FEVER-TREE CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, 24 June 2018 The Queen s Club London, England 18-24 June 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,983,595 Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Fever-TreeChampionships.co.uk Mark Epps: mepps@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @QueensTennis Press Officer: david.law@lawsports.net Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @QueensTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com TOP SEED CILIC MEETS RESURGENT DJOKOVIC IN LONDON FINAL 2012 Queen s Club champion and No. 1 seed Marin Cilic must battle a familiar foe to claim a second Fever-Tree Championships trophy, when he takes on wild card and former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic on Sunday. Djokovic has dominated Cilic in their head-to-head, emerging victorious 14 straight times from 2008 through 2015. Cilic, however, finally claimed a win in their 15th and most recent meeting, in the quarter-finals of the ATP Masters 1000 at Paris-Bercy in 2016. Making his 12th straight appearance at Queen s Club, Cilic is into the final for the fourth time in his career, including a runner-up finish last year. The World No. 6 has reached his second final of the season, following his third career Grand Slam final at the Australian Open in January (l. to Roger Federer). The Croatian has made it through the draw with stellar serving statistics, having won 45 of his 46 service games during the week, and leading the field in points won on first serve (90%). Djokovic, meanwhile, is into his first singles final since winning the Eastbourne title on 1 July 2017, nearly a full year ago. Back from a right elbow injury earlier in the season, Djokovic will try to surpass his previous best result at Queen s Club, a runner-up finish ten years ago. Like Cilic, Djokovic has dropped serve only once in the tournament, winning 36 out of his 37 service games during the week. Djokovic picked up his 800th singles match win with his quarter-final victory over Adrian Mannarino before moving into the 99th singles final of his career. The doubles final pits defending champions Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares against Henri Kontinen and John Peers. Soares also won this title in 2014 (with Alexander Peya), beating the team of Murray and Peers in the final. All four players featured in this encounter have been ranked in the Top 2 of the ATP World Tour doubles rankings at some point during their careers (Kontinen and Murray are both former World No. 1 players). INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Fever-Tree Championships [1] Marin Cilic [WC] Novak Djokovic Aces 47 17 1st-Serve Percentage 65% (161 of 248) 68% (135 of 200) 1st-Serve Points Won 90% (145 of 161) 86% (116 of 135) 2nd-Serve Points Won 64% (56 of 87) 63% (41 of 65) Service Games Won 98% (45 of 46) 97% (36 of 37) Break Points Saved 75% (3 of 4) 67% (2 of 3) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 24% (47 of 194) 35% (56 of 159) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 57% (54 of 95) 58% (55 of 95) Return Games Won 16% (7 of 45) 36% (13 of 36) Break Points Converted 32% (7 of 22) 37% (13 of 35) BOLD: Leads all players at Fever-Tree Championships.
Day 7 Sunday, 24 June 2018 Page 2 of 3 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS CENTRE COURT [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs [WC] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 14-1 08 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 08 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-7(7) 7-5 6-4 7-6(0) 09 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 09 Beijing (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(4) 10 CRO vs. SRB WG QF (Croatia) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-2 12 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 1-6 6-2 6-3 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Novak Djokovic 6-1 3-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2 14 Nitto ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-1 15 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-3 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-4 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-1 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard QF Marin Cilic 6-4 7-6(2) Cilic 2018 Summary F (2): Australian Open (l. Federer); London/Queen s Club; SF (2): Pune (l. Simon); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. A. Zverev); QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l. Nishikori); Roland Garros (l. del Potro) YTD W-L: 26-9 (4-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 17 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 6 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 28-9 (2012 Champion) Tournament Note: Reached fourth final (1-2) in 12th straight appearance. Has held 45 of 46 service games (98%) and leads field in first service points won (90%). Captured 2012 title (d. Nalbandian), and runner-up in 2013 (l. to Murray) and last year (l. to Lopez). Also QF in 2007 debut (l. to Roddick) and 2011 (w/o vs. Murray). Defeated No. 1 Nadal in 5 sets en route to 3rd Grand Slam final at Australian Open (l. to Federer in 5 sets). Achieved career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings on 29 January following run to Australian Open final. Became 16th World No. 3 since 25 July 2005. Only Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray have been in Top 2. Reached Pune SF (l. to eventual champion Simon) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Nishikori). Withdrew from Buenos Aires (fatigue), Acapulco (stomach muscle strain) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (knee). Djokovic 2018 Summary F (1): London/Queen s Club; SF (1): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l. Nadal); QF (1): Roland Garros (l. Cecchinato) YTD W-L: 18-8 (4-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 68 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 22 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 10-3 (2008, 2018 Finalist) Tournament Note: First Queen's Club appearance since 2010 when he lost in 3R (l. to Malisse). 2R win over No. 5 Dimitrov was his first victory over a Top 5 opponent since 2017 Doha final (d. No. 1 Murray). Best prior result is 2008 finalist (d. Hewitt in QF, Nalbandian in SF, l. to No. 2 Nadal). Debuted in 2007 and lost 3R (l. to Clement). Returned from 6-month injury absence and reached Australian Open 4R (l. to Chung). Advanced to 9th straight Roland Garros QF (d. Bautista Agut and Verdasco, l. to Cecchinato). Reached ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF-or-better for 12th straight season, falling to eventual champion Nadal in SF. Still owns winning record against other members of Big Four (26-25 vs. Nadal, 23-22 vs. Federer, 25-11 vs. Murray). Upset by No. 109 Daniel in Indian Wells 2R after 1R bye -- worst ATP Masters 1000 loss since 2008 Miami 2R (l. to No. 122 Anderson). Also lost in Miami 2R following 1R bye, ending 16-match tournament win streak (l. to Paire). Suffered 3 consecutive losses for 1st time since ending 2007 season on 5-match losing streak. Underwent small medical intervention on right elbow shortly after Australian Open.
Day 7 Sunday, 24 June 2018 Page 3 of 3 DOUBLES FINAL [4] Jamie Murray (GBR)/Bruno Soares (BRA) vs Kontinen/Peers Lead 5-2 [2] Henri Kontinen (FIN)/John Peers (AUS) 16 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R16 Murray/Soares 6-4 4-6 [14-12] 16 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R16 Kontinen/Peers 6-4 7-6(4) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard QF Kontinen/Peers 6-3 7-6(4) 17 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard SF Kontinen/Peers 6-7(4) 7-5 [10-8] 17 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard SF Kontinen/Peers 7-6(3) 3-6 [10-4] 17 Nitto ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard SF Kontinen/Peers 7-6(2) 6-2 18 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Murray/Soares 6-4 2-6 [10-5] Murray and Soares are the defending champions, having defeated Julien Benneteau/Edouard Roger-Vasselin in last year s final. Soares also won this title in 2014 with Alexander Peya, beating Murray and John Peers in the final. Murray and Soares paired up for the first time at the start of 2016, and have been regular partners since. They have a 106-49 win-loss record as a duo, winning 7 doubles titles together, including both the Australian Open and U.S. Open in 2016. They have won 1 title this year, at Acapulco, and also reached the final at Doha in 2018. 32-year-old Murray has won 20 doubles titles during his career, and reached 21 other finals, including at both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2015 (with Peers). He reached World No. 1 for the first time on 4 April 2016, and is currently ranked No. 13. 36-year-old Soares has won 27 doubles titles during his career, including consecutive ATP Masters 1000 Canada trophies in 2013 and 2014 (with Peya). He also reached 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. 14. Kontinen and Peers teamed up for the first time at the beginning of 2016, and have been regular partners since. They have a 97-45 win-loss record as a pairing, winning 11 ATP World Tour doubles titles together, including backto-back Nitto ATP Finals in 2016 and 2017, the 2017 Australian Open, and ATP Masters 1000 events at 2016 Paris- Bercy and 2017 Shanghai. They have won 1 title this year, at Brisbane. They have an 11-1 record in finals. Peers partnered Jamie Murray to reach the final here in 2014, where they lost to Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. 28-year-old Kontinen has won 19 doubles titles in total, along with 4 other finals. He reached World No. 1 for the first time on 3 April 2017, and is currently ranked No. 8. 29-year-old Peers has won a total of 17 doubles titles 11 with Kontinen and 6 with Murray and has reached 11 other finals, including at both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2015 (with Murray). He reached a career-high ranking of No. 2 on 3 April 2017, and is currently ranked No. 7.
