ROLEX SHANGHAI MASTERS: DAY 8 MEDIA NOTES DJOKOVIC MEETS FIRST-TIME MASTERS 1000 FINALIST CORIC FOR TITLE

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1 ROLEX SHANGHAI MASTERS: DAY 8 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, 14 October 2018 Qi Zhong Tennis Center Shanghai, China 7-14 October 2018 Draw: S-56, D-28 Prize Money: $7,086,700 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RolexShanghaiMasters.com Richard Evans: Press Office: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com DJOKOVIC MEETS FIRST-TIME MASTERS 1000 FINALIST CORIC FOR TITLE The eighth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 championship of the year will be decided at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Sunday, as No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia will go for his 32nd ATP Masters 1000 title against first-time ATP Masters 1000 finalist Borna Coric of Croatia, the No. 13 seed. Djokovic leads the head-to-head 2-0, but this will be their first meeting on hardcourt. Djokovic enters the final on a 17-match winning streak (tied for the longest this season with Federer and Nadal) and is 26-1 overall since the beginning of Wimbledon. This rich vein of form will propel the Serbian star past Roger Federer to the No. 2 ranking on Monday, putting him back in the Top 2 of the ATP Rankings for the first time since 11 June Djokovic aims to maintain his perfect record in Rolex Shanghai Masters finals, having gone 3-0 in the championship round in Shanghai with wins in 2012 (def. Andy Murray), 2013 (def. Juan Martin del Potro), and 2015 (def. Jo- Wilfried Tsonga). A fourth triumph will break his tie with fellow three-time champion Murray for the most titles in tournament history. Moreover, a 32nd ATP Masters 1000 title would put him just one trophy behind Rafael Nadal in the all-time ATP Masters 1000 title leader list. Djokovic has been impenetrable on serve during the event, winning all 37 of his service games during the week. Coric s first-ever ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final comes at the tail end of a breakthrough season where he made his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final (Indian Wells), his first fourth-round showing at a Grand Slam (US Open), and his Top 20 debut (on 2 July). After defeating Federer in the Halle final earlier this year to become the youngest champion in that tournament s 26-year history, 21-year-old Coric beat Federer again in the Shanghai semi-finals on Saturday, and now has a chance to become the youngest champion in this event s 10-year history. Since losing the opening set to Stan Wawrinka in the first round, Coric has won nine straight sets this week, and claimed two wins over Top 5 opponents this week (Del Potro via retirement and Federer), improving his record against Top 5 players to 8-14 before facing another Top 5 player in Djokovic in the final. In the Rolex Shanghai Masters doubles final, two teams who qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals this week will battle for the title. Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares became the third team to qualify for London after their quarter-final win on Thursday, while Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo joined them as the fourth team to clinch a spot following their semi-final victory on Saturday. With that milestone out of the way for both tandems, the frequent rivals can focus on winning the Shanghai final. The two teams have evenly split their six meetings, which have all come in the last two years ATP MASTERS 1000 WINS LEADERS Both singles finalists (in bold) are among the Top 3 wins leaders in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments this season: W-L Best Result 1) Alexander Zverev 22-7 Champion Madrid 2) Novak Djokovic 19-6 Champion Cincinnati 3) Borna Coric 18-7 Finalist Shanghai 4) Rafael Nadal 17-1 Champion Monte-Carlo, Rome, Toronto 5) Juan Martin del Potro 15-5 Champion Indian Wells Kevin Anderson 15-7 SF Madrid, Toronto

2 Day 8 Sunday, 14 October 2018 Page 2 of 4 ATP RACE TO LONDON ATP RACE TO MILAN No. Player Points No. Player Points 1 Rafael Nadal* 7,480 1 Alexander Zverev* 4,770 2 Novak Djokovic* 7,045^ 2 Stefanos Tsitsipas* 1,962 3 Juan Martin del Potro* 5,300 3 Denis Shapovalov 1,450 4 Roger Federer* 5,160 4 Alex de Minaur 1,308 5 Alexander Zverev* 4,770 5 Frances Tiafoe 1,055 6 Marin Cilic 3,825 6 Taylor Fritz Kevin Anderson 3,720 7 Andrey Rublev Dominic Thiem 3,535 8 Jaume Munar Kei Nishikori 3,000 9 Michael Mmoh John Isner 2, Hubert Hurkacz Borna Coric 2,300^ 11 Ugo Humbert 524< 12 Fabio Fognini 2, Lloyd Harris 520 Top 8 qualify for Nitto ATP Finals Top 7 qualify for Next Gen ATP Finals + 1 WC * Qualified * Qualified ^ Add 400 points for Shanghai title < Add 32 points for Ortisei, ITA CH title 2018 ATP MASTERS 1000 FINALS (with ATP Ranking) Indian Wells (8) Juan Martin del Potro d. (1) Roger Federer Miami (17) John Isner d. (5) Alexander Zverev Monte-Carlo (1) Rafael Nadal d. (36) Kei Nishikori Madrid (3) Alexander Zverev d. (7) Dominic Thiem Rome (2) Rafael Nadal d. (3) Alexander Zverev Toronto (1) Rafael Nadal d. (27) Stefanos Tsitsipas Cincinnati (10) Novak Djokovic d. (2) Roger Federer ALL-TIME ATP MASTERS 1000 TITLE LEADERS (since 1990) No. 1) Rafael Nadal 33 2) Novak Djokovic 31 3) Roger Federer 27 4) Andre Agassi 17 5) Andy Murray 14 INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Rolex Shanghai Masters [13] Borna Coric [2] Novak Djokovic Aces st-Serve Percentage 73% (199 of 273) 75% (154 of 206) 1st-Serve Points Won 77% (153 of 199) 84% (129 of 154) 2nd-Serve Points Won 66% (49 of 74) 58% (29 of 52) Service Games Won 94% (48 of 51) 100% (37 of 37) Break Points Saved 57% (4 of 7) 100% (3 of 3) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 30% (60 of 201) 35% (53 of 151) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 51% (56 of 110) 60% (50 of 84) Return Games Won 24% (12 of 50) 33% (12 of 36) Break Points Converted 41% (12 of 29) 50% (12 of 24) BOLD: Leads all players at 2018 Rolex Shanghai Masters.

