RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, 22 February 2018 Jockey Club Brasileiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 19-25 February 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,695,825 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RioOpen.com Maria Garcia-Planas: mgarcia@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @RioOpenOficial Press Room: diana@gabanyis.com Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @RioOpenOficial TV & Radio: TennisTV.com TOP 3 SEEDS ALL IN SECOND-ROUND ACTION ON RIO DAY 4 No. 2 seed and defending champion Dominic Thiem and No. 3 seed Pablo Carreno Busta start their second-round matches at the Rio Open on Thursday, while No. 1 seed Marin Cilic tries to fend off an upset bid from Gael Monfils as their second-round match resumes play. Cilic and Monfils will continue their second-round match, after play was interrupted with the Frenchman leading the No. 1 seed, 6-3, 6-6. Monfils owns a 2-0 record against the Australian Open finalist and World No. 3, including a win at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Monfils edged out Horacio Zeballos in three sets in the first round, saving a match point in the process. Both players hold similar records so far this season, with Cilic at 9-2 and Monfils at 10-3. Cilic, of Croatia, is making his tournament debut at the Rio Open and is seeking an ATP World Tour title for the 11th straight season. The other matches taking place on Quadra Central are Thiem of Austria against Spaniard Pablo Andujar, and Carreno Busta from Spain versus Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia. The only previous meeting between Thiem and Andujar took place here in 2016, which Thiem won en route to a semi-final finish. Meanwhile, Bedene is coming off a run to the Buenos Aires final (which he lost to Thiem) and has beaten last year s Rio Open runner-up Carreno Busta in their only prior Tour-level meeting, at Roland Garros in 2016. Three more second-round matches take place as the tournament attempts to get fully back on schedule. On Quadra 1, 2015 runner-up and No. 5 seed Fabio Fognini of Italy squares off against recent Australian Open quarter-finalist Tennys Sandgren from the United States. Fognini beat Rafael Nadal on the way to his finalist showing in 2015, eventually losing to David Ferrer. Following that match, No. 8 seed Fernando Verdasco of Spain faces Argentine Nicolas Kicker, with Verdasco holding a 1-0 advantage in their head-to-head record. On Quadra 2, No. 7 seed and 2016 Rio Open champion Pablo Cuevas takes on lucky loser Gastao Elias of Portugal in their second meeting at the ATP Tour level. Elias, the World No. 114, won their first contest in Umag in 2016, but Cuevas took their last meeting at a 2017 Challenger event in Uruguay. The reigning doubles titlist here, Cuevas upset Rafael Nadal en route to his 2016 singles title and hopes to claim a second singles trophy at Rio de Janeiro this week. For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter.
Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 2 of 6 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: THURSDAY SECOND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES QUADRA CENTRAL Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [3] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Bedene Leads 1-0 16 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Aljaz Bedene 7-6(4) 6-3 4-6 5-7 6-2 Other Meetings 11 Caltanissetta CH (Italy) Clay R16 Aljaz Bedene 7-6(1) 5-7 6-3 12 Marrakech CH (Morocco) Clay R32 Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6 6-4 6-3 Bedene Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Buenos Aires (l. Thiem) YTD W-L: 8-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 18 July 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 43 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Ousted Haider-Maurer in 1R for 5th win in last 6 matches. Last week, reached third career ATP World Tour final in Buenos Aires (def. Ramos-Vinolas 2R, Schwartzman in QF, and Delbonis in SF, l. to No. 6 Thiem for second time this year). Advanced to Doha 2R (d. Jaziri, l. to Thiem). Suffered 6th straight Australian Open 1R loss (l. to defending champion Federer). Also lost in 1R at Sydney (l. to Paire). In 2017, advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Budapest as Q (l. to Pouille) Last season, appeared in Grand Slam 3R for 2nd time at Wimbledon (d. Karlovic 86 in 5th, l. to Muller). Also last year, reached QFs at Chennai (l. to Paire) and s-hertogenbosch (l. to eventual champion Muller). Had a 15-0 record on ATP Challenger Tour in 2017, winning 12th, 13th and 14th titles of his career respectively at Irving, USA (d. Kukushkin); Sophia Antipolis, FRA (d. Paire) and Barletta, ITA (d. Elias). Carreno Busta Summary: YTD W-L: 4-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 12 July 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 11 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 6-4 (2017 Finalist) Tournament Note: Last year s runner-up (l. to Thiem) eliminated [Q] Cecchinato in 1R. Squandered 3 MPs vs. Coric in Doha 1R. Enjoyed career-best 4R showing at Australian Open (d. Muller, l. to Cilic). After 1R byes, dropped opening matches in Quito (l. A. Martin) and Buenos Aires (l. to Garcia-Lopez). In 2017, became 1st player in Open Era to face 4 qualifiers at a Grand Slam en route to US Open SF (l. to Anderson). Last year, earned 1st win in 17th match vs Top 10 to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (d. Raonic, ret vs Nadal). Also last season, advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF and SF at Indian Wells (d. Cuevas after saving 2 MPs, l. to Wawrinka). In 2017, did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP World Tour singles title at Estoril (d. Robredo, Almagro, Ferrer and Muller). Last year, enjoyed run to Rio de Janeiro singles final (l. to Thiem) and won doubles title w/cuevas (d. Cabal/Farah). Also last year, achieved new career-high 10 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 10 on 11 September 2017.
Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 3 of 6 [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) (to finish 3-6 6-6) Monfils Leads 2-0 09 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard QF Gael Monfils 3-6 6-4 6-4 16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (Brazil) Hard R16 Gael Monfils 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 Cilic Summary: 2018 Highlights: F (1): Australian Open (l. Federer); SF (1): Pune (l. Simon) YTD W-L: 9-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 17 Date of Birth: 28 September 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 3 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Opened tournament debut with a 1R victory over qualifier Berlocq. Reached 3rd Grand Slam final of career at Australian Open (l. to No. 2 Federer in 5 sets). Attained 2nd win over a World No.1 in Australian Open QF after Nadal ret. down 0-2 in 5th set (hip). Reached career-high ranking of No. 3 on 29 January, after Australian Open. Opened year with run to SF of Pune as No. 1 seed (l. to eventual champion Simon in 3 sets). In 2017, appeared in 2nd Grand Slam final at Wimbledon (d. Muller in 5 sets and Querrey in 4 sets, l. to Federer). Last season, captured ATP World Tour title for 10th straight year with 2nd clay-court title at Istanbul (d. Raonic). Last year, reached Roland Garros QF for 1st time and has now appeared in all 4 Grand Slam QFs (l. to Wawrinka). Also in 2017, advanced to ATP Masters 1000 SF at Shanghai (l. to No. 1 Nadal) and QFs at Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos- Vinolas), Rome (l. to Isner) and Paris (l. to Benneteau). Monfils Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Doha (d. Rublev); SF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Thiem); QF (1): Quito (l. Monteiro) YTD W-L: 10-3 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: 1 September 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 39 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: In debut match at Rio de Janeiro, saved a match point vs. Zeballos in 1R. Reached QF in Quito (l. to Monteiro) and followed with SF appearance in Buenos Aires (l. to eventual champion Thiem). Captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). Made return to tour at Doha after retiring in 2017 US Open 3R and missing remainder of season (right knee). In 2017, reached 1st grass-court final of career at Eastbourne as WC (d. Gasquet 76 in 3rd, l. to Djokovic). Last year, enjoyed 400th win of career over Brown in Roland Garros 1R on May 30 (l. to Wawrinka in 4R). Last season, fell to 0-6 in Wimbledon 3R matches with 5-set loss to countryman Mannarino. Also in 2017, retired vs Goffin in US Open 3R after suffering season-ending right knee injury. Fell to No. 46 in ATP Rankings on 16 October 2017 -- lowest since No. 49 on August 12, 2013. Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs [2] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Thiem Leads 1-0 16 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-4 Andujar Summary: YTD W-L: 1-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 23 January 1986 (32) ATP Ranking: 1821 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 4-3 (2014 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: Reached semi-finals in debut appearance in 2014 (l. to then-no. 1 Nadal in final-set tiebreak). Using protected ranking, suffered losses at Pune (l. to Jarry in 1R) and Australian Open Q (l. to Escobedo in Q1). Underwent right elbow surgery in 2017 and missed more than 8 months of season. Returned to action in September of 2017 and played 2 ITF Futures Circuit events in Spain (1-2 record). Has won three career ATP World Tour titles, all on clay (2011-12 Casablanca, 2014 Gstaad). Reached a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 32 on 13 July 2015.
Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 4 of 6 Thiem Summary: 2018 Highlights: W (1): Buenos Aires (d. Bedene); SF (1): Doha (W/O vs. Monfils) YTD W-L: 13-1 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: 3 September 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 6 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 9-1 (2017 Champion) Tournament Note: 8-1 record during 2016 and 2017, adding SF appearance in 2016 (l. to Pella) to last year s championship run (d. Carreno Busta in F). In 2018, secured first title of the season at Buenos Aires (d. Monfils in SF and Bedene in F). Reached Australian Open 4R for second consecutive year (l. to Sandgren). Advanced to Doha SF as No. 1 seed without dropping a set (w/o vs. Monfils due to viral infection). Last year, swept all 10 sets en route to 2nd ATP World Tour 500 title and 8th title overall at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta). Also in 2017, made 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF and final at Madrid (d. Dimitrov after saving 5 MPs in 3R, l. to Nadal). Last year, got 1st win over World No. 1 by beating Murray to reach ATP World Tour 500 final at Barcelona (l. to Nadal). In 2017, did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Roland Garros SF (d. Djokovic 76 63 60, l. to Nadal 63 64 60). One of two players to reach 2nd week at all 4 Grand Slams in 2017 (also Nadal). Last season, broke into Top 5 and achieved career-high No. 4 in ATP Rankings on 6 November 2017. QUADRA 1 [5] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Tennys Sandgren (USA) First Meeting Fognini Summary: 2018 Highlights: SF (1): Sydney (l. Medvedev) YTD W-L: 8-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: 24 May 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 21 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 9-4 (2015 Finalist) Tournament Note: In 2015, defeated then-world No. 3 Rafael Nadal in SF before losing to No. 9 Ferrer in championship match. Advanced to 2R in Buenos Aires before losing to L. Mayer. Reached Australian Open 4R for second time (first time since 2014, l. to Berdych). Started season with SF run at Sydney (l. to Medvedev). In 2017, captured 5th ATP World Tour singles title -- all on clay -- at Gstaad (d. Hanfmann). Last season, earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Murray in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R (l. to A. Zverev in 3R). Last year, advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 SF at Miami (d. Nishikori, l. to Nadal). In 2017, saved 2 MPs to beat Bautista Agut in St. Petersburg SF, marking 6 straight years with 2+ finals (l. to Dzumhur). Last season, saved 1 MP vs E. Ymer in 2R and 2 MPs vs Sock in QF to reach Stockholm SF (l. to Dimitrov). Also last year, reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Tsonga, l. to Cuevas), Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Murray) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Sandgren Summary: 2018 Highlights: QF (1): Australian Open (l. Chung) YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 22 July 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 60 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round)
Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 5 of 6 Tournament Note: Outlasted qualifier and recent Quito champion Carballes Baena in 1R, after the Spaniard had to retire due to gastroenteritis. Last week, fell in 1R of qualifying at Buenos Aires (l. to Bagnis). Reached 1st Grand Slam QF at Australian Open after 1st 4 Grand Slam main draw wins (l. to Chung). Got first 2 Top 10 wins of career at Australian Open (def. No. 8 Wawrinka in 2R and No. 5 Thiem in 4R). Won more than two consecutive Tour-level main draw matches for first time ever at Australian Open. Improved ranking from No. 97 to career-high No. 55 on 29 January, following Australian Open run. Qualified for Auckland (l. to Chung 1R) and fell 1R in Pune (l. to eventual champion Simon). In 2017, earned 1st 2 wins of career to reach Washington 3R (d. Soeda and Kyrgios, l. to eventual champion A. Zverev). Last year, qualified for 1st time in 15th try on tour and made ATP debut at Houston (l. to Escobedo in 1R). Also in 2017, captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Tempe, USA (d. Milojevic) and Savannah, USA (d. Sorgi). Last season, broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 12 June 2017 and achieved career-high No. 85 on 6 November 2017. [8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Nicolas Kicker (ARG) Verdasco Leads 1-0 17 Houston (U.S.A.) Clay R16 Fernando Verdasco 7-6(4) 6-1 Verdasco Summary: YTD W-L: 4-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: 15 November 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 40 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: In tournament debut, ousted L. Mayer in 1R. Lost in 2R at Buenos Aires (l. to Pella). Reached 2R at Doha (l. to eventual finalist Rublev) and Australian Open (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Marterer in 5 sets). Fell in Sydney 1R to eventual finalist de Minaur. In 2017, beat Bautista Agut and Monfils en route to Dubai final, where he fell to 0-12 vs World No. 1 (l. to Murray). Last year, lost SFs to eventual champions at Doha (l. to Djokovic after holding 5 MPs), Bastad (l. to Ferrer) and Stockholm (l. to del Potro). Last season, reached Roland Garros singles 4R (l. to Nishikori) and doubles SF w/zimonjic (l. to S. Gonzalez/Young). Rose to No. 29 in ATP Rankings on 6 March 2017 -- highest since No. 29 on 7 July 2014. Kicker Summary: YTD W-L: 3-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 16 August 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 86 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2017 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Defeated Estrella Burgos in 1R; reached QF last year as qualifier, in tournament debut (l. to Ramos-Vinolas). Fell in Buenos Aires 1R to Pella. Earned 1st non-clay wins of career to reach Australian Open 3R (d. Thompson and Lacko, l. to Fucsovics). Opened 2018 with 1R losses at Pune (l. to Fucsovics) and Canberra, AUS Challenger (l. to No. 402 Benchetrit). In 2017, advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QFs at Rio de Janeiro as Q (l. to Ramos-Vinolas), Lyon (d. Kyrgios, l. to Basilashvili) and Hamburg (l. to Kohlschreiber). Last season, earned 1st Grand Slam main draw win at Roland Garros (d. Dzumhur, l. to Cuevas in 2R). Also last year, captured 3rd ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Buenos Aires, ARG (d. Zeballos). Last year, made Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 27 February 2017 and achieved career-high No. 78 on 12 June 2017.
Day 4 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Page 6 of 6 QUADRA 2 [LL] Gastao Elias (POR) vs [7] Pablo Cuevas (URU) Elias Leads 1-0 16 Umag (Croatia) Clay R16 Gastao Elias 3-6 6-3 7-6(7) Other meetings: 15 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay R16 Pablo Cuevas 4-6 7-5 6-3 17 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay F Pablo Cuevas 6-4 6-3 Elias Summary: YTD W-L: 2-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 24 November 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 114 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Lost in final round of qualifying to Moutet, but entered main draw when Moutet withdrew due to a right knee injury, then won 1R against 2016 runner-up Pella. Reached 2R in Buenos Aires as lucky loser (d. Carballes Baena, l. to Delbonis). In 2017, advanced to Lyon QF as Q (d. del Potro, l. to Raonic). Last season, also reached 2R at Sydney as Q (l. to Thiem 75 in 3rd), Sao Paulo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Estoril (l. to Almagro). Last year, qualified in doubles at Rio de Janeiro w/bagnis (l. to eventual champions Carreno Busta/Cuevas in QF). Also in 2017, advanced to Barletta, ITA Challenger final (l. to Bedene). Last year, posted 3-1 record against Israel and Ukraine in Group I to lead Portugal to Davis Cup World Group Play-off. Cuevas Summary: YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: 1 January 1986 (32) ATP Ranking: 33 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 9-3 (2016 Champion) Tournament Note: Saved 3 MPs in 2nd-set tiebreak of 1R against Monteiro. Advanced to 2R at Auckland (l. to Khachanov) and Australian Open (l. to Harrison). Fell in 1R in Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils) Last season, became 1st player in tournament history to win 3 straight Sao Paulo titles (d. Carreno Busta and Ramos- Vinolas). In 2017, beat 4 unseeded players in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Madrid (d. A. Zverev, l. to Thiem). Last year, earned biggest win of career over No. 3 Wawrinka to reach ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Pouille). Also in 2017, advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Indian Wells (d. Goffin, l. to Carreno Busta after holding 2 match points).
RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, 21 February 2018 Jockey Club Brasileiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 19-25 February 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,695,825 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RioOpen.com Maria Garcia-Planas: mgarcia@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @RioOpenOficial Press Room: diana@gabanyis.com Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @RioOpenOficial TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SECOND-ROUND ACTION FEATURES CILIC, FORMER CHAMP CUEVAS Top seed Marin Cilic headlines Wednesday play at the Rio Open as he faces Gael Monfils for a spot in the quarter-finals. Monfils owns a 2-0 record against the Australian Open finalist and World No. 3. Monfils edged out Horacio Zeballos in three sets in the first round. Both players hold similar records so far this season, with Cilic at 9-2 and Monfils at 10-3. Cilic is making his tournament debut at the Rio Open and is seeking an ATP World Tour title for the 11th straight season. The first match of the day features an all-argentine match between No. 6 Diego Schwartzman and Federico Delbonis. Their head-to-head remains tied at 2-2, and twice they have met on the courts of Rio de Janeiro. Delbonis claimed the first one in 2015 when Schwartzman retired in the first round, and Schwartzman claimed the second last year in straight sets. In the final match on Quadra Central, No. 7 seed and 2016 Rio Open champion Pablo Cuevas takes on lucky loser Gastao Elias of Portugal in their second meeting at the ATP Tour level. Elias, the World No. 114, won their first contest in Umag in 2016, but Cuevas took their last meeting at a 2017 Challenger event in Uruguay. The reigning doubles titlist here in Rio, Cuevas upset Nadal en route to his 2016 singles title and hopes to repeat the effort again this week. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SECOND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES QUADRA CENTRAL Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs [6] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Series Tied 2-2 15 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Federico Delbonis 6-7(8) 7-6(6) 2-1 ret 16 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R16 Federico Delbonis 3-6 6-4 6-2 16 Istanbul (Turkey) Clay SF Diego Schwartzman 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 17 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R16 Diego Schwartzman 6-4 7-6(1) Other meeting: 11 Salinas CH (Ecuador) Clay R32 Federico Delbonis 6-0 6-2 Delbonis 2018 Summary: SF: Buenos Aires (l Bedene) YTD W-L: 4-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 ATP Ranking: 63 In 2018, reached SF at Argentina Open in Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene) Suffered 4th Australian Open 1R loss in last 5 years (l. to Muller). Lost to #NextGenATP players in Brisbane 1R (l. to Mmoh) and Sydney Q1 (l. to Popyrin). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter.
