TOP TWO SEEDS FEDERER, DIMITROV SQUARE OFF IN FINAL

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1 ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, 18 February 2018 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands February 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,862,295 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com abnamrowtt.nl/en Martin Dagahs: Press Room: Dimitri Bonthuis (d.bonthuis@ahoy.nl) facebook.com/abnamrowtt TV & Radio: TennisTV.com TOP TWO SEEDS FEDERER, DIMITROV SQUARE OFF IN FINAL Top seed Roger Federer will play for his third Rotterdam title on Sunday against No. 2 seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. Federer owns two titles here (2005, 2012) and is back in the final for the first time since He remains undefeated against Dimitrov in six previous meetings and has dropped only two of 16 sets against the 26-year-old. Rotterdam is of special significance for Dimitrov, who won his first career ATP match here in 2009 (d. No. 23 Berdych, l. to No. 1 Nadal in three sets). On Saturday, Dimitrov played only one set in his semi-final with David Goffin before the Belgian retired early in the second to hand the World No. 5 a spot in the finals for the first time in seven attempts. In the doubles final, No. 2 seeds Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic, who are undefeated in three tournaments this year as well as the last 21 matches going back to last season, will take on the all-french team of Pierre- Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut. Marach and Pavic won their first Grand Slam doubles title as a team last month at the Australian Open, shortly after taking titles in Doha and Auckland. Herbert and Mahut are seeking their 11th doubles title as a team and first in Rotterdam. INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS ABN AMRO World Tennis [1/WC] Roger Federer [2] Grigor Dimitrov Tournament Aces st-Serve Points Won 82% (120 of 146) 78% (140 of 179) Service Games Won 95% (40 of 42) 97% (37 of 38) Break Points Saved 92% (12 of 13) BOLD: Leads all 28 players at ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Champion Finalist Ranking Points Singles Prize Money ( ) 401, ,875 Doubles Prize Money ( ) 120,910 59,200

2 Day 7 Sunday, 18 February 2018 Page 2 of 3 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS CENTRE COURT [1/WC] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [2] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Federer Leads Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Roger Federer (2) 14 Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Roger Federer 7-6(4) Brisbane (Australia) Hard SF Roger Federer Brisbane (Australia) Hard QF Roger Federer (4) Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Roger Federer Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Roger Federer Federer Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Australian Open (d. Cilic) YTD W-L: 11-0 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 96 Date of Birth: 8 August 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 2 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 27-6 (2005, 2012 Champion) Tournament Note: After QF win over Haase, will return to the World No.1 ranking for the first time since 4 November 2012; beat [Q] Bemelmans in first meeting in 1R; defeated Kohlschreiber 7-6(8) 7-5 in 2R to improve head-to-head record against the German to 13-0; fought from a set down to defeat Robin Haase in QF; defeated Seppi in SF. Won 20th Grand Slam title at Australian Open (def. Cilic in 5 sets), extending record for most ever. 6th Australian Open title ties Djokovic and Emerson for most titles won at that tournament. Ties Laver and Rosewall for most Grand Slam titles won after age 30, with 4 championships. Last year, won 18th and 19th Grand Slam titles at Aus. Open (d. Nadal) and Wimbledon (d. Cilic). In 2017, set all-time record with 8th Wimbledon title and Open Era record with 91st Wimbledon win. Last season, won ATP Masters 1000 titles in Indian Wells, Miami, and Shanghai, as well as titles at Halle and Basel. Dimitrov Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Brisbane (l. Kyrgios); QF (1): Australian Open (l. Edmund) YTD W-L: 10-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: 16 May 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 5 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 12-6 (2018 Finalist) Tournament Note: Defeated Sugita in 1R, extending head-to-head record vs. the Japanese player to 3-0; improved head-to-head record against Krajinovic to 4-0 in 2R; defeated Rublev in QF; advanced to F when Goffin retired in 2nd set of SF. Reached Australian Open QF for 3rd time in career (d. No. 17 Kyrgios in 4R, l. to Edmund in QF). Advanced to Brisbane SF as defending champion (d. Millman after saving 2 MPs in 2R, l. to Kyrgios). Finished 2017 at career-high No. 3 after posting 5-0 record for biggest title of career at Nitto ATP Finals (d. Goffin). First Bulgarian to qualify for Nitto ATP Finals in history and 1st debutante to win title since Corretja in Last year, held in 52 of 53 service games en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati (d. Kyrgios). Win over Kyrgios marked 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s. Also in 2017, reached 2nd Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (d. Goffin, l. to Nadal in 5 sets after 4h56m). Last year, ended 2.5-year title drought with titles at Brisbane (d. Thiem, Raonic, and Nishikori) and Sofia (d. Goffin).

3 Day 7 Sunday, 18 February 2018 Page 3 of 3 [3] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs [2] Oliver Marach (AUT)/Mate Pavic (CRO) Herbert/Mahut Lead ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard SF Herbert/Mahut Herbert and Mahut are as a team (10-5 in finals) and own two Grand Slam doubles titles together (2015 US Open, 2016 Wimbledon). They reached the Rotterdam SF in 2017 (l. to Dodig/Granollers) Herbert's sole doubles title without Mahut as his partner is 2014 Tokyo (w/michal Przysiezny). Mahut is currently ranked No. 7 in doubles and owns 20 doubles titles dating back to 2003 Metz. Mahut has won the doubles title in Rotterdam twice, in 2014 with Michael Llodra and in 2016 with Vasek Pospisil. Marach and Pavic are as a team (4-3 in finals) and have not yet lost a tournament in They took the doubles crown at Doha, Auckland and the Australian Open this year. It was the first major title for either player. Marach is currently ranked No. 6 in doubles, and Pavic is No. 5. Outside of their three titles together this year, they also won 2017 Stockholm. Marach owns 20 doubles titles, while Pavic owns 11 doubles titles.

4 ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, 17 February 2018 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands February 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,862,295 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com abnamrowtt.nl/en Martin Dagahs: Press Room: Dimitri Bonthuis (d.bonthuis@ahoy.nl) facebook.com/abnamrowtt TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FEDERER RECLAIMS NO. 1, THREE TOP SEEDS MOVE INTO SEMI-FINALS Top seed Roger Federer of Switzerland secured his return to the ATP World No. 1 ranking after a three-set defeat of Robin Haase Friday at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. In reclaiming the No. 1 ranking, Federer now tops the charts in four categories related to the lead position: Total Weeks at No. 1; Oldest No. 1 in the History of the ATP World Tour Rankings; Longest Gap Between First and Most Recent Day as No. 1; and Longest Gap Between Stints at No. 1. In the first semi-final of the day on Centre Court, No. 2 seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria will face No. 4 seed David Goffin of Belgium. Dimitrov holds a 5-1 head-to-head advantage over Goffin, with the Belgian's lone victory coming here last year at the quarter-final stage, when he defeated Dimitrov in three sets en route to the final. On Friday, Goffin entered the semi-finals after his quarter-final opponent, Tomas Berdych, withdrew from the tournament due to illness. Goffin and Dimitrov have yet to drop a set this week, with Goffin conceding only 8 games to Dimitrov's 28. This is Dimitrov's second trip to the Rotterdam semi-finals (he reached this stage in 2013), and he is seeking his first final appearance here. In Saturday's second semi-final, two-time champion Federer will face lucky loser Andreas Seppi for a chance at the trophy. Seppi stunned No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev in the second round, and the Italian s fifth win in his career over a Top 5 opponent is a feat he has done before in Rotterdam he beat then-no. 2 Rafael Nadal at this event in Federer holds a staggering 13-1 record against the Italian, with their last meeting nearly three years ago in Paris in The Swiss star continues to go unbeaten in 2018 after earning his 20th major title at the Australian Open. Total Weeks at No. 1 on ATP World Tour Player Total Weeks Roger Federer 303 Pete Sampras 286 Ivan Lendl 270 Jimmy Connors 268 Novak Djokovic 223 John McEnroe 170 Rafael Nadal 167 Bjorn Borg 109 Andre Agassi 101 Lleyton Hewitt 80 Oldest No. 1s in History of ATP World Tour Rankings Player Age Roger Federer 36 on 19 February 2018 Andre Agassi 33 on 7 September 2003 Rafael Nadal 31 on 18 February 2018 Jimmy Connors 30 on 3 July 1983 Ivan Lendl 30 on 12 August 1990