3 Day 8 Sunday, 14 October 2018 Page 3 of 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS [13] Borna Coric (CRO) vs [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 7-6(2) 7-5 Coric 2018 Summary: W (1): Halle (d Federer); SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Federer); QF (3): Doha (l Rublev); Dubai (l Bautista Agut); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l A. Zverev) YTD W-L: (22-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: November 14, 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 19 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 6-1 (2018 Finalist) Tournament Notes: Made first ATP Masters 1000 final of career after defeating No. 2 Federer for second time this year. Had lost only previous ATP Masters 1000 SF, to Federer at Indian Wells in March. Has won nine sets in a row since losing opening set to Wawrinka in 1R. Has held serve 48 of 51 games (94%), saving 4 of 7 BPs. Into his 5th career ATP World Tour final (2-2) and 2nd final this season (1-0). Achieved career-high No. 18 in ATP Rankings on 10 September. Will move up to No. 13 on Monday. Trying to become the third first-time ATP Masters 1000 champion this season, joining Juan Martin del Potro (Indian Wells) and John Isner (Miami). Would be first-ever Shanghai winner ranked outside the Top 10. Defeated No. 3 A. Zverev and No. 1 Federer en route to 2nd ATP title at Halle. Entered with 2-7 record on grass. Became youngest champion in 26-year Halle tournament history as a 21-year-old. Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Indian Wells (d. Anderson in 3rd-set TB, l. to No. 1 Federer in 3 sets). Beat L. Mayer, Sock and Shapovalov in 3 sets to reach ATP Masters 1000 Miami QF (l. to A. Zverev). Also reached QFs at Doha (d. Carreno Busta in 1R after saving 3 MPs, l. to Rublev) and Dubai (l. to Bautista Agut). Reached Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at US Open (l. to Del Potro). Squandered 3 MPs vs. Lopez in Beijing 1R. Withdrew from Istanbul due to abdominal injury and retired in Rome 1R vs. Tsitsipas due to neck injury. Djokovic 2018 Summary: W (3): Wimbledon (d Anderson); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Federer); US Open (d Del Potro); F (1): London/Queen's Club (l Cilic); SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); QF (1): Roland Garros (l Cecchinato) YTD W-L: (22-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 71 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 3 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 31-4 ( , 2015 Champion) Tournament Notes: Leads event in service games won (37 of 37, faced and saved 3 break points) and 1st serve pts. won (84%). Also co-leads event in return games won (12 of 36 for 33%, tied with Bautista Agut). Since the ATP World Tour began keeping track of MatchFacts in 1991, only two players have won an ATP Masters 1000 title without being broken: Federer (2012 and 2015 Cincinnati) and A. Zverev (Madrid 2018). Djokovic is attempting to become the third player to do so. Has a 10-0 career finals record in China, winning this event three times, Beijing six times, and the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. Has 68-9 career record in China (59-4 since start of 2009 Beijing). Has reached 103rd career final (71-31) and 5th this season (3-1). Also lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 finals. Won titles at Wimbledon (d. Anderson) and US Open (d. Del Potro) for 3rd time in same season (also 2011, 2015). Tied Sampras for 3rd all-time with 14 Grand Slam men s singles titles (Federer 20, Nadal 17). Tied Lendl and Sampras for Open Era-lead with 8 appearances in US Open final. As World No. 21 at Wimbledon, lowest-ranked Grand Slam champion since No. 44 Gaudio at 2004 Roland Garros. Improved to vs. Nadal by defeating World No. 1 in Wimbledon SF 10-8 in 5th after 5 hours, 15 minutes. Improved to vs. Federer by beating World No. 2 for 1st ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title. Became 1st player to win titles at all 9 ATP Masters 1000 events since start of series in Earned 800th career win in London/Queen s Club QF (d. Mannarino), but squandered 1 MP in final (l. to Cilic). Reached QFs for 9th straight year at Roland Garros (l. to Cecchinato in QF) and 12th at Rome (l. to Nadal in SF). Started year 6-6 with 3 straight losses to Chung in Aus. Open 4R, Daniel in Indian Wells 2R and Paire in Miami 2R. Fell to No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 21 May -- lowest since No. 22 on 2 October Underwent surgery on right elbow shortly after Australian Open, which was his 1st tournament in 6 months.

4 Day 8 Sunday, 14 October 2018 Page 4 of 4 [6] Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA) vs Series Tied 3-3 [3] Lukasz Kubot (POL) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) 17 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard SF Kubot/Melo [10-5] 17 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Kubot/Melo [10-8] 17 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard SF Murray/Soares ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard SF Kubot/Melo Nitto ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Murray/Soares ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard QF Murray/Soares (6) [10-6] Murray and Soares have been regular partners since the start of They have a win-loss record as a duo, winning 9 titles together, including the Australian Open and U.S. Open in This year, they have a record, winning their first ATP Masters 1000 title as a team at Cincinnati, as well as titles at Acapulco and Washington. They also reached the finals at Doha and London/Queen s Club this season. Their best performance at Shanghai came last year, when they reached the semi-finals (l. to eventual champions Kontinen/Peers). Murray also reached the semi-finals in 2013 in Shanghai (partnering Peers). They are currently in the No. 3 position in the Doubles Race to London, and qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals on Thursday after reaching the Shanghai SF. 32-year-old Murray has won 22 doubles titles during his career, and reached 22 other finals, including at both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2015 (w/john Peers). He reached World No. 1 for the first time on 4 April 2016, and is currently ranked No year-old Soares has won 29 doubles titles during his career, including consecutive ATP Masters 1000 Canada trophies in 2013 and 2014 (with Alexander Peya). He has also made 27 other finals, including the 2013 U.S. Open final with Peya. Soares reached a career-high ranking of No. 2 on 17 October 2016, and is currently ranked No. 10. Kubot and Melo played together for the first time in 2015 and have been regular partners since the start of They have won 11 titles as a team, including 3 this year (Sydney, Halle, and last week in Beijing), Wimbledon in 2017, and ATP Masters 1000 titles at Miami, Madrid, and Paris-Bercy in They finished 2017 as the No. 1- ranked doubles team. Their overall win-loss record is (35-18 in 2018). Melo is a 2-time champion at Shanghai, having won the title in 2013 (w/ivan Dodig) and 2015 (w/raven Klaasen). Kubot and Melo reached the final here last year (l. to Kontinen/Peers), which is Kubot s best Shanghai result. They are currently in the No. 4 position in the Doubles Race to London, and qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals on Saturday with their SF victory over Marach/Pavic. 36-year-old Kubot has won 23 doubles titles in his career, including the 2014 Australian Open (with Robert Lindstedt). He has also reached 15 additional doubles finals throughout his career. He reached World No. 1 for the first time on 8 January of this year, and is currently co-ranked No. 5 with Melo. 35-year-old Melo has won 31 doubles titles in his career. He claimed 2015 Roland Garros (with Ivan Dodig) and ATP Masters 1000 titles at 2013 Shanghai, 2015 Paris-Bercy, 2016 Canada, 2016 Cincinnati (all with Dodig), and 2015 Shanghai (with Raven Klaasen). He has reached 24 additional doubles finals. He hit World No. 1 for the first time on 2 November 2015 and was the year-end No. 1 in 2015 and He is currently co-ranked No. 5 with Kubot.

