FIVE TOP 10 PLAYERS AND DEFENDING CHAMPION IN ACTION ON DAY 2

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1 ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL presentado por HSBC DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Acapulco Princess Mundo Imperial Acapulco, Mexico 26 February-3 March 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,642,795 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Abiertomexicanodetenis.com/en/ Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room:Marifer TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FIVE TOP 10 PLAYERS AND DEFENDING CHAMPION IN ACTION ON DAY 2 A staggering amount of top ATP World Tour players take the stage at the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC on Tuesday. 12 first-round singles matches take place on Day 2, including the 2018 debuts of five Top 10 players, headed by top seed Rafael Nadal, as well as defending champion Sam Querrey s opening match. Nadal will hit the court for only his second event this season when he takes on fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez. The No. 1 seed s only prior match play this year was his run to the quarter-finals at the Australian Open, where he retired due to a hip injury while trailing in the fifth set to eventual finalist Marin Cilic. Nadal, the champion here in 2005 and 2013, has a long history with Lopez, not only as compatriots and erstwhile doubles partners. The two have battled on Tour 13 times over the last 15 years. Nadal has won nine of the 13 matches; Lopez has emerged victorious in the most recent two, but they have not played each other since Matches featuring Top 10 stars will precede and succeed Nadal and Lopez on Cancha Central. The first ATP World Tour match on the main court will pit No. 6 seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina against Germany s Mischa Zverev. Del Potro is enjoying a rankings renaissance, having returned to the Top 10 last month for the first time in well over three years. Then, following the Nadal/Lopez tilt, No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev, the younger Zverev brother, will kick off his Acapulco campaign with a meeting against American Steve Johnson. The 20-year-old World No. 5 from Germany picked up two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles during a breakthrough 2017, but it is Johnson who won their only prior meeting, at Miami in Two former champions will play their opening rounds on Grand Stand Caliente. First, title holder Sam Querrey of the United States will start his championship defense against Australian Matthew Ebden. The 7th-seeded American comes into the event with a brand-new career-high singles ranking of No. 11, and has won both of his previous matches with Ebden. Later on the same court, No. 3 seed and 2016 champion Dominic Thiem of Austria opens his event by facing British qualifier Cameron Norrie. Thiem fell to Querrey in the quarter-finals last year, having beaten the American en route to the title the year before. 4th-seeded American Jack Sock is yet another Top 10 player who will be on court, as he plays his first-round match on Cancha 2 against qualifier Ernesto Escobedo. The compatriots have yet to play each other on the ATP World Tour. On that same court, play opens for the day when Japan s Kei Nishikori, on the comeback trail this season after a lengthy injury break, faces off against #NextGenATP player Denis Shapovalov of Canada, the youngest player in the draw at age 18. Then, in a surprising twist of the draw, Argentina s Diego Schwartzman and Spaniard Fernando Verdasco will square off in the first round just two days after Schwartzman defeated Verdasco in the final of the ATP World Tour 500 event in Rio de Janeiro. Among the remaining matches, Australian Open semi-finalist Hyeon Chung of South Korea will make his Acapulco main draw debut against American Donald Young on Cancha 4. Also on that court, Frenchman Adrian Mannarino will take on Lithuanian qualifier Ricardas Berankis, and qualifier Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan will meet Australian wild card Thanasi Kokkinakis. Finally, the last match on Cancha 2 will see Mexican wild card Lucas Gomez, in the main draw for the third straight year, play German Peter Gojowczyk, fresh off a run to the Delray Beach final last week.

