MUTUA MADRID OPEN: DAY 8 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, 13 May 2018 Caja Magica Madrid, Spain 6-13 May 2018 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 6,200,860 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Madrid-Open.com Maria Garcia-Planas: mgarcia@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @MutuaMadridOpen Press Room: comunicacion@madrid-open.com Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @MutuaMadridOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com TOP 10 TUSSLE IN MADRID AS ZVEREV AND THIEM MEET FOR TITLE Two Top 10 stars on the ATP World Tour face off on Sunday in hopes of adding the Mutua Madrid Open to their growing title collections, as World No. 3 Alexander Zverev of Germany meets World No. 7 Dominic Thiem of Austria in the championship match in the Spanish capital. Thiem leads the head-to-head record over Zverev by 4-1, including a perfect 3-0 record on clay. 2nd-seeded Zverev has raced through the draw in Madrid: the 21-year-old German has not been broken in the event, and has had to fend off only one break point in his four matches. The #NextGenATP leader won two ATP Masters 1000 titles at age 20 last year, in Rome (def. Novak Djokovic in the final) and Montreal (def. Roger Federer in the final), and has a second chance this year to get a third career ATP Masters 1000 title, after falling to John Isner in the Miami final earlier in 2018. If he wins in Madrid, Zverev will become the fifth active player with at least three ATP Masters 1000 titles, joining Rafael Nadal (31), Djokovic (30), Federer (27) and Andy Murray (14). Thiem, on the other hand, will be searching for his first ATP Masters 1000 title. The 24-year-old Austrian has reached the final in Madrid for the second year in a row, avenging his loss to Nadal in last year s title match with aplomb by shocking the defending champion in the quarter-finals, 7-5, 6-3, and ending Nadal s 21-match and 50-set winning streaks on clay courts. If 5th-seeded Thiem can maintain his perfect record against Zverev on clay, he will become the first Austrian to win an ATP Masters 1000 title since former World No. 1 Thomas Muster emerged victorious at Miami in 1997. Also on Sunday, American twins Bob and Mike Bryan will attempt to win their 39th ATP Masters 1000 title as they battle Nikola Mektic of Croatia and Austria s Alexander Peya for the trophy. Moreover, if the Bryans win the doubles title in Madrid, they will become the oldest World No. 1s in ATP Doubles Rankings history on Monday, at 40 years and 15 days old, breaking Daniel Nestor s current record by 10 days. They face a stern challenge from Mektic and Peya, who teamed up for the first time at the start of this year, and have won one title and reached three other finals in 2018. INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS [5] Dominic Thiem [2] Alexander Zverev Aces 19 14 1st-Serve Percentage 64% (195 of 306) 68% (128 of 189) 1st-Serve Points Won 76% (149 of 195) 84% (108 of 128) 2nd-Serve Points Won 51% (57 of 111) 79% (48 of 61) Service Games Won 86% (43 of 50) 100% (38 of 38) Break Points Saved 65% (13 of 20) 100% (1 of 1) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 30% (66 of 214) 38% (70 of 183) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 55% (71 of 129) 57% (37 of 65) Return Games Won 26% (13 of 50) 31% (12 of 39) Break Points Converted 38% (13 of 34) 48% (12 of 25) BOLD: Leads all players at.
Day 8 Sunday, 13 May 2018 Page 2 of 3 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS [5] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) Thiem Leads 4-1 16 Munich (Germany) Clay SF Dominic Thiem 4-6 6-2 6-3 16 Nice (France) Clay F Dominic Thiem 6-4 3-6 6-0 16 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Dominic Thiem 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-3 16 Beijing (China) Hard R32 Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-1 6-3 17 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R32 Dominic Thiem 3-6 6-3 6-4 Thiem 2018 Summary: W (1): Buenos Aires (d Bedene); F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid; SF (1): Doha (w/o vs Monfils); QF (4): Rio de Janeiro (l Verdasco); Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal); Barcelona (l Tsitsipas) YTD W-L: 25-6 (16-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 7 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 10-2 (2017-2018 Finalist) Tournament Note: Earned 2nd win over World No. 1 and 3rd over Nadal by beating Spaniard 7-5, 6-3 on Friday. Moved into final after defeating Anderson in SF on Saturday (in 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF of Anderson s career). One of only 3 players to defeat Nadal at least 3 times on clay (also Djokovic 7, Gaudio 3). Ended Nadal s win streaks of 14 matches and 30 sets overall, as well as 21 matches and 50 sets on clay. Appearing in 2nd ATP Masters 1000 final of career (l. to Nadal at 2017 Madrid). Did not drop a set en route to 2nd Buenos Aires and 9th ATP World Tour title (d. Bedene). Also did not drop a set en route to Doha SF (w/o vs. Monfils due to viral infection). Saved 1 MP vs. Rublev in 2R and beat Djokovic in 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 1 Nadal in QF). Also reached QFs at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco), Acapulco (l. to Del Potro) and Barcelona (l. to Tsitsipas). Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Kudla en route to Australian Open 4R for 2nd straight year (l. to Sandgren in 5 sets). Retired vs. Cuevas in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R and withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami (right ankle). A. Zverev 2018 Summary: W (1): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); F (2): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid; SF (2): Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 25-7 (12-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 3 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 7-1 (2018 Finalist) Tournament Note: Saved only break point faced all week, which came in 3R win over L. Mayer on Thursday. Ousted fellow #NextGenATP player Shapovalov in SF on Saturday. Owns 25 wins this season, tied with Thiem for most on ATP World Tour. Successfully defended Munich title by beating countryman and 3-time champion Kohlschreiber in final. Advanced to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Miami (d. Kyrgios, Coric and Carreno Busta, l. to Isner in 3 sets). Returned to career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings for 1st time this season on 23 April. Reached SFs at Acapulco (l. to eventual champion Del Potro) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Nishikori). Suffered 3rd Grand Slam loss from 2 sets to 1 up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Chung). Beat Ferrer in straight sets before falling to No. 1 Nadal in Davis Cup QF (ESP d. GER 3-2). Defeated de Minaur from 2 sets to 1 down and Kyrgios to lead Germany in Davis Cup 1R (GER d. AUS 3-1).