5 Day 6 Saturday, 17 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 Longest Gap Between First and Most Recent Day as ATP No. 1 Player Time Passed Roger Federer 14 years, 17 days Rafael Nadal 9 years, 184 days Jimmy Connors 8 years, 339 days Andre Agassi 8 years, 150 days Pete Sampras 7 years, 221 days Longest Gap Between Stints as ATP No. 1 Player Time Passed Roger Federer 5 years, 106 days Andre Agassi 3 years, 142 days ( ) Jimmy Connors 3 years, 65 days Rafael Nadal 3 years, 45 days Andre Agassi 2 years, 228 days ( ) FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SATURDAY SEMI-FINAL SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT [4] David Goffin (BEL) vs [2] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Dimitrov Leads US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF Grigor Dimitrov Sofia (Bulgaria) Hard F Grigor Dimitrov Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard QF David Goffin Nitto ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard F Grigor Dimitrov Nitto ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Grigor Dimitrov Other meetings: 10 Germany F9 (Germany) Clay F Grigor Dimitrov Germany F10 (Germany) Clay SF Grigor Dimitrov (3) 10 Geneva CH (Switzerland) Clay SF Grigor Dimitrov Goffin Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Montpellier (l. Gasquet) YTD W-L: 8-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: 7 December 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 7 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 7-4 (2017 Finalist) Tournament Note: Defeated [LL] Mahut in 1R and F. Lopez in 2R; after going 0-3 in 2013, 2015, and 2016, broke through to make final last year (def. No. 12 Dimitrov in QF and Herbert in SF, l. to Tsonga in F). Reached Montpellier SF (l. to 3-time champion and eventual 2018 finalist Gasquet in 3 sets). Suffered 2nd straight loss to Benneteau in Australian Open 2R. Last year, defeated No. 1 Nadal and No. 2 Federer en route to final of Nitto ATP Finals (l. to Dimitrov). Became 6th player to beat Nadal and Federer at same event and 1st to beat Top 2 since Federer at 2015 Cincinnati. 1st Belgian to beat World No.1, qualify for ATP Finals, and break into ATP Top 10 (No.10 on 20 February 2017). Went 25-8 to end 2017 season, including back-to-back titles at Shenzhen (d. Dolgopolov) and Tokyo (d. Mannarino). Dimitrov Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Brisbane (l. Kyrgios); QF (1): Australian Open (l. Edmund) YTD W-L: 9-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8

6 Day 6 Saturday, 17 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 Date of Birth: 16 May 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 5 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 11-6 (2013, 2018 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: Defeated Sugita in 1R, extending head-to-head record vs. the Japanese player to 3-0; improved head-to-head record against Krajinovic to 4-0 in 2R; lost in last year s QF to eventual runner-up Goffin. Reached Australian Open QF for 3rd time in career (d. No. 17 Kyrgios in 4R, l. to Edmund in QF). Advanced to Brisbane SF as defending champion (d. Millman after saving 2 MPs in 2R, l. to Kyrgios). Finished 2017 at career-high No. 3 after posting 5-0 record for biggest title of career at Nitto ATP Finals (d. Goffin). First Bulgarian to qualify for Nitto ATP Finals in history and 1st debutante to win title since Corretja in Last year, held in 52 of 53 service games en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati (d. Kyrgios). Win over Kyrgios marked 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s. Also in 2017, reached 2nd Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (d. Goffin, l. to Nadal in 5 sets after 4h56m). Last year, ended 2.5-year title drought with titles at Brisbane (d. Thiem, Raonic, and Nishikori) and Sofia (d. Goffin). [1/WC] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [LL] Andreas Seppi (ITA) Federer Leads ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Clay R32 Roger Federer 7-6(4) 7-6(6) 08 ATP Masters Series Hamburg Clay SF Roger Federer Doha (Qatar) Hard R16 Roger Federer Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Roger Federer (4) ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R32 Roger Federer Basel (Switzerland) Hard R16 Roger Federer ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R16 Roger Federer Doha (Qatar) Hard QF Roger Federer ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Roger Federer ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Roger Federer Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Andreas Seppi (5) (5) 15 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Roger Federer Halle (Germany) Grass F Roger Federer 7-6(1) ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Roger Federer Federer Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Australian Open (d. Cilic) YTD W-L: 10-0 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 96 Date of Birth: 8 August 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 2 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 26-6 (2005, 2012 Champion) Tournament Note: After QF win over Haase, will return to the World No.1 ranking for the first time since 4 November 2012; beat [Q] Bemelmans in first meeting in 1R; defeated Kohlschreiber 7-6(8) 7-5 in 2R to improve head-to-head record against the German to 13-0; fought from a set down to defeat Robin Haase in QF. Won 20th Grand Slam title at Australian Open (def. Cilic in 5 sets), extending record for most ever. 6th Australian Open title ties Djokovic and Emerson for most titles won at that tournament. Ties Laver and Rosewall for most Grand Slam titles won after age 30, with 4 championships. Last year, won 18th and 19th Grand Slam titles at Aus. Open (d. Nadal) and Wimbledon (d. Cilic). In 2017, set all-time record with 8th Wimbledon title and Open Era record with 91st Wimbledon win. Last season, won ATP Masters 1000 titles in Indian Wells, Miami, and Shanghai, as well as titles at Halle and Basel. Seppi Summary: YTD W-L: 7-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 21 February 1984 (33) ATP Ranking: 81 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 10-9 (2018 Semi-finals)

7 Day 6 Saturday, 17 February 2018 Page 4 of 4 Tournament Note: After losing to Klizan in qualifying, eliminated Sousa in 1R, then stunned World No. 4 Alexander Zverev in 2R to reach quarter-finals for 3rd time in last 10 years; win over Zverev was his 5th over a Top 5 player; beat then-world No. 2 Nadal en route to 2008 QF; dispatched qualifier Medvedev to reach QF. Reached Australian Open 4R for 4th time (d. Karlovic 97 in 5th, l. to Edmund). Fell to 0-6 in Grand Slam 4R overall. Entered Australian Open after capturing Canberra, AUS Challenger title (d. Fucsovics). In 1st event of year, lost to Basic in 2R of Doha qualifying. In 2017, reached Antalya SF, Moscow QF, and Australian Open 4R. Peaked at career-high ranking of No. 18 on 28 January FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [1/WC] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [4] David Goffin (BEL) Federer Leads Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Roger Federer Basel (Switzerland Hard F Roger Federer Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Roger Federer Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Roger Federer Halle (Germany) Grass QF Roger Federer (10) 17 Basel (Switzerland) Hard SF Roger Federer Nitto ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard SF David Goffin [4] David Goffin (BEL) vs [LL] Andreas Seppi (ITA) Goffin Leads Beijing (China) Hard R32 David Goffin Basel (Switzerland) Hard R32 David Goffin BEL vs. ITA WG QF (Belgium) Hard RR David Goffin [1/WC] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [2] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Federer Leads Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Roger Federer (2) 14 Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Roger Federer 7-6(4) Brisbane (Australia) Hard SF Roger Federer Brisbane (Australia) Hard QF Roger Federer (4) Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Roger Federer Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Roger Federer [2] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs [LL] Andreas Seppi (ITA) First Meeting

8 ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Friday, 16 February 2018 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands February 12-18, 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,862,295 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com abnamrowtt.nl/en Martin Dagahs: Press Room: Dimitri Bonthuis (d.bonthuis@ahoy.nl) facebook.com/abnamrowtt TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FEDERER ONE WIN AWAY FROM NO. 1 RANKING Top seed and World No. 2 Roger Federer of Switzerland needs one more win at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament to reclaim the No. 1 ranking on the ATP World Tour. To get that victory, the 2005 and 2012 Rotterdam champion will have to get past the top-ranked Dutch player on the ATP World Tour, Robin Haase. Haase has reached the quarter-finals here for a second time, ten years after he reached that round for the first time. Federer, however, has never lost a set to Haase in their two previous meetings, which includes a semifinal win at the ATP Masters 1000 in Canada last year. If Federer wins, he will hit the top spot in the rankings for the first time since 4 November 2012, five years and 106 days after he last held it, which would be the longest period of time between stints at No. 1. The 36-year-old would also become the oldest player by far to hold the top ranking, eclipsing the current record held by Andre Agassi, who was No. 1 at age 33. 2nd-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria also aims for a semi-final spot on Friday, as he takes on 20-year-old Russian Andrey Rublev. Dimitrov and Rublev have clashed at the last two Grand Slam tournaments: the Russian claimed an upset at last year s US Open en route to his first Grand Slam quarter-final, but the Bulgarian avenged that loss at this year s Australian Open before advancing to the quarter-finals. Dimitrov is looking for his first final appearance in Rotterdam, with his best prior result being a semi-final showing in Rublev is playing at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament for the very first time. In a battle between Top 20 players, 4th seed and last year s runner-up David Goffin of Belgium will meet 2014 champion Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, with a semi-final berth on the line. Goffin had never won a match in three tries at Rotterdam before his run last year, while Berdych has a history of excellence at this event, compiling a 21-8 win/loss record overall and reaching the final the year after his title run. Berdych leads the head-to-head by two matches to one, but in their most recent encounter, the Belgian blanked the Czech 6-0, 6-0, at the ATP Masters 1000 in Rome in Russian qualifier Daniil Medvedev will square off against lucky loser Andreas Seppi of Italy in the remaining quarter-final. Seppi stunned No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev in the second round, and the Italian s fifth win in his career over a Top 5 opponent propelled him into the Rotterdam quarter-finals for the third time. One of Seppi s previous Top 5 wins came in Rotterdam as well he beat then-no. 2 Rafael Nadal at this event in Meanwhile, Medvedev has recent experience going deep in ATP World Tour events as a qualifier. The Russian won his first title at Sydney earlier this year after successfully navigating the qualifying rounds. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: FRIDAY QUARTER-FINAL SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT [6] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs [4] David Goffin (BEL) Berdych Leads US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Tomas Berdych Marseille (France) Hard QF Tomas Berdych ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 David Goffin