5 ROLEX SHANGHAI MASTERS: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, 13 October 2018 Qi Zhong Tennis Center Shanghai, China 7-14 October 2018 Draw: S-56, D-28 Prize Money: $7,086,700 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RolexShanghaiMasters.com Richard Evans: Press Office: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com NO. 2 RANKING AT STAKE BETWEEN FEDERER, DJOKOVIC The No. 2 ATP Ranking is on the line Saturday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters between top seed and reigning champion Roger Federer and the hottest player on the ATP World Tour, Novak Djokovic, who comes in with a 16-match winning streak and is 25-1 since the beginning of Wimbledon. If Djokovic advances to his fourth Rolex Shanghai Masters final or Federer does not defend his title, the Serb superstar will move from No. 3 to No. 2 in the ATP Rankings on Monday. The last time Djokovic ranked No. 2 was June 11, This is the first time in the tournament s 10-year history there are two players 21 & under in the semi-finals with Alexander Zverev (21) and Borna Coric (21). Both are appearing in their first Shanghai semi-final. This is the second ATP Masters 1000 tournament this season with two semifinalists 21 & under. In Madrid in May, Zverev and Denis Shapovalov (19) reached the semi-finals. In the opening match, No. 4 seed Zverev looks for his second win in as many meetings against Djokovic. The German star, who became the fifth qualifier for the Nitto ATP Finals on Friday, won the previous meeting in the final of ATP Masters 1000 Rome last year. If Zverev gets to his first Shanghai final, he would join Hall-of-Famer Marat Safin (2-0) and Nick Kyrgios (2-0) as the only players to post multiple wins and no losses against Djokovic. Zverev leads the ATP World Tour this season in overall wins (49) and in ATP Masters 1000 events with 22. The 21-year-old German is the youngest semi-finalist in the tournament s 10-year history. Djokovic is 3-4 lifetime in Rolex Shanghai Masters semi-finals and when he s reached the final he is 3-0. He has not been broken this week, holding all 29 service games while Zverev has held 29 of 30 service games. In the next match, Federer brings a 2-1 head-to-head record against Coric, who is trying to reach his first career ATP Masters 1000 final. The young Croat won the last meeting in the final of Halle on June 24 for his biggest career title. Federer won the first two meetings in 2015 Dubai and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells in March, both semi-finals. Federer is 3-1 in Rolex Shanghai Masters semi-finals (2-1 in finals) and he is trying to reach his seventh final of the season (3-3), the first since August when he lost to Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati. Coric is 7-14 vs. Top 5 opponents lifetime (11-24 vs. Top 10) and he posted a win over No. 4 Del Potro in the 3R after the Argentine retired with a knee injury. Coric has won seven straight sets this week since losing the opening set to Stan Wawrinka in the first round ATP MASTERS 1000 WINS LEADERS Three of the semi-finalists (in bold) are among the Top 5 wins leaders in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments this season: W-L Best Result 1) Alexander Zverev 22-6 Champion Madrid 2) Novak Djokovic 18-6 Champion Cincinnati 3) Borna Coric 17-7 SF Indian Wells, Shanghai Rafael Nadal 17-1 Champion Monte-Carlo, Rome, Toronto 5) Juan Martin del Potro 15-5 Champion Indian Wells Kevin Anderson 15-7 SF Madrid, Toronto

6 Day 7 Saturday, 13 October 2018 Page 2 of 6 ATP RACE TO LONDON ATP RACE TO MILAN No. Player Points No. Player Points 1 Rafael Nadal* 7,480 1 Alexander Zverev* 4,770^ 2 Novak Djokovic* 6,805^ 2 Stefanos Tsitsipas* 1,962 3 Juan Martin del Potro* 5,300 3 Denis Shapovalov 1,450 4 Roger Federer* 5,160^ 4 Alex de Minaur 1,308 5 Alexander Zverev* 4,770^ 5 Frances Tiafoe 1,055 6 Marin Cilic 3,825 6 Taylor Fritz Kevin Anderson 3,720 7 Andrey Rublev Dominic Thiem 3,535 8 Jaume Munar Kei Nishikori 3,000 9 Michael Mmoh John Isner 2, Hubert Hurkacz Fabio Fognini 2, Lloyd Harris 520< 12 Borna Coric 2,060^ 12 Ugo Humbert 505> Top 8 qualify for Nitto ATP Finals Top 7 qualify for Next Gen ATP Finals + 1 WC * Qualified * Qualified ^ Add 240 points for Shanghai SF win ^ Add 240 points for Shanghai SF win < Add 16 points for Fairfield, USA CH QF win > Add 19 points for Ortisei, ITA CH SF win 2018 ATP MASTERS 1000 FINALS (with ATP Ranking) Indian Wells (8) Juan Martin del Potro d. (1) Roger Federer Miami (17) John Isner d. (5) Alexander Zverev Monte-Carlo (1) Rafael Nadal d. (36) Kei Nishikori Madrid (3) Alexander Zverev d. (7) Dominic Thiem Rome (2) Rafael Nadal d. (3) Alexander Zverev Toronto (1) Rafael Nadal d. (27) Stefanos Tsitsipas Cincinnati (10) Novak Djokovic d. (2) Roger Federer Remaining players in bold ALL-TIME ATP MASTERS 1000 TITLE LEADERS (since 1990) No. 1) Rafael Nadal 33 2) Novak Djokovic 31 3) Roger Federer 27 4) Andre Agassi 17 5) Andy Murray 14

