BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL: DAY 8 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, 7 January 2018 Queensland Tennis Centre Brisbane, Australia 31 December 2017-7 January 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $468,910 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com BrisbaneInternational.com.au Richard Evans: revans@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @BrisbaneTennis Press Room: +61 2312 07903 Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @BrisbaneTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com AUSTRALIAN NO. 1 KYRGIOS TO BATTLE HARRISON IN BRISBANE FINAL Top-ranked Australian Nick Kyrgios will go after his first title in his home country when he takes on unseeded American Ryan Harrison in the Brisbane International championship match. After winning three ATP World Tour singles titles in 2016, the third-seeded Kyrgios went 0-2 in finals last year, but will attempt to reverse that streak in the very first week of 2018. Kyrgios made the final in his first main draw appearance in Brisbane after a three-set comeback victory over No. 1 seed Grigor Dimitrov, which was his first win over the World No. 3 in three tries. Harrison, meanwhile, is in his third ATP World Tour singles final after a breakthrough 2017 where he won his first singles title in Memphis, partnered Michael Venus to win the French Open men s doubles title, and advanced to his second singles final in Atlanta (l. Isner 76 76). Harrison survived a tight semi-final against 18-year-old Australian wild card Alex de Minaur, where the American was two points away from defeat during the second-set tiebreak before outlasting de Minaur 46 76(5) 64 in 2 hours and 37 minutes, the second-longest match of the event. In the opening final of the day, Henri Kontinen of Finland and Australia s John Peers, the No. 3 and No. 4 ranked doubles players in the world, will aim to win their second consecutive title after finishing 2017 victorious at the Nitto ATP Finals in London. The top-seeded team will play unseeded Argentines Leonardo Mayer and Horacio Zeballos, who have reached their first final as a team in their first event together since Wimbledon in 2010. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINAL PAT RAFTER ARENA [3] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs Ryan Harrison (USA) Kyrgios Leads 2-0 16 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R32 Nick Kyrgios 7-5 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Nick Kyrgios 6-3 6-3 Kyrgios 2017 Summary: F (2): ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Dimitrov); Beijing (l Nadal); SF (3): Marseille (l Tsonga); Acapulco (l Querrey); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Federer); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (W/O vs Federer) 2017 W-L: 31-17 (27-11 on hard) 2017 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: April 27, 1995 (22) ATP Ranking: 21 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2018 Finalist) Tournament History: The top Aussie made his main draw debut on Wednesday with a 67 76 62 win over Ebden, followed by a 16 63 64 victory over Dolgopolov, before defeating top seed and No. 3-ranked Dimitrov, 36 61 64 (0-2 record against Dimitrov previously). Event leader in service games won (39 of 42, 93%), and No. 2 this week in aces (50) and 1st serve pts. won (85%) In 2013, played Brisbane qualifying ranked No.838 and lost to Duckworth in 1R Finished at No. 21 in ATP Rankings last year, his third straight Top 30 season (No. 13 in 2016, No. 30 in 2015). Will move to No. 18 if he loses in the final, and No. 17 if wins title Has reached 7th career ATP World Tour final (3-3), aiming to win first title since 2016 Tokyo. Went 0-2 last season Has a 15-21 career record vs. Top 10 opponents, including Brisbane SF win over No. 3 Dimitrov (4-4 last season) Defeated No. 2 Nadal en route to biggest final of career at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Dimitrov)
Day 8 Sunday, 7 January 2018 Page 2 of 2 Loss to Dimitrov marked 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s Beat M. Zverev in 2R and A. Zverev in SF en route to Beijing final (l. to No. 1 Nadal) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF for 2nd straight year (l. to Federer 76 67 76 in 3 hours, 11 minutes) Also lost to eventual champions in 3-set SFs at Marseille (l. to Tsonga) and Acapulco (l. to Querrey) Hit 25 aces to beat Djokovic 76(9) 75 in Acapulco QF -- most aces allowed by Djokovic in best-of-3 set match Joined countryman Hewitt as 2nd player to win 1st meeting with Djokovic, Federer and Nadal Defeated Djokovic again in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (w/o vs Federer in QF due to illness) Blew 2-set lead and 1 MP in Aus. Open 2R loss to Seppi (d. Seppi at 2015 Aus. Open from 2 sets and 1 MP down) Withdrew from Monte-Carlo (elbow), Rome (left hip), Atlanta (left hip), Basel (left hip) and Paris (left hip) Retired in 3 straight matches: London/Queen s Club 1R (hip), Wimbledon 1R (hip), Washington 2R (right shoulder) Harrison 2017 Summary: W (1): Memphis (d Basilashvili); F (1): Atlanta (l Isner); QF (2): Estoril (l Ferrer); Tokyo (l Cilic) 2017 W-L: 19-23 (15-13 on hard) 2017 Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 7, 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 47 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (2018 Finalist) Tournament History: The 25-year-old American is appearing in his first Brisbane final after wins over L. Mayer 64 36 62, [LL] Hanfmann 67 64 62, Istomin 76 42 ret, and [WC] de Minaur 46 76(5) 64. Prior to this year, lost in 1R in 2011-14 (three times as a Q), was 0-8 in sets. Leads the tournament in aces (53) and has saved 20 out of 26 break points (77%) in his four matches Finished a year-end best No. 47 last season, and will move to No. 44 if he loses the final and to career-high No. 40 if wins title. Achieved career-high rankings of No. 40 in singles on July 17 and No. 16 in doubles on November 20 Reached third career ATP World Tour singles final (1-1), and he is also first American to reach Brisbane SFs since 2011 when Andy Roddick advanced to final (l. to Soderling). Roddick won the 2010 title (d. Stepanek) Earned all 6 wins in 3 sets for 1st Grand Slam doubles title at Roland Garros w/venus (d. S. Gonzalez/Young) Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP singles final and title at Memphis (d. Basilashvili after saving 12/12 BPs) Two weeks earlier, did not drop a set en route to 4th Challenger title at Dallas, USA (d. Fritz) First player to follow a Challenger title with an ATP title in consecutive appearances since Goffin in 2014 Also reached Memphis doubles final with 1st-time partner Johnson (l. to Baker/Mektic) Saved 1 MP vs Millman in Atlanta 2R en route to 2nd ATP World Tour singles final (l. to Isner 76 76) Squandered 