MUTUA MADRID OPEN: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES NADAL, ZVEREV, EDMUND FACE FAMILIAR FOES IN QUARTER-FINALS

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1 MUTUA MADRID OPEN: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Friday, 11 May 2018 Caja Magica Madrid, Spain 6-13 May 2018 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 6,200,860 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Madrid-Open.com Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com NADAL, ZVEREV, EDMUND FACE FAMILIAR FOES IN QUARTER-FINALS Familiar foes will face off again in Friday s quarter-finals at the Mutua Madrid Open, highlighted by the record-setting Rafael Nadal against World No. 7 Dominic Thiem. Nadal has winning streaks of 14 matches and 30 sets overall, as well as 21 matches and 50 sets on clay. The Spaniard passed John McEnroe on Thursday for the longest single-surface set streak in the Open Era. He also tied a personal-best for consecutive sets won overall. Nadal swept 30 straight sets in 2012 as well. Thiem is the last man to win a set and a match against Nadal on clay, doing so 19 May 2017 in the Rome quarter-finals. Nadal is 2-0 against Thiem since then, dropping only nine games in five sets. All eight of Nadal and Thiem s prior meetings came on clay with the World No. 1 leading the FedEx ATP Head2Head 6-2. Nadal defeated Thiem 7-6(8), 6-4 in the 2017 Mutua Madrid Open final. Nadal vs. Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhands (min. 8 matches) Opponent Win % W-L Clay Richard Gasquet Nicolas Almagro Philipp Kohlschreiber Grigor Dimitrov Stan Wawrinka Ivan Ljubicic Mikhail Youzhny Dominic Thiem Fernando Gonzalez Roger Federer World No. 3 Alexander Zverev and World No. 9 John Isner will meet in a rematch of the Miami final, won by Isner on 1 April. Neither player has had their serve broken in Madrid. Zverev has broken his opponents six times, while Isner has yet to earn a break point with his return, posting a 4-1 record in tiebreakers to reach the quarter-finals. Isner is 2-3 in tiebreakers against Zverev. Three unseeded players advanced to the Madrid quarter-finals, including No. 1 Brit Kyle Edmund and #NextGenATP star Denis Shapovalov. They meet Friday for the fifth time, representing 9% of the 19-year-old Shapovalov s 54 tour-level matches. Their meetings will have spanned all three surfaces and all five tour levels. Each man owns two wins in their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry. Shapovalov broke one of Nadal s records and is the youngest quarter-finalist in tournament history. World No. 8 Kevin Anderson plays his 11th ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final against a man playing his first, Dusan Lajovic. Anderson is 0-10 in ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finals, but the 95th-ranked Lajovic will be his lowest-ranked opponent at this stage and level. Lajovic is the first qualifier to reach the Madrid quarter-finals since Santiago Giraldo in He is bidding to become the second qualifier to reach the semi-finals in tournament history, joining Fabrice Santoro in 2002.

2 Day 6 Friday, 11 May 2018 Page 2 of 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS MANOLO SANTANA [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [6] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson Leads ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Kevin Anderson Lajovic 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 8-10 (6-7 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 95 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Earned 1st Top 10 win over World No. 6 Del Potro in 3R to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF. Advanced to 2R at 5 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). Lost 5-setters vs. Schwartzman in Australian Open 1R and vs. Isner in Davis Cup 1R (USA d. SRB 3-1). Suffering 7-match losing streak in 5th sets since winning 1st match decided in 5 sets at 2014 Wimbledon. Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Le Gosier, GUD (d. Kudla). Fell to No. 108 in ATP Rankings on 19 March -- lowest since No. 109 on 7 September Anderson 2018 Summary W (1): New York (d Querrey); F (2): Pune (l Simon); Acapulco (l Del Potro); QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Coric); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 19-6 (2-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: May 18, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 8 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 7-7 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Attempting to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF in 11th QF appearance at this level. Beat Escobedo, Nishikori and Querrey in 3rd-set TBs to capture 4th ATP World Tour title at New York. Defeated Querrey in New York final almost 10 years after losing 1st final for both men at 2008 Las Vegas. Also advanced to finals at Pune (l. to Simon) and Acapulco (l. to Del Potro). Achieved career-high No. 8 in ATP Rankings on 26 February. Lost ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Indian Wells (d. Carreno Busta in 3rd-set TB, l. to Coric in 3rd-set TB) and Miami (l. to Carreno Busta in 3rd-set TB after holding 1 MP). Fell to 0-10 lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 QFs. Became 1st player since Hewitt in 2002 to follow US Open final with Aus. Open 1R loss (l. to Edmund in 5 sets). Withdrew from Delray Beach due to elbow injury and Barcelona due to right knee injury. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [5] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Nadal Leads Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Rafael Nadal Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay SF Dominic Thiem (4) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R16 Rafael Nadal Barcelona (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-6(8) ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Dominic Thiem Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay QF Rafael Nadal Nadal 2018 Summary W (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d Nishikori); Barcelona (d Tsitsipas); QF (1): Australian Open (l Cilic) YTD W-L: 18-1 (14-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 77 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 1 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): (2005, 2010, , 2017 Champion)

