CUEVAS BEGINS QUEST FOR FOUR-PEAT IN SAO PAULO

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1 BRASIL OPEN: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, 28 February, 2018 Complexo Desportivo Constancio Vaz Guimaraes - Sao Paolo, Brazil February 26-March 4, 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $516,205 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Brasilopen.com.br/ Greg Sharko: Press Room: DGW Comunicação imprensa@dgwcomunicacao.com.br BrasilOpenTenis/ TV & Radio: TennisTV.com CUEVAS BEGINS QUEST FOR FOUR-PEAT IN SAO PAULO The reigning "King of Sao Paulo," Pablo Cuevas, starts his quest for a fourth straight Brasil Open title when he faces Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner in one of four R16 matches scheduled on Wednesday. The three-time defending champion from Uruguay has won 13 straight matches in Sao Paulo. He captured his first Sao Paulo title in 2015 (d. Vanni) and followed that up with successful title defenses in 2016 (d. Carreno Busta) and 2017 (d. Ramos-Vinolas). Overall, Cuevas is 16-5 lifetime at this tournament. Cuevas arrived in Sao Paulo fresh off his best showing of 2018, also in Brazil, reaching the QF last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Jarry). In fact, the last four ATP World Tour titles that Cuevas has won have come on Brazilian soil (2016 Rio de Janeiro, d. Pella). Ofner set up the R16 encounter with Cuevas by defeating Marco Cecchinato in straight sets on Tuesday. The Austrian won their only previous meeting last year in a third-set tie-break in the 2R at Kitzbuehel en route to his first career ATP World Tour SF (l. to Sousa). No. 5 seed Leonardo Mayer kicks off the action on Centre Court Wednesday afternoon when he meets fellow Argentine Carlos Berlocq for a spot in the QF. This will be the first ATP World Tour meeting between the two compatriots since 2013 Nice, with Berlocq winning their R32 match in straight sets. Mayer saved two match points against Gastao Elias on Monday and needed three hours to get past his Portuguese opponent in a third-set tie-break. He is a two-time quarter-finalist in Sao Paulo (2012, l. to Bellucci; 2015, l. to Souza) and is seeking his second ATP World Tour QF of the year (Buenos Aires, d. Fognini, l. to Monfils). Berlocq also rallied from a set down to defeat Brazilian teenager Thiago Seyboth Wild on Monday. A victory would move Berlocq into his fourth career QF at Sao Paulo (2010, l. to Ferrero); 2012 (l. to Almagro); and 2013 (l. to eventual champion Nadal). The last player other than Cuevas to win the Sao Paulo title, 2014 champion Federico Delbonis (d. Lorenzi), is next up on Centre Court as the Argentine takes on Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain for a berth in the QF. This will be the second meeting this month between the two, with Delbonis winning their QF encounter in Buenos Aires, 6-3, 7-5, two weeks ago. Delbonis defeated Quito champion Roberto Carballes Baena in straight sets on Monday, while Garcia-Lopez won his first match in San Paulo since 2005 by defeating Gerard Melzer in three sets. In the third afternoon singles match on Centre Court, No. 2 seed Fabio Fognini takes on Portuguese qualifier Joao Domingues for the first time on the ATP World Tour. Fognini advanced to his second ATP World Tour SF of the year last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco), matching his showing in Sydney earlier this year (l. to eventual champion Medvedev). The Italian No. 1 reached the Sao Paulo SF in 2008 (l. to eventual champion Almagro) and is a three-time quarter-finalist here (2010, l. to Kubot; 2015, l. to Giraldo; 2017, l. to Carreno Busta). Domingues notched his first ATP World Tour match win of the year on Monday, rallying past qualifier Renzo Olivo in three sets. Ranked No. 194 in the world, Domingues has struggled in the early part of 2018, failing to get out of the qualifying rounds at the Australian Open (l. to Polansky in Q1); Buenos Aires (l. to Ruud in Q1); and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cecchinato in Q1) before breaking through this week.