7 Day 7 Saturday, 13 October 2018 Page 3 of 6 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES SEMI-FINALS [4] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Zverev Leads ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Alexander Zverev A. Zverev 2018 Summary W (3): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d Thiem); Washington (d de Minaur); F (2): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); SF (2): Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte- Carlo (l Nishikori); QF (2): Roland Garros (l Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l Tsitsipas) YTD W-L: (26-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 5 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 6-2 (2018 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Has not dropped a set (6-0) and has held serve 29 of 30 games (97%), saving 10 of 11 break pts. Has a career record vs. Top 10 opponents (4-4 this season) and 5-1 in career ATP Masters 1000 semi-finals. Trying to reach 15th career final (9-5) and 6th this season (3-2). Also 3-2 lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 finals. Did not drop a set or his serve en route to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Madrid (d. Thiem). Became 1st player to win a clay-court title without being broken since stats started being kept in Faced 1 break point, fewest en route to an ATP Masters 1000 title since stats started being kept in Joined Nadal (33), Djokovic (31), Federer (27) and Murray (14) as active players with 3+ ATP Masters 1000 titles. Preceded Madrid with Munich title (d. Kohlschreiber) and followed it with ATP Masters 1000 Rome final (l. to Nadal). First player since Cilic in 2014 to reach 3 ATP World Tour finals in as many weeks. Defeated older brother Mischa in 1st tour-level H2H en route to 2nd straight Washington title (d. de Minaur). Also advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Miami final (l. to Isner in 3 sets). Rallied from 2-sets-to-1 down 3 times to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (d. Dzumhur in 3R after saving 1 MP, l. to Thiem). Lost in 3R at Aus. Open (l. to Chung), Wimbledon (l. to Gulbis) and US Open (l. to Kohlschreiber). Squandered 2 MPs vs. Tsitsipas in ATP Masters 1000 Toronto QF. Advanced to Halle doubles final w/m. Zverev, losing rematch of 2017 final (l. to Kubot/Melo). Djokovic 2018 Summary W (3): Wimbledon (d Anderson); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Federer); US Open (d Del Potro); F (1): London/Queen's Club (l Cilic); SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); QF (1): Roland Garros (l Cecchinato) YTD W-L: (21-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 71 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 3 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 30-4 ( , 2015 Champion) Tournament Note: Leads tournament in service games won (29 of 29), 1st serve pts. won (85%) and No. 2 in 1st serve pct. (76%). Has a 10-0 career finals record in China, winning here three times, Beijing six times and 2008 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. Has 68-9 career record in China (59-4 since start of 2009 Beijing). Has a 7-match winning streak vs. Top 10 opponents since start of Wimbledon (8-3 this season) and career record (.680). Trying to reach 103rd career final (71-31) and 5th this season (3-1). Also lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 finals. Won titles at Wimbledon (d. Anderson) and US Open (d. Del Potro) for 3rd time in same season (also 2011, 2015). Tied Sampras for 3rd all-time with 14 Grand Slam men s singles titles (Federer 20, Nadal 17). Tied Lendl and Sampras for Open Era-lead with 8 appearances in US Open final. As World No. 21 at Wimbledon, lowest-ranked Grand Slam champion since No. 44 Gaudio at 2004 Roland Garros. Improved to vs. Nadal by defeating World No. 1 in Wimbledon SF 10-8 in 5th after 5 hours, 15 minutes. Improved to vs. Federer by beating World No. 2 for 1st ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title. Became 1st player to win titles at all 9 ATP Masters 1000 events since start of series in Earned 800th career win in London/Queen s Club QF (d. Mannarino), but squandered 1 MP in final (l. to Cilic). Reached QFs for 9th straight year at Roland Garros (l. to Cecchinato in QF) and 12th at Rome (l. to Nadal in SF). Started year 6-6 with 3 straight losses to Chung in Aus. Open 4R, Daniel in Indian Wells 2R and Paire in Miami 2R. Fell to No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 21 May -- lowest since No. 22 on 2 October Underwent surgery on right elbow shortly after Australian Open, which was his 1st tournament in 6 months.