9 Day 5 Friday, 16 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 Berdych Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (2): Australian Open (l. Federer), Rotterdam YTD W-L: 6-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: 17 September 1985 (32) ATP Ranking: 17 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 21-8 (2014 Champion) Tournament Note: Defeated M. Zverev in 1R; beat Troicki for 7th straight time in 2R; won 9 straight matches in Rotterdam by winning title in 2014 and reaching final in 2015 (l. to No. 8 Wawrinka). Advanced to Australian Open QF or better for 7th time in last 8 years (l. to Federer in QF). 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). Goffin Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Montpellier (l. Gasquet); QF (1): Rotterdam YTD W-L: 7-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: 7 December 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 7 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 6-4 (2017 Finalist) Tournament Note: Defeated [LL] Mahut in 1R and F. Lopez in 2R; after going 0-3 in 2013, 2015, and 2016, broke through to make final last year (def. No. 12 Dimitrov in QF and Herbert in SF, l. to Tsonga in F). Reached Montpellier SF (l. to 3-time champion and eventual 2018 finalist Gasquet in 3 sets). Suffered 2nd straight loss to Benneteau in Australian Open 2R. Last year, defeated No. 1 Nadal and No. 2 Federer en route to final of Nitto ATP Finals (l. to Dimitrov). Became 6th player to beat Nadal and Federer at same event and 1st to beat Top 2 since Federer at 2015 Cincinnati. 1st Belgian to beat World No.1, qualify for ATP Finals, and break into ATP Top 10 (No.10 on 20 February 2017). Went 25-8 to end 2017 season, including back-to-back titles at Shenzhen (d. Dolgopolov) and Tokyo (d. Mannarino). Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs [2] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Series Tied US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Andrey Rublev (3) Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov Rublev Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Doha (l. Monfils); QF (2): Montpellier (l. Tsonga), Rotterdam YTD W-L: 10-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 20 October 1997 (20) ATP Ranking: 34 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: In main draw debut, upset No. 7 seed and last week s Montpellier champion Pouille in 1R; followed up with 2R victory over Dzumhur. Saved 1 MP vs. Pella to reach 2nd ATP World Tour final of career at Doha (l. to Monfils). Reached Montpellier QF (l. to Tsonga). Achieved career-high No. 32 in ATP Rankings on 8 January following run to Doha final. Defeated 2-time semi-finalist Ferrer in 5 sets en route to Australian Open 3R (l. to Dimitrov). Withdrew from Auckland due to right arm injury. In 2017, captured 1st ATP World Tour title in 1st final and after 1st SF at Umag as LL (d. Dodig and Lorenzi). Last year, became youngest US Open quarterfinalist since Roddick in 2001 (d. Dimitrov and Goffin, l. to No.1 Nadal)

10 Day 5 Friday, 16 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 Dimitrov Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Brisbane (l. Kyrgios); QF (2): Australian Open (l. Edmund), Rotterdam YTD W-L: 8-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: 16 May 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 5 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 10-6 (2013 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: Defeated Sugita in 1R, extending head-to-head record vs. the Japanese player to 3-0; improved head-to-head record against Krajinovic to 4-0 in 2R; lost in last year s QF to eventual runner-up Goffin. Reached Australian Open QF for 3rd time in career (d. No. 17 Kyrgios in 4R, l. to Edmund in QF). Advanced to Brisbane SF as defending champion (d. Millman after saving 2 MPs in 2R, l. to Kyrgios). Finished 2017 at career-high No. 3 after posting 5-0 record for biggest title of career at Nitto ATP Finals (d. Goffin). First Bulgarian to qualify for Nitto ATP Finals in history and 1st debutante to win title since Corretja in Last year, held in 52 of 53 service games en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati (d. Kyrgios). Win over Kyrgios marked 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s. Also in 2017, reached 2nd Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (d. Goffin, l. to Nadal in 5 sets after 4h56m). Last year, ended 2.5-year title drought with titles at Brisbane (d. Thiem, Raonic, and Nishikori) and Sofia (d. Goffin). [1/WC] Roger Federer (SUI) vs Robin Haase (NED) Federer Leads NED vs. SUI WG Play-Off Clay RR Roger Federer ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard SF Roger Federer (5) Federer Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Australian Open (d. Cilic); QF (1): Rotterdam YTD W-L: 9-0 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 96 Date of Birth: 8 August 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 2 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 25-6 (2005, 2012 Champion) Tournament Note: Will return to the World No.1 ranking for the first time since 4 November 2012 if he wins his quarter-final match; beat [Q] Bemelmans in first meeting in 1R; defeated Kohlschreiber 7-6(8) 7-5 in 2R to improve head-to-head record against the German to Won 20th Grand Slam title at Australian Open (def. Cilic in 5 sets), extending record for most ever. 6th Australian Open title ties Djokovic and Emerson for most titles won at that tournament. Ties Laver and Rosewall for most Grand Slam titles won after age 30, with 4 championships. Last year, won 18th and 19th Grand Slam titles at Aus. Open (d. Nadal) and Wimbledon (d. Cilic). In 2017, set all-time record with 8th Wimbledon title and Open Era record with 91st Wimbledon win. Last season, won ATP Masters 1000 titles in Indian Wells, Miami, and Shanghai, as well as titles at Halle and Basel. Haase Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Auckland (l. Bautista Agut); QF (2): Pune (l. Paire), Rotterdam YTD W-L: 7-6 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: 6 April 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 42 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 6-9 (2008, 2018 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Eliminated wild card compatriots in both 1R (de Bakker) and 2R (T. Griekspoor) to reach 1st QF in Rotterdam in 10 years; beat then-world No. 10 Andy Murray in 1R en route to 2008 QF finish. Saved 2 MPs vs. Ruud en route to Auckland SF (l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut). Defeated Kavcic and Jarry to reach Pune QF (l. to Paire). Suffered 8th Australian Open 1R loss in last 9 years (l. to Sonego). Fell 1R in Sofia to eventual runner-up Copil. Captured 3rd ATP World Tour doubles title at Pune with countryman Middelkoop (d. Herbert/Simon). Won 4th ATP World Tour doubles title at Sofia, also with Middelkoop (d. Mektic/Peya). In 2017, made 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Montreal (l. to Federer). Last year, earned biggest win of career over No. 4 A. Zverev to reach ATP Masters 1000 Paris 3R (l. to del Potro).

11 Day 5 Friday, 16 February 2018 Page 4 of 4 [LL] Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs [Q] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) First Meeting Seppi Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Rotterdam YTD W-L: 6-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 21 February 1984 (33) ATP Ranking: 81 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 9-9 (2008, 2012, 2018 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: After losing to Klizan in qualifying, eliminated Sousa in 1R, then stunned World No. 4 Alexander Zverev in 2R to reach quarter-finals for 3rd time in last 10 years; win over Zverev was his 5th over a Top 5 player; beat then-world No. 2 Nadal en route to 2008 QF. Reached Australian Open 4R for 4th time (d. Karlovic 97 in 5th, l. to Edmund). Fell to 0-6 in Grand Slam 4R overall. Entered Australian Open after capturing Canberra, AUS Challenger title (d. Fucsovics). In 1st event of year, lost to Basic in 2R of Doha qualifying. In 2017, reached Antalya SF, Moscow QF, and Australian Open 4R. Peaked at career-high ranking of No. 18 on 28 January Medvedev Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Sydney (d. de Minaur); QF (1): Rotterdam YTD W-L: 8-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 11 February 1996 (22) ATP Ranking: 57 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: In his Rotterdam debut, qualified with straight-set wins over Frenchmen Eysseric and Mahut, then upset No. 9 seed Muller in 1R; ousted another French player, Herbert, in 2R. Earned 7 victories to capture 1st ATP World Tour title at Sydney as 21-year-old qualifier (d. de Minaur). Win over 18-year-old de Minaur marked youngest ATP final since Nadal, 20, vs. Djokovic, 19, at 2007 Indian Wells. Advanced to Australian Open 2R (d. Kokkinakis, l. to Chung in 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals SF rematch). Lost 1R in Montpellier to three-time champion and eventual 2018 runner-up Gasquet. Fell in Playford, AUS Challenger 1R (l. to Matosevic). Peaked at career-high No. 48 in ATP Rankings on 24 July 2017.