FEVER-TREE CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, 23 June 2018 The Queen s Club London, England 18-24 June 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,983,595 Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Fever-TreeChampionships.co.uk Mark Epps: mepps@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @QueensTennis Press Officer: david.law@lawsports.net Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @QueensTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com CILIC-KYRGIOS, CHARDY-DJOKOVIC SQUARE OFF IN SEMI-FINALS The semi-finals of the Fever-Tree Championships on Saturday are led by top seed Marin Cilic, former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, top Aussie Nick Kyrgios and in-form Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, who has won 12 of his last 13 grass court matches. In the first match on Centre Court, 2012 Queen s Club champion Cilic and Kyrgios square off for the third time (tied 1-1). Cilic won the first meeting in the 2R at 2013 Roland Garros and Kyrgios took the last meeting in the 2016 Marseille final. It was the Aussie s first ATP World Tour title. Both players are serving extremely well this week. Cilic has held serve 33 of 34 games while winning a tournament-best 91% of 1st serve points. He is also No. 2 in 2nd serve points won (63%). Kyrgios has hit a tournament-high 82 aces, including 32 in each of his past two wins. He is the first player to hit 30+ aces in back-to-back matches in best-of-three sets since Ivan Ljubicic in 2007 Lyon. His 32 aces in his 76 76 quarter-final win over defending champion Feliciano Lopez was one off from John Isner s record (33) for the most aces in two sets since the ATP began tracking aces in 1991. Isner accomplished the feat in 2015 Atlanta vs. Radek Stepanek. Both players are trying to reach their second final of the season. In the opening week of the year, Kyrgios won his fourth career ATP World Tour in Brisbane (d. Harrison). Cilic closed out January with a runner-up at the Australian Open (l. to Federer). Kyrgios is 4-3 in ATP World Tour finals while Cilic is 17-14 in finals. Cilic is attempting to reach his fourth Fever-Tree final (1-2). He was runner-up in 2013 and last year. Kyrgios is trying to become the first Aussie finalist here since Lleyton Hewitt won the title in 2006. In the next match on, Djokovic brings a 10-0 head-to-head record against Chardy, who has held all 30 service games this week, saving nine break points. The Frenchman has never won a set (0-24) against Djokovic. The Serb has only been broken once in 26 service games while breaking opponents a tournament-best 12 times. Djokovic took a wild card this week and he s trying to reach the final here for the first time since 2008 (l. to Nadal). On Friday, he became the 10th player in the Open Era to join the 800 Wins Club. The 31-year-old Serb is looking to reach his first ATP World Tour final since winning the Eastbourne title as a wild card in Eastbourne (d. Monfils) on July 1, 2017. Djokovic is trying to reach his 99th career final (68-30). Since 2012, Djokovic is 48-2 against French opponents, losing only to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the 3R at 2014 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto and to Benoit Paire in the 2R at ATP Masters 1000 Miami in March. Chardy, who has won 12 of his last 13 matches on grass in his last three tournaments, is projected to move from No. 61 with his SF this week and to around No. 46. He is trying to become the first French finalist here since Jo- Wilfried Tsonga in 2011 (l. to Murray). Chardy, a runner-up last week in s-hertogenobosch, is attempting to reach his fourth career ATP World Tour final (1-2). 800 Wins Club: Djokovic is the 10th player in the Open Era with at least 800 match wins: No. 1) Jimmy Connors 1,256 6) John McEnroe 881 2) Roger Federer 1,156 (playing Saturday) 7) Andre Agassi 870 3) Ivan Lendl 1,068 8) Ilie Nastase 846 4) Guillermo Vilas 949 9) Stefan Edberg 801 5) Rafael Nadal 903 10) Novak Djokovic 800
Day 6 Saturday, 23 June 2018 Page 2 of 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SATURDAY SEMI-FINALS SINGLES MATCHES [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Series Tied 1-1 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Marin Cilic 6-4 6-2 6-2 16 Marseille (France) Hard F Nick Kyrgios 6-2 7-6(3) Cilic 2018 Summary F (1): Australian Open (l. Federer); SF (2): Pune (l. Simon); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. A. Zverev); QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l. Nishikori); Roland Garros (l. del Potro) YTD W-L: 25-9 (3-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 17 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 6 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 27-9 (2012 Champion) Tournament Note: Trying to reach fourth final (1-2) in 12th straight appearance. Opened on Monday with 63 64 victory over Verdasco (winning 40 of 44 service pts.). Followed with 19 aces in 46 62 63 win over Muller and 76 62 over [5] Querrey. Has held 33 of 34 service games (97%). Captured 2012 title (d. Nalbandian) and runner-up in 2013 (l. to Murray) and last year (l. to Lopez). Also QF in 2007 debut (l. to Roddick) and 2011 (W/O vs. Murray). Defeated No. 1 Nadal in 5 sets en route to 3rd Grand Slam final at Australian Open (l. to Federer in 5 sets). Achieved career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings on 29 January following run to Australian Open final. Became 16th World No. 3 since 25 July 2005. Only Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray have been in Top 2. Reached Pune SF (l. to eventual champion Simon) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Nishikori). Dropped only 8 games in 6 sets to beat Popko and Kukushkin during Davis Cup QF (CRO d. KAZ 3-1). Withdrew from Buenos Aires (fatigue), Acapulco (stomach muscle strain) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (knee). Kyrgios 2018 Summary W(1): Brisbane (d Harrison); SF(1): Stuttgart (l Federer); QF(1): Houston (l Karlovic) YTD W-L: 16-5 (5-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: April 27, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 21 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (2018 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Has fired tournament-high 82 aces while holding serve 41 of 45 games (91%). On Tuesday earned first singles win at Queen s Club with 18 aces in 26 76 75 win over Murray after losing in 1R in 2015 (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), 2016 (l. to Raonic) and last year (ret. vs. Young with hip injury). Followed by hitting 32 aces in 76 67 63 win over British No. 1 and [7] Edmund and fired 32 aces in 76 76 win over Lopez. Reached doubles QF (w/hewitt). Last week returned in Stuttgart to play first singles match in two months (since Houston QF, l. to Karlovic) and advanced to SF with three-set wins over Marterer and Lopez before losing in third set TB to eventual champ Federer. Captured 4th ATP World Tour singles title and 1st on home soil at Brisbane (d. Dimitrov and Harrison). Defeated 2008 finalist Tsonga to reach Australian Open 4R for 2nd time (l. to Dimitrov). Lost to A. Zverev in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R and Davis Cup 1R (GER d. AUS 3-1). Won 1st ATP World Tour doubles title at Lyon w/sock (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop 11-9 in Match TB). Limited to 4 singles tournaments through end of May due to right elbow injury.here they are: KYRGIOS 30+ ACES Kyrgios has hit 32 aces in each of the past two matches and it s the first time in his career he s hit 30+ aces in back-to-back matches. He is 5-1 in his career when hitting 30+ aces in a match (not including Davis Cup). The last player to hit 30+ aces in back-to-back best-of-three sets matches was Ivan Ljubicic in 2007 Lyon. No. Result Opponent Tournament - Round 37 def. Rafael Nadal 2014 Wimbledon - 4R 36 lost to Grigor Dimitrov 2018 Australian Open - 4R 34 def. Milos Raonic 2015 Wimbledon - 3R 34 def. Benjamin Becker 2014 Australian Open 1R 32 def. Feliciano Lopez 2018 Fever-Tree Chps. QF 32 def. Kyle Edmund 2018 Fever-Tree Chps. 2R