2 Day 2 Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Page 2 of 8 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CANCHA CENTRAL [6] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs Mischa Zverev (GER) Del Potro Leads Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Juan Martin del Potro Del Potro Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Auckland (l. Bautista Agut) YTD W-L: 6-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 20 Date of Birth: 23 September 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 9 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2017 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Last year, defeated Tiafoe in 3 sets in 1R, l. to No. 2-ranked Djokovic in 3 sets in 2R. Opened season with 1st appearance in Auckland final (l. to Bautista Agut) since winning there in Rose from No. 12 to No. 10 on 15 January, returning to Top 10 for 1st time since week of 4 August In 1st tournament as a Top 10 player since 2014, fell to Berdych in Australian Open 3R. Fell in 2R at New York Open (def. Chardy, l. to eventual champion Tiafoe 5-7 in 3rd set). In 2017, successfully defended Stockholm title to win 20th ATP World Tour championship of career (d. Dimitrov). Last year, saved 2 MPs and rallied from 2 sets down vs Thiem in 4R, then beat Federer in QF to reach US Open SF (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Last season, fell one set shy of qualifying for Nitto ATP Finals, losing 3-setter to Isner in ATP Masters 1000 Paris QF. Also in 2017, went 0-7 vs Top 2 and 38-9 against players ranked lower than No. 2. Finished season on 20-5 run overall. M. Zverev Summary: YTD W-L: 2-6 Date of Birth: 22 August 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 54 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round) Tournament Note: Last year, in 1st appearance in main draw, dropped 1R match to eventual runner-up Nadal. Only player to retire in Australian Open 1R (ret. vs. Chung due to viral illness). Advanced to Brisbane 2R (l. to Mmoh) and fell in Sydney 1R (l. to L. Mayer), Montpellier 1R (l. to Paire) and Rotterdam 1R (l. to Berdych). Obtained 2nd win of season at Marseille (def. Kavcic in 1R, l. to eventual champion Khachanov in 2R). In 2017, played in 2nd ATP World Tour final at Geneva as Q (d. Nishikori, l. to Wawrinka). Enjoyed career-high 30 wins last season and achieved career-high No. 25 in ATP Rankings on 24 July [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Nadal Leads Basel (Switzerland) Carpet R32 Feliciano Lopez (4) 06 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal Stuttgart (Germany) Clay SF Rafael Nadal Barcelona (Spain) Clay R16 Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Hard QF Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard SF Rafael Nadal ret. 10 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass QF Feliciano Lopez 7-6(5) US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 Rafael Nadal Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Feliciano Lopez (6) 15 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Feliciano Lopez (3)

3 Day 2 Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Page 3 of 8 Nadal Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Australian Open (l. Cilic) YTD W-L: 4-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 75 Date of Birth: 3 June 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 2 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 14-1 (2005, 2013 Champion) Tournament Note: 2-time champion had his undefeated (14-0, and 28-0 in sets) record in Acapulco snapped by Querrey in last year s final. Reached 10th Australian Open QF of career, retired down 0-2 in 5th set of QF to Cilic (hip injury). Withdrew from Brisbane due to right knee injury. Last year, captured 3rd US Open title in 1st event as World No. 1 since 2014 Wimbledon (d. Anderson). Also last season, lost 35 games in 7 wins at Roland Garros, fewest for Grand Slam champion since Borg at 1978 Roland Garros (32). Last year, won 10th titles at Monte-Carlo, Barcelona and Roland Garros. Only player with 10+ titles at an event in Open Era. In 2017, became oldest year-end No. 1 at age 31 in 45-year history of ATP Rankings. Lopez Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Sydney (l. de Minaur) YTD W-L: 4-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: 20 September 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 38 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2014 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Claimed only Acapulco win in 1R in 2014 over Roger-Vasselin (l. to Ferrer 2R). Reached Rotterdam 2R (def. Klizan 1R, l. to Goffin). 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. Steve Johnson (USA) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) Johnson Leads ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Steve Johnson 7-6(9) 7-6(3) Johnson Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Delray Beach (l. Gojowczyk) YTD W-L: 4-6 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: 24 December 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 47 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2017 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Last year, upset Isner in 1R and beat Escobedo in 2R, before giving a walkover to Cilic in the QF. Last week, reached first QF and SF of season at Delray Beach (l. to Gojowczyk). Advanced to Auckland 2R (l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut). Fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to de Minaur), Australian Open (l. to Kudla), and New York (l. to Menendez-Maceiras after holding 5 match points). Last year, defeated Olympic bronze medal partner Sock en route to 2nd ATP title at Houston (d. Bellucci 76 in 3rd). Traveled from Davis Cup QF in Australia to Houston, then overcame cramps and 4-2 deficit in final vs Bellucci. Also in 2017, beat Isner 76 in 3rd before falling to Sock in Auckland SF. Also lost to Sock in Delray Beach QF. Last season, reached 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Thiem) and Wimbledon (l. to Cilic).

