TEB BNP PARIBAS ISTANBUL OPEN: 3 MAY MEDIA NOTES

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1 TEB BNP PARIBAS ISTANBUL OPEN: 3 MAY MEDIA NOTES ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Press Room: ali8426@gmail.com Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Lajovic Leads 2-1 Chardy 2018 Summary 31 years old World No in in Istanbul 2009 Stuttgart Champion Advanced to 4R for 1st time in 10th appearance at both Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami (l. to Raonic). Defeated Dimitrov in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R for 3rd career win over World No. 4 (0-20 vs. World No. 1-3). Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Gasquet in 1R). Lajovic 2018 Summary 27 years old World No in in Istanbul (2017 QF) Improved to 4-0 in Istanbul 1R matches by beating Budapest finalist Millman on Tuesday. Reached 2R at 4 other events, including ATP Masters 1000s at Indian Wells (l. to Chung) and Miami (l. to Kyrgios). Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic in 1R). Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Le Gosier, GUD (d. Kudla). Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) vs [2] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Dzumhur Leads 3-0 Fabbiano 2018 Summary 28 years old World No in in Istanbul Advanced to 2R at Marseille (l. to Dzumhur) and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Sock). Defeated #NextGenATP players Piros and Moutet en route to Tunis, TUN Challenger SF (d. Gimeno-Traver). Fell to unranked Chrysochos, a junior at Wake Forest University, in Irving, USA Challenger 1R. Dzumhur 2018 Summary 25 years old World No in in Istanbul (2016 QF) 2 Career Titles Held 1 MP before falling to eventual champion Schwartzman in 2016 Istanbul QF. Achieved career-high No. 29 in ATP Rankings on 12 February. Reached QFs at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) and Marseille (d. Kukushkin in 1R after saving 4 MPs, ret. vs. Berdych). Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd time (d. Lorenzi in 1R after trailing by 2 sets, l. to No. 1 Nadal). [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Malek Jaziri (TUN) Cilic Leads 1-0 Cilic 2018 Summary 29 years old World No in in Istanbul (2017 Champion) 17 Career Titles Reigning champion arrived in Istanbul after marrying Kristina Milkovic in Dubrovnik, Croatia on Saturday. Defeated No. 1 Nadal in 5 sets en route to 3rd Grand Slam final at Australian Open (l. to Federer in 5 sets). Achieved career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings on 29 January following run to Australian Open final. Became 16th World No. 3 since 25 July Only Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray have been in Top 2. Jaziri 2018 Summary 34 years old World No in in Istanbul Earned biggest win of career over No. 4 Dimitrov en route to 3rd ATP SF at Dubai as WC (l. to Bautista Agut). As World No. 117, became lowest-ranked Dubai semi-finalist in 26-year tournament history. Captured 8th ATP Challenger Tour title at Qujing, CHN (d. Rola). [Q] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) vs [7] Jiri Vesely (CZE) Monteiro 2018 Summary 23 years old World No in in Istanbul Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF at Quito (d. Monfils, l. to Ramos-Vinolas). Qualified and reached 2R at Pune (ret. vs. Anderson due to left ankle injury). Squandered 3 MPs in Rio de Janeiro 1R vs. Cuevas. Vesely 2018 Summary 24 years old World No in in Istanbul 2017 Istanbul Doubles Champion Teamed with countryman Jebavy to defeat Altuna/Motti in 2017 Istanbul doubles final. Advanced to Auckland QF by beating Albot and Querrey in 3rd-set TBs (l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut). Fell to No. 84 in ATP Rankings on 30 April -- lowest since No. 104 on 19 May 2014.