3 MPs vs Dimitrov in ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2R Defeated defending and eventual champions Kontinen/Peers w/venus at Nitto ATP Finals (l. to Kubot/Melo in SF) Won Estoril doubles title w/venus (d. Marrero/Robredo) and reached Cincinnati SF w/venus (l. to Herbert/Mahut) Suffered 5-match singles losing streak from May 16 to July 4 [1] Henri Kontinen (FIN)/John Peers (AUS) vs. Leonardo Mayer (ARG)/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Kontinen and Peers are 86-36 as a team (10-1 in finals; won 7 straight after 2016 Shanghai final loss to Isner/Sock) Advanced to the final after a walkover from Dimitrov/Harrison, both of whom had also made the singles semi-finals Looking for their second consecutive title after ending 2017 by winning the Nitto ATP Finals for second straight year They played their first event as a team in Brisbane in 2016, where they won the title (def. Duckworth/Guccione) Failed to defend their title last year when they lost in the 1R to Nishikori/Thiem 16 63 [12-10] Will attempt to defend their sole Grand Slam men s doubles title as a team later this month at Australian Open Kontinen has won 18 doubles titles in his career on the ATP, while Peers has claimed 16 doubles championships Mayer and Zeballos are 6-4 as a team, and this is the team s first doubles final This is the first event they have played together since Wimbledon 2010, nearly seven and a half years ago They reached the 3rd round of the 2010 Australian Open for their best Grand Slam result Also reached two QFs in 2010 (Belgrade and Eastbourne) for the team s previous best ATP World Tour results Zeballos has won seven ATP doubles titles, while Mayer has won one ATP doubles title during his career
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, 6 January 2018 Queensland Tennis Centre Brisbane, Australia 31 December 2017-7 January 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $468,910 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com BrisbaneInternational.com.au Richard Evans: revans@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @BrisbaneTennis Press Room: +61 2312 07903 Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @BrisbaneTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com DIMITROV TO MEET KYRGIOS, DE MINAUR TO FACE HARRISON IN SEMIS The semi-finals on Saturday at the Brisbane International are headlined by top seed and reigning champion Grigor Dimitrov against No. 3 seed Nick Kyrgios and #NextGenATP Aussie wild card Alex De Minaur against American Ryan Harrison. In the opening match on Pat Rafter Arena, De Minaur and Harrison square off for the first time. The 18-year-old Aussie is the youngest and lowest-ranked (No. 208) semi-finalist in Brisbane tournament history (since 2009). He is also the youngest Aussie to reach an ATP World Tour semi-final since Lleyton Hewitt (18) won 2000 Adelaide. De Minaur has not dropped a set (6-0) this week in wins over No. 44 Steve Johnson, No. 24/No. 4 seed Milos Raonic and [Q] Michael Mmoh. Harrison, who leads the tournament in aces (39), is the first American to reach the Brisbane semi-finals since Andy Roddick reached the final in 2011. Harrison came in with an 0-4 record in Brisbane before putting together three straight wins. In the next match on, Dimitrov brings a 2-0 head-to-head record against Kyrgios, who is appearing in his first career ATP World Tour semi-final on home soil. Dimitrov won the last meeting 63 75 in the final at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati on Aug. 20, 2017. Dimitrov comes in on a seven-match winning streak and he won his first two matches this week in three sets, saving two match points in his 46 76 63 win over John Millman, and following with a 63 67 64 victory over Kyle Edmund. Dimitrov opened last season with a title here and closed the 2017 campaign by capturing the Nitto ATP Finals in London. He finished with a career-best four titles and No. 3 ATP Ranking. The 22-year-old Kyrgios finished at No. 21 last season, his third straight Top 30 ATP Ranking. He is trying to become the first Aussie to reach the final/win Brisbane title since Hewitt in 2014 (d. Federer). FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SATURDAY SEMI-FINAL MATCHES PAT RAFTER ARENA [WC] Alex De Minaur (AUS) vs Ryan Harrison (USA) De Minaur 2017 Summary 2017 W-L: 2-5 (2-5 on hard) Date of Birth: February 17, 1999 (18) ATP Ranking: 208 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2018 Semi-finalist) Tournament History: The 18-year-old Aussie opened on Sunday with a 76(7) 64 victory over No. 44-ranked Steve Johnson and then followed with a 64 64 win over [2]/No. 24-ranked and 2016 champion Raonic, his biggest career win, and [Q] Mmoh 64 60 to reach first ATP SF. Co-leader in service games won (93%, 27 of 29) and No. 2 in break pts. saved (10 of 12, 83%) and in 2nd serve pts. won (64%) and No. 3 in return games won (9 of 29, 31%). Last year qualified (d. Tiafoe in final round, l. to M. Zverev in 1R) Last season finished No. 208 from No. 354 in 2016 and reached a career-high No.182 on Oct. 2. Will jump to around No. 166 and to around No. 147 if he reaches final (No. 124 if wins title) He is lowest-ranked player to reach SFs since tournament has been held in Brisbane (since 2009). Also youngest semi-finalist in Brisbane. He is also youngest Aussie semi-finalist in an ATP World Tour tournament since Lleyton Hewitt (18) won 2000 Adelaide Earned 1st Grand Slam win at Australian Open as WC (d. G. Melzer after saving 1 MP, l. to Querrey in 2R) Defeated Paire at Sydney as WC for 1st ATP World Tour win (ret vs Kuznetsov in 2R -- abdominal strain)
Day 7 Saturday, 6 January 2018 Page 2 of 3 Beat fellow #NextGenATP player Tiafoe to qualify at Brisbane (l. to M. Zverev in ATP World Tour main draw debut) Compiled 12-12 record on ATP Challenger Tour and advanced to 2nd Challenger final at Segovia, ESP (l. to Munar) Swept titles at Povoa de Varzim, POR Futures (d. Ferreira Silva, w/ortega-olmedo d. Bourchier/Nolan) Harrison 2017 Summary W(1): Memphis (d Basilashvili); F(1): Atlanta (l Isner); QF(2): Estoril (l Ferrer); Tokyo (l Cilic) YTD W-L: 19-23 (15-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 7, 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 47 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 3-4 (2018 Semi-finalist) Tournament History: The 25-year-old American is appearing in his first SF after wins over L. Mayer 64 36 62, [LL] Hanfmann 67 64 62 and Istomin 76 42 ret. Prior to this year, lost in 1R in 2011-14 (three times as a Q), Was 0-8 sets. Leads tournament in aces (39) and break points saved (85%, 17 of 20) Finished a year-end best No. 47 last season and will move to No. 44 if reaches final and to career-high No. 40 if wins title. Achieved career-high rankings of No. 40 in singles on July 17 and No. 16 in doubles on November 20 Trying to