4 Day 2 Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Page 4 of 8 A. Zverev Summary: YTD W-L: 5-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: 20 April 1997 (20) ATP Ranking: 5 Suffered 3rd straight 5-set loss in Australian Open 3R, all of which came from 2 sets to 1 up (l. to Chung). Won both singles matches in Davis Cup tie vs. Australia (def. Kyrgios in 3 sets and de Minaur in 5th-set tiebreak). Reached 2R in Rotterdam (def. in Ferrer 1R, l. to lucky loser Seppi in 2R). 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 GRAND STAND CALIENTE Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs [7] Sam Querrey (USA) Querrey Leads ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Sam Querrey Newport (U.S.A.) Grass R32 Sam Querrey 7-6(3) 7-6(1) Ebden Summary: YTD W-L: 2-4 Date of Birth: 26 November 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 87 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2014 1st Round) Tournament Note: Lost to R. Harrison in 1R of qualifying last year. Advanced to 2R at Brisbane (l. to eventual champion Kyrgios) and Australian Open (l. to Dolgopolov). Lost consecutive 1Rs at New York Open (l. to Youzhny) and Delray Beach (l. to eventual champion Tiafoe). In 2017, advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF and final at Newport as 249th-ranked qualifier (l. to Isner). Last season, reached Quito 2R (l. to Lorenzi) and Memphis QF (d. Fritz, l. to Basilashvili) as Q in back-to-back weeks. Last year, captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Canberra, AUS (d. Daniel) and Toyota, JPN (d. Hemery). Rose from No. 695 to year-end high No. 76 in ATP Rankings during 2017 season. Querrey Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): New York (l. Anderson) YTD W-L: 5-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: 7 October 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 11 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 9-3 (2017 Champion) Tournament Note: 8-1 win/loss record in last 2 years, reaching SF in 2016 (def. No. 6 Nishikori in 2R and Fritz in QF, l. to Thiem) and winning title last year (4 Top 20 wins en route: Goffin, Thiem, Kyrgios, and Nadal in last 4 rounds). Currently at a new career-high ranking of No. 11. Reached 1st final of season at New York Open (def. Mannarino in SF, l. to Anderson in final-set TB). Followed up New York run with 1R loss to Fritz in final-set TB at Delray Beach. Claimed a win over Djere in USA s 3-1 victory over Serbia in the Davis Cup World Group. Lost 2R matches at Auckland (l. to Vesely) and Australian Open (l. to Fucsovics). Last year at Wimbledon, became 1st American to reach a Grand Slam SF since Roddick at 2009 Wimbledon. Reached 1st SF in 42nd Grand Slam appearance -- longest wait to reach a Grand Slam SF in Open Era (l. to Cilic). First player since Becker in to beat World No. 1 and since Sampras in to beat defending champion at back-to-back Wimbledons (d. Djokovic in 2016 Wimbledon 3R and Murray in 2017 Wimbledon QF). Last year, beat Goffin, Thiem, Kyrgios, and Nadal to win Acapulco title; also captured 10th ATP World Tour title at Los Cabos (d. Kokkinakis).

5 Day 2 Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Page 5 of 8 [Q] Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs [3] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Norrie Summary: YTD W-L: 1-2 Date of Birth: 23 August 1995 (22) ATP Ranking: 113 Tournament Note: Qualified for main draw with straight-set wins over Peliwo and Kudla. Fell in 2R of Australian Open qualifying and 1R of New York Open qualifying. Entered Delray Beach main draw as lucky loser; fell to Chung in 1R in 3 sets. In 2017, earned 1st ATP World Tour win at Eastbourne as WC (d. Zeballos, l. to Monfils in 2R). Last year, made ATP World Tour debut at London/Queen s Club as WC (l. to Querrey in 1R). Last season, made Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon as WC (l. to Tsonga in 1R). Also in 2017, captured 1st ATP Challenger Tour title at Binghamton, USA (d. Thompson). Last year, advanced to Challenger SFs at Maui, USA (l. to Daniel) and Lexington, USA (l. to Millman). Thiem Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Buenos Aires (d. Bedene); SF (1): Doha (W/O vs Monfils); QF (1): Rio de Janeiro (l. Verdasco) YTD W-L: 14-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: 3 September 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 6 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 7-1 (2016 Champion) Tournament Note: Won 2016 title with defeats of Dimitrov in QF, Querrey in SF, and Tomic in final; fell to eventual champion Querrey in last year s QF. In 2018, secured first title of the season at Buenos Aires (d. Monfils in SF and Bedene in F). As defending champion, advanced to Rio de Janeiro QF (def. Lajovic in 1R, and Andujar in 2R via ret.) before falling to eventual runner-up Verdasco (3rd loss in 3 career matches vs. Verdasco). Reached Australian Open 4R for second consecutive year (l. to Sandgren). Advanced to Doha SF as No. 1 seed without dropping a set (w/o vs. Monfils due to viral infection). Last year, swept all 10 sets en route to 2nd ATP World Tour 500 title and 8th title overall at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta). Also in 2017, made 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF and final at Madrid (d. Dimitrov after saving 5 MPs in 3R, l. to Nadal). Last year, got 1st win over World No. 1 by beating Murray to reach ATP World Tour 500 final at Barcelona (l. to Nadal). In 2017, did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Roland Garros SF (d. Djokovic , l. to Nadal ). One of two players to reach 2nd week at all 4 Grand Slams in 2017 (also Nadal). Last season, broke into Top 5 and achieved career-high No. 4 in ATP Rankings on 6 November CANCHA 2 Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) Nishikori Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): New York (l. Anderson) YTD W-L: 3-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: 29 December 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 26 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 6-3 (2015 Finalist)