2 Day 3 Wednesday, 28 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: WEDNESDAY SECOND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT [5] Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Carlos Berlocq (ARG) Berlocq Leads Nice (France) Clay R32 Carlos Berlocq 6-2, 6-1 Other Meetings: 06 Belem CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Carlos Berlocq 6-7(6), 7-6(3), Buenos Aires CH (Argentina) Hard QF Leonardo Mayer 3-6, 6-2, ret Mayer FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils) YTD W-L: 5-5 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 ATP Ranking: 49 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 5-4 (QF, 2012, 2015) Tournament Note: Saved two match points and prevailed in a third-set tie-break over Gastao Elias on Monday in a match that lasted three hours. Reached the Sao Paulo QF in 2012 (l. to Bellucci) and 2015 (l. to Souza) and is 5-4 lifetime. Advanced to the QF at Buenos Aires (d. Fognini, l. to Monfils). Los to eventual finalist Verdasco in the R32 last week in Rio de Janeiro. Advanced to 2R at Sydney (l. to Paire) and Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to eventual finalist Harrison). Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 21 on June 22, Berlocq FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 1-3 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: February 3, 1983 ATP Ranking: 131 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 11-8 (QF, 2010, ) Tournament Note: Recorded his first ATP World Tour match win of 2018 after rallying past Brazilian teenager Thiago Seyboth Wild on Monday. Advanced to three QF at Sao Paulo (2010, l. to Ferrero); 2012 (l. to Almagro); and 2013 (l. to eventual champion Nadal) and is 11-8 lifetime. Suffered three 1R defeats (Quito, l. to Ruud; Buenos Aires, l. to Garcia-Lopez; Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cilic) this season before his victory on Monday. In 2017, defeated Kovalik, Ferrer and Monteiro en route to Buenos Aires SF (l. to Nishikori in 3 sets). Qualified and reached 2R at ATP Masters 1000s in Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Rome (l. to Berdych). Reached career-high ATP Ranking of No. 37 on March 19, 2012.

3 Day 3 Wednesday, 28 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 [8] Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Delbonis Leads Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay QF Federico Delbonis 6-3, 7-5 Delbonis FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene) YTD W-L: 5-4 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 ATP Ranking: 65 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 9-3 (Champion, 2014) Tournament Note: Began his bid for a second Sao Paulo title (2014, d. Lorenzi) with a straight-sets victory over Quito champion Roberto Carballes Baena on Monday. Is the last player other than Pablo Cuevas to win the Sao Paulo title and is 9-3 lifetime here, also reaching the QF in 2016 (l. to Cervantes) and 2017 (l. to Sousa). Advanced to the SF at Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene). Reached the R16 at Rio de Janeiro last week (d. Vesely, l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). Suffered 4th Australian Open 1R loss in last 5 years (l. to Muller). Lost to #NextGenATP players in Brisbane 1R (l. to Mmoh) and Sydney Q1 (l. to Popyrin). Garcia-Lopez FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Delbonis) YTD W-L: 4-5 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 ATP Ranking: 67 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (R16, 2005, 2018) Tournament Note: Notched his first win in San Paulo since 2005 by defeating Gerard Melzer in three sets on Monday. Reached the R16 at Sao Paulo in 2005 (d. Monaco, l. to Zabaleta); fell in the 1R in 2013 (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and 2014 (l. to Dutra Silva). Advanced to the QF at Buenos Aires (d. Berlocq and Carreno Busta, l. to Delbonis). Made 14th straight Australian Open appearance (d. Paire, l. to Berdych in 2R). Lost 3rd-set TB to countryman Lopez in Doha 1R; fell in the 1R to Rublev at Montpellier and Jarry at Rio de Janeiro. Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Seppi). [Q] Joao Domingues (POR) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) Domingues FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 1-0 Date of Birth: October 5, 1993 ATP Ranking: 194 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (R16, 2018) Tournament Note: Was successful in his first ATP World Tour match of 2018, edging past fellow qualifier Renzo Olivo in three sets on Monday. Competing in his maiden Sao Paulo event this week. Failed to get out of qualifying rounds at the Australian Open (l. to Polansky in Q1); Buenos Aires (l. to Ruud in Q1); and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cecchinato in Q1). In 2017, qualified and made winning ATP World Tour debut at Estoril (d. Edmund after saving 2 MPs, l. to Anderson in 2R).