reach third career ATP World Tour singles final (1-1) and he is first American to reach Brisbane SFs since 2011 when Andy Roddick advanced to final (l. to Soderling). Roddick won the 2010 title (d. Stepanek) Earned all 6 wins in 3 sets for 1st Grand Slam doubles title at Roland Garros w/venus (d. S. Gonzalez/Young) Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP singles final and title at Memphis (d. Basilashvili after saving 12/12 BPs) Two weeks earlier, did not drop a set en route to 4th Challenger title at Dallas, USA (d. Fritz) First player to follow a Challenger title with an ATP title in consecutive appearances since Goffin in 2014 Also reached Memphis doubles final with 1st-time partner Johnson (l. to Baker/Mektic) Saved 1 MP vs Millman in Atlanta 2R en route to 2nd ATP World Tour singles final (l. to Isner 76 76) Squandered 3 MPs vs Dimitrov in ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2R Defeated defending and eventual champions Kontinen/Peers w/venus at Nitto ATP Finals (l. to Kubot/Melo in SF) Won Estoril doubles title w/venus (d. Marrero/Robredo) and reached Cincinnati SF w/venus (l. to Herbert/Mahut) Suffered 5-match singles losing streak from May 16 to July 4 [1] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs [3] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Dimitrov Leads 2-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(4) 17 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard F Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 7-5 Dimitrov 2017 Summary W(4): Brisbane (d Nishikori); Sofia (d Goffin); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Kyrgios); Nitto ATP Finals-London (d Goffin); F(1): Stockholm (l del Potro); SF(3): Australian Open (l Nadal); London / Queen's Club (l Lopez); Beijing (l Nadal); QF(2): Rotterdam (l Goffin); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Nadal) 2017 W-L: 49-19 (39-11 on hard) 2017 Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: May 16, 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 3 (Career-high) Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 16-4 (2017 Champion) Tournament History: Reigning champion (d. No. 5 Nishikori) saved two MPs in 46 76(8) 63 win over [WC] Millman and followed with 63 67 64 win over Edmund. Has held 29 of 32 service games (91%), saving six of nine BPs. Has won five of 30 return games (17%). He is making his sixth straight season-opening appearance in Brisbane. Made debut in 2013 and reached final (l. to No. 3 Murray). Also SF in 2015 and QF in 2016 (l. to Federer) Finished season at career-high No. 3 after posting 5-0 record for biggest title of career at Nitto ATP Finals (d. Goffin) First Bulgarian to qualify for Nitto ATP Finals in history and 1st debutant to win title since Corretja in 1998 Held in 52 of 53 service games en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati (d. Kyrgios) Win over Kyrgios marked 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s Began season 16-1 and reached 2nd Grand Slam SF at Aust. Open (d. Goffin, l. to Nadal in 5 sets after 4h56m) Ended 2.5-year title drought with championships at Brisbane (d. Thiem, Raonic and Nishikori) and Sofia (d. Goffin) Reached SFs at London/Queen s Club (l. to Lopez) and Beijing (l. to No. 1 Nadal) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai QF (d. Harrison in 2R after saving 3 MPs, l. to No. 1 Nadal) Suffered ATP Masters 1000 3R losses at Indian Wells (l. to Sock after holding 4 MPs), Madrid (l. to Thiem after holding 5 MPs) and Paris (l. to Isner after holding 1 MP)
Day 7 Saturday, 6 January 2018 Page 3 of 3 Kyrgios 2017 Summary F(2): ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Dimitrov); Beijing (l Nadal); SF(3): Marseille (l Tsonga); Acapulco (l Querrey); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Federer); QF(1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (W/O vs Federer) 2017 W-L: 31-17 (27-11 on hard) 2017 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: April 27, 1995 (22) ATP Ranking: 21 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 Semi-finalist) Tournament History: The top Aussie made his main draw debut on Wednesday with a 67 76 62 over Ebden and followed with a 16 63 64 victory over Dolgopolov. Co-leader in service games won (27 of 29, 93%) and No. 2 this week in aces (31) and 1st serve pts. won (87%). In 2013, came into qualifying No.838 and lost to Duckworth in 1R Finished at No. 21 in ATP Rankings last year, his third straight Top 30 season (No. 13 in 2016, No. 30 in 2015). Will move to No. 19 next week, to No. 18 if reaches final and No. 17 if wins title Trying to reach seventh career ATP World Tour final (3-3) and win first title since 2016 Tokyo. Went 0-2 last season Defeated No. 2 Nadal en route to biggest final of career at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Dimitrov) Loss to Dimitrov marked 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s Beat M. Zverev in 2R and A. Zverev in SF en route to Beijing final (l. to No. 1 Nadal) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF for 2nd straight year (l. to Federer 76 67 76 in 3 hours, 11 minutes) Also lost to eventual champions in 3-set SFs at Marseille (l. to Tsonga) and Acapulco (l. to Querrey) Hit 25 aces to beat Djokovic 76(9) 75 in Acapulco QF -- most aces allowed by Djokovic in best-of-3 set match Joined countryman Hewitt as 2nd player to win 1st meeting with Djokovic, Federer and Nadal Defeated Djokovic again in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (w/o vs Federer in QF due to illness) Blew 2-set lead and 1 MP in Aus. Open 2R loss to Seppi (d. Seppi at 2015 Aus. Open from 2 sets and 1 MP down) Withdrew from Monte-Carlo (elbow), Rome (left hip), Atlanta (left hip), Basel (left hip) and Paris (left hip) Retired in 3 straight matches: London/Queen s Club 1R (hip), Wimbledon 1R (hip), Washington 2R (right shoulder) Has a 14-21 career record vs. Top 10 opponents (4-4 last season) POTENTIAL CHAMPIONSHIP FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS Alex De Minaur (AUS) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Alex De Minaur (AUS) vs Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Ryan Harrison (USA) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Dimitrov Leads 4-1 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(1) 6-3 6-2 14 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 7-6(4) 6-2 15 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard R16 Ryan Harrison 7-5 4-6 6-0 17 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-1 17 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov 3-6 6-3 7-6(6) Ryan Harrison (USA) vs Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Kyrgios Leads 2-0 16 Tokyo (Japan) ` Hard R32 Nick Kyrgios 7-5 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Nick Kyrgios 6-3 6-3