8 Day 7 Saturday, 13 October 2018 Page 4 of 6 [1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [13] Borna Coric (CRO) Federer Leads Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard SF Roger Federer ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard SF Roger Federer Halle (Germany) Grass F Borna Coric 7-6(6) Federer 2018 Summary W (3): Australian Open (d Cilic); Rotterdam (d Dimitrov); Stuttgart (d Raonic); F (3): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Del Potro); Halle (l Coric); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Djokovic); QF (1): Wimbledon (l Anderson) YTD W-L: 39-6 (27-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 98 Date of Birth: August 8, 1981 (37) ATP Ranking: 2 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 21-4 (2014, 2017 Champion) Tournament Note: Has held serve 33 of 40 games (83%), saving 7 of 14 break points, en route to his 5th semi-final (3-1) in Shanghai. Won titles in 2014 (d. Simon) and 2017 (d. Nadal) and finalist in 2010 (l. to Murray). Trying to reach 151st career final (98-52) and 7th this season (3-3). Also lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 finals. Became oldest World No. 1 in 45-year history of ATP Rankings at age 36 on 19 February. Owns records for most weeks at No. 1 (310), years since debut at No. 1 (14) and years between stints at No. 1 (5). Secured No. 1 ranking with Rotterdam QF win (d. Haase). Went on to win 97th ATP World Tour title (d. Dimitrov). Clinched No. 1 most recently with Stuttgart SF win (d. Kyrgios in 3rd-set TB). Went on to win 98th title (d. Raonic). Ranked No. 1 for 6 weeks from 19 February-1 April, 1 week from May and 1 week from June. Extended records with 20th Grand Slam title and 30th final at Australian Open (d. Cilic). Tied record with 6th AO title. Tied his own record with 34 straight sets won at Wimbledon before squandering 1 MP vs. Anderson in QF. Held in 100 straight service games at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Djokovic in final after being broken 3 times). Saved 2 MPs vs. Paire en route to 12th Halle final (l. to Coric). Enjoyed career-best 17-0 start before squandering 3 MPs vs. Del Potro in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells final. Fell to Del Potro in 3rd-set TB. Now 1-8 in championship matches decided by final-set TB. Also lost 3rd-set TB to No. 175 Kokkinakis in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R -- worst loss by World No. 1 since same tournament and round in 2003 (No. 178 Clavet d. No. 1 Hewitt). Skipped clay-court season and has not played on surface since 12 May 2016 (l. to Thiem in Rome 3R). Coric 2018 Summary W (1): Halle (d Federer); SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Federer); QF (3): Doha (l Rublev); Dubai (l Bautista Agut); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l A. Zverev) YTD W-L: (21-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: November 14, 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 19 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 5-1 (2018 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Appearing in 2nd career ATP Masters 1000 SF after Indian Wells in March and has won seven sets in a row since losing opening set to Wawrinka in 1R. Has held serve 38 of 41 games (93%), saving 4 of 7 BPs. Trying to reach 5th career ATP World Tour final (2-2) and 2nd this season (1-0). Defeated No. 3 A. Zverev and No. 1 Federer en route to 2nd ATP title at Halle. Entered with 2-7 record on grass. Became youngest champion in 26-year Halle tournament history as a 21-year-old. Achieved career-high No. 18 in ATP Rankings on 10 September. Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Indian Wells (d. Anderson in 3rd-set TB, l. to No. 1 Federer in 3 sets). Beat L. Mayer, Sock and Shapovalov in 3 sets to reach ATP Masters 1000 Miami QF (l. to A. Zverev). Also reached QFs at Doha (d. Carreno Busta in 1R after saving 3 MPs, l. to Rublev) and Dubai (l. to Bautista Agut). Reached Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at US Open (l. to Del Potro). Squandered 3 MPs vs. Lopez in Beijing 1R. Withdrew from Istanbul due to abdominal injury and retired in Rome 1R vs. Tsitsipas due to neck injury.

9 Day 7 Saturday, 13 October 2018 Page 5 of 6 POTENTIAL FEDEX ATP CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD2HEADS [1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (Monaco)Clay R64 Roger Federer Davis Cup Play-off (Switzerland) Hard RR Roger Federer Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Roger Federer Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard QF Roger Federer (6) ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard F Novak Djokovic 7-6(2) (2) 07 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Roger Federer 7-6(4) 7-6(2) Australian Open (Australia) Hard SF Novak Djokovic (5) 08 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay SF Roger Federer ret 08 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Roger Federer ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Novak Djokovic ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard F Roger Federer US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Roger Federer 7-6(3) Basel (Switzerland) Hard F Novak Djokovic ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard SF Roger Federer US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard SF Roger Federer Basel (Switzerland) Hard F Roger Federer ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard SF Roger Federer Australian Open (Australia) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-6(3) Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard F Novak Djokovic ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Roger Federer 7-6(5) (5) 11 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-7(7) ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Novak Djokovic (4) 12 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Novak Djokovic Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Roger Federer ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard F Roger Federer (7) 12 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard F Novak Djokovic 7-6(6) ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard SF Novak Djokovic ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic (2) Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard SF Roger Federer ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic (3) 14 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay SF Roger Federer Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass F Novak Djokovic 6-7(7) (4) ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard SF Roger Federer Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard F Roger Federer ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic (5) ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Novak Djokovic Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass F Novak Djokovic 7-6(1) 6-7(10) ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard F Roger Federer 7-6(1) US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Roger Federer ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard F Novak Djokovic Australian Open (Australia) Hard SF Novak Djokovic ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (USA) Hard F Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic Roger Federer Sets Won: Tiebreak Sets Won: Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 4 4 Hard: Grass: 2 1

10 Day 7 Saturday, 13 October 2018 Page 6 of 6 [1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [4] Alexander Zverev (GER) Federer Leads ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Roger Federer Halle (Germany) Grass SF Alexander Zverev 7-6(4) Halle (Germany) Grass F Roger Federer ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard F Alexander Zverev Nitto ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Roger Federer 7-6(6) [13] Borna Coric (CRO) vs [4] Alexander Zverev (GER) Coric Leads ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Borna Coric (5) 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Borna Coric (1) 7-6(4) 18 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Alexander Zverev Halle (Germany) Grass R32 Borna Coric [13] Borna Coric (CRO) vs [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 7-6(2) 7-5