3 Day 6 Friday, 11 May 2018 Page 3 of 4 Tournament Note: Must win 6th Madrid title to hold off Federer and remain No. 1 in ATP Rankings on 14 May. Won 50 straight sets on clay -- most on a single surface in Open Era. None of 50 sets have gone to a tiebreaker. Did not drop a set en route to record 11th Monte-Carlo and 31st ATP Masters 1000 title overall (d. Nishikori). Also won 11th title overall at Barcelona and 9th without dropping a set (d. Tsitsipas). Became 1st player in ATP World Tour history to win 11 titles at a single tournament. Secured at least 1 title in 15 straight seasons, tying Federer s Open Era record from Regained No. 1 ranking for 5th time on 2 April. Spent 173 total weeks at No passing McEnroe for 6th all-time. Advanced to 10th Australian Open QF, retiring vs. Cilic in 5th set due to right hip injury. Swept Kohlschreiber and A. Zverev in straight sets to lead Spain to 3-2 win over Germany in Davis Cup QF. Broke all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since Withdrew from Brisbane (right knee), as well as Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami (right hip). Thiem 2018 Summary W (1): Buenos Aires (d Bedene); SF (1): Doha (w/o vs Monfils); QF (4): Rio de Janeiro (l Verdasco); Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal); Barcelona (l Tsitsipas) YTD W-L: 23-6 (14-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 7 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 8-2 (2017 Finalist) Tournament Note: Rallied from 6-2, 5-4 down with Coric serving for match to win on Thursday. Owns 1-5 record vs. World No. 1, defeating then-no. 1 Murray in 2017 Barcelona SF. Did not drop a set en route to 2nd Buenos Aires and 9th ATP World Tour title (d. Bedene). Also did not drop a set en route to Doha SF (w/o vs. Monfils due to viral infection). Saved 1 MP vs. Rublev in 2R and beat Djokovic in 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 1 Nadal in QF). Also reached QFs at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco), Acapulco (l. to Del Potro) and Barcelona (l. to Tsitsipas). Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Kudla en route to Australian Open 4R for 2nd straight year (l. to Sandgren in 5 sets). Retired vs. Cuevas in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R and withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami (right ankle). [7] John Isner (USA) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) A. Zverev Leads ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 Alexander Zverev ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Alexander Zverev 6-7(5) 7-6(7) 7-6(5) 17 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Alexander Zverev (5) ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard F John Isner 6-7(4) Isner 2018 Summary W (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d A. Zverev); QF (1): Houston (l Johnson) YTD W-L: 12-7 (4-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: April 26, 1985 (33) ATP Ranking: 9 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 11-6 (2015, 2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Owns 4-match winning streak against Top 10 opponents and 7-3 in last 10 matches vs. Top 10. Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion at age 32 since series began in As World No. 17, became lowest-ranked Miami champion since No. 18 Courier in Returned to career-high No. 9 in ATP Rankings on 2 April for 1st time since 7 April Hit 10,000th ace during Houston QF loss to Johnson, becoming 4th player to reach milestone since ATP started tracking aces in Stats do not include all Davis Cup matches, as well as Olympic matches prior to Squandered 3 MPs vs. Gojowczyk in Delray Beach 2R and 1 MP vs. Monfils in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R. Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 doubles title -- 2nd w/sock -- at Indian Wells (d. Bryan/Bryan). Helped USA advance to Davis Cup SF with wins over Lajovic in 1R and De Loore in QF.

4 Day 6 Friday, 11 May 2018 Page 4 of 4 A. Zverev 2018 Summary W (1): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); SF (2): Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 23-7 (10-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 3 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 5-1 ( Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Owns 23 wins this season, tied with Thiem for most on ATP World Tour. Successfully defended Munich title by beating countryman and 3-time champion Kohlschreiber in final. Advanced to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Miami (d. Kyrgios, Coric and Carreno Busta, l. to Isner in 3 sets). 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). Suffered 3rd Grand Slam loss from 2 sets to 1 up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Chung). Beat Ferrer in straight sets before falling to No. 1 Nadal in Davis Cup QF (ESP d. GER 3-2). Defeated de Minaur from 2 sets to 1 down and Kyrgios to lead Germany in Davis Cup 1R (GER d. AUS 3-1). ARANTXA SANCHEZ Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) Series Tied Davis Cup 1R (Canada) Hard RR Kyle Edmund def 17 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Denis Shapovalov 7-6(4) US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Denis Shapovalov ret 18 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R32 Kyle Edmund 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-4 Edmund 2018 Summary F (1): Marrakech (l Andujar); SF (1): Australian Open (l Cilic); QF (2): Brisbane (l Dimitrov); Estoril (l Sousa) YTD W-L: 15-7 (8-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 8, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 22 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Improved to 2-15 vs. Top 10 by beating World No. 10 Goffin to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF. Became 4th Brit to reach Australian Open SF and 6th Brit to reach a Grand Slam SF in Open Era. Ended 0-5 start to career in SFs by reaching 1st ATP World Tour final at Marrakech (d. Gasquet, l. to Andujar). Achieved career-high No. 22 on 7 May. Became No. 1 Brit on 5 March, ending Murray s 12-year reign. Won 3-setters over Shapovalov and Chung to reach Brisbane QF (l. to eventual champion Dimitrov in 3 sets). Did not drop a set en route to 1st doubles title at Estoril with 1st-time partner Norrie (d. Koolhof/Sitak). Withdrew from Auckland (right ankle strain), as well as Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro (illness). Shapovalov 2018 Summary SF (1): Delray Beach (l Tiafoe) YTD W-L: (4-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 15, 1999 (19) ATP Ranking: 43 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Defeated No. 1 Canadian Raonic to reach 2nd ATP Masters 1000 QF (2017 Montreal SF). Youngest quarter-finalist in 17-year tournament history, breaking 19-year-old Nadal s record from Five of 54 career matches have come against Edmund (9%), spanning all 3 surfaces and all 5 tour levels. Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at Delray Beach (d. Fritz, l. to eventual champion Tiafoe). Saved 1 MP vs. Troicki and defeated Querrey en route to ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (l. to Coric in 3 sets). Achieved career-high 7 times in ATP Rankings -- peaking at No. 42 on 30 April. Let leads of 2-sets-to-1 and 5-2 in 5th set slip away against Tsonga in Australian Open 2R. Beat Galovic but lost to Coric in Canada s Davis Cup 1R tie (CRO d. CAN 3-1).