Day 6 Saturday, 23 June 2018 Page 3 of 4 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs [WC] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 10-0 (24-0 Sets) 09 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-1 6-3 09 Marseille (France) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-4 09 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.)Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 10 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-1 10 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 11 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-1 6-1 13 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 6-2 14 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 6-2 15 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 Chardy 2018 Summary F(1): s-hertogenbosch (l Gasquet); SF(1): Istanbul (l Daniel) YTD W-L: 19-11 (7-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 12, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 61 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 4-5 (2018 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Has turned things around at Queen's Club after an 0-4 start between 2009-16. Appearing in first SF after wins over [Q] Smyczek 62 64, Medvedev 76 63 and Tiafoe 64 64. Last year qualified and beat Broady (l. to Lopez in 2R). Comes into third ATP World Tour SF of season having won 12 of 13 matches on grass over the past three weeks, winning the Surbiton Challenger (d. de Minaur) followed by a runner-up in s-hertogenbosch (l. to Gasquet). It was his third career ATP World Tour final (1-2), first since winning 2009 Stuttgart (d. Hanescu). Has climbed from No. 86 in the ATP Rankings to No. 72 on June 11 to No. 61 this week. He will go to No. 46 with SF and improve to around No. 40 if he reaches final. Last time he was in the Top 50 was Aug. 8, 2016 at No. 39. Ended 7-match losing streak in ATP World Tour QFs, but lost 7th straight SF at Istanbul (d. Fabbiano, l. to Daniel). Advanced to 4R for 1st time in 10th appearance at both Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami (l. to Raonic). Defeated Dimitrov in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R for 3rd career win over World No. 4 (0-20 vs. World No. 1-3). Beat Berdych in 5 sets before falling to Herbert at Roland Garros. Fell to No. 100 in ATP Rankings on 5 March -- lowest since No. 103 on 2 January 2012. Djokovic 2018 Summary SF(1): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); QF(1): Roland Garros (l Cecchinato) YTD W-L: 17-8 (3-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 68 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 22 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 9-3 (2008 Finalist) Tournament Note: Wild card entry opened on Tuesday with a 62 61 win over [Q] Millman in 65 minutes in first Queen's Club appearance since 2010 when he lost in 3R (l. to Malisse). Then followed with 64 61 victory over [2] Dimitrov in 66 minutes and 75 61 win over Mannarino. Best result is runner-up in 2008 (d. Hewitt in QF, Nalbandian in SF, l. to No. 2 Nadal). Made debut in 2007 and lost in 3R (l. to Clement). His win over No. 5 Dimitrov on Thursday was his first over a Top 5 opponent since the 2017 Doha final when he beat No. 1 Djokovic in the final. Returned from 6-month injury absence and reached Australian Open 4R (l. to Chung). Advanced to 9th straight Roland Garros QF (d. Bautista Agut and Verdasco, l. to Cecchinato). Reached ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF-or-better for 12th straight season, falling to eventual champion Nadal in SF. Still owns winning record against other members of Big Four (26-25 vs. Nadal, 23-22 vs. Federer, 25-11 vs. Murray). Upset by No. 109 Daniel in Indian Wells 2R following 1R bye -- worst ATP Masters 1000 loss since 2008 Miami 2R (l. to No. 122 Anderson). Also lost in Miami 2R following 1R bye, ending 16-match tournament win streak (l. to Paire). Suffered 3 consecutive losses for 1st time since ending 2007 season on 5-match losing streak. Fell to No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 21 May -- lowest since No. 22 on 2 October 2006. Underwent small medical intervention on right elbow shortly after Australian Open.
Day 6 Saturday, 23 June 2018 Page 4 of 4 POTENTIAL CHAMPIONSHIP FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) Cilic Leads 3-2 09 Munich (Germany) Clay QF Jeremy Chardy 3-6 7-5 6-4 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Marin Cilic 7-6(8) 6-4 6-4 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Marin Cilic 6-3 2-6 7-6(2) 6-1 17 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Jeremy Chardy 6-4 2-6 6-3 17 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco)Clay R32 Marin Cilic 6-3 6-0 Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 14-1 08 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 08 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-7(7) 7-5 6-4 7-6(0) 09 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 09 Beijing (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(4) 10 CRO vs. SRB WG QF (Croatia) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-2 12 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 1-6 6-2 6-3 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Novak Djokovic 6-1 3-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2 14 Nitto ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-1 15 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco)Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-3 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-4 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-1 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard QF Marin Cilic 6-4 7-6(2) Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA First Meeting Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs Novak Djokovic (SRB) Kyrgios Leads 2-0 17 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard QF Nick Kyrgios 7-6(9) 7-5 17 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Nick Kyrgios 6-4 7-6(3)
FEVER-TREE CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Friday, 22 June 2018 The Queen s Club London, England 18-24 June 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,983,595 Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Fever-TreeChampionships.co.uk Mark Epps: mepps@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @QueensTennis Press Officer: david.law@lawsports.net Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @QueensTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com DJOKOVIC EYES 800TH WIN, THREE FORMER CHAMPS IN QUARTERS The quarter-finals of the Fever-Tree Championships on Friday are headlined by three former champions, a former World No. 1 who is on the verge of his 800th career win and the No. 1 Aussie looking to reach the semi-finals for the second straight week. In the first match on Centre Court, top seed and 2012 champion Marin Cilic brings a 5-0 head-tohead record (4-0 on grass) against No. 5 seed and 2010 winner Sam Querrey. The Croat has won three of the meetings at Wimbledon in 2009, 2012 and last year along with a SF at the Queen s Club in 2012. Cilic is 26-9 lifetime at the Queen s Club, reaching the quarter-finals or better seven of his 12 appearances. Querrey, who is appearing in his fourth quarter-final here, last reached the semi-finals six years ago when he lost to Cilic. He is playing a Top 10 opponent for the first time this season and his last Top 10 win came over No. 1 Murray in the QF at Wimbledon last year. In the next match on, reigning champion Feliciano Lopez and Nick Kyrgios square off for the fifth time (tied 2-2) and second week in a row. The Aussie won a three-set quarter-final last week in Stuttgart. He also won their other grass court meeting in 2016 Wimbledon. Lopez beat No. 4 seed David Goffin in the 1R and received a walkover vs. Milos Raonic, who withdrew due to a shoulder injury. Kyrgios fired a personal-best 32 aces in a three-set match in Thursday s win over top Briton Kyle Edmund. He leads the tournament with 50 aces. Lopez is trying to reach his fourth semi-final in 13 years at the Queen s Club. He also was runner-up in 2014 and a semi-finalist in 2010. In the third match on, Frenchman Adrian Mannarino looks for his first win (0-2) against wild card Novak Djokovic. Djokovic won the previous two meetings at Wimbledon in straight sets in the 2R in 2016 and 4R last year. Mannarino is playing in his first quarter-final at the Queen s Club since his debut in 2011. Djokovic, who reached the final here 10 years ago (l. to Nadal), is one win away from becoming the 10th player in the Open Era to join the 800 Wins Club. The 31-year-old Serb has cruised into his third consecutive quarter-final (Rome-SF, Roland Garros-QF) losing only eight games in wins over qualifier John Millman and No. 2 seed/2014 champion Grigor Dimitrov. In the final match, Frenchman Jeremy Chardy and #NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe meet for the first time on the ATP World Tour. Last year Tiafoe won in a third-set tie-break on clay in the final of the Aix-en-Provence (FRA) Challenger. The winner of this match will move into the Top 50 of the ATP Rankings next week. Chardy, who has won 11 of his last 12 matches on grass in his last three tournaments, is projected to move from No. 61 to No. 55 with his QF this week and to around No. 46-47 if he gets to the SF. Tiafoe will jump from No. 62 to No. 51 with his first grass court quarter-final and if he reaches the SF, he will move to around No. 44-45. This is the first time two Frenchmen have reached the quarter-finals at the Queen s Club since 2011 when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced to the final and Mannarino lost in the quarter-finals.
