TOP 10 STARS ANDERSON AND DEL POTRO MEET FOR ACAPULCO GLORY

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1 ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL presentado por HSBC: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, 3 March 2018 Acapulco Princess Mundo Imperial Acapulco, Mexico 26 February-3 March 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,642,795 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Abiertomexicanodetenis.com/en/ Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room:Marifer TV & Radio: TennisTV.com TOP 10 STARS ANDERSON AND DEL POTRO MEET FOR ACAPULCO GLORY No. 5 seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa will square off against 6th-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina to determine the winner of the 2018 Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC. Both players have career momentum, each having reclaimed spots in the Top 10 during the year. The head-to-head record between them, however, belies their closeness in the rankings: del Potro has won all six of their prior meetings. Anderson is currently amid an eight-match winning streak, having won his most recent event, the New York Open. The South African is enjoying his first week at a new career-high ranking of No. 8, spurred on by the New York title and a runner-up showing at Pune already this season, as well as a run to the first Grand Slam final of his career at the 2017 US Open. The ace leader of the tournament (57 in four matches) raced through the early rounds, dispatching Radu Albot, Adrian Mannarino, and Hyeon Chung in straight sets en route to the semifinals. The South African then survived a battle from American Jared Donaldson, ultimately prevailing in 2 hours and 22 minutes to reach his third final of the year. Anderson might look back on his previous experience in the Acapulco final in 2014, which he lost to Grigor Dimitrov in a final-set tiebreak, as something which could give him the edge against a player he has never defeated. If Anderson can beat del Potro for the first time, he will take home his second ATP World Tour singles title of the year, and the fifth of his career overall. In the final, del Potro will be facing his third consecutive Top 10 opponent all three of whom have yet to beat the Argentine on tour. The World No. 9 opened the event with a win over Mischa Zverev, before knocking out four-time Acapulco champion David Ferrer in the longest match of the tournament (2 hours and 24 minutes) in the second round. His run against the Top 10 started in the quarter-finals, where he picked up his first Top 10 win of the year over World No. 6 Dominic Thiem, defeating the Austrian for the fourth time in their four meetings. This was followed by del Potro s first Top 5 win of the year over World No. 5 Alexander Zverev, extending his head-to-head record against the German to 2-0. It has been a welcome return to a final for Del Potro, who reached the championship match in his first event of the year at Auckland (l. to Bautista Agut), but then fell in the third round of the Australian Open to Tomas Berdych, and lost in the second round at Delray Beach to eventual champion Frances Tiafoe (who del Potro had beaten in straight sets in the first round of the Australian Open). Del Potro now has a chance to win the 21st ATP World Tour singles title of his career. On Grand Stand Caliente, the doubles final will take place when defending champions Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares meet Bob and Mike Bryan, the 2002 and 2004 champions in Acapulco. The two teams, both multiple-grand Slam winners, are each searching for their first title of the year. For the Bryans, it would be the identical twins 115th ATP World Tour doubles title as a team. ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC Champion Finalist Ranking Points Singles Prize Money ($) 354, ,610 Doubles Prize Money ($) 106,620 52,200

2 Day 6 Saturday, 3 March 2018 Page 2 of 3 INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC [5] Kevin Anderson [6] Juan Martin del Potro Aces st-Serve Percentage 61% (156 of 255) 61% (164 of 271) 1st-Serve Points Won 80% (125 of 156) 79% (129 of 164) 2nd-Serve Points Won 56% (55 of 99) 48% (51 of 107) Service Games Won 89% (39 of 44) 90% (38 of 42) Break Points Saved 72% (13 of 18) 73% (11 of 15) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 30% (49 of 162) 32% (50 of 155) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 55% (72 of 131) 56% (57 of 101) Return Games Won 30% (13 of 44) 35% (14 of 40) Break Points Converted 46% (13 of 28) 45% (14 of 31) BOLD: Leads all 32 players at Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS CANCHA CENTRAL [5] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs [6] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) Del Potro Leads Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard QF Juan Martin del Potro Vienna (Austria) Hard SF Juan Martin del Potro Valencia (Spain) Hard R16 Juan Martin del Potro Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Juan Martin del Potro (3) Washington (U.S.A.) Hard QF Juan Martin del Potro Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Juan Martin del Potro Anderson Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): New York (d. Querrey); F (2): Pune (l. Simon); Acapulco YTD W-L: 11-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: 18 May 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 8 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 11-2 (2014, 2018 Finalist) Tournament Note: Made 3rd final of 2018 with 3-set win over Donaldson; reached 3rd SF of the year after straightset wins over Albot, Mannarino, and Chung; beat then 3-time champion and World No. 4 David Ferrer in QF en route to 2014 final (l. to Dimitrov in final-set tiebreak). Obtained new career-high ranking of No. 8 this week. Fell to 3-11 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals with loss to Simon at Pune. Rebounded to win 4th career singles title at New York (def. Querrey in F). Suffered 6th Australian Open 1R loss of career (l. to Edmund). Became 1st player to follow US Open final with Australian Open 1R loss since Hewitt in In 2017, made 1st Grand Slam final at US Open as World No. 32 (l. to No. 1 Nadal), becoming lowest-ranked US Open finalist since inception of rankings in 1973 and Grand Slam finalist since No. 38 Tsonga at 2008 Aus. Open. Became 1st South African US Open finalist in Open Era and Grand Slam finalist since Curren at 1984 Aus. Open. Tallest Grand Slam finalist in Open Era at 6-foot-8, oldest 1st-time Grand Slam finalist at age 31 since Pilic at 1973 Roland Garros, and 1st Grand Slam finalist who played college tennis (Illinois) since T. Martin at 1999 US Open. Last year, saved 1 MP to def. No. 1 seed Thiem in Washington 3R en route to 1st final since 2015 (l. to A. Zverev). Also in 2017, fell in 4R at Roland Garros (ret. vs Cilic due to left thigh injury) and Wimbledon (l. to Querrey in 5 sets).