6 Day 2 Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Page 6 of 8 Shapovalov Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Delray Beach (l. Tiafoe) YTD W-L: 6-5 Date of Birth: 15 April 1999 (18) ATP Ranking: 45 [4/WC] Jack Sock (USA) vs [Q] Ernesto Escobedo (USA) Sock Summary: YTD W-L: 1-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: 24 September 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 10 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round) Escobedo Summary: YTD W-L: 1-3 Date of Birth: 4 July 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 123 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2017 2nd Round) Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Schwartzman Leads Nice (France) Clay R32 Diego Schwartzman 7-6(5) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay F Diego Schwartzman Schwartzman Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Rio de Janeiro (d. Verdasco); QF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Bedene) YTD W-L: 10-4 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: 16 August 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 18 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2013 1st Round) Verdasco Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Rio de Janeiro (l. Schwartzman) YTD W-L: 7-5 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: 15 November 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 27 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 10-4 (2004, 2012 Finalist) Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs [WC] Lucas Gomez (MEX) Gojowczyk Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Delray Beach (l. Tiafoe); QF (2): Doha (l. Monfils); Auckland (l. Haase) YTD W-L: 10-5 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 15 July 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 51

7 Day 2 Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Page 7 of 8 Gomez Summary: YTD W-L: 0-0 Date of Birth: 11 August 1995 (22) ATP Ranking: 828 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (2016, st Round) CANCHA 4 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [Q] Ricardas Berankis (LTU) Series Tied St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Ricardas Berankis 7-6(7) US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Adrian Mannarino Moscow (Russia) Hard SF Ricardas Berankis Sydney (Australia) Hard R16 Adrian Mannarino Other Meetings 10 Nottingham CH (Great Britain) Grass SF Ricardas Berankis Helsinki CH (Finland) Hard R32 Adrian Mannarino 7-6(3) 7-5 Mannarino Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): New York (l. Querrey); QF (1): Sydney (l. Fognini) YTD W-L: 7-5 Date of Birth: 29 June 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 24 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2016, nd Round) Berankis Summary: YTD W-L: 3-3 Date of Birth: 21 June 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 108 Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs Donald Young (USA) Chung Leads Lyon (France) Clay R32 Hyeon Chung Chung Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Australian Open (l. Federer); QF (2): Auckland (l. Ferrer); Delray Beach (l. Tiafoe) YTD W-L: 10-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 19 May 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 29 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut) Young Summary: YTD W-L: 1-4 Date of Birth: 23 July 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 89 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 3-4 (2014, 2016, nd Round)

8 Day 2 Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Page 8 of 8 [Q] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs [WC] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) Bublik Summary: YTD W-L: 0-1 Date of Birth: 17 June 1997 (20) ATP Ranking: 142 Kokkinakis Summary: YTD W-L: 0-1 Date of Birth: 10 April 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 199 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2015 1st Round)