Day 5 Friday, 22 June 2018 Page 2 of 5 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: FRIDAY QUARTER-FINALS SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs [5] Sam Querrey (USA) Cilic Leads 5-0 (4-0 grass) 09 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 Marin Cilic 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 12 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass SF Marin Cilic 6-3 3-6 6-3 12 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Marin Cilic 7-6(6) 6-4 6-7(2) 6-7(3) 17-15 15 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Marin Cilic 7-6(2) 7-6(3) 17 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Marin Cilic 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-5 Cilic 2018 Summary F (1): Australian Open (l. Federer); SF (2): Pune (l. Simon); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. A. Zverev); QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l. Nishikori); Roland Garros (l. del Potro) YTD W-L: 24-9 (2-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 17 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 6 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 26-9 (2012 Champion) Tournament Note: In 12th straight appearance, opened on Monday with 63 64 victory over Verdasco (winning 40 of 44 service pts.). Followed with 19 aces in 46 62 63 win over Muller. Captured 2012 title (d. Nalbandian) and runner-up in 2013 (l. to Murray) and last year (l. to Lopez). Also QF in 2007 debut (l. to Roddick) and 2011 (W/O vs. Murray). Defeated No. 1 Nadal in 5 sets en route to 3rd Grand Slam final at Australian Open (l. to Federer in 5 sets). Achieved career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings on 29 January following run to Australian Open final. Became 16th World No. 3 since 25 July 2005. Only Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray have been in Top 2. Reached Pune SF (l. to eventual champion Simon) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Nishikori). Dropped only 8 games in 6 sets to beat Popko and Kukushkin during Davis Cup QF (CRO d. KAZ 3-1). Withdrew from Buenos Aires (fatigue), Acapulco (stomach muscle strain) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (knee). Querrey 2018 Summary F (1): New York (l. Anderson); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. Raonic) YTD W-L: 13-11 (2-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 13 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 20-9 (2010 Champion) Tournament Note: Playing 11th straight year and opened Monday with a 63 63 win over [WC] Clarke and followed by hitting 25 aces and saving 12 of 13 break pts. (saved seven 1st set pts.) in a 75 67 61 victory over Wawrinka. Captured 2010 title (d. Fish) and also reached SF in 2012 (l. to eventual champ Cilic).and QF last year (l. to Muller). Fell to 0-4 lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Indian Wells (l. to Raonic in 3 sets). Suffered 3 consecutive losses in 3rd-set TBs, falling to Anderson in New York final, Fritz in Delray Beach 1R and Ebden in Acapulco 1R. Broke another 3-match losing streak with 1R win at Roland Garros over compatriot Tiafoe (l. to Simon in 2R). Achieved career-high No. 11 on 26 February before losing 500 ranking points as defending Acapulco champion. Opened Davis Cup 1R tie with win over Djere (USA d. SRB 3-1) and beat Bemelmans in QF tie. Has an 18-56 career record vs. Top 10 opponents and facing first Top 10 foe this season. His last Top 10 win came over No. 1 Murray in QF at Wimbledon last year. Playing first tournament as a newlywed since getting married to Abby Dixon on June 9 in Fort Pierce, Fla.
Day 5 Friday, 22 June 2018 Page 3 of 5 Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Series Tied 2-2 15 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Feliciano Lopez 6-4 7-6(4) 15 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Hard SF Feliciano Lopez 7-6(2) 7-6(5) 16 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Nick Kyrgios 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 18 Stuttgart (Germany) Grass QF Nick Kyrgios 6-4 3-6 6-3 Lopez 2018 Summary QF(3): Sydney (l de Minaur); Acapulco (l Donaldson); Stuttgart (l Kyrgios) YTD W-L: 14-13 (3-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: September 20, 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 37 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 21-11 (2017 Champion) Tournament Note: Reigning champion (d. Cilic) opened on Tuesday with a 63 67 63 victory over [4] Goffin then received a W/O vs. Raonic due to a right shoulder injury. Also reached 2014 final (l. to Dimitrov) and SF in 2010 (d. No. 1 Nadal in QF, l. to Fish). His last four losses here (2013-16) have come in three sets. Last week in Stuttgart lost to Kyrgios, who fired 20 aces, in three sets in QF. Made 65th straight Grand Slam appearance at Roland Garros -- tying Federer s record (l. to Stakhovsky in 1R). Advanced to QFs at Sydney (l. to de Minaur) and Acapulco (l. to Donaldson). Reached ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R for 4th time in last 5 years (d. Sock, l. to Querrey). Captured 3rd doubles title w/m. Lopez and 4th overall on ATP World Tour at Barcelona (d. Qureshi/Rojer). Also reached Roland Garros SF w/m. Lopez for 2nd time in last 3 years (l. to Marach/Pavic). Defeated Inglot/J. Murray in team debut w/carreno Busta during Davis Cup 1R (ESP d. GBR 3-1). Lost to Puetz/Struff 7-5 in 5th w/m. Lopez after 4 hours, 40 minutes in Davis Cup QF (ESP d. GER 3-2). Kyrgios 2018 Summary W(1): Brisbane (d Harrison); SF(1): Stuttgart (l Federer); QF(1): Houston (l Karlovic) YTD W-L: 15-5 (4-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: April 27, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 21 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: On Tuesday earned first singles win at Queen s Club with 18 aces in 26 76 75 win over Murray after losing in 1R in 2015 (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), in 2016 (l. to Raonic) and last year (ret. vs. Young with hip injury). Followed by hitting 32 aces in 76 67 63 win over British No. 1 and [7] Edmund. Also won 1R doubles match (w/hewitt) over [3] Herbert/Mahut 64 36 10-6 on Wednesday before losing to Edmund/N. Skupski in QF. Last week returned in Stuttgart to play first singles match in two months (since Houston QF, l. to Karlovic) and advanced to SF with three-set wins over Marterer and Lopez before losing in third set TB to eventual champ Federer. Captured 4th ATP World Tour singles title and 1st on home soil at Brisbane (d. Dimitrov and Harrison). Defeated 2008 finalist Tsonga to reach Australian Open 4R for 2nd time (l. to Dimitrov). Lost to A. Zverev in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R and Davis Cup 1R (GER d. AUS 3-1). Won 1st ATP World Tour doubles title at Lyon w/sock (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop 11-9 in Match TB). Limited to 4 singles tournaments through end of May due to right elbow injury.here they are: KYRGIOS 30+ ACES Kyrgios hit a personal-best 32 aces in a three-set match on Thursday and it was the fifth time (4-1) in his career he has hit 30+ aces in a match (not including Davis Cup): No. Result Opponent Tournament - Round 37 def. Rafael Nadal 2014 Wimbledon - 4R 36 lost to Grigor Dimitrov 2018 Australian Open - 4R 34 def. Milos Raonic 2015 Wimbledon - 3R 34 def. Benjamin Becker 2014 Australian Open 1R 32 def. Kyle Edmund 2018 Fever-Tree Chps. 2R
