ARGENTINA OPEN: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES

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1 ARGENTINA OPEN: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, 18 February 2018 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $568,190 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com ArgentinaOpenatp.com./atp/ Edward La Cava: Press Room: Max Boso (prensa@argentinaopenatp.com) facebook.com/argentinaopen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com THIEM, BEDENE CLASH FOR BUENOS AIRES TITLE Top seed and 2016 champion Dominic Thiem aims for his second Argentina Open title when he takes on Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia in the championship match on Sunday. Thiem is trying to become the first top seed to win the Buenos Aires title since Rafael Nadal in Thiem, the current World No. 5, holds a 2-0 head-to-head lead over World No. 51 Bedene in ATP Tour-level matches, with their last meeting taking place last month in Doha with two tight sets. So far this week, Thiem has not lost a set in four matches. En route to the semi-finals, Bedene dismissed No. 3 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas (World No. 20) and No. 5 seed Diego Schwartzman (World No. 24), and now hopes to tackle the No. 1 seed Thiem. Bedene is 0-15 against ATP Top 10 players. The top-seeded Colombian team of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah will face the No. 4- seeded all-argentine team of Andres Molteni and Horacio Zeballos for the doubles title. Cabal and Farah are the two-time defending champions in Buenos Aires, having won in 2016 and INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Argentina Open [1] Dominic Thiem Aljaz Bedene Aces st-Serve Percentage 72% (122 of 170) 62% (156 of 253) 1st-Serve Points Won 74% (90 of 122) 76% (118 of 156) 2nd-Serve Points Won 58% (28 of 48) 52% (50 of 97) Service Games Won 93% (26 of 28) 84% (36 of 43) Break Points Saved 60% (3 of 5) 67% (14 of 21) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 41% (60 of 148) 38% (68 of 177) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 57% (33 of 58) 54% (58 of 108) Return Games Won 36% (10 of 28) 40% (18 of 45) Break Points Converted 32% (10 of 31) 49% (18 of 37) BOLD: Leads all 28 players at Argentina Open. ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Argentina Open Champion Finalist Ranking Points Singles Prize Money ($) 101,360 53,385 Doubles Prize Money ($) 30,790 16,190

2 Day 7 Sunday, 18 February 2018 Page 2 of 3 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS COURT GUILLERMO VILAS [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Thiem Leads Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Dominic Thiem (6) Doha (Qatar) Hard R16 Dominic Thiem Other meeting: 15 Irving CH (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Aljaz Bedene Thiem 2018 Summary: SF: Doha (W/O vs Monfils) YTD W-L: 11-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 ATP Ranking: 6 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 8-0 (2016 Champion) In 2018, 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). In 2017, broke into Top 5 and achieved career-high No. 4 in Emirates ATP Rankings on November 6 Swept all 10 sets en route to 2nd ATP World Tour 500 title and 8th title overall at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta) Appeared in 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF and final at Madrid (d. Dimitrov after saving 5 MPs in 3R, l. to Nadal) Earned 1st win over World No. 1 by beating Murray to reach ATP World Tour 500 final at Barcelona (l. to Nadal) Did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Roland Garros SF (d. Djokovic , l. to Nadal ) Saved 3 MPs vs Querrey and ended Nadal s 19-match win streak on clay to reach Rome SF (l. to Djokovic 61 60) Became 2nd player to post clay-court wins over Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Murray (also Wawrinka) Reached 4R at Aus. Open (l. to Goffin), Wimbledon (l. to Berdych) and US Open (l. to del Potro after holding 2 MPs) One of 2 players to reach 2nd week at all 4 Grand Slams in 2017 (also Nadal) Qualified for 2nd straight Nitto ATP Finals, posting 1-2 record in both 2016 and 2017 Squandered 1 MP vs Anderson in Washington 3R and 4 MPs vs Schwartzman in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 2R Bedene 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 7-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 ATP Ranking: 51 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 5-2 (2018 Finalist) In 2018, advanced to Doha 2R (d. Jaziri, l. to Thiem). Suffered 6th straight Australian Open 1R loss (l. to defending champion Federer). Also lost in 1R at Sydney (l. to Paire). In 2017, advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Budapest as Q (l. to Pouille) Also qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Istomin in 1R), Miami (ret vs Struff in 1R) and Rome (l. to Djokovic in 2R) Reached QFs at Chennai (l. to Paire) and s-hertogenbosch (l. to eventual champion Muller) Appeared in Grand Slam 3R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (d. Karlovic 86 in 5th, l. to Muller) Won 16 straight ATP World Tour, ATP qualifying and Challenger matches from April 3-30 Went 15-0 record on ATP Challenger Tour, winning 12th, 13th and 14th titles of his career respectively at Irving, USA (d. Kukushkin); Sophia Antipolis, FRA (d. Paire) and Barletta, ITA (d. Elias) Retired in Miami 1R (hamstring), Beijing 2R (right knee) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2R (right knee) Withdrew from London/Queen s Club and Eastbourne (wrist), as well as Antwerp and Basel (right knee)

3 Day 7 Sunday, 18 February 2018 Page 3 of 3 [1] Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL)/Robert Farah (COL) vs [4] Andres Molteni (ARG)/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) First Meeting Cabal and Farah are as a team (10-13 in finals). Cabal and Farah won the previous two titles in Buenos Aires ( ) The Colombian duo reached the Australian Open final this year, defeating Bryan/Bryan in SF before falling in the F to Marach/Pavic. Cabal is ranked No. 14 in doubles, Farah is No. 21 Cabal is seeking career doubles win No. 225 in Sunday's final. Molteni and Zeballos are 7-0 as a team, having won their only title together at 2016 Atlanta. Molteni owns three double titles, two of which are on clay (2017 Lyon, 2017 Umag). He is ranked No. 51 in doubles. Molteni's best result in Buenos Aires is reaching the SF in 2015 and 2016 (w/federico Delbonis). Zeballos owns 7 doubles titles, one of which came here in Buenos Aires in 2010 (w/sebastian Prieto) Zeballos is 15-7 in the Argentina Open doubles draw, also reaching the finals in 2014 (w/pablo Cuevas).