12 ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, 15 February 2018 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands February 12-18, 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,862,295 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com abnamrowtt.nl/en Martin Dagahs: Press Room: Dimitri Bonthuis (d.bonthuis@ahoy.nl) facebook.com/abnamrowtt TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FEDERER FACES FAMILIAR FOE KOHLSCHREIBER ON DAY 4 Top seed and World No. 2 Roger Federer of Switzerland will attempt to make the quarter-finals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Thursday when he clashes with Germany s Philipp Kohlschreiber for the 13th time in their respective professional careers. The German has yet to beat Federer in 12 tries he came closest in the first round of Halle in 2015, when the Swiss superstar needed to win a final-set tiebreak in order to prevail, en route to winning that title. A 13th consecutive win over Kohlschreiber would put Federer only one round away from claiming the World No. 1 ranking for the first time in over five years, and becoming the oldest player to rank No. 1. 2nd-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria will also try to claim a quarter-final spot on Day 4, facing off against Serbian Filip Krajinovic. Both players reached their maiden ATP Masters 1000 finals last year, Dimitrov winning the title in Cincinnati over Nick Kyrgios, and Krajinovic making a surprise run to the championship match in Paris before losing to Jack Sock. Dimitrov, of course, went on from there to qualify for and win the Nitto ATP Finals in London, finishing the season ranked No. 3. The Bulgarian, a semi-finalist in Rotterdam in 2013, will aim to make the quarter-finals here for the second straight year. Two battles between unseeded players open the day on Centre Court. First, Russia s Andrey Rublev will square off against Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 20-year-old Rublev is one of the brightest of the #NextGenATP players: last year, he won his first ATP World Tour title in Umag, reached the US Open quarter-finals, and advanced to the championship match of the Next Gen ATP Finals. Dzumhur also had a strong end to 2017, winning his first two ATP World Tour titles in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Following that match, two qualifiers will meet when Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert plays Daniil Medvedev of Russia. Medvedev is also a recent first-time titlist, winning at Sydney in January. Meanwhile, Herbert has qualified in Rotterdam for the second year in a row, and last year he went all the way to the semi-finals. The day ends with the all-dutch encounter between Robin Haase, the Netherlands top-ranked player, and wild card Tallon Griekspoor. It will be Haase s second consecutive match against a fellow Dutch player, as the World No. 42 eliminated wild card Thiemo de Bakker in the first round. Haase is one win away from making the quarter-finals in Rotterdam for the first time since 2008, but to get there, he will have to quash the breakthrough run of 21-year-old Griekspoor. In the first round, the wild card stunned three-time Grand Slam champion and World No. 13 Stan Wawrinka in his first ever match against a Top 20 opponent, giving Griekspoor his first ATP World Tour main draw win in his third attempt. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: THURSDAY SECOND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Rublev Leads Istanbul (Turkey) Clay R32 Andrey Rublev US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Andrey Rublev ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 Andrey Rublev

13 Day 4 Thursday, 15 February 2018 Page 2 of 5 Rublev Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Doha (l. Monfils); QF (1): Montpellier (l. Tsonga) YTD W-L: 9-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 20 October 1997 (20) ATP Ranking: 34 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: In main draw debut, upset No. 7 seed and last week s Montpellier champion Pouille in 1R. Saved 1 MP vs. Pella to reach 2nd ATP World Tour final of career at Doha (l. to Monfils). Reached Montpellier QF (l. to Tsonga). Achieved career-high No. 32 in ATP Rankings on 8 January following run to Doha final. Defeated 2-time semi-finalist Ferrer in 5 sets en route to Australian Open 3R (l. to Dimitrov). Withdrew from Auckland due to right arm injury. In 2017, captured 1st ATP World Tour title in 1st final and after 1st SF at Umag as LL (d. Dodig and Lorenzi). Last year, became youngest US Open quarterfinalist since Roddick in 2001 (d. Dimitrov and Goffin, l. to No.1 Nadal) Dzumhur Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Montpellier (l. Gasquet) YTD W-L: 5-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: 20 May 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 29 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Made successful Rotterdam debut with 1R win over Sofia finalist Copil. Comes into Rotterdam at career-high ATP World Tour ranking of No. 29. Reached Grand Slam 3R for 4th time at Australian Open (d. Lorenzi in 1R after trailing by 2 sets, l. to No. 1 Nadal). Made Montpellier QF (l. to 3-time champion and eventual 2018 runner-up Gasquet). Advanced to Sydney 2R (ret. vs. de Minaur due to left hamstring strain); fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to Istomin). In 2017, went 10-0 in Russia and won 1st 2 ATP World Tour titles at St. Petersburg (d. Fognini) and Moscow (d. Berankis). Became 1st player to ever sweep titles at St. Petersburg (est. 1995) and Moscow (est. 1990). Also last year, advanced to 1st ATP World Tour final at Winston-Salem (l. to Bautista Agut). [Q] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs [Q] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 15 Marseille Q (France) Hard Q-2R Pierre-Hugues Herbert Herbert Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Pune (l. Cilic) YTD W-L: 4-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 18 March 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 80 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2017 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: In 1R, played Gasquet for second week in a row, and Gasquet retired here due to a groin injury; in debut last year, made surprise run to SF as a qualifier, defeating No. 8 Thiem in QF before losing to Goffin in SF. Advanced to Pune singles QF (l. to Cilic) and doubles final with 1st-time partner Simon (l. to Haase/Middelkoop). Lost to Istomin in Australian Open 1R and to eventual runner-up Gasquet in Montpellier 2R. In 2017, earned biggest win of career over No. 8 Thiem to reach Rotterdam SF as a qualifier (l. to Goffin). Achieved career-high No. 63 in ATP Rankings on 14 August Career-high World No. 2 in doubles; has won 2 Grand Slams and 6 ATP Masters 1000s (all with Mahut).

14 Day 4 Thursday, 15 February 2018 Page 3 of 5 Medvedev Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Sydney (d. de Minaur) YTD W-L: 7-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 11 February 1996 (22) ATP Ranking: 57 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: In his Rotterdam debut, qualified with straight-set wins over Frenchmen Eysseric and Mahut, then upset No. 9 seed Muller in 1R. Earned 7 victories to capture 1st ATP World Tour title at Sydney as 21-year-old qualifier (d. de Minaur). Win over 18-year-old de Minaur marked youngest ATP final since Nadal, 20, vs. Djokovic, 19, at 2007 Indian Wells. Advanced to Australian Open 2R (d. Kokkinakis, l. to Chung in 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals SF rematch). Lost 1R in Montpellier to three-time champion and eventual 2018 runner-up Gasquet. Fell in Playford, AUS Challenger 1R (l. to Matosevic). Peaked at career-high No. 48 in ATP Rankings on 24 July Filip Krajinovic (SRB) vs [2] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Dimitrov Leads Acapulco (Mexico) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov Stockholm (Sweden) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R64 Grigor Dimitrov Krajinovic Summary: YTD W-L: 1-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 27 February 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 38 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: In only 2nd event of the year, picked up 1st win of 2018 in 1R over 17-year-old WC Auger- Aliassime, 7-5 in 3rd set. Lost to Gojowczyk in Doha 1R. Withdrew from Sydney due to left Achilles injury and Australian Open due to ankle injury. In 2017, qualified and defeated Querrey and Isner before losing 3-setter to Sock in 1st ATP World Tour final at Paris. Became 1st qualifier to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final since Janowicz at 2012 Paris. As World No. 77, became lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 finalist since No. 98 Fish at 2008 Indian Wells. Last year, went in ATP Challengers, incl on clay and 5-0 in finals: Heilbronn, GER as Q (d. Gombos); Marburg, GER (d. Stebe); Biella, ITA (d. Caruso); Rome, ITA (d. Gimeno-Traver) and Almaty, KAZ (d. Djere). Dimitrov Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Brisbane (l. Kyrgios); QF (1): Australian Open (l. Edmund) YTD W-L: 7-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: 16 May 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 5 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 9-6 (2013 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: Defeated Sugita in 1R, extending head-to-head record vs. the Japanese player to 3-0; lost in last year s QF to eventual runner-up Goffin. Reached Australian Open QF for 3rd time in career (d. No. 17 Kyrgios in 4R, l. to Edmund in QF). Advanced to Brisbane SF as defending champion (d. Millman after saving 2 MPs in 2R, l. to Kyrgios). Finished 2017 at career-high No. 3 after posting 5-0 record for biggest title of career at Nitto ATP Finals (d. Goffin). First Bulgarian to qualify for Nitto ATP Finals in history and 1st debutante to win title since Corretja in Last year, held in 52 of 53 service games en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati (d. Kyrgios). Win over Kyrgios marked 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s. Also in 2017, reached 2nd Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (d. Goffin, l. to Nadal in 5 sets after 4h56m). Last year, ended 2.5-year title drought with titles at Brisbane (d. Thiem, Raonic, and Nishikori) and Sofia (d. Goffin).

15 Day 4 Thursday, 15 February 2018 Page 4 of 5 [1/WC] Roger Federer (SUI) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Federer Leads Halle (Germany) Grass QF Roger Federer Halle (Germany) Grass F Roger Federer Doha (Qatar) Hard QF Roger Federer (6) 09 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Roger Federer (5) Halle (Germany) Grass QF Roger Federer ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R32 Roger Federer ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Roger Federer (7) 13 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Roger Federer Halle (Germany) Grass R32 Roger Federer 7-6(8) (5) 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Roger Federer Basel (Switzerland) Hard R16 Roger Federer US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Roger Federer Federer Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Australian Open (d. Cilic) YTD W-L: 8-0 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 96 Date of Birth: 8 August 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 2 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 24-6 (2005, 2012 Champion) Tournament Note: Will return to the World No.1 ranking for the first time since 4 November 2012 if he reaches the semi-finals. Two-time champion has never lost before the QF in Rotterdam. Won 20th Grand Slam title at Australian Open (def. Cilic in 5 sets), extending record for most ever. 6th Australian Open title ties Djokovic and Emerson for most titles won at that tournament. Ties Laver and Rosewall for most Grand Slam titles won after age 30, with 4 championships. Last year, won 18th and 19th Grand Slam titles at Aus. Open (d. Nadal) and Wimbledon (d. Cilic). In 2017, set all-time record with 8th Wimbledon title and Open Era record with 91st Wimbledon win. Last season, won ATP Masters 1000 titles in Indian Wells, Miami, and Shanghai, as well as titles at Halle and Basel. Kohlschreiber Summary: YTD W-L: 1-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: 16 October 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 36 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 11-9 (2016 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Claimed 1st win of season in 1R by overcoming Khachanov in 2h32min; reached 2016 SF with win over No. 13 Cilic (l. to Monfils in SF); also def. then-no. 9 Gasquet in R (l. to Sijsling in QF). Suffered 1R losses at Sydney (l. to eventual champion Medvedev) and Australian Open (l. to Nishioka). After 1R bye, lost 3rd straight match of 2018 in 2R of Sofia to eventual champion Basic. Last year, captured 2nd Kitzbuhel and 8th ATP World Tour title overall (d. Fognini and Sousa). In 2017, claimed 30+ wins for 11th straight year -- 4th-longest streak among active players (Nadal 14, Berdych 13, Djokovic 12). Earned 400th win of career on 11 March 2017 in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R (d. Dolgopolov, l. to Wawrinka in 3R). Robin Haase (NED) vs [WC] Tallon Griekspoor (NED) First Meeting Haase Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Auckland (l. Bautista Agut); QF (1): Pune (l. Paire) YTD W-L: 6-6 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: 6 April 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 42 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 5-9 (2008 Quarter-finals)

