BMW OPEN BY FWU: 3 MAY MEDIA NOTES

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1 BMW OPEN BY FWU: 3 MAY MEDIA NOTES ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing [SE] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs Marton Fucsovics (HUN) Cecchinato 2018 Summary 25 years old Career-High No in 2018 (Budapest Champion) 1-1 in Munich Earned 6th straight win by beating No. 1 Italian and No. 5 seed Fognini in 1R on Tuesday. Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF and final en route to 1st title at Budapest as LL (d. Seppi and Millman). Beat former World No. 5 Robredo en route to 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Santiago, CHI (d. Gomez-Herrera). Fucsovics 2018 Summary 26 years old World No in in Munich Earned biggest win of career over No. 13 Querrey en route to Australian Open 4R (l. to eventual champion Federer). Became 1st Hungarian to reach R16 at a Grand Slam since Taroczy at 1984 Roland Garros. Achieved career-high No. 59 on 16 April. Highest-ranked Hungarian since No. 57 Taroczy on 8 July Maximilian Marterer (GER) vs [3] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Schwartzman Leads 1-0 Marterer 2018 Summary 22 years old World No in in Munich One of 8 Germans in Round of most in modern history of Munich tournament (since 1974). Ended 0-14 start to career by reaching Australian Open 3R (d. Stebe and Verdasco, l. to Sandgren). Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at Sofia (d. Jaziri and Sousa, l. to eventual champion Basic). Achieved career-high No. 70 on 19 February after capturing Cherbourg, FRA Challenger title (d. Lestienne). Schwartzman 2018 Summary 25 years old World No in 2018 Munich Debut 2 Career Titles Did not drop a set en route to 2nd ATP World Tour title at Rio de Janeiro (d. Verdasco). Reached Buenos Aires QF for 1st time in 5th main draw appearance at hometown event (l. to Bedene). Beat Lajovic 11-9 in 5th en route to 2nd Grand Slam 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 4 sets). Achieved new career-high 6 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 15 on 2 April. [6] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs Mischa Zverev (GER) M. Zverev Leads 1-0 Kohlschreiber 2018 Summary 34 years old World No in in Munich (3 Titles in 5 Finals) Making 14th Munich appearance, highlighted by titles in 2007 (d. Youzhny), 2012 (d. Cilic) and 2016 (d. Thiem). Snapped 12-match losing streak vs. Top 10 players, beating No. 3 Cilic en route to Indian Wells QF (l. to Del Potro). Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (d. Sandgren and Ramos-Vinolas, l. to Dimitrov). M. Zverev 2018 Summary 30 years old World No in in Munich 2 Career Finals Defeated Pouille in 3rd-set TB to reach ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to Gasquet). Snapped 5-match singles losing streak with win over Kavcic at Marseille (l. to Khachanov in 2R). Ended 11-match doubles losing streak at Miami w/a. Zverev (d. S. Gonzalez/Verdasco, l. to Marach/Pavic in 2R). [WC] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs [2] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Ruud 2018 Summary 19 years old World No in in Munich #NextGenATP Made winning Grand Slam debut at Australian Open as Q (d. Halys 11-9 in 5th, l. to Schwartzman in 2R). Also qualified at Auckland (l. to Haase in 1R after holding 2 MPs) and reached 2R at Quito (l. to Monfils). Advanced to 2nd ATP Challenger Tour final at Francavilla, ITA (l. to Quinzi). Bautista Agut 2018 Summary 30 years old World No in in Munich (2 SFs) 8 Career Titles Captured 8th and biggest title of career at ATP World Tour 500 event in Dubai (d. Pouille). As World No. 23, lowest-ranked Dubai champion since No. 26 Santoro in Defeated Del Potro to win 2nd Auckland title (also 2016). Lost to Goffin in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R and Barcelona QF.