4 ARGENTINA OPEN: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, 17 February 2018 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $568,190 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com ArgentinaOpenatp.com./atp/ Edward La Cava: Press Room: Max Boso (prensa@argentinaopenatp.com) facebook.com/argentinaopen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com THIEM ON DOUBLE DUTY, DELBONIS SEEKS MILESTONE IN SEMIS Top seed and 2016 champion Dominic Thiem will play Gael Monfils on Saturday for a spot in the Argentina Open finals. Thiem owns all three previous meetings against the Frenchman, their last coming at Indian Wells in Monfils recently won the title in Doha, where he was slated to meet Thiem in the semi-finals before the Austrian withdrew. Thiem is trying to become the first top seed to win the Buenos Aires title since Rafael Nadal in With a victory on Saturday, Federico Delbonis will not only reach the final in Buenos Aires, but he'll score career win No. 100, and he'll do so on his home soil, no less. But first, he will have to get past World No. 51 Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia. En route to the semi-finals, Bedene has dismissed No. 3 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas and No. 5 seed Diego Schwartzman. The last time these two players met on the ATP World Tour level was on the clay courts of 2012 Barcelona, a contest that Delbonis took in straight sets. Delbonis has yet to drop a set this week, while Bedene has given up only one. Thiem is also still alive in the doubles draw along with partner Diego Schwartzman. They will face the top-seeded Colombian team of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the second doubles semifinal of the day on Court Guillermo Vilas. The first semi-final features an all-argentine contest between No. 4 seeds Andres Molteni and Horacio Zeballos against wild cards Guillermo Duran and Maximo Gonzalez. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SEMI-FINAL SINGLES MATCHES COURT GUILLERMO VILAS Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs Federico Delbonis (ARG) Delbonis Leads Barcelona (Spain) Clay R64 Federico Delbonis Other meeting: 13 Rome-2 CH (Italy) Clay SF Aljaz Bedene Bedene 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 6-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 ATP Ranking: 51 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 4-2 (2018 Semi-finals) In 2018, advanced to Doha 2R (d. Jaziri, l. to Thiem). Suffered 6th straight Australian Open 1R loss (l. to defending champion Federer). Also lost in 1R at Sydney (l. to Paire). In 2017, advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Budapest as Q (l. to Pouille)

5 Day 6 Saturday, 17 February 2018 Page 2 of 3 Also qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Istomin in 1R), Miami (ret vs Struff in 1R) and Rome (l. to Djokovic in 2R) Reached QFs at Chennai (l. to Paire) and s-hertogenbosch (l. to eventual champion Muller) Appeared in Grand Slam 3R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (d. Karlovic 86 in 5th, l. to Muller) Won 16 straight ATP World Tour, ATP qualifying and Challenger matches from April 3-30 Went 15-0 record on ATP Challenger Tour, winning 12th, 13th and 14th titles of his career respectively at Irving, USA (d. Kukushkin); Sophia Antipolis, FRA (d. Paire) and Barletta, ITA (d. Elias) Retired in Miami 1R (hamstring), Beijing 2R (right knee) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2R (right knee) Withdrew from London/Queen s Club and Eastbourne (wrist), as well as Antwerp and Basel (right knee) Delbonis 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 3-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 ATP Ranking: 70 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 10-7 (2018 Semi-finals) In 2018, 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). In 2017, qualified and advanced to Hamburg SF (d. Ferrer and Khachanov, l. to L. Mayer) Also qualified in singles at Bastad (l. to Ferrer in 1R) and doubles at Hamburg w/l. Mayer (l. to Mirnyi/Nestor in 1R) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 2nd time at Miami (d. Carreno Busta in 2R, l. to Nishikori) Fell to No. 139 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May lowest since No. 142 on January 14, 2013 Won ATP Challenger Tour titles at Todi, ITA (d. Cecchinato) and Cali, COL (d. Clezar) Fell in Challenger finals at Prostejov, CZE (l. to Vesely) and Milan, ITA (ret vs Pella due to gluteus injury) Retired in Marrakech 1R and withdrew from Sydney, Monte-Carlo, Budapest, Estoril and Madrid Q due to leg injury Withdrew from Kitzbuehel, Winston-Salem, US Open and St. Petersburg due to left hip injury [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) Thiem Leads Umag (Croatia) Clay SF Dominic Thiem ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Dominic Thiem ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Dominic Thiem Thiem 2018 Summary: SF: Doha (W/O vs Monfils) YTD W-L: 10-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 ATP Ranking: 6 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 7-0 (2016 Champion) In 2018, 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). In 2017, broke into Top 5 and achieved career-high No. 4 in Emirates ATP Rankings on November 6 Swept all 10 sets en route to 2nd ATP World Tour 500 title and 8th title overall at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta) Appeared in 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF and final at Madrid (d. Dimitrov after saving 5 MPs in 3R, l. to Nadal) Earned 1st win over World No. 1 by beating Murray to reach ATP World Tour 500 final at Barcelona (l. to Nadal) Did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Roland Garros SF (d. Djokovic , l. to Nadal ) Saved 3 MPs vs Querrey and ended Nadal s 19-match win streak on clay to reach Rome SF (l. to Djokovic 61 60) Became 2nd player to post clay-court wins over Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Murray (also Wawrinka) Reached 4R at Aus. Open (l. to Goffin), Wimbledon (l. to Berdych) and US Open (l. to del Potro after holding 2 MPs) One of 2 players to reach 2nd week at all 4 Grand Slams in 2017 (also Nadal) Qualified for 2nd straight Nitto ATP Finals, posting 1-2 record in both 2016 and 2017 Squandered 1 MP vs Anderson in Washington 3R and 4 MPs vs Schwartzman in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 2R Monfils 2018 Summary: W: Doha (d Rublev); QF: Quito (l Monteiro) YTD W-L: 9-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7