16 Day 4 Thursday, 15 February 2018 Page 5 of 5 Tournament Note: Eliminated compatriot [WC] de Bakker in 1R; beat then-world No. 10 Andy Murray in 1R en route to 2008 QF finish. Saved 2 MPs vs. Ruud en route to Auckland SF (l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut). Defeated Kavcic and Jarry to reach Pune QF (l. to Paire). Suffered 8th Australian Open 1R loss in last 9 years (l. to Sonego). Fell 1R in Sofia to eventual runner-up Copil. Captured 3rd ATP World Tour doubles title at Pune with countryman Middelkoop (d. Herbert/Simon). Won 4th ATP World Tour doubles title at Sofia, also with Middelkoop (d. Mektic/Peya). In 2017, made 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Montreal (l. to Federer). Last year, earned biggest win of career over No. 4 A. Zverev to reach ATP Masters 1000 Paris 3R (l. to del Potro). Griekspoor Summary: YTD W-L: 1-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 2 July 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 259 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: In only 3rd ATP World Tour main draw match of career (and 1st match of 2018 at any level), shocked World No. 13 and 3-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka in 1R for maiden ATP match win. Win over Wawrinka gives him a 1-0 career head-to-head record against Top 20 opponents. Last year s appearance in Rotterdam was his ATP World Tour main draw debut, on home soil. Last season, did not drop a set en route to 3rd ITF Futures Circuit title at Manama, BRN (d. Konecny). Also in 2017, advanced to back-to-back Futures finals in Antalya at Turkey F2 (l. to Lazov) & Turkey F3 (ret vs Ilkel).

17 ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands February 12-18, 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,862,295 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com abnamrowtt.nl/en Martin Dagahs: Press Room: Dimitri Bonthuis (d.bonthuis@ahoy.nl) facebook.com/abnamrowtt TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FEDERER S QUEST FOR NO. 1 BEGINS ON DAY 3 IN ROTTERDAM Top seed and World No. 2 Roger Federer takes to the court on Wednesday at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, with the World No. 1 ranking in his sights. The Swiss superstar will play his first-round match against Belgian qualifier Ruben Bemelmans, a player he has never faced. If Federer can get past Bemelmans, then advance two more rounds into the semi-finals, he will reclaim the World No. 1 ranking for the first time since 4 November Federer won this event in 2005 and 2012, and has never lost here before the quarterfinals. Nevertheless, this is his first appearance here since 2013, and Bemelmans looked sharp in qualifying, winning his two matches without dropping a set. 2nd-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria also gets his Rotterdam event underway on Tuesday, as he will take on Japan s Yuichi Sugita. Dimitrov is still looking for his first final of the year, but has a 2-0 head-to-head record against Sugita. The Japanese player did just pick up the first Top 10 win of his career at the Australian Open, with a first-round win over Jack Sock. The two Frenchmen who played in Sunday s Open Sud de France final contest their first-round matches on Wednesday as well. No. 7 seed Lucas Pouille, who won the event in Montpellier, will face off against #NextGenATP player Andrey Rublev of Russia, in the first match on Centre Court. Meanwhile, on Court 1, Richard Gasquet, who lost to Pouille in the Montpellier final, will play compatriot Pierre-Hugues Herbert for the second straight week. Rounding out the first round will be an all-dutch affair, as the Netherlands top-ranked player Robin Haase will meet wild card Thiemo de Bakker, as well as an encounter between Bosnian Damir Dzumhur and last week s Diema Xtra Sofia Open runner-up, Marius Copil. Three seeded players will contest their second-round matches on a packed Wednesday. Alexander Zverev, the No. 3 seed from Germany, meets lucky loser Andreas Seppi of Italy. 20-year-old Zverev had a confidencebuilding win in the first round, as he beat David Ferrer for the first time in three attempts. Last year s runner-up David Goffin, seeded 4th, will play Feliciano Lopez of Spain to try to make the quarter-finals. Goffin had a 1-3 head-to-head against his original first-round opponent, Benoit Paire, but after Paire withdrew due to a back injury, the Belgian was able to move past lucky loser Nicolas Mahut with ease. Finally, 2014 champion Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, seeded 6th, will go for a quarter-final spot against Serbia s Viktor Troicki. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: WEDNESDAY SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT 1R: [7] Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs Andrey Rublev (RUS) First Meeting Pouille Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Montpellier (d. Gasquet) YTD W-L: 4-1 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: 23 February 1994 (23) ATP Ranking: 16 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round)

18 Day 3 Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Page 2 of 7 Tournament Note: In only previous main draw appearance, lost 1R last year to Kohlschreiber. Won 5th career title at Montpellier, defeating compatriots Paire, Tsonga, and 3-time champ Gasquet in succession. Fell to 0-5 lifetime at Australian Open with 5th straight 1R loss at event (l. to Bemelmans). Only player to win titles on 3 surfaces in 2017, highlighted by biggest title of career at Vienna (d. Tsonga). In 2017, saved 1 MP to beat Struff in 2R en route to 1st grass-court title at Stuttgart (d. Lopez). Last year, also saved 2 MPs to beat Vesely in 2R en route to 1st clay-court title at Budapest (d. Bedene). Achieved career-high No. 13 in ATP Rankings on 8 May Rublev Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Doha (l. Monfils); QF (1): Montpellier (l. Tsonga) YTD W-L: 8-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 20 October 1997 (20) ATP Ranking: 34 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut) Tournament Note: Lost in 1R of qualifying last year to No. 391 Van de Zandschulp. Saved 1 MP vs. Pella to reach 2nd ATP World Tour final of career at Doha (l. to Monfils). Reached Montpellier QF (l. to Tsonga). Achieved career-high No. 32 in ATP Rankings on 8 January following run to Doha final. Defeated 2-time semi-finalist Ferrer in 5 sets en route to Australian Open 3R (l. to Dimitrov). Withdrew from Auckland due to right arm injury. In 2017, captured 1st ATP World Tour title in 1st final and after 1st SF at Umag as LL (d. Dodig and Lorenzi). Last year, became youngest US Open quarterfinalist since Roddick in 2001 (d. Dimitrov and Goffin, l. to No.1 Nadal) 1R: Robin Haase (NED) vs [WC] Thiemo de Bakker (NED) Series Tied Chennai (India) Hard R16 Thiemo de Bakker Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R32 Robin Haase 6-7(4) Other Meetings 06 Netherlands F4 (Netherlands) Clay QF Robin Haase (8) Bordeaux CH (France) Clay R16 Thiemo de Bakker (3) Alphen CH (Netherlands) Clay SF Robin Haase Scheveningen CH (Netherlands) Clay R32 Thiemo de Bakker 7-6(7) 6-4 Haase Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Auckland (l. Bautista Agut); QF (1): Pune (l. Paire) YTD W-L: 5-6 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: 6 April 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 42 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 4-9 (2008 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Beat then-world No. 10 Andy Murray in 1R en route to 2008 QF finish. Saved 2 MPs vs. Ruud en route to Auckland SF (l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut). Defeated Kavcic and Jarry to reach Pune QF (l. to Paire). Suffered 8th Australian Open 1R loss in last 9 years (l. to Sonego). Fell 1R in Sofia to eventual runner-up Copil. Captured 3rd ATP World Tour doubles title at Pune with countryman Middelkoop (d. Herbert/Simon). Won 4th ATP World Tour doubles title at Sofia, also with Middelkoop (d. Mektic/Peya). In 2017, made 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Montreal (l. to Federer). Last year, earned biggest win of career over No. 4 A. Zverev to reach ATP Masters 1000 Paris 3R (l. to del Potro). de Bakker Summary: YTD W-L: 1-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 19 September 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 352 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 3-8 (2010, 2011, nd Round)