Day 3 Wednesday, 21 February 2018 Page 2 of 3 In 2017, qualified and advanced to Hamburg SF (d. Ferrer and Khachanov, l. to L. Mayer) Also qualified in singles at Bastad (l. to Ferrer in 1R) and doubles at Hamburg w/l. Mayer (l. to Mirnyi/Nestor in 1R) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 2nd time at Miami (d. Carreno Busta in 2R, l. to Nishikori) Fell to No. 139 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 22 -- lowest since No. 142 on January 14, 2013 Won ATP Challenger Tour titles at Todi, ITA (d. Cecchinato) and Cali, COL (d. Clezar) Schwartzman 2018 Summary: QF: Buenos Aires (l Bedene) YTD W-L: 6-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 ATP Ranking: 23 In 2018, reached QF in Buenos Aires (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). Suffered opening losses in Brisbane (l. to Dolgopolov in 1R) and Sydney (l. to F. Lopez in 2R after 1R bye). In 2017, defeated 2014 champion Cilic en route to 1st Grand Slam QF at US Open (l. to Carreno Busta) Shortest Grand Slam quarter-finalist since fellow 5-foot-7 South American Yzaga at 1994 US Open Earned career-high 39 wins in 2017 and achieved career-high No. 25 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 30 Advanced to QF-or-better at 11 events, highlighted by 3rd ATP World Tour final of career at Antwerp (l. to Tsonga) Reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal) & Montreal (d. Thiem after saving 4 MPs, l. to Haase) Before US Open run, reached 1st Grand Slam 3R at Roland Garros (d. Rublev 97 in 5th, l. to Djokovic in 5 sets) [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) Monfils Leads 2-0 09 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard QF Gael Monfils 3-6 6-4 6-4 16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (Brazil) Hard R16 Gael Monfils 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 Cilic 2018 Summary: F: Australian Open (l Federer); SF: Pune (l Simon) YTD W-L: 9-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 17 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 ATP Ranking: 3 In 2018, reached 3rd Grand Slam final of career at Australian Open (l. to No. 2 Federer in 5 sets). Attained 2nd win over a World No.1 in Australian Open QF after Nadal ret. down 0-2 in 5th set (hip). Reached career-high ranking of No. 3 on 29 January, after Australian Open. Opened year with run to SF of Pune as No. 1 seed (l. to eventual champion Simon in 3 sets). In 2017, appeared in 2nd Grand Slam final at Wimbledon (d. Muller in 5 sets and Querrey in 4 sets, l. to Federer) Achieved career-high No. 4 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 16 Captured ATP World Tour title for 10th straight year with 2nd clay-court championship at Istanbul (d. Raonic) Reached Roland Garros QF for 1st time and has now appeared in all 4 Grand Slam QFs (l. to Wawrinka) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 SF at Shanghai (l. to No. 1 Nadal) and QFs at Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas), Rome (l. to Isner) and Paris (l. to Benneteau) Fell to 1-8 lifetime at Nitto ATP Finals with losses to A. Zverev, Sock and Federer Monfils 2018 Summary: W: Doha (d Rublev); SF: Buenos Aires (l Thiem); QF: Quito (l Monteiro) YTD W-L: 10-3 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 39 In 2018, reached QF in Quito (l. to Monteiro) and followed with SF appearance in Buenos Aires (l. to eventual champion Thiem) Captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). Made return to tour at Doha after retiring in 2017 US Open 3R and missing remainder of season (right knee).