Day 5 Friday, 22 June 2018 Page 4 of 5 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [WC] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 2-0 16 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 7-6(5) 17 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4 Mannarino 2018 Summary SF(1): New York (l Querrey); QF(1): Sydney (l Fognini) YTD W-L: 12-15 (2-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 29, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 26 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 8-6 (2011, 2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Opened on Tuesday with a 64 06 75 win over [WC] Evans to improve record to 7-6 at the Queen's Club. Made main draw debut in 2011 and advanced to QF (d. Gulbis, Simon, Del Potro, l. to Ward). Also 3R in 2014 (l. to No. 6 Berdych). Achieved career-high No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 19 March and comes in as No. 3 Frenchman at No. 26 (behind No. 18 Pouille, No. 25 Gasquet). Advanced to New York SF (l. to Querrey in 3 sets) and Sydney QF (l. to Fognini in 3 sets). Reached Australian Open 3R for 1st time in 9th appearance, falling to 0-7 lifetime vs. Thiem. Suffering 5-match losing streak since squandering 3 MPs vs. Carreno Busta in Barcelona 3R. In Davis Cup debut, lost to de Bakker before clinching 1R tie with 5-set win over Haase (FRA d. NED 3-1). Withdrew from Delray Beach due to hip injury. Djokovic 2018 Summary SF(1): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); QF(1): Roland Garros (l Cecchinato) YTD W-L: 16-8 (2-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 68 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 22 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 8-3 (2008 Finalist) Tournament Note: Wild card entry opened on Tuesday with a 62 61 win over [Q] Millman in 65 minutes in first Queen's Club appearance since 2010 when he lost in 3R (l. to Malisse). Then followed with 64 61 victory over [2] Dimitrov in 66 minujtes. Best result is runner-up in 2008 (d. Hewitt in QF, Nalbandian in SF, l. to No. 2 Nadal). Made debut in 2007 and lost in 3R (l. to Clement). His win over No. 5 Dimitrov on Thursday was his first over a Top 5 opponent since the 2017 Doha final when he beat No. 1 Djokovic in the final. Returned from 6-month injury absence and reached Australian Open 4R (l. to Chung). Advanced to 9th straight Roland Garros QF (d. Bautista Agut and Verdasco, l. to Cecchinato). Reached ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF-or-better for 12th straight season, falling to eventual champion Nadal in SF. Still owns winning record against other members of Big Four (26-25 vs. Nadal, 23-22 vs. Federer, 25-11 vs. Murray). Upset by No. 109 Daniel in Indian Wells 2R following 1R bye -- worst ATP Masters 1000 loss since 2008 Miami 2R (l. to No. 122 Anderson). Also lost in Miami 2R following 1R bye, ending 16-match tournament win streak (l. to Paire). Suffered 3 consecutive losses for 1st time since ending 2007 season on 5-match losing streak. Fell to No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 21 May -- lowest since No. 22 on 2 October 2006. Underwent small medical intervention on right elbow shortly after Australian Open. 800 Wins Club: Djokovic is one win away from becoming the 10th player in the Open Era with 800 match victories: No. 1) Jimmy Connors 1,256 6) John McEnroe 881 2) Roger Federer 1,155 (playing Friday) 7) Andre Agassi 870 3) Ivan Lendl 1,068 8) Ilie Nastase 846 4) Guillermo Vilas 949 9) Stefan Edberg 801 5) Rafael Nadal 903 10) Novak Djokovic 799
Day 5 Friday, 22 June 2018 Page 5 of 5 [SE] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Frances Tiafoe (USA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meeting: 17 Aix en Provence CH (France) Clay F Frances Tiafoe 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) Chardy 2018 Summary F(1): s-hertogenbosch (l Gasquet); SF(1): Istanbul (l Daniel) YTD W-L: 18-11 (6-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 12, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 61 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 3-5 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Has turned things around at Queen's Club after an 0-4 start between 2009-16. Appearing in first QF after wins over [Q] Smyczek 62 64 and Medvedev 76 63. Last year qualified and beat Broady (l. to Lopez in 2R). Comes into third ATP World Tour QF of season having won 11 of 12 matches on grass over the past three weeks, winning the Surbiton Challenger (d. de Minaur) followed by a runner-up in s-hertogenbosch (l. to Gasquet). It was his third career ATP World Tour final (1-2), first since winning 2009 Stuttgart (d. Hanescu). Has climbed from No. 86 in the ATP Rankings to No. 72 on June 11 to No. 61 this week. He will go to No. 55 with QF and improve to around No. 46-47 if he reaches SF. Last time he was in the Top 50 was Aug. 8, 2016 at No. 39. Ended 7-match losing streak in ATP World Tour QFs, but lost 7th straight SF at Istanbul (d. Fabbiano, l. to Daniel). Advanced to 4R for 1st time in 10th appearance at both Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami (l. to Raonic). Defeated Dimitrov in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R for 3rd career win over World No. 4 (0-20 vs. World No. 1-3). Beat Berdych in 5 sets before falling to Herbert at Roland Garros. Fell to No. 100 in ATP Rankings on 5 March -- lowest since No. 103 on 2 January 2012. Tiafoe 2018 Summary W (1): Delray Beach (d. Gojowczyk); F (1): Estoril (l. Sousa); QF (1): New York (l. Anderson) YTD W-L: 18-10 (2-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 20, 1998 (20) ATP Ranking: 62 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: On Monday defeated countryman Donaldson 64 76 in main draw debut and followed with 64 26 64 win over L. Mayer to reach his first grass court QF. In previous two Queen s Club appearances, lost in 2R qualifying to Young in 2016 and last year fell to Broady in 1R qualifying. Has a career-best 18 wins this season and had nine in his career coming into 2018. His 18 wins is the most among Americans on the ATP World Tour this season. Achieved career-high No. 56 in ATP Rankings on 16 April and will move from No. 62 to a new career-high No. 51 next week. If he reaches SF, will break Top 50 to around No. 44-45. Advanced to 1st SF and final en route to 1st ATP World Tour title at Delray Beach (d. Shapovalov and Gojowczyk). As 20-year-old, became youngest American champion on tour since Roddick, 19, at 2002 Houston. Forgot to sign up by Delray Beach entry deadline, becoming 1st WC to win title in 26-year tournament history. 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) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (d. Berdych, l. to Anderson). Owns an 18-8 record as a 20-year-old after going 9-31 as a teenager.
FEVER-TREE CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, 21 June 2018 The Queen s Club London, England 18-24 June 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,983,595 Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Fever-TreeChampionships.co.uk Mark Epps: mepps@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @QueensTennis Press Officer: david.law@lawsports.net Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @QueensTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com KYRGIOS-EDMUND, DJOKOVIC-DIMITROV HEADLINE DAY FOUR The final three quarter-final spots are up for grabs on Thursday at the Fever-Tree Championships, headlined by Nick Kyrgios against British No. 1 Kyle Edmund and former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic against 2014 Queen s Club champion Grigor Dimitrov. In the other match, qualifier Julien Benneteau takes on Adrian Mannarino in an all-french battle. In the first match on Centre Court, reigning doubles champions and No. 4 seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares meet lucky losers Marcus Daniell of New Zealand and Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands. They are playing together for the first time. In the first singles match on, top Aussie Kyrgios takes on No. 7 seed Edmund for the first time on the ATP World Tour. Kyrgios won the only previous meeting in the 2R at the 2014 Nottingham-2 Challenger. Kyrgios picked up his first singles win (1-3) at the Queen s Club with his three-set victory over Andy Murray on Tuesday. Edmund is trying to reach the quarter-finals at the Queen s Club for the second time in three years. After the two play their singles match, they will later square off in a doubles quarter-final as Kyrgios and Lleyton Hewitt take on Edmund and Neal Skupski. In next match on, wild card Djokovic brings a 6-1 head-to-head record against Dimitrov, who has lost the last four meetings. In their only previous grass court meeting in the 2014 Wimbledon semifinals, Djokovic prevailed in four sets. Djokovic, who reached the final here 10 years ago (l. to Nadal), is closing in on 800 career wins. He is two wins away from becoming the 10th player in the Open Era to join the 800 Wins Club. Dimitrov is playing here for the 10th straight year (16-8 record). In the final match, French qualifier Julien Benneteau looks to stay unbeaten (2-0) against countryman Adrian Mannarino. Benneteau won the first meeting here in the 1R in 2013 and later that season in Kuala Lumpur. Benneteau, who is playing at the Queen s Club for the 12th time, is trying to reach his first quarter-final in singles. Mannarino is 7-6 lifetime at the Fever-Tree Championships and his best result is the quarter-finals in his 2011 main draw debut. The winner will join countryman Jeremy Chardy in the quarter-finals. The last time two Frenchmen reached the quarter-finals at the Queen s Club was in 2011 when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced to the final and Mannarino the quarter-finals.