6 Day 6 Saturday, 17 February 2018 Page 3 of 3 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 43 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2018 Semi-finals) In 2018, captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). Reached QF in Quito (d. Ruud, l. to Monteiro) Made return to tour at Doha after retiring in 2017 US Open 3R and missing remainder of season (right knee). Fell to 0-15 lifetime against Djokovic with 4-set loss in Australian Open 2R. In 2017, reached 1st grass-court final of career at Eastbourne as WC (d. Gasquet 76 in 3rd, l. to Djokovic) Enjoyed 400th win of career over Brown in Roland Garros 1R on May 30 (l. to Wawrinka in 4R) Also reached 4R at Australian Open (l. to Nadal) and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Thiem) Retired vs Goffin in US Open 3R after suffering season-ending right knee injury Saved 4 MPs vs Nishikori in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 2R before squandering 1 MP vs Bautista Agut in 3R Squandered 2 MPs against countryman Simon in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R Fell to No. 46 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October lowest since No. 49 on August 12, 2013 Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami (left knee), Monte-Carlo (left knee/achilles tendon), Rome (left Achilles tendon), Cincinnati (illness), Shanghai (right knee) and Paris (right knee) FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Federico Delbonis (ARG) Monfils Leads ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Gael Monfils ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Gael Monfils [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Federico Delbonis (ARG) Thiem Leads Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R16 Dominic Thiem Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) First Meeting [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Thiem Leads Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Dominic Thiem (6) Doha (Qatar) Hard R16 Dominic Thiem Other meeting: 15 Irving CH (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Aljaz Bedene

7 ARGENTINA OPEN: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $568,190 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com ArgentinaOpenatp.com./atp/ Edward La Cava: Press Room: Max Boso (prensa@argentinaopenatp.com) facebook.com/argentinaopen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com THIEM, FOUR ARGENTINES HEADLINE QUARTER-FINAL FRIDAY Two seeds and four Argentines remain alive in the draw as quarter-final play begins in Buenos Aires on Friday. No. 5 Diego Schwartzman is joined by compatriots Federico Delbonis, Leonardo Mayer and Guido Pella in representing the host country, while top seed Dominic Thiem, Gael Monfils, Aljaz Bedene and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez round out the final eight. In the first match on Court Guillermo Vilas, Garcia-Lopez and Delbonis, ranked No. 69 and No. 70, respectively, square off in their first career meeting. While Garcia-Lopez has reached the Argentina Open quarter-finals for the first time this year, Delbonis has advanced to this stage twice before, in 2013 and Following their match will be Schwartzman and Bedene, both of whom needed three sets to pass the second round and earn a spot in the quarters. The two have met three times before, once at the ATP Tour level, and all of which have fallen in Bedene's favor. Leading off the night matches are Mayer and Monfils, who have not met since 2010 Wimbledon. Mayer is in his eighth straight main draw appearance in Buenos Aires, with this year's quarter-finals being his best result to date. He'll be going against an in-form Monfils who is fresh off a title in Doha and deep run in the draw at Quito. The final match of the day features top seed and 2016 champion Thiem facing Pella for a spot in the semi-finals. Although Pella leads their head-to-head 2-1, Thiem took their most recent meeting in the Australian Open first round. The world No. 6 remains undefeated on the courts of Buenos Aires, while Pella's record stands at 3-4. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: QUARTER-FINAL SINGLES MATCHES COURT GUILLERMO VILAS Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) First Meeting Delbonis 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 2-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 ATP Ranking: 70 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 9-7 (2013, 2015, 2018 Quarter-finals) In 2018, 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). In 2017, qualified and advanced to Hamburg SF (d. Ferrer and Khachanov, l. to L. Mayer) Also qualified in singles at Bastad (l. to Ferrer in 1R) and doubles at Hamburg w/l. Mayer (l. to Mirnyi/Nestor in 1R) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 2nd time at Miami (d. Carreno Busta in 2R, l. to Nishikori) Fell to No. 139 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May lowest since No. 142 on January 14, 2013

