SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, 10 January 2018 Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre Sydney, Australia 7-13 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 SydneyInternational.com.au Richard Evans: revans@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @SydneyTennis Press Room: +612 9024 7768 Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @SydneyTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com DE MINAUR, MILLMAN FACE TOUGH TASKS ON DAY 4 IN SYDNEY Following Tuesday s rain, all second-round singles and quarter-final doubles matches are scheduled for Wednesday at the Sydney International. Aussies Alex de Minaur and John Millman lead the way in Ken Rosewall Arena against No. 7 seed Damir Dzumhur and No. 2 seed Gilles Muller respectively. Muller captured his first ATP World Tour title in his sixth final at the 2017 Sydney International, saving a match point against Alexandr Dolgopolov in the first round. De Minaur will also have his hands full against Dzumhur, who is ranked a career-high No. 30 after capturing his first two ATP World Tour titles at St. Petersburg and Moscow last fall. Also muchimproved are No. 3 seed Diego Schwartzman and No. 5 seed Adrian Mannarino, who will meet Feliciano Lopez and Ricardas Berankis respectively on Wednesday. Dzumhur, Schwartzman and Mannarino each earned more than 30 wins and a year-end Top 30 ranking for the first time in 2017. Play begins in Ken Rosewall Arena with Albert Ramos-Vinolas meeting Paolo Lorenzi. Ramos- Vinolas is the No. 1 seed for just the second time in his career. As the top seed at 2017 Hamburg, the Spaniard lost a third-set tiebreaker in the first round to eventual champion Leonardo Mayer. No. 1 doubles seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo are also in action. Kubot joined Melo atop the ATP Doubles Rankings this week, becoming the first Polish World No. 1 in singles or doubles. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SECOND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES KEN ROSEWALL ARENA [1] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Lorenzi Leads 2-1 13 Doha (Qatar) Hard R32 Paolo Lorenzi 7-6(4) 6-1 15 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard R32 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4 6-3 17 Quito (Ecuador) Clay SF Paolo Lorenzi 6-1 6-4 Other Meetings 09 Tarragona CH (Spain) Clay SF Paolo Lorenzi 6-4 6-4 15 San Benedetto CH (Italy) Clay QF Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3 6-1 Ramos-Vinolas Summary 2017 F (2): Sao Paulo (l Cuevas); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal); SF (2): Quito (l Lorenzi); Rio de Janeiro (l Thiem); QF (6): Chennai (l Sela); Buenos Aires (l Carreno Busta); Marrakech (l Coric); Barcelona (l Murray); Bastad (l Verdasco); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Cilic) 2018 W-L: 0-1; 2017 W-L: 34-31 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 17 January 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 22 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2014, 2018 2nd Round)
Day 4 Wednesday, 10 January 2018 Page 2 of 5 Tournament Note: Entered 2014 Sydney as LL and defeated Querrey in 1R (l. to Stepanek in 2R) In 2018, lost to fellow left-hander Pella 26 75 75 in Doha 1R as No. 4 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 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) Won 5-setters to reach Roland Garros 4R (d. Pouille, l. to Djokovic), Wimbledon 3R (d. Rublev, l. to Raonic) and US Open 2R (d. Istomin, l. to Mahut in 5 sets) Ended 21-match, 13-month doubles losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid w/haase (d. Matkowski/Peya in 1R) Lorenzi Summary 2017 F (2): Quito (l Estrella Burgos); Umag (l Rublev); SF (1): Budapest (l Pouille); QF (1): Marrakech (l Vesely) 2018 W-L: 1-1; 2017 W-L: 25-35 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 15 December 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 45 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2017-18 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Snapped 9-match losing streak since US Open with 76(5) 64 win over [WC] Thompson in 1R In 2018, lost to eventual champion Monfils 63 36 64 in Doha 1R In 2017, became oldest player in Open Era to reach 1st Grand Slam 4R at US Open (d. Muller in 2R, l. to Anderson) Achieved career-high No. 33 in ATP Rankings on May 15 Led all Top 100 players by competing in 34 tournaments, including 2 Challengers and excluding 2 Davis Cup ties Fell in clay-court finals at Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos after holding 1 MP) and Umag (l. to Rublev) Advanced to Budapest SF (l. to eventual champion Pouille) and Marrakech QF (l. to Vesely 76 in 3rd) Earned 1st win in 7th try at Roland Garros (d. Berankis, l. to Isner) and Wimbledon (d. Zeballos, l. to Donaldson) Finished season on 8-match losing streak, including Moscow 1R loss to Djere after holding 1 MP Defeated countryman Giannessi on home soil for 19th ATP Challenger Tour title at Caltanissetta, ITA Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome due to left calf strain [7] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) vs [SE] Alex de Minaur (AUS) First Meeting Dzumhur Summary 2017 W (2): St. Petersburg (d Fognini); Moscow (d Berankis); F (1): Winston-Salem (l Bautista Agut); SF (2): Los Cabos (l Querrey); Shenzhen (l Dolgopolov); QF (2): Memphis (l Harrison); Dubai (l Haase) 2018 W-L: 1-1; 2017 W-L: 36-24 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: 20 May 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 30 (Career-High) Sydney W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Won 26/29 points on 1st serve and 17/22 points on 2nd-serve return to defeat Struff 61 64 in 1R In 2018, lost to Chengdu champion Istomin 67(4) 63 62 in Brisbane 1R In 2017, went 10-0 in Russia and won 1st 2 ATP titles at St. Petersburg (d. Fognini) and Moscow (d. Berankis) Became 1st player to ever sweep titles at St. Petersburg (est. 1995) and Moscow (est. 1990) Enjoyed career-high 36 wins and achieved career-high No. 31 in ATP Rankings on October 23 Posted 24-7 record in tour-level matches from July 31 through end of season Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour final at Winston-Salem (l. to Bautista Agut) Semi-finalist at Los Cabos (d. Lopez after saving 3 MPs, l. to Querrey) and Shenzhen (d. A. Zverev, l. to Dolgopolov) Made 3rd run to Grand Slam 3R at US Open (d. Cuevas in 1R, l. to Rublev) Earned biggest win of career over No. 3 Wawrinka en route to Dubai QF (l. to Haase in 3 sets) Saved 5 MPs vs Chung in Miami 1R (l. to Kyrgios in 2R); squandered 1 MP vs Tsonga in Vienna 2R Won Challenger title at Blois, FRA (d. Hemery) and reached final at Santo Domingo, DOM (l. to Estrella Burgos)
