INTERNAZIONALI BNL D ITALIA: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, 19 May 2018 Foro Italico Rome, Italy 13-20 May 2018 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 4,872,105 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com InternazionaliBNLdItalia.com Edward La Cava: elacava@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @InteBNLdItalia Press Room: salastampa@federtennis.it Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @InternazionaliBNLdItalia TV & Radio: TennisTV.com NADAL AND DJOKOVIC RENEW RECORD RIVALRY IN ROME SEMIS The Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic rivalry turns 51 when they meet in the Rome semi-finals on Saturday. Djokovic is 26-24 against Nadal, who snapped a seven-match head-to-head losing streak by winning their last meeting in Madrid on 13 May 2017. This is the longest gap between Nadal vs. Djokovic matches since their rivalry was born on 7 June 2006 with a Nadal win at Roland Garros. Nadal is the best clay-courter of the Open Era with a 406-36 record (.919). However, he s 15-7 with three losses in his last four matches against Djokovic on clay (.682). No other man owns more than three clay-court wins over Nadal. Gaston Gaudio beat him three times on clay before the Spaniard turned 19. Dominic Thiem earned his third clay-court victory over Nadal in Madrid on 11 May. The No. 1 and No. 11 seeds have split six prior match-ups at the Internazionali BNL d Italia and Nadal owns a 9-8 advantage in semi-finals. They have met at all four Grand Slams, the ATP Finals, Davis Cup, the Olympic Games and eight of the nine ATP Masters 1000 events (all but Shanghai). Djokovic is 16-10 with five wins in his last six matches against Nadal at ATP Masters 1000 events. Nadal began their rivalry with a 14-4 lead, but Djokovic has claimed 11 of their last 13 meetings since losing the 2013 US Open final. Should Nadal win his eighth Rome title, he will return to No. 1 in the ATP Rankings on 21 May. If Nadal loses to the four-time champion Djokovic or in the championship match on Sunday, Roger Federer will remain World No. 1 through at least 24 June. Saturday marks the first meeting between members of the Big Four this season and 219th overall. Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal 50 Djokovic 26-24 Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer 45 Djokovic 23-22 Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal 38 Nadal 23-15 Novak Djokovic vs Andy Murray 36 Djokovic 25-11 Roger Federer vs. Andy Murray 25 Federer 14-11 Andy Murray vs. Rafael Nadal 24 Nadal 17-7 Defending champion, No. 2 seed and World No. 3 Alexander Zverev meets No. 4 seed and World No. 5 Marin Cilic in the other semi-final. Zverev is trying to reach his fifth final in the last 10 ATP Masters 1000 events. He followed his breakthrough at Rome last year with titles at Montreal and Madrid, as well as a final at Miami. With a win over Cilic, Zverev would become the first player on the ATP World Tour to reach 30 wins this season. He has won 12 straight matches since 2 May. Cilic is battling Zverev not only for a spot in the final, but for the No. 3 ranking and the No. 2 seed at Roland Garros. If Cilic defeats Zverev and goes on to win the Rome title, he will return to No. 3 in the ATP Rankings on 21 May. Because Federer is not playing in Paris, the World No. 3 will be the No. 2 seed and placed opposite of the 10-time Roland Garros champion Nadal. Cilic has reached two of the last three Grand Slam finals, falling to Federer at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
Day 7 Saturday, 19 May 2018 Page 2 of 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES SEMI-FINALS [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [11] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 26-24 06 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 ret 07 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard F Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-5 07 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 07 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 07 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-4 6-2 07 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-1 4-1 ret 07 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 07 ATP Finals (China) Hard RR Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 08 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 08 ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg (Germany) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 7-5 2-6 6-2 08 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-2 7-6(3) 08 London/Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass F Rafael Nadal 7-6(6) 7-5 08 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 7-5 08 Beijing Olympics (China) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 1-6 6-4 09 Davis Cup 1R (Spain) Clay RR Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 6-1 09 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-3 2-6 6-1 09 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-6(2) 6-2 09 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(9) 09 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 09 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 09 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-3 10 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Rafael Nadal 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2 10 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) 11 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay F Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-4 11 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 11 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass F Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3 11 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1 12 Australian Open (Australia) Hard F Novak Djokovic 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5 12 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-1 12 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 12 Roland Garros (France) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 13 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay F Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(1) 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7(3) 9-7 13 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 13 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Rafael Nadal 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 13 Beijing (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 13 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 14 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 14 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-3 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay F Rafael Nadal 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 15 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 6-1 15 Beijing (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2 15 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 16 Doha (Qatar) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 7-5 7-6(4) 17 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4