5 MUTUA MADRID OPEN: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, 10 May 2018 Caja Magica Madrid, Spain 6-13 May 2018 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 6,200,860 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Madrid-Open.com Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com NADAL NEARS 34-YEAR-OLD RECORD, CANADIANS CLASH ON DAY 5 World No. 1 Rafael Nadal has won 13 matches and 28 sets in a row overall, as well as 20 matches and 48 sets in a row on clay. That last number could put Nadal in the record books Thursday when the five-time champion faces No. 13 seed Diego Schwartzman. If Nadal defeats Schwartzman in straight sets, he will pass John McEnroe for the longest set streak on any surface in the Open Era. McEnroe swept 49 straight sets on carpet in 1984, including 10 to win the Madrid Indoor Open title. Only one Spaniard, Nadal, is in the third round -- fewest in the 17-year history of the Mutua Madrid Open. Seven of the Top 8 seeds remain, including No. 5 seed Dominic Thiem, who will meet 21- year-old Borna Coric in Estadio 3. Thiem is the last man to win a set and a match against Nadal on clay. The Austrian avenged his loss in last year s Madrid final by beating Nadal 6-4, 6-3 in the Rome quarter-finals on 19 May Thiem and Nadal could clash again in Friday s quarter-finals. Top 2 Canadians Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov will meet for the first time. Shapovalov has reached a new career-high ranking seven times this season, but he s still looking up at Raonic, who returned to the Top 20 last week. Shapovalov is seeking the second ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal of his career. As an 18-year-old, Shapovalov upset Nadal last August in Montreal and became the youngest ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finalist and semi-finalist since the series started in FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: THIRD-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES MANOLO SANTANA [4] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) First Meeting Del Potro 2018 Summary W (2): Acapulco (d Anderson); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d Federer); F (1): Auckland (l Bautista Agut); SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner) YTD W-L: 22-4 (1-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 22 Date of Birth: September 23, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 6 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 15-6 (2009, 2012 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: One of 3 Argentines remaining -- most in R16 at an ATP Masters 1000 event since 2007 Madrid. Saved 3 championship points to defeat No. 1 Federer for 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells. Now owns 9 wins over World No most among all players who ve never been ranked No. 1 themselves. Defeated Raonic in Indian Wells SF on 17 March for 400th win of career. Earned straight-set wins over No. 6 Thiem, No. 5 A. Zverev and No. 8 Anderson en route to Acapulco title. Won 15 straight matches before falling to eventual champion Isner in ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF. Reached Auckland final (l. to Bautista Agut), then 3R in 1st Australian Open appearance since 2014 (l. to Berdych). Returned to Top 10 of ATP Rankings on 15 January for 1st time since 4 August 2014.