Day 8 Sunday, 13 May 2018 Page 3 of 3 Nikola Mektic (CRO)/Alexander Peya (AUT) vs [2] Bob Bryan (USA)/Mike Bryan (USA) First Meeting Mektic and Peya teamed up at the start of 2018, and have since won 1 title (Marrakech) and made 3 other finals this year (Rio de Janeiro, Sofia, and Munich). They have a win-loss record of 18-11 as a team. Also this year, they made SF at Acapulco and QF at ATP Masters 1000 Miami. Fell in Australian Open 2R to eventual finalists Cabal/Farah. 29-year-old Mektic is ranked No. 30 in doubles (career-high No. 26 earlier this year) and has won 3 career doubles titles. This is his 1st ATP Masters 1000 final. 37-year-old Peya is ranked No. 35 in doubles (career-high No. 3 in 2013) and has won 16 career doubles titles. Peya has won 2 ATP Masters 1000 titles in his career: 2013 and 2014 Canada (both with Bruno Soares). This is his 6th ATP Masters 1000 final (including 2013 Madrid w/ Soares). Bryan and Bryan own a record 1,067 wins and 116 titles as a team, including a record 38 ATP Masters 1000 titles. This is the 58th ATP Masters 1000 final of the 40-year-old twins career. Will reclaim joint-world No. 1 ranking on Monday if they win the title, and become the oldest World No. 1s in ATP Doubles Rankings history, at 40 years and 15 days old (breaking previous record of Daniel Nestor, who was last No. 1 at 40 years, 5 days old). Currently ranked at joint-no. 5. Only team or singles player to sweep all 4 Grand Slams, 9 ATP Masters 1000s, Nitto ATP Finals and Olympics. After runner-up finishes at Acapulco (l. to Murray/Soares) and Indian Wells (l. to Isner/Sock), won 1st title of season at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (def. Khachanov/Rublev in final). Followed up with SF showing at Houston. Claimed second title of the year at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (def. Marach/Pavic in final). Broke back into Top 10 of ATP Doubles Rankings at No. 9T on 19 March 2018 after 19 weeks outside Top 10. Finished No. 1 in ATP Doubles Team Rankings 10 times (2003, 2005-07, 2009-14). Bob lives in Miami (Sunny Isles Beach) with wife, Michelle; daughter, Micaela; and sons, Bobby Jr. and Richie.
MUTUA MADRID OPEN: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, 12 May 2018 Caja Magica Madrid, Spain 6-13 May 2018 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 6,200,860 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Madrid-Open.com Maria Garcia-Planas: mgarcia@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @MutuaMadridOpen Press Room: comunicacion@madrid-open.com Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @MutuaMadridOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SHAPOVALOV SEEKS HISTORIC WIN IN MADRID SEMI-FINALS Denis Shapovalov s only clay-court win entering Madrid was over No. 181 Viktor Galovic at Davis Cup on 2 February. Suddenly, Shapovalov is the youngest quarter-finalist and semi-finalist in tournament history. If the 19-year-old beats Alexander Zverev on Saturday, he will be the youngest ATP Masters 1000 finalist since Richard Gasquet, 18, at 2005 Hamburg. A title would make Shapovalov the youngest ATP Masters 1000 champion since Rafael Nadal, 18, at 2005 Rome. Shapovalov already owns records as the youngest quarter-finalist and semi-finalist in ATP Masters 1000 history (since 1990). He reached the 2017 Montreal semi-finals as an 18-year-old wild card, defeating Nadal before falling to his fellow #NextGenATP player Zverev. If Shapovalov avenges his loss to Zverev, he will pass Milos Raonic in the ATP Rankings on Monday and become the No. 1 Canadian. Shapovalov defeated Raonic 6-4, 6-4 in the Madrid third round this past Thursday. Zverev will be a tough task, however. He is the only player to reach five ATP Masters 1000 semifinals in the last year, highlighted by titles at Rome and Montreal in 2017. If he adds the Madrid championship on Sunday, Zverev will become the fifth active player with at least three ATP Masters 1000 titles, joining Nadal (31), Novak Djokovic (30), Roger Federer (27) and Andy Murray (14). In the other semi-final, World No. 8 Kevin Anderson brings a 6-0 head-to-head advantage into his match with World No. 7 Dominic Thiem. All six of Anderson and Thiem s prior meetings took place on hard courts and before the quarter-finals. Anderson is in unfamiliar territory, appearing in his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final after snapping a 10-match losing streak in quarter-finals at this level. Thiem avenged his loss to Nadal in the 2017 Madrid final by stunning the World No. 1 on Friday. Youngest Semi-finalists in Madrid History Player Age Year Denis Shapovalov 19 2018 Rafael Nadal 19 2005 Novak Djokovic 20 2007 Juan Martin del Potro 20 2009 Tomas Berdych 21 2006 Andy Murray 21 2008 Lowest-Ranked Semi-finalists in Madrid History Player Year Result No. 113 Pablo Andujar 2013 Lost to Rafael Nadal No. 112 Nicolas Kiefer 2007 Lost to Roger Federer No. 50 Fabrice Santoro 2002 Lost to Jiri Novak No. 45 Roberto Bautista Agut 2014 Lost to Rafael Nadal No. 43 Denis Shapovalov 2018 vs. Alexander Zverev