Day 7 Saturday, 19 May 2018 Page 3 of 4 Nadal 2018 Summary W (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d Nishikori); Barcelona (d Tsitsipas); QF (2): Australian Open (l Cilic); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 21-2 (17-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 77 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 2 Rome W-L (Best Result): 54-6 (2005-07, 2009-10, 2012-13 Champion) Tournament Note: Owns 9-0 record in Rome SFs and record 31 ATP Masters 1000 titles. Boasts 355-77 record at ATP Masters 1000 events, tied for most wins at this level with Federer (355-101). Won 50 straight sets on clay -- Open Era record for any single surface -- before losing to Thiem in Madrid QF. Captured 11th titles at both ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d. Nishikori) and Barcelona (d. Tsitsipas). Became 1st player in ATP World Tour history to win 11 titles at a single tournament. Secured at least 1 title in 15 straight seasons, tying Federer s Open Era record from 2001-15. Ranked No. 1 from 1 January-18 February and 2 April-14 May. Spent 173 total weeks at No. 1 (6th all-time). Advanced to 10th Australian Open QF, retiring vs. Cilic in 5th set due to right hip injury. Swept Kohlschreiber and A. Zverev in straight sets to lead Spain to 3-2 win over Germany in Davis Cup QF. Broke all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since 2005. Withdrew from Brisbane (right knee), as well as Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami (right hip). Djokovic 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 10-6 (7-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 68 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 18 Rome W-L (Best Result): 46-7 (2008, 2011, 2014-15 Champion) Tournament Note: Owns 8-0 record in Rome SFs and 30 ATP Masters 1000 titles, trailing only Nadal s 31. Returned from 6-month injury absence and reached Australian Open 4R (l. to Chung). Upset by No. 109 Daniel in Indian Wells 2R following 1R bye -- worst ATP Masters 1000 loss since 2008 Miami 2R (l. to No. 122 Anderson). Also lost in Miami 2R following 1R bye, ending 16-match tournament win streak (l. to Paire). Suffered 3 consecutive losses for 1st time since ending 2007 season on 5-match losing streak. Earned biggest win of comeback over No. 20 Nishikori in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R (l. to Edmund in 2R). Fell to No. 18 in ATP Rankings on 14 May -- lowest since No. 22 on 2 October 2006. Underwent small medical intervention on right elbow shortly after Australian Open. [4] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) A. Zverev Leads 4-1 15 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard QF Marin Cilic 7-5 7-6(3) 16 Montpellier (France) Hard R16 Alexander Zverev 7-6(4) 7-6(1) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Alexander Zverev 3-6 6-3 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Alexander Zverev 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 17 Nitto ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Alexander Zverev 6-4 3-6 6-4 Cilic 2018 Summary F (1): Australian Open (l Federer); SF (1): Pune (l Simon); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 18-7 (7-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 17 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 5 Rome W-L (Best Result): 12-9 (2018 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Improved to 1-5 in ATP Masters 1000 QFs on clay by beating [10] Carreno Busta 6-3 6-3. Defeated No. 1 Nadal in 5 sets en route to 3rd Grand Slam final at Australian Open (l. to Federer in 5 sets). Achieved career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings on 29 January following run to Australian Open final. Became 16th World No. 3 since 25 July 2005. Only Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray have been in Top 2. Reached Pune SF (l. to eventual champion Simon) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Nishikori). Dropped only 8 games in 6 sets to beat Popko and Kukushkin during Davis Cup QF (CRO d. KAZ 3-1). Withdrew from Buenos Aires (fatigue), Acapulco (stomach muscle strain) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (knee).
Day 7 Saturday, 19 May 2018 Page 4 of 4 A. Zverev 2018 Summary W (2): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d Thiem); F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); SF (2): Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 29-7 (16-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 3 (Career-High) Rome W-L (Best Result): 10-1 (2017 Champion) Tournament Note: Won 12 straight matches in 17 days since beginning Munich campaign on 2 May. Started career 0-8 vs. Top 10 opponents. Owns 14-10 record since then vs. Top 10 opponents (14-18 overall). Did not drop a set or his serve en route to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Madrid (d. Thiem). Became 1st player to win a clay-court title without being broken since stats started being kept in 1991. Faced 1 break point, fewest en route to an ATP Masters 1000 title since stats started being kept in 1991. Joined Nadal (31), Djokovic (30), Federer (27) and Murray (14) as active players with 3+ ATP Masters 1000 titles. Successfully defended Munich title by beating countryman and 3-time champion Kohlschreiber in final. Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Miami final (d. Kyrgios, Coric and Carreno Busta, l. to Isner in 3 sets). Reached SFs at Acapulco (l. to eventual champion Del Potro) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Nishikori). Suffered 3rd Grand Slam loss from 2 sets to 1 up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Chung). Returned to career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings for 1st time this season on 23 April. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) Nadal Leads 4-0 16 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-7(8) 6-0 7-5 17 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-1 18 Davis Cup QF (Spain) Clay RR Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-4 6-4 [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [4] Marin Cilic (CRO) Nadal Leads 5-2 09 Beijing (China) Hard SF Marin Cilic 6-1 6-3 11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 6-3 11 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-3 15 Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-3 6-3 17 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 7-5 7-6(3) 18 Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF Marin Cilic 3-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 2-0 ret [11] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) A. Zverev Leads 1-0 17 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Alexander Zverev 6-4 6-3 [11] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [4] Marin Cilic (CRO) Djokovic Leads 14-1 08 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 08 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-7(7) 7-5 6-4 7-6(0) 09 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 09 Beijing (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(4) 10 Davis Cup QF (Croatia) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-2 12 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 1-6 6-2 6-3 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Novak Djokovic 6-1 3-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2 14 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-1 15 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-3 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-4 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-1 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard QF Marin Cilic 6-4 7-6(2)