2 BMW OPEN BY FWU: 2 MAY MEDIA NOTES ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing [Q] Martin Klizan (SVK) vs Mirza Basic (BIH) Klizan Leads 1-0 Klizan 2018 Summary 28 years old World No in in Munich (2014 Champion as Qualifier) Qualified and defeated former World No. 1 Djokovic en route to Barcelona QF (l. to No. 1 Nadal ). Only player to win 5 games in a set against Nadal during Spaniard s record 46-set winning streak on clay. Also qualified at Sofia (l. to Wawrinka in 2R) and Rotterdam (l. to Lopez in 1R). Captured 7th ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Indian Wells, USA (d. D. King). Basic 2018 Summary 26 years old World No in 2018 (Sofia Champion) 1-0 in Munich Spoiled Monfils 1st match since 13 March, defeating Frenchman in 1R on Tuesday. Qualified en route to 1st ATP final and title at Sofia (d. Copil), achieving career-high No. 74 on 19 February. Earned biggest win of career over then-no. 15 Wawrinka in Sofia SF. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [SE] Yannick Maden (GER) Struff 2018 Summary 28 years old World No in in Munich (2014 SF as Qualifier) One of 8 Germans in Round of most in modern history of Munich tournament (since 1974). Making 9th straight Munich appearance including qualifying, highlighted by run to 2014 SF as Q (l. to Fognini). Advanced to Budapest QF (l. to Cecchinato) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to A. Zverev). Maden 2018 Summary 28 years old World No. 119 (Career-High) 3-3 in in Munich Saved 2 MPs vs. Sugita on Tuesday. Received SE when Budapest QF was suspended on Friday due to darkness. Achieved career-high No. 119 in ATP Rankings on 30 April after reaching 1st QF at Budapest as LL (l. to Millman). Qualified at Montpellier (l. to Simon in 1R) and Dubai (l. to Dzumhur in 1R). [4] Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs [WC] Matthias Bachinger (GER) Chung 2018 Summary 21 years old World No in in Munich (2017 SF) Became 1st South Korean to reach Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (ret. vs. eventual champion Federer) and 1st to reach ATP Masters 1000 QF at both Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami (l. to eventual champion Isner). Also became youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist since 2010 (21) and lowest-ranked since 2008 (No. 58). Broke into Top 20 and achieved career-high No. 19 in ATP Rankings on 2 April. Bachinger 2018 Summary 31 years old World No in in Munich Seeking 1st QF since 2014 Munich native is making 15th straight appearance at hometown tournament including qualifying. Qualified for 1st Grand Slam since 2015 at Australian Open (l. to Goffin in 1R). Advanced to Challenger QFs at Newport Beach, USA (l. to Opelka) and St. Brieuc, FRA (l. to Baghdatis). [1] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs [WC] Yannick Hanfmann (GER) A. Zverev 2018 Summary 21 years old World No. 3 (Career-High) 17-7 in in Munich (2017 Champion) Advanced to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Miami (d. Kyrgios, Coric and Carreno Busta; l. to Isner in 3 sets). #NextGenATP player returned to career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings for 1st time this season on 23 April. Reached SFs at Acapulco (l. to eventual champion Del Potro) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Nishikori). Hanfmann 2018 Summary 26 years old World No in in Munich (2017 QF as Qualifier) Achieved career-high No. 112 in ATP Rankings on 29 January. Advanced to Panama City, PAN Challenger QF (l. to Rola). Went 16-0 in sets en route to back-to-back Challenger doubles titles w/krawietz at Panama City, PAN (d. Pasha/Quiroz) and Mexico City, MEX (d. Bambridge/O Mara).