Day 4 Thursday, 21 June 2018 Page 2 of 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: THURSDAY 2ND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs [7] Kyle Edmund (GBR) Other meeting: 14 Nottingham-2 CH (Great Britain) Grass R16 Nick Kyrgios 6-3 6-3 Kyrgios 2018 Summary W(1): Brisbane (d Harrison); SF(1): Stuttgart (l Federer); QF(1): Houston (l Karlovic) YTD W-L: 14-5 (3-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: April 27, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 21 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 1-3 (2018 2nd Round) First-Tour Level Meeting Tournament Note: On Tuesday earned first singles win (1-3) at Queen s Club over Murray 26 76 75 after losing in 1R in 2015 (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), in 2016 (l. to Raonic) and last year (ret. vs. Young with hip injury). Also won 1R doubles match (w/hewitt) over [3] Herbert/Mahut 64 36 10-6 on Wednesday. Last week returned in Stuttgart to play first singles match in two months (since Houston QF, l. to Karlovic) and advanced to SF with three-set wins over Marterer and Lopez before losing in third set TB to eventual champ Federer. Captured 4th ATP World Tour singles title and 1st on home soil at Brisbane (d. Dimitrov and Harrison). Defeated 2008 finalist Tsonga to reach Australian Open 4R for 2nd time (l. to Dimitrov). Lost to A. Zverev in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R and Davis Cup 1R (GER d. AUS 3-1). Won 1st ATP World Tour doubles title at Lyon w/sock (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop 11-9 in Match TB). Limited to 4 singles tournaments through end of May due to right elbow injury. Edmund 2018 Summary F(1): Marrakech (l Andujar); SF(1): Australian Open (l Cilic); QF(3): Brisbane (l Dimitrov); Estoril (l Sousa); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Shapovalov) YTD W-L: 20-10 (1-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 8, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 17 (Career-high) Tournament W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (2016 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Top British player opened on Tuesday with a 76 64 over Harrison. Best result is QF in 2016 (d. Simon, W/O vs. Mathieu, l. to No. 2 Murray in three sets). Made debut in 2013 and lost in 1R (l. to Zemlja) and last year (l. to Shapovalov in three sets). Also won 1R doubles match (w/n. Skupski) and will play Hewitt/Kyrgios in QF. Earned biggest win of career over No. 3 Dimitrov to reach Australian Open SF (l. to Cilic). Became 4th Brit to reach Australian Open SF and 6th Brit to reach a Grand Slam SF in Open Era. Achieved career-high No. 17 on 21 May. Became No. 1 Brit on 5 March, ending Murray s 12-year reign. 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). Won 3-setters over Shapovalov and Chung to reach Brisbane QF (l. to eventual champion Dimitrov in 3 sets). Did not drop a set en route to 1st doubles title at Estoril with 1st-time partner Norrie (d. Koolhof/Sitak). Withdrew from Auckland (right ankle strain), as well as Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro (illness).
Day 4 Thursday, 21 June 2018 Page 3 of 4 [WC] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [2] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Djokovic Leads 6-1 12 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-1 13 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(6) 6-7(8) 6-3 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2 6-3 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Novak Djokovic 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(7) 14 Beijing (China) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-2 6-3 Djokovic 2018 Summary SF(1): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); QF(1): Roland Garros (l Cecchinato) YTD W-L: 15-8 (1-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 68 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 22 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 7-3 (2008 Finalist) Tournament Note: Wild card entry opened on Tuesday with a 62 61 win over [Q] Millman in 65 minutes in first Queen's Club appearance since 2010 when he lost in 3R (l. to Malisse). Best result is runner-up in 2008 (d. Hewitt in QF, Nalbandian in SF, l. to No. 2 Nadal). Made debut in 2007 and lost in 3R (l. to Clement). Returned from 6-month injury absence and reached Australian Open 4R (l. to Chung). Advanced to 9th straight Roland Garros QF (d. Bautista Agut and Verdasco, l. to Cecchinato). Reached ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF-or-better for 12th straight season, falling to eventual champion Nadal in SF. Still owns winning record against other members of Big Four (26-25 vs. Nadal, 23-22 vs. Federer, 25-11 vs. Murray). Upset by No. 109 Daniel in Indian Wells 2R following 1R bye -- worst ATP Masters 1000 loss since 2008 Miami 2R (l. to No. 122 Anderson). Also lost in Miami 2R following 1R bye, ending 16-match tournament win streak (l. to Paire). Suffered 3 consecutive losses for 1st time since ending 2007 season on 5-match losing streak. Fell to No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 21 May -- lowest since No. 22 on 2 October 2006. Underwent small medical intervention on right elbow shortly after Australian Open. Has 181-88 career record vs. Top 10 opponents and trying to beat a Top 5 opponent for first time since the 2017 Doha final when he beat No. 1 Djokovic in the final. 800 Wins Club: Djokovic is closing in on becoming the 10th player in the Open Era to win 800 matches: No. 1) Jimmy Connors 1,256 6) John McEnroe 881 2) Roger Federer 1,154 (playing Thurs.) 7) Andre Agassi 870 3) Ivan Lendl 1,068 8) Ilie Nastase 846 4) Guillermo Vilas 949 9) Stefan Edberg 801 5) Rafael Nadal 903 10) Novak Djokovic 798 Dimitrov 2018 Summary F(1): Rotterdam (l Federer); SF(2): Brisbane (l Kyrgios); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Nadal); QF(2): Australian Open (l Edmund); Barcelona (l Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 19-11 (1-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: May 16, 1991 (27) ATP Ranking: 5 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 16-8 (2014 Champion) Tournament Note: The 2014 champion (d. Lopez), making his 10th straight appearance, opened with a 63 67 63 win over Dzumhur on Tuesday. Also reached the SFs in 2012 (l. to Nalbandian) and last year (l. to Lopez). Lost in 1R in 2011 (l. to Bellucci) and 2016 (l. to Tipsarevic). Defeated Goffin before falling to Federer in ATP World Tour 500 final at Rotterdam. Also beat Goffin to reach ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo SF (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Advanced to Brisbane SF as defending champion (d. Millman after saving 2 MPs in 2R, l. to Kyrgios). Reached QFs at Aus. Open (l. to Edmund) and Barcelona (d. Jaziri after saving 2 MPs, l. to Carreno Busta). Failed to reach Roland Garros 4R for 8th time in as many appearances (d. Donaldson in 5 sets, l. to Verdasco). Withdrew from Sofia as defending champion due to shoulder injury.