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D ITALIA: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Friday, 18 May 2018 Foro Italico Rome, Italy 13-20 May 2018 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 4,872,105 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com InternazionaliBNLdItalia.com Edward La Cava: elacava@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @InteBNLdItalia Press Room: salastampa@federtennis.it Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @InternazionaliBNLdItalia TV & Radio: TennisTV.com NADAL FACES FOGNINI WITH DJOKOVIC OR NISHIKORI ON DECK Rafael Nadal and Fabio Fognini met for the first time at the 2013 Internazionali BNL d Italia. Five years later, they meet again in Rome with Nadal leading their FedEx ATP Head2Head 10-3. Fognini hopes to join Novak Djokovic (7), Dominic Thiem (3) and Gaston Gaudio (3) as the fourth man to beat Nadal at least three times on clay. But Nadal has dominated their rivalry of late, sweeping five straight meetings since squandering a two-set lead against Fognini at the 2015 US Open. Nadal lost Rome quarter-finals to Thiem in 2017, Djokovic in 2016 and Stan Wawrinka in 2015. Djokovic or Kei Nishikori will await the winner of Nadal vs. Fognini in the semi-finals on Saturday. Though Djokovic is playing in his first quarter-final of the season, he has reached the Rome quarterfinals 12 times in 12 appearances since making his main draw debut at Foro Italico in 2007. Djokovic has won 11 straight meetings with Nishikori, including victories at Rome in 2015 and 2016. On the bottom half of the draw, reigning champion Alexander Zverev faces World No. 10 David Goffin and Pablo Carreno Busta challenges World No. 5 Marin Cilic. Since 2 May, Zverev has won 11 matches and 22 sets in a row with titles at Munich and Madrid. Cilic looks to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final on clay. He is 0-5 in quarter-finals at this level and on this surface. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS CENTRALE [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Fabio Fognini (ITA) Nadal Leads 10-3 13 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-3 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 13 Beijing (China) Hard QF Rafael Nadal 2-6 6-4 6-1 14 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-2 15 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay SF Fabio Fognini 1-6 6-2 7-5 15 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R16 Fabio Fognini 6-4 7-6(6) 15 Hamburg (Germany) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-5 7-5 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Fabio Fognini 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 15 Beijing (China) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 16 Barcelona (Spain) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-6(1) 17 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-1 7-5 17 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4 17 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-1 Nadal 2018 Summary W (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d Nishikori); Barcelona (d Tsitsipas); QF (2): Australian Open (l Cilic); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 20-2 (16-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 77 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 2 Rome W-L (Best Result): 53-6 (2005-07, 2009-10, 2012-13 Champion)
Day 6 Friday, 18 May 2018 Page 2 of 4 Tournament Note: Needs to win 8th Rome title in order to return to No. 1 in ATP Rankings on 21 May. Appearing in 10th consecutive Rome QF and 13th in 14 appearances. Bids for 10th Rome SF and 1st since 2014. Won 50 straight sets on clay -- Open Era record for any single surface -- before losing to Thiem in Madrid QF. Did not drop a set en route to record 11th Monte-Carlo and 31st ATP Masters 1000 title overall (d. Nishikori). Also won 11th title overall at Barcelona and 9th without dropping a set (d. Tsitsipas). Became 1st player in ATP World Tour history to win 11 titles at a single tournament. Secured at least 1 title in 15 straight seasons, tying Federer s Open Era record from 2001-15. Ranked No. 1 from 1 January-18 February and 2 April-14 May. Spent 173 total weeks at No. 1 (6th all-time). Advanced to 10th Australian Open QF, retiring vs. Cilic in 5th set due to right hip injury. Swept Kohlschreiber and A. Zverev in straight sets to lead Spain to 3-2 win over Germany in Davis Cup QF. Broke all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since 2005. Withdrew from Brisbane (right knee), as well as Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami (right hip). Fognini 2018 Summary W (1): Sao Paulo (d Jarry); SF (2): Sydney (l Medvedev); Rio de Janeiro (l Verdasco) YTD W-L: 20-10 (12-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 21 Rome W-L (Best Result): 10-10 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Reached 1st Rome QF in 11th appearance. Bids for 3rd ATP Masters 1000 SF (also 2013 Monte- Carlo, 2017 Miami). Snapped 6-match losing streak vs. Top 10 by beating No. 8 Thiem in 2R (11-52 career). Ended Cuevas 15-match tournament win streak en route to 6th ATP World Tour singles title at Sao Paulo (d. Jarry). Reached SFs at Sydney (l. to Medvedev) and Rio de Janeiro (d. Sandgren in 2R after saving 1 MP, l. to Verdasco). Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 2nd time (d. Benneteau in 5 sets, l. to Berdych). Played 11+ hours and 14 sets in Davis Cup 1R, posting 3-0 record and saving 1 MP vs. Sugita (ITA d. JPN 3-1). Also played 3 matches for Italy in Davis Cup QF, going 1-2 against defending champion France (FRA d. ITA 3-1). Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs [11] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 12-2 10 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 6-4 11 Basel (Switzerland) Hard SF Kei Nishikori 2-6 7-6(4) 6-0 14 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Kei Nishikori 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 14 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 14 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 3-6 6-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-1 15 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-1 16 Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 16 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-6(4) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-4 7-6(5) 16 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-5 16 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-1 18 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-4 Nishikori 2018 Summary F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal); SF (1): New York (l Anderson) YTD W-L: 12-6 (8-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: December 29, 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 24 Rome W-L (Best Result): 10-4 (2016 Semi-finalist)
