 Monday, 19 February 2018 Page 3 of 6 PAST FINALISTS SINGLES (SINCE 2007) YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2017 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Lucas Pouille (FRA) 6-4, Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-2, 7-6(3) 2015 Gilles Simon (FRA) Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) 2014 Ernests Gulbis (LAT) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 7-6(5), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(FRA) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3-6, 7-6(6), Juan Martin del Potro Michael Llodra (FRA) 6-4, 6-4 G (ARG) 2011 Robin Soderling (SWE) Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-7(8), 6-3, Michael Llodra (FRA) Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6-3, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Michael Llodra (FRA) 7-5, 7-6(3) 2008 Andy Murray (GBR) Mario Ancic (CRO) 6-3, Gilles Simon (FRA) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-4, 7-6(3) BOLD: Player in 2018 Open 13 Provence singles draw. DOUBLES (since 2004) YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2017 Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut Robin Haase/Dominic Inglot 6-4, 6-7(9), [10-5] 2016 Mate Pavic/Michael Venus Jonathan Erlich/Colin Fleming 6-2, Marin Draganja/Henri Kontinen Colin Fleming/Jonathan Marray 6-4, 3-6, [10-8] 2014 Julien Benneteau/Edouard 4-6, 7-6(6), Roger-Vasselin Paul Hanley/Jonathan Marray [13-11] 2013 Rohan Bopanna/Colin Fleming Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi/Jean-Julien Rojer 6-4, 7-6(3) 2012 Nicolas Mahut/Edouard 3-6, 6-4, [10-6] Dustin Brown/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Roger-Vasselin 2011 Robin Haase/Ken Skupski Julien Benneteau/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 6-7(4), [13-11] 2010 Julien Benneteau/Michael Llodra Julian Knowle/Robert Lindstedt 6-4, Arnaud Clement/Michael Llodra Julian Knowle/Andy Ram 3-6, 6-3, [10-8] 2008 Martin Damm/Pavel Vizner Yves Allegro/Jeff Coetzee 7-6(0), Arnaud Clement/Michael Llodra Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor 7-5, 4-6, [10-8] 2006 Martin Damm/Radek Stepanek Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor 6-2, 6-7(4), [10-3] 2005 Martin Damm/Radek Stepanek Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor 7-6(4), 7-6(5) 2004 Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor Martin Damm/Cyril Suk 7-5, 6-3 BOLD: Player in 2018 Open 13 Provence doubles draw. Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin and Mahut/Roger-Vasselin are no longer intact.

19 Day 1 Monday, 19 February 2018 Page 4 of 6 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES COURT CENTRAL Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs [7] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Dzumhur Leads, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Damir Dzumhur 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 Other Meetings: 13 Kosice CH (Slovak Republic) Clay F Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 Kukushkin FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Pune (l. to Anderson) YTD W-L: 3-2 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 26, 1987 ATP Ranking: 89 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Making his main draw debut in Marseille after failing to get out of qualifying round in 2011 and Defeated Albot and Djere to reach Pune QF (l. to Anderson). Suffered 7th Australian Open 1R loss in 8 appearances (l. to Gojowczyk). Retired in Canberra, AUS Challenger 1R vs. Beale due to illness. Won his Davis Cup World Group 1R match vs. Switzerland (d. Bodmer). Dzumhur FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) YTD W-L: 5-5 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 20, 1992 ATP Ranking: 29 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Competing in his maiden Marseille event after failing to get out of qualifying round in Advanced to his first QF of the season at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet). Coming off a R16 showing at Rotterdam last week (l. to Rublev). Reached Grand Slam 3R for 4th time at Australian Open (d. Lorenzi in 1R after trailing by 2 sets, l. to No. 1 Nadal). Advanced to Sydney 2R (ret. vs. de Minaur due to left hamstring strain). Fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to Istomin). Currently ranked at a career-high No. 29 in ATP Rankings. Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs Julien Benneteau (FRA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings: 11 Rennes CH (France) Hard QF Julien Benneteau 5-7, 7-5, 3-0, ret Jaziri FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R64: Australian Open (l. to Muller) YTD W-L: 3-3 Date of Birth: January 20, 1984 ATP Ranking: 116 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (R16, 2017)