Day 7 Saturday, 12 May 2018 Page 2 of 3 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES SEMI-FINALS [5] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs [6] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson Leads 6-0 14 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-3 6-4 14 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R32 Kevin Anderson 7-6(5) 6-4 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Kevin Anderson 6-3 7-6(3) 7-6(3) 15 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Kevin Anderson 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard R32 Kevin Anderson 4-1 ret 17 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(7) Thiem 2018 Summary W (1): Buenos Aires (d Bedene); SF (1): Doha (w/o vs Monfils); QF (4): Rio de Janeiro (l Verdasco); Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal); Barcelona (l Tsitsipas) YTD W-L: 24-6 (15-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 7 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 9-2 (2017 Finalist) Tournament Note: Earned 2nd win over World No. 1 and 3rd over Nadal by beating Spaniard 7-5, 6-3 on Friday. One of only 3 players to defeat Nadal at least 3 times on clay (also Djokovic 7, Gaudio 3). Ended Nadal s win streaks of 14 matches and 30 sets overall, as well as 21 matches and 50 sets on clay. Appearing in 3rd ATP Masters 1000 SF and attempting to reach 2nd final of career (l. to Nadal at 2017 Madrid). Did not drop a set en route to 2nd Buenos Aires and 9th ATP World Tour title (d. Bedene). Also did not drop a set en route to Doha SF (w/o vs. Monfils due to viral infection). Saved 1 MP vs. Rublev in 2R and beat Djokovic in 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 1 Nadal in QF). Also reached QFs at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco), Acapulco (l. to Del Potro) and Barcelona (l. to Tsitsipas). Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Kudla en route to Australian Open 4R for 2nd straight year (l. to Sandgren in 5 sets). Retired vs. Cuevas in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R and withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami (right ankle). Anderson 2018 Summary W (1): New York (d Querrey); F (2): Pune (l Simon); Acapulco (l Del Potro); QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Coric); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 20-6 (3-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: May 18, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 8 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 8-7 (2018 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Ended 0-10 start to career in ATP Masters 1000 QFs by beating Lajovic in 3 sets on Friday. Attempting to reach 2nd-biggest final of career (l. to No. 1 Nadal at 2017 US Open). Beat Escobedo, Nishikori and Querrey in 3rd-set TBs to capture 4th ATP World Tour title at New York. Defeated Querrey in New York final almost 10 years after losing 1st final for both men at 2008 Las Vegas. Also advanced to finals at Pune (l. to Simon) and Acapulco (l. to Del Potro). Achieved career-high No. 8 in ATP Rankings on 26 February. Lost ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Indian Wells (d. Carreno Busta in 3rd-set TB, l. to Coric in 3rd-set TB) and Miami (l. to Carreno Busta in 3rd-set TB after holding 1 MP). Became 1st player since Hewitt in 2002 to follow US Open final with Aus. Open 1R loss (l. to Edmund in 5 sets). Withdrew from Delray Beach due to elbow injury and Barcelona due to right knee injury.
Day 7 Saturday, 12 May 2018 Page 3 of 3 Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) A. Zverev Leads 1-0 17 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard SF Alexander Zverev 6-4 7-5 Shapovalov 2018 Summary SF (1): Delray Beach (l Tiafoe) YTD W-L: 15-10 (5-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 15, 1999 (19) ATP Ranking: 43 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 4-0 (2018 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Bids to become lowest-ranked finalist and champion in Madrid tournament history. Youngest quarter-finalist and semi-finalist in Madrid history, breaking 19-year-old Nadal s record from 2005. Bids to become youngest ATP Masters 1000 finalist since Gasquet, 18, at 2005 Hamburg and champion since Nadal, 18, at 2005 Rome. Would be lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 champion since No. 50 Berdych at 2005 Paris. Attempting to reach 1st ATP World Tour final in 3rd SF of career (also 2017 Montreal, 2018 Delray Beach). Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at Delray Beach (d. Fritz, l. to eventual champion Tiafoe). Saved 1 MP vs. Troicki and defeated Querrey en route to ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (l. to Coric in 3 sets). Achieved career-high 7 times in ATP Rankings -- peaking at No. 42 on 30 April. Let leads of 2-sets-to-1 and 5-2 in 5th set slip away against Tsonga in Australian Open 2R. Beat Galovic but lost to Coric in Canada s Davis Cup 1R tie (CRO d. CAN 3-1). A. Zverev 2018 Summary W (1): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); SF (2): Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 24-7 (11-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 3 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 6-1 (2018 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Saved only break point faced all week, which came in 3R win over L. Mayer on Thursday. Owns 24 wins this season, tied with Thiem for most on ATP World Tour. Successfully defended Munich title by beating countryman and 3-time champion Kohlschreiber in final. Advanced to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Miami (d. Kyrgios, Coric and Carreno Busta, l. to Isner in 3 sets). Returned to career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings for 1st time this season on 23 April. Reached SFs at Acapulco (l. to eventual champion Del Potro) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Nishikori). Suffered 3rd Grand Slam loss from 2 sets to 1 up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Chung). Beat Ferrer in straight sets before falling to No. 1 Nadal in Davis Cup QF (ESP d. GER 3-2). Defeated de Minaur from 2 sets to 1 down and Kyrgios to lead Germany in Davis Cup 1R (GER d. AUS 3-1).