Day 6 Friday, 18 May 2018 Page 3 of 4 Tournament Note: Lost 11 straight matches and 23 of 26 sets against Djokovic since win in 2014 US Open SF. Earned Top 5 wins over Cilic and A. Zverev to reach Monte-Carlo final (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Fell to 0-4 in ATP Masters 1000 finals. As World No. 36, became lowest-ranked Monte-Carlo finalist since No. 53 Arazi in 2001. Advanced to New York SF (l. to eventual champion Anderson in 3rd-set TB). Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title -- 1st since 2010 -- at Dallas, USA as WC (d. McDonald). Fell to No. 39 in ATP Rankings on 2 April -- lowest since No. 40 on 10 October 2011. Also fell to No. 2 Asian behind Chung on 19 March -- 1st week not No. 1 Asian since 18 July 2011 behind Golubev. Retired in Barcelona 2R vs. Garcia-Lopez due to right leg injury. Withdrew from Brisbane, Sydney and Australian Open (right wrist), as well as Indian Wells (illness). Djokovic 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 9-6 (6-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 68 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 18 Rome W-L (Best Result): 45-7 (2008, 2011, 2014-15 Champion) Tournament Note: Improved to 6-0 in matches and 15-0 in sets vs. Ramos-Vinolas, reaching 1st ATP QF of 2018. Reached QF-or-better in all 12 of his Rome main draw appearances (8-3 in QFs). Returned from 6-month injury absence and reached Australian Open 4R (l. to Chung). Upset by No. 109 Daniel in Indian Wells 2R following 1R bye -- worst ATP Masters 1000 loss since 2008 Miami 2R (l. to No. 122 Anderson). Also lost in Miami 2R following 1R bye, ending 16-match tournament win streak (l. to Paire). Suffered 3 consecutive losses for 1st time since ending 2007 season on 5-match losing streak. Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (d. Coric, l. to Thiem). Earned biggest win of comeback over No. 20 Nishikori in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R (l. to Edmund in 2R). Fell to No. 18 in ATP Rankings on 14 May -- lowest since No. 22 on 2 October 2006. Underwent small medical intervention on right elbow shortly after Australian Open. [9] David Goffin (BEL) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) A. Zverev Leads 1-0 16 Munich (Germany) Clay QF Alexander Zverev 6-3 4-6 6-3 Other Meeting 14 Mons CH (Belgium) Hard QF David Goffin 6-3 6-2 Goffin 2018 Summary SF (3): Montpellier (l Gasquet); Rotterdam (l Dimitrov); Barcelona (l Nadal); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Dimitrov) YTD W-L: 16-7 (9-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 7, 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 10 Rome W-L (Best Result): 10-3 (2015-16, 2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Snapped 4-match losing streak vs. Top 10 by beating No. 6 Del Potro in 3R (12-41 career). Attempting to reach 4th ATP Masters 1000 SF (also 2016 Indian Wells, 2016 Miami and 2017 Monte-Carlo). Saved 1 MP vs. Granollers en route to Barcelona SF (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Also advanced to SFs at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) and Rotterdam (ret. vs. Dimitrov). Reached ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF for 2nd straight year (l. to Dimitrov). Extended Davis Cup singles win streak to 11 matches by beating Balazs and Fucsovics in 1R tie (BEL d. HUN 3-2). Retired in Rotterdam SF and withdrew from Marseille and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells due to eye injury. A. Zverev 2018 Summary W (2): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d Thiem); F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Isner); SF (2): Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 28-7 (15-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: April 20, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 3 (Career-High) Rome W-L (Best Result): 9-1 (2017 Champion)
Day 6 Friday, 18 May 2018 Page 4 of 4 Tournament Note: Won 11 straight matches and 22 straight sets since beginning Munich campaign on 2 May. Started career 0-8 vs. Top 10 opponents. Owns 13-10 record since then vs. Top 10 opponents (13-18 overall). Did not drop a set or his serve en route to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 title at Madrid (d. Thiem). Became 1st player to win a clay-court title without being broken since stats started being kept in 1991. Faced 1 break point, fewest en route to an ATP Masters 1000 title since stats started being kept in 1991. Joined Nadal (31), Djokovic (30), Federer (27) and Murray (14) as active players with 3+ ATP Masters 1000 titles. Successfully defended Munich title by beating countryman and 3-time champion Kohlschreiber in final. Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Miami final (d. Kyrgios, Coric and Carreno Busta, l. to Isner in 3 sets). Reached SFs at Acapulco (l. to eventual champion Del Potro) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Nishikori). Suffered 3rd Grand Slam loss from 2 sets to 1 up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Chung). Returned to career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings for 1st time this season on 23 April. NEXT GEN ARENA [10] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs [4] Marin Cilic (CRO) Cilic Leads 2-0 16 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R16 Marin Cilic 6-0 7-6(4) 18 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Marin Cilic 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(0) 7-6(3) Carreno Busta 2018 Summary SF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l A. Zverev); Barcelona (l Tsitsipas); Estoril (l Tiafoe) YTD W-L: 18-10 (9-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: July 12, 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 11 Rome W-L (Best Result): 4-2 (2018 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Lost 2nd set in 3-set wins over Donaldson in 1R, Johnson in 2R and Bedene in 3R. Owns 3-22 record vs. Top 10 and hopes to equal biggest win of career (d. No. 5 Dimitrov in 2018 Barcelona QF). Advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 SF at Miami (d. Anderson in 3rd-set TB after saving 1 MP, l. to A. Zverev). Saved 3 MPs vs. Mannarino and earned biggest career win over No. 5 Dimitrov at Barcelona (l. to Tsitsipas in SF). Saved 1 MP vs. Zeballos en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to Anderson in 3rd-set TB). Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 1st time in 5th appearance (d. Muller, l. to Cilic). Opened season by squandering 3 MPs vs. Coric in Doha 1R for his 5th straight loss and 9th loss in last 10 matches. Defeated Inglot/J. Murray in team debut w/f. Lopez to help Spain beat Great Britain 3-1 in Davis Cup 1R. Cilic 2018 Summary F (1): Australian Open (l Federer); SF (1): Pune (l Simon); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 17-7 (6-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 17 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 5 Rome W-L (Best Result): 11-9 (2011, 2017-18 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: Owns 0-5 record in ATP Masters 1000 QFs on clay, including 0-2 in Rome. Defeated No. 1 Nadal in 5 sets en route to 3rd Grand Slam final at Australian Open (l. to Federer in 5 sets). Achieved career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings on 29 January following run to Australian Open final. Became 16th World No. 3 since 25 July 2005. Only Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray have been in Top 2. Reached Pune SF (l. to eventual champion Simon) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Nishikori). Dropped only 8 games in 6 sets to beat Popko and Kukushkin during Davis Cup QF (CRO d. KAZ 3-1). Withdrew from Buenos Aires (fatigue), Acapulco (stomach muscle strain) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (knee).