9 ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL presentado por HSBC PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, 26 February 2018 Acapulco Princess Mundo Imperial Acapulco, Mexico 26 February-3 March 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,642,795 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Abiertomexicanodetenis.com/en/ Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room:Marifer TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN ACAPULCO 1) XXV Anniversary: This is the 25th anniversary of the popular 500 level event, which features a tournament record 6 of the Top 10 players in the ATP Rankings. Leading the way is World No. 2 Rafael Nadal along with Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem, Jack Sock, Kevin Anderson and Juan Martin del Potro. Last year, Sam Querrey beat Nadal to become the 1st American winner. 2) Former Champions: Querrey is one of four former Acapulco champions in the draw, including fourtime winner ( , 2015) David Ferrer, Nadal (2005, 2013) and Thiem (2016). 3) Rafa Returns: Nadal is making his first tournament since retiring down 0-2 in the fifth set vs. Cilic on Jan. 23 in the QFs at the Australian Open. Nadal is 14-1 in Acapulco with his only loss coming to Querrey last year. Nadal cannot regain No. 1 if he wins the title since he is dropping 300 points. 4) Querrey Reigning Champion: Last year Querrey came in ranked No. 40 and he posted four straight Top 20 wins en route to his biggest career title, beating No. 11 Goffin, No. 9 Thiem, No. 17 Kyrgios and No. 6 Nadal. Now one year later Querrey comes in a career-high No. 11 (as of 2/26). 5) Anderson Newest Top 10: Anderson is playing his first tournament ranked in the Top 10 since Oct. 12, 2015 at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (QF). He moved to No. 9 on Feb. 19 after winning his 4th title at the New York Open (d. Querrey). Anderson, who reached the Acapulco final in 2014 (l. to Dimitrov), comes in a career-high No. 8 (as of 2/26). 6) Ferrer 30 Wins Club: Ferrer has 30 career wins in Acapulco, which is one of seven tournaments he has won 30+ matches: Roland Garros (44), Australian Open (42), Valencia (32), US Open (32), Auckland (31), Miami (31) and Acapulco (30). 7) Rio Repeat: The Rio Open final on Sunday between Diego Schwartzman and Fernando Verdasco will be the first of two matches in three days. They meet Tuesday in the 1R in Acapulco. Prior to Rio, Schwartzman won the only previous meeting in the 1R at 2016 Nice. 8) #NextGenATP Trio: The #NextGenATP trio of Andrey Rublev, Denis Shapovalov and A. Zverev along with last year s Next Gen ATP Finals champion Hyeon Chung and qualifier Jared Donaldson are all making their Acapulco main draw debut. 9) Kokkinakis is Back: Thanasi Kokkinakis, who reached his first ATP singles final in Los Cabos last August, is one of three wild cards (also Lucas Gomez and Sock). The young Aussie lost in the 1R at the Australian Open and has been sidelined with an abdominal strain. He returned this week at the Morelos, MEX Challenger and reached the SFs where he withdrew due to an ankle injury 10) Strong Doubles Draw: The top four seeds are Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, current ATP Doubles Team Ranking leaders Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic, reigning champions Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares, and Bob and Mike Bryan.

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 Rafael Nadal (ESP) , 2013 Champion 2 Alexander Zverev (GER) 0-0 Debut 3 Dominic Thiem (AUT) Champion 4 Jack Sock (USA) st Round 5 Kevin Anderson (RSA) Finalist 6 Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) nd Round 7 Sam Querrey (USA) Champion 8 John Isner (USA) , 2014, st Round QUALIFIERS (4) Ricardas Berankis (LTU) Alexander Bublik (KAZ) Ernesto Escobedo (USA) Cameron Norrie (GBR) OLDEST PLAYER Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 36 years, 5 months WILD CARDS (3) Lucas Gomez (MEX) Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) Jack Sock (USA) YOUNGEST PLAYER Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 18 years, 10 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN USA 8, Spain 4, Germany 3, Argentina 2, Australia 2 DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Lukasz Kubot (POL) , 2013 Champion Marcelo Melo (BRA) Champion 2 Oliver Marach (AUT) , 2010 Champion Mate Pavic (CRO) st Round 3 Jamie Murray (GBR) Champion Bruno Soares (BRA) Champion 4 Bob Bryan (USA) , 2004 Champion Mike Bryan (USA) , 2004 Champion ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points Singles Prize Money ($) 354, ,610 87,360 44,420 23,070 12,170 Doubles Ranking Points Doubles Prize Money ($) 106,620 52,200 26,180 13,440 6,