MUTUA MADRID OPEN: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Friday, 11 May 2018 Caja Magica Madrid, Spain 6-13 May 2018 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 6,200,860 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Madrid-Open.com Maria Garcia-Planas: mgarcia@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @MutuaMadridOpen Press Room: comunicacion@madrid-open.com Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @MutuaMadridOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com NADAL, ZVEREV, EDMUND FACE FAMILIAR FOES IN QUARTER-FINALS Familiar foes will face off again in Friday s quarter-finals at the, highlighted by the record-setting Rafael Nadal against World No. 7 Dominic Thiem. Nadal has winning streaks of 14 matches and 30 sets overall, as well as 21 matches and 50 sets on clay. The Spaniard passed John McEnroe on Thursday for the longest single-surface set streak in the Open Era. He also tied a personal-best for consecutive sets won overall. Nadal swept 30 straight sets in 2012 as well. Thiem is the last man to win a set and a match against Nadal on clay, doing so 19 May 2017 in the Rome quarter-finals. Nadal is 2-0 against Thiem since then, dropping only nine games in five sets. All eight of Nadal and Thiem s prior meetings came on clay with the World No. 1 leading the FedEx ATP Head2Head 6-2. Nadal defeated Thiem 7-6(8), 6-4 in the 2017 final. Nadal vs. Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhands (min. 8 matches) Opponent Win % W-L Clay Richard Gasquet 1.000 15-0 6-0 Nicolas Almagro 0.938 15-1 12-1 Philipp Kohlschreiber 0.938 15-1 7-0 Grigor Dimitrov 0.917 11-1 4-0 Stan Wawrinka 0.842 16-3 7-1 Ivan Ljubicic 0.778 7-2 4-0 Mikhail Youzhny 0.765 13-4 4-0 Dominic Thiem 0.750 6-2 6-2 Fernando Gonzalez 0.700 7-3 4-1 Roger Federer 0.605 23-15 13-2 World No. 3 Alexander Zverev and World No. 9 John Isner will meet in a rematch of the Miami final, won by Isner on 1 April. Neither player has had their serve broken in Madrid. Zverev has broken his opponents six times, while Isner has yet to earn a break point with his return, posting a 4-1 record in tiebreakers to reach the quarter-finals. Isner is 2-3 in tiebreakers against Zverev. Three unseeded players advanced to the Madrid quarter-finals, including No. 1 Brit Kyle Edmund and #NextGenATP star Denis Shapovalov. They meet Friday for the fifth time, representing 9% of the 19-year-old Shapovalov s 54 tour-level matches. Their meetings will have spanned all three surfaces and all five tour levels. Each man owns two wins in their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry. Shapovalov broke one of Nadal s records and is the youngest quarter-finalist in tournament history. World No. 8 Kevin Anderson plays his 11th ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final against a man playing his first, Dusan Lajovic. Anderson is 0-10 in ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finals, but the 95th-ranked Lajovic will be his lowest-ranked opponent at this stage and level. Lajovic is the first qualifier to reach the Madrid quarter-finals since Santiago Giraldo in 2014. He is bidding to become the second qualifier to reach the semi-finals in tournament history, joining Fabrice Santoro in 2002.
Day 6 Friday, 11 May 2018 Page 2 of 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS MANOLO SANTANA [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [6] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson Leads 1-0 17 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Kevin Anderson 6-2 7-5 Lajovic 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 8-10 (6-7 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 95 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Earned 1st Top 10 win over World No. 6 Del Potro in 3R to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF. Advanced to 2R at 5 events, including ATP Masters 1000s at Indian Wells (l. to Chung) and Miami (l. to Kyrgios). Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic in 1R). Lost 5-setters vs. Schwartzman in Australian Open 1R and vs. Isner in Davis Cup 1R (USA d. SRB 3-1). Suffering 7-match losing streak in 5th sets since winning 1st match decided in 5 sets at 2014 Wimbledon. Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Le Gosier, GUD (d. Kudla). Fell to No. 108 in ATP Rankings on 19 March -- lowest since No. 109 on 7 September 2015. Anderson 2018 Summary W (1): New York (d Querrey); F (2): Pune (l Simon); Acapulco (l Del Potro); QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Coric); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 19-6 (2-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: May 18, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 8 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 7-7 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Attempting to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF in 11th QF appearance at this level. Beat Escobedo, Nishikori and Querrey in 3rd-set TBs to capture 4th ATP World Tour title at New York. Defeated Querrey in New York final almost 10 years after losing 1st final for both men at 2008 Las Vegas. Also advanced to finals at Pune (l. to Simon) and Acapulco (l. to Del Potro). Achieved career-high No. 8 in ATP Rankings on 26 February. Lost ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Indian Wells (d. Carreno Busta in 3rd-set TB, l. to Coric in 3rd-set TB) and Miami (l. to Carreno Busta in 3rd-set TB after holding 1 MP). Fell to 0-10 lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 QFs. Became 1st player since Hewitt in 2002 to follow US Open final with Aus. Open 1R loss (l. to Edmund in 5 sets). Withdrew from Delray Beach due to elbow injury and Barcelona due to right knee injury. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [5] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Nadal Leads 6-2 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-2 6-3 16 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay SF Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 7-6(4) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 17 Barcelona (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-1 17 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-6(8) 6-4 17 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-3 17 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4 6-0 18 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-0 6-2 Nadal 2018 Summary W (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d Nishikori); Barcelona (d Tsitsipas); QF (1): Australian Open (l Cilic) YTD W-L: 18-1 (14-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 77 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 1 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 49-10 (2005, 2010, 2013-14, 2017 Champion)