Day 4 Wednesday, 10 January 2018 Page 3 of 5 de Minaur Summary 2018 SF (1): Brisbane (l Harrison) 2018 W-L: 4-1; 2017 W-L: 2-5 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 17 February 1999 (18) ATP Ranking: 167 (Career-High) Sydney W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2017-18 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Sydney native routed Verdasco 64 62 to reach 2R at hometown event for 2nd straight year In 2018, defeated 2016 champion Raonic for biggest win of career en route to Brisbane SF as WC (l. to Harrison) Rose from No. 208 to career-high No. 167 in ATP Rankings following Brisbane SF run on 8 January As 18-year-old, became youngest and lowest-ranked semi-finalist in Brisbane tournament history (since 2009) Also became youngest Australian semi-finalist on ATP World Tour since Hewitt, 18, won 2000 Adelaide title In 2017, 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) Advanced to 2nd ATP Challenger Tour final at Segovia, ESP (l. to Munar) Swept titles at Povoa de Varzim, POR Futures (d. Ferreira Silva, w/ortega-olmedo d. Bourchier/Nolan) Secured 2nd straight Australian Open WC in December by winning 16-man AO Play-off tournament (d. Bolt) [WC] John Millman (AUS) vs [2] Gilles Muller (LUX) Series Tied 1-1 15 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard R16 Gilles Muller 7-5 6-3 16 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 John Millman 4-6 6-4 6-2 4-6 7-5 Millman 2017 Summary 2018 W-L: 2-1; 2017 W-L: 3-6 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 14 June 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 127 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2013, 2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Beat a qualifier 76(4) 60 in 1R for 2nd straight week (d. Polansky in Brisbane, Popyrin in Sydney) In 2018, squandered 2 MPs vs. No. 3 Dimitrov in Brisbane 2R as WC. Would have been 1st Top 10 win of career. In 2017, 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) Reached Atlanta 2R (d. Tiafoe 76 in 3rd, l. to Harrison after holding 1 MP) Did not drop a set en route to end season with 9th ATP Challenger Tour title at Hua Hin, THA (d. Whittington) Also reached Challenger finals at Lexington, USA (l. to Mmoh) and Ho Chi Minh City, VIE (l. to Youzhny) Made Davis Cup debut in opening rubber of Australia s 3-2 SF loss to Belgium (l. to Goffin in 4 sets) Fell to No. 235 in ATP Rankings on August 28 -- lowest since No. 278 on November 3, 2014 Muller 2017 Summary 2017 W (2): Sydney (d Evans); s-hertogenbosch (d Karlovic); F (1): Estoril (l Carreno Busta); SF (2): London/Queen's Club (l Cilic); Atlanta (l Isner); QF (2): Sofia (l Bautista Agut); Wimbledon (l Cilic) 2018 W-L: 0-1; 2017 W-L: 32-18 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: 9 May 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 25 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 11-3 (2017 Champion) Tournament Note: 2017 Brisbane champion (d. Evans) reached SFs in 2015 (l. to Troicki) and 2016 (l. to Dimitrov) In 2018, returned from left elbow injury and lost to Chung in 63 76(1) in Brisbane 1R as No. 5 seed In 2017, saved 1 MP in Sydney 1R vs Dolgopolov en route 1st ATP World Tour title in 6th final (d. Evans) Beat Karlovic, 38, for 2nd title at s-hertogenbosch -- oldest ATP final since 1977 Hong Kong (Rosewall vs Gorman) Earned biggest win of career over No. 2 Nadal 15-13 in 5th after 4h48m to reach 2nd Grand Slam QF at Wimbledon (l. to Cilic in 5 sets). Ended 22-match losing streak vs Top 5 opponents. Saved 2 MPs in 2R to beat Rosol 97 in 5th. Went 11-2 on grass, including run to London/Queen s Club SF (d. Tsonga and Querrey, l. to Cilic in 3 sets) Reached 1st clay-court final at Estoril (l. to Carreno Busta) and career-high No. 21 in ATP Rankings on July 31 Withdrew from Montreal (arm), as well as Tokyo, Shanghai, Basel and Paris (left elbow)
Day 4 Wednesday, 10 January 2018 Page 4 of 5 SHOW COURT 1 [4] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) Dolgopolov Leads 5-0 10 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6(5) 6-4 12 Umag (Croatia) Clay R16 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2 6-4 14 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay QF Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1 6-1 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2 6-4 14 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-5 4-6 6-3 Other Meeting 07 San Remo CH (Italy) Clay QF Fabio Fognini 7-5 6-3 Fognini Summary 2017 W (1): Gstaad (d Hanfmann); F (1): St. Petersburg (l Dzumhur); SF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Nadal); Kitzbühel (l Kohlschreiber); Stockholm (l Dimitrov); QF (2): Sao Paulo (l Carreno Busta); Umag (l Rublev) 2018 W-L: 0-0; 2017 W-L: 36-23 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: 24 May 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 27 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2012-13, 2015, 2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Owns 0-3 record in Sydney 2R (l. to Gasquet in 2012, Granollers in 2013 and Del Potro in 2015) 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) In 1st match as a father, defeated Tiafoe 60 in 5th at Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka in 3R) Also 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) Rallied from 2 sets down vs Pella to clinch Italy s 3-2 Davis Cup 1R win over Argentina in 4 hours, 15 minutes Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Paris due to left knee injury Dolgopolov Summary 2018 QF (1): Brisbane; 2017 W (1): Buenos Aires (d Nishikori); F (2): Bastad (l Ferrer); Shenzhen (l Goffin); QF (1): Rio de Janeiro (l Carreno Busta) 2018 W-L: 3-1; 2017 W-L: 28-23 Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 7 November 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 37 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 7-4 (2011, 2014, 2016 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Three-time quarter-finalist saved 9/13 and converted 6/9 BPs to beat Troicki 63 67(6) 75 in 1R In 2018, defeated Argentines Schwartzman and Zeballos to reach Brisbane QF (l. to eventual champion Kyrgios) In 2017, 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) Held 1 MP against eventual champion Muller before falling in Sydney 1R Fell to No. 89 in ATP Rankings on May 15 -- lowest since No. 101 on February 22, 2010 Retired in 5 matches last 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)