11 ROLEX SHANGHAI MASTERS: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Friday, 12 October 2018 Qi Zhong Tennis Center Shanghai, China 7-14 October 2018 Draw: S-56, D-28 Prize Money: $7,086,700 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RolexShanghaiMasters.com Richard Evans: Press Office: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com ANDERSON GETS WIMBLEDON FINAL REMATCH AGAINST DJOKOVIC The Wimbledon final comes to Shanghai when No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic meets No. 7 seed Kevin Anderson on Friday. At Wimbledon, both Djokovic and Anderson were coming off five-set semi-finals that lasted more than five hours. This time around, neither player has dropped a set en route to the Shanghai quarter-finals. Three weeks after Djokovic won Wimbledon, he teamed with Anderson for the first time and reached the doubles quarter-finals at ATP Masters 1000 Toronto. Much is at stake for Djokovic, who is gaining ground on No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the ATP Race to London and No. 2 Roger Federer in the ATP Rankings. Djokovic will pass Federer in Monday s rankings by reaching the Shanghai final or if the Swiss does not win the title. Federer faces No. 8 seed Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals, with the winner to meet either No. 13 seed Borna Coric or Matthew Ebden in the semi-finals. Ebden is appearing in his second ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal. His first quarter-final came seven years ago as a 124th-ranked qualifier at 2011 Shanghai. No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev will become the fifth qualifier for the Nitto ATP Finals if he defeats No. 11 seed Kyle Edmund or if Nishikori loses to Federer. Zverev is 3-0 against Edmund on the ATP World Tour. Before they turned pro, a 16-year-old Zverev beat an 18-year-old Edmund in the 2013 Roland Garros boys quarter-finals. Another win over Edmund would give Zverev 49 victories this season, breaking a tie with Dominic Thiem for the most on tour. Zverev has reached the quarter-finals or better at six ATP Masters 1000 events in 2018 and 10 since the start of ATP RACE TO LONDON ATP RACE TO MILAN No. Player Points No. Player Points 1 Rafael Nadal* 7,480 1 Alexander Zverev* 4,590^ 2 Novak Djokovic* 6,625^ 2 Stefanos Tsitsipas* 1,962 3 Juan Martin del Potro* 5,300 3 Denis Shapovalov 1,450 4 Roger Federer* 4,980^ 4 Alex de Minaur 1,308 5 Alexander Zverev 4,590^ 5 Frances Tiafoe 1,055 6 Marin Cilic 3,825 6 Taylor Fritz Kevin Anderson 3,720^ 7 Andrey Rublev Dominic Thiem 3,535 8 Jaume Munar Kei Nishikori 3,000^ 9 Michael Mmoh John Isner 2, Hubert Hurkacz Fabio Fognini 2, Lloyd Harris 520< 12 Kyle Edmund 1,945^ 12 Ugo Humbert 491> Top 8 qualify for Nitto ATP Finals Top 7 qualify for Next Gen ATP Finals + 1 WC * Qualified * Qualified ^ Add 180 points for Shanghai QF win ^ Add 180 points for Shanghai QF win < Add 16 points for Fairfield, USA CH QF win > Add 14 points for Ortisei, ITA CH QF win

12 Day 6 Friday, 12 October 2018 Page 2 of 5 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS [11] Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs [4] Alexander Zverev (GER) A. Zverev Leads Nice (France) Clay R32 Alexander Zverev ret 17 Beijing (China) Hard R32 Alexander Zverev (3) 18 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 Alexander Zverev (11) Edmund 2018 Summary F (1): Marrakech (l Andujar); SF (2): Australian Open (l Cilic); Beijing (l Basilashvili); QF (5): Brisbane (l Dimitrov); Estoril (l Sousa); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Shapovalov); Eastbourne (l Kukushkin); Winston-Salem (l Johnson) YTD W-L: (16-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 8, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 14 (Career-High) Tournament W-L (Best Result): 5-2 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Seeking 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF. Appearing in 2nd ATP Masters 1000 QF (also 2018 Madrid). Earned biggest win of career over No. 3 Dimitrov to reach Australian Open SF (l. to Cilic). Now 2-16 vs. Top 10. 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). Defeated Djokovic and Goffin to advance to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Madrid (l. to Shapovalov). Also reached SF at Beijing (l. to Basilashvili) and QFs at Brisbane (l. to Dimitrov), Estoril (l. to Sousa), Eastbourne (d. Murray, l. to Kukushkin) and Winston-Salem (l. to Johnson). Achieved career-high No. 14 on 8 October. Became No. 1 Brit on 5 March, ending Murray s 12-year reign. Reached Wimbledon 3R for 1st time in 6th appearance (l. to Djokovic). 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), Buenos Aires (ill), Rio de Janeiro (ill) and Umag (throat infection). A. Zverev 2018 Summary W (3): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d Thiem); Washington (d de Minaur); F (2): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); SF (2): Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte- Carlo (l Nishikori); QF (2): Roland Garros (l Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l Tsitsipas) YTD W-L: (25-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 5 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 5-2 (2018 Quarter-finalist Tournament Note: Youngest quarter-finalist in tournament history. Tied with Thiem for most wins this season (48). Did not drop a set or his serve en route to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Madrid (d. Thiem). Became 1st player to win a clay-court title without being broken since stats started being kept in Faced 1 break point, fewest en route to an ATP Masters 1000 title since stats started being kept in Joined Nadal (33), Djokovic (31), Federer (27) and Murray (14) as active players with 3+ ATP Masters 1000 titles. Preceded Madrid with Munich title (d. Kohlschreiber) and followed it with ATP Masters 1000 Rome final (l. to Nadal). First player since Cilic in 2014 to reach 3 ATP World Tour finals in as many weeks. Defeated older brother Mischa in 1st tour-level H2H en route to 2nd straight Washington title (d. de Minaur). Also advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Miami final (l. to Isner in 3 sets). Rallied from 2-sets-to-1 down 3 times to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (d. Dzumhur in 3R after saving 1 MP, l. to Thiem). Lost in 3R at Aus. Open (l. to Chung), Wimbledon (l. to Gulbis) and US Open (l. to Kohlschreiber). Squandered 2 MPs vs. Tsitsipas in ATP Masters 1000 Toronto QF. Advanced to Halle doubles final w/m. Zverev, losing rematch of 2017 final (l. to Kubot/Melo).