20 Day 1 Monday, 19 February 2018 Page 5 of 6 Tournament Note: Advanced to the R16 in his Marseille debut last year (d. Kuznetsov in R32, l. to Kyrgios in R16). Rallied from 2 sets down to defeat Caruso and reach Australian Open 2R (l. to Muller in 5 sets). Won both Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group II matches vs. Finland (d. Heliovaara and Ruusuvuori) Fell in 1R at Sofia (l. to Marterer), Doha (l. to Bedene) and Canberra, AUS Challenger (ret. vs. Fucsovics due to illness). Advanced to the R16 at Cherbourg, FRA Challenger (l. to Kamke). Reached a career-high No. 47 in ATP Rankings on February 13, Benneteau FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R32: Australian Open (d. Goffin in R64, l. to Fognini) YTD W-L: 2-2 Date of Birth: December 20, 1981 ATP Ranking: 56 Marseille W-L (Best Result): (Finalist, 2010) Tournament Note: Reached the Marseille final in 2010 (d. Monfils in QF and Tsonga in SF, l. to Llodra in F); making his 11th appearance in his homeland tournament, also reaching the QF in 2007 (l. to Nieminen) and 2009 (l. to Simon). Has won three doubles titles in Marseille (2010 w/llodra; 2014 w/roger-vasselin; 2017 w/mahut). As No. 1 seed, squandered 2 MPs and lost 1R to 631st-ranked qualifier Piros at Noumea, CAL Challenger. Reached 3R at Australian Open where he earned 2nd consecutive win over No. 7 Goffin in 2R (l. to Fognini). Fell in the 1R at Montpellier (l. to Berankis). Reached a career-high No. 25 in ATP Rankings on November 17, Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) vs [WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) First Meeting Fabbiano FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R32: Doha (l. to Basilashvili) YTD W-L: 0-2 Date of Birth: May 26, 1989 ATP Ranking: 81 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Making his main draw debut in Marseille after failing to get out of qualifying round in 2013, 2016 and Suffered 1R losses at Doha (l. to Basilashvili) and Australian Open (l. to A. Zverev). Failed to get out of qualifying round at Rotterdam (l. to Van Rijthoven in Q1). In 2017, achieved career-high No. 70 in ATP Rankings on September 18. Earned 1st 2 Grand Slam wins of career to reach US Open 3R (d. Smith and Thompson, l. to Lorenzi). Won Challenger titles at Quanzhou, CHN (d. Berrettini); Gimcheon, KOR (d. Gabashvili) and Seoul, KOR (d. Kwon) in Auger-Aliassime FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R32: Rotterdam (l. to Krajinovic) YTD W-L: 0-1 Date of Birth: August 8, 2000 ATP Ranking: 167 Marseille W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut)

21 Day 1 Monday, 19 February 2018 Page 6 of 6 Tournament Note: #NextGenATP Canadian is making his Marseille debut this week. 17-year-old competed in his first ATP World Tour main draw match last week, falling to Krajinovic in R32 at Rotterdam. Youngest player in year-end Top 500 achieved career-high No. 153 on October 16, 2017 following Fairfield, USA Challenger 1R win. Broke into Top 200 on September 11, 2017 after winning 2nd Challenger title at Seville, ESP. Became youngest Top 200 player since Gasquet on July 21, Earned 1st ranking point as 14-year-old on March 23, 2015 after qualifying at Drummondville, CAN Challenger in pro debut. First player born in 2000s to be ranked. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES Mischa Zverev (GER) vs [ALT] Blaz Kavcic (SLO) Kavcic Leads Zagreb (Croatia) Hard R32 Blaz Kavcic 6-2, 7-5 [8] Filip Krajinovic (SRB) vs Joao Sousa (POR) First Meeting Maximilian Marterer (GER) vs Gilles Simon (FRA) Simon Leads Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Gilles Simon 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 [6] Gilles Muller (LUX) vs Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Medvedev Leads Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R32 Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 7-6(9) Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) Other Meetings: 17 US Open Q (U.S.A.) Hard -- Nicolas Mahut 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-0 First Tour-Level Meeting