3 Day 6 Saturday, 3 March 2018 Page 3 of 3 Del Potro Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (2): Auckland (l. Bautista Agut); Acapulco YTD W-L: 10-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 20 Date of Birth: 23 September 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 9 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 5-2 (2018 Finalist) Tournament Note: Ousted World No. 5 A. Zverev in straight sets in SF for first Top 5 win of year; took out four-time Acapulco champion Ferrer in 2R, then def. No. 3 seed Thiem in QF, extending head-to-head record against the Austrian to 4-0; last year, defeated Tiafoe in 3 sets in 1R, l. to No. 2-ranked Djokovic in 3 sets in 2R. Opened season with 1st appearance in Auckland final (l. to Bautista Agut) since winning there in Rose from No. 12 to No. 10 on 15 January, returning to Top 10 for 1st time since week of 4 August In 1st tournament as a Top 10 player since 2014, fell to Berdych in Australian Open 3R. Lost in 2R at Delray Beach (def. Chardy, l. to eventual champion Tiafoe 5-7 in 3rd set). In 2017, successfully defended Stockholm title to win 20th ATP World Tour championship of career (d. Dimitrov). Last year, saved 2 MPs and rallied from 2 sets down vs Thiem in 4R, then beat Federer in QF to reach US Open SF (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Last season, fell one set shy of qualifying for Nitto ATP Finals, losing 3-setter to Isner in ATP Masters 1000 Paris QF. Also in 2017, went 0-7 vs Top 2 and 38-9 against players ranked lower than No. 2. Finished season on 20-5 run overall. DOUBLES FINAL GRAND STAND CALIENTE [4] Bob Bryan (USA)/Mike Bryan (USA) vs Bryan/Bryan Leads 2-1 [3] Jamie Murray (GBR)/Bruno Soares (BRA) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Bryan/Bryan ATP Finals (U.K.) Hard RR Murray/Soares ATP Finals (U.K.) Hard RR Bryan/Bryan (3) [10-8] Bryan and Bryan made their Tour-level debut at the 1995 US Open, and the identical twin brothers have been regular partners since that point. They have won Acapulco 2 times, clinching the title in 2002 (def. Damm/Rikl in F) and 2004 (def. Chela/Massu in F). The 39-year-olds have won 114 ATP World Tour doubles titles as a pairing, including 16 Grand Slam men s doubles titles and 36 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 championships. Their career win-loss record is This is the Bryan Brothers 1st final of the year. They made the SF at the Australian Open (l. to Cabal/Farah), the QF at Delray Beach (l. to eventual champions Sock/Withrow), and fell 1R at the New York Open (l. to Chardy/F. Martin). Bob Bryan has won all 114 of his men s doubles with his brother. He also has claimed 7 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. Mike Bryan has won 116 men s doubles titles, including 2 won with partners other than Bob in He has earned 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles as well. They have been ranked jointly at No. 1 for 439 weeks throughout their career. They are currently co-ranked No. 15. Murray and Soares are the defending champions at the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC (def. Isner/F. Lopez in last year s final). They teamed up for the first time in the season-opening week of 2016, at Doha. By the end of the month, they had won their first Grand Slam title together at the Australian Open. They also won the US Open that year. They have won 6 doubles titles together, including the aforementioned 2 Grand Slams. They have also reached 6 other finals, including 3 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals. They have a career-win loss record of This is their 2nd final of the year, having reached the title match at Doha (l. to Marach/Pavic). They fell in the 2R at Australian Open (l. to Paes/Raja) and in the SF at Rio de Janeiro (l. to eventual champions Marrero/Verdasco). 32-year-old Murray is a former World No. 1 in doubles who is currently ranked No. 8. He has won 19 total men s doubles titles, including the 2 Grand Slams with Soares, as well as 3 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. 36-year-old Soares has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 2 and is currently ranked No. 9. He has earned 26 men s doubles titles in his career, including the 2 Grand Slams with Murray. He also won back-to-back ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Canada, partnering Alexander Peya in 2013 and He has also won 3 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.

4 ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL presentado por HSBC: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Friday, 2 March 2018 Acapulco Princess Mundo Imperial Acapulco, Mexico 26 February-3 March 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,642,795 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Abiertomexicanodetenis.com/en/ Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room:Marifer TV & Radio: TennisTV.com THREE TOP 10 STARS AND ONE RISING AMERICAN TO FACE OFF IN SEMIS Three members of the Top 10 are joined by one up-and-coming unseeded player in the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC semi-finals. All four remaining athletes will play on Friday in hopes of continuing their campaigns to win the Acapulco title for the first time, as a new champion is guaranteed to be crowned. The first semi-final on Cancha Central will be between No. 5 seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa and unseeded American Jared Donaldson. Both players come into the semi-finals without having dropped a set in the tournament. Anderson, a finalist here in 2014 and the 2017 US Open runner-up, is enjoying his first week at a new career-high ranking of World No. 8. The South African is hoping to reach his third final of the year after a title at New York and a runner-up finish at Pune. Meanwhile, Donaldson hit a milestone after his quarter-final win over Feliciano Lopez, as victory over the Spaniard propelled the 21-year-old into the very first ATP World Tour semi-final of his career. If Donaldson were to beat Anderson, it would be the first Top 10 win of the American s career. Anderson won the sole prior match between the two, on clay at Geneva last year. The later semi-final pits 2nd-seeded German Alexander Zverev against No. 6 seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, in a matchup between two Top 10 players. 20-year-old Zverev, ranked 5th in the world, has reached his first semi-final of the year in Acapulco, and has not faced a Top 10 opponent this year on the ATP World Tour prior to this match. For World No. 9 del Potro, this is his second semi-final of the season, after a runner-up finish at Auckland in January. This is also del Potro s second consecutive match against a player ranked higher than him: the Argentine dispatched No. 3 seed and World No. 6 Dominic Thiem in the quarter-finals, which was his fourth victory over Thiem in four matches. Del Potro won his only previous meeting with Zverev in three tight sets in the third round at Shanghai last year. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: FRIDAY SEMI-FINAL SINGLES MATCHES CANCHA CENTRAL Jared Donaldson (USA) vs [5] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson Leads Geneva (Switzerland) Clay R16 Kevin Anderson (7) 6-2 Donaldson Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Acapulco YTD W-L: 6-5 Date of Birth: 9 October 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 59 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2018 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: Has dropped only 12 games en route to 1st career ATP World Tour SF, defeating Basilashvili (who ret. due to right shoulder injury), Ebden, and F. Lopez; lost in qualifying last year to compatriot Kozlov. Advanced to 2R at Brisbane (l. to Istomin) and Sydney (l. to eventual champion Medvedev). Fell in Australian Open 1R (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and New York 1R (l. to Karlovic). Reached 2R at Delray Beach (def. Polansky; l. to Shapovalov in 3 sets). Last year, achieved career-high 10 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 50 on 23 October. In 2017, advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Bautista Agut in 1R, l. to Isner). Reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Thiem), Washington (l. to Sock) and Montreal (d. Pouille in 1R, l. to Schwartzman). Qualified to inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals (l. to Coric, Khachanov and Medvedev in RR).