6 Day 5 Thursday, 10 May 2018 Page 2 of 4 Lajovic 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 7-10 (5-7 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 95 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Qualifier is 8-0 in sets this week, defeating Gimeno-Traver, F. Mayer, Khachanov and Gasquet. Owns 0-10 record vs. Top 10 opponents (2-26 in sets). Advanced to 2R at 5 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). Lost 5-setters vs. Schwartzman in Australian Open 1R and vs. Isner in Davis Cup 1R (USA d. SRB 3-1). Suffering 7-match losing streak in 5th sets since winning 1st match decided in 5 sets at 2014 Wimbledon. Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Le Gosier, GUD (d. Kudla). Fell to No. 108 in ATP Rankings on 19 March -- lowest since No. 109 on 7 September [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [13] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Nadal Leads Acapulco (Mexico) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Rafael Nadal 7-6(5) ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay QF Rafael Nadal Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal (4) Nadal 2018 Summary W (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d Nishikori); Barcelona (d Tsitsipas); QF (1): Australian Open (l Cilic) YTD W-L: 17-1 (13-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 77 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 1 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): (2005, 2010, , 2017 Champion) Tournament Note: Must win 6th Madrid title to hold off Federer and remain No. 1 in ATP Rankings on 14 May. Won Open Era-record 48 straight sets on clay, 1 shy of record on any surface set by McEnroe on carpet in Did not drop a set en route to record 11th Monte-Carlo and 31st ATP Masters 1000 title overall (d. Nishikori). Also won 11th title overall at Barcelona and 9th without dropping a set (d. Tsitsipas). Became 1st player in ATP World Tour history to win 11 titles at a single tournament. Secured at least 1 title in 15 straight seasons, tying Federer s Open Era record from Regained No. 1 ranking for 5th time on 2 April. Spent 173 total weeks at No passing McEnroe for 6th all-time. Advanced to 10th Australian Open QF, retiring vs. Cilic in 5th set due to right hip injury. Swept Kohlschreiber and A. Zverev in straight sets to lead Spain to 3-2 win over Germany in Davis Cup QF. Broke all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since Withdrew from Brisbane (right knee), as well as Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami (right hip). Schwartzman 2018 Summary W (1): Rio de Janeiro (d Verdasco); QF (1): Buenos Aires (l Bedene) YTD W-L: (12-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 16 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2018 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Owns 2-15 record vs. Top 10 opponents with wins over then-no. 7s Thiem and Cilic. 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.

7 Day 5 Thursday, 10 May 2018 Page 3 of 4 ARANTXA SANCHEZ [8] David Goffin (BEL) vs Kyle Edmund (GBR) Goffin Leads Davis Cup Final (Belgium) Clay RR David Goffin Goffin 2018 Summary SF (3): Montpellier (l Gasquet); Rotterdam (l Dimitrov); Barcelona (l Nadal); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Dimitrov) YTD W-L: 13-6 (6-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 10 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 5-4 (2017 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Attempting to reach 9th ATP Masters 1000 QF, but still seeking 1st final at this level. Saved 1 MP vs. Granollers en route to Barcelona SF (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Also advanced to SFs at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) and Rotterdam (ret. vs. Dimitrov). Reached ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF for 2nd straight year (l. to Dimitrov). Extended Davis Cup singles win streak to 11 matches by beating Balazs and Fucsovics in 1R tie (BEL d. HUN 3-2). Retired in Rotterdam SF and withdrew from Marseille and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells due to eye injury. Edmund 2018 Summary F (1): Marrakech (l Andujar); SF (1): Australian Open (l Cilic); QF (2): Brisbane (l Dimitrov); Estoril (l Sousa) YTD W-L: 14-7 (7-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 8, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 22 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Beat 2-time champion Djokovic in 3 sets to reach 3R for 1st time at an ATP Masters 1000 event. Owns 1-15 record vs. Top 10 opponents, defeating then-no. 3 Dimitrov to reach Australian Open SF (l. to Cilic). Became 4th Brit to reach Australian Open SF and 6th Brit to reach a Grand Slam SF in Open Era. Ended 0-5 start to career in SFs by reaching 1st ATP World Tour final at Marrakech (d. Gasquet, l. to Andujar). Achieved career-high No. 22 on 7 May. Became No. 1 Brit on 5 March, ending Murray s 12-year reign. Won 3-setters over Shapovalov and Chung to reach Brisbane QF (l. to eventual champion Dimitrov in 3 sets). Did not drop a set en route to 1st doubles title at Estoril with 1st-time partner Norrie (d. Koolhof/Sitak). Withdrew from Auckland (right ankle strain), as well as Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro (illness). Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Milos Raonic (CAN) First Meeting Shapovalov 2018 Summary SF (1): Delray Beach (l Tiafoe) YTD W-L: (3-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 15, 1999 (19) ATP Ranking: 43 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Playing a countryman for 1st time in a tour-level match (7-1 at Challengers, 2-1 at Futures). Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at Delray Beach (d. Fritz, l. to eventual champion Tiafoe). Saved 1 MP vs. Troicki and defeated Querrey en route to ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (l. to Coric in 3 sets). Achieved career-high 7 times in ATP Rankings -- peaking at No. 42 on 30 April. Let leads of 2-sets-to-1 and 5-2 in 5th set slip away against Tsonga in Australian Open 2R. Beat Galovic but lost to Coric in Canada s Davis Cup 1R tie (CRO d. CAN 3-1).