13 Day 6 Friday, 12 October 2018 Page 3 of 5 [7] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Kevin Anderson 7-6(1) ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 Novak Djokovic ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Novak Djokovic 6-7(6) 6-7(6) Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass F Novak Djokovic (3) Anderson 2018 Summary W (1): New York (d Querrey); F (3): Pune (l Simon); Acapulco (l Del Potro); Wimbledon (l Djokovic); SF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l Tsitsipas); QF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Coric); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Carreno Busta); Tokyo (l Gasquet) YTD W-L: (28-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: May 18, 1986 (32) ATP Ranking: 8 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 10-8 (2015, 2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Owns record vs. Top 10 and 4-12 vs. Top 3 with win over No. 3 Djokovic at 2008 Miami. Achieved career-high No. 5 on 16 July, becoming highest-ranked South African in ATP Rankings history. Advanced to 2nd Grand Slam final at Wimbledon, where he spent 23h20m on court (l. to Djokovic). In Wimbledon SF, beat Isner in 5th for 300th career win after 6h36m -- 2nd-longest Grand Slam match ever. In Wimbledon QF, rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP for biggest career win over No. 2 Federer after 4h14m. Also earned 2 wins in 5 sets en route to US Open 4R (d. Harrison in 1R and Shapovalov in 3R, l. to Thiem). Beat Escobedo, Nishikori and Querrey in 3rd-set TBs to capture 4th ATP World Tour title at New York. Also advanced to finals at Pune (l. to Simon) and Acapulco (l. to Del Potro). Ended 0-10 start to career in ATP Masters 1000 QFs by reaching SFs at Madrid (d. Lajovic, l. to Thiem) and Toronto (d. Dimitrov, l. to Tsitsipas after holding 1 MP). Lost QFs at Indian Wells (l. to Coric in 3rd-set TB) and Miami (l. to Carreno Busta in 3rd-set TB after holding 1 MP). Served for match twice before suffering 5th loss of career from 2 sets up vs. Schwartzman in Roland Garros 4R. 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 (elbow), Barcelona (right knee), Washington (left hand) and Chengdu (knee). Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R vs. Bedene (leg). Djokovic 2018 Summary W (3): Wimbledon (d Anderson); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Federer); US Open (d Del Potro); F (1): London/Queen's Club (l Cilic); SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); QF (1): Roland Garros (l Cecchinato) YTD W-L: (20-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 71 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 3 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 29-4 ( , 2015 Champion) Tournament Note: Owns record vs. Top 10 opponents, including 6 straight wins since start of Wimbledon. Won titles at Wimbledon (d. Anderson) and US Open (d. Del Potro) for 3rd time in same season (also 2011, 2015). Tied Sampras for 3rd all-time with 14 Grand Slam men s singles titles (Federer 20, Nadal 17). Tied Lendl and Sampras for Open Era-lead with 8 appearances in US Open final. As World No. 21 at Wimbledon, lowest-ranked Grand Slam champion since No. 44 Gaudio at 2004 Roland Garros. Improved to vs. Nadal by defeating World No. 1 in Wimbledon SF 10-8 in 5th after 5 hours, 15 minutes. Improved to vs. Federer by beating World No. 2 for 1st ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title. Became 1st player to win titles at all 9 ATP Masters 1000 events since start of series in Earned 800th career win in London/Queen s Club QF (d. Mannarino), but squandered 1 MP in final (l. to Cilic). Reached QFs for 9th straight year at Roland Garros (l. to Cecchinato in QF) and 12th at Rome (l. to Nadal in SF). Started year 6-6 with 3 straight losses to Chung in Aus. Open 4R, Daniel in Indian Wells 2R and Paire in Miami 2R. Fell to No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 21 May -- lowest since No. 22 on 2 October Underwent surgery on right elbow shortly after Australian Open, which was his 1st tournament in 6 months.

14 Day 6 Friday, 12 October 2018 Page 4 of 5 [13] Borna Coric (CRO) vs Matthew Ebden (AUS) First Meeting Coric 2018 Summary W (1): Halle (d Federer); SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Federer); QF (3): Doha (l Rublev); Dubai (l Bautista Agut); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l A. Zverev) YTD W-L: (20-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: November 14, 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 19 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Appearing in 5th ATP Masters 1000 QF of career and seeking 2nd SF (also 2018 Indian Wells). Defeated No. 3 A. Zverev and No. 1 Federer en route to 2nd ATP title at Halle. Entered with 2-7 record on grass. Became youngest champion in 26-year Halle tournament history as a 21-year-old. Achieved career-high No. 18 in ATP Rankings on 10 September. Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Indian Wells (d. Anderson in 3rd-set TB, l. to No. 1 Federer in 3 sets). Beat L. Mayer, Sock and Shapovalov in 3 sets to reach ATP Masters 1000 Miami QF (l. to A. Zverev). Also reached QFs at Doha (d. Carreno Busta in 1R after saving 3 MPs, l. to Rublev) and Dubai (l. to Bautista Agut). Reached Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at US Open (l. to Del Potro). Squandered 3 MPs vs. Lopez in Beijing 1R. Withdrew from Istanbul due to abdominal injury and retired in Rome 1R vs. Tsitsipas due to neck injury. Ebden 2018 Summary SF (2): s-hertogenbosch (l Chardy); Atlanta (l Isner); QF (2): Halle (l Federer); Chengdu (l Fognini) YTD W-L: (12-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 26, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 51 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 6-1 (2011, 2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Reached 2 ATP Masters 1000 QFs Shanghai as Q (l. to Murray) and 2018 Shanghai. Played in 2nd SF of career at s-hertogenbosch (l. to Chardy) and 3rd SF at Atlanta (l. to eventual champion Isner). Advanced to QFs at Halle as SE (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Chengdu (l. to Fognini). Beat Goffin and Robert to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Wimbledon (l. to Simon). Was 0-6 in Grand Slam 2R. Broke into Top 50 and achieved career-high No. 43 in ATP Rankings on 16 July. Upset defending champion Querrey in 3rd-set TB at Acapulco (l. to Donaldson in 2R). Captured 9th ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Busan, KOR (d. Pospisil). Won doubles title at Taipei, TPE Challenger w/whittington (d. Gunneswaran/Myneni) and reached final at Irving, USA Challenger w/albot (l. to Petzschner/Peya).