19 Day 3 Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Page 3 of 7 Tournament Note: Best win at event is over No. 30 Youzhny in R (l. to No. 2 Federer in 2R). Claimed win over No. 25 Mannarino in Davis Cup World Group tie against France. Last year, went 1-1 in Davis Cup World Group play-off vs. Czech Republic (d. Rosol, l. to Vesely). In 2017, made ATP Challenger SF at Scheveningen, NED (def. Haase 1R and Tsitspas in QF, ret. to Garcia-Lopez). Also won 4 ITF Futures events last season. Reached career-high ranking of No. 40 on 19 July R: Yuichi Sugita (JPN) vs [2] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Dimitrov Leads ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard R64 Grigor Dimitrov (5) ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard QF Grigor Dimitrov Sugita Summary: YTD W-L: 2-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 18 September 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 41 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Earned 1st Top 10 win of career to reach Australian Open 2R (d. Sock, l. to Karlovic in 5th). Fell in 1R at Auckland (l. to Khachanov) and at Montpellier (l. to Millman). In 2017, captured 1st ATP World Tour title in 1st final and following 1st SF at Antalya (d. Baghdatis and Mannarino). Later in 2017, appeared in 2nd ATP World Tour SF at Chengdu (l. to Istomin). Last year, advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Cincinnati (d. Sock, Sousa and Khachanov; l. to Dimitrov). Also last season, reached QFs at Barcelona (l. to Thiem), Tokyo (l. to Mannarino) and Stockholm (l. to del Potro). Last season, earned 1st Grand Slam win at Wimbledon (d. Klein, l. to Mannarino in 5 sets). Dimitrov Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Brisbane (l. Kyrgios); QF (1): Australian Open (l. Edmund) YTD W-L: 6-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: 16 May 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 5 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 8-6 (2013 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: Lost in last year s QF to eventual runner-up Goffin. Reached Australian Open QF for 3rd time in career (d. No. 17 Kyrgios in 4R, l. to Edmund in QF). Advanced to Brisbane SF as defending champion (d. Millman after saving 2 MPs in 2R, l. to Kyrgios). Finished 2017 at career-high No. 3 after posting 5-0 record for biggest title of career at Nitto ATP Finals (d. Goffin). First Bulgarian to qualify for Nitto ATP Finals in history and 1st debutante to win title since Corretja in Last year, held in 52 of 53 service games en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati (d. Kyrgios). Win over Kyrgios marked 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s. Also in 2017, reached 2nd Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (d. Goffin, l. to Nadal in 5 sets after 4h56m). Last year, ended 2.5-year title drought with titles at Brisbane (d. Thiem, Raonic, and Nishikori) and Sofia (d. Goffin). 1R: [1/WC] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [Q] Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) First Meeting Federer Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Australian Open (d. Cilic) YTD W-L: 7-0 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 96 Date of Birth: 8 August 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 2 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 23-6 (2005, 2012 Champion)

20 Day 3 Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Page 4 of 7 Tournament Note: Federer will return to the World No.1 ranking for the first time since 4 November 2012 if he reaches the semi-finals. Two-time champion has never lost before the QF in Rotterdam. Won 20th Grand Slam title at Australian Open (def. Cilic in 5 sets), extending record for most ever. 6th Australian Open title ties Djokovic and Emerson for most titles won at that tournament. Ties Laver and Rosewall for most Grand Slam titles won after age 30, with 4 championships. Last year, won 18th and 19th Grand Slam titles at Aus. Open (d. Nadal) and Wimbledon (d. Cilic). In 2017, set all-time record with 8th Wimbledon title and Open Era record with 91st Wimbledon win. Last season, won ATP Masters 1000 titles in Indian Wells, Miami, and Shanghai, as well as titles at Halle and Basel. Bemelmans Summary: YTD W-L: 3-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 14 January 1988 (30) ATP Ranking: 116 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut) Tournament Note: Lost in 1R of qualifying in both previous Rotterdam appearances, in 2012 and last year, before making it through qualifying successfully this year. Qualified for 3rd time at Australian Open, upsetting Pouille to reach 2R (l. to Basilashvili). Lost to Dzumhur in Montpellier 2R, and lost 3rd-set TB to Monteiro in Pune 1R. In 2017, rallied from a set down to beat Gojowczyk, Kyrgios, and Sousa en route to 1st ATP SF at Antwerp (l. to Tsonga). Last year, qualified for 4th time and reached 3R for 1st time at Wimbledon (d. Medvedev in 5 sets, l. to Anderson). Also last season, captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Koblenz, GER (d. Langer), and reached Challenger finals at Drummondville, CAN (l. to Shapovalov) and Scheveningen, NED (l. to Garcia-Lopez). 2R: [3] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs [LL] Andreas Seppi (ITA) Zverev Leads ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R64 Alexander Zverev A. Zverev Summary: YTD W-L: 5-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: 20 April 1997 (20) ATP Ranking: 4 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (2016 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Ousted Ferrer in 1R; ranked No. 18 last year, drew No. 8 Thiem in 1R and lost to the Austrian 4-6 in 3rd set. Suffered 3rd straight 5-set loss in Australian Open 3R, all of which came from 2 sets to 1 up (l. to Chung). Last year, earned biggest win of career over No. 2 Djokovic to capture ATP Masters 1000 Rome title. As 20-year-old, youngest ATP Masters 1000 champion since 19-year-old Djokovic at 2007 Miami. Later in 2017, added ATP Masters 1000 Montreal title (d. Gasquet after saving 3 MPs in 2R and Federer in final). First player born after September 28, 1988 (Cilic) to win an ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam title. Second active player besides Big Four to win 2+ ATP Masters 1000 titles (also Tsonga). Attained career-high No. 3 on 6 November 2017, becoming youngest Top 3 player since then-no. 3 Djokovic in 2007 Seppi Summary: YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 21 February 1984 (33) ATP Ranking: 81 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 8-9 (2008, 2012 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Eliminated Sousa in 1R; beat then-world No. 2 Nadal en route to 2008 QF. Reached Australian Open 4R for 4th time (d. Karlovic 97 in 5th, l. to Edmund). Fell to 0-6 in Grand Slam 4R overall. Entered Australian Open after capturing Canberra, AUS Challenger title (d. Fucsovics). In 1st event of year, lost to Basic in 2R of Doha qualifying. In 2017, reached Antalya SF, Moscow QF, and Australian Open 4R. Peaked at career-high ranking of No. 18 on 28 January 2013.

21 Day 3 Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Page 5 of 7 COURT 1 1R: Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs [Q] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) Gasquet Leads Montpellier (France) Hard R16 Richard Gasquet 7-6(3) Gasquet Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Montpellier (l. Pouille) YTD W-L: 8-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 14 Date of Birth: 18 June 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 33 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 5-5 (2012 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Best run to 2012 QF was stopped by former World No. 3 Davydenko (then ranked No. 49). Reached 6th consecutive final in Montpellier def. No. 7 Goffin in SF, but 3-time champ lost in F for 2nd straight year (l. to Pouille). Suffered 9th straight loss to Federer in Australian Open 3R. Lost to #NextGenATP player Tsitsipas in Pune 2R. In 2017, reached 4 other QFs beyond Montpellier, including ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Federer) and Vienna (d. Thiem, l. to Pouille). Achieved career-high ranking of No. 7 on 9 July Herbert Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Pune (l. Cilic) YTD W-L: 3-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 18 March 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 80 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2017 semi-finalist) Tournament Note: In debut last year, made surprise run to SF as a qualifier, defeating No. 8 Thiem in QF before losing to Goffin in SF. Advanced to Pune singles QF (l. to Cilic) and doubles final with 1st-time partner Simon (l. to Haase/Middelkoop). Lost to Istomin in Australian Open 1R and to eventual runner-up Gasquet in Montpellier 2R. In 2017, earned biggest win of career over No. 8 Thiem to reach Rotterdam SF as a qualifier (l. to Goffin). Achieved career-high No. 63 in ATP Rankings on 14 August Career-high World No. 2 in doubles; has won 2 Grand Slams and 6 ATP Masters 1000s (all with Mahut). 1R: Damir Dzumhur (BIH) vs Marius Copil (ROU) Dzumhur Leads Bucharest (Romania) Clay R32 Damir Dzumhur Dzumhur Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Montpellier (l. Gasquet) YTD W-L: 4-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: 20 May 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 29 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Tournament Note: Comes into Rotterdam debut at career-high ATP ranking of No. 29. Reached Grand Slam 3R for 4th time at Australian Open (d. Lorenzi in 1R after trailing by 2 sets, l. to No. 1 Nadal). Made Montpellier QF (l. to 3-time champion and eventual 2018 runner-up Gasquet). Advanced to Sydney 2R (ret. vs. de Minaur due to left hamstring strain); fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to Istomin). In 2017, went 10-0 in Russia and won 1st 2 ATP World Tour titles at St. Petersburg (d. Fognini) and Moscow (d. Berankis). Became 1st player to ever sweep titles at St. Petersburg (est. 1995) and Moscow (est. 1990). Also last year, advanced to 1st ATP World Tour final at Winston-Salem (l. to Bautista Agut).