Day 3 Wednesday, 21 February 2018 Page 3 of 3 In 2017, reached 1st grass-court final of career at Eastbourne as WC (d. Gasquet 76 in 3rd, l. to Djokovic) Enjoyed 400th win of career over Brown in Roland Garros 1R on May 30 (l. to Wawrinka in 4R) Fell to 0-6 in Wimbledon 3R matches with 5-set loss to countryman Mannarino Retired vs Goffin in US Open 3R after suffering season-ending right knee injury Fell to No. 46 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 16 -- lowest since No. 49 on August 12, 2013 [LL] Gastao Elias (POR) vs [7] Pablo Cuevas (URU) Elias Leads 1-0 16 Umag (Croatia) Clay R16 Gastao Elias 3-6 6-3 7-6(7) Other meetings: 15 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay R16 Pablo Cuevas 4-6 7-5 6-3 17 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay F Pablo Cuevas 6-4 6-3 Elias 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-1 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 24, 1990 ATP Ranking: 114 In 2018, reached 2R in Buenos Aires (d. Carballes Baena, l. to Delbonis) In 2017, advanced to Lyon QF as Q (d. del Potro, l. to Raonic) Also reached 2R at Sydney as Q (l. to Thiem 75 in 3rd), Sao Paulo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Estoril (l. to Almagro) Qualified in doubles at Rio de Janeiro w/bagnis (l. to eventual champions Carreno Busta/Cuevas in QF) Reached Barletta, ITA Challenger final (l. to Bedene) Posted 3-1 record against Israel and Ukraine in Group I to lead Portugal to Davis Cup World Group Play-off Cuevas 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 33 In 2018, advanced to 2R at Auckland (l. to Khachanov) and Australian Open (l. to Harrison). Fell in 1R in Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils) In 2017, became 1st player in tournament history to win 3 straight Sao Paulo titles (d. Carreno Busta and Ramos- Vinolas) Beat 4 unseeded players in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Madrid (d. A. Zverev, l. to Thiem) Earned biggest win of career over No. 3 Wawrinka to reach ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Pouille) Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Indian Wells (d. Goffin, l. to Carreno Busta after holding 2 MPs) QUADRA 1 [4] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs Nicolas Jarry (CHI) First Meeting
RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 20 February 2018 Jockey Club Brasileiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 19-25 February 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,695,825 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RioOpen.com Maria Garcia-Planas: mgarcia@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @RioOpenOficial Press Room: diana@gabanyis.com Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @RioOpenOficial TV & Radio: TennisTV.com THIEM OPENS CAMPAIGN FOR TITLE DEFENSE IN RIO Two former Rio Open champions take the courts in Tuesday's continuation of first-round singles matches. Leading off on the main show court are 2016 champion and No. 7 seed Pablo Cuevas against wild card Thiago Monteiro of Brazil. Cuevas owns all three of their previous meetings, one of which came on the clay courts of Rio in 2016 on Cuevas' title run. Gael Monfils continues his successful season after winning a title in Doha and making a semi-final appearance in Buenos Aires and quarter-final appearance in Quito. He will play Horacio Zeballos of Argentina in their first career meeting. Zeballos' countryman Federico Delbonis aims to open his Rio campaign with career win No. 100, as he takes on Jiri Vesely. No. 2 seed and defending champion Dominic Thiem opens his campaign Tuesday with a contest against Dusan Lajovic of Serbia. The recent Argentina Open champion has not yet dropped a set to Lajovic in three meetings, their last one occurring in Rio last year in the Round of 16. Thiem swept all 10 sets he played at the 2017 Rio Open en route to the second ATP World Tour 500 title of his career. Other top seeds in action Tuesday are No. 3 seed Pablo Carreno Busta and No. 6 Diego Schwartzman. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES QUADRA CENTRAL [WC] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) vs [7] Pablo Cuevas (URU) Cuevas Leads 3-0 16 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R16 Pablo Cuevas 7-6(5) 6-3 16 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay QF Pablo Cuevas 4-6 6-3 6-3 16 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R16 Pablo Cuevas 6-2 6-3 Monteiro 2018 Summary: SF: Quito (l Ramos-Vinolas) YTD W-L: 5-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 31, 1994 ATP Ranking: 104 In 2018, reached SF in Quito (d. Zeballos, Giannessi, Monfils, l. to Ramos-Vinolas) Reached Pune 2R (d. Bemelmans in 3rd-set TB, ret. vs. Anderson due to left ankle injury). Fell in Grand Slam qualifying 1R for 4th time in as many attempts at Australian Open (l. to Sonego). For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter.
Day 2 Tuesday, 20 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 In 2017, advanced to back-to-back QFs at Buenos Aires (l. to Berlocq) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Ruud) Reached 2R at Roland Garros (d. A. Muller in 5 sets, l. to Monfils) and Wimbledon (d. Whittington, l. to Khachanov) Qualified and lost in 1R at Sydney (l. to Evans), Barcelona (l. to Evans) and Rome (l. to F. Mayer) Achieved career-high No. 74 in Emirates ATP Rankings on February 27 Ended year with back-to-back SFs at Challengers in Santiago, CHI (l. to Jarry) and Rio de Janeiro, BRA (l. to Berlocq) Cuevas 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 33 In 2018, advanced to 2R at Auckland (l. to Khachanov) and Australian Open (l. to Harrison). Fell in 1R in Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils) In 2017, became 1st player in tournament history to win 3 straight Sao Paulo titles (d. Carreno Busta and Ramos- Vinolas) Beat 4 unseeded players in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Madrid (d. A. Zverev, l. to Thiem) Earned biggest win of career over No. 3 Wawrinka to reach ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Pouille) Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Indian Wells (d. Goffin, l. to Carreno Busta after holding 2 MPs) Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) First Meeting Monfils 2018 Summary: W: Doha (d Rublev); SF: Buenos Aires (l Thiem); QF: Quito (l Monteiro) YTD W-L: 9-3 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 39 In 2018, reached QF in Quito (l. to Monteiro) and followed with SF appearance in Buenos Aires (l. to eventual champion Thiem) Captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). Made return to tour at Doha after retiring in 2017 US Open 3R and missing remainder of season (right knee). Fell to 0-15 lifetime against Djokovic with 4-set loss in Australian Open 2R. In 2017, reached 1st grass-court final of career at Eastbourne as WC (d. Gasquet 76 in 3rd, l. to Djokovic) Enjoyed 400th win of career over Brown in Roland Garros 1R on May 30 (l. to Wawrinka in 4R) Fell to 0-6 in Wimbledon 3R matches with 5-set loss to countryman Mannarino Retired vs Goffin in US Open 3R after suffering season-ending right knee injury Fell to No. 46 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 16 -- lowest since No. 49 on August 12, 2013 Zeballos 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1985 ATP Ranking: 68 In 2018, fell to 0-5 lifetime at Australian Open with 1R loss to Fognini. Fell in 1R in Quito and 2R in Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem) Advanced to Brisbane 2R (d. Escobedo, l. to Dolgopolov). Reached Brisbane doubles final in 1st event w/l. Mayer since 2010 Wimbledon (l. to Kontinen/Peers). In 2017, 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)