15 Day 6 Friday, 12 October 2018 Page 5 of 5 [1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [8] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Federer Leads Basel (Switzerland) Hard F Roger Federer ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R16 Kei Nishikori ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Kei Nishikori Halle (Germany) Grass SF Roger Federer (4) 14 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Roger Federer ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Roger Federer Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-7(4) Federer 2018 Summary W (3): Australian Open (d Cilic); Rotterdam (d Dimitrov); Stuttgart (d Raonic); F (3): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Del Potro); Halle (l Coric); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Djokovic); QF (1): Wimbledon (l Anderson) YTD W-L: 38-6 (26-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 98 Date of Birth: August 8, 1981 (37) ATP Ranking: 2 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 20-4 (2014, 2017 Champion) Tournament Note: Appearing in 81st ATP Masters 1000 QF. Owns record (2-1 w/o). Seeking 63rd SF. Became oldest World No. 1 in 45-year history of ATP Rankings at age 36 on 19 February. Owns records for most weeks at No. 1 (310), years since debut at No. 1 (14) and years between stints at No. 1 (5). Secured No. 1 ranking with Rotterdam QF win (d. Haase). Went on to win 97th ATP World Tour title (d. Dimitrov). Clinched No. 1 most recently with Stuttgart SF win (d. Kyrgios in 3rd-set TB). Went on to win 98th title (d. Raonic). Ranked No. 1 for 6 weeks from 19 February-1 April, 1 week from May and 1 week from June. Extended records with 20th Grand Slam title and 30th final at Australian Open (d. Cilic). Tied record with 6th AO title. Tied his own record with 34 straight sets won at Wimbledon before squandering 1 MP vs. Anderson in QF. Held in 100 straight service games at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Djokovic in final after being broken 3 times). Saved 2 MPs vs. Paire en route to 12th Halle final (l. to Coric). Enjoyed career-best 17-0 start before squandering 3 MPs vs. Del Potro in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells final. Fell to Del Potro in 3rd-set TB. Now 1-8 in championship matches decided by final-set TB. Also lost 3rd-set TB to No. 175 Kokkinakis in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R -- worst loss by World No. 1 since same tournament and round in 2003 (No. 178 Clavet d. No. 1 Hewitt). Skipped clay-court season and has not played on surface since 12 May 2016 (l. to Thiem in Rome 3R). Nishikori 2018 Summary F (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal); Tokyo (l Medvedev); SF (3): New York (l Anderson); US Open (l Djokovic); Metz (l Bachinger); QF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Djokovic); Wimbledon (l Djokovic); Washington (l A. Zverev) YTD W-L: (20-9 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: December 29, 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 12 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 10-5 (2011 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Owns record vs. Top 10 opponents with 4-4 record since start of Monte-Carlo. Earned Top 5 wins over Cilic and A. Zverev to reach Monte-Carlo final (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Fell to 0-4 in ATP Masters 1000 finals. As World No. 36, became lowest-ranked Monte-Carlo finalist since No. 53 Arazi in Suffered 1st loss in 3rd final at Tokyo (l. to Medvedev). Lost 8 straight ATP finals since last title at 2016 Memphis. Advanced to 3rd Grand Slam SF -- all at US Open with 5-set QF wins over Top 10 players (d. Cilic, l. to Djokovic). Along with Osaka, 1st Japanese man and woman in history to reach SFs at same Grand Slam event. At Wimbledon, became 1st Japanese player to complete set of QFs at all 4 Grand Slams (l. to Djokovic). Reached SFs at New York (l. to Anderson) and Metz (l. to Bachinger), as well as QFs at ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Djokovic) and Washington (l. to A. Zverev). Fell to No. 39 in ATP Rankings on 2 April -- lowest since No. 40 on 10 October Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title -- 1st since at Dallas, USA as WC (d. McDonald). Retired in Barcelona 2R vs. Garcia-Lopez due to right leg injury. Withdrew from Brisbane, Sydney and Australian Open (right wrist), as well as Indian Wells (illness).

16 ROLEX SHANGHAI MASTERS: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, 11 October 2018 Qi Zhong Tennis Center Shanghai, China 7-14 October 2018 Draw: S-56, D-28 Prize Money: $7,086,700 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RolexShanghaiMasters.com Richard Evans: Press Office: TV & Radio: TennisTV.com REMATCHES AWAIT TOP 4 SEEDS IN SHANGHAI THIRD ROUND The Top 4 seeds will take to Center Court at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Thursday for thirdround matches against familiar foes. No. 1 seed and two-time champion Roger Federer is 7-0 in matches and 16-0 in sets against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain, including a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the Shanghai third round four years ago. With Federer sidelined in 2016, Bautista Agut advanced to the biggest final of his career in Shanghai by defeating then-world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4. Djokovic has won 14 straight tour-level matches and 27 of 29 overall since losing to then-no. 72 Marco Cecchinato in the Roland Garros quarter-finals on 5 June. They meet again on Thursday with Djokovic eyeing a return to No. 2 and Cecchinato ranked a career-high No. 21. The playing surface in Shanghai suits the Serbian. Djokovic is and Cecchinato is 4-11 lifetime on hard courts. With another upset, Cecchinato would join Hall-of-Famer Marat Safin (2-0) and World No. 38 Nick Kyrgios (2-0) as the only players to post multiple wins and no losses against Djokovic. The youngest quarter-finalist in Rolex Shanghai Masters history was a 21-year-old Kei Nishikori in Alex de Minaur (19), Stefanos Tsitsipas (20) and Alexander Zverev (21) all have a chance to break that record on Thursday. Zverev and de Minaur meet on Center Court with the German leading their rivalry 2-0. Tsitsipas is also 2-0 against his opponent, No. 7 seed Kevin Anderson. No. 3 seed Juan Martin del Potro and No. 13 seed Borna Coric conclude play in a rematch of the US Open on 2 September. Del Potro won 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 en route to his second Grand Slam final. ATP RACE TO LONDON ATP RACE TO MILAN No. Player Points No. Player Points 1 Rafael Nadal* 7,480 1 Alexander Zverev* 4,500^ 2 Novak Djokovic* 6,535^ 2 Stefanos Tsitsipas* 1,962^ 3 Juan Martin del Potro* 5,300^ 3 Denis Shapovalov 1,450 4 Roger Federer* 4,890^ 4 Alex de Minaur 1,308^ 5 Alexander Zverev 4,500^ 5 Frances Tiafoe 1,055 6 Marin Cilic 3,825 6 Taylor Fritz Kevin Anderson 3,630^ 7 Andrey Rublev Dominic Thiem 3,535 8 Jaume Munar John Isner 2,930 9 Michael Mmoh Kei Nishikori 2,910^ 10 Hubert Hurkacz Fabio Fognini 2, Lloyd Harris 511< 12 Stefanos Tsitsipas 1,905^ 12 Ugo Humbert 483> Top 8 qualify for Nitto ATP Finals Top 7 qualify for Next Gen ATP Finals + 1 WC * Qualified * Qualified ^ Add 90 points for Shanghai 3R win ^ Add 90 points for Shanghai 3R win < Add 9 points for Fairfield, USA CH 2R win > Add 8 points for Ortisei, ITA CH 2R win