22 Day 3 Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Page 6 of 7 Copil Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Sofia (l. Basic) YTD W-L: 6-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 17 October 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 74 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round) Tournament Note: Qualified for main draw on debut last year (l. to Berdych 1R). Reached 1st career ATP World Tour SF (0-5 in QF matches previously) and final in Sofia (l. to Basic in final). Suffered 1R losses at Pune (l. to Djere) and Australian Open (l. to Simon). Last year, advanced to Challenger Tour finals at Kaohsiung, TPE (l. to Donskoy) and Bratislava, SVK (l. to Lacko). Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 15 May 2017 and reached career-high No. 74 on 16 October R: Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs [4] David Goffin (BEL) Goffin Leads ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R64 David Goffin Tokyo (Japan) Hard R32 David Goffin Lopez Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Sydney (l. de Minaur) YTD W-L: 4-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: 20 September 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 37 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 2-8 (2011, nd Round) Tournament Note: Claimed first win at Rotterdam since 2011 with 1R victory over 2016 champion [Q] Klizan. Advanced to Sydney QF (l. to de Minaur) and Doha 2R (l. to Basic). Made 64th straight Grand Slam appearance at Australian Open -- 1 shy of Federer s record (l. to Querrey in 1R). In 2017, saved 1 MP vs. both Berdych and Cilic to win 6th & biggest singles title of career at London/Queen s Club. Also on grass last year, def. Chardy, Berdych and M. Zverev in 3 sets to reach Stuttgart final (l. to Pouille in 3 sets). Last year, reached 3R at Roland Garros (d. Ferrer, l. to Cilic) and US Open (l. to Federer), falling to 0-13 vs Federer. Goffin Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Montpellier (l. Gasquet) YTD W-L: 6-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: 7 December 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 7 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 5-4 (2017 Finalist) Tournament Note: Defeated [LL] Mahut in 1R; after going 0-3 in 2013, 2015, and 2016, broke through to make final last year (def. No. 12 Dimitrov in QF and Herbert in SF, l. to Tsonga in F). Reached Montpellier SF (l. to 3-time champion and eventual 2018 finalist Gasquet in 3 sets). Suffered 2nd straight loss to Benneteau in Australian Open 2R. Last year, defeated No. 1 Nadal and No. 2 Federer en route to final of Nitto ATP Finals (l. to Dimitrov). Became 6th player to beat Nadal and Federer at same event and 1st to beat Top 2 since Federer at 2015 Cincinnati. 1st Belgian to beat World No.1, qualify for ATP Finals, and break into ATP Top 10 (No.10 on 20 February 2017). Went 25-8 to end 2017 season, including back-to-back titles at Shenzhen (d. Dolgopolov) and Tokyo (d. Mannarino). 2R: [6] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs Viktor Troicki (SRB) Berdych Leads ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Viktor Troicki ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Tomas Berdych Halle (Germany) Grass QF Tomas Berdych 7-6(3) CZE vs. SRB WG QF (Czech Republic) Clay RR Tomas Berdych Halle (Germany) Grass R16 Tomas Berdych Beijing (China) Hard R16 Tomas Berdych Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Tomas Berdych

23 Day 3 Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Page 7 of 7 Berdych Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Australian Open (l. Federer) YTD W-L: 5-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: 17 September 1985 (32) ATP Ranking: 17 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 20-8 (2014 Champion) Tournament Note: Defeated M. Zverev in 1R; won 9 straight matches in Rotterdam by winning title in 2014 and reaching final in 2015 (l. to No. 8 Wawrinka). Advanced to Australian Open QF or better for 7th time in last 8 years (l. to Federer in QF). 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). Troicki Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Sofia (l. Wawrinka) YTD W-L: 4-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 10 February 1986 (32) ATP Ranking: 67 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 8-6 (2011 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Reached SF in 2011 (l. to eventual champion Soderling) and two other QFs in 2012 and Earned 6th win from 2 sets down and 6th straight victory in a 5-setter at Australian Open (d. Bolt, l. to Kyrgios in 2R). Reached QF of Sofia before losing to Wawrinka for 9th time in 9 career meetings. Lost 3-setters in 1R at Doha (l. to Berrettini) and Sydney (l. to Dolgopolov). Advanced to Sydney doubles final in team debut w/struff (d. Rojer/Tecau, l. to Kubot/Melo). Last year, clinched Serbia s 4-1 Davis Cup wins over Russia in 1R (d. Khachanov in 4h30m after saving 1 MP, w/zimonjic d. Kravchuk/Kuznetsov) and Spain in QF (d. Carreno Busta, w/zimonjic d. Carreno Busta/M. Lopez). Obtained career-high ranking of No. 12 on 6 June 2011.

24 ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands February 12-18, 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,862,295 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com abnamrowtt.nl/en Martin Dagahs: Press Room: Dimitri Bonthuis (d.bonthuis@ahoy.nl) facebook.com/abnamrowtt TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FORMER CHAMP WAWRINKA MEETS DUTCH WILD CARD ON DAY ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament champion Stan Wawrinka kicks off his 2018 campaign on Tuesday with a first-round tilt against Dutch wild card Tallon Griekspoor. 5th-seeded Wawrinka, winner of 16 ATP World Tour singles titles, including three Grand Slam championships, is hoping to kickstart his season in Rotterdam. He has posted a 3-2 win/loss record since coming back to the Tour in January, following two left knee surgeries he underwent in August of last year. The Swiss star had a promising result at the Diema Xtra Sofia Open last week, reaching the semi-finals before losing to eventual titlist Mirza Basic. Griekspoor, on the other hand, is looking to gain more experience at ATP World Tour level. This will be only the third ATP main draw match of the 21-year-old s career, after two first round losses last year, both of which took place in his native Netherlands (Rotterdam and s-hertogenbosch). Last year s runner-up, 4th-seeded David Goffin of Belgium also opens his tournament on Day 2, against Frenchman Benoit Paire. While Goffin ended last year with a flourish, winning two titles and reaching the championship match of the Nitto ATP Finals, defeating No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Roger Federer en route, the World No. 7 faces a player who has given him tough tests in the past. Paire has beaten the Belgian three times in four ATP World Tour meetings, including in a final-set tiebreak in Metz just last year. Additionally, No. 9 seed Gilles Muller of Luxembourg takes on Russian qualifier Daniil Medvedev, in a match between the last two winners of the ATP World Tour event in Sydney. Medvedev came through the qualifying rounds to win that event last month for his debut singles title, while Muller also picked up his debut title there in 2017, after five previous unsuccessful ATP singles final appearances. Another wild card will follow Griekspoor on Centre Court, when 17-year-old Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime meets Filip Krajinovic of Serbia. The #NextGenATP player from Montreal will make his ATP World Tour main draw debut, coming up against Krajinovic, who reached his first ATP Masters 1000 final in Paris last year, but has only played one match so far this year due to persistent injuries. Meanwhile, other first-round matches on Tuesday include Germany s Philipp Kohlschreiber against Karen Khachanov of Russia, and Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany versus Serbian Viktor Troicki. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs Karen Khachanov (RUS) Khachanov Leads Kitzbühel (Austria) Clay R16 Karen Khachanov Kohlschreiber Summary: YTD W-L: 0-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: 16 October 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 36 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 10-9 (2016 Semi-finalist)

25 Day 2 Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Page 2 of 5 Tournament Note: Reached 2016 SF with win over No. 13 Cilic (l. to Monfils in SF); also def. then-no. 9 Gasquet in R (l. to Sijsling in QF). Suffered 1R losses at Sydney (l. to eventual champion Medvedev) and Australian Open (l. to Nishioka). After 1R bye, lost 3rd straight match of 2018 in 2R of Sofia to eventual champion Basic. Last year, captured 2nd Kitzbuhel and 8th ATP World Tour title overall (d. Fognini and Sousa). In 2017, claimed 30+ wins for 11th straight year -- 4th-longest streak among active players (Nadal 14, Berdych 13, Djokovic 12). Earned 400th win of career on 11 March in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R (d. Dolgopolov, l. to Wawrinka in 3R). Khachanov Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (2): Auckland (l. del Potro); Montpellier (l. Goffin) YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 21 May 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 48 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round) Tournament Note: In only prior appearance, lost to Coric in 1R last year. Advanced to Auckland QF (d. Sugita and Cuevas, l. to Del Potro). Reached 2nd QF of season at Montpellier (d. Ferrer and Berankis, l. to No. 7 Goffin). Also lost to Del Potro in Australian Open 2R. Last year, qualified for inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals (d. Donaldson, l. to Medvedev and Coric in RR). During 2017, achieved career-high ranking 10 times, peaking at No. 29 on August 21. [Q] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs [9] Gilles Muller (LUX) First Meeting Medvedev Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Sydney (d. de Minaur) YTD W-L: 6-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 11 February 1996 (22) ATP Ranking: 57 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Tournament Note: In his Rotterdam debut, qualified with straight-set wins over Frenchmen Eysseric and Mahut. Earned 7 victories to capture 1st ATP World Tour title at Sydney as 21-year-old qualifier (d. de Minaur). Win over 18-year-old de Minaur marked youngest ATP final since Nadal, 20, vs. Djokovic, 19, at 2007 Indian Wells. Advanced to Australian Open 2R (d. Kokkinakis, l. to Chung in 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals SF rematch). Lost 1R in Montpellier to three-time champion and eventual 2018 runner-up Gasquet. Fell in Playford, AUS Challenger 1R (l. to Matosevic). Peaked at career-high No. 48 in ATP Rankings on 24 July Muller Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (2): Sydney (l. Paire); Sofia (l. Copil) YTD W-L: 4-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: 9 May 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 28 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 4-3 (2015 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Debuted in 2015 with QF performance, def No. 20 Goffin in 1R and No. 11 Dimitrov in 2R (l. to No. 8 Wawrinka). 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 Sofia QF (l. to eventual finalist Copil); also lost to Chung in Doha 1R. Last year, saved 1 MP in Sydney 1R vs Dolgopolov en route to 1st ATP World Tour title (d. Evans in 6th final). Also in 2017, beat Karlovic, 38, for 2nd title at s-hertogenbosch: oldest ATP final since 1977 Hong Kong. At 2017 Wimbledon, got best career win over No. 2 Nadal in 5th after 4h48m to reach 2nd Grand Slam QF (l. to Cilic in 5 sets). Ended 22-match losing streak vs Top 5 opponents. Saved 2 MPs in 2R to beat Rosol 9-7 in 5th.