8 Day 5 Friday, 16 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 Won ATP Challenger Tour titles at Todi, ITA (d. Cecchinato) and Cali, COL (d. Clezar) Fell in Challenger finals at Prostejov, CZE (l. to Vesely) and Milan, ITA (ret vs Pella due to gluteus injury) Retired in Marrakech 1R and withdrew from Sydney, Monte-Carlo, Budapest, Estoril and Madrid Q due to leg injury Withdrew from Kitzbuehel, Winston-Salem, US Open and St. Petersburg due to left hip injury Garcia-Lopez 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 3-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 ATP Ranking: 69 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (2018 Quarter-finals) In 2018, made 14th straight Australian Open appearance (d. Paire, l. to Berdych in 2R). Lost 3rd-set TB to countryman Lopez in Doha 1R. Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Seppi). In 2017, ended losing streaks of 11 matches in Delray Beach 1R (d. Brown) and 7 matches in Roland Garros 1R (d. Muller) Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Mannarino in 1R) and Vienna (l. to Pouille in 2R) Squandered 2 MPs in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R (l. to Copil) Fell to No. 163 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July lowest since No. 183 on May 24, 2004 Won Challenger titles at Scheveningen, NED (d. Bemelmans) and Tashkent, UZB (d. Majchrzak) Challenger runner-up at Manerbio, ITA (l. to Carballes Baena) and Genoa, ITA (l. to Tsitsipas) Defeated Lopez/Lopez en route to Australian Open doubles SF w/carreno Busta (l. to Bryan/Bryan) Retired in Roland Garros 3R and withdrew from Caltanissetta, ITA and Poprad Tatry, SVK Challengers (left thigh) [5] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Bedene Leads Nottingham (Great Britain) Grass R64 Aljaz Bedene (5) 6-2 Other meetings: 13 Banja Luka CH (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Clay F Aljaz Bedene Rio de Janeiro Q (Brazil) Clay -- Aljaz Bedene 7-6(5) 6-1 Schwartzman 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 ATP Ranking: 24 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 5-4 (2018 Quarter-finals) In 2018, beat Lajovic 11-9 in 5th en route to 2nd Grand Slam 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 4 sets). Suffered opening losses in Brisbane (l. to Dolgopolov in 1R) and Sydney (l. to F. Lopez in 2R after 1R bye). In 2017, defeated 2014 champion Cilic en route to 1st Grand Slam QF at US Open (l. to Carreno Busta) Shortest Grand Slam quarter-finalist since fellow 5-foot-7 South American Yzaga at 1994 US Open Earned career-high 39 wins in 2017 and achieved career-high No. 25 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 30 Advanced to QF-or-better at 11 events, highlighted by 3rd ATP World Tour final of career at Antwerp (l. to Tsonga) Reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal) & Montreal (d. Thiem after saving 4 MPs, l. to Haase) Before US Open run, reached 1st Grand Slam 3R at Roland Garros (d. Rublev 97 in 5th, l. to Djokovic in 5 sets) Squandered 1 MP vs Donaldson in Eastbourne 1R and now owns 0-6 lifetime record on grass Withdrew from London/Queen s Club due to abdominal injury Bedene 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 ATP Ranking: 51 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2018 Quarter-finals) In 2018, advanced to Doha 2R (d. Jaziri, l. to Thiem). Suffered 6th straight Australian Open 1R loss (l. to defending champion Federer).

9 Day 5 Friday, 16 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 Also lost in 1R at Sydney (l. to Paire). In 2017, advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Budapest as Q (l. to Pouille) Also qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Istomin in 1R), Miami (ret vs Struff in 1R) and Rome (l. to Djokovic in 2R) Reached QFs at Chennai (l. to Paire) and s-hertogenbosch (l. to eventual champion Muller) Appeared in Grand Slam 3R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (d. Karlovic 86 in 5th, l. to Muller) Won 16 straight ATP World Tour, ATP qualifying and Challenger matches from April 3-30 Went 15-0 record on ATP Challenger Tour, winning 12th, 13th and 14th titles of his career respectively at Irving, USA (d. Kukushkin); Sophia Antipolis, FRA (d. Paire) and Barletta, ITA (d. Elias) Retired in Miami 1R (hamstring), Beijing 2R (right knee) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2R (right knee) Withdrew from London/Queen s Club and Eastbourne (wrist), as well as Antwerp and Basel (right knee) Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) Monfils Leads Acapulco (Mexico) Clay QF Gael Monfils (4) 4-1 ret 10 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Gael Monfils (9) 6-2 Mayer 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 ATP Ranking: 50 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 8-7 (2018 Quarter-finals) In 2018, 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). Reached Brisbane doubles final in 1st event w/zeballos since 2010 Wimbledon (l. to Kontinen/Peers). In 2017, as World No. 138, won 2nd Hamburg title after losing to No. 923 Molleker in qualifying (d. No. 101 F. Mayer in final) Joined Rublev one week earlier at Umag as 2nd lucky loser to win an ATP title since Ram at 2009 Newport First ATP final between players ranked outside Top 100 since 2013 Bogota (No. 155 Karlovic d. No. 122 Falla) Despite not qualifying in singles, qualified in doubles at Hamburg w/delbonis (l. to Mirnyi/Nestor in 1R) Also entered US Open as LL, defeating Gasquet en route to 3R (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 4 sets) Qualified at Houston (l. to Isner in 2R) and Bastad (l. to Dolgopolov in 1R) Reached Challenger singles finals at Buenos Aires, ARG (l. to Daniel) and Bastad, SWE (l. to Lajovic) Retired in Buenos Aires 2R vs Ramos-Vinolas (right leg) and Basel 2R vs Fucsovics (stomach) Withdrew from Wimbledon qualifying (right shoulder) and St. Petersburg (leg) Monfils 2018 Summary: W: Doha (d Rublev); QF: Quito (l Monteiro) YTD W-L: 8-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 43 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 Quarter-finals) In 2018, captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). Reached QF in Quito (d. Ruud, l. to Monteiro) Made return to tour at Doha after retiring in 2017 US Open 3R and missing remainder of season (right knee). Fell to 0-15 lifetime against Djokovic with 4-set loss in Australian Open 2R. In 2017, reached 1st grass-court final of career at Eastbourne as WC (d. Gasquet 76 in 3rd, l. to Djokovic) Enjoyed 400th win of career over Brown in Roland Garros 1R on May 30 (l. to Wawrinka in 4R) Also reached 4R at Australian Open (l. to Nadal) and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Thiem) Retired vs Goffin in US Open 3R after suffering season-ending right knee injury Saved 4 MPs vs Nishikori in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 2R before squandering 1 MP vs Bautista Agut in 3R Squandered 2 MPs against countryman Simon in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R Fell to No. 46 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October lowest since No. 49 on August 12, 2013 Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami (left knee), Monte-Carlo (left knee/achilles tendon), Rome (left Achilles tendon), Cincinnati (illness), Shanghai (right knee) and Paris (right knee)