3 ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing CENTRE COURT BMW OPEN BY FWU: 1 MAY MEDIA NOTES [Q] Daniel Masur (GER) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) Struff Leads 1-0 Masur 2018 Summary 23 years old World No in in Munich Seeking 1st ATP Win of Career One of 11 Germans in draw -- most on tour since 11 at 2013 Wimbledon and most at Munich since 11 in Lost to Struff in ATP World Tour main draw debut at 2017 Munich as WC. Struff 2018 Summary 28 years old World No in in Munich (2014 SF as Qualifier) Making 9th straight Munich appearance including qualifying, highlighted by run to 2014 SF as Q (l. to Fognini). Reached Budapest QF (l. to Cecchinato) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to A. Zverev). [6] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs Ivo Karlovic (CRO) Kohlschreiber Leads 3-2 Kohlschreiber 2018 Summary 34 years old World No in in Munich (3 Titles in 5 Finals) Making 14th Munich appearance, highlighted by titles in 2007 (d. Youzhny), 2012 (d. Cilic) and 2016 (d. Thiem). Snapped 12-match losing streak vs. Top 10 players, beating No. 3 Cilic en route to Indian Wells QF (l. to Del Potro). Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (d. Sandgren and Ramos-Vinolas, l. to Dimitrov). Karlovic 2018 Summary 39 years old World No in in Munich (2006 QF) 8 Career Titles Became oldest player to reach Australian Open 3R since 44-year-old Rosewall in 1978, losing to Seppi 9-7 in 5th. Reached Houston SF (l. to Sandgren), becoming oldest ATP semi-finalist since Connors, 40, at 1993 San Francisco. Mirza Basic (BIH) vs [7] Gael Monfils (FRA) Basic 2018 Summary 26 years old World No in 2018 (Sofia Champion) Munich Main Draw Debut Qualified en route to 1st ATP final and title at Sofia (d. Copil), achieving career-high No. 74 on 19 February. Earned biggest win of career over then-no. 15 Wawrinka in Sofia SF. Monfils 2018 Summary 31 years old World No in in Munich 7 Career Titles Captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). Retired in Indian Wells 3R vs. Herbert and withdrew from Miami, Marrakech and Monte-Carlo due to back injury. [5] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs [SE] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) Fognini Leads 2-0 Fognini 2018 Summary 30 years old World No in in Munich (2014 Finalist) 6 Career Titles Ended Cuevas 15-match tournament win streak en route to 6th ATP World Tour singles title at Sao Paulo (d. Jarry). Reached SFs at Sydney (l. to Medvedev) and Rio de Janeiro (d. Sandgren in 2R after saving 1 MP, l. to Verdasco). Cecchinato 2018 Summary 25 years old Career-High No in 2018 (Budapest Champion) 0-1 in Munich Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF and final en route to 1st title at Budapest as LL (d. Seppi and Millman). Beat former World No. 5 Robredo en route to 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Santiago, CHI (d. Gomez-Herrera). OUTER COURTS [SE] Yannick Maden (GER) vs [8] Yuichi Sugita (JPN) Mischa Zverev (GER) vs [PR] Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) Maximilian Marterer (GER) vs [Q] Dustin Brown (GER) Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs Guido Pella (ARG) [WC] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs [Q] Marius Copil (ROU)

4 BMW OPEN BY FWU: PREVIEW AND 30 APRIL MEDIA NOTES ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN MUNICH 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 BMW Open by FWU in Munich, defending champion and World No. 3 Alexander Zverev will join fellow German and three-time champion Philipp Kohlschreiber. 2) The Champ is Here: Zverev turned 21 on 20 April and is already making his fifth appearance in Munich. He s improved his results each year, from the first round in 2014 and second round in 2015 to the semi-finals in 2016 and the title in Zverev has been ranked in the Top 5 each week since 11 September After winning five ATP titles last season, he s seeking his first of ) Right at Home: Kohlschreiber earned 30+ wins and enjoyed Top 50 finishes in each of the last 11 seasons. The key to Kohlschreiber s success has come in Germany, where he is (.655) compared to elsewhere (.537). Kohlschreiber, 34, is making his 10th straight and 14th overall appearance in Munich. The five-time Munich finalist won the title in 2007, 2012, and ) Other Germans: Yannick Hanfmann, Yannick Maden, Maximilian Marterer, Florian Mayer, Jan-Lennard Struff and Mischa Zverev will also represent Germany. Marterer had an 0-14 record entering He is 7-7 on the season, not including his sixth Challenger title at Cherbourg, FRA. 5) Steady Spaniard: Like Kohlschreiber, No. 2 seed Roberto Bautista Agut is one of the ATP World Tour s most consistent players. He has earned 40+ wins and enjoyed Top 25 finishes in each of the last four seasons. Bautista Agut, 30, won the biggest of his eight career titles at Dubai on 3 March. 6) On the Rise: No. 3 seed Diego Schwartzman has achieved a new career-high ranking 15 times since the start of 2017, peaking at No. 15 on 2 April. Schwartzman did not drop a set en route to his first ATP World Tour 500 title at Rio de Janeiro on 25 February. The Argentine is 5-5 since then. 7) Asian Sensation: Hyeon Chung of South Korea is 18-7 this season after ending 2017 with the Next Gen ATP Finals title. Chung s rankings rise began at 2017 Munich, where he reached his first ATP World Tour semi-final as the World No. 78. He returns to Munich this week as the No. 4 seed. 8) 300 Wins: No. 5 seed Fabio Fognini is one win from 300 for his career. The 2014 Munich finalist bids to become the fourth Italian player to win 300 matches. Retired players Corrado Barazzutti and Adriano Panatta reached the milestone, while Andreas Seppi earned his 300th win in ) Monfils in Munich: No. 7 seed Gael Monfils comes back to the ATP World Tour this week. The Frenchman returned from a right knee injury to win his seventh ATP title at Doha in January. But Monfils hurt his back at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and has not played since 13 March. 10) Doubles Details: Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo are co-no. 1s in the ATP Doubles Rankings but enter Munich with seven losses in their last 10 matches. They are joined in the field by Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald, who are 20-8 with three titles since debuting as a team last August.