4 Day 3 Wednesday, 28 February 2018 Page 4 of 4 Fognini FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Sydney (l. to Medvedev); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco) YTD W-L: 10-4 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 ATP Ranking: 20 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 9-7 (SF, 2008) Tournament Note: Advanced to the Sao Paulo SF in 2008 (l. to eventual champion Almagro) and is 9-7 lifetime, also reaching the QF in 2010 (l. to Kubot), 2015 (l. to Giraldo) and 2017 (l. to Carreno Busta). Advanced to his second ATP World Tour SF of the year last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco). Started season with SF run at Sydney (l. to Medvedev). Reached Australian Open 4R for second time (first time since 2014, l. to Berdych). Fell in the R16 at Buenos Aires (l. to L. Mayer). Won both singles matches in the Davis Cup World Group 1st Round vs. Japan (d. Daniel and Sugita). [Q] Sebastian Ofner (AUT) vs [3] Pablo Cuevas (URU) Ofner Leads Kitzbühel (Austria) Clay R16 Sebastian Ofner 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(3) Ofner FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 1-0 Date of Birth: May 12, 1996 ATP Ranking: 143 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (R16, 2018) Tournament Note: Was successful in his 2018 main draw debut on Tuesday, defeating Marco Cecchinato in straight sets. Playing in Sao Paulo for the first time this week. Failed to get out of qualifying rounds at four ATP World Tour events this season (Brisbane, l. to Mmoh in Q2; Australian Open, l. to Robert in Q1; New York, l. to Bublik in Q1; and Rio de Janeiro, l. to Robredo in Q1). Fell to Bolelli in the R32 at the Challenger event in Rennes, FRA. In 2017, reached 3R at Wimbledon in tour-level debut as 217th-ranked qualifier (d. Bellucci and Sock, l. to A. Zverev) Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF and SF as 157th-ranked WC at Kitzbuehel (d. Cuevas in 2R, l. to Sousa). Cuevas FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Rio de Janeiro (l. to Jarry) YTD W-L: 6-4 Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 31 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 16-5 (Champion, ) Tournament Note: Three-time defending champion; has won his last 13 matches in Sao Paulo. Won his first Sao Paulo title in 2015 (d. Vanni) and successfully defended his title in 2016 (d. Carreno Busta) and 2017 (d. Ramos-Vinolas). Has a 16-5 lifetime record in Sao Paulo. Last four ATP World Tour titles have come on Brazilian soil (2016 Rio de Janeiro, d. Pella). Reached his first ATP World Tour QF of 2018 last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Jarry). Advanced to 2R at Auckland (l. to Khachanov) and Australian Open (l. to Harrison). Fell in the R32 at Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils). Won both singles matches in the Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II Playoff vs. El Salvador (d. Alvarado Larin, Arevalo).

5 BRASIL OPEN: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 27 February, 2018 Complexo Desportivo Constancio Vaz Guimaraes - Sao Paolo, Brazil February 26-March 4, 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $516,205 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Brasilopen.com.br/ Greg Sharko: Press Room: DGW Comunicação imprensa@dgwcomunicacao.com.br BrasilOpenTenis/ TV & Radio: TennisTV.com JARRY, FOUR BRAZILIANS HEADLINE DAY 2 ACTION IN SAO PAULO Nicolas Jarry looks to continue his solid start to the South American clay-court campaign when the Chilean meets Dusan Lajovic of Serbia in one of seven opening-round matches slated Tuesday at the Brasil Open in Sao Paulo. Competing for the first time in Sao Paulo, Jarry has reached career milestones over the month of February, reaching his first ATP World Tour QF at Quito three weeks ago and first ATP World Tour SF at Rio de Janeiro last week, losing to the eventual champion in both tournaments (l. to Carballes Baena in Quito and Schwartzman in Rio de Janeiro). The 22-year-old Chilean's recent success has catapulted him to a career-high No. 73 in the ATP Rankings this week. Lajovic, who reached the semi-finals at Sao Paulo in 2016 (l. to eventual champion Cuevas) and the QF in 2015 (l. to Vanni), looks to bounce back from a 1R loss to World No. 6 Dominic Thiem last week in Rio de Janeiro after reaching the R16 at Buenos Aires the week before (l. to Monfils). The Serbian won their only previous meeting in 2015 on clay in the R16 at Quito. In the second singles match on Centre Court, No. 7 seed Tennys Sandgren of the United States faces one of four Brazilians in action Tuesday when he meets Rogerio Dutra Silva for the first time on the ATP World Tour. Last month, Sandgren advanced to his first Grand Slam QF at the Australian Open (l. to Chung) and saw his ATP Ranking improve 42 spots from No. 97 to a career-high No. 55. Since his run in Melbourne. the 26-year-old American has struggled a bit on clay, failing to get out of the qualifying round at Buenos Aires (l. to Bagnis in Q1) before reaching the R16 at Rio de Janeiro last week (d. Carballes Baena, l. to Fognini). Dutra Silva is looking to get into the win column for the first time in 2018 after five straight defeats. The Brazilian's last victory on the ATP World Tour came in the R32 at Moscow last October (d. Donskoy, l. to Sela). The evening session on Centre Court features hometown favorite and 2009 finalist Thomaz Bellucci taking on Horacio Zeballos of Argentina. The Sao Paulo resident is making his 11th appearance in his home tournament, finishing runner-up to Tommy Robredo in the 2009 final and also reaching the SF in 2012 (l. to Volandri) and 2014 (l. to eventual champion Delbonis). Zeballos has the distinction of being the last player to defeat three-time defending champion Pablo Cuevas in Sao Paulo, winning their R32 encounter in 2014 en route to the QF (l. to Haas). The Argentine has also had doubles success in Sao Paulo, winning the 2016 title with Julio Peralta (d. Carreno Busta/Marrero). Bellucci won their only previous encounter in the R16 at Quito in 2015 in a third-set tie-break. Two Brazilians square off in the second evening match when qualifier Guilherme Clezar faces wild card Thiago Monteiro. The compatriots are no strangers to one another, having faced each other six times covering the Futures and Challenger circuits (splitting their six matches), although this will be their first meeting on the ATP World Tour. Clezar has never won a main draw match in Sao Paulo, losing six consecutive matches (2011, ). Monteiro, a quarter-finalist here in 2016 (l. to eventual champion Cuevas), reached his first career ATP World Tour SF in Quito (d. Monfils in QF, l. to Ramos-Vinolas) three weeks ago, but followed that with 1R losses at Buenos Aires (l. to Verdasco) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas). In other opening-round action, Nicolas Kicker of Argentina faces Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic; Marco Cecchinato of Italy faces Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner; and #NextGenATP French teenager Corentin Moutet takes on No. 6 seed Guido Pella of Argentina.