10 Day 5 Friday, 16 February 2018 Page 4 of 4 [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Guido Pella (ARG) Pella Leads Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay SF Guido Pella Chengdu (China) Hard R16 Guido Pella 7-6(6) Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Dominic Thiem Thiem 2018 Summary: SF: Doha (W/O vs Monfils) YTD W-L: 9-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 ATP Ranking: 6 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 6-0 (2016 Champion) In 2018, 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). In 2017, broke into Top 5 and achieved career-high No. 4 in Emirates ATP Rankings on November 6 Swept all 10 sets en route to 2nd ATP World Tour 500 title and 8th title overall at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta) Appeared in 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF and final at Madrid (d. Dimitrov after saving 5 MPs in 3R, l. to Nadal) Earned 1st win over World No. 1 by beating Murray to reach ATP World Tour 500 final at Barcelona (l. to Nadal) Did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Roland Garros SF (d. Djokovic , l. to Nadal ) Saved 3 MPs vs Querrey and ended Nadal s 19-match win streak on clay to reach Rome SF (l. to Djokovic 61 60) Became 2nd player to post clay-court wins over Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Murray (also Wawrinka) Reached 4R at Aus. Open (l. to Goffin), Wimbledon (l. to Berdych) and US Open (l. to del Potro after holding 2 MPs) One of 2 players to reach 2nd week at all 4 Grand Slams in 2017 (also Nadal) Qualified for 2nd straight Nitto ATP Finals, posting 1-2 record in both 2016 and 2017 Squandered 1 MP vs Anderson in Washington 3R and 4 MPs vs Schwartzman in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 2R Pella 2018 Summary: SF: Doha (l Rublev) YTD W-L: 5-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 17, 1990 ATP Ranking: 59 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 3-4 (2018 Quarter-finals) In 2018, advanced to 2nd hard-court SF of career at Doha (l. to Rublev after holding 1 MP). Fell to Thiem in Australian Open 1R. Withdrew from Auckland due to left shoulder injury. In 2017, won 6 matches and advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Munich as Q (l. to A. Zverev) Earned biggest win of career over No. 7 Thiem en route to Chengdu SF (l. to Baghdatis) Snapped 7-match losing streak by reaching Sao Paulo QF (d. Clezar and Berlocq, l. to Ramos-Vinolas) Advanced to 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Dimitrov, l. to Mahut) and Washington (l. to Bhambri) Qualified for Roland Garros (l. to del Potro in 1R) and Vienna (l. to Carreno Busta in 1R) Squandered 1 MP vs Ramos-Vinolas in Buenos Aires 1R and 3 MPs vs Karlovic in Antwerp 1R Improved to 12-2 in ATP Challenger Tour finals at Milan, ITA (d. Delbonis) and Floridablanca, COL (d. Arguello) Dropped to No. 166 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February lowest since No. 199 on March 30, 2015

11 ARGENTINA OPEN: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $568,190 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com ArgentinaOpenatp.com./atp/ Edward La Cava: Press Room: Max Boso (prensa@argentinaopenatp.com) facebook.com/argentinaopen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SECOND-ROUND ACTION CONTINUES WITH FOGNINI, MONFILS No. 4 seed and 2014 finalist Fabio Fognini takes the court for the first time this week in Buenos Aires after taking a first-round bye. The Italian looks to extend his 3-0 head-to-head advantage over Argentina's Leonardo Mayer in Thursday's second-round match. Both men carry experience in Buenos Aires, with Fognini in his 11th appearance here and Mayer in his eighth, though Mayer has yet to advance beyond the second round. World No. 10 and No. 2 seed Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain takes on countryman and doubles partner Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the opening match on Court Guillermo Vilas Thursday. Carreno Busta reached the semi-finals here last year in his debut, while Garcia-Lopez is still looking to surpass his best result of the second round. As a doubles team, the Spaniards reached the semi-finals in Doha and the third round of the Australian Open this year. This is the first time they will meet in the singles draw of a Tour-level event. Home favorite Federico Delbonis will play lucky loser Gastao Elias of Portugal for a spot in the third round. Elias, who entered the main draw after Kyle Edmund withdrew due to illness, owns all four of their previous meetings at the Challenger level, dating back to However, Delbonis has fared well in Buenos Aires, having reached the quarter-finals twice in the last five years. The Argentine is three wins away from the 100-match-win milestone. Rounding out the fourth match in action Thursday is a contest between Gael Monfils and Dusan Lajovic, a 2016 quarter-finalist. Monfils has tasted success in 2018 with a title in Doha and a quarter-final appearance in Quito last week. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SECOND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES COURT GUILLERMO VILAS Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs [2] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Other meeting: 13 Bordeaux CH (France) Clay R16 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Garcia-Lopez 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 2-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 ATP Ranking: 69 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (2005, R) In 2018, made 14th straight Australian Open appearance (d. Paire, l. to Berdych in 2R). Lost 3rd-set TB to countryman Lopez in Doha 1R. Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Seppi). First Tour-Level Meeting