Day 2 Tuesday, 20 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [2] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Thiem Leads 3-0 15 Umag (Croatia) Clay R16 Dominic Thiem 6-1 3-1 ret 16 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay QF Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-2 17 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R16 Dominic Thiem 6-2 7-5 Lajovic 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 ATP Ranking: 84 In 2018 Australian Open 1R, suffered 6th straight loss in a 5-setter (l. to Schwartzman 11-9 in 5th). Fell in 2R in Buenos Aires (d. Bagnis, l. to Monfils) Lost in Sydney Q1 to Vukic. In 2017, reached 1st ATP Masters 1000 R16 at Indian Wells as Q (d. Pospisil after saving 1 MP, l. to Carreno Busta) Qualified at Miami (l. to Anderson in 1R), Beijing (l. to Darcis in 2R) and Shanghai (l. to Isner in 1R after holding 1 MP Reached QFs at Istanbul (l. to Schwartzman), Kitzbuehel (l. to Kohlschreiber 76 in 3rd) and Chengdu (l. to Sugita) Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Bastad, SWE (d. L. Mayer) Thiem 2018 Summary: W: Buenos Aires (d Bedene); SF: Doha (W/O vs Monfils) YTD W-L: 12-1 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 ATP Ranking: 6 In 2018, secured first title of the season at Buenos Aires (d. Zeballos, Pella, Monfils, l. to Bedene) Reached Australian Open 4R for second consecutive year (l. to Sandgren). Advanced to Doha SF as No. 1 seed without dropping a set (w/o vs. Monfils due to viral infection). In 2017, broke into Top 5 and achieved career-high No. 4 in Emirates ATP Rankings on November 6 Swept all 10 sets en route to 2nd ATP World Tour 500 title and 8th title overall at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta) Appeared in 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF and final at Madrid (d. Dimitrov after saving 5 MPs in 3R, l. to Nadal) Earned 1st win over World No. 1 by beating Murray to reach ATP World Tour 500 final at Barcelona (l. to Nadal) Did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Roland Garros SF (d. Djokovic 76 63 60, l. to Nadal 63 64 60) One of 2 players to reach 2nd week at all 4 Grand Slams in 2017 (also Nadal) QUADRA 1 [WC] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs [6] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Schwartzman Leads 1-0 18 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Diego Schwartzman 6-4 6-2 6-3 Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs Federico Delbonis (ARG) Delbonis Leads 1-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Federico Delbonis 7-6(4) 3-6 7-5 Other meetings: 13 Liberec CH (Czech Republic) Clay F Jiri Vesely 6-7(2) 7-6(7) 6-4 17 Prostejov CH (Czech Republic) Clay F Jiri Vesely 5-7 6-1 7-5 [Q] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs [3] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Other meeting: 15 Perugia CH (Italy) Clay SF Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2 7-6(5) First Tour-Level Meeting
Day 2 Tuesday, 20 February 2018 Page 4 of 4 QUADRA 2 Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) vs Nicolas Kicker (ARG) First Meeting Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [PR] Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) Other meeting: 14 Todi CH (Italy) Clay SF Aljaz Bedene 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5 First Tour-Level Meeting QUADRA 4 [PR] Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs Gerald Melzer (AUT) Melzer Leads 1-0 15 Munich (Germany) Clay R16 Gerald Melzer 4-1 ret Other meetings: 08 Graz CH (Austria) Clay R16 Pablo Andujar 6-2 6-1 16 Seville CH (Spain) Clay R32 Gerald Melzer 6-1 6-2
RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Jockey Club Brasileiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 19-25 February 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: $1,695,825 Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RioOpen.com Maria Garcia-Planas: mgarcia@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @RioOpenOficial Press Room: diana@gabanyis.com Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @RioOpenOficial TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN RIO DE JANEIRO 1) What a Week: Twenty-two of the Top 32 players on the ATP World Tour will compete this week in Rio de Janeiro, Delray Beach or Marseille. Leading the way at the Rio Open presented by Claro are defending champion Dominic Thiem and Australian Open and Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic. 2) No. 3 and Rising: Only Roger Federer stopped Cilic from claiming two of the last three Grand Slam titles. Despite falling to Federer in the Australian Open and Wimbledon finals, the Croat is ranked a career-high No. 3 entering the Rio Open. Cilic will make his tournament debut as the No. 1 seed. The 29-year-old is seeking an ATP World Tour championship for the 11th straight season. 3) Feet of Clay: Thiem swept all 10 sets he played at the 2017 Rio Open en route to the second ATP World Tour 500 title of his career. He went 24-5 on clay and 25-22 on other surfaces last season. The World No. 6 is one of two men to beat the Big Four of Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray on clay courts. Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka is the other. 4) Spanish Armada: Thiem defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the 2017 Rio Open semi-finals and Pablo Carreno Busta in the final. The Spaniards return this week as the No. 4 and No. 3 seeds respectively. Ramos-Vinolas began the ATP s Golden Swing by advancing to the Quito final. 5) Fognini Returns: Like Ramos-Vinolas and Carreno Busta, Fabio Fognini will have appeared at all five editions of the Rio Open. The Italian upset Nadal to reach the 2015 final, which he lost to another Spaniard David Ferrer. Fognini has played in at least two finals each season since 2012. 6) Schwartzman s Surge: South America produced one of the ATP World Tour s most improved players of 2017 in Diego Schwartzman. The 5-foot-7 Argentine earned a new career-high ranking nine times, reached 11 quarter-finals or better, and enjoyed a career-best 39 wins last season. 7) Melbourne Magic: Australian Open quarter-finalist Tennys Sandgren will make his Rio Open debut after defeating Wawrinka and Thiem in Melbourne as the World No. 97. Sandgren became the lowest-ranked Australian Open quarter-finalist since then-no. 105 Mikael Tillstrom in 1996. 8) Two-Time Champion: Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay upset Nadal en route to the 2016 Rio Open singles title, then teamed with Carreno Busta to capture the 2017 Rio Open doubles title. Cuevas will defend his doubles crown with Carreno Busta and seek his seventh ATP singles title this week. 9) Wild Cards: Brazilians Thomaz Bellucci and Thiago Monteiro received wild cards along with #NextGenATP player Casper Ruud of Norway. At the 2017 Rio Open, Ruud earned the first three victories of his career before squandering a match point against Carreno Busta in the semi-finals. 10) Homegrown Hopes: Marcelo Melo of Brazil and co-world No. 1 Lukasz Kubot of Poland headline the doubles field. They are joined in the draw by Bruno Soares of Brazil and Jamie Murray of Great Britain. A Brazilian has never won the singles or doubles title at the Rio Open. For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter.