Day 4 Wednesday, 10 January 2018 Page 5 of 5 Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs [3] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) First Meeting Lopez Summary 2017 W (1): London/Queen's Club (d Cilic); F (1): Stuttgart (l Pouille); QF (2): Houston (l Sock); Los Cabos (l Dzumhur) 2018 W-L: 2-1; 2017 W-L: 25-23 Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: 20 September 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 36 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 4-8 (2005 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Making 1st Sydney appearance in 5 years, withstood 23 aces to beat [Q] Vukic 46 76(5) 63 in 1R In 2018, edged countryman Garcia-Lopez 64 57 76(3) before falling to Basic 64 76(2) in Doha 2R In 2017, saved 1 MP against both Berdych and Cilic to win biggest singles title of career at London/Queen s Club Also on grass, defeated Chardy, Berdych and M. Zverev in 3 sets to reach Stuttgart final (l. to Pouille in 3 sets) Reached 3R at Roland Garros (d. Ferrer, l. to Cilic) and US Open (l. to Federer), falling to 0-13 vs Federer Saved 1 MP vs Benneteau in Montpellier 1R (l. to Paire in 2R); squandered 3 MPs vs Dzumhur in Los Cabos QF Doubles finalist w/m. Lopez at US Open (d. Bryan/Bryan, l. to Rojer/Tecau) and Monte-Carlo (d. Herbert/Mahut, l. to Bopanna/Cuevas), as well as at Acapulco w/isner (d. Marach/F. Martin 16-14 in Match TB, l. to J. Murray/Soares) Conceded walkover to Chardy in Auckland 2R (lower back) and retired vs Mannarino in Wimbledon 1R (left foot) Schwartzman Summary 2017 F (1): Antwerp (l Tsonga); SF (2): Istanbul (l Cilic); Tokyo (l Goffin); QF (8): Rio de Janeiro (l Thiem); Sao Paulo (l Cuevas); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal); Bastad (l Kuznetsov); Hamburg (l F. Mayer); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l Haase); US Open (l Carreno Busta); Vienna (l Kohlschreiber) 2018 W-L: 0-1; 2017 W-L: 39-28 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 16 August 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 26 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) In 2018, lost to Dolgopolov 64 76(3) in Brisbane 1R as No. 6 seed In 2017, defeated 2014 champion Cilic en route to 1st Grand Slam QF at US Open (l. to Carreno Busta) Became 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 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) Squandered 1 MP vs Donaldson in Eastbourne 1R and now owns 0-6 lifetime record on grass Withdrew from London/Queen s Club due to abdominal injury COURT 3 [LL] Ricardas Berankis (LTU) vs [5] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Berankis Leads 2-1 16 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Ricardas Berankis 7-6(7) 3-6 6-3 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Adrian Mannarino 6-2 6-4 6-2 17 Moscow (Russia) Hard SF Ricardas Berankis 3-6 6-4 6-1 Other Meetings 10 Nottingham CH (Great Britain) Grass SF Ricardas Berankis 6-3 3-6 6-4 11 Helsinki CH (Finland) Hard R32 Adrian Mannarino 7-6(3) 7-5 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Benoit Paire (FRA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings 11 Orbetello CH (Italy) Clay R32 Benoit Paire 2-6 7-6(5) 6-1 11 San Marino CH (San Marino) Clay QF Benoit Paire 6-4 6-3 13 Orleans CH (France) Hard SF Leonardo Mayer 6-4 6-4 Jared Donaldson (USA) vs [Q] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Medvedev Leads 1-0 17 Next Gen ATP Finals (Italy) Hard RR Daniil Medvedev 3-4(3) 4-2 4-3(1) 4-0
SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL: DAY 3 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 9 January 2018 Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre Sydney, Australia 7-13 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 SydneyInternational.com.au Richard Evans: revans@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @SydneyTennis Press Room: +612 9024 7768 Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @SydneyTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SYDNEY NATIVES DE MINAUR, VUKIC OPEN CAMPAIGNS ON DAY 3 Hometown hopes Alex de Minaur and Aleksandar Vukic will fly the Australian flag in first-round action Tuesday at the Sydney International. De Minaur earned his first ATP World Tour win at Sydney in 2017. Last week, the Aussie teen upset former World No. 3 Milos Raonic and became the youngest (18) and lowest-ranked (No. 208) semi-finalist in Brisbane International history. The Sydney native will meet another ex-top 10 player, Fernando Verdasco, in Ken Rosewall Arena. Vukic, 21, is making his ATP debut on Show Court 1 against Verdasco s countryman Feliciano Lopez. In qualifying, Vukic earned straight-set wins over Dusan Lajovic and Ricardas Berankis. The Sydney native will begin his senior season of college tennis for the University of Illinois later this month. Vukic earned All-American and Big Ten Conference Athlete of the Year honors in 2017. In other first-round action, Gilles Simon returns to Sydney for the first time since winning the 2011 title. The Frenchman swept the Top 3 seeds for his 13th ATP title last week at Pune, where he reached his first semi-final since 2016 and final since 2015. Simon, who went 16-25 in 2017, meets Jared Donaldson. The second round also begins on Tuesday with No. 4 seed Fabio Fognini against Alexandr Dolgopolov. Fognini has never defeated Dolgopolov in five tour-level meetings. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY SINGLES MATCHES KEN ROSEWALL ARENA 1R: [SE] Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) First Meeting de Minaur Summary 2018 SF (1): Brisbane (l Harrison) 2018 W-L: 3-1; 2017 W-L: 2-5 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 17 February 1999 (18) ATP Ranking: 167 (Career-High) Sydney W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2017 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Sydney native earned 1st ATP win at 2017 Sydney (d. Paire 76 in 3rd, ret vs Kuznetsov in 2R) In 2018, defeated 2016 champion Raonic for biggest win of career en route to Brisbane SF (l. to Harrison) Became youngest and lowest-ranked semi-finalist in Brisbane tournament history (since 2009) Also became youngest Australian semi-finalist on ATP World Tour since Hewitt won 2000 Adelaide title Rose from No. 208 to career-high No. 167 in ATP Rankings following Brisbane SF run on 8 January In 2017, 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) Advanced to 2nd ATP Challenger Tour final at Segovia, ESP (l. to Munar) Swept titles at Povoa de Varzim, POR Futures (d. Ferreira Silva, w/ortega-olmedo d. Bourchier/Nolan)