5 Day 5 Friday, 2 March 2018 Page 2 of 3 Anderson Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): New York (d. Querrey); F (1): Pune (l. Simon); SF (1): Acapulco YTD W-L: 10-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: 18 May 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 8 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 10-2 (2014 Finalist) Tournament Note: Into 3rd SF of the year after straight-set wins over Albot, Mannarino, and Chung; beat then 3-time champion and World No. 4 David Ferrer in QF en route to 2014 final (l. to Dimitrov in final-set tiebreak). Obtained new career-high ranking of No. 8 this week. Fell to 3-11 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals with loss to Simon at Pune. Rebounded to win 4th career singles title at New York (def. Querrey in F). Suffered 6th Australian Open 1R loss of career (l. to Edmund). Became 1st player to follow US Open final with Australian Open 1R loss since Hewitt in In 2017, made 1st Grand Slam final at US Open as World No. 32 (l. to No. 1 Nadal), becoming lowest-ranked US Open finalist since inception of rankings in 1973 and Grand Slam finalist since No. 38 Tsonga at 2008 Aus. Open. Became 1st South African US Open finalist in Open Era and Grand Slam finalist since Curren at 1984 Aus. Open. Tallest Grand Slam finalist in Open Era at 6-foot-8, oldest 1st-time Grand Slam finalist at age 31 since Pilic at 1973 Roland Garros, and 1st Grand Slam finalist who played college tennis (Illinois) since T. Martin at 1999 US Open. Last year, saved 1 MP to def. No. 1 seed Thiem in Washington 3R en route to 1st final since 2015 (l. to A. Zverev). Also in 2017, fell in 4R at Roland Garros (ret. vs Cilic due to left thigh injury) and Wimbledon (l. to Querrey in 5 sets). [6] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) Del Potro Leads ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R16 Juan Martin del Potro (5) 6-4 Del Potro Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Auckland (l. Bautista Agut); SF (1): Acapulco YTD W-L: 9-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 20 Date of Birth: 23 September 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 9 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 4-2 (2018 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: Took out four-time Acapulco champion Ferrer in 2R, then def. No. 3 seed Thiem in QF, extending head-to-head record against the Austrian to 4-0; last year, defeated Tiafoe in 3 sets in 1R, l. to No. 2-ranked Djokovic in 3 sets in 2R. Opened season with 1st appearance in Auckland final (l. to Bautista Agut) since winning there in Rose from No. 12 to No. 10 on 15 January, returning to Top 10 for 1st time since week of 4 August In 1st tournament as a Top 10 player since 2014, fell to Berdych in Australian Open 3R. Fell in 2R at Delray Beach (def. Chardy, l. to eventual champion Tiafoe 5-7 in 3rd set). In 2017, successfully defended Stockholm title to win 20th ATP World Tour championship of career (d. Dimitrov). Last year, saved 2 MPs and rallied from 2 sets down vs Thiem in 4R, then beat Federer in QF to reach US Open SF (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Last season, fell one set shy of qualifying for Nitto ATP Finals, losing 3-setter to Isner in ATP Masters 1000 Paris QF. Also in 2017, went 0-7 vs Top 2 and 38-9 against players ranked lower than No. 2. Finished season on 20-5 run overall. A. Zverev Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Acapulco YTD W-L: 8-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: 20 April 1997 (20) ATP Ranking: 5 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2018 Semi-finals)

6 Day 5 Friday, 2 March 2018 Page 3 of 3 Tournament Note: Won 1st match at event with 1R victory over [LL] McDonald, then improved head-to-head record against compatriot Gojowczyk to 2-0 (both victories coming this year) with 2R win, then def. R. Harrison in QF. Suffered 3rd straight 5-set loss in Australian Open 3R, all of which came from 2 sets to 1 up (l. to Chung). Won both singles matches in Davis Cup tie vs. Australia (def. Kyrgios in 3 sets and de Minaur in 5th-set tiebreak). Reached 2R in Rotterdam (def. in Ferrer 1R, l. to lucky loser Seppi in 2R). Last year, earned biggest win of career over No. 2 Djokovic to capture ATP Masters 1000 Rome title. As 20-year-old, youngest ATP Masters 1000 champion since 19-year-old Djokovic at 2007 Miami. Later in 2017, added ATP Masters 1000 Montreal title (d. Gasquet after saving 3 MPs in 2R and Federer in final). First player born after 28 September 1988 (Cilic) to win an ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam title. Attained career-high No. 3 on 6 November 2017, becoming youngest Top 3 player since then-no.3 Djokovic in FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS Jared Donaldson (USA) vs [6] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) Jared Donaldson (USA) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) [5] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs [6] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) Del Potro Leads Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard QF Juan Martin del Potro Vienna (Austria) Hard SF Juan Martin del Potro Valencia (Spain) Hard R16 Juan Martin del Potro Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Juan Martin del Potro (3) Washington (U.S.A.) Hard QF Juan Martin del Potro Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Juan Martin del Potro [5] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) Zverev Leads Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Alexander Zverev ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Alexander Zverev Washington (U.S.A.) Hard F Alexander Zverev ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard QF Alexander Zverev