Day 4 Thursday, 21 June 2018 Page 4 of 4 [Q] Julien Benneteau (FRA) vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Benneteau Leads 2-0 13 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R64 Julien Benneteau 7-6(7) 6-3 13 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Hard QF Julien Benneteau 6-3 6-3 Other meeting: 11 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Q (U.S.A.) Hard -- Julien Benneteau 6-2 7-5 Benneteau 2018 Summary QF: Marseille (l Khachanov) YTD W-L: 6-7 (1-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 20, 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 66 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 8-11 (2010, 2012 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Second-oldest player (36) in singles draw (behind Lopez-36) qualified with wins over Bolelli 76 46 75 and McDonald 75 63. Making 12th appearance since 2004 debut and trying to reach first QF. Best result is 3R in 2010 (l. to Lopez) and 2012 (l. to Querrey). Last year reached doubles final (w/roger-vasselin). In 16th and final appearance at Roland Garros, lost to Del Potro in 2R on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Advanced to Marseille QF (d. Bautista Agut, l. to eventual champion Khachanov). Reached 3R at Australian Open, where he earned 2nd consecutive win over No. 7 Goffin in 2R (l. to Fognini). As No. 1 seed, squandered 2 MPs and lost in 1R to 631st-ranked qualifier Piros at Noumea, CAL Challenger. Mannarino 2018 Summary SF(1): New York (l Querrey); QF(1): Sydney (l Fognini) YTD W-L: 11-15 (1-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 29, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 26 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 7-6 (2011 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Opened on Tuesday with a 64 06 75 win over [WC] Evans to improve record to 7-6 at the Queen's Club. Made main draw debut in 2011 and advanced to QF (d. Gulbis, Simon, Del Potro, l. to Ward). Also 3R in 2014 (l. to No. 6 Berdych). Achieved career-high No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 19 March and comes in as No. 3 Frenchman at No. 26 (behind No. 18 Pouille, No. 25 Gasquet). Advanced to New York SF (l. to Querrey in 3 sets) and Sydney QF (l. to Fognini in 3 sets). Reached Australian Open 3R for 1st time in 9th appearance, falling to 0-7 lifetime vs. Thiem. Suffering 5-match losing streak since squandering 3 MPs vs. Carreno Busta in Barcelona 3R. In Davis Cup debut, lost to de Bakker before clinching 1R tie with 5-set win over Haase (FRA d. NED 3-1). Withdrew from Delray Beach due to hip injury. FRENCHMEN IN TOP 100 Mannarino and Benneteau are two of 10 Frenchmen in the Top 100 ATP Rankings: ATP Ranking 1) Lucas Pouille No. 18 2) Richard Gasquet No. 25 3) Adrian Mannarino No. 26 4) Gael Monfils No. 42 5) Benoit Paire No. 48 6) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga No. 51 7) Gilles Simon No. 54 8) Jeremy Chardy No. 61 9) Julien Benneteau No. 66 10) Pierre-Hugues Herbert No. 77
FEVER-TREE CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, 20 June 2018 The Queen s Club London, England 18-24 June 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,983,595 Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Fever-TreeChampionships.co.uk Mark Epps: mepps@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @QueensTennis Press Officer: david.law@lawsports.net Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @QueensTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FORMER CHAMPIONS CILIC, QUERREY EYE QUARTER-FINALS Top seed and 2012 Fever-Tree champion Marin Cilic along with No. 5 and 2010 winner Sam Querrey headline Wednesday s second round action. They are two of the four former champions into the second round. On Tuesday, Grigor Dimitrov (2014) and Feliciano Lopez (2017) won three-set matches while five-time champ Andy Murray lost to Nick Kyrgios in three sets. In the first match on Centre Court, #NextGenATP star Frances Tiafoe takes on Argentine Leonardo Mayer for the first time in the main draw. Tiafoe won last year s 2R qualifying match at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai. Tiafoe is trying to reach his first career ATP World Tour grass court quarter-final. In February, he captured his maiden ATP World Tour title in Delray Beach. Mayer defeated No. 8-ranked Kevin Anderson in a third-set tie-break on Tuesday for his second career Top 10 victory (2-29). Mayer is trying to reach his third grass court QF (2009 Eastbourne, 2015 Nottingham). In the next match on, Stan Wawrinka brings a 5-1 head-to-head record against Querrey. In their only previous grass court meeting at the Queen s Club in 2014, Wawrinka prevailed 62 62 en route to the semi-finals. The 33-year-old Swiss native is trying to reach his third quarter-final of the season. Querrey, who is playing at the Queen s Club for the 11th straight year, comes in with a 12-11 record on the season. His best result was a runner-up at the inaugural New York Open (l. to Anderson) in February. In the third match on, CIlic looks to remain unbeaten (3-0) against Gilles Muller in a repeat of last year s semi-final at the Queen s Club. Cilic prevailed in three sets. A little more than two weeks later the Croat prevailed again in five sets in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. Cilic is 25-9 lifetime at the Queen s Club, reaching the quarter-finals or better six of his previous 11 appearances. Muller is trying to reach the quarter-finals here for the fourth straight year. In the final match on, the Aussie wild card team of Lleyton Hewitt and Nick Kyrgios team up for the second time as they take on No. 3 seeds and 2015-16 Queen s Club champions Pierre- Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut. The Aussies previously played together at 2015 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal and lost in the 1R to another French duo, Gael Monfils and Jo-Wilfred Tsonga 75 64. Hewitt, a four-time singles champion here, is 9-12 lifetime in doubles at the Queen s Club with a QF in 2003 and 2007. Kyrgios is playing doubles here for the first time. On Court 1, young Russian Daniil Medvedev and Jeremy Chardy square off for the first time. Medvedev, who upset No. 6 seed Jack Sock in the 1R, is trying to reach the quarter-finals at the Queen s Club for the second straight year. Chardy has played well on grass the past two weeks, winning the Surbiton Challenger (d. de Minaur) and following with a runner-up at s-hertogenbosch (l. to Gasquet). The 31-year-old Frenchman is trying to reach the quarter-finals for the first time here in six appearances (2-5).
Day 3 Wednesday, 20 June 2018 Page 2 of 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: WEDNESDAY 2ND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs Leonardo Mayer (ARG) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meeting: 17 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai Q (China) Hard -- Frances Tiafoe 4-6 6-4 6-4 Tiafoe 2018 Summary W (1): Delray Beach (d. Gojowczyk); F (1): Estoril (l. Sousa); QF (1): New York (l. Anderson) YTD W-L: 17-10 (1-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 20, 1998 (20) ATP Ranking: 62 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: On Monday defeated countryman Donaldson 64 76 in main draw debut. In previous Queen s Club appearances, lost in 2R qualifying to Young in 2016 and last year fell to Broady in 1R qualifying. Has a career-best 17 wins this season and had nine in his career coming into 2018. His 17 wins is tied with Johnson for most among Americans this season. Advanced to 1st SF and final en route to 1st ATP World Tour title at Delray Beach (d. Shapovalov and Gojowczyk). As 20-year-old, became youngest American champion on tour since Roddick, 19, at 2002 Houston. Forgot to sign up by Delray Beach entry deadline, becoming 1st WC to win title in 26-year tournament history. 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) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (d. Berdych, l. to Anderson). Achieved career-high No. 56 on 16 April. Owns 17-8 record as a 20-year-old after going 9-31 as a teenager. Mayer 2018 Summary QF(2): Buens Aires (l Monfils); Sao Paulo (l Cuevas) YTD W-L: 14-13 (1-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 38 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: On Tuesday, posted 2nd career Top 10 win (2-29) over No. 8 Anderson 76 46 76 despite 26 aces by South African. In previous Queen s Club appearance in 2009, lost to Vliegen in 1R. Defeated 3 players ranked outside Top 100 to reach ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to Del Potro in 3 sets). Reached QFs at Buenos Aires (d. Fognini, l. to Monfils) and Sao Paulo (d. Elias after saving 2 MPs, l. to Cuevas). Fell to A. Zverev in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 3R, but earned only break point faced by German en route to title. Squandered 6 MPs vs. Jarry in Estoril 1R -- most of all players to lose a match this season. Finished as Brisbane doubles runner-up in 1st event w/zeballos since 2010 Wimbledon (l. to Kontinen/Peers). Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [5] Sam Querrey (USA) Wawrinka Leads 5-1 09 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Stan Wawrinka 2-6 7-5 7-6(8) 10 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Stan Wawrinka 7-6(9) 6-7(5) 7-5 4-6 6-4 13 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Stan Wawrinka 7-6(6) 7-5 6-4 13 Beijing (China) Hard R16 Sam Querrey 6-3 7-6(2) 14 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R16 Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-2 17 Geneva (Switzerland) Clay QF Stan Wawrinka 4-6 7-5 6-2 Wawrinka 2018 Summary SF (1): Sofia (l. Basic); QF (1): Geneva (l. Fucsovics) YTD W-L: 5-7 (1-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 16 Date of Birth: March 28, 1985 (33) ATP Ranking: 261 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 5-5 (2014 Semi-finalist)