Day 3 Tuesday, 9 January 2018 Page 2 of 5 Verdasco Summary 2017 F (1): Dubai (l Murray); SF (3): Doha (l Djokovic); Bastad (l Ferrer); Stockholm (l Del Potro); QF (4): Houston (l Johnson); Budapest (l Djere); Antalya (l Mannarino); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l Sock) 2018 W-L: 1-1; 2017 W-L: 29-25 Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: 15 November 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 40 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 3-5 (2005, 2007-08, 2013 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Yet to reach QF in 5 tournament appearances, most recently losing to Istomin in 2013 Sydney 2R In 2018, defeated Sela 46 64 60 before falling to eventual finalist Rublev 64 36 64 in 2R at Doha 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) Rose to No. 29 in ATP Rankings on March 6 -- highest since No. 29 on July 7, 2014 Lost to eventual champions in SFs at Doha (l. to Djokovic after holding 5 MPs), Bastad (l. to Ferrer) and Stockholm (l. to Del Potro), and in QFs at Houston (l. to Johnson) and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d. Thiem, l. to Sock) Reached Roland Garros singles 4R (l. to Nishikori) and doubles SF w/zimonjic (l. to S. Gonzalez/Young) Saved 2 MPs to beat Escobedo in Los Cabos 1R, but squandered 1 MP in Budapest QF loss to Djere Withdrew from Sydney (fatigue), ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (right leg) and Basel (knee) 2R: [4] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) Dolgopolov Leads 5-0 10 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6(5) 6-4 12 Umag (Croatia) Clay R16 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2 6-4 14 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay QF Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1 6-1 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2 6-4 14 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-5 4-6 6-3 Other Meeting 07 San Remo CH (Italy) Clay QF Fabio Fognini 7-5 6-3 Fognini Summary 2017 W (1): Gstaad (d Hanfmann); F (1): St. Petersburg (l Dzumhur); SF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Nadal); Kitzbühel (l Kohlschreiber); Stockholm (l Dimitrov); QF (2): Sao Paulo (l Carreno Busta); Umag (l Rublev) 2018 W-L: 0-0; 2017 W-L: 36-23 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: 24 May 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 27 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2012-13, 2015, 2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Owns 0-3 record in Sydney 2R (l. to Gasquet in 2012, Granollers in 2013 and Del Potro in 2015) 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) In 1st match as a father, defeated Tiafoe 60 in 5th at Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka in 3R) 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) Rallied from 2 sets down vs Pella to clinch Italy s 3-2 Davis Cup 1R win over Argentina in 4 hours, 15 minutes Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Paris due to left knee injury Dolgopolov Summary 2018 QF (1): Brisbane; 2017 W (1): Buenos Aires (d Nishikori); F (2): Bastad (l Ferrer); Shenzhen (l Goffin); QF (1): Rio de Janeiro (l Carreno Busta) 2018 W-L: 3-1; 2017 W-L: 28-23 Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 7 November 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 37 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 7-4 (2011, 2014, 2016 Quarter-finalist)
Day 3 Tuesday, 9 January 2018 Page 3 of 5 Tournament Note: Three-time quarter-finalist saved 9/13 and converted 6/9 BPs to beat Troicki 63 67(6) 75 in 1R In 2018, defeated Argentines Schwartzman and Zeballos to reach Brisbane QF (l. to eventual champion Kyrgios) 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) Held 1 MP against eventual champion Muller before falling in Sydney 1R Fell to No. 89 in ATP Rankings on May 15 -- lowest since No. 101 on February 22, 2010 Retired in 5 matches this 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) SHOW COURT 1 1R: [Q] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) First Meeting Vukic Summary 2018 W-L: 0-0; 2017 W-L: 0-0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 6 April 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 462 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Sydney native is making ATP debut. Defeated Lajovic 75 76(5) in Q1 and Berankis 75 62 in Q2. In 2018, fell in qualifying at Playford, AUS Challenger (d. Pasha in Q1, l. to Banes in Q2) In 2017, split time between ATP Challenger Tour, ITF Futures Circuit and NCAA College Tennis. Currently a senior at University of Illinois, where he earned All-American and Big Ten Conference Athlete of the Year honors in 2017. Posted 24-3 singles record for Illinois during junior season in 2016-17, peaking at No. 3 in college rankings on May 4 Following junior season, captured 1st Futures title on Illinois campus at Champaign, USA (d. Baughman) Also advanced to Bydgoscz, POL Futures final (l. to Moraing) and Columbus, USA Futures SF (l. to Bambridge) Qualified for Challengers at Cary, USA (l. to C. Harrison in 1R); Columbus, USA (l. to Quiroz in 1R) and Monterrey, MEX (l. to Garin in 2R) Lopez Summary 2017 W (1): London/Queen's Club (d Cilic); F (1): Stuttgart (l Pouille); QF (2): Houston (l Sock); Los Cabos (l Dzumhur) 2018 W-L: 1-1; 2017 W-L: 25-23 Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: 20 September 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 36 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 3-8 (2005 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Returning to Sydney for 1st time since 2013, when he lost to Anderson in 2R In 2018, edged countryman Garcia-Lopez 64 57 76(3) before falling to Basic 64 76(2) in Doha 2R In 2017, saved 1 MP against both Berdych and Cilic to win biggest singles title of career at London/Queen s Club Also on grass, defeated Chardy, Berdych and M. Zverev in 3 sets to reach Stuttgart final (l. to Pouille in 3 sets) Reached 3R at Roland Garros (d. Ferrer, l. to Cilic) and US Open (l. to Federer), falling to 0-13 vs Federer Saved 1 MP vs Benneteau in Montpellier 1R (l. to Paire in 2R); squandered 3 MPs vs Dzumhur in Los Cabos QF Dropped to No. 40 in ATP Rankings on April 10 -- lowest since No. 43 on June 3, 2013 Doubles finalist w/m. Lopez at US Open (d. Bryan/Bryan, l. to Rojer/Tecau) and Monte-Carlo (d. Herbert/Mahut, l. to Bopanna/Cuevas), as well as at Acapulco w/isner (d. Marach/F. Martin 16-14 in Match TB, l. to J. Murray/Soares) Conceded walkover to Chardy in Auckland 2R (lower back) and retired vs Mannarino in Wimbledon 1R (left foot)