12 Day 4 Thursday, 15 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 In 2017, ended losing streaks of 11 matches in Delray Beach 1R (d. Brown) and 7 matches in Roland Garros 1R (d. Muller) Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Mannarino in 1R) and Vienna (l. to Pouille in 2R) Squandered 2 MPs in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R (l. to Copil) Fell to No. 163 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July lowest since No. 183 on May 24, 2004 Won Challenger titles at Scheveningen, NED (d. Bemelmans) and Tashkent, UZB (d. Majchrzak) Challenger runner-up at Manerbio, ITA (l. to Carballes Baena) and Genoa, ITA (l. to Tsitsipas) Defeated Lopez/Lopez en route to Australian Open doubles SF w/carreno Busta (l. to Bryan/Bryan) Retired in Roland Garros 3R and withdrew from Caltanissetta, ITA and Poprad Tatry, SVK Challengers (left thigh) Carreno Busta 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: July 12, 1991 ATP Ranking: 10 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2017 Semi-finals) In 2018, squandered 3 MPs vs. Coric in Doha 1R for his 5th straight loss and 9th loss in last 10 matches. Enjoyed career-best 4R showing at Australian Open (d. Muller, l. to Cilic). In 2017, became 1st player in Open Era to face 4 qualifiers at a Grand Slam en route to US Open SF (l. to Anderson) Earned 1st win in 17th match vs Top 10 to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (d. Raonic, ret vs Nadal) Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF and SF at Indian Wells (d. Cuevas after saving 2 MPs, l. to Wawrinka) Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP World Tour singles title at Estoril (d. Robredo, Almagro, Ferrer and Muller) Achieved new career-high 10 times in Emirates ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 10 on September 11 Enjoyed run to Rio de Janeiro singles final (l. to Thiem) and won doubles title w/cuevas (d. Cabal/Farah) Saved 1 MP in Rio singles SF (d. No. 208 Ruud ) and doubles SF (d. J. Murray/Soares in Match TB) Lost 6 of last 7 matches to miss out on qualification for Nitto ATP Finals Defeated Lopez/Lopez en route to Australian Open doubles SF w/garcia-lopez (l. to Bryan/Bryan) Squandered 3 MPs in Davis Cup 1R loss to No. 223 Skugor before clinching tie with win over No. 319 Mektic Retired in Roland Garros QF and Bastad 2R, and withdrew from Halle, Wimbledon and Hamburg (abdomen). Also withdrew from Metz (left hand). [LL] Gastao Elias (POR) vs Federico Delbonis (ARG) Other meetings: 11 Bucaramanga CH (Colombia) Clay R16 Gastao Elias Sao Paulo CH (Brazil) Hard SF Gastao Elias Buenos Aires CH (Argentina) Clay R32 Gastao Elias (4) Buenos Aires 2 CH (Argentina) Clay QF Gastao Elias Elias 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 24, 1990 ATP Ranking: 114 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (2016, R) First Tour-Level Meeting Tournament note: 1R win over Roberto Carballes Baena was first win of 2018, and first Tour-level win since 2017 Lyon In 2017, advanced to Lyon QF as Q (d. del Potro, l. to Raonic) Also reached 2R at Sydney as Q (l. to Thiem 75 in 3rd), Sao Paulo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Estoril (l. to Almagro) Qualified in doubles at Rio de Janeiro w/bagnis (l. to eventual champions Carreno Busta/Cuevas in QF) Reached Barletta, ITA Challenger final (l. to Bedene) Posted 3-1 record against Israel and Ukraine in Group I to lead Portugal to Davis Cup World Group Play-off Retired in Hamburg Q1 vs Otte due to right shoulder injury

13 Day 4 Thursday, 15 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 Delbonis 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 1-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 ATP Ranking: 70 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 8-7 (2013, 2015 Quarter-finals) In 2018, 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). In 2017, qualified and advanced to Hamburg SF (d. Ferrer and Khachanov, l. to L. Mayer) Also qualified in singles at Bastad (l. to Ferrer in 1R) and doubles at Hamburg w/l. Mayer (l. to Mirnyi/Nestor in 1R) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 2nd time at Miami (d. Carreno Busta in 2R, l. to Nishikori) Fell to No. 139 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May lowest since No. 142 on January 14, 2013 Won ATP Challenger Tour titles at Todi, ITA (d. Cecchinato) and Cali, COL (d. Clezar) Fell in Challenger finals at Prostejov, CZE (l. to Vesely) and Milan, ITA (ret vs Pella due to gluteus injury) Retired in Marrakech 1R and withdrew from Sydney, Monte-Carlo, Budapest, Estoril and Madrid Q due to leg injury Withdrew from Kitzbuehel, Winston-Salem, US Open and St. Petersburg due to left hip injury Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) First Meeting Lajovic 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 ATP Ranking: 88 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2016 Quarter-finals) In 2018 Australian Open 1R, suffered 6th straight loss in a 5-setter (l. to Schwartzman 11-9 in 5th). Lost in Sydney Q1 to Vukic. In 2017, reached 1st ATP Masters 1000 R16 at Indian Wells as Q (d. Pospisil after saving 1 MP, l. to Carreno Busta) Qualified at Miami (l. to Anderson in 1R), Beijing (l. to Darcis in 2R) and Shanghai (l. to Isner in 1R after holding 1 MP Reached QFs at Istanbul (l. to Schwartzman), Kitzbuehel (l. to Kohlschreiber 76 in 3rd) and Chengdu (l. to Sugita) Suffered 6th straight Grand Slam 2R loss at Wimbledon (l. to eventual champion Federer) Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Bastad, SWE (d. L. Mayer) In Davis Cup, defeated Kravchuk in 1R (d. RUS 4-1), Munar in QF (d. ESP 4-1) and Pouille in SF (l. to FRA 3-1) Retired in Bastad 1R vs Monteiro due to illness Monfils 2018 Summary: W: Doha (d Rublev); QF: Quito (l Monteiro) YTD W-L: 7-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 43 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2R) In 2018, captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). Reached QF in Quito (d. Ruud, l. to Monteiro) Made return to tour at Doha after retiring in 2017 US Open 3R and missing remainder of season (right knee). Fell to 0-15 lifetime against Djokovic with 4-set loss in Australian Open 2R. In 2017, reached 1st grass-court final of career at Eastbourne as WC (d. Gasquet 76 in 3rd, l. to Djokovic) Enjoyed 400th win of career over Brown in Roland Garros 1R on May 30 (l. to Wawrinka in 4R) Also reached 4R at Australian Open (l. to Nadal) and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Thiem) Retired vs Goffin in US Open 3R after suffering season-ending right knee injury Saved 4 MPs vs Nishikori in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 2R before squandering 1 MP vs Bautista Agut in 3R Squandered 2 MPs against countryman Simon in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R Fell to No. 46 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October lowest since No. 49 on August 12, 2013 Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami (left knee), Monte-Carlo (left knee/achilles tendon), Rome (left Achilles tendon), Cincinnati (illness), Shanghai (right knee) and Paris (right knee)