7 ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL presentado por HSBC: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, 1 March 2018 Acapulco Princess Mundo Imperial Acapulco, Mexico 26 February-3 March 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,642,795 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Abiertomexicanodetenis.com/en/ Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room:Marifer TV & Radio: TennisTV.com ACAPULCO QUARTER-FINAL DAY FEATURES THIEM-DELPO TOP 10 TUSSLE Thursday is quarter-final day at the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC, as all eight remaining singles players will vie for semi-final spots on Cancha Central. The day opens with Spaniard Feliciano Lopez taking on American Jared Donaldson for a spot in the final four. 36-year-old Lopez is the oldest player in the entire main draw field, but he is still going strong, with two quarter-final showings so far in 2018, and less than a year removed from his biggest career singles title at London/Queen s Club. Donaldson, who qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals last year, is one of three players under 22 years old who is still alive in the tournament. The youngest player remaining in the draw is also the highest-ranked player left: 20-year-old German Alexander Zverev, the World No. 5 and 2nd seed in Acapulco. The winner of five titles last year, including ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events at Rome and Montreal, Zverev has now reached his first quarter-final of the season. Zverev will face American Ryan Harrison in the last eight. Harrison has had a strong start to the year, reaching the third ATP World Tour singles final of his career at Brisbane during the first week of the season. This week, the American defeated two Top 20 players in his first two rounds: No. 19 John Isner in his opening match, and No. 18 Diego Schwartzman in the second round. 21-year-old Hyeon Chung of South Korea will square off against 5th-seeded South African Kevin Anderson, in a match featuring two players who have had recent Grand Slam breakthroughs. Chung became the first Korean man to advance past the fourth round at a major when he made the semi-finals at the Australian Open in January, a run which included his first Top 10 win over Alexander Zverev. Anderson went one better at the US Open last year, reaching the first Grand Slam final of his career and becoming the first South African to make the US Open championship match in the Open Era. Anderson was also a finalist in Acapulco in Rounding out singles play for the day is a battle between two Top 10 stars, 3rd-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem and No. 6 seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina. Del Potro has emerged victorious in all three of their prior meetings, most notably in their epic encounter in the fourth round of the US Open last year, where the Argentine came back from a two-set deficit to get past Thiem in three hours and 34 minutes, saving two match points in the process. Del Potro will again need to summon his best to defeat Thiem for a fourth straight time, as the Austrian has an excellent 9-1 win-loss record in Acapulco over the last three years, including a championship victory in FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: THURSDAY QUARTER-FINAL SINGLES MATCHES CANCHA CENTRAL Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs Jared Donaldson (USA) Lopez Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (2): Sydney (l. de Minaur); Acapulco YTD W-L: 6-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: 20 September 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 38 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2018 Quarter-finals)

8 Day 4 Thursday, 1 March 2018 Page 2 of 4 Tournament Note: Was drawn against No. 1 seed Nadal in 1R, but ended up playing lucky loser Daniel after Nadal w/d due to a right hip injury; claimed only previous Acapulco win in R over Roger-Vasselin (l. to Ferrer 2R). Reached Rotterdam 2R (def. Klizan 1R, l. to Goffin). Advanced to Sydney QF (l. to de Minaur) and Doha 2R (l. to Basic). Made 64th straight Grand Slam appearance at Australian Open -- 1 shy of Federer s record (l. to Querrey in 1R). In 2017, saved 1 MP vs. both Berdych and Cilic to win 6th & biggest singles title of career at London/Queen s Club. Also on grass last year, def. Chardy, Berdych and M. Zverev in 3 sets to reach Stuttgart final (l. to Pouille in 3 sets). Last year, reached 3R at Roland Garros (d. Ferrer, l. to Cilic) and US Open (l. to Federer), falling to 0-13 vs Federer. Donaldson Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Acapulco YTD W-L: 5-5 Date of Birth: 9 October 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 59 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Advanced to 2R when Basilashvili ret. due to a right shoulder injury, then won 2R match over Ebden (who had defeated defending champion Querrey); lost in qualifying last year to compatriot Kozlov. Advanced to 2R at Brisbane (l. to Istomin) and Sydney (l. to eventual champion Medvedev). Fell in Australian Open 1R (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and New York 1R (l. to Karlovic). Reached 2R at Delray Beach (def. Polansky; l. to Shapovalov in 3 sets). Last year, achieved career-high 10 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 50 on 23 October. In 2017, advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Bautista Agut in 1R, l. to Isner). Reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Thiem), Washington (l. to Sock) and Montreal (d. Pouille in 1R, l. to Schwartzman). Qualified to inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals (l. to Coric, Khachanov and Medvedev in RR). Ryan Harrison (USA) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) Harrison Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Brisbane (l. Kyrgios); QF (1): Acapulco YTD W-L: 9-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 7 May 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 60 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 6-2 (2015 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: Beat two Top 20 players en route to QF (No. 19 Isner and No. 18 Schwartzman); defeated No. 10 Dimitrov and No. 23 Karlovic en route to SF in 2015 (l. to No. 9 and eventual champion Ferrer). Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Brisbane (d. de Minaur, l. to Kyrgios). Beat Sela for 1st win in a 5-setter en route to 2nd Grand Slam 3R at Australian Open (l. to Cilic). Reached 2R at New York (def. Young; l. to Karlovic) and fell 1R at Delray Beach (l. to Opelka). In 2017, did not drop a set en route to winning 1st career ATP singles title at Memphis last year (d. Basilashvili in F). Last year, earned all 6 wins in 3 sets for 1st Grand Slam doubles title at Roland Garros w/venus (d. S. Gonzalez/Young). In 2017, defeated defending and eventual champions Kontinen/Peers w/venus at Nitto ATP Finals (l. to Kubot/Melo in SF). A. Zverev Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Acapulco YTD W-L: 7-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: 20 April 1997 (20) ATP Ranking: 5 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 Quarter-finals)