2 ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Press Room: GARANTI KOZA PARK TEB BNP PARIBAS ISTANBUL OPEN: 2 MAY MEDIA NOTES [3] Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs Laslo Djere (SRB) Seppi 2018 Summary 34 years old World No in 2018 Istanbul Debut 3 Career Titles Advanced to SFs at Rotterdam as LL (d. A. Zverev in 2R, l. to Federer) and Budapest (l. to Cecchinato). Reached Australian Open 4R for 4th time (d. Karlovic 9-7 in 5th, l. to Edmund). Fell to 0-6 in Grand Slam 4R overall. Qualified and advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to Nishikori). Entered Australian Open after capturing 8th ATP Challenger Tour title at Canberra, AUS (d. Fucsovics). Lost Davis Cup 5-setters vs. Sugita in 1R (ITA d. JPN 3-1) and vs. Pouille in QF (FRA d. ITA 3-1). Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Indian Wells and Miami due to hip injury. Djere 2018 Summary 22 years old World No in in Istanbul (2017 QF) Ended 10-match losing streak -- including qualifying and Challengers -- by beating Istomin 7-6(5) 7-6(6) on Monday. Achieved career-high No. 85 in ATP Rankings on 15 January soon after reaching Pune 2R (l. to Kukushkin). Retired in Alicante, ESP Challenger Q1 and withdrew from Rotterdam Q, Marrakech Q and Budapest (shoulder). Taro Daniel (JPN) vs [4] Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Daniel 2018 Summary 25 years old World No in in Istanbul Earned biggest win of career over 5-time champion Djokovic to reach Indian Wells 3R as Q (l. to L. Mayer). As a lucky loser, lost 1R matches at Auckland (l. to Cuevas) and Acapulco (l. to Lopez). Suffered 5-set loss to Fognini in opening rubber of Davis Cup 1R tie (ITA d. JPN 3-1). Bedene 2018 Summary 28 years old World No in in Istanbul 3 Career Finals Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour final at Buenos Aires (d. Schwartzman in QF, l. to Thiem). Achieved career-high No. 43 in ATP Rankings on 19 February after reaching Buenos Aires final. Reached Budapest SF (l. to Millman after holding 3 MPs) and Rio de Janeiro QF (d. Carreno Busta, l. to Fognini). Returned to Davis Cup for 1st time since 2012 and went 4-0 in singles for Slovenia during 2 Group II ties. Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells due to illness. [Q] Marco Trungelliti (ARG) vs [5] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Trungelliti Leads 1-0 Trungelliti 2018 Summary 28 years old World No in in Istanbul Defeated Lorenzi at 2012 Umag in ATP World Tour main draw debut. Won 8 matches -- 6 over Italians -- to qualify and capture 1st ATP Challenger Tour title at Barletta, ITA (d. Bolelli). Also qualified and reached QF at Marbella, ESP Challenger (l. to Klizan). Advanced to Xabia, ESP Futures final (l. to Gigounon). Fell to No. 268 in ATP Rankings on 19 March -- lowest since No. 268 on 17 August Lorenzi 2018 Summary 36 years old World No in in Istanbul 2016 Kitzbuhel Champion Earned 100th ATP World Tour win of career on Monday, beating [WC] Ilkel in 1R. Snapped 9-match losing streak by reaching Sydney QF (d. Thompson and Ramos-Vinolas, l. to Medvedev). Suffered 6-match losing streak thereafter, including 2nd loss of career from 2 sets up vs. Dzumhur in Aus. Open 1R. Fell to No. 76 in ATP Rankings on 30 April -- lowest since No. 83 on 5 October Withdrew from Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Dubai and ATP Masters 1000s at Indian Wells and Miami (left foot). COURT 1 [6] Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA)

3 ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Press Room: GARANTI KOZA ARENA TEB BNP PARIBAS ISTANBUL OPEN: 1 MAY MEDIA NOTES [8] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) Basilashvili 2018 Summary 26 years old World No in in Istanbul 2 Career Finals Lost Istanbul 1R matches to Golubev in 2015 and to Khachanov (2) 6-1 in Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 3rd time at Australian Open (l. to Edmund after leading 2 sets to 1). Reached clay-court QFs at Marrakech (l. to Sousa) and Budapest (l. to Seppi). Chardy 2018 Summary 31 years old World No in 2018 Istanbul Debut 1 Career Title Advanced to 4R for 1st time in 10th appearance at both Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami (l. to Raonic). Defeated Dimitrov in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R for 3rd career win over World No. 4 (0-20 vs. World No. 1-3). Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Gasquet in 1R). Fell to No. 100 in ATP Rankings on 5 March -- lowest since No. 103 on 2 January [Q] Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) vs [7] Jiri Vesely (CZE) Gimeno-Traver Leads 2-1 Gimeno-Traver 2018 Summary 32 years old World No in in Istanbul 2015 Istanbul QF Fell to World No. 2 and eventual champion Federer 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-3 in 2015 Istanbul QF. Rose from No. 806 on 4 September 2017 to No. 225 on 23 April 2018 in ATP Rankings. Qualified at consecutive Challengers in Alicante, ESP (l. to Granollers in 2R); Barletta, ITA (l. to Moroni in QF) and Tunis, TUN (ret. vs. Andreozzi in final -- illness). Went 16-3 overall during 3-week stretch on ATP Challenger Tour. Vesely 2018 Summary 24 years old World No in in Istanbul 2017 Istanbul Doubles Champion Teamed with countryman Jebavy to defeat Altuna/Motti in 2017 Istanbul doubles final. Advanced to Auckland QF by beating Albot and Querrey in 3rd-set TBs (l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut). Fell to No. 84 in ATP Rankings on 30 April -- lowest since No. 104 on 19 May Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs [WC] Marsel Ilhan (TUR) Jaziri 2018 Summary 34 years old World No in 2018 Istanbul Debut Earned biggest win of career over No. 4 Dimitrov en route to 3rd ATP SF at Dubai as WC (l. to Bautista Agut). As World No. 117, became lowest-ranked Dubai semi-finalist in 26-year tournament history. Advanced to Marrakech QF (l. to Edmund) and Barcelona 3R (l. to Dimitrov after holding 2 MPs). Captured 8th ATP Challenger Tour title at Qujing, CHN (d. Rola). Ilhan 2018 Summary 30 years old World No in in Istanbul Lost Istanbul 1R matches to Nieminen in 2015 and to Carballes Baena in Fell to No. 334 in ATP Rankings on 30 April -- lowest since No. 345 on 5 November Advanced to Antalya, TUR Futures final (l. to Statzberger). COURT 1 Radu Albot (MDA) vs Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) Dutra Silva Leads 1-0 John Millman (AUS) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) COURT 2 [Q] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) vs Gerald Melzer (AUT) Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)

4 TEB BNP PARIBAS ISTANBUL OPEN: PREVIEW AND 30 APRIL MEDIA NOTES ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Press Room: 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN ISTANBUL 1) Sliding into Spring: A trio of clay-court events takes place on the ATP World Tour this week in Munich, Estoril, and Istanbul. At the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open, reigning champion and World No. 4 Marin Cilic is joined by Bernard Tomic, who has yet to play a tour-level match this season. 2) The Champ is Here: Cilic returns to Istanbul as the No. 1 seed. He took a wild card in 2017 and did not drop a set en route to the title, including victories over this year s No. 2 seed Damir Dzumhur, last year s No. 1 seed Milos Raonic and 2016 champion Diego Schwartzman. The Croat has won an ATP World Tour title in 10 straight seasons and is seeking his first championship of ) Three s a Crowd: After reaching finals at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, Cilic achieved a career-high No. 3 in the ATP Rankings on 29 January. Cilic became the 16th World No. 3 since 25 July Only four players have been in the Top 2 since that date 13 years ago: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Alexander Zverev is the current World No. 3. 4) Momentum Stalled: Dzumhur ended 2017 on a 24-7 run, highlighted by his first two ATP World Tour titles at St. Petersburg and Moscow. But the 25-year-old Bosnian is 9-12 in 2018, including retirements in Sydney and Marseille, as well as back-to-back losses to Italian Marco Cecchinato. 5) Bernie s Back: Tomic accepted a wild card into Istanbul and is playing at the event for the third straight season. Still only 25 years old, Tomic failed to qualify at the Australian Open and has played only one Challenger match since then. His last tour-level match came at Vienna in October. 6) Italians in Istanbul: Four Italians are in Istanbul this week: No. 3 seed Andreas Seppi, No. 5 seed Paolo Lorenzi, 22-year-old Matteo Berrettini, and Thomas Fabbiano. Seppi lost to compatriot and eventual champion Marco Cecchinato in the Budapest semi-finals on Saturday. 7) Feet of Clay: No. 4 seed Aljaz Bedene won 16 straight clay-court matches overall in April He s back to his best on clay in 2018 with runs to the Buenos Aires final, Rio de Janeiro quarterfinals, and Budapest semi-finals. 8) 500 Wins Club: Russian veteran Mikhail Youzhny is three wins from 500 for his career. Youzhny is hoping to join former World No. 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (609 victories) as the second Russian player to win at least 500 matches. Youzhny, who turns 36 in June, has captured 10 ATP titles. 9) Two Turks: Wild cards Marsel Ilhan and Cem Ilkel will represent Turkey at the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open this week. While Ilhan is a former Top 100 player, Ilkel is seeking his first ATP World Tour victory. Ilkel is 0-7 overall at this level, including Istanbul losses in 2015, 2016 and ) International Man of Mystery: Ben McLachlan and Nicholas Monroe lead the advance doubles entries in Istanbul. Born in New Zealand and educated in California, McLachlan represents Japan. The 25-year-old won his first ATP title at Tokyo last October with countryman Yasutaka Uchiyama.