5 BMW Open by FWU Preview and 30 April Media Notes Page 2 of 4 WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Alexander Zverev (GER) Champion 2 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) , 2017 Semi-finals 3 Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 0-0 Debut 4 Hyeon Chung (KOR) Semi-finals 5 Fabio Fognini (ITA) Finalist 6 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) , 2012, 2016 Champion 7 Gael Monfils (FRA) , nd Round 8 Yuichi Sugita (JPN) 0-0 Debut QUALIFIERS (4) Dustin Brown (GER) Marius Copil (ROU) Martin Klizan (SVK) Daniel Masur (GER) OLDEST PLAYER Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 39 years, 2 months WILD CARDS (3) Matthias Bachinger (GER) Yannick Hanfmann (GER) Casper Ruud (NOR) YOUNGEST PLAYER Casper Ruud (NOR) 19 years, 4 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Germany 11, Argentina 2, Italy 2 DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Lukasz Kubot (POL) , st Round Marcelo Melo (BRA) st Round 2 Ivan Dodig (CRO) , st Round Rajeev Ram (USA) 0-0 Debut 3 Nikola Mektic (CRO) Semi-finals Alexander Peya (AUT) Champion 4 Max Mirnyi (BLR) Finalist Philipp Oswald (AUT) st Round PAST FINALISTS SINGLES (since 2007) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Alexander Zverev (GER) Guido Pella (ARG) Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Dominic Thiem (AUT) 7-6(7) (4) 2015 Andy Murray (GBR) Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 7-6(4) (4) 2014 Martin Klizan (SVK) Fabio Fognini (ITA) Tommy Haas (GER) Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (3) 2012 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Marin Cilic (CRO) 7-6(8) Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) Florian Mayer (GER) Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) Marin Cilic (CRO) Tomas Berdych (CZE) Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (5) 2008 Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) Simone Bolelli (ITA) 7-6(4) 6-7(4) Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) BOLD: Player in 2018 BMW Open by FWU singles draw.

6 BMW Open by FWU Preview and 30 April Media Notes Page 3 of 4 DOUBLES (since 2000) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah Jeremy Chardy/Fabrice Martin Henri Kontinen/John Peers Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah [10-7] 2015 Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares Alexander Zverev/Mischa Zverev [10-5] 2014 Jamie Murray/John Peers Colin Fleming/Ross Hutchins Jarkko Nieminen/Dmitry Tursunov Marcos Baghdatis/Eric Butorac Frantisek Cermak/Filip Polasek Xavier Malisse/Dick Norman Simone Bolelli/Horacio Zeballos Andreas Beck/Christopher Kas 7-6(3) Oliver Marach/Santiago Ventura Eric Butorac/Michael Kohlmann [16-14] 2009 Jan Hernych/Ivo Minar Ashley Fisher/Jordan Kerr Michael Berrer/Rainer Schuettler Scott Lipsky/David Martin [10-8] 2007 Philipp Kohlschreiber/Mikhail Youzhny Jan Hajek/Jaroslav Levinsky Andrei Pavel/Alexander Waske Alexander Peya/Bjorn Phau Mario Ancic/Julian Knowle Florian Mayer/Alexander Waske James Blake/Mark Merklein Julian Knowle/Nenad Zimonjic Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett Joshua Eagle/Jared Palmer Petr Luxa/Radek Stepanek Petr Pala/Pavel Vizner (4) [11-9] 2001 Petr Luxa/Radek Stepanek Jaime Oncins/Daniel Orsanic (5) 2000 David Adams/John-Laffnie de Jager Max Mirnyi/Nenad Zimonjic BOLD: Player in 2018 BMW Open by FWU doubles draw. Knowle/Zimonjic and Mirnyi/Zimonjic are not intact teams this year. ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY BMW Open by FWU W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points Singles Prize Money ( ) 89,435 47,105 25,515 14,535 8,565 5,075 Doubles Ranking Points Doubles Prize Money ( ) 27,170 14,280 7,740 4,430 2, FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT [WC] Yannick Hanfmann (GER) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Hanfmann 2018 Summary 26 years old World No in in Munich (2017 Quarter-finals) Entered Brisbane main draw as LL and received 1R bye after Murray withdrawal (l. to Harrison in 2R). Fell in 2nd round of Australian Open qualifying to Kozlov. Lost in 1R at Quito, and in 1R of qualifying at both Indian Wells and Miami. Baghdatis 2018 Summary 32 yrs. old World No in in Munich (2007, 2010 SF) 4 Career Titles Qualified and advanced to Indian Wells 4R -- 1st ATP Masters 1000 R16 appearance since 2012 Shanghai. Reached Sofia QF (d. Mannarino, l. to Kovalik). Last direct acceptance into Australian Open, where he reached 2R (d. Bhambri, l. to Rublev). Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs [WC] Matthias Bachinger (GER) Kukushkin 2018 Summary 30 years old World No in in Munich 1 Career Title Defeated Albot and Djere to reach Pune QF (l. to Anderson). Squandered 4 MPs in Marseille 1R vs. Dzumhur. Captured 14th ATP Challenger Tour title at Irving, USA (d. Berrettini). Helped Kazakhstan to 4-1 win over Switzerland in Davis Cup 1R (d. Bodmer).

7 BMW Open by FWU Preview and 30 April Media Notes Page 4 of 4 Bachinger 2018 Summary 31 years old World No in in Munich Qualified for Australian Open (l. to No. 7 seed Goffin in 1R) first Grand Slam main draw since 2015 Roland Garros. Reached ATP Challenger Tour QFs at Newport Beach, CA, USA and St. Brieuc, FRA. Withdrew from Brisbane qualifying due to tonsillitis. Florian Mayer (GER) vs [Q] Martin Klizan (SVK) Klizan Leads US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Martin Klizan 6-7(5) ret. F. Mayer 2018 Summary 34 years old World No in in Munich (2011 Finalist) 2 Career Titles Started season 0-6 and on an 9-match tour-level losing streak since 2017 US Open 1R win. Also owns 0-3 doubles record this season and on a 5-match losing streak since 2017 US Open 1R win. Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Estrella Burgos). Klizan 2018 Summary 28 years old World No in in Munich (2014 Champion) 5 Career Titles Last week, qualified for main draw of Barcelona, then def. Djokovic in 2R and F. Lopez in 3R before falling in QF to eventual champion and World No. 1 Nadal (held 3 set points in 2nd set). Won ATP Challenger Tour title at Indian Wells, CA, USA (def. Pospisil in SF and D. King in final). Got both wins in Slovakia s 2-3 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Davis Cup playoff (def. Dzumhur and Basic). FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES [Q] Daniel Masur (GER) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) Struff Leads Munich (Germany) Clay R32 Jan-Lennard Struff [SE] Yannick Maden (GER) vs [8] Yuichi Sugita (JPN) Mirza Basic (BIH) vs [7] Gael Monfils (FRA) [5] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs [SE] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) Fognini Leads Nice (France) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini (4) Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs Guido Pella (ARG) Other Meeting 17 Braunschweig CH (Germany) Clay R32 Marton Fucsovics 7-6(8) Maximilian Marterer (GER) vs [Q] Dustin Brown (GER) [6] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs Ivo Karlovic (CRO) Kohlschreiber Leads ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard QF Ivo Karlovic 7-6(6) 7-6(3) 09 Beijing (China) Hard R32 Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(6) Doha (Qatar) Hard R16 Ivo Karlovic 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 7-6(2) 14 Dusseldorf (Germany) Clay F Philipp Kohlschreiber (4) 16 Halle (Germany) Grass R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7(7) Mischa Zverev (GER) vs [PR] Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) Other Meeting 07 Tampere CH (Finland) Clay R32 Mischa Zverev [WC] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs [Q] Marius Copil (ROU)