6 Day 2 Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Lajovic Leads Quito (Ecuador) Clay R16 Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Jarry FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Rio de Janeiro (l. to Schwartzman); QF: Quito (l. to Carballes Baena) YTD W-L: 8-4 Date of Birth: October 11, 1995 ATP Ranking: 73 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Making his first appearance in Sao Paulo this week. Has played solid tennis of late, reaching his first ATP World Tour QF at Quito (l. to eventual champion Carballes Baena) and first ATP World Tour SF at Rio de Janeiro (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). Opened 2018 season by reaching the R16 at Pune (d. Andujar, l. to Haase in 2R). Lost to L. Mayer in Australian Open debut, falling to 0-3 lifetime in Grand Slam main draws. Lajovic FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils) YTD W-L: 1-4 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 ATP Ranking: 91 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 5-3 (SF, 2016) Tournament Note: Advanced to the Sao Paulo SF in 2016 (l. to eventual champion Cuevas); also reached the QF in 2015 (l. to Vanni). Advanced to the R16 at Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils). Lost to World No. 6 Thiem in the R32 last week at Rio de Janeiro. In Australian Open 1R, suffered 6th straight loss in a 5-setter (l. to Schwartzman 11-9 in 5th). Extended streak of five-set losses to 7 after falling to Isner in the Davis Cup World Group 1st Round. Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) vs [7] Tennys Sandgren (USA) Dutra Silva FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-5 Date of Birth: February 5, 1984 ATP Ranking: 106 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-5 (R16, 2014) Tournament Note: Advanced to the R16 in 2014 (d. Garcia-Lopez in R32, l. to Lorenzi) and is 1-5 lifetime in Sao Paulo. Seeking his first ATP World Tour match win of 2018 after opening with five straight defeats. Last victory on the ATP World Tour came in the R32 at Moscow last October (d. Donskoy, l. to Sela). Qualified at Auckland (l. to Shapovalov in 1R). Fell to No. 1 Aussie Kyrgios in Australian Open 1R. Lost to Martin in R32 at Quito, fell to Mayer in R32 at Buenos Aires and lost to Ramos-Vinolas in the R32 at Rio de Janeiro.