Day 3 Tuesday, 9 January 2018 Page 4 of 5 1R: [SE] Gilles Simon (FRA) vs Jared Donaldson (USA) First Meeting Simon Summary 2018 W (1): Pune (d Anderson); 2017 QF (2): Marseille (l Tsonga); Lyon (l Berdych) 2018 W-L: 5-0; 2017 W-L: 16-25 Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: 27 December 1984 (33) ATP Ranking: 57 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 6-2 (2011 Champion) Tournament Note: Returning to Sydney for 1st time since 2011, when won title without dropping a set (d. Troicki) In 2018, defeated [3] Bautista Agut in 2R, [1] Cilic in SF and [2] Anderson in final to capture 13th ATP title at Pune Appeared in 1st ATP SF since 2016 Shanghai and 1st final since 2015 Metz. Won 1st title since 2015 Marseille. Also advanced to Pune doubles final with countryman and 1st-time partner Herbert (l. to Haase/Middelkoop) Defeated Anderson/Erlich in 1R to snap 14-match doubles losing streak dating back to 2016 Tokyo SF w/qureshi In 2017, reached QFs at Marseille (l. to Tsonga) and Lyon (l. to Berdych) Advanced to 3R at Australian Open (l. to Raonic) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (d. Goffin, l. to Gasquet) Saved 2 MPs to beat countryman Monfils 06 60 76(0) in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R (l. to Lopez in 2R) Dropped to No. 91 in ATP Rankings on November 20 -- lowest since No. 123 on January 23, 2006 One of 8 Frenchmen to win a match during Davis Cup title run (d. Nishioka in 1R) Donaldson Summary 2017 QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Isner); Chengdu (l Istomin) 2018 W-L: 1-1; 2017 W-L: 21-25 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 9 October 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 55 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) In 2018, defeated Thompson 62 64 before losing to Istomin 76(5) 62 in Brisbane 2R In 2017, achieved career-high 10 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 50 on October 23 Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Bautista Agut in 1R, l. to Isner) Ended 0-13 start to career in Round of 16 matches by beating Basilashvili at Cincinnati Also reached Chengdu QF (d. Tsitsipas and Edmund in 3 sets, l. to eventual champion Istomin 76 in 3rd) Saved 3 MPs vs Edmund in 1R before reaching ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R as Q (l. to Sock) Reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Thiem), Washington (l. to Sock) and Montreal (d. Pouille in 1R, l. to Schwartzman) Saved 1 MP vs Schwartzman in Eastbourne 1R (l. to Young in 2R) Qualified for inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals (l. to Coric, Khachanov and Medvedev in RR) Lucky loser at ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid (l. to Thiem in 2R) and Rome (l. to Harrison in 1R) 2R: [LL] Ricardas Berankis (LTU) vs [5] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Berankis Leads 2-1 16 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Ricardas Berankis 7-6(7) 3-6 6-3 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Adrian Mannarino 6-2 6-4 6-2 17 Moscow (Russia) Hard SF Ricardas Berankis 3-6 6-4 6-1 Other Meetings 10 Nottingham CH (Great Britain) Grass SF Ricardas Berankis 6-3 3-6 6-4 11 Helsinki CH (Finland) Hard R32 Adrian Mannarino 7-6(3) 7-5 Berankis Summary 2017 F (1): Moscow (l Dzumhur); QF (1): St. Petersburg (l Fognini) 2018 W-L: 1-0; 2017 W-L: 5-7 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 21 June 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 138 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round)
Day 3 Tuesday, 9 January 2018 Page 5 of 5 Tournament Note: Lost to Vukic 75 62 in Q2, replaced Krajinovic as LL and defeated [WC] Bolt 57 75 64 in 1R In 2018, fell to Opelka 67(7) 76(6) 75 in Playford, AUS Challenger 1R In 2017, missed 1st 4+ months of season following hip surgery Using protected ranking of No. 93, advanced to Moscow final (l. to Dzumhur). Only PR to reach a final all season. Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF in 18+ months at St. Petersburg (l. to Fognini) In 2nd tournament back from injury, captured 8th ATP Challenger Tour title at Shymkent, KAZ (d. Hanfmann) Did not drop a set en route to Jinan, CHN Challenger final (l. to Lu) Fell to No. 244 in ATP Rankings on May 1 -- lowest since No. 255 in February 8, 2010 Mannarino Summary 2017 F (2): Antalya (l Sugita); Tokyo (l Goffin); SF (1): Moscow (l Berankis); QF (3): Los Cabos (l Berdych); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l Shapovalov); Basel (l Federer) 2018 W-L: 1-0; 2017 W-L: 33-27 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 29 June 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 28 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Opened season with 57 75 64 win over [Q] Donskoy in 1R, facing 1 total BP in 2nd and 3rd sets In 2017, earned biggest win of career over No. 5 Cilic to reach biggest final of career at Tokyo (l. to Goffin) Finished season on a 25-13 stretch that began on June 25 with run to Antalya final (l. to Sugita) Reached Wimbledon 4R for 2nd time (d. Monfils in 5 sets, l. to Djokovic) and US Open 3R for 3rd time (l. to Thiem) Defeated Raonic en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Montreal (l. to Shapovalov) Also at ATP Masters 1000s, reached Miami 4R (l. to Berdych) and Cincinnati 3R (d. Haase after saving 1 MP, l. to Thiem). Qualified at Monte-Carlo (ret vs Pouille in 3R), Madrid (l. to Donaldson in 1R) and Rome (l. to Cuevas in 1R). Won career-high 33 tour-level matches despite starting season with 5 straight losses Captured 12th ATP Challenger Tour title at Noumea, CAL (d. Milojevic) and 13th at Quimper, FRA (d. Gojowczyk) Retired in Monte-Carlo 3R and withdrew from Budapest, Munich, Geneva and Atlanta (hip), as well as Houston (ill) COURT 3 1R: Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs Benoit Paire (FRA) Paire Leads 2-1 13 Casablanca (Morocco) Clay R16 Benoit Paire 4-6 6-4 6-3 16 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Aljaz Bedene 7-6(6) 6-7(7) 6-4 17 Chennai (India) Hard QF Benoit Paire 6-3 6-0 Other Meetings 09 Austria F7 (Austria) Clay F Aljaz Bedene 6-4 6-0 17 Sophia Antipolis CH (France) Clay F Aljaz Bedene 6-2 6-2 COURT 4 1R: [8] Mischa Zverev (GER) vs Leonardo Mayer (ARG) L. Mayer Leads 2-1 09 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R64 Leonardo Mayer 7-6(6) 6-3 09 Bangkok (Thailand) Hard R32 Mischa Zverev 5-7 6-3 6-3 17 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R32 Leonardo Mayer 7-5 7-5 Other Meeting 11 Genova CH (Italy) Clay R16 Leonardo Mayer 6-4 6-0
SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Monday, 8 January 2018 Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre Sydney, Australia 7-13 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 SydneyInternational.com.au Richard Evans: revans@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @SydneyTennis Press Room: +612 9024 7768 Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @SydneyTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com AUSTRALIANS AIM FOR BREAKTHROUGHS ON DAY TWO IN SYDNEY Four singles matches will take place at the Sydney International on Monday. Day 2 kicks off on Show Court 1 with an all-australian clash between 28-year-old wild card John Millman and 18-year-old qualifier Alexei Popyrin. Millman is attempting to claim his first main draw victory in Sydney since a win over former World No.5 Tommy Robredo in 2013. Popyrin, the reigning Roland Garros boys singles champion, is making his ATP World Tour main draw debut, with his only prior experience at a Tour event being a loss to Denis Istomin in the first round of qualifying at Dubai last year. Another Australian wild card, Alex Bolt, opens play on Show Court 4 against Ricardas Berankis. The Latvian Berankis fell to Aleksandar Vukic of Australia in the final round of qualifying, but enters the draw as a lucky loser following the withdrawal of Filip Krajinovic, due to an injury to the Serbian s left Achilles tendon. Berankis is seeking his first ATP World Tour match victory since his run to the Kremlin Cup final in October of 2017, while Bolt is searching for his maiden win at this level, having lost all three of his prior attempts. Rounding out the singles play, No. 5 seed Adrian Mannarino and No. 6 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber each open their campaigns against Russian qualifiers. Mannarino, of France, faces Evgeny Donskoy on Show Court 3. The pair has split their two ATP World Tour meetings, but Mannarino has won their two additional matches at Challenger and qualifying levels. Meanwhile, Germany s Kohlschreiber will take on Daniil Medvedev, a semifinalist at last year s inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals. Kohlschreiber is trying to rebound in Sydney after being unable to start his quarter-final match against Viktor Troicki last year, due to a back injury. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES SHOW COURT 1 [Q] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) vs [WC] John Millman (AUS) First Meeting Popyrin 2017 Summary: 2017 W-L: 0-0 2017 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 5 August 1999 (18) ATP Ranking: 621 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Tournament note: Making ATP main draw debut after defeating No. 68 Delbonis and No. 103 Mahut in qualifying Will make Grand Slam debut at 2018 Australian Open after being awarded a main draw wild card Won 2017 Roland Garros junior singles title (d. Kuhn 76(5) 63) for first Grand Slam juniors championship Reached career-high ranking of No. 613 at end of season Won 1st career ITF Futures title in Mragowo, Poland in July, and made an ITF Futures final in Jakarta in November Millman 2017 Summary: 2017 W-L: 3-6 2017 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 14 June 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 128 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2013 2nd Round)
Day 2 Monday, 8 January 2018 Page 2 of 3 Tournament note: Previous win in Sydney was 1R victory over former World No. 5 Robredo in 2013 (l. Seppi in 2R) 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) Reached Atlanta 2R (d. Tiafoe 76 in 3rd, l. to Harrison after holding 1 MP) 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 [Q] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs [6] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Kohlschreiber Leads 1-0 17 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 6-4 Medvedev 2017 Summary: F (1): Chennai (l Bautista Agut); SF (1): Eastbourne (l Djokovic); QF (6): Montpellier (l Tsonga); Marseille (l Pouille); s-hertogenbosch (l Karlovic); London / Queen's Club (l Dimitrov); Washington (l A. Zverev); Moscow (l Basic) 2017 W-L: 24-26 2017 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 11 February 1996 (21) ATP Ranking: 65 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Tournament note: In first Sydney appearance, qualified for event with straight-set wins over Zhurbin and Safranek Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF and final at Chennai (d. Sela after saving 1 MP, l. to Bautista Agut) Also reached SFs at Eastbourne (l. to Djokovic) and Next Gen ATP Finals (l. to Chung) Appeared in 6 other QFs, including Washington (d. Opelka after saving 1 MP and Dimitrov, l. to A. Zverev) Achieved new career-high 7 times, peaking at No. 48 in ATP Rankings on July 24 Defeated No. 3 Wawrinka on Centre Court in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Bemelmans in 2R). Became 1st player to earn 1st Grand Slam win over Top 3 opponent since Karlovic beat No. 2 Hewitt at 2003 Wimbledon. Suffered tour-level losing streaks of 6 matches from Feb. 28 to June 13 and 8 matches from Aug. 4 to Oct. 18 Retired with cramps in 4th set vs Djokovic in Davis Cup 1R (SRB d. RUS 4-1) and vs Bonzi in Roland Garros 1R Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami and Marrakech due to mononucleosis Also retired in Budapest 1R vs Djere and withdrew from Estoril and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid Q (left leg strain) Kohlschreiber 2017 Summary: W (1): Kitzbühel (d Sousa); F (1): Marrakech (l Coric); SF (2): Hamburg (l Mayer); Vienna (l