Day 1 Monday, 19 February 2018 Page 2 of 6 WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Marin Cilic (CRO) 0-0 Debut 2 Dominic Thiem (AUT) 8-1 2017 Champion 3 Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 5-4 2017 Finalist 4 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 5-4 2017 Semi-finalist 5 Fabio Fognini (ITA) 8-4 2015 Finalist 6 Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 3-3 2017 Quarter-finalist 7 Pablo Cuevas (URU) 8-3 2016 Champion 8 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 0-0 Debut QUALIFIERS (4) Carlos Berlocq (ARG) Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) Marco Cecchinato (ITA) Corentin Moutet (FRA) OLDEST PLAYER Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) 37 years, 6 months WILD CARDS (3) Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Casper Ruud (NOR) YOUNGEST PLAYER Corentin Moutet (FRA) 18 years, 10 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Argentina 7, Spain 6, Brazil 3, Austria 3, Italy 2, France 2 DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Lukasz Kubot (POL) 1-1 2017 Quarter-finalist Marcelo Melo (BRA) 6-4 2014 Finalist 2 Jamie Murray (GBR) 2-1 2017 Simi-finalist Bruno Soares (BRA) 8-4 2014-17 Semi-finalist 3 Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) 13-2 2014, 2016 Champion Robert Farah (COL) 13-2 2014, 2016 Champion 4 Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) 0-1 2017 First round Julio Peralta (CHI) 2-1 2017 Semi-finalist ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Rio Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 40 0 Singles Prize Money ($) 101,360 53,385 28,915 16,475 9,710 5,750 Doubles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 0 --- Doubles Prize Money ($) 110,070 53,890 27,030 13,870 7,170 ---
Day 1 Monday, 19 February 2018 Page 3 of 6 PAST FINALISTS SINGLES (since 2014) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Dominic Thiem (AUT) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 7-5 6-4 2016 Pablo Cuevas (URU) Guido Pella (ARG) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 2015 David Ferrer (ESP) Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-2 6-3 2014 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6-3 7-6(3) BOLD: Player in 2018 Rio Open singles draw. DOUBLES (since 2014) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Pablo Cuevas/Pablo Carreno Busta Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah 6-4 5-7 [10-8] 2016 Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah Pablo Carreno Busta/David Marrero 7-6(5) 6-1 2015 Martin Klizan/Philipp Oswald Pablo Andujar/Oliver Marach 7-6(3) 6-4 2014 Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah David Marrero/Marcelo Melo 6-4 6-2 BOLD: Player in 2018 Rio Open doubles draw. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES QUADRA CENTRAL [4] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) Ramos-Vinolas Leads 1-0 13 Vina del Mar (Chile) Clay R32 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4 6-1 Ramos-Vinolas 2018 Summary: F: Quito (l Carballes Baena) YTD W-L: 7-5 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 ATP Ranking: 19 In 2018, reached F in Quito before losing to Carballes Baena. Followed with 2R appearance in Buenos Aires. Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 1st time in 7th appearance (l. to Djokovic). Took opening losses in Doha (l. to Pella in 1R) and Sydney (l. to Lorenzi in 2R after 1R bye as No. 1 seed). In 2017, reached 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF, SF and final at Monte-Carlo (d. Cilic and Pouille, l. to Nadal) Earned biggest win of career over World No. 1 Murray in Monte-Carlo 3R, rallying from 04 down in 3rd set Achieved career-high No. 17 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 8 and tied career-high with 34 wins Saved 1 MP vs Pella in Buenos Aires 1R (l. to Carreno Busta in QF), 1 MP vs Sousa in Sao Paulo SF (l. to Cuevas in final) and 3 MPs vs Querrey in Vienna 1R (l. to Struff in 2R) Advanced to Quito SF (l. to Lorenzi), Rio de Janeiro SF (l. to Thiem) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai QF (l. to Cilic) Dutra Silva 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-4 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 5, 1984 ATP Ranking: 106
Day 1 Monday, 19 February 2018 Page 4 of 6 In 2018, qualified for main draw in Buenos Aires before falling to L. Mayer. Qualified at Auckland (l. to Shapovalov in 1R). Fell to No. 1 Aussie Kyrgios in Australian Open 1R, then fell to Andrej Martin in 1R in Quito. In 2017, achieved career-high No. 63 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 24 Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour QF at Umag (d. Monfils, l. to Giannessi) Reached 2R at Australian Open (l. to Simon) and Roland Garros (d. Youzhny after saving 2 MPs, l. to Raonic) Qualified at Buenos Aires (l. to Giannessi in 1R after holding 2 MPs) and Winston-Salem (l. to Young in 1R) Squandered 4 MPs in both Kitzbuehel 1R vs Zeballos and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 1R vs Shapovalov Captured 1st ATP doubles title in hometown of Sao Paulo with 1st-time partner Sa (d. Daniell/Demoliner) [1] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs [Q] Carlos Berlocq (ARG) Cilic Leads 1-0 11 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Marin Cilic 6-4 6-3 Cilic 2018 Summary: F: Australian Open (l Federer); SF: Pune (l Simon) YTD W-L: 8-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 17 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 ATP Ranking: 3 In 2018, reached 3rd Grand Slam final of career at Australian Open (l. to No. 2 Federer in 5 sets). Attained 2nd win over a World No.1 in Australian Open QF after Nadal ret. down 0-2 in 5th set (hip). Reached career-high ranking of No. 3 on 29 January, after Australian Open. Opened year with run to SF of Pune as No. 1 seed (l. to eventual champion Simon in 3 sets). In 2017, appeared in 2nd Grand Slam final at Wimbledon (d. Muller in 5 sets and Querrey in 4 sets, l. to Federer) Achieved career-high No. 4 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 16 Captured ATP World Tour title for 10th straight year with 2nd clay-court championship at Istanbul (d. Raonic) Reached Roland Garros QF for 1st time and has now appeared in all 4 Grand Slam QFs (l. to Wawrinka) Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 SF at