Day 3 Wednesday, 20 June 2018 Page 3 of 4 Tournament Note: Opened on Monday with 62 63 win over [WC] Norrie to even tourney record (5-5) Best result SF in 2014 (d. Baghdatis, Querrey, l. to eventual champ Dimitrov). Since then lost in 2R in 2015 and 1R in 2016-17. Returned following 2 left knee surgeries in August 2017 and reached Aust. Open 2R (d. Berankis, l. to Sandgren). Lost consecutive matches to No. 129 Basic in Sofia SF, No. 259 Griekspoor in Rotterdam 1R and No. 193 Ivashka in Marseille 2R. Retired vs. Ivashka due to left knee injury.also withdrew from Indian Wells, Miami and Madrid with knee. Lost in Geneva QF to eventual champion Fucsovics; as defending finalist, fell 1R at Roland Garros to Garcia-Lopez. Fell from No. 30 to No. 263 on June 11 after Roland Garros points dropped, the first time outside the Top 100 since April 18, 2005 at No. 113 and lowest since Aug. 11, 2003 at No. 284. Querrey 2018 Summary F (1): New York (l. Anderson); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. Raonic) YTD W-L: 12-11 (1-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: October 7, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 13 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 19-9 (2010 Champion) Tournament Note: Playing 11th straight year and opened on Monday with a 63 63 win over [WC] Clarke. Captured 2010 title (d. Fish) and also reached SF in 2012 (l. to eventual champion Cilic).and QF last year (l. to Muller). Fell to 0-4 lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Indian Wells (l. to Raonic in 3 sets). Suffered 3 consecutive losses in 3rd-set TBs, falling to Anderson in New York final, Fritz in Delray Beach 1R and Ebden in Acapulco 1R. Broke another 3-match losing streak with 1R win at Roland Garros over compatriot Tiafoe (l. to Simon in 2R). Achieved career-high No. 11 on 26 February before losing 500 ranking points as defending Acapulco champion. Opened Davis Cup 1R tie with win over Djere (USA d. SRB 3-1) and beat Bemelmans in QF tie. Playing first tournament as a newlywed since getting married to Abby Dixon on June 9 in Fort Pierce, Fla. [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Gilles Muller (LUX) Cilic Leads 3-0 16 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R16 Marin Cilic 7-6(2) 7-6(7) 17 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass SF Marin Cilic 6-3 5-7 6-4 17 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Marin Cilic 3-6 7-6(6) 7-5 5-7 6-1 Cilic 2018 Summary F (1): Australian Open (l. Federer); SF (2): Pune (l. Simon); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. A. Zverev); QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l. Nishikori); Roland Garros (l. del Potro) YTD W-L: 23-9 (1-0 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 17 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 6 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 25-9 (2012 Champion) Tournament Note: In 12th straight appearance, opened on Monday with 63 64 victory over Verdasco (winning 40 of 44 service pts.). Captured 2012 title (d. Nalbandian) and runner-up in 2013 (l. to Murray) and last year (l. to Lopez). Also QF in 2007 debut (l. to Roddick) and 2011 (W/O vs. Murray). Defeated No. 1 Nadal in 5 sets en route to 3rd Grand Slam final at Australian Open (l. to Federer in 5 sets). Achieved career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings on 29 January following run to Australian Open final. Became 16th World No. 3 since 25 July 2005. Only Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray have been in Top 2. Reached Pune SF (l. to eventual champion Simon) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Nishikori). Dropped only 8 games in 6 sets to beat Popko and Kukushkin during Davis Cup QF (CRO d. KAZ 3-1). Withdrew from Buenos Aires (fatigue), Acapulco (stomach muscle strain) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (knee). Muller 2018 Summary QF (2): Sydney (l. Paire); Sofia (l. Copil) YTD W-L: 8-13 (1-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 9, 1983 (35) ATP Ranking: 46 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 12-8 (2017 Semi-finalist)
Day 3 Wednesday, 20 June 2018 Page 4 of 4 Tournament Note: After 4-5 record from 2005-12, has turned things around with an 8-4 mark since 2015 with backto-back QFs in 2015 (d. No. 11 Dimitrov in 2R, l. to Murray) and 2016 (d. No. 17 Isner in 2R-saved 10 MPs, l. to Tomic) and SF last year (d, No. 10 Tsonga in 2R, l. to Cilic). Opened on Monday with a 76 76 win over Shapovalov. Defeated Jaziri in Australian Open 2R to improve to 14-7 in 5-setters (l. to Carreno Busta in 3R). In 1st tournament of career as defending champion, fell in Sydney QF (l. to Paire). Comes in ranked No. 46 this week (from No. 32) after his points from winning 2017 s-hertogenbosch dropped. Was in Top 35 of ATP Rankings every week since Oct. 31, 2016. Reached 2R at Monte-Carlo (l. to A. Zverev); fell 1R at Roland Garros to qualifier Gulbis. Also advanced to Sofia QF (l. to Copil). Has a 12-43 career record vs. Top 10 opponents and his last win came over No. 2 Nadal 15-13 in fifth set in 4R at Wimbledon last year. His other Top 10 wins last season also came on grass over No. 10 A. Zverev in SF at s- Hertogenbosch and No. 10 Tsonga in 2R at Queen s Club. COURT 1 Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) First Meeting Medvedev 2018 Summary W(1): Sydney (d de Minaur); QF(1): Rotterdam (l Seppi) YTD W-L: 15-11 (2-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 11, 1996 (22) ATP Ranking: 53 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2017 Quarter-finalist) Chardy 2018 Summary F(1): s-hertogenbosch (l Gasquet); SF(1): Istanbul (l Daniel) YTD W-L: 17-11 (5-1 on grass) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 12, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 61 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 2-5 (2017-18 2nd Round)
FEVER-TREE CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 19 June 2018 The Queen s Club London, England 18-24 June 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,983,595 Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Fever-TreeChampionships.co.uk Mark Epps: mepps@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @QueensTennis Press Officer: david.law@lawsports.net Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @QueensTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com MURRAY RETURNS; ONE OF THREE FORMER CHAMPIONS IN ACTION Five-time Queen s Club champion Andy Murray returns to action Tuesday for the first time since 12 July 2017 when he lost in the quarter-finals (l. to Querrey) at Wimbledon. The former World No.1 underwent right hip surgery in January and fell outside the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings last week for the first time since 2005. Other former Fever-Tree champions in action are reigning titleholder Feliciano Lopez and 2014 winner Grigor Dimitrov. Two other past champions Marin Cilic (2012) and Sam Querrey (2010) opened with 1R wins on Monday. In the opening match on Centre Court, Dimitrov brings a 2-0 record against Damir Dzumhur, winning three-set matches on hard courts in 2016-17. Dimitrov, who is making his 10th appearance at the Queen s Club (15-8), won the 2014 title. He closed out last season by winning his biggest career title at the Nitto ATP Finals in London (d. Goffin). Dzumhur is 4-11 lifetime vs. Top 10 foes. In the next match on, Aussie qualifier John Millman takes on wild card Novak Djokovic for the first time. Millman is making his Queen s Club main draw debut. Djokovic returns to the Queen s Club for the first time since 2010. His best result is a runner-up in 2008 (l. to Nadal). Like Murray, the Serb ended his 2017 season in the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Back from a right elbow injury, Djokovic is 14-8 this season. His last final/title came on 1 July 2017 in Eastbourne (d. Monfils). In the third match on, top Aussie Nick Kyrgios looks for his first singles win (0-3) at the Queen s Club and also attempts to beat Murray for the first time (0-5). This is their first meeting since the 4R at 2016 Wimbledon where Murray won 75 61 64. Kyrgios is coming off a semi-final in Stuttgart where he lost to eventual champion Federer in a third set tie-break. Murray is 30-6 and boasts a record five titles at the Fever-Tree Championships. In the final match on, Ryan Harrison takes on No. 7 seed and British No. 1 Kyle Edmund for the second time. The American prevailed in three sets in the semi-finals of Atlanta on July 29, 2017. Both players are trying to turn around their past results at the Queen s Club. Harrison is 0-4 and Edmund is 1-3 although he reached the quarter-finals two years ago (with a W/O en route). Edmund is playing in England for the first time since becoming the No. 1 Brit on 5 March. On Court 1, 2016 Fever-Tree finalist and Stuttgart runner-up Milos Raonic opens against Indian qualifier Yuki Bhambri in a first-time meeting. Next up is No. 8 seed Tomas Berdych, who leads 3-1 against French qualifier Julien Benneteau. In third match on, No. 4 seed David Goffin brings a 3-0 record against reigning champion Lopez although this is their first meeting on grass. Last on is Adrian Mannarino and wild card Daniel Evans in a first-time meeting. On Court 5, No. 3 seed Kevin Anderson takes a 4-1 head-to-head (1-0 on grass) advantage against Argentine Leonardo Mayer and American qualifier Tim Smyczek takes on Frenchman Jeremy Chardy for the second time. Smyczek won the previous meeting at 2014 Washington.