8 Day 5 Thursday, 10 May 2018 Page 4 of 4 Raonic 2018 Summary SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Del Potro); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Del Potro) YTD W-L: 11-5 (4-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: December 27, 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 24 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 11-7 ( Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Owns 4-0 record against countrymen, defeating Pospisil twice, Levine and Auger-Aliassime. Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF and ATP Masters 1000 Miami QF (l. both to Del Potro). Fell to Lacko in Australian Open 1R, snapping 23-match win streak in Grand Slam 1R. Dropped to No. 40 in ATP Rankings on 26 February -- lowest since No. 59 on 14 February Conceded w/o in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R vs. Cilic due to right knee injury. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) First Meeting L. Mayer 2018 Summary QF (2): Buenos Aires (l Monfils); Sao Paulo (l Cuevas) YTD W-L: (7-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 45 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 5-3 (2015, rd Round) Tournament Note: Owns 1-27 record vs. Top 10 opponents, defeating then-no. 7 Ferrer in 2014 Hamburg final. Defeated 3 players ranked outside Top 100 to reach ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to Del Potro in 3 sets). Reached QFs at Buenos Aires (d. Fognini, l. to Monfils) and Sao Paulo (d. Elias after saving 2 MPs, l. to Cuevas). Squandered 6 MPs vs. Jarry in Estoril 1R -- most of all players to lose a match this season. Finished as Brisbane doubles runner-up in 1st event w/zeballos since 2010 Wimbledon (l. to Kontinen/Peers). Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo due to lower back injury. A. Zverev 2018 Summary W (1): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); SF (2): Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 22-7 (9-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 3 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2017 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Finished 2R win over [Q] Donskoy on Thursday at 12:17 am. Successfully defended Munich title by beating countryman and 3-time champion Kohlschreiber in final. Advanced to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Miami (d. Kyrgios, Coric and Carreno Busta, l. to Isner in 3 sets). 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). Suffered 3rd Grand Slam loss from 2 sets to 1 up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Chung). ESTADIO 3 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs [6] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson Leads Valencia (Spain) Hard R32 Kevin Anderson ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Kevin Anderson 3-0 ret Borna Coric (CRO) vs [5] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Series Tied ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Borna Coric ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay QF Dominic Thiem [7] John Isner (USA) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU) First Meeting

9 MUTUA MADRID OPEN: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Caja Magica Madrid, Spain 6-13 May 2018 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 6,200,860 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Madrid-Open.com Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com RUTHLESS RAFA MEETS MONFILS WITH 46-SET STREAK ON LINE Five-time champion Rafael Nadal begins his title defense at the Mutua Madrid Open on Wednesday against fellow 31-year-old Gael Monfils. The World No. 1 has won 19 matches and 46 sets in a row on clay, scoring his 11th Monte-Carlo and 11th Barcelona titles along the way. Nadal s 46-set streak is an Open Era record on clay and three shy of the mark on any surface. John McEnroe swept 49 straight sets on carpet in 1984, including 10 to win the Madrid Indoor Open. Also in second-round action are No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev and No. 5 seed Dominic Thiem, who ve each won 21 matches this season. They entered the week tied with No. 4 seed Juan Martin del Potro for the most victories on the ATP World Tour in Two-time champion and No. 10 seed Novak Djokovic looks to build off the biggest win of his comeback from a right elbow injury. Djokovic beat World No. 20 Kei Nishikori on Monday and meets Kyle Edmund on Wednesday. Nadal is one of five Spaniards through to the second round, including Madrid resident Feliciano Lopez. The 36-year-old has played in all 17 editions of the Mutua Madrid Open, beginning with the indoor hard-court event in 2002 and continuing through its move to clay in Lopez streak, however, will end next May when he returns to Madrid as the tournament director. In the meantime, Lopez seeks a spot in the third round for the eighth time against No. 13 seed Diego Schwartzman FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: WEDNESDAY 2R SINGLES MATCHES MANOLO SANTANA Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs [10] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Novak Djokovic US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Novak Djokovic (5) Edmund 2018 Summary F (1): Marrakech (l Andujar); SF (1): Australian Open (l Cilic); QF (2): Brisbane (l Dimitrov); Estoril (l Sousa) YTD W-L: 13-7 (6-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 8, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 22 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Attempting to reach 3R at an ATP Masters 1000 event for 1st time in 18th appearance. Earned biggest wins of career over No. 12 Anderson and No. 3 Dimitrov en route to Australian Open SF (l. to Cilic). Became 4th Brit to reach Australian Open SF and 6th Brit to reach a Grand Slam SF in Open Era. Ended 0-5 start to career in SFs by reaching 1st ATP World Tour final at Marrakech (d. Gasquet, l. to Andujar). Achieved career-high No. 22 on 7 May. Became No. 1 Brit on 5 March, ending Murray s 12-year reign. Won 3-setters over Shapovalov and Chung to reach Brisbane QF (l. to eventual champion Dimitrov in 3 sets). Did not drop a set en route to 1st doubles title at Estoril with 1st-time partner Norrie (d. Koolhof/Sitak). Withdrew from Auckland (right ankle strain), as well as Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro (illness).