9 Day 4 Thursday, 1 March 2018 Page 3 of 4 Tournament Note: Won 1st career match at event with 1R victory over lucky loser McDonald, then improved headto-head record against compatriot Gojowczyk to 2-0 (both victories coming this year) with 2R win. Suffered 3rd straight 5-set loss in Australian Open 3R, all of which came from 2 sets to 1 up (l. to Chung). Won both singles matches in Davis Cup tie vs. Australia (def. Kyrgios in 3 sets and de Minaur in 5th-set tiebreak). Reached 2R in Rotterdam (def. in Ferrer 1R, l. to lucky loser Seppi in 2R). Last year, earned biggest win of career over No. 2 Djokovic to capture ATP Masters 1000 Rome title. As 20-year-old, youngest ATP Masters 1000 champion since 19-year-old Djokovic at 2007 Miami. Later in 2017, added ATP Masters 1000 Montreal title (d. Gasquet after saving 3 MPs in 2R and Federer in final). First player born after September 28, 1988 (Cilic) to win an ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam title. Attained career-high No. 3 on 6 November 2017, becoming youngest Top 3 player since then-no. 3 Djokovic in 2007 Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs [5] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson Leads Stockholm (Sweden) Hard R16 Kevin Anderson Chung Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Australian Open (l. Federer); QF (3): Auckland (l. Ferrer); Delray Beach (l. Tiafoe); Acapulco YTD W-L: 12-4 Date of Birth: 19 May 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 29 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: After falling in qualifying in 2017, picked up 1st Acapulco main draw wins this year over Americans Young in 1R and Escobedo in 2R. Advanced to first career Grand Slam 4R, QF, and SF at Australian Open while ranked World No. 58. Retired from Australian Open SF down to Federer (foot injury). At Australian Open, became 1st-ever Korean Grand Slam quarter-finalist and semi-finalist. Became lowest-ranked Grand Slam semi-finalist since No. 94 Schuettler at Wimbledon 2008, and lowest-ranked Australian Open semi-finalist since No. 86 Safin in Defeated No. 4 A. Zverev in 5 sets to claim first Top 10 win of career in Australian Open 3R. Fell in Auckland QF (l. to Ferrer) and Brisbane 2R (l. to Edmund). Reached 3rd QF of season at Delray Beach (l. to eventual champion Tiafoe). In 2017, made 1st ATP World Tour SF at Munich (d. Monfils in 2R, l. to Pella), 1st Grand Slam 3R at Roland Garros (d. Querrey in 1R, l. to Nishikori in 5 sets) and 1st ATP Masters R at Montreal (d. Goffin, l. to Mannarino). Also last year, captured inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals event with 5-0 record (d. Rublev). Anderson Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): New York (d. Querrey); F (1): Pune (l. Simon); QF (1): Acapulco YTD W-L: 9-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: 18 May 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 8 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 9-2 (2014 Finalist) Tournament Note: Into 3rd QF of the year at Acapulco after wins over Albot and Mannarino; beat then 3-time champion and World No. 4 David Ferrer in QF en route to 2014 final (l. to Dimitrov in final-set tiebreak). Obtained new career-high ranking of No. 8 this week. Fell to 3-11 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals with loss to Simon at Pune. Rebounded to win 4th career singles title at New York (def. Querrey in F). Suffered 6th Australian Open 1R loss of career (l. to Edmund). Became 1st player to follow US Open final with Australian Open 1R loss since Hewitt in In 2017, made 1st Grand Slam final at US Open as World No. 32 (l. to No. 1 Nadal), becoming lowest-ranked US Open finalist since inception of rankings in 1973 and Grand Slam finalist since No. 38 Tsonga at 2008 Aus. Open. Became 1st South African US Open finalist in Open Era and Grand Slam finalist since Curren at 1984 Aus. Open. Tallest Grand Slam finalist in Open Era at 6-foot-8, oldest 1st-time Grand Slam finalist at age 31 since Pilic at 1973 Roland Garros, and 1st Grand Slam finalist who played college tennis (Illinois) since T. Martin at 1999 US Open. Last year, saved 1 MP to def. No. 1 seed Thiem in Washington 3R en route to 1st final since 2015 (l. to A. Zverev). Also in 2017, fell in 4R at Roland Garros (ret. vs Cilic due to left thigh injury) and Wimbledon (l. to Querrey in 5 sets).

10 Day 4 Thursday, 1 March 2018 Page 4 of 4 [6] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [3] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Del Potro Leads ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(5) US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Juan Martin del Potro ret. 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Juan Martin del Potro (1) 6-4 Del Potro Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Auckland (l. Bautista Agut); QF (1): Acapulco YTD W-L: 8-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 20 Date of Birth: 23 September 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 9 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2018 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Beat M. Zverev in 1R of this year s event, then took out four-time Acapulco champion Ferrer in 3 sets in 2R; last year, defeated Tiafoe in 3 sets in 1R, l. to No. 2-ranked Djokovic in 3 sets in 2R. Opened season with 1st appearance in Auckland final (l. to Bautista Agut) since winning there in Rose from No. 12 to No. 10 on 15 January, returning to Top 10 for 1st time since week of 4 August In 1st tournament as a Top 10 player since 2014, fell to Berdych in Australian Open 3R. Fell in 2R at Delray Beach (def. Chardy, l. to eventual champion Tiafoe 5-7 in 3rd set). In 2017, successfully defended Stockholm title to win 20th ATP World Tour championship of career (d. Dimitrov). Last year, saved 2 MPs and rallied from 2 sets down vs Thiem in 4R, then beat Federer in QF to reach US Open SF (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Last season, fell one set shy of qualifying for Nitto ATP Finals, losing 3-setter to Isner in ATP Masters 1000 Paris QF. Also in 2017, went 0-7 vs Top 2 and 38-9 against players ranked lower than No. 2. Finished season on 20-5 run overall. Thiem Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Buenos Aires (d. Bedene); SF (1): Doha (W/O vs Monfils); QF (2): Rio de Janeiro (l. Verdasco); Acapulco YTD W-L: 16-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: 3 September 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 6 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 9-1 (2016 Champion) Tournament Note: Reached 3rd straight Acapulco QF with wins over Norrie and Shapovalov; won 2016 title with defeats of Dimitrov in QF, Querrey in SF, and Tomic in final; fell to eventual champion Querrey in last year s QF. In 2018, secured first title of the season at Buenos Aires (d. Monfils in SF and Bedene in F). As defending champion, advanced to Rio de Janeiro QF (def. Lajovic in 1R, and Andujar in 2R via ret.) before falling to eventual runner-up Verdasco (3rd loss in 3 career matches vs. Verdasco). Reached Australian Open 4R for second consecutive year (l. to Sandgren). Advanced to Doha SF as No. 1 seed without dropping a set (w/o vs. Monfils due to viral infection). Last year, swept all 10 sets en route to 2nd ATP World Tour 500 title and 8th title overall at Rio de Janeiro. Also in 2017, made 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF and final at Madrid (d. Dimitrov after saving 5 MPs in 3R, l. to Nadal). Last year, got 1st win over World No. 1 by beating Murray to reach ATP World Tour 500 final at Barcelona (l. to Nadal). In 2017, did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Roland Garros SF (d. Djokovic , l. to Nadal ). One of two players to reach 2nd week at all 4 Grand Slams in 2017 (also Nadal). Last season, broke into Top 5 and achieved career-high No. 4 in ATP Rankings on 6 November 2017.