Day 6 Friday, 11 May 2018 Page 3 of 4 Tournament Note: Must win 6th Madrid title to hold off Federer and remain No. 1 in ATP Rankings on 14 May. Won 50 straight sets on clay -- most on a single surface in Open Era. None of 50 sets have gone to a tiebreaker. Did not drop a set en route to record 11th Monte-Carlo and 31st ATP Masters 1000 title overall (d. Nishikori). Also won 11th title overall at Barcelona and 9th without dropping a set (d. Tsitsipas). Became 1st player in ATP World Tour history to win 11 titles at a single tournament. Secured at least 1 title in 15 straight seasons, tying Federer s Open Era record from 2001-15. Regained No. 1 ranking for 5th time on 2 April. Spent 173 total weeks at No. 1 -- passing McEnroe for 6th all-time. Advanced to 10th Australian Open QF, retiring vs. Cilic in 5th set due to right hip injury. Swept Kohlschreiber and A. Zverev in straight sets to lead Spain to 3-2 win over Germany in Davis Cup QF. Broke all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since 2005. Withdrew from Brisbane (right knee), as well as Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami (right hip). Thiem 2018 Summary W (1): Buenos Aires (d Bedene); SF (1): Doha (w/o vs Monfils); QF (4): Rio de Janeiro (l Verdasco); Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal); Barcelona (l Tsitsipas) YTD W-L: 23-6 (14-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 7 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 8-2 (2017 Finalist) Tournament Note: Rallied from 6-2, 5-4 down with Coric serving for match to win on Thursday. Owns 1-5 record vs. World No. 1, defeating then-no. 1 Murray in 2017 Barcelona SF. Did not drop a set en route to 2nd Buenos Aires and 9th ATP World Tour title (d. Bedene). Also did not drop a set en route to Doha SF (w/o vs. Monfils due to viral infection). Saved 1 MP vs. Rublev in 2R and beat Djokovic in 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 1 Nadal in QF). Also reached QFs at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco), Acapulco (l. to Del Potro) and Barcelona (l. to Tsitsipas). Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Kudla en route to Australian Open 4R for 2nd straight year (l. to Sandgren in 5 sets). Retired vs. Cuevas in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R and withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami (right ankle). [7] John Isner (USA) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) A. Zverev Leads 3-1 16 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 Alexander Zverev 6-4 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Alexander Zverev 6-7(5) 7-6(7) 7-6(5) 17 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Alexander Zverev 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 18 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard F John Isner 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 Isner 2018 Summary W (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d A. Zverev); QF (1): Houston (l Johnson) YTD W-L: 12-7 (4-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: April 26, 1985 (33) ATP Ranking: 9 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 11-6 (2015, 2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Owns 4-match winning streak against Top 10 opponents and 7-3 in last 10 matches vs. Top 10. Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion at age 32 since series began in 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 7 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. Squandered 3 MPs vs. Gojowczyk in Delray Beach 2R and 1 MP vs. Monfils in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R. Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 doubles title -- 2nd w/sock -- at Indian Wells (d. Bryan/Bryan). Helped USA advance to Davis Cup SF with wins over Lajovic in 1R and De Loore in QF.
Day 6 Friday, 11 May 2018 Page 4 of 4 A. Zverev 2018 Summary W (1): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); SF (2): Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 23-7 (10-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 3 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 5-1 (2017-18 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Owns 23 wins this season, tied with Thiem for most on ATP World Tour. Successfully defended Munich title by beating countryman and 3-time champion Kohlschreiber in final. Advanced to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Miami (d. Kyrgios, Coric and Carreno Busta, l. to Isner in 3 sets). Returned to career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings for 1st time this season on 23 April. Reached SFs at Acapulco (l. to eventual champion Del Potro) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Nishikori). Suffered 3rd Grand Slam loss from 2 sets to 1 up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Chung). Beat Ferrer in straight sets before falling to No. 1 Nadal in Davis Cup QF (ESP d. GER 3-2). Defeated de Minaur from 2 sets to 1 down and Kyrgios to lead Germany in Davis Cup 1R (GER d. AUS 3-1). ARANTXA SANCHEZ Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) Series Tied 2-2 17 Davis Cup 1R (Canada) Hard RR Kyle Edmund 6-3 6-4 2-1 def 17 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Denis Shapovalov 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Denis Shapovalov 3-6 6-3 6-3 1-0 ret 18 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R32 Kyle Edmund 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-4 Edmund 2018 Summary F (1): Marrakech (l Andujar); SF (1): Australian Open (l Cilic); QF (2): Brisbane (l Dimitrov); Estoril (l Sousa) YTD W-L: 15-7 (8-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 8, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 22 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Improved to 2-15 vs. Top 10 by beating World No. 10 Goffin to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF. Became 4th Brit to reach Australian Open SF and 6th Brit to reach a Grand Slam SF in Open Era. Ended 0-5 start to career in SFs by reaching 1st ATP World Tour final at Marrakech (d. Gasquet, l. to Andujar). Achieved career-high No. 22 on 7 May. Became No. 1 Brit on 5 March, ending Murray s 12-year reign. Won 3-setters over Shapovalov and Chung to reach Brisbane QF (l. to eventual champion Dimitrov in 3 sets). Did not drop a set en route to 1st doubles title at Estoril with 1st-time partner Norrie (d. Koolhof/Sitak). Withdrew from Auckland (right ankle strain), as well as Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro (illness). Shapovalov 2018 Summary SF (1): Delray Beach (l Tiafoe) YTD W-L: 14-10 (4-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 15, 1999 (19) ATP Ranking: 43 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Defeated No. 1 Canadian Raonic to reach 2nd ATP Masters 1000 QF (2017 Montreal SF). Youngest quarter-finalist in 17-year tournament history, breaking 19-year-old Nadal s record from 2005. Five of 54 career matches have come against Edmund (9%), spanning all 3 surfaces and all 5 tour levels. Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at Delray Beach (d. Fritz, l. to eventual champion Tiafoe). Saved 1 MP vs. Troicki and defeated Querrey en route to ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (l. to Coric in 3 sets). Achieved career-high 7 times in ATP Rankings -- peaking at No. 42 on 30 April. Let leads of 2-sets-to-1 and 5-2 in 5th set slip away against Tsonga in Australian Open 2R. Beat Galovic but lost to Coric in Canada s Davis Cup 1R tie (CRO d. CAN 3-1).