11 Day 1 Monday, 26 February 2018 Page 3 of 7 PAST FINALISTS SINGLES (since 2004) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Sam Querrey (USA) Rafael Nadal (ESP) (3) 2016 Dominic Thiem (AUT) Bernard Tomic (AUS) 7-6(6) David Ferrer (ESP) Kei Nishikori (JPN) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Kevin Anderson (RSA) 7-6(1) (5) 2013 Rafael Nadal (ESP) David Ferrer (ESP) David Ferrer (ESP) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) David Ferrer (ESP) Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 7-6(4) 6-7(2) David Ferrer (ESP) Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Gael Monfils (FRA) Nicolas Almagro (ESP) David Nalbandian (ARG) (1) 2007 Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) Carlos Moya (ESP) (2) 2006 Luis Horna (PER) Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) 7-6(5) Rafael Nadal (ESP) Albert Montanes (ESP) Carlos Moya (ESP) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) BOLD: Player in 2018 Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC singles draw. DOUBLES (since 2002) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares John Isner/Feliciano Lopez Treat Huey/Max Mirnyi Alexander Peya/Philipp Petzschner 7-6(5) Ivan Dodig/Marcelo Melo Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Santiago Gonzalez 7-6(2) 5-7 [10-3] 2014 Kevin Anderson/Matthew Ebden Feliciano Lopez/Max Mirnyi Lukasz Kubot/David Marrero Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini David Marrero/Fernando Verdasco Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez Victor Hanescu/Horia Tecau Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach Fabio Fognini/Potito Starace Frantisek Cermak/Michal Mertinak Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach [10-7] 2008 Oliver Marach/Michal Mertinak Agustin Calleri/Luis Horna (3) [10-7] 2007 Potito Starace/Martin Vassallo Arguello Lukas Dlouhy/Pavel Vizner Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl Potito Starace/Filippo Volandri David Ferrer/Santiago Ventura Jiri Vanek/Tomas Zib Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Juan Ignacio Chela/Nicolas Massu Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor David Ferrer/Fernando Vicente Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Martin Damm/David Rikl [10-2] BOLD: Player in 2018 Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC doubles draw. The following teams are not currently intact: Melo/Soares, Kubot/Marach, and Kubot/Marrero. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CANCHA CENTRAL [8] John Isner (USA) vs Ryan Harrison (USA) Isner Leads Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard R32 John Isner Newport (U.S.A.) Grass SF John Isner 7-6(4) Sydney (Australia) Hard R16 Ryan Harrison Houston (U.S.A.) Clay R32 John Isner 7-6(4) Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 John Isner (7) Newport (U.S.A.) Grass R32 John Isner 7-6(0) ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard R32 Ryan Harrison 7-6(3) 6-7(4) Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard F John Isner 7-6(6) 7-6(7)

12 Day 1 Monday, 26 February 2018 Page 4 of 7 Isner Summary: YTD W-L: 2-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 12 Date of Birth: 26 April 1985 (32) ATP Ranking: 19 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-3 (2010, 2014, st Round) Tournament Note: Still looking for 1st victory in Acapulco after 1R losses to No. 62 Gruel in 2010, No. 55 Karlovic in 2014, and No. 26 Johnson last year. Coming off of 2R losses at New York (l. to Albot after 1R bye) and Delray Beach (def. Albot; l. to eventual finalist Gojowczyk). Picked up 1st win of season at Davis Cup, def. Lajovic 7-6 in 5th set in U.S.A. s 3-1 win over Serbia. Saved 0/4 BPs in 1R loss to Ebden at Australian Open. Also lost opening match at Auckland (l. to Chung in 2R following 1R bye). In 2017, did not drop a set en route to back-to-back titles at Newport (d. Ebden) and Atlanta (d. Harrison). At 2017 Newport, became 2nd ATP champion to not face break point since at least 1991 (Haas: 2007 Memphis). Also last year, advanced to ATP Masters 1000 SFs at Rome (d. Wawrinka and Cilic, l. to A. Zverev), Cincinnati (l. to Dimitrov) and Paris (d. Dimitrov in 3R after saving 1 MP, l. to Krajinovic). Attained career-high ranking of No. 9 on 16 April Harrison Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Brisbane (l. Kyrgios) YTD W-L: 7-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 7 May 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 60 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 4-2 (2015 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: Defeated No. 10 Dimitrov and No. 23 Karlovic en route to SF in 2015 (l. to No. 9 and eventual champion Ferrer). Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Brisbane (d. de Minaur, l. to Kyrgios). Beat Sela for 1st win in a 5-setter en route to 2nd Grand Slam 3R at Australian Open (l. to Cilic). Reached 2R at New York (def. Young; l. to Karlovic) and fell 1R at Delray Beach (l. to Opelka). In 2017, did not drop a set en route to winning 1st career ATP singles title at Memphis last year (d. Basilashvili in F). Last year, earned all 6 wins in 3 sets for 1st Grand Slam doubles title at Roland Garros w/venus (d. S. Gonzalez/Young). In 2017, defeated defending and eventual champions Kontinen/Peers w/venus at Nitto ATP Finals (l. to Kubot/Melo in SF). Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs David Ferrer (ESP) Rublev Leads Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Andrey Rublev (6) (6) 6-2 Rublev Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Doha (l. Monfils); QF (2): Montpellier (l. Tsonga); Rotterdam (l. Dimitrov) YTD W-L: 10-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 20 October 1997 (20) ATP Ranking: 32 Saved 1 MP vs. Pella to reach 2nd ATP World Tour final of career at Doha (l. to Monfils). Reached QFs at Montpellier (l. to Tsonga) and Rotterdam (l. to Dimitrov). 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)