5 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open Preview and 30 April Media Notes Page 2 of 4 WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Marin Cilic (CRO) Champion 2 Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Quarter-finals 3 Andreas Seppi (ITA) 0-0 Debut 4 Aljaz Bedene (SLO) nd Round 5 Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) nd Round 6 Viktor Troicki (SRB) Semi-finals 7 Jiri Vesely (CZE) Quarter-finals 8 Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) , st Round QUALIFIERS (4) Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Marco Trungelliti (ARG) Elias Ymer (SWE) OLDEST PLAYER Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 36 years, 4 months WILD CARDS (3) Marsel Ilhan (TUR) Cem Ilkel (TUR) Bernard Tomic (AUS) YOUNGEST PLAYER Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 22 years, 18 days TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Italy 4, Serbia 3, Australia 2, Brazil 2, Turkey 2 DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Ben McLachlan (JPN) 0-0 Debut Nicholas Monroe (USA) Quarter-finals 2 Marcin Matkowski (POL) 0-0 Debut Divij Sharan (IND) 0-0 Debut 3 Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) Quarter-finals Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) Quarter-finals 4 Ken Skupski (GBR) st Round Neal Skupski (GBR) 0-0 Debut PAST FINALISTS SINGLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Marin Cilic (CRO) Milos Raonic (CAN) 7-6(3) Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 6-7(5) 7-6(4) Roger Federer (SUI) Pablo Cuevas (URU) (11) BOLD: Player in 2018 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open singles draw. DOUBLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Roman Jebavy/Jiri Vesely Tuna Altuna/Alessandro Motti Flavio Cipolla/Dudi Sela Andres Molteni/Diego Schwartzman [10-7] 2015 Radu Albot/Dusan Lajovic Robert Lindstedt/Jurgen Melzer (2) BOLD: Player in 2018 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open doubles draw. Albot/Lajovic is not an intact team this year.

6 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open Preview and 30 April Media Notes Page 3 of 4 ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points Singles Prize Money ( ) 76,020 40,040 21,690 12,355 7,280 4,320 Doubles Ranking Points Doubles Prize Money ( ) 23,090 12,140 6,580 3,760 2, FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES GARANTI KOZA ARENA Laslo Djere (SRB) vs Denis Istomin (UZB) 17 ATP Masters 1000 Paris Q (France) Hard Q-1R Laslo Djere ret. Djere 2018 Summary 22 years old World No in in Istanbul (2017 Quarter-finals) Achieved career-high No. 85 in ATP Rankings on 15 January soon after reaching Pune 2R (l. to Kukushkin). Suffered 10 straight losses overall since Pune 1R win over Copil, including qualifying and Challenger matches. Struggled with shoulder injury, retiring in Alicante, ESP Challenger Q1 vs. Karatsev and withdrawing from Rotterdam qualifying, Marrakech qualifying and Budapest. Istomin 2018 Summary 31 years old World No in in Istanbul 2 Career Titles Advanced to Brisbane QF (d. Dzumhur and Donaldson, ret. vs. Harrison due to left hip strain). Made 37th straight Grand Slam main draw appearance at Australian Open (l. to Edmund in 2R). Also reached 2R at Sofia (l. to Troicki) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Carreno Busta). [6] Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs [WC] Bernard Tomic (AUS) Series Tied ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Viktor Troicki Tokyo (Japan) Hard R32 Bernard Tomic 7-6(6) 7-6(1) 15 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Bernard Tomic (2) ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Viktor Troicki 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 7-6(4) Troicki 2018 Summary 32 years old World No in in