MUTUA MADRID OPEN: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, 10 May 2018 Caja Magica Madrid, Spain 6-13 May 2018 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 6,200,860 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Madrid-Open.com Maria Garcia-Planas: mgarcia@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @MutuaMadridOpen Press Room: comunicacion@madrid-open.com Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @MutuaMadridOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com NADAL NEARS 34-YEAR-OLD RECORD, CANADIANS CLASH ON DAY 5 World No. 1 Rafael Nadal has won 13 matches and 28 sets in a row overall, as well as 20 matches and 48 sets in a row on clay. That last number could put Nadal in the record books Thursday when the five-time champion faces No. 13 seed Diego Schwartzman. If Nadal defeats Schwartzman in straight sets, he will pass John McEnroe for the longest set streak on any surface in the Open Era. McEnroe swept 49 straight sets on carpet in 1984, including 10 to win the Madrid Indoor Open title. Only one Spaniard, Nadal, is in the third round -- fewest in the 17-year history of the Mutua Madrid Open. Seven of the Top 8 seeds remain, including No. 5 seed Dominic Thiem, who will meet 21- year-old Borna Coric in Estadio 3. Thiem is the last man to win a set and a match against Nadal on clay. The Austrian avenged his loss in last year s Madrid final by beating Nadal 6-4, 6-3 in the Rome quarter-finals on 19 May 2017. Thiem and Nadal could clash again in Friday s quarter-finals. Top 2 Canadians Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov will meet for the first time. Shapovalov has reached a new career-high ranking seven times this season, but he s still looking up at Raonic, who returned to the Top 20 last week. Shapovalov is seeking the second ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal of his career. As an 18-year-old, Shapovalov upset Nadal last August in Montreal and became the youngest ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finalist and semi-finalist since the series started in 1990. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: THIRD-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES MANOLO SANTANA [4] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) First Meeting Del Potro 2018 Summary W (2): Acapulco (d Anderson); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d Federer); F (1): Auckland (l Bautista Agut); SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner) YTD W-L: 22-4 (1-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 22 Date of Birth: September 23, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 6 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 15-6 (2009, 2012 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: One of 3 Argentines remaining -- most in R16 at an ATP Masters 1000 event since 2007 Madrid. Saved 3 championship points to defeat No. 1 Federer for 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells. Now owns 9 wins over World No. 1 -- most among all players who ve never been ranked No. 1 themselves. Defeated Raonic in Indian Wells SF on 17 March for 400th win of career. Earned straight-set wins over No. 6 Thiem, No. 5 A. Zverev and No. 8 Anderson en route to Acapulco title. Won 15 straight matches before falling to eventual champion Isner in ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF. Reached Auckland final (l. to Bautista Agut), then 3R in 1st Australian Open appearance since 2014 (l. to Berdych). Returned to Top 10 of ATP Rankings on 15 January for 1st time since 4 August 2014.
Day 5 Thursday, 10 May 2018 Page 2 of 4 Lajovic 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 7-10 (5-7 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 95 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Qualifier is 8-0 in sets this week, defeating Gimeno-Traver, F. Mayer, Khachanov and Gasquet. Owns 0-10 record vs. Top 10 opponents (2-26 in sets). Advanced to 2R at 5 events, including ATP Masters 1000s at Indian Wells (l. to Chung) and Miami (l. to Kyrgios). Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic in 1R). Lost 5-setters vs. Schwartzman in Australian Open 1R and vs. Isner in Davis Cup 1R (USA d. SRB 3-1). Suffering 7-match losing streak in 5th sets since winning 1st match decided in 5 sets at 2014 Wimbledon. Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Le Gosier, GUD (d. Kudla). Fell to No. 108 in ATP Rankings on 19 March -- lowest since No. 109 on 7 September 2015. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [13] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Nadal Leads 4-0 13 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-2 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Rafael Nadal 7-6(5) 6-3 7-5 17 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 18 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 Nadal 2018 Summary W (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d Nishikori); Barcelona (d Tsitsipas); QF (1): Australian Open (l Cilic) YTD W-L: 17-1 (13-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 77 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 1 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 48-10 (2005, 2010, 2013-14, 2017 Champion) Tournament Note: Must win 6th Madrid title to hold off Federer and remain No. 1 in ATP Rankings on 14 May. Won Open Era-record 48 straight sets on clay, 1 shy of record on any surface set by McEnroe on carpet in 1984. Did not drop a set en route to record 11th Monte-Carlo and 31st ATP Masters 1000 title overall (d. Nishikori). Also won 11th title overall at Barcelona and 9th without dropping a set (d. Tsitsipas). Became 1st player in ATP World Tour history to win 11 titles at a single tournament. Secured at least 1 title in 15 straight seasons, tying Federer s Open Era record from 2001-15. Regained No. 1 ranking for 5th time on 2 April. Spent 173 total weeks at No. 1 -- passing McEnroe for 6th all-time. Advanced to 10th Australian Open QF, retiring vs. Cilic in 5th set due to right hip injury. Swept Kohlschreiber and A. Zverev in straight sets to lead Spain to 3-2 win over Germany in Davis Cup QF. Broke all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since 2005. Withdrew from Brisbane (right knee), as well as Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami (right hip). Schwartzman 2018 Summary W (1): Rio de Janeiro (d Verdasco); QF (1): Buenos Aires (l Bedene) YTD W-L: 17-10 (12-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 16 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2018 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Owns 2-15 record vs. Top 10 opponents with wins over then-no. 7s Thiem and Cilic. Did not drop a set en route to 2nd ATP World Tour title at Rio de Janeiro (d. Verdasco). Reached Buenos Aires QF for 1st time in 5th main draw appearance at hometown event (l. to Bedene). Beat Lajovic 11-9 in 5th en route to 2nd Grand Slam 4R at Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 4 sets). Achieved new career-high 6 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 15 on 2 April.