13 Day 1 Monday, 26 February 2018 Page 5 of 7 Ferrer Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Auckland (l. del Potro) YTD W-L: 3-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 27 Date of Birth: 2 April 1982 (35) ATP Ranking: 39 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 30-6 (2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015 Champion) Tournament Note: Defeated 4 different final opponents for his 4 titles: Ferrero in 2010, Almagro in 2011, Verdasco in 2012, and Nishikori in Four-time Auckland champion advanced to 2018 semifinals (l. to Del Potro). Lost 5-setter to #NextGenATP player Rublev in Australian Open 1R after 3 hours, 50 minutes. Followed Australian Open loss with consecutive defeats in Montpellier (l. 1R to Khachanov) and Rotterdam (l. 1R to A. Zverev) In 2017, saved 2 MPs vs Laaksonen in QF en route to 1st title since 2015 at Bastad (d. Dolgopolov) Last year became oldest ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati semi-finalist since Rosewall in 1970 (d. Thiem, l. to Kyrgios). In 2017, won 20+ matches for 15th straight season and beat Lopez in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 1R for 700th win. Radu Albot (MDA) vs [5] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Albot Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): New York (l. Nishikori) YTD W-L: 2-6 Date of Birth: 11 November 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 86 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut) Tournament Note: Fell to Americans in qualifying in each of the last 2 years (l. to Paul in 2016 and to Tiafoe in 2017). Qualified at Auckland (l. to Vesely in 1R after holding 4 MPs). Also lost in 1R at Pune (l. to Kukushkin), Australian Open (l. to Fucsovics), and Sofia (l. to Kovalik). Defeated Isner en route to QF at New York (l. to Nishikori); lost to Isner the following week in 1R of Delray Beach. In 2017, advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at Antalya (d. Sousa and Lorenzi, l. to Seppi). Last season, reached US Open 3R as Q (d. Lu 76 in 5th, l. to Querrey) and Wimbledon 2R (l. to Johnson). Also last year, qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to Chardy 1R) and Miami (l. to Seppi 1R). Last year, won Challenger title at Shenzhen, CHN (d. Hurkacz) and reached F at Suzhou, CHN (l. to Kecmanovic). Achieved career-high No. 81 in ATP Rankings on 17 April Anderson Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): New York (d. Querrey); F (1): Pune (l. Simon) YTD W-L: 7-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: 18 May 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 8 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 7-2 (2014 Finalist) Tournament Note: Beat then 3-time champion and World No. 4 David Ferrer in QF en route to 2014 final (l. to Dimitrov in final-set tiebreak). Obtained new career-high ranking of No. 8 this week. Fell to 3-11 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals with loss to Simon at Pune. Rebounded to win 4th career singles title at New York (def. Querrey in F). Suffered 6th Australian Open 1R loss of career (l. to Edmund). Became 1st player to follow US Open final with Australian Open 1R loss since Hewitt in In 2017, made 1st Grand Slam final at US Open as World No. 32 (l. to No. 1 Nadal), becoming lowest-ranked US Open finalist since inception of rankings in 1973 and Grand Slam finalist since No. 38 Tsonga at 2008 Australian Open. Became 1st South African US Open finalist in Open Era and Grand Slam finalist since Curren at 1984 Aus. Open.