14 Day 4 Thursday, 15 February 2018 Page 4 of 4 [4] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Leonardo Mayer (ARG) Fognini Leads Stuttgart (Germany) Clay R16 Fabio Fognini Vina del Mar (Chile) Clay F Fabio Fognini Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R16 Fabio Fognini 6-7(4) Fognini 2018 Summary: SF: Sydney (l Medvedev) YTD W-L: 7-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 ATP Ranking: 22 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 9-10 (2014 Finalist) In 2018, reached Australian Open 4R for second time (first time since 2014, l. to Berdych). Started season with SF run at Sydney (l. to Medvedev). In 2017, captured 5th ATP World Tour singles title -- all on clay -- at Gstaad (d. Hanfmann) Earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Murray in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R (l. to A. Zverev in 3R) Advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 SF at Miami (d. Nishikori, l. to Nadal) Saved 2 MPs to beat Bautista Agut in St. Petersburg SF, marking 6 straight years with 2+ finals (l. to Dzumhur) Saved 1 MP vs E. Ymer in 2R and 2 MPs vs Sock in QF to reach Stockholm SF (l. to Dimitrov) In 1st match as a father, beat Tiafoe 60 in 5th at Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka in 3R) Reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Tsonga, l. to Cuevas), Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Murray) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to No. 1 Nadal) Rallied from 2 sets down vs Pella to clinch Italy s 3-2 Davis Cup 1R win over Argentina in 4 hours, 15 minutes Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Paris due to left knee injury Mayer 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 ATP Ranking: 50 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 7-7 (2011, R) In 2018, 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). Reached Brisbane doubles final in 1st event w/zeballos since 2010 Wimbledon (l. to Kontinen/Peers). In 2017, as World No. 138, won 2nd Hamburg title after losing to No. 923 Molleker in qualifying (d. No. 101 F. Mayer in final) Joined Rublev one week earlier at Umag as 2nd lucky loser to win an ATP title since Ram at 2009 Newport First ATP final between players ranked outside Top 100 since 2013 Bogota (No. 155 Karlovic d. No. 122 Falla) Despite not qualifying in singles, qualified in doubles at Hamburg w/delbonis (l. to Mirnyi/Nestor in 1R) Also entered US Open as LL, defeating Gasquet en route to 3R (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 4 sets) Qualified at Houston (l. to Isner in 2R) and Bastad (l. to Dolgopolov in 1R) Reached Challenger singles finals at Buenos Aires, ARG (l. to Daniel) and Bastad, SWE (l. to Lajovic) Retired in Buenos Aires 2R vs Ramos-Vinolas (right leg) and Basel 2R vs Fucsovics (stomach) Withdrew from Wimbledon qualifying (right shoulder) and St. Petersburg (leg)

15 ARGENTINA OPEN: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina February 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $568,190 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com ArgentinaOpenatp.com./atp/ Edward La Cava: Press Room: Max Boso (prensa@argentinaopenatp.com) facebook.com/argentinaopen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FORMER CHAMP THIEM OPENS CAMPAIGN AS TOP SEED Four seeded players are in action Wednesday to begin second-round play in Buenos Aires. Topping the list is former 2016 champion Dominic Thiem, who faces Argentina's own Horacio Zeballos in the day's final match on Court Guillermo Vilas. The only previous meeting between the two players came on the clay of Roland Garros in 2017, with Thiem conceding only five games in three sets to claim the win. Zeballos, a former quarter-finalist here in 2010, looks to end the Austrian's 5-0 win streak in Buenos Aires and notch his first clay win of the season. After earning a bye in the first round, three-time quarter-finalist and No. 3 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain opens his campaign on Wednesday against Aljaz Bedene. The two have met three times at the Challenger level over the past eight years, but this is their first meeting at the ATP Tour level. Ramos-Vinolas is appearing in his eighth straight main draw appearance in Buenos Aires and carries a 9-7 record here. No. 8 seed Fernando Verdasco kicks off play Wednesday against Guido Pella of Argentina for their first career meeting. Both men are hoping to reach the third round in Buenos Aires for the first time. No. 5 Diego Schwartzman of Argentina and qualifier Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil are fighting for the same feat, having never surpassed the second round in four tries. They will contest their fourth Tour-level meeting on clay, two of which have favored Schwartzman. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SECOND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES COURT GUILLERMO VILAS Guido Pella (ARG) vs [8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) First Meeting Pella 2018 Summary: SF: Doha (l Rublev) YTD W-L: 4-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 17, 1990 ATP Ranking: 59 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2014, R) In 2018, advanced to 2nd hard-court SF of career at Doha (l. to Rublev after holding 1 MP). Fell to Thiem in Australian Open 1R. Withdrew from Auckland due to left shoulder injury. In 2017, won 6 matches and advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Munich as Q (l. to A. Zverev) Earned biggest win of career over No. 7 Thiem en route to Chengdu SF (l. to Baghdatis)