10 Day 4 Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Page 2 of 6 Djokovic 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 6-5 (3-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 68 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 12 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 24-7 (2011, 2016 Champion) Tournament Note: Two-time champion earned biggest win of comeback over World No. 20 Nishikori on Monday. Returned from 6-month injury absence and reached Australian Open 4R (l. to Chung). Upset by No. 109 Daniel in Indian Wells 2R -- worst ATP Masters 1000 loss since 2008 Miami 2R (l. to No. 122 Anderson). Also lost in Miami 2R, ending 16-match tournament winning streak (l. to Paire). Suffered 3 consecutive losses for 1st time since ending 2007 season on 5-match losing streak. Fell to No. 14 in ATP Rankings on 8 January -- lowest since No. 14 on 26 February Underwent small medical intervention on right elbow shortly after Australian Open. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) Nadal Leads ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal Doha (Qatar) Hard QF Gael Monfils Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard SF Rafael Nadal US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-7(3) ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay QF Rafael Nadal Tokyo (Japan) Hard F Rafael Nadal Barcelona (Spain) Clay QF Rafael Nadal Doha (Qatar) Hard SF Gael Monfils Doha (Qatar) Hard F Rafael Nadal (5) Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Rafael Nadal Stuttgart (Germany) Grass SF Rafael Nadal ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal Nadal 2018 Summary W (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d Nishikori); Barcelona (d Tsitsipas); QF (1): Australian Open (l Cilic) YTD W-L: 16-1 (12-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 77 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 1 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): (2005, 2010, , 2017 Champion) Tournament Note: Must win 6th Madrid title to hold off Federer and remain No. 1 in ATP Rankings on 14 May. Won Open Era-record 46 straight sets on clay, 3 shy of record on any surface set by McEnroe on carpet in Did not drop a set en route to record 11th Monte-Carlo and 31st ATP Masters 1000 title overall (d. Nishikori). Also won 11th title overall at Barcelona and 9th without dropping a set (d. Tsitsipas). Became 1st player in ATP World Tour history to win 11 titles at a single tournament. Secured at least 1 title in 15 straight seasons, tying Federer s Open Era record from Regained No. 1 ranking for 5th time on 2 April. Spent 173 total weeks at No passing McEnroe for 6th all-time. Advanced to 10th Australian Open QF, retiring vs. Cilic in 5th set due to right hip injury. Swept Kohlschreiber and A. Zverev in straight sets to lead Spain to 3-2 win over Germany in Davis Cup QF. Broke all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since Withdrew from Brisbane (right knee), as well as Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami (right hip). Monfils 2018 Summary W (1): Doha (d Rublev); SF (1): Buenos Aires (l Thiem); QF (2): Quito (l Monteiro); Rio de Janeiro (l Schwartzman) YTD W-L: 14-7 (7-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 41 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 12-9 (2008, 2010 Quarter-finalist)

11 Day 4 Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Page 3 of 6 Tournament Note: Owns 1-16 record vs. World No. 1 with lone win over Nadal in 2009 Doha QF. Captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). Made return to tour at Doha after retiring in 2017 US Open 3R and missing remainder of season (right knee). Saved 1 MP vs. Zeballos and beat No. 3 Cilic to reach Rio de Janeiro QF (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). Also saved 1 MP vs. Isner to reach ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R (ret. vs. Herbert). Advanced to Buenos Aires SF (l. to eventual champion Thiem) and Quito QF (l. to Monteiro). Fell to 0-15 lifetime against Djokovic with 4-set loss in Australian Open 2R. Retired in Indian Wells 3R vs. Herbert and withdrew from Miami, Marrakech and Monte-Carlo due to back injury. [Q] Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) A. Zverev Leads Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Alexander Zverev (3) 6-3 Donskoy 2018 Summary QF (2): Delray Beach (l Johnson); Dubai (l Krajinovic) YTD W-L: 9-10 (1-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 9, 1990 (28th Birthday) ATP Ranking: 90 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Owns 1-8 record vs. Top 10 opponents with lone win over No. 10 Federer in 2017 Dubai 2R. Reached back-to-back QFs at Delray Beach (l. to Johnson) and Dubai (d. Dzumhur, l. to Krajinovic). Advanced to 2R at 5 other tour-level events, including Australian Open (l. to Fognini). Also reached QFs at consecutive Challengers in Taipei, TPE (l. to Soeda) and Nanchang, CHN (l. to Hemery). A. Zverev 2018 Summary W (1): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); SF (2): Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 21-7 (8-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 3 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2017 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Defeated Verdasco, Cilic and Berdych to reach 2017 Madrid QF (l. to Cuevas). Successfully defended Munich title by beating countryman and 3-time champion Kohlschreiber in final. Advanced to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Miami (d. Kyrgios, Coric and Carreno Busta, l. to Isner in 3 sets). 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). Suffered 3rd Grand Slam loss from 2 sets to 1 up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Chung). Beat Ferrer in straight sets before falling to No. 1 Nadal in Davis Cup QF (ESP d. GER 3-2). Defeated de Minaur from 2 sets to 1 down and Kyrgios to lead Germany in Davis Cup 1R (GER d. AUS 3-1). ARANTXA SANCHEZ [11] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Series Tied Davis Cup 1R (Germany) Hard RR Philipp Kohlschreiber ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R32 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-7(3) (4) 15 Moscow (Russia) Hard SF Roberto Bautista Agut Munich (Germany) Clay QF Philipp Kohlschreiber Bautista Agut 2018 Summary W (2): Auckland (d Del Potro); Dubai (d Pouille); QF (2): Barcelona (l Goffin); Munich (l Kohlschreiber) YTD W-L: 17-9 (6-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: April 14, 1988 (30) ATP Ranking: 14 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 9-4 (2014 Semi-finalist)