26 Day 2 Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Page 3 of 5 Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [4] David Goffin (BEL) Paire Leads s-hertogenbosch (Netherlands) Grass R32 Benoit Paire Bastad (Sweden) Clay R16 Benoit Paire ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 David Goffin (0) 17 Metz (France) Hard QF Benoit Paire 7-6(3) (7) Other Meeting 12 ATP Masters 1000 Miami Q (U.S.A.) Hard Q-FR David Goffin Paire Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (2): Pune (l. Anderson); Sydney (l. de Minaur); QF (1): Montpellier (l. Pouille) YTD W-L: 7-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 8 May 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 45 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 1-4 (2011 1st Round) Tournament Note: Had best performance on debut in 2011, where he qualified and beat Simon 1R (l. to Ljubicic 2R). Reached Montpellier QF (d. M. Zverev and Millman, l. to eventual champion Pouille). Advanced to SFs at Pune (d. Fucsovics after saving 5 MPs in 2R, l. to Anderson) and Sydney (l. to de Minaur). Lost 10 of last 11 ATP World Tour SFs since reaching biggest final of career at 2015 Tokyo. Fell to Garcia-Lopez in Australian Open 1R. In 2017, earned biggest win of career by beating No. 3 Wawrinka in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R. Obtained career-high ranking of No. 18 on 11 January Goffin Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Montpellier (l. Gasquet) YTD W-L: 5-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: 7 December 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 7 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (2017 Finalist) Tournament Note: After going 0-3 in 2013, 2015, and 2016, broke through to make final last year (def. No. 12 Dimitrov in QF and Herbert in SF, l. to Tsonga in F). Reached Montpellier SF (l. to 3-time champion and eventual 2018 finalist Gasquet in 3 sets). Suffered 2nd straight loss to Benneteau in Australian Open 2R. Last year, defeated No. 1 Nadal and No. 2 Federer en route to final of Nitto ATP Finals (l. to Dimitrov). Became 6th player to beat Nadal and Federer at same event and 1st to beat Top 2 since Federer at 2015 Cincinnati. 1st Belgian to beat World No.1, qualify for ATP Finals, and break into ATP Top 10 (No.10 on 20 February 2017). Went 25-8 to end 2017 season, including back-to-back titles at Shenzhen (d. Dolgopolov) and Tokyo (d. Mannarino). [WC] Tallon Griekspoor (NED) vs [5] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) First Meeting Griekspoor Summary: YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 2 July 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 259 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round) Tournament Note: Second consecutive year in main draw, after losing 1R to Muller as a wild card in Last year s appearance in Rotterdam was his ATP World Tour main draw debut, on home soil. Playing 1st professional singles match of the year at any level. Last season, did not drop a set en route to 3rd ITF Futures Circuit title at Manama, BRN (d. Konecny). Also in 2017, advanced to back-to-back Futures finals in Antalya at Turkey F2 (l. to Lazov) & Turkey F3 (ret vs Ilkel).

27 Day 2 Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Page 4 of 5 Wawrinka Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Sofia (l. Basic) YTD W-L: 3-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 16 Date of Birth: 28 March 1985 (32) ATP Ranking: 13 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 6-1 (2015 Champion) Tournament Note: Ranked No. 8 at event in 2015, ousted No. 6 Raonic in SF and No. 7 Berdych in F to claim title. 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). 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. [WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs Filip Krajinovic (SRB) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 17 Seville CH (Spain) Clay SF Felix Auger-Aliassime (4) 6-3 Auger-Aliassime Summary: YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 8 August 2000 (17) ATP Ranking: 168 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Tournament Note: Received main draw wild card to make tournament debut. Opened 2018 season last week at ATP Challenger in Budapest, HUN (l. 2R to Lestienne). In 2017, won first ATP Challenger Tour events in Lyon, FRA (d. Bourgue in F) and Seville, ESP (d. Krajinovic in SF and Cervantes in F). Became the first player born in the 2000s to receive an ATP ranking after qualifying for ATP Challenger at Drummondville, CAN in 2015, at age 14. Krajinovic Summary: YTD W-L: 0-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 27 February 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 38 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Tournament Note: Making tournament debut in his second event of the year. Lost to Gojowczyk in Doha 1R. Withdrew from Sydney due to left Achilles injury and Australian Open due to ankle injury. In 2017, qualified and defeated Querrey and Isner before losing 3-setter to Sock in 1st ATP World Tour final at Paris. Became 1st qualifier to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final since Janowicz at 2012 Paris. As World No. 77, became lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 finalist since No. 98 Fish at 2008 Indian Wells. Last year, went in ATP Challengers, incl on clay and 5-0 in finals: Heilbronn, GER as Q (d. Gombos); Marburg, GER (d. Stebe); Biella, ITA (d. Caruso); Rome, ITA (d. Gimeno-Traver) and Almaty, KAZ (d. Djere). COURT 1 Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs Viktor Troicki (SRB) Troicki Leads Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Viktor Troicki (3) 6-1

28 Day 2 Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Page 5 of 5 Struff Summary: YTD W-L: 2-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 25 April 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 56 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut) Troicki Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Sofia (l. Wawrinka) YTD W-L: 3-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 10 February 1986 (32) ATP Ranking: 67 Rotterdam W-L (Best Result): 7-6 (2011 Semi-finalist)

29 ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, 12 February 2018 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands February 12-18, 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,862,295 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com abnamrowtt.nl/en Martin Dagahs: Press Room: Dimitri Bonthuis (d.bonthuis@ahoy.nl) facebook.com/abnamrowtt TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN ROTTERDAM 1) First 500 of Season: This is the first of 13 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments of the season. The 45th anniversary of the popular Dutch indoor tournament features seven of the Top 20 in the ATP Rankings, led by World No. 2 Roger Federer who will return to No. 1 if he reaches the semi-finals. 2) Roger Eyes No. 1: Wild card and two-time Rotterdam champion (2005, 2012) Federer is looking to return to No. 1 for the first time since Nov. 4, If the Swiss superstar gets to No. 1 on Feb. 19, the gap of 5 years, 106 days will be the longest between stints at No. 1. At 36, he would also become the oldest No. 1, replacing Andre Agassi (33) who held the top spot on Sept. 7, ) Roger Returns: This will be Federer s first time back in Rotterdam since 2013 when he reached the quarter-finals. He is 23-6 lifetime and he s never lost before the QFs. This is also Federer s first tournament since capturing his 20th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last month. 4) Title Contenders: Federer will be challenged by No. 2 seed Grigor Dimitrov, No. 3 Alexander Zverev, No. 4 David Goffin, No. 5 Stan Wawrinka, No. 6 Tomas Berdych and No. 7 Lucas Pouille. No. 8 and defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew due to a hamstring injury. Wawrinka won the title in 2015 and Berdych lifted the trophy in Another former winner, Martin Klizan (2016), qualified into the main draw on Sunday. 5) Grigor Back in Action: Dimitrov opened the first month of action with a SF in Brisbane and QF at the Australian Open. He is 8-6 in Rotterdam with his best result the SFs in He won his first career ATP match in the Dutch tourney in 2009 (d. No. 23 Berdych, l. to No. 1 Nadal in three sets). 6) Berdych Turnaround: Berdych started off with a 2-5 record in Rotterdam but since 2011 he has improved with a 17-3 mark, winning the 2014 title, reaching the 2015 final and two SFs (2012, 17). 7) Ferrer Returns: David Ferrer returns to Rotterdam for the first time since He is 2-0 lifetime against 1R opponent No. 3 A. Zverev, who reached the QFs in Rotterdam two years ago. 8) Dutch Title Hopes: Top Dutchman Robin Haase takes on countryman Thiemo de Bakker in the 1R. Both players are looking to improve their results on home soil. De Bakker is 3-8 and Haase 4-9. The last Dutchman to win the Rotterdam title was Jan Siemerink 20 years ago. 9) Wild Cards: Besides Federer, the other wild cards are Dutchmen de Bakker and Tallon Griekspoor, who is looking for his first career ATP World Tour win (0-2). Canadian 17-year-old #NextGenATP star Felix Auger-Aliassime is making his ATP World Tour main draw debut. 10) Doubles Draw: Top seeds are Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, No. 2 seeds are Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic, who are 14-0 this season with three titles and unbeaten in their last 21 matches going back to last season. No. 3 seeds are Frenchmen Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut and No. 4 are 2015 champions Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau.