BB&T ATLANTA OPEN: 29 JULY MEDIA NOTES SINGLES & DOUBLES FINALS [1] John Isner (USA) vs [8] Ryan Harrison (USA) Isner Leads 7-3 Isner 2018 Summary 33 yrs old World No. 9 23-12 in 2018 29-4 at event (2013-15, 17 Champion) 13 Titles W: ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Zverev); SF: Wimbledon (l. to Anderson); QF: Houston (l. to Johnson); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Zverev); Lyon (l. to Norrie) Reached SF at Wimbledon, where he lost to Anderson in a three-tiebreak, five-set match that went to 26-24 in the final set after six and a half hours of play. Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion at age 32 since series began in 1990. Harrison 2018 Summary 26 years old World No. 53 17-16 in 2018 12-6 at event (2017 F) 1 Career Title F: Brisbane (l. to Kyrgios); QF: Acapulco (l. to Zverev) Tournament note: Is 1st player to rally from a set down 4 times en route to a final since Gilles Simon at 2008 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid; also is 1st player to rally from a set down in all 4 matches of an event to reach final since Tommy Haas at 2001 ATP Masters 1000 Stuttgart. Earned 3 wins in 3 sets to reach 3rd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Brisbane (l. to Kyrgios). Enjoyed Top 20 wins over Isner and Schwartzman to reach Acapulco QF (l. to A. Zverev). BB&T Atlanta Open John Isner Ryan Harrison Aces 62 40 1st-Serve Percentage 60% (128 of 212) 60% (217 of 364) 1st-Serve Points Won 87% (111 of 128) 76% (165 of 217) 2nd-Serve Points Won 62% (52 of 84) 53% (78 of 147) Service Games Won 95% (37 of 39) 89% (50 of 56) Break Points Saved 50% (2 of 4) 79% (22 of 28) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 27% (32 of 118) 25% (43 of 172) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 52% (56 of 107) 48% (70 of 147) Return Games Won 28% (10 of 36) 22% (12 of 55) Break Points Converted 42% (10 of 24) 57% (12 of 21) BOLD: Leads all 28 players at BB&T Atlanta Open. [3] Nicholas Monroe (USA)/John-Patrick Smith (AUS) vs [2] Ryan Harrison (USA)/Rajeev Ram (USA) Monroe and Smith are 12-13 as a team, having reached the F at Delray Beach. Monroe owns 3 doubles titles, while Smith is in his first final seeking his first title. Harrison and Ram are 5-1 as a team, playing in only their second tournament together. They had previously reached the QF in 2015 Miami. Ram won the Atlanta doubles title in 2010 (w/ Lipsky); Harrison won the title in 2012 (w/ Ebden).
BB&T ATLANTA OPEN: 28 JULY MEDIA NOTES SINGLES SEMI-FINALS [1] John Isner (USA) vs [4] Matthew Ebden (AUS) Isner Leads 3-1 12 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 John Isner 6-4 7-5 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 John Isner 6-2 7-6(8) 6-4 17 Newport (U.S.A.) Grass F John Isner 6-3 7-6(4) 18 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Matthew Ebden 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-3 Isner 2018 Summary 33 yrs old World No. 9 23-12 in 2018 29-4 at event (2013-15, 17 Champion) 13 Titles Reached SF at Wimbledon, where he lost to Anderson in a three-tiebreak, five-set match that went to 26-24 in the final set after six and a half hours of play. Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion at age 32 since series began in 1990. As World No. 17, became lowest-ranked Miami champion since No. 18 Courier in 1991. Returned to career-high No. 9 in ATP Rankings on 2 April for 1st time since 13 April 2014. Hit 10,000th ace during Houston QF loss to Johnson, becoming 4th player to reach milestone since ATP started tracking aces in 1991. Stats do not include all Davis Cup matches, as well as Olympic matches prior to 2008. Ebden 2018 Summary 30 yrs old World No. 55 13-13 in 2018 5-3 at event (2018 SF) 0 Career Titles Tournament note: Only player in Atlanta to have not dropped a set en route to SF. Defeated defending champion Muller en route to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at s-hertogenbosch (l. to Chardy). Received SE a week later and defeated 2011 champion Kohlschreiber to reach Halle QF (l. to No. 1 Federer). Beat Goffin and Robert to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Wimbledon (l. to Simon). Was 0-6 in Grand Slam 2R. Achieved career-high No. 51 in ATP Rankings on 25 June. Upset defending champion Querrey in 3rd-set TB at Acapulco (l. to Donaldson in 2R). [8] Ryan Harrison (USA) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) Harrison 2018 Summary 26 years old World No. 53 17-16 in 2018 12-6 at event (2017 F) 1 Career Title Tournament note: Needed 3 sets to defeat each of his opponents (Duckworth, Lacko, Chung) to reach Atlanta SF. Earned 3 wins in 3 sets to reach 3rd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Brisbane (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). Enjoyed Top 20 wins over Isner and Schwartzman to reach Acapulco QF (l. to A. Zverev). Snapped 5-match losing streak by beating Carballes Baena in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Mannarino in 2R). Clinched USA s Davis Cup wins in 1R w/johnson (d. Milojevic/Zekic) and QF w/sock (d. Gille/Vliegen). Norrie 2018 Summary 22 yrs old World No. 73 11-11 in 2018 3-0 at event (2018 SF) 0 Career Titles Tournament note: Defeated No. 6 Chardy and advanced to SF after No. 2 Kyrgios retired. Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF and SF at Lyon (d. Isner, l. to Simon); reached QF at Eastbourne (l. to Lacko). Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 28 May and achieved career-high No. 73 on 23 July. Qualified at Acapulco (l. to Thiem in 1R), Indian Wells (l. to Daniel in 1R) and Miami (l. to Jarry in 1R). POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [1] John Isner (USA) vs [8] Ryan Harrison (USA) Isner Leads 7-3 [1] John Isner (USA) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) Norrie Leads 1-0 [4] Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) [4] Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs [8] Ryan Harrison (USA) Ebden Leads 1-0
BB&T ATLANTA OPEN: 27 JULY MEDIA NOTES STADIUM COURT [4] Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Baghdatis Leads 1-0 Ebden 2018 Summary 30 yrs old World No. 55 12-13 in 2018 4-3 at event (2012, 2018 QF) 0 Career Titles Defeated defending champion Muller en route to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at s-hertogenbosch (l. to Chardy). Received SE a week later and defeated 2011 champion Kohlschreiber to reach Halle QF (l. to No. 1 Federer). Advanced to Wimbledon 3R (d. Goffin, d. Robert, l. to Simon). Baghdatis 2018 Summary 33 years old World No. 95 10-10 in 2018 6-2 at event (2015 F) 4 Career Titles Snapped 6-match Tour level losing streak with Wimbledon 1R win (d. Thiem, l. to Khachanov). Qualified and advanced to Indian Wells 4R -- 1st ATP Masters 1000 R16 appearance since 2012 Shanghai. [1] John Isner (USA) vs [7] Mischa Zverev (GER) Zverev Leads 3-2 Isner 2018 Summary 33 yrs old World No. 9 22-12 in 2018 28-4 at event (2013-15, 17 Champion) 13 Titles Reached SF at Wimbledon, where he lost to Anderson in a three-tiebreak, five-set match that went to 26-24 in the final set after six and a half hours of play. Also reached QF in Houston (. to Johnson), Madrid (l. to A. Zverev) and Lyon (l. to Norrie). Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. Zverev 2018 Summary 30 years old World No. 45 17-20 in 2018 2-2 at event (2018 QF) 1 Career Title Captured 1st ATP World Tour singles title at Eastbourne (d. Lacko). Along with A. Zverev, 1st brothers to win ATP World Tour singles titles since John and Patrick McEnroe. Entered Roland Garros with 0-6 tournament record and advanced to 3R (l. to Anderson). [8] Ryan Harrison (USA) vs [3] [WC] Hyeon Chung (KOR) First Tour-Level Meeting Harrison 2018 Summary 26 years old World No. 53 16-16 in 2018 11-6 at event (2017 F) 1 Career Title Earned 3 wins in 3 sets to reach 3rd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Brisbane (l. to Kyrgios). Enjoyed Top 20 wins over Isner and Schwartzman to reach Acapulco QF (l. to A. Zverev). Chung 2018 Summary 23 yrs old World No. 23 21-9 in 2018 1-1 at event (2018 QF) 0 Career Titles Earned biggest win of career over No. 4 A. Zverev and upset 6-time champion Djokovic en route to Australian Open SF (ret. vs. eventual champion Federer). First South Korean to reach Grand Slam QF and SF. Prior to Atlanta, reached QF-or-better at 7 events, including ATP Masters 1000 QFs in Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami (l. to Isner). First South Korean to reach ATP Masters 1000 QF. Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs [2] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Norrie 2018 Summary 22 yrs old World No. 73 10-11 in 2018 2-0 at event (2018 QF) 0 Career Titles Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF and SF at Lyon (d. Isner, l. to Simon); reached QF at Eastbourne (l. to Lacko). Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 28 May and achieved career-high No. 73 on 23 July. Kyrgios 2018 Summary 23 yrs old World No. 18 19-7 in 2018 5-0 at event (2016 Champion) 4 Career Titles Captured 4th ATP World Tour singles title and 1st on home soil at Brisbane (d. Dimitrov and Harrison). Reached back-to-back SFs on grass at Stuttgart (l. to Federer in 3rd-set TB) and London/Queen s Club (l. to Cilic).
BB&T ATLANTA OPEN: 26 JULY MEDIA NOTES STADIUM COURT [4] Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs [WC] Donald Young (USA) First Tour-Level Meeting Ebden 2018 Summary 30 yrs old World No. 55 11-13 in 2018 3-3 at event (2012 QF) 0 Career Titles Defeated defending champion Muller en route to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at s-hertogenbosch (l. to Chardy). Received SE a week later and defeated 2011 champion Kohlschreiber to reach Halle QF (l. to No. 1 Federer). Beat Goffin and Robert to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Wimbledon (l. to Simon). Was 0-6 in Grand Slam 2R. Achieved career-high No. 51 in ATP Rankings on 25 June. Young 2018 Summary 28 years old World No. 230 2-9 in 2018 5-7 at event (2016 QF) 0 Career Titles Prior to this week, only tour-level win of season came at Delray Beach (d. Ramanathan, l. to Donskoy in 2R). Win in Atlanta 1R snapped 5-match tour-level losing streak since 21 February. Failed to qualify at Roland Garros (l. to A. Muller in Q1) and Wimbledon (l. to Novak in Q2). Fell to No. 230 in ATP Rankings on 2 July -- lowest since No. 231 on 2 November 2009. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) vs [5] Frances Tiafoe (USA) Baghdatis 2018 Summary 33 years old World No. 95 9-10 in 2018 5-2 at event (2015 F) 4 Career Titles 1R win at Wimbledon (d. Thiem, l. to Khachanov) snapped six-match losing streak at ATP World Tour level. Qualified and advanced to Indian Wells 4R -- 1st ATP Masters 1000 R16 appearance since 2012 Shanghai. Tiafoe 2018 Summary 20 yrs old World No. 42 21-12 in 2018 1-2 at event (2018 2R) 1 Career Title Advanced to 1st SF and final en route to 1st ATP World Tour title at Delray Beach (d. Shapovalov and Gojowczyk). Went on to reach 2nd ATP World Tour final at Estoril (d. Sandgren in 1R after saving 3 MPs, l. to Sousa). Reached New York QF (l. to Anderson), London/Queen s Club QF (l. to Chardy) and Miami 4R (l. to Anderson). Achieved career-high No. 42 on 23 July. [6] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) Chardy 2018 Summary 31 yrs old World No. 43 20-13 in 2018 1-0 at event (2018 2R) 1 Career Title Snapped 7-match losing streak in ATP World Tour SFs at s-hertogenbosch (d. Ebden, l. to Gasquet in final). Also reached London/Queen s Club SF (l. to Djokovic). Norrie 2018 Summary 22 years old World No. 73 9-11 in 2018 1-0 at event (2018 2R) 0 Career Titles Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF and SF at Lyon (d. Isner, l. to Simon), then QF at Eastbourne (l. to Lacko). Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 28 May and achieved career-high No. 73 on 23 July. [Q] Noah Rubin (USA) vs [2] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Rubin 2018 Summary 22 yrs old World No. 164 2-3 in 2018 1-0 at event (2018 2R) 0 Career Titles Achieved career-high No. 161 in ATP Rankings on 15 January. Won ATP Challenger Tour titles at Noumea, CAL (d. Fritz) and Tallahassee, USA (d. Polmans). Kyrgios 2018 Summary 23 yrs old World No. 18 18-7 in 2018 4-0 at event (2016 Champion) 4 Career Titles Captured 4th ATP World Tour singles title and 1st on home soil at Brisbane (d. Dimitrov and Harrison). Reached back-to-back SFs on grass at Stuttgart (l. to Federer in 3rd-set TB) and London/Queen s Club (l. to Cilic).
BB&T ATLANTA OPEN: 25 JULY MEDIA NOTES STADIUM COURT Taylor Fritz (USA) vs [3] [WC] Hyeon Chung (KOR) Fritz 2018 Summary 20 yrs old World No. 65 12-9 in 2018 3-2 at event (2016 QF) 0 Career Titles Saved 2 MPs vs. Smyczek and upset 2015 champion Sock en route to 2nd ATP SF at Houston (l. to Johnson). Advanced to QFs at Delray Beach (d. Querrey in 1R, l. to Shapovalov) and Lyon (d. Sock, l. to Lajovic). Chung 2018 Summary 23 yrs old World No. 23 20-9 in 2018 0-1 at event (2018 2R) 0 Career Titles Earned biggest win of career over No. 4 A. Zverev and upset 6-time champion Djokovic en route to Australian Open SF (ret. vs. eventual champion Federer). First South Korean to reach Grand Slam QF and SF. Reached QF-or-better at 7 events, including ATP Masters 1000 QFs in Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami (l. to Isner). First South Korean to reach ATP Masters 1000 QF. [8] Ryan Harrison (USA) vs Lukas Lacko (SVK) First Tour-Level Meeting Harrison 2018 Summary 26 years old World No. 53 15-16 in 2018 10-6 at event (2017 F) 1 Career Title Earned 3 wins in 3 sets to reach 3rd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Brisbane (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). Enjoyed Top 20 wins over Isner and Schwartzman to reach Acapulco QF (l. to A. Zverev). Lacko 2018 Summary 30 yrs old World No. 71 9-9 in 2018 7-5 at event (2010, 2014, 2017 QF) 0 Career Titles Earned biggest win of career over No. 11 Schwartzman en route to 2nd ATP final at Eastbourne (l. to M. Zverev). Upset 2016 semi-finalist Raonic to reach Australian Open 2R (l. to Kicker). Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs [7] Mischa Zverev (GER) Zverev Leads 2-0 Youzhny 2018 Summary 36 years old World No. 105 6-13 in 2018 1-0 at event (2018 2R) 10 Career Titles In 1R at Atlanta, snapped 7-match losing streak in tour-level main draw matches since 26 April. Two wins shy of 500 for career. Bids to become 2nd Russian player to reach 500 wins (Kafelnikov 609). Zverev 2018 Summary 30 years old World No. 45 16-20 in 2018 1-2 at event (2018 2R) 1 Career Title Captured 1st ATP World Tour singles title at Eastbourne (d. Lacko). Along with A. Zverev, 1st brothers to win ATP World Tour singles titles since John and Patrick McEnroe. [1] John Isner (USA) vs Alex de Minaur (AUS) Isner 2018 Summary 33 yrs old World No. 9 21-12 in 2018 27-4 at event (2013-15, 17 Champion) 13 Titles Reached SF at Wimbledon, where he lost to Anderson in a three-tiebreak, five-set match that went to 26-24 in the final set after six and a half hours of play. Also reached QF in Houston (. to Johnson), Madrid (l. to A. Zverev) and Lyon (l. to Norrie). Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. Returned to career-high No. 9 in ATP Rankings on 2 April for 1st time since 13 April 2014. de Minaur 2018 Summary 19 yrs old World No. 68 12-11 in 2018 1-0 at event (2018 2R) 0 Career Titles Reached 3R at Wimbledon (d. Cecchinato, d. Herbert, l. to Nadal). Followed 1st ATP World Tour QF and SF as WC at Brisbane with 1st final as SE at Sydney (l. to Medvedev).
BB&T ATLANTA OPEN: 24 JULY MEDIA NOTES STADIUM COURT [6] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Ricardas Berankis (LTU) Chardy 2018 Summary 31 yrs old World No. 43 19-13 in 2018 0-0 at event (Debut) 1 Career Title Snapped 7-match losing streak in ATP World Tour SFs at s-hertogenbosch (d. Ebden, l. to Gasquet in final). Also reached London/Queen s Club SF (l. to Djokovic). Berankis 2018 Summary 28 yrs old World No. 96 6-9 in 2018 4-4 at event (2015 QF) 0 Career Titles Advanced to 2R at Sydney as LL (l. to Mannarino) and Montpellier (l. to Khachanov). Qualified at Acapulco (l. to Mannarino in 1R), Indian Wells (l. to Shapovalov in 1R) and Miami (l. to Albot in 1R). [SE] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) vs Taylor Fritz (USA) Ramanathan 2018 Summary 23 years old World No. 115 6-4 in 2018 0-0 at event (Debut) 0 Titles In Newport, became the first Indian to reach an ATP World Tour final since Somdev Devvarman in 2011 Johannesburg. Lost to Johnson in three sets. Wins in Newport were first ATP main draw wins since Pune in January (defeated Carballes Baena, l. to Cilic) Fritz 2018 Summary 20 yrs old World No. 65 11-9 in 2018 2-2 at event (2016 QF) 0 Career Titles Saved 2 MPs vs. Smyczek and upset 2015 champion Sock en route to 2nd ATP SF at Houston (l. to Johnson). Advanced to QFs at Delray Beach (d. Querrey in 1R, l. to Shapovalov) and Lyon (d. Sock, l. to Lajovic). Marius Copil (ROU) vs [5] Frances Tiafoe (USA) Copil 2018 Summary 27 years old World No. 93 11-14 in 2018 0-0 at event (Debut) 0 Career Titles Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF and final at Sofia (d. Kovalik, l. to Basic). Tiafoe 2018 Summary 20 years old World No. 42 20-12 in 2018 0-2 at event (2015, 2017 1R) 1 Career Title Advanced to 1st SF and final en route to 1st ATP World Tour title at Delray Beach (d. Shapovalov and Gojowczyk). Went on to reach 2nd ATP World Tour final at Estoril (d. Sandgren in 1R after saving 3 MPs, l. to Sousa). Achieved career-high No. 52 on 25 June. Owns 20-10 record as a 20-year-old after going 9-31 as a teenager. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs [WC] Emil Reinberg (USA) Youzhny 2018 Summary 36 years old World No. 105 5-13 in 2018 0-0 at event (Debut) 10 Career Titles Three wins shy of 500 for career. Bids to become 2nd Russian player to reach 500 wins (Kafelnikov 609). Lost 7 straight tour-level main draw matches since 26 April. Reinberg 2018 Summary 21 years old World No. 1032 0-0 in 2018 0-0 at event (Debut) 0 Titles The Atlanta native received a wild card to play in first career ATP World Tour event this week. Fell in SF at Tulsa Futures event (l. to Riffice). AJC GRANDSTAND Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs Malek Jaziri (TUN) [Q] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) vs [Q] Noah Rubin (USA) Tim Smyczek (USA) vs [7] Mischa Zverev (GER) [Q] Alex Bolt (AUS) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) First Tour-Level Meeting
BB&T ATLANTA OPEN: PREVIEW & 23 JULY MEDIA NOTES 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN ATLANTA 1) Summer in Swing: The first hard-court event on the ATP World Tour since March takes place this week in Atlanta, while European clay-court action continues in Hamburg and Gstaad. Wimbledon singles semi-finalist John Isner is the top seed in Atlanta. 2) 33 is the New 23: Though he started the season 2-6, Isner is enjoying a career year. He defeated three Top 10 players at Miami to become the oldest first-time ATP Masters 1000 champion in history. After turning 33 in April, Isner reached a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time at Wimbledon. He was edged by Kevin Anderson 26-24 in the fifth set after six hours, 36 minutes. 3) Georgia Pride: Since the ATP returned to Georgia in 2010, Isner has played every edition of the BB&T Atlanta Open. The University of Georgia legend is 27-4 with four titles in seven finals at Atlanta. His worst finish was a semi-final loss to Andy Roddick in 2012. Isner is 19-1 at Atlanta since then, capturing his first title at the event in 2013 by defeating Anderson in three tiebreakers. 4) Clash of the Champions: The only active player other than Isner to win the Atlanta singles title is Nick Kyrgios, the No. 2 seed. After beating Isner in the 2016 Atlanta final, Kyrgios missed the 2017 event due to a left hip injury. The 23-year-old Aussie returns this week for just his eighth tournament of the season. 5) Korean Comeback: Australian Open semi-finalist Hyeon Chung returns as a wild card and No. 3 seed following a 10-week injury hiatus. In Melbourne, he became the first Grand Slam semi-finalist from South Korea. The 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals champion is seeking his first tour-level final. 6) Big Foe on the Come Up: After going 9-31 as a teenager, No. 5 seed Frances Tiafoe is 20-10 since turning 20 on 20 January. He became the youngest American champion on tour since 2002 when he won the Delray Beach title in February. He followed by reaching the Estoril final in May. 7) Wimbledon Champ: With Bob Bryan still nursing a hip injury, Mike Bryan will team up with Tiafoe for the first time in Atlanta. Mike captured a record-tying 17th Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon (w/ Sock) to become the oldest World No. 1 in history at age 40. Despite his No. 1 ranking, he is unseeded in the Atlanta doubles draw. 8) Back from the Brink: No. 6 seed Jeremy Chardy fell to No. 100 in the ATP Rankings on 5 March -- his lowest ranking since 2012. The Frenchman is 17-9 over the last four months, reaching his first tour-level final since 2009 at s-hertogenbosch and breaking back into the Top 50 on 25 June. 9) Sudden Star: From No. 208 on 1 January to No. 68 on 16 July, Aussie teen Alex de Minaur has set a new career-high ranking 13 times this season. The 19-year-old reached the Brisbane semifinals and Sydney final in January. He has played in three ATP Challenger Tour finals since April. 10) Tour Breakthrough: After reaching his first ATP Tour final in Newport on Sunday, Ramkumar Ramanathan comes to Atlanta having equaled his career high ranking of No. 115.
BB&T Atlanta Open Preview & 23 July Media Notes Page 2 of 5 www.atpworldtour.com WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 John Isner (USA) 27-4 2013-15, 2017 Champion 2 Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 4-0 2016 Champion 3 Hyeon Chung (KOR) 0-1 2017 1R 4 Matthew Ebden (AUS) 3-3 2012 Quarter-finalist 5 Frances Tiafoe (USA) 0-2 2015, 2017 1R 6 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 0-0 Debut 7 Mischa Zverev (GER) 0-2 2013, 2016 1R 8 Ryan Harrison (USA) 9-6 2017 Runner-up QUALIFIERS (4) Alex Bolt (AUS) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND) Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) Noah Rubin (USA) WILD CARDS (3) Emil Reinberg (USA) Hyeon Chung (KOR) Donald Young (USA) OLDEST PLAYER Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 39 years, 5 months YOUNGEST PLAYER Alex de Minaur (AUS) 19 years, 5 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN United States 8, Australia 6, India 2 DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Divij Sharan (IND) 3-3 2016-17 Semi-finalist Artem Sitak (NZL) 6-3 2017 Runner-up 2 Ryan Harrison (USA) 5-3 2012 Champion Rajeev Ram (USA) 5-4 2010 Champion 3 Nicholas Monroe (USA) 2-3 2015-16 Quarter-finalist John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 0-2 2014, 2016 1R 4 Jonathan Erlich (ISR) 3-5 2013 Semi-finalist Joe Salisbury (GBR) 0-0 Debut PAST FINALISTS SINGLES (since 2010) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 John Isner (USA) Ryan Harrison (USA) 7-6(6) 7-6(7) 2016 Nick Kyrgios (AUS) John Isner (USA) 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 2015 John Isner (USA) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-3 6-3 2014 John Isner (USA) Dudi Sela (ISR) 6-3 6-4 2013 John Isner (USA) Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 7-6(2) 2012 Andy Roddick (USA) Gilles Muller (LUX) 1-6 7-6(2) 6-2 2011 Mardy Fish (USA) John Isner (USA) 3-6 7-6(6) 6-2 2010 Mardy Fish (USA) John Isner (USA) 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) BOLD: Player in 2018 BB&T Atlanta Open singles draw.
BB&T Atlanta Open Preview & 23 July Media Notes Page 3 of 5 www.atpworldtour.com DOUBLES (since 2010) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Wesley Koolhof/Artem Sitak 6-3 6-4 2016 Andres Molteni/Horacio Zeballos Johan Brunstrom/Andreas Siljestrom 7-6(2) 6-4 2015 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Colin Fleming/Gilles Muller 4-6 7-6(2) [10-4] 2014 Vasek Pospisil/Jack Sock Steve Johnson/Sam Querrey 6-3 5-7 [10-5] 2013 Edouard Roger-Vasselin/Igor Sijsling Colin Fleming/Jonathan Marray 7-6(6) 6-3 2012 Matthew Ebden/Ryan Harrison Xavier Malisse/Michael Russell 6-3 3-6 [10-6] 2011 Alex Bogomolov Jr./Matthew Ebden Mathias Bachinger/Frank Moser 3-6 7-5 [10-8] 2010 Scott Lipsky/Rajeev Ram Rohan Bopanna/Kristof Vliegen 6-3 6-7(4) [12-10] BOLD: Player in 2018 BB&T Atlanta Open doubles draw. ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY BB&T Atlanta Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0 Singles Prize Money ($) 119,250 62,805 34,020 19,385 11,420 6,765 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money ($) 36,230 19,040 10,320 5,910 3,460 --- FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES STADIUM COURT Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs [LL] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) de Minaur 2018 Summary 19 yrs old World No. 68 11-11 in 2018 0-0 at event (Debut) 0 Career Titles Reached 3R at Wimbledon (d. Cecchinato, d. Herbert, l. to Nadal). Followed 1st ATP World Tour QF and SF as WC at Brisbane with 1st final as SE at Sydney (l. to Medvedev). De Minaur, 18, vs. Medvedev, 21, was youngest ATP final since Nadal, 20, vs. Djokovic, 19, at 2007 Indian Wells. Youngest player to reach SFs in consecutive weeks since 18-year-old Nadal at 2005 Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. Defeated 2016 champion Raonic for biggest win of career en route to Brisbane SF (l. to Harrison). Became youngest and lowest-ranked semi-finalist in Brisbane tournament history (est. 2009). Rose from No. 208 to No. 167 on 8 January and career-high No. 127 on 15 January following 7-2 start to season. Made ATP Masters 1000 debut at Indian Wells (d. Struff in 3rd-set TB, l. to eventual champion Del Potro in 2R). Suffered abdominal tear in Davis Cup debut (l. to A. Zverev in 5th-set TB), withdrawing from Delray Beach Q. Hurkacz 2018 Summary 21 yrs old World No. 125 2-4 in 2018 0-0 at event (Debut) 0 Career Titles Qualified for Roland Garros (d. Sandgren, l. to Cilic in 2R), and qualified for Wimbledon (l. to Tomic in 1R). Qualified and made ATP World Tour main draw debut at Budapest (l. to Sonego in 1R after holding 2 MPs). Won Challenger event in Poznan, Poland (d. Daniel) Lukas Lacko (SVK) vs [Q] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND) Lacko 2018 Summary 30 yrs old World No. 71 8-9 in 2018 6-5 at event (2010, 2014, 2017 QF) 0 Career Titles Earned biggest win of career over No. 11 Schwartzman en route to 2nd ATP final at Eastbourne (l. to M. Zverev). Upset 2016 semi-finalist Raonic to reach Australian Open 2R (l. to Kicker). Also reached 2R at Auckland (l. to Haase), Sofia (l. to Kovalik after holding 1 MP) and Wimbledon (l. to Federer). Qualified at Halle (l. to Kudla in 1R). Captured 12th ATP Challenger Tour title in 24th final at Glasgow, GBR (d. Vanni).
BB&T Atlanta Open Preview & 23 July Media Notes Page 4 of 5 www.atpworldtour.com Gunneswaran 2018 Summary 28 yrs old World No. 183 2-1 in 2018 0-0 at event (Debut) 0 Career Titles Achieved career-high No. 169 in ATP Rankings on 11 June. Qualified and made ATP World Tour main draw debut in Stuttgart at age 28 (d. Shapovalov, l. to Pella). Rallied from a set down to win 1st ATP Challenger Tour title at Anning, CHN (d. Safwat). Captured 8th ITF Futures Circuit title at Chandigarh, IND (d. Ly). Fell in Taipei, TPE Challenger doubles final with countryman Myneni (l. to Ebden/Whittington). Clinched India s 3-2 win over China in Davis Cup Group I tie (d. Y. Wu). Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs [WC] Donald Young (USA) Karlovic Leads 2-1 15 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard F Ivo Karlovic 6-3 6-3 16 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Ivo Karlovic 6-4 7-6(4) 6-4 17 Delray Beach (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Donald Young 7-6(5) 7-6(3) Other meeting 11 Houston Q (U.S.A.) Clay -- Ivo Karlovic 6-4 6-4 Karlovic 2018 Summary 39 years old World No. 117 11-14 in 2018 0-1 at event (2013 1R) 8 Career Titles At age 38, became oldest player to reach Australian Open 3R since 44-year-old Rosewall in 1978. In Australian Open 2R, hit 53 aces to beat Sugita 12-10 in 5th. In 3R, hit 52 aces and lost to Seppi 9-7 in 5th. First player to hit 50+ aces in more than 1 match at a tournament since stats started being tracked in 1991. After tuning 39, advanced to Houston SF (d. Kyrgios, l. to Sandgren), becoming oldest semi-finalist at that event in Open Era and anywhere on ATP World Tour since 40-year-old Connors at 1993 San Francisco. Beat Youzhny, 36, at Wimbledon -- oldest ATP or Grand Slam match since 1978 Aus. Open (Rosewall d. Stewart). Squandered 1 MP vs. Moutet in Quito 2R, vs. Marterer in Indian Wells 1R and vs. Struff in Wimbledon 2R. Saved 2 MPs to beat 2004 champion Robredo in Barcelona 1R (l. to Bautista Agut in 2R). Fell to No. 114 in ATP Rankings on 18 June -- lowest since No. 155 on 15 July 2013. Withdrew from Pune due to left ankle injury. Young 2018 Summary 28 years old World No. 230 1-9 in 2018 4-7 at event (2016 QF) 0 Career Titles Earned only tour-level win of season at Delray Beach (d. Ramanathan, l. to Donskoy in 2R). Suffering 5-match tour-level losing streak since 21 February. Failed to qualify at Roland Garros (l. to A. Muller in Q1) and Wimbledon (l. to Novak in Q2). Fell to No. 210 in ATP Rankings on 2 July -- lowest since No. 231 on 2 November 2009. [8] Ryan Harrison (USA) vs [PR] James Duckworth (AUS) Duckworth Leads 1-0 15 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R64 James Duckworth 6-1 7-6(4) Other meeting 16 Shenzhen Q (China) Hard -- Ryan Harrison 4-6 6-4 6-1 Harrison 2018 Summary 26 years old World No. 53 14-16 in 2018 9-6 at event (2017 F) 1 Career Title Earned 3 wins in 3 sets to reach 3rd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Brisbane (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). Enjoyed Top 20 wins over Isner and Schwartzman to reach Acapulco QF (l. to A. Zverev). Snapped 5-match losing streak by beating Carballes Baena in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Mannarino in 2R). Squandered 2 MPs vs. Delbonis in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 1R. Clinched USA s Davis Cup wins in 1R w/johnson (d. Milojevic/Zekic) and QF w/sock (d. Gille/Vliegen). Withdrew from Auckland due to fatigue. Duckworth 2018 Summary 26 years old World No. 660 0-3 in 2018 0-0 at event (Main Draw Debut) 0 Titles Reached F at Antalya Futures event (l. to Statzberger). Lost in 1R at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and Newport. Failed to qualify at Australian Open.
BB&T Atlanta Open Preview & 23 July Media Notes Page 5 of 5 www.atpworldtour.com FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs Emil Reinberg (USA) [SE] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) vs Taylor Fritz (USA) Marius Copil (ROU) vs [5] Frances Tiafoe (USA) [6] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Ricardas Berankis (LTU) Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs Malek Jaziri (TUN) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meeting 17 Surbiton CH (Great Britain) Grass R32 Cameron Norrie 2-6 6-1 6-3 Tim Smyczek (USA) vs Mischa Zverev (GER) [Q] Alex Bolt (AUS) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) [Q] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) vs [Q] Noah Rubin (USA)