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D ITALIA: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, 17 May 2018 Foro Italico Rome, Italy 13-20 May 2018 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 4,872,105 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com InternazionaliBNLdItalia.com Edward La Cava: elacava@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @InteBNLdItalia Press Room: salastampa@federtennis.it Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @InternazionaliBNLdItalia TV & Radio: TennisTV.com NADAL VS. SHAPOVALOV REMATCH, ZVEREV S STREAKS AT STAKE Rafael Nadal and Denis Shapovalov will meet at the Internazionali BNL d Italia on Thursday in a rematch nine months in the making. Shapovalov stunned the Spaniard in the third round at 2017 Montreal, denying Nadal the No. 1 ranking that he would have attained by reaching the semi-finals. Again in Rome, Shapovalov awaits Nadal in the third round and stands between him and No. 1. If Nadal wins his eighth Rome title, he will pass Roger Federer to become World No. 1 on 21 May. Shapovalov is ranked a career-high No. 29, up 114 spots from 10 August when he defeated Nadal. Strong storylines abound on the grounds of the Foro Italico. Reigning champion Alexander Zverev takes win streaks of 10 matches, 20 sets and 61 service holds into his meeting with Kyle Edmund. World No. 6 Juan Martin del Potro would improve to 5-0 against Top 10 players in 2018 if he beats World No. 10 David Goffin. Four-time champion Novak Djokovic bids for his first ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season against Albert Ramos-Vinolas, while No. 1 Italian Fabio Fognini faces Peter Gojowczyk with a chance to reach his first Rome quarter-final in his 11th appearance. As is the case in singles, the No. 1 ranking is on the line in doubles this week. If Mate Pavic posts an equal-or-better finish than Lukasz Kubot in Rome, the Croat will become World No. 1 in the ATP Doubles Rankings on 21 May. Pavic, 24, would be the youngest doubles No. 1 since Todd Woodbridge in February 1996. Both Pavic and Kubot begin their Rome campaigns on Court 1. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: THIRD-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRALE Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs Fabio Fognini (ITA) First Meeting Gojowczyk 2018 Summary F (1): Delray Beach (l Tiafoe); QF (2): Doha (l Monfils); Auckland (l Haase) YTD W-L: 13-11 (2-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: July 15, 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 53 Rome W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Defeated [WC] Sonego 6-3 6-4 on Tuesday to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 R16. Saved 3 MPs vs. Isner en route to 2nd ATP World Tour final at Delray Beach (l. to Tiafoe). Broke into Top 50 of ATP Rankings on 5 March and achieved career-high No. 49 on 9 April. Reached back-to-back QFs at Doha (l. to eventual champion Monfils) and Auckland (l. to Haase). Defeated defending champion and World No. 8 Sock in Auckland 2R for biggest win of career. Earned 1st Australian Open win in 5th try (d. Kukushkin, l. to A. Zverev in 2R). Suffered 6-match losing streak from 28 February through 12 May. Retired in New York 2R vs. Mannarino due to foot injury.
Day 5 Thursday, 17 May 2018 Page 2 of 5 Fognini 2018 Summary W (1): Sao Paulo (d Jarry); SF (2): Sydney (l Medvedev); Rio de Janeiro (l Verdasco) YTD W-L: 19-10 (11-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 21 Rome W-L (Best Result): 9-10 (2015, 2017-18 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Beat World No. 8 Thiem in 2R for 1st Top 10 win since defeating No. 1 Murray in 2017 Rome 2R. Ended Cuevas 15-match tournament win streak en route to 6th ATP World Tour singles title at Sao Paulo (d. Jarry). Reached SFs at Sydney (l. to Medvedev) and Rio de Janeiro (d. Sandgren in 2R after saving 1 MP, l. to Verdasco). Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 2nd time (d. Benneteau in 5 sets, l. to Berdych). Played 11+ hours and 14 sets in Davis Cup 1R, posting 3-0 record and saving 1 MP vs. Sugita (ITA d. JPN 3-1). Also played 3 matches for Italy in Davis Cup QF, going 1-2 against defending champion France (FRA d. ITA 3-1). [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) Shapovalov Leads 1-0 17 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R16 Denis Shapovalov 3-6 6-4 7-6(4) Nadal 2018 Summary W (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d Nishikori); Barcelona (d Tsitsipas); QF (2): Australian Open (l Cilic); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 19-2 (15-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 77 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 2 Rome W-L (Best Result): 52-6 (2005-07, 2009-10, 2012-13 Champion) Tournament Note: Needs to win 8th Rome title in order to return to No. 1 in ATP Rankings on 21 May. Won 50 straight sets on clay -- Open Era record for any single surface -- before losing to Thiem in Madrid QF. Did not drop a set en route to record 11th Monte-Carlo and 31st ATP Masters 1000 title overall (d. Nishikori). Also won 11th title overall at Barcelona and 9th without dropping a set (d. Tsitsipas). Became 1st player in ATP World Tour history to win 11 titles at a single tournament. Secured at least 1 title in 15 straight seasons, tying Federer s Open Era record from 2001-15. Ranked No. 1 from 1 January-18 February and 2 April-14 May. Spent 173 total weeks at No. 1 (6th all-time). Advanced to 10th Australian Open QF, retiring vs. Cilic in 5th set due to right hip injury. Swept Kohlschreiber and A. Zverev in straight sets to lead Spain to 3-2 win over Germany in Davis Cup QF. Broke all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since 2005. Withdrew from Brisbane (right knee), as well as Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami (right hip). Shapovalov 2018 Summary SF (2): Delray Beach (l Tiafoe); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l A. Zverev) YTD W-L: 17-11 (7-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 15, 1999 (19) ATP Ranking: 29 (Career-High) Rome W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Spent 4 hours, 31 minutes on court since Tuesday. Nadal s lone win lasted 1 hour, 1 minute. At 19, youngest quarter-finalist and semi-finalist ever at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Raonic in 3R, l. to A. Zverev). Achieved career-high 8 times in ATP Rankings -- peaking at No. 29 on 14 May. Youngest player in Top 30 since then-no. 17 Gasquet on 11 July 2005. Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour SF at Delray Beach (d. Fritz, l. to eventual champion Tiafoe). Saved 1 MP vs. Troicki and defeated Querrey en route to ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (l. to Coric in 3 sets). Let leads of 2-sets-to-1 and 5-2 in 5th set slip away against Tsonga in Australian Open 2R. Beat Galovic but lost to Coric in Canada s Davis Cup 1R tie (CRO d. CAN 3-1).