16 Day 3 Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 Snapped 7-match losing streak by reaching Sao Paulo QF (d. Clezar and Berlocq, l. to Ramos-Vinolas) Advanced to 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Dimitrov, l. to Mahut) and Washington (l. to Bhambri) Qualified for Roland Garros (l. to del Potro in 1R) and Vienna (l. to Carreno Busta in 1R) Squandered 1 MP vs Ramos-Vinolas in Buenos Aires 1R and 3 MPs vs Karlovic in Antwerp 1R Improved to 12-2 in ATP Challenger Tour finals at Milan, ITA (d. Delbonis) and Floridablanca, COL (d. Arguello) Dropped to No. 166 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February lowest since No. 199 on March 30, 2015 Verdasco 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 ATP Ranking: 40 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2012, R) In 2018, reached 2R at Doha (l. to eventual finalist Rublev) and Australian Open (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Marterer in 5 sets). Fell in Sydney 1R to eventual finalist de Minaur. In 2017, beat Bautista Agut and Monfils en route to Dubai final, where he fell to 0-12 vs World No. 1 (l. to Murray) Rose to No. 29 in Emirates ATP Rankings on March 6 -- highest since No. 29 on July 7, 2014 Lost SFs to eventual champions at Doha (l. to Djokovic after holding 5 MPs), Bastad (l. to Ferrer) and Stockholm (l. to del Potro). Lost QFs to eventual champ at Houston (l. to Johnson) and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d. Thiem, l. to Sock). Reached Roland Garros singles 4R (l. to Nishikori) and doubles SF w/zimonjic (l. to S. Gonzalez/Young) Saved 2 MPs to beat Escobedo in Los Cabos 1R, but squandered 1 MP in Budapest QF loss to Djere Withdrew from Sydney (fatigue), ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (right leg) and Basel (knee) Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [3] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meetings: 10 Barletta CH (Italy) Clay R16 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (4) 7-6(5) 11 Barletta CH (Italy) Clay R16 Aljaz Bedene Genova CH (Italy) Clay QF Albert Ramos-Vinolas Bedene 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 ATP Ranking: 51 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2013, R) In 2018, advanced to Doha 2R (d. Jaziri, l. to Thiem). Suffered 6th straight Australian Open 1R loss (l. to defending champion Federer). Also lost in 1R at Sydney (l. to Paire). In 2017, advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Budapest as Q (l. to Pouille) Also qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Istomin in 1R), Miami (ret vs Struff in 1R) and Rome (l. to Djokovic in 2R) Reached QFs at Chennai (l. to Paire) and s-hertogenbosch (l. to eventual champion Muller) Appeared in Grand Slam 3R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (d. Karlovic 86 in 5th, l. to Muller) Won 16 straight ATP World Tour, ATP qualifying and Challenger matches from April 3-30 Went 15-0 record on ATP Challenger Tour, winning 12th, 13th and 14th titles of his career respectively at Irving, USA (d. Kukushkin); Sophia Antipolis, FRA (d. Paire) and Barletta, ITA (d. Elias) Retired in Miami 1R (hamstring), Beijing 2R (right knee) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2R (right knee) Withdrew from London/Queen s Club and Eastbourne (wrist), as well as Antwerp and Basel (right knee) Ramos-Vinolas 2018 Summary: F: Quito (l Carballes Baena) YTD W-L: 7-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 ATP Ranking: 20 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 9-7 ( , 2017 Quarter-finals)

17 Day 3 Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 In 2018, advanced to Australian Open 3R for 1st time in 7th appearance (l. to Djokovic). Took opening losses in Doha (l. to Pella in 1R) and Sydney (l. to Lorenzi in 2R after 1R bye as No. 1 seed). In 2017, reached 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF, SF and final at Monte-Carlo (d. Cilic and Pouille, l. to Nadal) Earned biggest win of career over World No. 1 Murray in Monte-Carlo 3R, rallying from 04 down in 3rd set Achieved career-high No. 17 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 8 and tied career-high with 34 wins Saved 1 MP vs Pella in Buenos Aires 1R (l. to Carreno Busta in QF), 1 MP vs Sousa in Sao Paulo SF (l. to Cuevas in final) and 3 MPs vs Querrey in Vienna 1R (l. to Struff in 2R) Advanced to Quito SF (l. to Lorenzi), Rio de Janeiro SF (l. to Thiem) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai QF (l. to Cilic) Won 5-setters to reach Roland Garros 4R (d. Pouille, l. to Djokovic), Wimbledon 3R (d. Rublev, l. to Raonic) and US Open 2R (d. Istomin, l. to Mahut in 5 sets) Ended 21-match, 13-month doubles losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid w/haase (d. Matkowski/Peya in 1R) [5] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs [Q] Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) Schwartzman Leads Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R32 Diego Schwartzman ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Thomaz Bellucci ret 17 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R32 Diego Schwartzman Other meeting: 13 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay F Thomaz Bellucci Schwartzman 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 ATP Ranking: 24 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (2013, R) In 2018, beat Lajovic 11-9 in 5th en route to 2nd Grand Slam 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 4 sets). Suffered opening losses in Brisbane (l. to Dolgopolov in 1R) and Sydney (l. to F. Lopez in 2R after 1R bye). In 2017, defeated 2014 champion Cilic en route to 1st Grand Slam QF at US Open (l. to Carreno Busta) Shortest Grand Slam quarter-finalist since fellow 5-foot-7 South American Yzaga at 1994 US Open Earned career-high 39 wins in 2017 and achieved career-high No. 25 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 30 Advanced to QF-or-better at 11 events, highlighted by 3rd ATP World Tour final of career at Antwerp (l. to Tsonga) Reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal) & Montreal (d. Thiem after saving 4 MPs, l. to Haase) Before US Open run, reached 1st Grand Slam 3R at Roland Garros (d. Rublev 97 in 5th, l. to Djokovic in 5 sets) Squandered 1 MP vs Donaldson in Eastbourne 1R and now owns 0-6 lifetime record on grass Withdrew from London/Queen s Club due to abdominal injury Bellucci 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 ATP Ranking: 137 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2008, R) In 2018, 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) Advanced to SF at Quito, losing to eventual champion Estrella Burgos for 3rd straight year Snapped 5-match tour-level losing streak by reaching Kitzbuehel QF (d. Dolgopolov and Struff, l. to Fognini) Ended 22-match losing streak vs Top 10 opponents by beating Nishikori at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Monteiro in 2R) Squandered 1 MP in Munich 2R against 273rd-ranked Hanfmann Fell to No. 113 in Emirates ATP Rankings on November lowest since No. 122 on April 28, 2014 Withdrew from Winston-Salem, Shenzhen, Beijing qualifying, ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai qualifying and Moscow