Shanghai (l. to No. 1 Nadal) and QFs at Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas), Rome (l. to Isner) and Paris (l. to Benneteau) Fell to 1-8 lifetime at Nitto ATP Finals with losses to A. Zverev, Sock and Federer Berlocq 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: February 3, 1983 ATP Ranking: 139 In 2018, lost in 1R of Quito (l. to Ruud) and Buenos Aires (l. to Garcia-Lopez) In 2017, defeated Kovalik, Ferrer and Monteiro en route to Buenos Aires SF (l. to Nishikori in 3 sets) Qualified and reached 2R at ATP Masters 1000s in Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Rome (l. to Berdych) Fell to 0-10 in Grand Slam 2R matches at Australian Open (d. Albot, l. to Gasquet) Snapped 5-match tour-level losing streak at Winston-Salem (d. Bolt and Troicki, l. to Johnson in 3R) Reached Canberra, AUS Challenger doubles final w/molteni (l. to Begemann/Struff) Spent 11 hours, 20 minutes on court during Argentina s 3-2 loss to Italy in Davis Cup 1R (l. to Seppi, w/l. Mayer d. Bolelli/Fognini after saving 1 MP, d. Lorenzi) [5] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs [WC] Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) Fognini Leads 4-0 11 Santiago (Chile) Clay QF Fabio Fognini 1-6 6-2 7-6 14 Munich (Germany) Clay QF Fabio Fognini 6-2 6-2 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-4 7-6(2) 17 Kitzbühel (Austria) Clay QF Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-1 Fognini 2018 Summary: SF: Sydney (l Medvedev)
Day 1 Monday, 19 February 2018 Page 5 of 6 YTD W-L: 7-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 ATP Ranking: 21 In 2018, reached Australian Open 4R for second time (first time since 2014, l. to Berdych). Started season with SF run at Sydney (l. to Medvedev). Reached 2R in Buenos Aires before losing to L. Mayer In 2017, captured 5th ATP World Tour singles title -- all on clay -- at Gstaad (d. Hanfmann) Earned biggest win of career over No. 1 Murray in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R (l. to A. Zverev in 3R) Advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 SF at Miami (d. Nishikori, l. to Nadal) Saved 2 MPs to beat Bautista Agut in St. Petersburg SF, marking 6 straight years with 2+ finals (l. to Dzumhur) Saved 1 MP vs E. Ymer in 2R and 2 MPs vs Sock in QF to reach Stockholm SF (l. to Dimitrov) Reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Tsonga, l. to Cuevas), Wimbledon (l. to No. 1 Murray) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to No. 1 Nadal) Bellucci 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 ATP Ranking: 123 In 2018, as qualifier, lost to countryman Diego Schwartzman in 2R of Buenos Aires Fell in 1R of Quito to Victor Estrella Burgos. Withdrew from Australian Open qualifying. In 2017, played 5 straight 3-setters at Houston, reaching 8th ATP World Tour final (l. to Johnson 76 in 3rd) Advanced to SF at Quito, losing to eventual champion Estrella Burgos for 3rd straight year Snapped 5-match tour-level losing streak by reaching Kitzbuehel QF (d. Dolgopolov and Struff, l. to Fognini) Ended 22-match losing streak vs Top 10 opponents by beating Nishikori at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Monteiro in 2R) Squandered 1 MP in Munich 2R against 273rd-ranked Hanfmann Fell to No. 113 in Emirates ATP Rankings on November 20 -- lowest since No. 122 on April 28, 2014 Withdrew from Winston-Salem, Shenzhen, Beijing qualifying, ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai qualifying and Moscow QUADRA 1 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs Nicolas Jarry (CHI) First Meeting [8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Leonardo Mayer (ARG) Verdasco Leads 3-0 09 ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard R32 Fernando Verdasco 6-1 6-1 10 Nice (France) Clay SF Fernando Verdasco 7-6(3) 7-5 14 Valencia (Spain) Hard R32 Fernando Verdasco 6-4 3-6 6-3 QUADRA 2 [Q] Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) vs Tennys Sandgren (USA) Other meeting: 13 Tanger CH (Morocco) Clay R32 Roberto Carballes Baena 7-5 4-6 6-4 First Tour-Level Meeting [Q] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs Guido Pella (ARG) First Meeting
Day 1 Monday, 19 February 2018 Page 6 of 6 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) First Meeting Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs Federico Delbonis (ARG) Delbonis Leads 1-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Federico Delbonis 7-6(4) 3-6 7-5 Other meetings: 13 Liberec CH (Czech Republic) Clay F Jiri Vesely 6-7(2) 7-6(7) 6-4 17 Prostejov CH (Czech Republic) Clay F Jiri Vesely 5-7 6-1 7-5 [WC] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs [6] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Schwartzman Leads 1-0 18 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Diego Schwartzman 6-4 6-2 6-3 [WC] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) vs [7] Pablo Cuevas (URU) Cuevas Leads 3-0 16 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R16 Pablo Cuevas 7-6(5) 6-3 16 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay QF Pablo Cuevas 4-6 6-3 6-3 16 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R16 Pablo Cuevas 6-2 6-3 Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [PR] Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) Other meeting: 14 Todi CH (Italy) Clay SF Aljaz Bedene 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5 [Q] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs [3] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Other meeting: 15 Perugia CH (Italy) Clay SF Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2 7-6(5) First Tour-Level Meeting First Tour-Level Meeting Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) vs Nicolas Kicker (ARG) First Meeting [PR] Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs Gerald Melzer (AUT) Melzer Leads 1-0 15 Munich (Germany) Clay R16 Gerald Melzer 4-1 ret Other meetings: 08 Graz CH (Austria) Clay R16 Pablo Andujar 6-2 6-1 16 Seville CH (Spain) Clay R32 Gerald Melzer 6-1 6-2 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [2] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Thiem Leads 3-0 15 Umag (Croatia) Clay R16 Dominic Thiem 6-1 3-1 ret 16 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay QF Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-2 17 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R16 Dominic Thiem 6-2 7-5