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Friday, 5 January 2018 Queensland Tennis Centre Brisbane, Australia 31 December 2017-7 January 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $468,910 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com BrisbaneInternational.com.au Richard Evans: revans@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @BrisbaneTennis Press Room: +61 2312 07903 Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @BrisbaneTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com DIMITROV, KYRGIOS HEADLINE QUARTER-FINALS, TEENAGERS MEET The quarter-finals on Friday at the Brisbane International feature top seed and reigning champion Grigor Dimitrov No. 3 seed Nick Kyrgios and a pair of #NextGenATP teenagers playing in their first ATP World Tour QF. In the opening match on Pat Rafter Arena, talented teenagers qualifier Michael Mmoh (19) of the U.S. and Aussie wild card Alex De Minaur (18) square off for the first time. This is the first time two teenagers are meeting in the quarter-finals of an ATP World Tour tournament since October 2007 when Marin Cilic (19) defeated Ernests Gulbis (19) in St. Petersburg. Mmoh came into Brisbane with an 0-7 career record in ATP World Tour play but posted wins over Delbonis and No. 8 seed M. Zverev. De Minaur beat No. 44 Steve Johnson and No. 24/No. 4 seed Milos Raonic, both in straight sets, to reach the quarter-finals. In the next match on, Kyrgios and Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov meet for the second time. The Aussie won the previous meeting 63 76 in the 2R at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati last August en route to the final. The 22-year-old Kyrgios finished at No. 21 last season, his third straight Top 30 ATP Ranking. Dolgopolov, who was a Brisbane finalist in 2012, has not dropped a set this week, taking out No. 6 seed Diego Schwartzman in the 1R. In the evening session, Dimitrov looks for his second win in as many meetings against British No. 2 Kyle Edmund. The Bulgarian prevailed in three sets in Washington last summer. Dimitrov, who saved two match points in his 46 76 63 win over John Millman on Thursday, opened last season with a title here and closed the 2017 campaign by capturing the Nitto ATP Finals in London. He finished with a career-best four titles and No. 3 ATP Ranking. Edmund, who is in the quarter-finals for the second straight year, is looking for his first career Top 10 victory (0-13). Last season he advanced to three semi-finals on the ATP World Tour. On Show Court 1, Denis Istomin takes on American Ryan Harrison for the third time (tied 1-1). Istomin is making his third Brisbane QF appearance (2012-13) and Harrison his first. He came in with an 0-4 record in Brisbane. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: FRIDAY QUARTER-FINAL MATCHES PAT RAFTER ARENA [Q] Michael Mmoh (USA) vs [WC] Alex De Minaur (AUS) Mmoh 2017 Summary 2017 W-L: 0-4 (0-3 on hard) Date of Birth: January 10, 1998 (19) ATP Ranking: 175 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament History: The 19-year-old American qualified with wins over [4] Halys 64 64 and [6] Ofner 64 63 before posting main draw wins over Delbonis 63 64 and [8] M. Zverev 62 57 64 to reach his first ATP World Tour QF. Came into Brisbane with an 0-7 career record on ATP World Tour The #NextGenATP American finished No. 175 last season after achieving a career-high No. 141 on Sept. 25 Fell in 1R at Auckland as Q (l. to Brown), Australian Open as WC (l. to Simon), Miami as WC (l. to Mahut) and Newport as WC (l. to Santillan) Captured 2nd ATP Challenger Tour title at Lexington, USA (d. Millman) Advanced to Wichita, USA Futures final (l. to C. Harrison)
Day 6 Friday, 5 January 2018 Page 2 of 4 De Minaur 2017 Summary 2017 W-L: 2-5 (2-5 on hard) Date of Birth: February 17, 1999 (18) ATP Ranking: 208 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament History: The 18-year-old Aussie opened on Sunday with a 76(7) 64 victory over No. 44-ranked Steve Johnson and then followed with a 64 64 win over [2]/No. 24-ranked and 2016 champion Raonic, his biggest career win to reach his first ATP World Tour QF. Last year qualified last year (d. Tiafoe in final round, l. to M. Zverev in 1R) Last season finished No. 208 from No. 354 in 2016 and reached a career-high No.182 on Oct. 2 Earned 1st Grand Slam win at Australian Open as WC (d. G. Melzer after saving 1 MP, l. to Querrey in 2R) Defeated Paire at Sydney as WC for 1st ATP World Tour win (ret vs Kuznetsov in 2R -- abdominal strain) Beat fellow #NextGenATP player Tiafoe to qualify at Brisbane (l. to M. Zverev in ATP World Tour main draw debut) Compiled 12-12 record on ATP Challenger Tour and advanced to 2nd Challenger final at Segovia, ESP (l. to Munar) Swept titles at Povoa de Varzim, POR Futures (d. Ferreira Silva, w/ortega-olmedo d. Bourchier/Nolan) [3] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) Kyrgios Leads 1-0 17 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (USA) Hard R32 Nick Kyrgios 6-3 7-6(6) Kyrgios 2017 Summary F(2): ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Dimitrov); Beijing (l Nadal); SF(3): Marseille (l Tsonga); Acapulco (l Querrey); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Federer); QF(1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (W/O vs Federer) 2017 W-L: 31-17 (27-11 on hard) 2017 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: April 27, 1995 (22) ATP Ranking: 21 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament History: The top Aussie made his main draw debut on Wednesday with a 67 76 62 over Ebden. In 2013, came into the qualifying ranked No.838 and lost to Duckworth in 1R. Won 1R doubles (w/reid) over [4] Daniell/Inglot 46 61 10-7 Finished at No. 21 in ATP Rankings last year, his third straight Top 30 season (No. 13 in 2016, No. 30 in 2015) Defeated No. 2 Nadal en route to biggest final of career at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Dimitrov) Loss to Dimitrov marked 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s Beat M. Zverev in 2R and A. Zverev in SF en route to Beijing final (l. to No. 1 Nadal) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF for 2nd straight year (l. to Federer 76 67 76 in 3 hours, 11 minutes) Also lost to eventual champions in 3-set SFs at Marseille (l. to Tsonga) and Acapulco (l. to Querrey) Hit 25 aces to beat Djokovic 76(9) 75 in Acapulco QF -- most aces allowed by Djokovic in best-of-3 set match Joined countryman Hewitt as 2nd player to win 1st meeting with Djokovic, Federer and Nadal Defeated Djokovic again in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (w/o vs Federer in QF due to illness) Blew 2-set lead and 1 MP in Aus. Open 2R loss to Seppi (d. Seppi at 2015 Aus. Open from 2 sets and 1 MP down) Withdrew from Monte-Carlo (elbow), Rome (left hip), Atlanta (left hip), Basel (left hip) and Paris (left hip) Retired in 3 straight