12 Day 4 Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Page 4 of 6 Tournament Note: Reached 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF in Madrid main draw debut, falling to No. 1 Nadal in 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. Fell to countryman Verdasco in Australian Open 1R, snapping 20-match win streak in Grand Slam 1R. Let 2-set lead slip away in loss to No. 114 Norrie during Davis Cup 1R tie (ESP d. GBR 3-1). Withdrew from Rotterdam due to illness. Kohlschreiber 2018 Summary F (1): Munich (l A. Zverev); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Del Potro) YTD W-L: (7-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 16, 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 28 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 5-7 (2009 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Defeated Bautista Agut in Munich QF on 4 May. Lost to A. Zverev in final. Did not drop a set en route to 6th Munich final, falling to 3-3 with loss to countryman A. Zverev. 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). Fell to Ferrer in deciding rubber of Davis Cup QF, losing 7-5 in 5th after 4 hours, 51 minutes (ESP d. GER 3-2). Followed with worst tour-level loss of career vs. World No. 617 Ouahab in Marrakech 1R. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs [13] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Lopez Leads Sydney (Australia) Hard R16 Feliciano Lopez (1) Lopez 2018 Summary QF (2): Sydney (l de Minaur); Acapulco (l Donaldson) YTD W-L: 11-9 (3-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: September 20, 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 30 Madrid W-L (Best Result): (2003, , 2014 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Played 6 past-or-present World No. 1s in Madrid (Agassi, Moya, Safin, Nadal, Federer, Djokovic). Advanced to QFs at Sydney (l. to de Minaur) and Acapulco (l. to Donaldson). Reached ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R for 4th time in last 5 years (d. Sock, l. to Querrey). Made 64th straight Grand Slam appearance at Australian Open -- 1 shy of Federer s record (l. to Querrey in 1R). Captured 3rd doubles title w/m. Lopez and 4th overall on ATP World Tour at Barcelona (d. Qureshi/Rojer). Defeated Inglot/J. Murray in team debut w/carreno Busta during Davis Cup 1R (ESP d. GBR 3-1). Lost to Puetz/Struff 7-5 in 5th w/m. Lopez after 4 hours, 40 minutes in Davis Cup QF (ESP d. GER 3-2). Schwartzman 2018 Summary W (1): Rio de Janeiro (d Verdasco); QF (1): Buenos Aires (l Bedene) YTD W-L: (11-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 16 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 2-1 ( nd Round) Tournament Note: Owns 6-6 record on tour since winning biggest title of career at Rio de Janeiro on 25 February. 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.

13 Day 4 Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Page 5 of 6 [Q] Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs [5] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Thiem Leads Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R16 Dominic Thiem Delbonis 2018 Summary SF (1): Buenos Aires (l Bedene) YTD W-L: 8-8 (7-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 78 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2012, nd Round) Tournament Note: Owns 3-9 record vs. Top 10 with biggest win of career over No. 2 Murray at 2016 Indian Wells. Reached Buenos Aires SF for 1st time in 8th main draw appearance (l. to Bedene). Saved 2 MPs vs. Harrison to reach ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R (l. to No. 1 Federer). Also advanced to 2R at Rio de Janeiro (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). Captured 1st ATP World Tour doubles title in 1st final with countryman M. Gonzalez at Sao Paulo (d. Koolhof/Sitak). Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami and Marrakech due to right foot injury. Thiem 2018 Summary W (1): Buenos Aires (d Bedene); SF (1): Doha (w/o vs Monfils); QF (4): Rio de Janeiro (l Verdasco); Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal); Barcelona (l Tsitsipas) YTD W-L: 21-6 (12-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 7 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 6-2 (2017 Finalist) Tournament Note: After losing to Nadal in 2017 Madrid final, defeated him 5 days later in 2017 Rome QF. Did not drop a set en route to 2nd Buenos Aires and 9th ATP World Tour title (d. Bedene). Also did not drop a set en route to Doha SF (w/o vs. Monfils due to viral infection). Saved 1 MP vs. Rublev in 2R and beat Djokovic in 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 1 Nadal in QF). Also reached QFs at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco), Acapulco (l. to Del Potro) and Barcelona (l. to Tsitsipas). Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Kudla en route to Australian Open 4R for 2nd straight year (l. to Sandgren in 5 sets). Retired vs. Cuevas in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R and withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami (right ankle). ESTADIO 3 [8] David Goffin (BEL) vs Robin Haase (NED) Goffin Leads ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 David Goffin 7-6(4) Doha (Qatar) Hard R32 David Goffin 7-6(4) Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R16 David Goffin Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay QF Robin Haase Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Verdasco Leads ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R32 Fernando Verdasco Nice (France) Clay SF Fernando Verdasco 7-6(3) Valencia (Spain) Hard R32 Fernando Verdasco Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Fernando Verdasco Borna Coric (CRO) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) Struff Leads Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard QF Jan-Lennard Struff (2) 17 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Jan-Lennard Struff ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Borna Coric