11 ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL presentado por HSBC: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, 28 February 2018 Acapulco Princess Mundo Imperial Acapulco, Mexico 26 February-3 March 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,642,795 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Abiertomexicanodetenis.com/en/ Maria Garcia-Planas: Press Room:Marifer TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FORMER CHAMPIONS THIEM AND FERRER CONTEST 2ND ROUND ON DAY 3 All eight second-round matches will take place at the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC on Wednesday champion Dominic Thiem and four-time champion ( , 2015) David Ferrer are among the players who will be battling for quarter-final spots on Day 3. Thiem, the No. 3 seed from Austria, will square off against #NextGenATP player Denis Shapovalov of Canada in Wednesday s first ATP World Tour match on Cancha Central. Thiem is 8-1 over the last three years in Acapulco, backing up his run to the title in 2016 with a quarter-final finish last year. Shapovalov, the youngest player in the field at age 18, made a sparkling debut in Acapulco yesterday with a win over former runner-up Kei Nishikori. Following that match on the main court is the all-german affair between No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev and Peter Gojowczyk. World No. 5 Zverev is now the highest-ranked player left in the draw, after top-seeded Rafael Nadal withdrew yesterday due to a persistent hip injury. Despite his stellar ranking, Zverev has yet to reach a quarter-final this year, and hopes to turn that around against his compatriot. By contrast, Gojowczyk has reached three quarter-finals already this year, including a runner-up finish at Delray Beach last week. Zverev has won their only prior encounter, which was earlier this year at the Australian Open. The final match on Cancha Central will be a titanic tussle between four-time champion Ferrer, from Spain, and Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, the No. 6 seed. The fan favorites are two of the most accomplished on the ATP World Tour, having claimed 47 singles titles between them. They have faced each other 11 times over the last ten years, with Ferrer holding a razor-thin 6-5 edge in the head-to-head record. However, del Potro has won their last three encounters, including a semi-final win in Auckland earlier this year. Wednesday s singles matches on Grand Stand Caliente feature players who have had recent Grand Slam breakthroughs. Australian Open semi-finalist Hyeon Chung, who became the first-ever Korean man to advance past the fourth round at a major, will play his second-round match against American qualifier Ernesto Escobedo. Chung s run in Melbourne included his first Top 10 win (over A. Zverev), and Escobedo notched his first Top 10 win in the first round here, over No. 4 seed Jack Sock. Later on the grandstand, No. 5 seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa, who reached his first Grand Slam final at the US Open last year, will meet Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. Anderson has won three of his four Tour-level matches against Mannarino. Three more matches on Cancha 2 will determine the remaining quarter-finalists. First, American Jared Donaldson will take on Australian Matthew Ebden. Ebden won a final-set tiebreak to upset defending champion Sam Querrey in the first round yesterday. Following the Donaldson-Ebden match, another American, Ryan Harrison, will take on the newest member of the Top 20, Argentina s Diego Schwartzman. Schwartzman is now at a career-high ranking of No. 18 following his title at Rio de Janeiro last week. The Argentine enters the second round at Acapulco after two consecutive straight-set wins over Fernando Verdasco: in the Rio final and in the first round here. Finally, Australian wild card Thanasi Kokkinakis will face Spaniard Feliciano Lopez. Lopez was drawn to play Nadal in the opening round, but after his compatriot s withdrawal, he instead played and defeated lucky loser Taro Daniel.