7 Day 2 Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 Sandgren FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Australian Open (l. to Chung) YTD W-L: 5-4 Date of Birth: July 22, 1991 ATP Ranking: 58 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Competing in his maiden Sao Paulo event this week. Reached 1st Grand Slam QF at Australian Open after 1st 4 Grand Slam main draw wins (l. to Chung). Got first 2 Top 10 wins of career at Australian Open (def. No. 8 Wawrinka in 2R and No. 5 Thiem in 4R). Won more than two consecutive Tour-level main draw matches for first time ever at Australian Open. Improved ranking from No. 97 to career-high No. 55 on 29 January following Australian Open run; achieved another career-high ranking the following week by moving up to No. 54. Advanced to the R16 at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carballes Baena, l. to Fognini). Failed to get out of the qualifying round at Buenos Aires (l. to Bagnis in Q1). Qualified for Auckland (l. to Chung 1R) and fell 1R in Pune (l. to eventual champion Simon). Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Bellucci Leads Quito (Ecuador) Clay R16 Thomaz Bellucci 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(6) Bellucci FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Buenos Aires (l. to Schwartzman) YTD W-L: 1-3 Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 ATP Ranking: 132 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): (F, 2009) Tournament Note: Sao Paulo resident is making his 11th appearance in his home tournament; advanced to the final in 2009 (l. to Robredo) and the SF in 2012 (l. to Volandri) and 2014 (l. to eventual champion Delbonis). Advanced to the R16 at Buenos Aires (d. Cachin, l. to Schwartzman). Lost to Fognini in the R32 last week in Rio de Janeiro. Withdrew from Australian Open qualifying. In 2017, played 5 straight 3-setters at Houston, reaching 8th ATP World Tour final (l. to Johnson 76 in 3rd). Ended 22-match losing streak vs Top 10 opponents by beating World No. 5 Nishikori at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Monteiro in 2R). Zeballos FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Brisbane (l. to Dolgopolov); Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem) YTD W-L: 2-5 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1985 ATP Ranking: 69 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 2-5 (QF, 2014) Tournament Note: Advanced to the QF in 2014 (d. Cuevas, Pella, l. to Haas). Lost to Schwartzman in the R32 in 2016 and to Souza in the R32 last year. Won the 2016 Sao Paulo doubles title with Julio Peralta (d. Carreno Busta/Marrero). Reached the R16 at Buenos Aires (d. Cecchinato, l. to Thiem) and fell in the 1R at Quito (l. to Monteiro) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Monfils). Fell to 0-5 lifetime at Australian Open with 1R loss to Fognini. Advanced to Brisbane 2R (d. Escobedo, l. to Dolgopolov).

8 Day 2 Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Page 4 of 4 [Q] Guilherme Clezar (BRA) vs [WC] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Other Meetings: 11 Brazil F33 (Brazil) Clay R32 Thiago Monteiro 1-6, 6-3, Brazil F10 (Brazil) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-6(3) 13 Sao Paulo1 CH (Brazil) Hard R32 Guilherme Clezar 6-4, Porto Alegre CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Guilherme Clezar 1-6, 6-3, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 4-6, 7-5, Milan CH (Italy) Clay R32 Guilherme Clezar 6-3, 6-3 Clezar FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 Date of Birth: December 31, 1992 ATP Ranking: 225 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 0-6 (R32, 2011, ) First Tour-Level Meeting Tournament Note: Seeking his first match win in Sao Paulo in seven tries; suffered 1R losses in 2011, (l. to Souza in 2011; l. to Bellucci in 2013; l. to Klizan in 2014; l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 2015; l. to Gimeno-Traver in 2016; l. to Pella in 2017). Failed to get out of qualifying round in 2012 (l. to Galdon in Q1). Competing in his first ATP World Tour main draw of Failed to get out qualifying rounds in Quito (l. to Escobar in Q1); Buenos Aires (l. to Dutra Silva in Q2); and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Giannessi in Q1). Lost to Kozlov in the R32 at the Challenger event in Newport Beach, U.S. Monteiro FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Quito (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) YTD W-L: 5-5 Date of Birth: May 31, 1994 ATP Ranking: 125 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (QF, 2016) Tournament Note: Advanced to his first career ATP World Tour QF at Sao Paulo in 2016 (l. to eventual champion Cuevas). Fell to Berlocq in the R32 last year. Advanced to his first career ATP World Tour SF in Quito (d. Monfils in QF, l. to Ramos-Vinolas). Followed up his run in Quito with 1R losses at Buenos Aires (l. to Verdasco) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas). Reached Pune 2R (d. Bemelmans in 3rd-set TB, ret. vs. Anderson due to left ankle injury). Fell in Grand Slam qualifying 1R for 4th time in as many attempts at Australian Open (l. to Sonego). Reached a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 74 on February 27, 2017 COURT 1 Nicolas Kicker (ARG) vs Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) Kicker Leads Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Nicolas Kicker 6-3, 6-3 [Q] Sebastian Ofner (AUT) vs Marco Cecchinato (ITA) [WC] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs [6] Guido Pella (ARG)