14 Day 4 Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Page 6 of 6 PISTA 4 [Q] Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs [6] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson Leads ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Mikhail Kukushkin Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Kevin Anderson Pune (India) Hard QF Kevin Anderson 6-7(3) PISTA 5 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU) Cuevas Leads Valencia (Spain) Hard R32 Pablo Cuevas ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Albert Ramos-Vinolas Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R32 Pablo Cuevas Barcelona (Spain) Clay R32 Pablo Cuevas Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay F Pablo Cuevas 6-7(3) ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Pablo Cuevas 6-7(5) 7-6(1) 6-2 Other Meeting 10 Valencia Q (Spain) Hard Q2 Pablo Cuevas [7] 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 Toronto (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) 18 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard R32 Ryan Harrison (5)

15 MUTUA MADRID OPEN: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 8 May 2018 Caja Magica Madrid, Spain 6-13 May 2018 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 6,200,860 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Madrid-Open.com Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com VERDASCO, FOGNINI, HAASE SEEK MILESTONE WINS IN MADRID More than a first-round victory is on the line for Fernando Verdasco, Fabio Fognini and Robin Haase at the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday. Verdasco, appearing at his hometown event for the 16th straight year, goes for his 500th win against Paolo Lorenzi, who is making his Madrid debut at the age of 36. Fognini (299 wins) and Haase (199 wins) seek career milestones at 12 pm on Pista 4 and Pista 5 respectively. Fognini faces Leonardo Mayer and Haase challenges Hyeon Chung. Verdasco is one of five Spaniards in singles action, joining No. 9 seed Pablo Carreno Busta, No. 11 seed Roberto Bautista Agut, Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. Carreno Busta looks to avenge his season-opening loss to Borna Coric at Doha, where the Spaniard held three match points. Garcia-Lopez seeks his first win in six tries against American Ryan Harrison. While the first round concludes on Tuesday, the second round commences with matches featuring No. 3 seed Grigor Dimitrov and No. 4 seed Juan Martin del Potro. Dimitrov faces fellow former World No. 3 Milos Raonic, who is on a six-match losing streak against Top 10 opponents. Del Potro returns for his first match in nearly six weeks against Damir Dzumhur. The Argentine is 21-4 in 2018 and tied with Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem for the most wins on tour this season. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY SINGLES MATCHES MANOLO SANTANA 1R: Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Verdasco Leads Quito (Ecuador) Clay QF Fernando Verdasco Houston (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Fernando Verdasco ret Verdasco 2018 Summary F (1): Rio de Janeiro (l Schwartzman) YTD W-L: (6-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 37 Madrid W-L (Best Result): (2009, 2012 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Playing for 500th victory of his career. Making 16th straight appearance at hometown event. Defeated Thiem en route to Rio de Janeiro singles final (l. to Schwartzman). Lost to Schwartzman again 2 days later in Acapulco 1R. At ATP Masters 1000 events, beat Dimitrov to reach Indian Wells 3R (l. to Fritz), advanced to Miami 4R (l. to Carreno Busta) and saved 3 MPs vs. Cuevas in Monte-Carlo 1R (l. to Cilic in 2R). Made 59th straight Grand Slam appearance at Australian Open (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Marterer in 2R). Captured 8th doubles title -- 1st since 2013 ATP Finals -- at Rio de Janeiro w/marrero as LL (d. Mektic/Peya). Withdrew from Barcelona due to left calf injury.

16 Day 3 Tuesday, 8 May 2018 Page 2 of 5 Lorenzi 2018 Summary QF (2): Sydney (l Medvedev); Istanbul (l Djere) YTD W-L: 4-8 (2-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 15, 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 72 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Snapped 9-match losing streak by reaching Sydney QF (d. Ramos-Vinolas, l. to eventual champion Medvedev). Snapped 6-match losing streak by reaching Istanbul QF (l. to Djere). 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). 2R: [4] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Del Potro Leads Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(5) Del Potro 2018 Summary W (2): Acapulco (d Anderson); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d Federer); F (1): Auckland (l Bautista Agut); SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner) YTD W-L: 21-4 (0-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 22 Date of Birth: September 23, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 6 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 14-6 (2009, 2012 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Playing 1st match since Miami SF on 30 March and seeking 1st SF on clay since 2012 Madrid. Saved 3 championship points to defeat No. 1 Federer for 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells. Now owns 9 wins over World No most among all players who ve never been ranked No. 1 themselves. Defeated Raonic in Indian Wells SF on 17 March for 400th win of career. Earned straight-set wins over No. 6 Thiem, No. 5 A. Zverev and No. 8 Anderson en route to Acapulco title. Won 15 straight matches before falling to eventual champion Isner in ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF. Reached Auckland final (l. to Bautista Agut), then 3R in 1st Australian Open appearance since 2014 (l. to Berdych). Returned to Top 10 of ATP Rankings on 15 January for 1st time since 4 August Dzumhur 2018 Summary QF (2): Montpellier (l Gasquet); Marseille (l Berdych) YTD W-L: (2-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 20, 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 32 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Snapped 4-match losing streak by beating Benneteau in Madrid 1R on Monday. Won 4 of his last 7 matches vs. Top 10 opponents (4-8 overall). Achieved career-high No. 29 in ATP Rankings on 12 February. Owns record this season after finishing 2017 on a 24-7 run. 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). Retired in Sydney 2R vs. de Minaur (left hamstring strain) and Marseille QF vs. Berdych (illness).