12 Day 3 Wednesday, 28 February 2018 Page 2 of 6 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: WEDNESDAY SECOND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CANCHA CENTRAL Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs [3] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Shapovalov Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Delray Beach (l. Tiafoe) YTD W-L: 7-5 Date of Birth: 15 April 1999 (18) ATP Ranking: 45 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: In tournament debut, overcame 2015 runner-up Nishikori in 1R. Advanced to 1st SF of season at Delray Beach (def. Karlovic, Donaldson, and Fritz; l. to eventual champion Tiafoe). Let leads of 2-sets-to-1 and 52 in 5th set slip away against Tsonga in Australian Open 2R. Advanced to Auckland 2R (l. to Del Potro) and fell in Brisbane 1R (l. to Edmund). In 2017, saved 4 MPs vs Dutra Silva, beat del Potro and upset No. 2 Nadal en route to Montreal SF as WC (l. to A. Zverev) -- youngest player to reach an ATP Masters 1000 QF and SF since series started in 1990, and youngest player to beat a Top 2 opponent in non-ret finish since Nadal beat No. 1 Federer in 2004 Miami 3R; then ranked No. 143 became lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 semi-finalist since No. 191 Pavel was 2003 Paris finalist. Last year, qualified and defeated Tsonga en route to US Open 4R (l. to Carreno Busta ), becoming youngest player to reach US Open 4R since Chang in 1989 and to reach Grand Slam 4R since Safin at 1998 Roland Garros. Thiem Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Buenos Aires (d. Bedene); SF (1): Doha (W/O vs Monfils); QF (1): Rio de Janeiro (l. Verdasco) YTD W-L: 15-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: 3 September 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 6 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 8-1 (2016 Champion) Tournament Note: Won 2016 title with defeats of Dimitrov in QF, Querrey in SF, and Tomic in final; fell to eventual champion Querrey in last year s QF. In 2018, secured first title of the season at Buenos Aires (d. Monfils in SF and Bedene in F). As defending champion, advanced to Rio de Janeiro QF (def. Lajovic in 1R, and Andujar in 2R via ret.) before falling to eventual runner-up Verdasco (3rd loss in 3 career matches vs. Verdasco). Reached Australian Open 4R for second consecutive year (l. to Sandgren). Advanced to Doha SF as No. 1 seed without dropping a set (w/o vs. Monfils due to viral infection). Last year, swept all 10 sets en route to 2nd ATP World Tour 500 title and 8th title overall at Rio de Janeiro. Also in 2017, made 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF and final at Madrid (d. Dimitrov after saving 5 MPs in 3R, l. to Nadal). Last year, got 1st win over World No. 1 by beating Murray to reach ATP World Tour 500 final at Barcelona (l. to Nadal). In 2017, did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Roland Garros SF (d. Djokovic , l. to Nadal ). One of two players to reach 2nd week at all 4 Grand Slams in 2017 (also Nadal). Last season, broke into Top 5 and achieved career-high No. 4 in ATP Rankings on 6 November Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) Zverev Leads Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Alexander Zverev Gojowczyk Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Delray Beach (l. Tiafoe); QF (2): Doha (l. Monfils); Auckland (l. Haase) YTD W-L: 11-5 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 15 July 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 51 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round)

13 Day 3 Wednesday, 28 February 2018 Page 3 of 6 Tournament Note: Made successful tournament debut with 1R win over wild card Gomez. Reached 2nd singles final of career at Delray Beach (def. No. 18 Isner in 2R; l. to Tiafoe in final). Reached back-to-back QFs at Doha (l. to eventual champion Monfils) and Auckland (l. to Haase). Defeated defending champion and World No. 8 Sock in Auckland 2R for biggest win of career. Earned 1st Australian Open win in 5th try (d. Kukushkin, l. to A. Zverev in 2R). Fell in 2R of New York Open to Mannarino. In 2017, earned 7 wins in 8 days at Metz to capture 1st ATP World Tour title in 1st final as a qualifier (d. Paire). Last year, did not drop a set en route to 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Happy Valley, AUS (d. Jasika). A. Zverev Summary: YTD W-L: 6-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: 20 April 1997 (20) ATP Ranking: 5 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Won 1st career match at event with 1R victory over lucky loser McDonald. Suffered 3rd straight 5-set loss in Australian Open 3R, all of which came from 2 sets to 1 up (l. to Chung). Won both singles matches in Davis Cup tie vs. Australia (def. Kyrgios in 3 sets and de Minaur in 5th-set tiebreak). Reached 2R in Rotterdam (def. in Ferrer 1R, l. to lucky loser Seppi in 2R). Last year, earned biggest win of career over No. 2 Djokovic to capture ATP Masters 1000 Rome title. As 20-year-old, youngest ATP Masters 1000 champion since 19-year-old Djokovic at 2007 Miami. Later in 2017, added ATP Masters 1000 Montreal title (d. Gasquet after saving 3 MPs in 2R and Federer in final). First player born after September 28, 1988 (Cilic) to win an ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam title. Attained career-high No. 3 on 6 November 2017, becoming youngest Top 3 player since then-no. 3 Djokovic in 2007 [6] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs David Ferrer (ESP) Ferrer Leads Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 David Ferrer ret. 08 s-hertogenbosch (Netherlands) Grass SF David Ferrer 7-6(4) Tokyo (Japan) Hard QF Juan Martin del Potro ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Juan Martin del Potro ESP vs. ARG DC Final (Spain) Clay RR David Ferrer (2) ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 David Ferrer Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 David Ferrer ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR David Ferrer Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Juan Martin del Potro (5) 16 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(3) Auckland (New Zealand) Hard SF Juan Martin del Potro Del Potro Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Auckland (l. Bautista Agut) YTD W-L: 7-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 20 Date of Birth: 23 September 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 9 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2017, nd Round) Tournament Note: Beat M. Zverev in 1R of this year s event; last year, defeated Tiafoe in 3 sets in 1R, l. to No. 2- ranked Djokovic in 3 sets in 2R. Opened season with 1st appearance in Auckland final (l. to Bautista Agut) since winning there in Rose from No. 12 to No. 10 on 15 January, returning to Top 10 for 1st time since week of 4 August In 1st tournament as a Top 10 player since 2014, fell to Berdych in Australian Open 3R. Fell in 2R at New York Open (def. Chardy, l. to eventual champion Tiafoe 5-7 in 3rd set). In 2017, successfully defended Stockholm title to win 20th ATP World Tour championship of career (d. Dimitrov). Last year, saved 2 MPs and rallied from 2 sets down vs Thiem in 4R, then beat Federer in QF to reach US Open SF (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Last season, fell one set shy of qualifying for Nitto ATP Finals, losing 3-setter to Isner in ATP Masters 1000 Paris QF. Also in 2017, went 0-7 vs Top 2 and 38-9 against players ranked lower than No. 2. Finished season on 20-5 run overall.