matches: London/Queen s Club 1R (hip), Wimbledon 1R (hip), Washington 2R (right shoulder) Dolgopolov 2017 Summary W(1): Buenos Aires (d Nishikori); F(2): Bastad (l Ferrer); Shenzhen (l Goffin); QF(1): Rio de Janeiro (l Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 28-23 (11-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: November 7, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 38 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 10-6 (2012 Finalist) Tournament History: The 29-year-old Ukrainian opened with a 64 76(3) win over [6] Schwartzman on Sunday and followed with a 61 62 victory over Zeballos. He is making his seventh appearance since 2010 and best result is runner up in 2012 (l. to No. 4 Murray). Also QF in 2013 (l. to Nishikori) and 2R in 2010-11 and 2015 Last season finished in Top 70 in ATP Rankings for eighth straight year at No. 38 Captured 3rd ATP World Tour title and 1st since 2012 Washington at Buenos Aires (d. Nishikori) Reached finals at Bastad (d. Khachanov after saving 2 MPs in QF, l. to Ferrer) and Shenzhen (l. to Goffin)
Day 6 Friday, 5 January 2018 Page 3 of 4 Advanced to US Open 4R for 2nd time (d. Berdych in 2R, l. to No. 1 Nadal) Qualified at ATP Masters 1000s in Cincinnati (d. Anderson, l. to Kyrgios in 2R) and Shanghai (l. to Goffin in 3R) Snapped 8-match losing streak by reaching Australian Open 2R (d. Coric, l. to Monfils) Fell to No. 89 in ATP Rankings on May 15 -- lowest since No. 101 on February 22, 2010 Retired in 5 matches during season due to hip, right leg and right ankle injuries, including Wimbledon 1R vs Federer Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Q and Budapest (groin), as well as Halle Q (right ankle) [1] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs Kyle Edmund (GBR) Dimitrov Leads 1-0 17 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 4-6 6-3 Dimitrov 2017 Summary W(4): Brisbane (d Nishikori); Sofia (d Goffin); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Kyrgios); Nitto ATP Finals-London (d Goffin); F(1): Stockholm (l del Potro); SF(3): Australian Open (l Nadal); London / Queen's Club (l Lopez); Beijing (l Nadal); QF(2): Rotterdam (l Goffin); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Nadal) 2017 W-L: 49-19 (39-11 on hard) 2017 Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: May 16, 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 3 (Career-high) Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 15-4 (2017 Champion) Tournament History: Reigning champion (d. No. 5 Nishikori) saved two MPs in 46 76(8) 63 win over [WC] Millman. He is making his sixth straight season-opening appearance in Brisbane. Made debut in 2013 and reached final (l. to No. 3 Murray). Also SF in 2015 and QF in 2016 (l. to Federer) Finished season at career-high No. 3 after posting 5-0 record for biggest title of career at Nitto ATP Finals (d. Goffin) First Bulgarian to qualify for Nitto ATP Finals in history and 1st debutant to win title since Corretja in 1998 Held in 52 of 53 service games en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati (d. Kyrgios) Win over Kyrgios marked 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s Began season 16-1 and reached 2nd Grand Slam SF at Aust. Open (d. Goffin, l. to Nadal in 5 sets after 4h56m) Ended 2.5-year title drought with championships at Brisbane (d. Thiem, Raonic and Nishikori) and Sofia (d. Goffin) Reached SFs at London/Queen s Club (l. to Lopez) and Beijing (l. to No. 1 Nadal) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai QF (d. Harrison in 2R after saving 3 MPs, l. to No. 1 Nadal) Suffered ATP Masters 1000 3R losses at Indian Wells (l. to Sock after holding 4 MPs), Madrid (l. to Thiem after holding 5 MPs) and Paris (l. to Isner after holding 1 MP) Edmund 2017 Summary SF(3): Atlanta (l Harrison); Winston-Salem (l Dzumhur); Vienna (l Pouille); QF(2): Brisbane (l Wawrinka); Delray Beach (l Raonic) 2017 W-L: 30-30 (23-19 on hard) Date of Birth: January 8, 1995 (22) ATP Ranking: 50 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2017-18 Quarter-finalist) Tournament History: The 22-year-old Briton opened with a 67 76 64 win over Shapovalov and followed with a 76 57 64 victory over reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion Chung. He is appearing in Brisbane for second straight year after reaching QFs in his debut with wins over Escobedo and No. 15 Pouille (ret.) before falling to No. 4 Wawrinka Reached SFs at Atlanta (d. Sock, l. to Harrison), Winston-Salem as Q (l. to Dzumhur) and Vienna (l. to Pouille) Quarter-finalist at Brisbane (l. to Wawrinka in 3 sets) and Delray Beach (l. to Raonic in 3 sets) Advanced to 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Anderson after leading 2 sets to 1) and US Open (ret vs Shapovalov) Earned 1st win in 5th appearance at Wimbledon (d. A. Ward, l. to Monfils in 2R) Saved 1 MP vs Donskoy in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 1R (l. to Sock in 2R) Squandered 3 MPs in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R (l. to Donaldson) and 2 MPs in Estoril 1R (l. to Domingues) Retired in US Open 3R vs Shapovalov and withdrew from St. Petersburg due to neck injury Looking for first career Top 10 win (0-13) and went 0-7 last season
Day 6 Friday, 5 January 2018 Page 4 of 4 SHOW COURT 1 Denis Istomin (UZB) vs Ryan Harrison (USA) Tied 1-1 10 San Jose (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Denis Istomin 6-2 7-5 12 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass QF Ryan Harrison 7-6(5) 6-4 Other meeting: 09 Binghamton CH (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Denis Istomin 7-5 6-0 Istomin 2017 Summary W(1): Chengdu (d Baghdatis); QF(2): Gstaad (l Bautista Agut); Metz (l Basilashvili) 2017 W-L: 17-18 (13-8 on hard) 2017 Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: September 7, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 63 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 6-5 (2012-13, 2018 Quarter-finalist) Harrison 2017 Summary W(1): Memphis (d Basilashvili); F(1): Atlanta (l Isner); QF(2): Estoril (l Ferrer); Tokyo (l Cilic) YTD W-L: 19-23 (15-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 7, 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 47 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2018 Quarter-finalist)
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, 4 January 2018 Queensland Tennis Centre Brisbane, Australia 31 December 2017-7 January 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $468,910 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com BrisbaneInternational.com.au Richard Evans: revans@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @BrisbaneTennis Press Room: +61 2312 07903 Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @BrisbaneTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com REIGNING CHAMPION DIMITROV HEADLINES DAY FIVE ACTION There are four second round singles matches on Thursday s schedule at the Brisbane International with top seed and reigning champion Grigor Dimitrov leading the way against Brisbane native John Millman who is looking for his first career Top 10 victory (0-8). This is their first main draw meeting on the ATP World Tour although Millman won a qualifying match at 2010 Nottingham. Dimitrov opened last season with a title here and closed the 2017 campaign by capturing the Nitto ATP Finals in London. He finished with a career-best four titles and No. 3 ATP Ranking. This is the third time Millman is in the second round in Brisbane and he s trying to reach his first QF. In the day session match on Pat Rafter Arena, British No. 2 Kyle Edmund takes on Hyeon Chung of South Korea. Edmund is trying to reach the Brisbane quarter-finals for the second straight year. Edmund rallied to beat #NextGenATP Canadian star Denis Shapovalov in three sets on Tuesday. Chung won the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan in November (d. Rublev). On Show Court 1 there are two matches, leading off with Denis Istomin against American Jared Donaldson, who lost the previous main draw match in a third-set TB in the quarter-finals of Chengdu on Sept. 29. Istomin is trying to reach the Brisbane QFs for the third time (2012-13) and Donaldson his first. In the next match on, American Ryan Harrison and German lucky loser Yannick Hanfmann square off for the first time. Both players are trying to reach their first Brisbane quarter-final. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: THURSDAY SECOND-ROUND MATCHES PAT RAFTER ARENA Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs Hyeon Chung (KOR) Edmund Leads 1-0 17 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Kyle Edmund 6-3 6-1 Other meeting: 15 Burnie CH (Australia) Hard QF Hyeon Chung 6-3 6-2 Edmund 2017 Summary SF(3): Atlanta (l Harrison); Winston-Salem (l Dzumhur); Vienna (l Pouille); QF(2): Brisbane (l Wawrinka); Delray Beach (l Raonic) 2017 W-L: 30-30 (23-19 on hard) Date of Birth: January 8, 1995 (22) ATP Ranking: 50 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2017 Quarter-finalist) Tournament History: The 22-year-old Briton opened with a 67 76 64 win over Shapovalov. He is appearing in Brisbane for second straight year after reaching QFs in his debut with wins over Escobedo and No. 15 Pouille (ret.) before falling to No. 4 Wawrinka in three sets Reached SFs at Atlanta (d. Sock, l. to Harrison), Winston-Salem as Q (l. to Dzumhur) and Vienna (l. to Pouille) Quarter-finalist at Brisbane (l. to Wawrinka in 3 sets) and Delray Beach (l. to Raonic in 3 sets) Advanced to 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Anderson after leading 2 sets to 1) and US Open (ret vs Shapovalov) Earned 1st win in 5th appearance at Wimbledon (d. A. Ward, l. to Monfils in 2R) Saved 1 MP vs Donskoy in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 1R (l. to Sock in 2R) Squandered 3 MPs in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R (l. to Donaldson) and 2 MPs in Estoril 1R (l. to Domingues) Retired in US Open 3R vs Shapovalov and withdrew from St. Petersburg due to neck injury
Day 4 Thursday, 4 January 2018 Page 2 of 3 Chung 2017 Summary W(1): Next Gen ATP Finals (d Rublev); SF(1): Munich (l Pella); QF(2): Barcelona (l Nadal); Winston-Salem l Dzumhur) 2017 W-L: 29-18 (19-13 on hard) Date of Birth: May 19, 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 58 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2016, 2018 2nd Round) Tournament History: The 21-year-old South Korean beat [5] Muller 63 76. Two years ago (d. Groth, l. to Cilic) Captured inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan title, earning career-high $390,000 (d. Rublev) Reached 1st ATP World Tour SF at Munich (d. Monfils in 2R, l. to Pella), 1st Grand Slam 3R at Roland Garros (d. Querrey in 1R, l. to Nishikori in 5 sets) and 1st ATP Masters 1000 3R at Montreal (d. Goffin, l. to Mannarino) Broke into Top 50 of ATP Rankings on August 14 and achieved career-high No. 44 on September 11 Qualified at Chennai (l. to Sela in 2R), Barcelona (d. A. Zverev, l. to Nadal in QF) and Lyon (l. to Berdych in 2R) Held 5 MPs before falling to Dzumhur in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R Did not drop a set en route to 8th ATP Challenger Tour title at Maui, USA (d. Daniel) Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (heel), as well as s-hertogenbosch, London/Queen s Club, Antalya and Wimbledon (left ankle). Also pulled out of Shenzhen and Tokyo (abdominal muscle). [1] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs [WC] John Millman (AUS) First ATP Meeting Other meeting: 10 Nottingham Q (Great Britain) Grass -- John Millman 6-3 6-4 Dimitrov 2017 Summary W(4): Brisbane (d Nishikori); Sofia (d Goffin); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Kyrgios); Nitto ATP Finals-London (d Goffin); F(1): Stockholm (l del Potro); SF(3): Australian Open (l Nadal); London / Queen's Club (l Lopez); Beijing (l Nadal); QF(2): Rotterdam (l Goffin); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Nadal) 2017 W-L: 49-19 (39-11 on hard) 2017 Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: May 16, 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 3 (Career-high) Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 14-4 (2017 Champion) Tournament History: Reigning champion (d. No. 5 Nishikori) is making his sixth straight season-opening appearance in Brisbane. Made debut in 2013 and reached final (l. to No. 3 Murray). Also SF in 2015 and QF in 2016 (l. to Federer) Finished season at career-high No. 3 after posting 5-0 record for biggest title of career at Nitto ATP Finals (d. Goffin) First Bulgarian to qualify for Nitto ATP Finals in history and 1st debutant to win title since Corretja in 1998 Held in 52 of 53 service games en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati (d. Kyrgios) Win over Kyrgios marked 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s Began season 16-1 and reached 2nd Grand Slam SF at Aust. Open (d. Goffin, l. to Nadal in 5 sets after 4h56m) Ended 2.5-year title drought with championships at Brisbane (d. Thiem, Raonic and Nishikori) and Sofia (d. Goffin) Reached SFs at London/Queen s Club (l. to Lopez) and Beijing (l. to No. 1 Nadal) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai QF (d. Harrison in 2R after saving 3 MPs, l. to No. 1 Nadal) Suffered ATP Masters 1000 3R losses at Indian Wells (l. to Sock after holding 4 MPs), Madrid (l. to Thiem after holding 5 MPs) and Paris (l. to Isner after holding 1 MP) Millman 2017 Summary YTD W-L: 3-6 (3-3 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 14, 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 128 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 3-5 (2013, 2015, 2018 2nd Round) Tournament History: Brisbane native opened with 76 60 win over [Q] Polansky on Tuesday. He is making his sixth main draw appearance and reached 2R in 2013 (l. to No. 3 Murray) as a qualifier and 2015 (l. to No. 2 Federer) Missed 1st 4+ months with torn tendon in groin that required surgery Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 3rd time at US Open (d. Kyrgios in 1R, l. to Kohlschreiber) Appeared in 13th ATP Challenger Tour final at Lexington, USA (l. to Mmoh) Fell to No. 235 in ATP Rankings on August 28 -- lowest since No. 278 on November 3, 2014