14 Day 1 Monday, 26 February 2018 Page 6 of 7 Also tallest Grand Slam finalist in Open Era at 6-foot-8, oldest 1st-time Grand Slam finalist at age 31 since Pilic at 1973 Roland Garros, and 1st Grand Slam finalist who played college tennis (Illinois) since T. Martin at 1999 US Open. Last year, saved 1 MP to def. No. 1 seed Thiem in Washington 3R en route to 1st final since 2015 (l. to A. Zverev). Also in 2017, fell in 4R at Roland Garros (ret. vs Cilic due to left thigh injury) and Wimbledon (l. to Querrey in 5 sets). GRAND STAND CALIENTE Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs Jared Donaldson (USA) Donaldson Leads ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Jared Donaldson (4) 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Jared Donaldson (6) Other Meetings 15 Roland Garros Q (France) Clay Q-FR Nikoloz Basilashvili Roland Garros Q (France) Clay Q-FR Nikoloz Basilashvili Basilashvili Summary: YTD W-L: 3-6 Date of Birth: 23 February 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 84 Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 3rd time at Australian Open (l. to Edmund after leading 2 sets to 1). Reached Doha 2R (l. to Coric), but fell 1R at New York (l. to Sela) and Delray Beach (l. to Johnson). In 2017, reached 2nd ATP World Tour final at Memphis (l. to Harrison). Last season, also advanced to SFs at Lyon (l. to Tsonga) and Metz (d. Muller in 2R, l. to Paire). Also last year, got biggest win of career over No. 8 Thiem en route to Sofia SF (l. to eventual champion Dimitrov). Last year, earned career-high 25 wins and achieved career-high No. 51 in ATP Rankings on 19 June Donaldson Summary: YTD W-L: 3-5 Date of Birth: 9 October 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 59 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut) Tournament Note: Lost in qualifying last year to compatriot Kozlov. Advanced to 2R at Brisbane (l. to Istomin) and Sydney (l. to eventual champion Medvedev). Fell in Australian Open 1R (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and New York 1R (l. to Karlovic). Reached 2R at Delray Beach (def. Polansky; l. to Shapovalov in 3 sets). Last year, achieved career-high 10 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 50 on 23 October. In 2017, advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Bautista Agut in 1R, l. to Isner). Reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Thiem), Washington (l. to Sock) and Montreal (d. Pouille in 1R, l. to Schwartzman). Qualified to inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals (l. to Coric, Khachanov and Medvedev in RR).

15 Day 1 Monday, 26 February 2018 Page 7 of 7 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Nadal Leads Basel (Switzerland) Carpet R32 Feliciano Lopez (4) 06 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal Stuttgart (Germany) Clay SF Rafael Nadal Barcelona (Spain) Clay R16 Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Hard QF Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard SF Rafael Nadal ret. 10 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass QF Feliciano Lopez 7-6(5) US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 Rafael Nadal Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Feliciano Lopez (6) 15 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Feliciano Lopez (3) [Q] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs [WC] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs [7] Sam Querrey (USA) Querrey Leads ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Sam Querrey Newport (U.S.A.) Grass R32 Sam Querrey 7-6(3) 7-6(1) [4/WC] Jack Sock (USA) vs [Q] Ernesto Escobedo (USA) Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs Donald Young (USA) Chung Leads Lyon (France) Clay R32 Hyeon Chung Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [Q] Ricardas Berankis (LTU) Series Tied St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Ricardas Berankis 7-6(7) US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Adrian Mannarino Moscow (Russia) Hard SF Ricardas Berankis Sydney (Australia) Hard R16 Adrian Mannarino Other Meetings 10 Nottingham CH (Great Britain) Grass SF Ricardas Berankis Helsinki CH (Finland) Hard R32 Adrian Mannarino 7-6(3) 7-5 [6] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs Mischa Zverev (GER) Del Potro Leads Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Juan Martin del Potro Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) [Q] Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs [3] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Schwartzman Leads Nice (France) Clay R32 Diego Schwartzman 7-6(5) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay F Diego Schwartzman Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs [WC] Lucas Gomez (MEX) Steve Johnson (USA) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) Johnson Leads ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Steve Johnson 7-6(9) 7-6(3)