14 Day 3 Wednesday, 28 February 2018 Page 4 of 6 Ferrer Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Auckland (l. del Potro) YTD W-L: 4-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 27 Date of Birth: 2 April 1982 (35) ATP Ranking: 39 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 31-6 (2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015 Champion) Tournament Note: Defeated 4 different final opponents for his 4 titles: Ferrero in 2010, Almagro in 2011, Verdasco in 2012, and Nishikori in Four-time Auckland champion advanced to 2018 semifinals (l. to Del Potro). Lost 5-setter to #NextGenATP player Rublev in Australian Open 1R after 3 hours, 50 minutes. Followed Australian Open loss with consecutive defeats in Montpellier (l. 1R to Khachanov) and Rotterdam (l. 1R to A. Zverev). In 2017, saved 2 MPs vs Laaksonen in QF en route to 1st title since 2015 at Bastad (d. Dolgopolov). Last year became oldest ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati semi-finalist since Rosewall in 1970 (d. Thiem, l. to Kyrgios). In 2017, won 20+ matches for 15th straight season and beat Lopez in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 1R for 700th win. GRAND STAND CALIENTE [Q] Ernesto Escobedo (USA) vs Hyeon Chung (KOR) Escobedo Summary: YTD W-L: 2-3 Date of Birth: 4 July 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 123 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2017, nd Round) Tournament Note: In first-ever match against Top 10 opponent, upset World No. 10 Sock in 1R. Qualified and advanced to 2R at New York Open (def. McDonald 7-6 in 3rd set in 1R; l. to No. 11 Anderson 6-7 in 3rd set in 2R). Took 1R losses at Quito (l. to Karlovic 7-6 in 3rd set) and ATP Challenger at Newport Beach, CA, USA (l. to Bachinger). Qualified at Brisbane (l. to Zeballos in 1R), but fell in final round of qualifying at Australian Open (l. to Ruud). Last year, reached 1st ATP World Tour QF and SF of career at Houston as WC (d. Isner , l. to Bellucci). During 2017, achieved career-high 9 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 67 on 17 July. Chung Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Australian Open (l. Federer); QF (2): Auckland (l. Ferrer); Delray Beach (l. Tiafoe) YTD W-L: 11-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 19 May 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 29 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: After falling in qualifying in 2017, picked up 1st Acapulco main draw win in 1R over Young. Advanced to first career Grand Slam 4R, QF, and SF at Australian Open while ranked World No. 58. Retired from Australian Open SF down to Federer (foot injury). At Australian Open, became 1st-ever Korean Grand Slam quarter-finalist and semi-finalist. Became lowest-ranked Grand Slam semi-finalist since No. 94 Schuettler at Wimbledon 2008, and lowest-ranked Australian Open semi-finalist since No. 86 Safin in Defeated No. 4 A. Zverev in 5 sets to claim first Top 10 win of career in Australian Open 3R. Fell in Auckland QF (l. to Ferrer) and Brisbane 2R (l. to Edmund). In 2017, made 1st ATP World Tour SF at Munich (d. Monfils in 2R, l. to Pella), 1st Grand Slam 3R at Roland Garros (d. Querrey in 1R, l. to Nishikori in 5 sets) and 1st ATP Masters R at Montreal (d. Goffin, l. to Mannarino). Also last year, captured inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals title with 5-0 record (d. Rublev).

15 Day 3 Wednesday, 28 February 2018 Page 5 of 6 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [5] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson Leads Johannesburg (South Africa) Hard SF Kevin Anderson 6-7(3) Auckland (New Zealand) Hard R32 Adrian Mannarino Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Kevin Anderson ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 Kevin Anderson Other Meetings 08 Cremona CH (Italy) Hard R32 Kevin Anderson Surbiton CH (Great Britain) Grass SF Kevin Anderson (5) 08 Grenoble CH (France) Hard R32 Adrian Mannarino (4) Mannarino Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): New York (l. Querrey); QF (1): Sydney (l. Fognini) YTD W-L: 8-5 Date of Birth: 29 June 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 24 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 3-4 (2016, 2017, nd Round) Tournament Note: Advanced to 2R for 3rd consecutive year with opening-round win over qualifier Berankis. Currently highest-ranked player (No. 24) without having ever won a singles title. This is his career-high ranking. Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 1st time in 9th appearance, falling to 0-6 lifetime vs. Thiem. Started season with QF result in Sydney (l. to Fognini); also lost in 2R of Sofia to Baghdatis after 1R bye. Last year, earned biggest win of career over No. 5 Cilic to reach biggest final of career at Tokyo (l. to Goffin). Finished 2017 season on a stretch that began on June 25 with run to Antalya final (l. to Sugita). Anderson Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): New York (d. Querrey); F (1): Pune (l. Simon) YTD W-L: 8-2 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: 18 May 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 8 Acapulco W-L (Best Result): 8-2 (2014 Finalist) Tournament Note: Beat then 3-time champion and World No. 4 David Ferrer in QF en route to 2014 final (l. to Dimitrov in final-set tiebreak). Obtained new career-high ranking of No. 8 this week. Fell to 3-11 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals with loss to Simon at Pune. Rebounded to win 4th career singles title at New York (def. Querrey in F). Suffered 6th Australian Open 1R loss of career (l. to Edmund). Became 1st player to follow US Open final with Australian Open 1R loss since Hewitt in In 2017, made 1st Grand Slam final at US Open as World No. 32 (l. to No. 1 Nadal), becoming lowest-ranked US Open finalist since inception of rankings in 1973 and Grand Slam finalist since No. 38 Tsonga at 2008 Australian Open. Became 1st South African US Open finalist in Open Era and Grand Slam finalist since Curren at 1984 Aus. Open. Also tallest Grand Slam finalist in Open Era at 6-foot-8, oldest 1st-time Grand Slam finalist at age 31 since Pilic at 1973 Roland Garros, and 1st Grand Slam finalist who played college tennis (Illinois) since T. Martin at 1999 US Open. Last year, saved 1 MP to def. No. 1 seed Thiem in Washington 3R en route to 1st final since 2015 (l. to A. Zverev). Also in 2017, fell in 4R at Roland Garros (ret. vs Cilic due to left thigh injury) and Wimbledon (l. to Querrey in 5 sets).