Day 4 Thursday, 4 January 2018 Page 3 of 3 SHOW COURT 1 Denis Istomin (UZB) vs Jared Donaldson (USA) Istomin Leads 1-0 17 Chengdu (China) Hard QF Denis Istomin 2-6 7-5 7-6(5) Other meeting: 17 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Q (Spain) Clay -- Denis Istomin 7-6(3) 6-4 Istomin 2017 Summary W(1): Chengdu (d Baghdatis); QF(2): Gstaad (l Bautista Agut); Metz (l Basilashvili) 2017 W-L: 17-18 (13-8 on hard) 2017 Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: September 7, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 63 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 5-5 (2012-13 Quarter-finalist) Donaldson 2017 Summary QF(2): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Isner); Chengdu (l Istomin) YTD W-L: 21-25 (16-18 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 9, 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 54 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2017-18 2nd Round) Ryan Harrison (USA) vs [LL] Yannick Hanfmann (GER) Harrison 2017 Summary W(1): Memphis (d Basilashvili); F(1): Atlanta (l Isner); QF(2): Estoril (l Ferrer); Tokyo (l Cilic) YTD W-L: 19-23 (15-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 7, 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 47 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 1-4 (2018 2nd Round) Hanfmann 2017 Summary F(1): Gstaad (l Fognini); QF(1): Munich (l Bautista Agut) 2017 W-L: 7-5 (0-0 on hard) Date of Birth: November 13, 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 119 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round)
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, 3 January 2018 Queensland Tennis Centre Brisbane, Australia 31 December 2017-7 January 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $468,910 Surface: Outdoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com BrisbaneInternational.com.au Richard Evans: revans@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @BrisbaneTennis Press Room: +61 2312 07903 Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @BrisbaneTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FORMER CHAMP RAONIC, AUSSIE TRIO LED BY KYRGIOS, IN ACTION There are four second round singles matches on Wednesday s schedule at the Brisbane International with No. 3 seed Nick Kyrgios and No. 4 seed/2016 champion Milos Raonic leading the way on Pat Rafter Arena. In addition, No. 8 seed Mischa Zverev is on Court 1 against American #NextGenATP qualifier Michael Mmoh. In the first match on, Argentine Horacio Zeballos and Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov square off for the fifth time (tied 2-2). Zeballos won the first two meetings on hard courts in 2009 and 2016 and last season Dolgopolov, who was a Brisbane finalist in 2012, prevailed in both clay meetings. In the next men s match on, Kyrgios and countryman Matthew Ebden meet for the first time. Kyrgios is making his Brisbane main draw debut while Ebden is attempting to reach the quarter-finals in Queensland for the first time since 2011. The 22-year-old Kyrgios finished at No. 21 last season, his third straight Top 30 ATP Ranking. In the evening session, Raonic takes on Aussie teenage wild card Alex De Minaur for the first time. Raonic is making his fourth straight Brisbane appearance and fifth overall. This is the Canadian s first tournament since retiring in the 2R of Tokyo on Oct. 5 due to a calf muscle injury. The 18-year-old Aussie posted the biggest win of his career over No. 44-ranked Steve Johnson on Sunday and he is trying to reach his first ATP World Tour QF. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: WEDNESDAY SECOND-ROUND MATCHES PAT RAFTER ARENA Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) Series Tied 2-2 09 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R16 Horacio Zeballos 6-3 6-1 16 Los Cabos (Mexico) Hard R32 Horacio Zeballos 6-3 6-3 17 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R16 Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4 17 Bastad (Sweden) Clay R16 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4 6-4 Zeballos 2017 Summary SF(1): Barcelona (l Nadal); QF(1): Munich (l Pella) 2017 W-L: 20-22 (5-8 on hard) 2017 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1985 (32) ATP Ranking: 66 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament History: The 32-year-old Argentine opened with a 63 64 win over [Q] Escobdeo on Monday in debut Last season advanced to Grand Slam 3R and 4R for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. Karlovic and Goffin, l. to Thiem) Reached Barcelona SF (l. to Nadal) -- best finish at an ATP event since winning 2013 Vina del Mar title (d. Nadal) Let 2-set lead slip away in Australian Open 1R (l. to Karlovic 22-20 in 5th after 5 hours, 14 minutes). Match featured longest 5th set in event history (42 games) and most games overall since TBs were instituted in 1972 (84 games) Defeated defending champion Kohlschreiber to reach Munich QF (l. to Pella 76 in 3rd) Saved 2 MPs vs F. Mayer at Doha (l. to Djokovic in 2R) and 4 MPs vs. Dutra Silva at Kitzbuehel (l. to Olivo in 2R) Celebrated 300th singles win on ATP Challenger Tour at Lyon, FRA (d. E. Ymer, l. to Lamasine in QF) Appeared in 28th Challenger final at Buenos Aires, ARG (l. to Kicker) Captured 4th ATP doubles title w/peralta and 7th overall at Houston (d. Bryan/Bryan and Brown/Tiafoe) Reached doubles finals w/peralta at Quito (ret vs Cerretani/Oswald), Winston-Salem (l. to Rojer/Tecau) and St. Petersburg (l. to Jebavy/Middelkoop)