Day 5 Thursday, 17 May 2018 Page 3 of 5 [11] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) Djokovic Leads 5-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 15 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R32 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 17 Davis Cup QF (Serbia) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-2 17 Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-1 6-3 18 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 6-3 Djokovic 2018 Summary YTD W-L: 8-6 (5-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 68 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 18 Rome W-L (Best Result): 44-7 (2008, 2011, 2014-15 Champion) Tournament Note: No. 1 Serbian since 22 May 2006 will trail Krajinovic on 21 May if he does not reach Rome SF. Returned from 6-month injury absence and reached Australian Open 4R (l. to Chung). Upset by No. 109 Daniel in Indian Wells 2R following 1R bye -- worst ATP Masters 1000 loss since 2008 Miami 2R (l. to No. 122 Anderson). Also lost in Miami 2R following 1R bye, ending 16-match tournament win streak (l. to Paire). Suffered 3 consecutive losses for 1st time since ending 2007 season on 5-match losing streak. Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R (d. Coric, l. to Thiem). Earned biggest win of comeback over No. 20 Nishikori in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R (l. to Edmund in 2R). Fell to No. 18 in ATP Rankings on 14 May -- lowest since No. 22 on 2 October 2006. Underwent small medical intervention on right elbow shortly after Australian Open. Ramos-Vinolas 2018 Summary F (1): Quito (l Carballes Baena); QF (1): Sao Paulo (l Jarry) YTD W-L: 15-13 (13-9 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 (30) ATP Ranking: 41 Rome W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (2018 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Rallied from a set down to defeat [Q] Delbonis in 1R and [8] Isner in 2R. Fell to 1-5 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals at Quito (l. to Carballes Baena in 3 sets). Reached Sao Paulo QF (l. to Jarry). Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 1st time in 7th appearance (l. to Djokovic). Lost to Kohlschreiber in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2R after reaching final in 2017. Clinched Spain s 3-1 win over Great Britain in Davis Cup 1R by beating Broady and Norrie. NEXT GEN ARENA Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [10] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Bedene Leads 2-0 16 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Aljaz Bedene 7-6(4) 6-3 4-6 5-7 6-2 18 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R16 Aljaz Bedene 6-2 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 2018 Summary F (1): Buenos Aires (l Thiem); SF (1): Budapest (l Millman); QF (1): Rio de Janeiro (l Fognini) YTD W-L: 17-9 (14-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 65 Rome W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2018 3rd Round)
Day 5 Thursday, 17 May 2018 Page 4 of 5 Tournament Note: Appearing in 1st ATP Masters 1000 R16 after earning 1st Top 10 win over World No. 7 Anderson. Advanced to 3rd ATP World Tour final at Buenos Aires (d. Schwartzman in QF, l. to Thiem). Achieved career-high No. 43 in ATP Rankings on 19 February after reaching Buenos Aires final. Reached Budapest SF (l. to Millman after holding 3 MPs) and Rio de Janeiro QF (d. Carreno Busta, l. to Fognini). Returned to Davis Cup for 1st time since 2012 and went 4-0 in singles for Slovenia during 2 Group II ties. Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells due to illness. Carreno Busta 2018 Summary SF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l A. Zverev); Barcelona (l Tsitsipas); Estoril (l Tiafoe) YTD W-L: 17-10 (8-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: July 12, 1991 (26) ATP Ranking: 11 Rome W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2018 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Won 3-setters over Americans Donaldson in 1R and Johnson in 2R. Advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 SF at Miami (d. Anderson in 3rd-set TB after saving 1 MP, l. to A. Zverev). Saved 3 MPs vs. Mannarino and earned biggest career win over No. 5 Dimitrov at Barcelona (l. to Tsitsipas in SF). Saved 1 MP vs. Zeballos en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to Anderson in 3rd-set TB). Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 1st time in 5th appearance (d. Muller, l. to Cilic). Opened season by squandering 3 MPs vs. Coric in Doha 1R for his 5th straight loss and 9th loss in last 10 matches. Defeated Inglot/J. Murray in team debut w/f. Lopez to help Spain beat Great Britain 3-1 in Davis Cup 1R. Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [4] Marin Cilic (CRO) Cilic Leads 3-1 13 Chennai (India) Hard QF Benoit Paire 6-4 1-6 7-5 16 Marseille (France) Hard SF Marin Cilic 6-2 6-7(3) 6-3 16 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R32 Marin Cilic 6-0 4-6 6-3 17 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R32 Marin Cilic 5-7 6-3 6-2 Paire 2018 Summary SF (2): Pune (l Anderson); Sydney (l de Minaur); QF (1): Montpellier (l Pouille) YTD W-L: 14-11 (4-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 (29) ATP Ranking: 52 Rome W-L (Best Result): 8-3 (2013 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Reached only ATP Masters 1000 QF and SF at 2013 Rome (d. Granollers, l. to Federer). Advanced to SFs at Pune (d. Fucsovics after saving 5 MPs in 2R, l. to Anderson) and Sydney (l. to de Minaur). Lost 10 of last 11 ATP World Tour SFs since reaching biggest final of career at 2015 Tokyo. Reached Montpellier QF (d. M. Zverev and Millman, l. to eventual champion Pouille). Upset 6-time champion Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R (l. to Krajinovic in 3R). Squandered 1 MP against countryman Simon in Marrakech 1R. Fell to No. 231 Krueger in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 1R -- 15th loss to player outside Top 100 since 2016. Withdrew from Rotterdam due to back injury. Cilic 2018 Summary F (1): Australian Open (l Federer); SF (1): Pune (l Simon); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 16-7 (5-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 17 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 (29) ATP Ranking: 5 Rome W-L (Best Result): 10-9 (2011, 2017 Quarter-finalist)