9 BRASIL OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, 26 February, 2018 Complexo Desportivo Constancio Vaz Guimaraes - Sao Paolo, Brazil February 26-March 4, 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $516,205 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Brasilopen.com.br/ Greg Sharko: Press Room: DGW Comunicação imprensa@dgwcomunicacao.com.br BrasilOpenTenis/ TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN SAO PAULO 1) Clay Court Circuit Finale: This is the last of four weeks of clay court action in South America with the Brasil Open. This is also the only indoor clay court tournament on the ATP World Tour. Pablo Cuevas is the reigning three-time champ and the other former winner is Federico Delbonis (2014). 2) Ramos Vinolas Leads Field: The top seed is Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who reached last year s final and is making his seventh Sao Paulo visit (9-6). The Spaniard is playing his fourth straight week and he opened the clay court swing with a runner-up in Quito (l. to Carballes Baena). In 2017 he finished a year-end best No. 23 and also was runner-up at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo. 3) Fabio a Favorite: No. 2 seed Fabio Fognini, who reached the semi-finals in Rio (l. to Verdasco), has a 9-7 record in Sao Paulo. His best results are the SFs in 2008 and QF three other times. 4) King of Sao Paulo: No. 3 seed and three-time reigning champion Cuevas comes in with a 13- match Sao Paulo winning streak. Overall Cuevas has a 16-5 record in Sao Paulo. He also won the Rio title in His last four ATP titles have come on Brazilian soil. 5) Monfils Strong on Clay: No. 4 seed Gael Monfils is playing his fourth straight week on clay and thus far he is 6-3 with a QF in Quito, SF in Buenos Aires and QF in Rio where he beat No. 3 ranked Cilic in the 2R. He opened the season with his seventh career ATP World Tour title in Doha (d. Rublev). He won his first and only ATP World Tour clay court title in Sopot, POL in ) Brazilian Title Hopes: There are five Brazilians in the draw, including one qualifier. Leading the way are the top Brazilian trio (as of 2/26) of Rogerio Dutra Silva, Thiago Monteiro and Thomaz Bellucci. The youngest player in the draw, 17-year-old wild card Thiago Seyboth Wild, makes his ATP World Tour debut. The last Brazilian to win the Sao Paulo title was Gustavo Kuerten in ) Jarry Breakthrough: Nicolas Jarry comes into Sao Paulo after advancing to his first career ATP World Tour SF in Rio (l. to Schwartzman). The 22-year-old Chilean is the top player from his country and he is projected to climb to a career-high No. 73 in the ATP Rankings. 8) Argentine Assault: There are a tournament-high six Argentines in the draw (with two in the final round of qualifying). No. 5 Leonardo Mayer is the highest Argentine seeded in the draw. Delbonis is the last Argentine winner in ) Andre Bids Farewell: Reigning doubles champion Andre Sa is playing in his final ATP main draw. The 40-year-old, who is coaching and playing with Bellucci, enjoyed an outstanding career with 11 doubles titles in 30 finals. He reached a career-high No. 55 in singles and No. 17 in doubles. 10) Doubles Draw: The top seeds are Cuevas and Horacio Zeballos, who are 0-2 in ATP doubles finals. The No. 2 seeds are Hans Podlipnik-Castillo and Andrei Vasilevski, the No. 3 seeds are Guillermo Duran and Andres Molteni and No. 4 are Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak.

10 Day 1 Monday, 26 February 2018 Page 2 of 7 WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) Finalist 2 Fabio Fognini (ITA) Semi-finalist 3 Pablo Cuevas (URU) Champion 4 Gael Monfils (FRA) 0-0 Main Draw Debut 5 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) , 2015 Quarter-finalist 6 Guido Pella (ARG) Quarter-finalist 7 Tennys Sandgren (USA) 0-0 Main Draw Debut 8 Federico Delbonis (ARG) Champion QUALIFIERS (4) Guilherme Clezar (BRA) Sebastian Ofner (AUT) Renzo Olivo (ARG) Joao Domingues (POR) OLDEST PLAYER Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) 37 years, 6 months WILD CARDS (3) Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Corentin Moutet (FRA) Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) YOUNGEST PLAYER Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) 17 years, 11 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Argentina 7, Brazil 5, Spain 3, France 2, Portugal 2, Italy 2, Austria 2 DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Pablo Cuevas (URU) Champion Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Champion 2 Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) Semi-finalist Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) 0-0 Main Draw Debut 3 Guillermo Duran (ARG) Semi-finalist Andres Molteni (ARG) Semi-finalist 4 Wesley Koolhof (NED) 0-0 Main Draw Debut Artem Sitak (NZL) Quarter-finalist ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Brasil Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points Singles Prize Money ($) 92,085 48,500 26,275 14,970 8,820 5,225 Doubles Ranking Points Doubles Prize Money ($) 27,980 14,710 7,970 4,560 2,