Day 5 Thursday, 10 May 2018 Page 3 of 4 ARANTXA SANCHEZ [8] David Goffin (BEL) vs Kyle Edmund (GBR) Goffin Leads 1-0 15 Davis Cup Final (Belgium) Clay RR David Goffin 3-6 1-6 6-2 6-1 6-0 Goffin 2018 Summary SF (3): Montpellier (l Gasquet); Rotterdam (l Dimitrov); Barcelona (l Nadal); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Dimitrov) YTD W-L: 13-6 (6-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 10 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 5-4 (2017 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Attempting to reach 9th ATP Masters 1000 QF, but still seeking 1st final at this level. Saved 1 MP vs. Granollers en route to Barcelona SF (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Also advanced to SFs at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) and Rotterdam (ret. vs. Dimitrov). Reached ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF for 2nd straight year (l. to Dimitrov). Extended Davis Cup singles win streak to 11 matches by beating Balazs and Fucsovics in 1R tie (BEL d. HUN 3-2). Retired in Rotterdam SF and withdrew from Marseille and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells due to eye injury. Edmund 2018 Summary F (1): Marrakech (l Andujar); SF (1): Australian Open (l Cilic); QF (2): Brisbane (l Dimitrov); Estoril (l Sousa) YTD W-L: 14-7 (7-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 8, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 22 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Beat 2-time champion Djokovic in 3 sets to reach 3R for 1st time at an ATP Masters 1000 event. Owns 1-15 record vs. Top 10 opponents, defeating then-no. 3 Dimitrov to reach Australian Open SF (l. to Cilic). Became 4th Brit to reach Australian Open SF and 6th Brit to reach a Grand Slam SF in Open Era. Ended 0-5 start to career in SFs by reaching 1st ATP World Tour final at Marrakech (d. Gasquet, l. to Andujar). Achieved career-high No. 22 on 7 May. Became No. 1 Brit on 5 March, ending Murray s 12-year reign. Won 3-setters over Shapovalov and Chung to reach Brisbane QF (l. to eventual champion Dimitrov in 3 sets). Did not drop a set en route to 1st doubles title at Estoril with 1st-time partner Norrie (d. Koolhof/Sitak). Withdrew from Auckland (right ankle strain), as well as Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro (illness). Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Milos Raonic (CAN) First Meeting Shapovalov 2018 Summary SF (1): Delray Beach (l Tiafoe) YTD W-L: 13-10 (3-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 15, 1999 (19) ATP Ranking: 43 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Playing a countryman for 1st time in a tour-level match (7-1 at Challengers, 2-1 at Futures). Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at Delray Beach (d. Fritz, l. to eventual champion Tiafoe). Saved 1 MP vs. Troicki and defeated Querrey en route to ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (l. to Coric in 3 sets). Achieved career-high 7 times in ATP Rankings -- peaking at No. 42 on 30 April. Let leads of 2-sets-to-1 and 5-2 in 5th set slip away against Tsonga in Australian Open 2R. Beat Galovic but lost to Coric in Canada s Davis Cup 1R tie (CRO d. CAN 3-1).
Day 5 Thursday, 10 May 2018 Page 4 of 4 Raonic 2018 Summary SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Del Potro); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Del Potro) YTD W-L: 11-5 (4-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: December 27, 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 24 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 11-7 (2015-16 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Owns 4-0 record against countrymen, defeating Pospisil twice, Levine and Auger-Aliassime. Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF and ATP Masters 1000 Miami QF (l. both to Del Potro). Fell to Lacko in Australian Open 1R, snapping 23-match win streak in Grand Slam 1R. Dropped to No. 40 in ATP Rankings on 26 February -- lowest since No. 59 on 14 February 2011. Conceded w/o in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R vs. Cilic due to right knee injury. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) First Meeting L. Mayer 2018 Summary QF (2): Buenos Aires (l Monfils); Sao Paulo (l Cuevas) YTD W-L: 13-10 (7-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 45 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 5-3 (2015, 2018 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Owns 1-27 record vs. Top 10 opponents, defeating then-no. 7 Ferrer in 2014 Hamburg final. Defeated 3 players ranked outside Top 100 to reach ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to Del Potro in 3 sets). Reached QFs at Buenos Aires (d. Fognini, l. to Monfils) and Sao Paulo (d. Elias after saving 2 MPs, l. to Cuevas). Squandered 6 MPs vs. Jarry in Estoril 1R -- most of all players to lose a match this season. Finished as Brisbane doubles runner-up in 1st event w/zeballos since 2010 Wimbledon (l. to Kontinen/Peers). Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo due to lower back injury. A. Zverev 2018 Summary W (1): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); SF (2): Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 22-7 (9-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 3 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2017 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Finished 2R win over [Q] Donskoy on Thursday at 12:17 am. Successfully defended Munich title by beating countryman and 3-time champion Kohlschreiber in final. Advanced to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Miami (d. Kyrgios, Coric and Carreno Busta, l. to Isner in 3 sets). Returned to career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings for 1st time this season on 23 April. Reached SFs at Acapulco (l. to eventual champion Del Potro) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Nishikori). Suffered 3rd Grand Slam loss from 2 sets to 1 up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Chung). ESTADIO 3 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs [6] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson Leads 2-0 14 Valencia (Spain) Hard R32 Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Kevin Anderson 3-0 ret Borna Coric (CRO) vs [5] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Series Tied 1-1 17 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Borna Coric 6-1 7-5 17 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay QF Dominic Thiem 6-1 6-4 [7] John Isner (USA) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU) First Meeting