Day 3 Wednesday, 3 January 2018 Page 2 of 4 Dolgopolov 2017 Summary W(1): Buenos Aires (d Nishikori); F(2): Bastad (l Ferrer); Shenzhen (l Goffin); QF(1): Rio de Janeiro (l Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 28-23 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: November 7, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 38 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 9-6 (2012 Finalist) Tournament History: The 29-year-old Ukrainian opened with a 64 76(3) win over [6] Schwartzman on Sunday. He is making his seventh appearance since 2010 and best result is runner-up in 2012 (l. to No. 4 Murray). Also QF in 2013 (l. to Nishikori) and 2R in 2010-11 and 2015 Last season finished in Top 70 in ATP Rankings for eighth straight year at No. 38 Captured 3rd ATP World Tour title and 1st since 2012 Washington at Buenos Aires (d. Nishikori) Reached finals at Bastad (d. Khachanov after saving 2 MPs in QF, l. to Ferrer) and Shenzhen (l. to Goffin) Advanced to US Open 4R for 2nd time (d. Berdych in 2R, l. to No. 1 Nadal) Qualified at ATP Masters 1000s in Cincinnati (d. Anderson, l. to Kyrgios in 2R) and Shanghai (l. to Goffin in 3R) Snapped 8-match losing streak by reaching Australian Open 2R (d. Coric, l. to Monfils) Fell to No. 89 in ATP Rankings on May 15 -- lowest since No. 101 on February 22, 2010 Retired in 5 matches during season due to hip, right leg and right ankle injuries, including Wimbledon 1R vs Federer Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Q and Budapest (groin), as well as Halle Q (right ankle) [3] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs Matthew Ebden (AUS) Kyrgios 2017 Summary F(2): ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Dimitrov); Beijing (l Nadal); SF(3): Marseille (l Tsonga); Acapulco (l Querrey); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Federer); QF(1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (W/O vs Federer) 2017 W-L: 31-17 (27-11 on hard) 2017 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: April 27, 1995 (22) ATP Ranking: 21 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament History: The top Aussie is making his main draw debut. In 2013, came into the qualifying ranked No.838 and lost to Duckworth in 1R. Won 1R doubles (w/reid) over [4] Daniell/Inglot 46 61 10-7 Finished at No. 21 in ATP Rankings last year, his third straight Top 30 season (No. 13 in 2016, No. 30 in 2015) Defeated No. 2 Nadal en route to biggest final of career at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Dimitrov) Loss to Dimitrov marked 1st ATP Masters 1000, ATP Finals or Grand Slam final between players born in 1990s Beat M. Zverev in 2R and A. Zverev in SF en route to Beijing final (l. to No. 1 Nadal) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF for 2nd straight year (l. to Federer 76 67 76 in 3 hours, 11 minutes) Also lost to eventual champions in 3-set SFs at Marseille (l. to Tsonga) and Acapulco (l. to Querrey) Hit 25 aces to beat Djokovic 76(9) 75 in Acapulco QF -- most aces allowed by Djokovic in best-of-3 set match Joined countryman Hewitt as 2nd player to win 1st meeting with Djokovic, Federer and Nadal Defeated Djokovic again in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (w/o vs Federer in QF due to illness) Blew 2-set lead and 1 MP in Aus. Open 2R loss to Seppi (d. Seppi at 2015 Aus. Open from 2 sets and 1 MP down) Withdrew from Monte-Carlo (elbow), Rome (left hip), Atlanta (left hip), Basel (left hip) and Paris (left hip) Retired in 3 straight matches: London/Queen s Club 1R (hip), Wimbledon 1R (hip), Washington 2R (right shoulder) Ebden 2017 Summary F(1): Newport (l Isner); QF(1): Memphis (l Basilashvili) 2017 W-L: 9-7 (4-4 on grass) Date of Birth: November 26, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 76 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 5-5 (2011 Quarter-finalist)
Day 3 Wednesday, 3 January 2018 Page 3 of 4 Tournament History: The 30-year-old Aussie opened with a 63 62 win over Tiafoe on Monday. He is making his first appearance since 2014 when he lost in 2R. Best result is QF in 2011 as a qualifier (l. to No. 5 Soderling) Last season rose from No. 695 to year-end high No. 76 in ATP Rankings during 2017 season Reached Quito 2R (l. to Lorenzi) and Memphis QF as Q in back-to-back weeks (d. Fritz, l. to Basilashvili) Also qualified at Antalya (l. to Sugita in 1R), Los Cabos (l. to Lopez in 2R), Shenzhen (l. to Sela in 1R) and Tokyo (l. to Goffin in 2R) In July, qualified in Newport (ranked No. 249) and reached first ATP World Tour singles final (l. to Isner) Compiled 23-10 record on ATP Challenger Tour and captured titles at Canberra, AUS (d. Daniel) and Toyota, JPN (d. Hemery). Went 9-7 on ATP World Tour [WC] Alex De Minaur (AUS) vs [4] Milos Raonic (CAN) De Minaur 2017 Summary 2017 W-L: 2-5 (2-5 on hard) Date of Birth: February 17, 1999 (18) ATP Ranking: 208 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament History: The 18-year-old Aussie opened on Sunday with a 76(7) 64 victory over No. 44-ranked Steve Johnson, his biggest career win. Last year qualified last year (d. Tiafoe in final round, l. to M. Zverev in 1R) Last season finished No. 208 from No. 354 in 2016 and reached a career-high No.182 on Oct. 2 Earned 1st Grand Slam win at Australian Open as WC (d. G. Melzer after saving 1 MP, l. to Querrey in 2R) Defeated Paire at Sydney as WC for 1st ATP World Tour win (ret vs Kuznetsov in 2R -- abdominal strain) Beat fellow #NextGenATP player Tiafoe to qualify at Brisbane (l. to M. Zverev in ATP World Tour main draw debut) Compiled 12-12 record on ATP Challenger Tour and advanced to 2nd Challenger final at Segovia, ESP (l. to Munar) Swept titles at Povoa de Varzim, POR Futures (d. Ferreira Silva, w/ortega-olmedo d. Bourchier/Nolan) Raonic 2017 Summary F(2): Delray Beach (W/O vs Sock); Istanbul (l Cilic); SF(2): Brisbane (l Dimitrov); Lyon (l Berdych); QF(4): Australian Open (l Nadal); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l A. Zverev); Wimbledon (l Federer); Washington (l Sock) 2017 W-L: 29-12 (14-5 on hard) 2017 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: December 27, 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 24 Brisbane W-L (Best Result): 9-3 (2016 Champion) Tournament History: Top Canadian is making his fourth straight showing and fifth in six years. Won title two years ago (d. No. 3 Federer) and a finalist in 2015 (d. No. 5 Nishikori in SF, l. to No. 2 Federer). Also SF last year (l. to eventual champion Dimitrov) Playing in first tournament since retiring in Tokyo 2R vs Sugita with season-ending right calf muscle tear on Oct. 5 Finished No. 24 last season, ending a five-year run in Top 15 in ATP Rankings Appeared in 1st clay-court final at Istanbul (l. to Cilic). Also reached Delray Beach final (d. del Potro, w/o vs Sock). Advanced to Australian Open QF (l. to Nadal) and Wimbledon QF (d. A. Zverev in 5 sets, l. to Federer) Reached SFs at Brisbane (d. Nadal in 3 sets, l. to Dimitrov) and Lyon (l. to Berdych) Also reached ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF (l. to A. Zverev) and Roland Garros 4R (l. to Carreno Busta 86 in 5th) Fell to No. 698 Kokkinakis in London/Queen s Club 1R as World No. 6 -- worst loss by a Top 6 player since No. 6 Ivanisevic lost to No. 1,013 Cahill in 1994 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R Played 32 tournaments since last ATP World Tour title at 2016 Brisbane (d. Federer) Conceded walkovers in Delray Beach final vs Sock and ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R vs Donaldson (right leg) Withdrew from Acapulco, Indian Wells and Monte-Carlo (right leg), as well as Cincinnati and US Open (left wrist)