11 Day 1 Monday, 26 February 2018 Page 3 of 7 PAST FINALISTS SINGLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Pablo Cuevas (URU) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 6-7(3), 6-4, Pablo Cuevas (URU) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 7-6(4), Pablo Cuevas (URU) Luca Vanni (ITA) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(4) 2014 Federico Delbonis (ARG) Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 4-6, 6-3, Rafael Nadal (ESP) David Nalbandian (ARG) 6-2, Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Filippo Volandri (ITA) 6-3, 4-6, Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6-3, 7-6(3) 2010 Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) Lukasz Kubot (POL) 6-1, Tommy Robredo (ESP) Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 BOLD: Player in 2018 Brasil Open singles draw. DOUBLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Rogerio Dutra Silva/Andre Sa Marcus Daniell/Marcelo Demoliner 7-6(5), 5-7, [10-7] 2016 Julio Peralta/Horacio Zeballos Pablo Carreno Busta/David Marrero 4-6, 6-1, [10-5] 2015 Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah Paolo Lorenzi/Diego Schwartzman 6-4, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez/Philipp Oswald Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah 5-7, 6-4, [15-13] 2013 Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares Frantisek Cermak/Michal Mertinak 6-7(5), 6-2, [10-7] 2012 Eric Butorac/Bruno Soares Michal Mertinak/Andre Sa 3-6, 6-4, [10-8] 2011 Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares Pablo Andujar/Daniel Gimeno/Traver 7-6(4), Pablo Cuevas/Marcel Granollers Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach 7-5, Marcel Granollers/Tommy Robredo Lucas Arnold Ker/Juan Monaco 6-4, Marcelo Melo/Andre Sa Albert Montanes/Santiago Ventura 4-6, 6-2, [10-7] 2007 Lukas Dlouhy/Pavel Vizner Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo/Albert Montanes 6-2, 7-6(4) 2006 Lukas Dlouhy/Pavel Vizner Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski 6-1, 4-6, [10-3] 2005 Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl Jose Acasuso/Ignacio Gonzalez King 6-4, Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski Tomas Behrend/Leos Friedl 6-2, Todd Perry/Thomas Shimada Scott Humphries/Mark Merklein 6-2, Scott Humphries/Mark Merklein Gustavo Kuerten/Andre Sa 6-3, 7-6(1) BOLD: Player in 2018 Brasil Open doubles draw. Dutra Silva/Sa are no longer intact.

12 Day 1 Monday, 26 February 2018 Page 4 of 7 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT Gerald Melzer (AUT) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Melzer FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Quito (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) YTD W-L: 3-3 Date of Birth: July 13, 1990 ATP Ranking: 109 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (R16, 2017) Tournament Note: Advanced to the R16 in his Sao Paulo debut last year (d. Estrella Burgos, l. to Schwartzman). Reached the QF at Quito (d. Cecchinato and Estrella Burgos, l. to Ramos-Vinolas). Lost to Andujar in the 1R last week at Rio de Janeiro. Fell to 0-3 lifetime in Grand Slam matches with 1R loss at Australian Open (l. to Basilashvili). In 2017, won his sixth and seventh Challenger titles, respectively, in Lima, PER (d. Kovalik) and Guayaquil, ECU (d. Bagnis). Garcia-Lopez FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Delbonis) YTD W-L: 3-5 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 ATP Ranking: 67 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-3 (R16, 2005) Tournament Note: Reached the R16 at Sao Paulo in 2005 (d. Monaco, l. to Zabaleta); fell in the 1R in 2013 (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and 2014 (l. to Dutra Silva). Advanced to the QF at Buenos Aires (d. Berlocq and Carreno Busta, l. to Delbonis). Made 14th straight Australian Open appearance (d. Paire, l. to Berdych in 2R). Lost 3rd-set TB to countryman Lopez in Doha 1R; fell in the 1R to Rublev at Montpellier and Jarry at Rio de Janeiro. Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Seppi). [8] Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) Delbonis FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene) YTD W-L: 4-4 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 ATP Ranking: 65 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 8-3 (Champion, 2014) Tournament Note: Is the last player other than Pablo Cuevas to win the Sao Paulo title (d. Lorenzi) and is 8-3 lifetime here, also reaching the QF in 2016 (l. to Cervantes) and 2017 (l. to Sousa). Advanced to the SF at Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene). Reached the R16 at Rio de Janeiro last week (d. Vesely, l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). Suffered 4th Australian Open 1R loss in last 5 years (l. to Muller). Lost to #NextGenATP players in Brisbane 1R (l. to Mmoh) and Sydney Q1 (l. to Popyrin).