MUTUA MADRID OPEN: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Caja Magica Madrid, Spain 6-13 May 2018 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 6,200,860 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Madrid-Open.com Maria Garcia-Planas: mgarcia@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @MutuaMadridOpen Press Room: comunicacion@madrid-open.com Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @MutuaMadridOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com RUTHLESS RAFA MEETS MONFILS WITH 46-SET STREAK ON LINE Five-time champion Rafael Nadal begins his title defense at the on Wednesday against fellow 31-year-old Gael Monfils. The World No. 1 has won 19 matches and 46 sets in a row on clay, scoring his 11th Monte-Carlo and 11th Barcelona titles along the way. Nadal s 46-set streak is an Open Era record on clay and three shy of the mark on any surface. John McEnroe swept 49 straight sets on carpet in 1984, including 10 to win the Madrid Indoor Open. Also in second-round action are No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev and No. 5 seed Dominic Thiem, who ve each won 21 matches this season. They entered the week tied with No. 4 seed Juan Martin del Potro for the most victories on the ATP World Tour in 2018. Two-time champion and No. 10 seed Novak Djokovic looks to build off the biggest win of his comeback from a right elbow injury. Djokovic beat World No. 20 Kei Nishikori on Monday and meets Kyle Edmund on Wednesday. Nadal is one of five Spaniards through to the second round, including Madrid resident Feliciano Lopez. The 36-year-old has played in all 17 editions of the, beginning with the indoor hard-court event in 2002 and continuing through its move to clay in 2009. Lopez streak, however, will end next May when he returns to Madrid as the tournament director. In the meantime, Lopez seeks a spot in the third round for the eighth time against No. 13 seed Diego Schwartzman FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: WEDNESDAY 2R SINGLES MATCHES MANOLO SANTANA Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs [10] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 3-0 16 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 16 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-1 6-4 17 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(5) Edmund 2018 Summary F (1): Marrakech (l Andujar); SF (1): Australian Open (l Cilic); QF (2): Brisbane (l Dimitrov); Estoril (l Sousa) YTD W-L: 13-7 (6-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 8, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 22 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Attempting to reach 3R at an ATP Masters 1000 event for 1st time in 18th appearance. Earned biggest wins of career over No. 12 Anderson and No. 3 Dimitrov en route to Australian Open SF (l. to Cilic). Became 4th Brit to reach Australian Open SF and 6th Brit to reach a Grand Slam SF in Open Era. Ended 0-5 start to career in SFs by reaching 1st ATP World Tour final at Marrakech (d. Gasquet, l. to Andujar). Achieved career-high No. 22 on 7 May. Became No. 1 Brit on 5 March, ending Murray s 12-year reign. Won 3-setters over Shapovalov and Chung to reach Brisbane QF (l. to eventual champion Dimitrov in 3 sets). Did not drop a set en route to 1st doubles title at Estoril with 1st-time partner Norrie (d. Koolhof/Sitak). Withdrew from Auckland (right ankle strain), as well as Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro (illness).
Day 4 Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Page 2 of 6 Djokovic 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 6-5 (3-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 68 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 12 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 24-7 (2011, 2016 Champion) Tournament Note: Two-time champion earned biggest win of comeback over World No. 20 Nishikori on Monday. Returned from 6-month injury absence and reached Australian Open 4R (l. to Chung). Upset by No. 109 Daniel in Indian Wells 2R -- worst ATP Masters 1000 loss since 2008 Miami 2R (l. to No. 122 Anderson). Also lost in Miami 2R, ending 16-match tournament winning streak (l. to Paire). Suffered 3 consecutive losses for 1st time since ending 2007 season on 5-match losing streak. Fell to No. 14 in ATP Rankings on 8 January -- lowest since No. 14 on 26 February 2007. Underwent small medical intervention on right elbow shortly after Australian Open. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) Nadal Leads 13-2 05 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R64 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 06 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-2 08 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 09 Doha (Qatar) Hard QF Gael Monfils 6-4 6-4 09 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 09 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-7(3) 6-3 6-1 6-3 10 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-3 10 Tokyo (Japan) Hard F Rafael Nadal 6-1 7-5 11 Barcelona (Spain) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-2 12 Doha (Qatar) Hard SF Gael Monfils 6-3 6-4 14 Doha (Qatar) Hard F Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 14 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-2 6-3 15 Stuttgart (Germany) Grass SF Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-5 5-7 6-0 17 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4 Nadal 2018 Summary W (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d Nishikori); Barcelona (d Tsitsipas); QF (1): Australian Open (l Cilic) YTD W-L: 16-1 (12-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 77 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 1 (Career-High) Madrid W-L (Best Result): 47-10 (2005, 2010, 2013-14, 2017 Champion) Tournament Note: Must win 6th Madrid title to hold off Federer and remain No. 1 in ATP Rankings on 14 May. Won Open Era-record 46 straight sets on clay, 3 shy of record on any surface set by McEnroe on carpet in 1984. Did not drop a set en route to record 11th Monte-Carlo and 31st ATP Masters 1000 title overall (d. Nishikori). Also won 11th title overall at Barcelona and 9th without dropping a set (d. Tsitsipas). Became 1st player in ATP World Tour history to win 11 titles at a single tournament. Secured at least 1 title in 15 straight seasons, tying Federer s Open Era record from 2001-15. Regained No. 1 ranking for 5th time on 2 April. Spent 173 total weeks at No. 1 -- passing McEnroe for 6th all-time. Advanced to 10th Australian Open QF, retiring vs. Cilic in 5th set due to right hip injury. Swept Kohlschreiber and A. Zverev in straight sets to lead Spain to 3-2 win over Germany in Davis Cup QF. Broke all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since 2005. Withdrew from Brisbane (right knee), as well as Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami (right hip). Monfils 2018 Summary W (1): Doha (d Rublev); SF (1): Buenos Aires (l Thiem); QF (2): Quito (l Monteiro); Rio de Janeiro (l Schwartzman) YTD W-L: 14-7 (7-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 41 Madrid W-L (Best Result): 12-9 (2008, 2010 Quarter-finalist)