Tsonga); QF (3): Sydney (W/O vs Troicki); Dubai (l Murray); Stuttgart (l Pouille) 2017 W-L: 32-19 2017 Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: 16 October 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 29 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2017 Quarter-finalist) Tournament note: In 2017, after two-set wins over Fognini and Thompson, gave w/o to Troicki in QF (back injury) Captured 2nd Kitzbuehel and 8th ATP World Tour title overall (d. Fognini and Sousa) Earned 400th win of career on March 11 in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R (d. Dolgopolov, l. to Wawrinka in 3R) Got 30+ wins for 11th straight year: 4th-longest streak among active players (Nadal 14, Berdych 13, Djokovic 12) Advanced to SFs at Hamburg (ret vs F. Mayer due to left leg adductor strain) and Vienna (l. to Tsonga) Held 7 MPs for 1st win in 10 tries against World No. 1 before falling to Murray 67(4) 76(18) 61 in Dubai QF -- 2nd-set TB tied 5 others for longest TB at a tour-level singles match since ATP started recording TB scores in 1991 Also squandered 5 MPs in Marrakech final vs Coric and 3 MPs vs Seppi in Moscow 2R Fell to 0-4 in US Open 4R and 1-9 in Grand Slam 4R with 12th loss in as many meetings vs Federer Dropped to No. 60 in ATP Rankings on July 3 -- lowest since No. 60 on April 2, 2007 Conceded walkover in Sydney QF vs Troicki (back) and St. Petersburg 2R vs Berankis (illness) Withdrew from Sofia (back), Monte-Carlo (leg), Rome (leg), Umag (ankle), Shenzhen (ill), Beijing (ill) & Shanghai (ill)
Day 2 Monday, 8 January 2018 Page 3 of 3 COURT 3 [Q] Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) vs [5] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Tied 1-1 13 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Evgeny Donskoy 6-1 6-4 16 Sofia (Bulgaria) Hard R32 Adrian Mannarino 6-2 7-5 Other Meetings 11 Auckland Q (New Zealand) Hard Q-2R Adrian Mannarino 6-3 2-6 7-6(3) 14 Tashkent CH (Uzbekistan) Hard QF Adrian Mannarino 6-3 4-6 6-2 Donskoy 2017 Summary: QF (1): Dubai (l Pouille) 2017 W-L: 5-14 2017 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 9 May 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 72 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw debut) Mannarino 2017 Summary: F (2): Antalya (l Sugita); Tokyo (l Goffin); SF (1): Moscow (l Berankis); QF (3): Los Cabos (l Berdych); ATP Masters 1000 Canada (l Shapovalov); Basel (l Federer) 2017 W-L: 33-27 2017 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 29 June 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 28 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round) COURT 4 [WC] Alex Bolt (AUS) vs [LL] Ricardas Berankis (LTU) First Meeting Bolt 2017 Summary: 2017 W-L: 0-2 2017 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 5 January 1993 (25) ATP Ranking: 189 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw debut) Berankis 2017 Summary: F (1): Moscow (l Dzumhur); QF (1): St. Petersburg (l Fognini) 2017 W-L: 5-7 2017 Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 21 June 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 136 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw debut)
SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, 7 January 2018 Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre Sydney, Australia 7-13 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 SydneyInternational.com.au Richard Evans: revans@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @SydneyTennis Press Room: TBD Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @SydneyTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN SYDNEY 1) Ramos-Vinolas Leads Field: Albert Ramos-Vinolas is the top seed and one of seven players in the Top 30 ATP Rankings. The other seeds receiving byes are No. 2/defending champion Gilles Muller, No. 3 Diego Schwartzman and No. 4 Fabio Fognini. 2) Albert Top Seed: This is the second time in his career Ramos-Vinolas is the top seed in an ATP World Tour tournament. Last year in Hamburg he lost to eventual champion L. Mayer in the 1R. The Barcelona native finished a year-end best No. 23 last season with runner-up results in Sao Paulo and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo. This is the Spaniard s first Sydney visit since 2014 (2R). 3) Reigning Champion: One year ago Muller at age 33, captured his first ATP World Tour title (d. Evans). He is 11-3 lifetime in Sydney and he also reached the SFs in 2015-16. He finished a yearend best No. 25 last season, adding another title in s-hertogenbosch and final in Estoril. 4) Simon Makes Return: Former World No. 6 Gilles Simon is making his first appearance in Sydney since winning the title in 2011. The 33-year-old Frenchman on Saturday won his 13th ATP World Tour title in Pune, defeating the top two seeds Cilic and Anderson in the final two rounds. Simon, who is 6-2 in Sydney, is a special exempt into the tournament 5) Two-Time Champion: Unseeded Viktor Troicki has a 15-4 record in Sydney, winning back-toback titles in 2015-16, reaching the final in 2011 and the SFs last year. 6) De Minaur Breakthrough: Special exempt entry Alex De Minaur advanced to his first ATP World Tour SF in Brisbane, posting wins over Johnson, former World No. 3 Raonic and Mmoh before losing to Harrison in three sets. The 18-year-old #NextGenATP Aussie is expected to jump from No. 208 to around No. 166 after Brisbane. Last year he came into Sydney No. 333 and lost in 2R. 7) Aussie Wild Cards: The Aussie trio of Alex Bolt, John Millman and Jordan Thompson are the wild cards. Bolt is making his main draw debut while Millman reached the 2R in 2013 and Thompson the 2R the past two years. There are four Aussies in the main draw (not including Qs). 8) Schwartzman Makes Debut: No. 3 seed Diego Schwartzman is making his Sydney debut. The No. 2 Argentine finished last season a year-end best No. 26 with 39 tour-level victories, highlighted by his first Grand Slam quarter-final at the US Open. 9) One to Watch: No. 7 seed Damir Dzumhur is making his Sydney debut. The No. 1 Bosnian broke through last season to win Russian ATP World Tour titles in St. Petersburg and Moscow. He finished a year-end best No. 30 in the ATP Rankings with a career-best 36 match wins. 10) Doubles Draw: Last year s World No. 1 duo of Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo are the top seeds and World No. 4 Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau are the No. 2 seeds.