Day 5 Thursday, 17 May 2018 Page 5 of 5 Tournament Note: Advanced to Rome QFs in 2011 (l. to No. 1 Nadal) and 2017 (l. to Isner in 3rd-set TB). Defeated No. 1 Nadal in 5 sets en route to 3rd Grand Slam final at Australian Open (l. to Federer in 5 sets). Achieved career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings on 29 January following run to Australian Open final. Became 16th World No. 3 since 25 July 2005. Only Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray have been in Top 2. Reached Pune SF (l. to eventual champion Simon) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo QF (l. to Nishikori). Dropped only 8 games in 6 sets to beat Popko and Kukushkin during Davis Cup QF (CRO d. KAZ 3-1). Withdrew from Buenos Aires (fatigue), Acapulco (stomach muscle strain) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (knee). Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Nishikori Leads 1-0 16 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-3 6-3 Nishikori 2018 Summary F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal); SF (1): New York (l Anderson) YTD W-L: 11-6 (7-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: December 29, 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 24 Rome W-L (Best Result): 9-4 (2016 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Enjoyed 3rd clay-court win vs. Top 5 this season, beating No. 4 Dimitrov in 3 sets on Wednesday. Earned Top 5 wins over Cilic and A. Zverev to reach Monte-Carlo final (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Fell to 0-4 in ATP Masters 1000 finals. As World No. 36, became lowest-ranked Monte-Carlo finalist since No. 53 Arazi in 2001. Advanced to New York SF (l. to eventual champion Anderson in 3rd-set TB). Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title -- 1st since 2010 -- at Dallas, USA as WC (d. McDonald). Fell to No. 39 in ATP Rankings on 2 April -- lowest since No. 40 on 10 October 2011. Also fell to No. 2 Asian behind Chung on 19 March -- 1st week not No. 1 Asian since 18 July 2011 behind Golubev. Retired in Barcelona 2R vs. Garcia-Lopez due to right leg injury. Withdrew from Brisbane, Sydney and Australian Open (right wrist), as well as Indian Wells (illness). Kohlschreiber 2018 Summary F (1): Munich (l A. Zverev); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Del Potro) YTD W-L: 15-12 (10-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 16, 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 28 Rome W-L (Best Result): 11-7 (2013-14, 2018 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Seeking 6th ATP Masters 1000 QF of career and has yet to reach SF at this level. Did not drop a set en route to 6th Munich final, falling to 3-3 with loss to countryman A. Zverev. Snapped 12-match losing streak vs. Top 10 players, beating No. 3 Cilic en route to Indian Wells QF (l. to Del Potro). Advanced to 3R at Monte-Carlo (l. to Dimitrov) and Madrid (d. Bautista Agut after saving 1 MP, l. to Anderson). Fell to Ferrer in deciding rubber of Davis Cup QF, losing 7-5 in 5th after 4 hours, 51 minutes (ESP d. GER 3-2). Followed with worst tour-level loss of career vs. World No. 617 Ouahab in Marrakech 1R. PIETRANGELI [5] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [9] David Goffin (BEL) Series Tied 1-1 16 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 David Goffin 4-6 6-3 7-5 16 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R16 Juan Martin del Potro 7-5 6-3 Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) A. Zverev Leads 2-0 16 Nice (France) Clay R32 Alexander Zverev 5-7 7-5 ret 17 Beijing (China) Hard R32 Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(3)
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D ITALIA: DAY 4 MEDIA NOTES Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Foro Italico Rome, Italy 13-20 May 2018 Draw: S-56, D-24 Prize Money: 4,872,105 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com InternazionaliBNLdItalia.com Edward La Cava: elacava@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @InteBNLdItalia Press Room: salastampa@federtennis.it Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @InternazionaliBNLdItalia TV & Radio: TennisTV.com PAST CHAMPIONS NADAL, ZVEREV, DJOKOVIC IN 2ND-ROUND ACTION No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal, No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev and No. 11 seed Novak Djokovic have combined to win 12 of the last 13 Rome titles. They return to Foro Italico on Wednesday when the second round in Rome concludes. Nadal has won a record seven Rome titles, but none since 2013. The Internazionali BNL d Italia is the only clay-court event where Nadal has made four consecutive appearances without a title. He begins his 2018 campaign on Centrale against Damir Dzumhur. Zverev made history in Madrid on Sunday by becoming the first player to win a clay-court title without losing serve since stats started being tracked in 1991. Even Nadal, who owns a record 55 clay-court titles, has never held serve throughout a tournament on clay. Zverev faced one break point all week, the fewest en route to an ATP Masters 1000 title since 1991. Rome native Matteo Berrettini awaits Zverev, who won the first of his three ATP Masters 1000 titles in Rome last year. Djokovic, a four-time Rome champion, continues his comeback against Nikoloz Basilashvili. In other marquee matches, Grigor Dimitrov turns 27 against Monte-Carlo finalist Kei Nishikori, Indian Wells champion Juan Martin del Potro meets #NextGenATP star Stefanos Tsitsipas and Madrid finalist Dominic Thiem takes on Italian No. 1 Fabio Fognini. Thiem beat Nadal in the 2017 Rome and 2018 Madrid quarter-finals. They could meet once again in the quarter-finals on Friday. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: WEDNESDAY 2R SINGLES MATCHES CENTRALE Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs [6] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Thiem Leads 2-0 15 Munich (Germany) Clay R16 Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-0 17 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-2 Fognini 2018 Summary W (1): Sao Paulo (d Jarry); SF (2): Sydney (l Medvedev); Rio de Janeiro (l Verdasco) YTD W-L: 18-10 (10-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 21 Rome W-L (Best Result): 8-10 (2015, 2017 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Defeated Monfils 6-3 6-1 on Monday for 300th ATP World Tour win of career. Owns 10-52 record vs. Top 10 opponents and 6-match losing streak since beating No. 1 Murray in 2017 Rome 2R. Ended Cuevas 15-match tournament win streak en route to 6th ATP World Tour singles title at Sao Paulo (d. Jarry). Reached SFs at Sydney (l. to Medvedev) and Rio de Janeiro (d. Sandgren in 2R after saving 1 MP, l. to Verdasco). Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 2nd time (d. Benneteau in 5 sets, l. to Berdych). Played 11+ hours and 14 sets in Davis Cup 1R, posting 3-0 record and saving 1 MP vs. Sugita (ITA d. JPN 3-1). Also played 3 matches for Italy in Davis Cup QF, going 1-2 against defending champion France (FRA d. ITA 3-1).
Day 4 Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Page 2 of 5 Thiem 2018 Summary W (1): Buenos Aires (d Bedene); F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l A. Zverev); SF (1): Doha (w/o vs Monfils); QF (4): Rio de Janeiro (l Verdasco); Acapulco (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nadal); Barcelona (l Tsitsipas) YTD W-L: 25-7 (16-4 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 8 Rome W-L (Best Result): 8-3 (2017 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Reached 2016 Rome QF (d. Federer, l. to Nishikori) and 2017 Rome SF (d. Nadal, l. to Djokovic). Defeated No. 1 Nadal en route to 2nd straight ATP Masters 1000 Madrid final (l. to A. Zverev). Ended Nadal s 50-set clay win streak and became 3rd player to beat him 3 times on clay (Djokovic 7, Gaudio 3). Did not drop a set en route to 2nd Buenos Aires and 9th ATP World Tour title (d. Bedene). Also did not drop a set en route to Doha SF (w/o vs. Monfils due to viral infection). Saved 1 MP vs. Rublev in 2R and beat Djokovic in 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 1 Nadal in QF). Also reached QFs at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco), Acapulco (l. to Del Potro) and Barcelona (l. to Tsitsipas). Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Kudla en route to Australian Open 4R for 2nd straight year (l. to Sandgren in 5 sets). Retired vs. Cuevas in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R and withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Miami (right ankle). [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Series Tied 1-1 16 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Damir Dzumhur 2-6 6-4 3-0 ret 18 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-3 6-1 Nadal 2018 Summary W (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d Nishikori); Barcelona (d Tsitsipas); QF (2): Australian Open (l Cilic); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 18-2 (14-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 77 Date of Birth: June 3, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 2 Rome W-L (Best Result): 51-6 (2005-07, 2009-10, 2012-13 Champion) Tournament Note: Needs to win 8th Rome title in order to return to No. 1 in ATP Rankings on 21 May. Won 50 straight sets on clay -- Open Era record for any single surface -- before losing to Thiem in Madrid QF. Did not drop a set en route to record 11th Monte-Carlo and 31st ATP Masters 1000 title overall (d. Nishikori). Also won 11th title overall at Barcelona and 9th without dropping a set (d. Tsitsipas). Became 1st player in ATP World Tour history to win 11 titles at a single tournament. Secured at least 1 title in 15 straight seasons, tying Federer s Open Era record from 2001-15. Ranked No. 1 from 1 January-18 February and 2 April-14 May. Spent 173 total weeks at No. 1 (6th all-time). Advanced to 10th Australian Open QF, retiring vs. Cilic in 5th set due to right hip injury. Swept Kohlschreiber and A. Zverev in straight sets to lead Spain to 3-2 win over Germany in Davis Cup QF. Broke all-time record with 24 straight Davis Cup singles and doubles wins since 2005. Withdrew from Brisbane (right knee), as well as Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami (right hip). Dzumhur 2018 Summary QF (2): Montpellier (l Gasquet); Marseille (l Berdych) YTD W-L: 11-14 (3-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 20, 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 31 Rome W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Routed Spanish left-hander Verdasco 6-3 6-1 in 64 minutes on Tuesday. Owns 4-9 record vs. Top 10 opponents and seeking biggest win of career. Achieved career-high No. 29 in ATP Rankings on 12 February. Owns 11-14 record this season after finishing 2017 on a 24-7 run. Reached QFs at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) and Marseille (d. Kukushkin in 1R after saving 4 MPs, ret. vs. Berdych). Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd time (d. Lorenzi in 1R after trailing by 2 sets, l. to No. 1 Nadal). Retired in Sydney 2R vs. de Minaur (left hamstring strain) and Marseille QF vs. Berdych (illness).