13 Day 1 Monday, 26 February 2018 Page 5 of 7 Carballes Baena FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: W: Quito (d. Ramos-Vinolas) YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: March 23, 1993 ATP Ranking: 79 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (QF, 2016) Tournament Note: As a lucky loser, advanced to the Sao Paulo QF in 2016 (d. Daniel and Bellucci, l. to Carreno Busta); failed to get out of qualifying round in 2017 (l. to Kovalik in Q2). Entered the Quito main draw as a qualifier, went on to capture his first ATP World Tour title (d. Gaio, Lorenzi, Jarry, Martin and Ramos-Vinolas, winning the last three matches in 3 sets). Seeking his first match win since taking the Quito crown, falling in the 1R to Elias in Buenos Aires and to Sandgren in Rio de Janeiro. Lost in the 1R at Pune (l. to Ramanathan) and failed to get out of Australian Open qualifying (l. to Kudla in Q1). Achieved a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 72 on February 19, [5] Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Gastao Elias (POR) Mayer Leads Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R32 Leonardo Mayer 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Mayer FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils) YTD W-L: 4-5 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 ATP Ranking: 49 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (QF, 2012, 2015) Tournament Note: Reached the Sao Paulo QF in 2012 (l. to Bellucci) and 2015 (l. to Souza) and is 4-4 lifetime. Reached the QF at Buenos Aires (d. Fognini, l. to Monfils). Los to eventual finalist Verdasco in the R32 last week in Rio de Janeiro. Advanced to 2R at Sydney (l. to Paire) and Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to eventual finalist Harrison). Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 21 on June 22, Elias FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Buenos Aires (l. to Delbonis); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas) YTD W-L: 2-2 Date of Birth: November 24, 1990 ATP Ranking: 102 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (QF, 2016) Tournament Note: Advanced to the Sao Paulo QF in 2016 (l. to Lajovic) and is 3-3 lifetime, losing to eventual finalist Ramos-Vinolas in the R16 last year. As a qualifier, reached the R16 at Buenos Aires (l. to Delbonis) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas). Failed to get out of Australian Open qualifying round (l. to Kovalik in Q1). Lost to Guinard in the 1R at the Challenger event in Rennes, FRA. In 2017, reached the QF at Lyon as a qualifier (d. del Potro, l. to Raonic). Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 57 on October 24, 2016.

14 Day 1 Monday, 26 February 2018 Page 6 of 7 Carlos Berlocq (ARG) vs [WC] Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) Berlocq FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R32: Quito (l. to Ruud); Buenos Aires (l. to Garcia-Lopez); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cilic) YTD W-L: 0-3 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: February 3, 1983 ATP Ranking: 131 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 10-8 (QF, 2010, ) Tournament Note: Advanced to three QF at Sao Paulo (2010, l. to Ferrero); 2012 (l. to Almagro) and 2013 (l. to eventual champion Nadal) and is 10-8 lifetime. Seeking his first match win of 2018 after three 1R defeats (Quito, l. to Ruud; Buenos Aires, l. to Garcia-Lopez; Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cilic). In 2017, defeated Kovalik, Ferrer and Monteiro en route to Buenos Aires SF (l. to Nishikori in 3 sets). Qualified and reached 2R at ATP Masters 1000s in Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Rome (l. to Berdych). Reached career-high ATP Ranking of No. 37 on March 19, Seyboth Wild FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 Date of Birth: March 10, 2000 ATP Ranking: 620 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Youngest player in the draw (17 years, 11 months) makes his ATP World Tour main draw debut after accepting a wild card into his homeland tournament. Failed to get out of qualifying round last week in his home city of Rio de Janeiro (l. to Moutet in Q1). Played primarily on the Futures circuit in 2017, winning the title at the Turkey F42 event in Antalya (d. Bonadio) and reaching the final at the Turkey F39 tournament a few weeks earlier in the same city (l. to Samper-Montana). Advanced to the R16 at the Challenger event in Rio de Janeiro, BRA (d. Jarry, l. to Hernandez-Fernandez) last November. COURT 1 [Q] Renzo Olivo (ARG) vs [Q] Joao Domingues (POR) FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES [Q] Guilherme Clezar (BRA) vs [WC] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Other Meetings: 11 Brazil F33 (Brazil) Clay R32 Thiago Monteiro 1-6, 6-3, Brazil F10 (Brazil) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-6(3) 13 Sao Paulo1 CH (Brazil) Hard R32 Guilherme Clezar 6-4, Porto Alegre CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Guilherme Clezar 1-6, 6-3, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 4-6, 7-5, Milan CH (Italy) Clay R32 Guilherme Clezar 6-3, 6-3 Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Lajovic Leads Quito (Ecuador) Clay R16 Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 First Tour-Level Meeting

15 Day 1 Monday, 26 February 2018 Page 7 of 7 [WC] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs [6] Guido Pella (ARG) Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Bellucci Leads Quito (Ecuador) Clay R16 Thomaz Bellucci 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(6) Nicolas Kicker (ARG) vs Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) Kicker Leads Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Nicolas Kicker 6-3, 6-3 Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) vs [7] Tennys Sandgren (USA) [Q] Sebastian Ofner (AUT) vs Marco Cecchinato (ITA) -