Day 1 Sunday, 7 January 2018 Page 2 of 5 WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 1-1 2014 2nd Round 2 Gilles Muller (LUX) 11-3 2017 Champion 3 Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 0-0 Debut 4 Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2-4 2012, 2013, 2015 2nd Round 5 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 0-1 2017 1st Round 6 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 2-1 2017 Quarter-finalist 7 Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 0-0 Main draw debut 8 Mischa Zverev (GER) 1-1 2017 2nd Round QUALIFIERS (4) TBD Sunday LUCKY LOSER (1) TBD Sunday OLDEST PLAYER Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 36 years, 3 months WILD CARDS (3) Alex Bolt (AUS) John Millman (AUS) Jordan Thompson (AUS) YOUNGEST PLAYER Alex de Minaur (AUS) 18 years, 10 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Australia 4, France 3, Germany 3, Spain 3, Argentina 2, Italy 2 DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Lukasz Kubot (POL) 5-7 2016 Semi-finalist Marcelo Melo (BRA) 2-4 2012, 2016 Quarter-finalist 2 Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 4-6 2015 Finalist Horia Tecau (ROU) 7-6 2013, 2015 Finalist 3 Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 1-3 2009 Quarter-finalist Marc Lopez (ESP) 2-4 2013 Semi-finalist 4 Rohan Bopanna (IND) 11-5 2015 Champion Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 4-3 2014, 2015 Semi-finalist ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Sydney International W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0 Singles Prize Money ($) 83,650 44,055 23,865 13,595 8,010 4,745 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money ($) 25,410 13,360 7,240 4,140 2,430 ---
Day 1 Sunday, 7 January 2018 Page 3 of 5 PAST FINALISTS SINGLES (since 2006) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Gilles Muller (LUX) Daniel Evans (GBR) 7-6(5) 6-2 2016 Viktor Troicki (SRB) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2-6 6-1 7-6(7) 2015 Viktor Troicki (SRB) Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-2 6-3 2014 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6-3 6-1 2013 Bernard Tomic (AUS) Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 2012 Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6-2 7-5 2011 Gilles Simon (FRA) Viktor Troicki (SRB) 7-5 7-6(4) 2010 Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-4 7-6(4) 2009 David Nalbandian (ARG) Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-3 6-7(9) 6-2 2008 Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) Chris Guccione (AUS) 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 2007 James Blake (USA) Carlos Moya (ESP) 6-3 5-7 6-1 2006 James Blake (USA) Igor Andreev (RUS) 6-2 3-6 7-6(3) BOLD: Player in 2018 Sydney International singles draw. DOUBLES (since 2006) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Wesley Koolhof/Matwe Middelkoop Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares 6-3 7-5 2016 Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares Rohan Bopanna/Florin Mergea 6-3 7-6(6) 2015 Rohan Bopanna/Daniel Nestor Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau 6-4 7-6(5) 2014 Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic Rohan Bopanna/Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 7-6(3) 7-6(3) 2013 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Max Mirnyi/Horia Tecau 6-4 6-4 2012 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Matthew Ebden/Jarkko Nieminen 6-1 6-4 2011 Lukas Dlouhy/Paul Hanley Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan 6-7(6) 6-3 [10-5] 2010 Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic Ross Hutchins/Jordan Kerr 6-3 7-6(5) 2009 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic 6-1 7-6(3) 2008 Richard Gasquet/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan 4-6 6-4 [11-9] 2007 Paul Hanley/Kevin Ullyett Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor 6-4 6-7(3) [10-6] 2006 Fabrice Santoro/Nenad Zimonjic Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl 6-1 6-4 BOLD: Player in 2018 Sydney International doubles draw. Bopanna/Mergea are no longer an intact team. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SUNDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES KEN ROSEWALL ARENA Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs [WC] Jordan Thompson (AUS) First Meeting Lorenzi 2017 Summary: F (2): Quito (l Estrella Burgos); Umag (l Rublev); SF (1): Budapest (l Pouille); QF (1): Marrakech (l Vesely) 2017 W-L: 25-35 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: 15 December 1981 (36) ATP Ranking: 43 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2017 2nd Round)
Day 1 Sunday, 7 January 2018 Page 4 of 5 Tournament note: Making second appearance in Sydney after 2R last year (d. F. Mayer in 1R 76 in 3rd, l. to Troicki) Became oldest player in Open Era to reach Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at US Open (d. Muller in 2R, l. to Anderson) Achieved career-high No. 33 in ATP Rankings on May 15 Led all Top 100 players by competing in 34 tournaments, including 2 Challengers and excluding 2 Davis Cup ties Fell in clay-court finals at Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos after holding 1 MP) and Umag (l. to Rublev) Advanced to Budapest SF (l. to eventual champion Pouille) and Marrakech QF (l. to Vesely 76 in 3rd) Earned 1st win in 7th try at Roland Garros (d. Berankis, l. to Isner) and Wimbledon (d. Zeballos, l. to Donaldson) Finished season on 8-match losing streak, including Moscow 1R loss to Djere after holding 1 MP Defeated countryman Giannessi on home soil for 19th ATP Challenger Tour title at Caltanissetta, ITA Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome due to left calf strain Thompson 2017 Summary: QF (1): Brisbane (l Nishikori) 2017 W-L: 13-17 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: 20 April 1994 (23) ATP Ranking: 94 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2016-2017 2nd Round) Tournament note: Third straight year receiving main draw WC in Sydney; reached 2R in both previous appearances Upset World No. 1 and 5-time champion Murray in London/Queen s Club 1R as LL (l. to Querrey in 2R) Biggest win of career was also 1st tour-level win over Murray in 21 tries by an Aussie Reached 1st ATP World Tour singles QF at Brisbane as WC (d. Ferrer, l. to Nishikori) Achieved career-high No. 63 in ATP Rankings on February 13 Captured 1st ATP World Tour title in 1st final as Brisbane doubles WC w/kokkinakis (d. Muller/Querrey) Challenger finalist at Surbiton, GBR (l. to Sugita); Binghamton, USA (l. to Norrie) and Vancouver, CAN (l. to Stebe) Also reached Aptos, USA Challenger doubles final w/bolt (l. to Erlich/N. Skupski) Went 4-1 in Davis Cup, including win over Sock in QF (AUS d. USA 3-2) and loss to Darcis in SF (BEL d. AUS 3-2) Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 1R (ankle) and Traralgon, AUS Challenger 2R (chest cold) SHOW COURT 1 Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs Viktor Troicki (SRB) Series Tied 2-2 10 New Haven (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Viktor Troicki 6-7(4) 7-6(1) 6-2 11 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Viktor Troicki 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 17 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1 6-4 17 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1 6-0 6-4 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) 2017 W-L: 28-23 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 7 November 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 38 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 6-4 (2011, 2014, 2016 Quarter-finalist) Troicki 2017 Summary: SF (2): Sydney (l Muller); Istanbul (l Raonic); QF (3): Sofia (l Dimitrov); St. Petersburg (l Bautista Agut); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l del Potro) 2017 W-L: 24-28 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: 10 February 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 55 Sydney W-L (Best Result): 15-4 (2015-2016 Champion)