Istanbul (2017 SF) 3 Career Titles Advanced to Sofia QF (d. Gulbis and Istomin, l. to Wawrinka). Earned 6th win from 2 sets down and 6th straight victory in a 5-setter at Australian Open (d. Bolt, l. to Kyrgios in 2R). Squandered 1 MP after saving 5 MPs in 1R loss to Shapovalov at ATP Masters 1000 Miami. Reached Sydney doubles final in team debut w/struff (d. Rojer/Tecau, l. to Kubot/Melo). Tomic 2018 Summary 25 years old World No in in Istanbul (2017 QF) 3 Career Titles Withdrew from Brisbane qualifying due to back injury. Defeated Millot and Paul in opening rounds of Australian Open qualifying, but fell at final hurdle to Sonego. In only other match of season so far, lost 1R of ATP Challenger Tour event in Lille, FRA to Hoang. [WC] Cem Ilkel (TUR) vs [5] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 15 Eskisehir CH (Turkey) Hard R16 Paolo Lorenzi Ilkel 2018 Summary 22 years old World No in in Istanbul Fell in 1R of Australian Open qualifying to Caruso. Made SF of ATP Challenger Tour event at Yokohama, JPN in February (def. Kamke in QF, gave w/o to Ito in SF). Won ITF Futures event at Antalya, TUR at start of April.

7 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open Preview and 30 April Media Notes Page 4 of 4 Lorenzi 2018 Summary 36 years old World No in in Istanbul 1 Career Title Snapped 9-match losing streak by reaching Sydney QF (d. Thompson and Ramos-Vinolas, l. to Medvedev). Suffered 2nd loss of career from 2 sets up against Dzumhur in Australian Open 1R. Back on 6-match Tour-level losing streak, dropping openers at Quito, Marrakech, Monte Carlo, and Budapest. Withdrew from Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Dubai and ATP Masters 1000s at Indian Wells and Miami (left foot). Taro Daniel (JPN) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA) Daniel 2018 Summary 25 years old World No in 2018 Istanbul Debut Earned biggest win of career over 5-time champion Djokovic to reach Indian Wells 3R as Q (l. to L. Mayer). As a lucky loser, suffered 1R losses at Auckland (l. to Cuevas) and Acapulco (l. to Lopez). Suffered 5-set loss to Fognini in opening rubber of Davis Cup 1R tie (ITA d. JPN 3-1). Berrettini 2018 Summary 22 years old World No in 2018 Istanbul Debut Earned 1st ATP World Tour win at Doha as Q (d. Troicki, l. to Gojowczyk in 2R). Made Grand Slam main draw debut at Australian Open as LL (l. to Mannarino in 1R). Captured 2nd ATP Challenger Tour title on home soil at Bergamo, ITA (d. Napolitano). Beat Top 100 players Sugita, Basic and Fucsovics en route to Irving, USA Challenger final (l. to Kukushkin). COURT 1 [Q] Marco Trungelliti (ARG) vs [Q] Elias Ymer (SWE) FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs [WC] Marsel Ilhan (TUR) s 14 Wimbledon Q (Great Britain) Grass Q-FR Marsel Ilhan Valencia Q (Spain) Hard Q-FR Malek Jaziri Rennes CH (France) Hard QF Malek Jaziri Istanbul CH (Turkey) Hard QF Malek Jaziri (4) 6-0 [Q] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) vs Gerald Melzer (AUT) s 16 Mendoza CH (Argentina) Clay QF Gerald Melzer Sarasota CH (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Gerald Melzer [Q] Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) vs [7] Jiri Vesely (CZE) Gimeno-Traver Leads Moscow (Russia) Hard R32 Daniel Gimeno-Traver Casablanca (Morocco) Clay SF Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-7(3) Bucharest (Romania) Clay SF Jiri Vesely Radu Albot (MDA) vs Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) Dutra Silva Leads St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Rogerio Dutra Silva Prague II CH (Czech Republic) Clay F Rogerio Dutra Silva (5) 6-4 [8] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 17 Irving CH (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Jeremy Chardy John Millman (AUS) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)