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TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN ANTALYA: 26 JUNE MEDIA NOTES Kaya Palazzo Antalya, Turkey 24-30 June 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: 426,145 Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com AntalyaOpen.com Fabienne Benoit: fbenoit@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @AntalyaOpen Press Officer: tolga@yenigunmedya.net Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @AntalyaOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com CENTRE COURT 1R: [Q] Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs [5] Robin Haase (NED) Youzhny Leads 5-2 Youzhny 2018 Summary 36 years old World No. 100 5-11 in 2018 Antalya Main Draw Debut 10 Career Titles Competed on 36th birthday Monday, evening match vs. Haase at 6-7(4) 7-6(5) before play was suspended. Three wins shy of 500 for career. Bids to become 2nd Russian player to reach 500 wins (Kafelnikov 609). Qualified on grass at Stuttgart (l. to M. Zverev in 1R), Halle (l. to Thiem in 1R) and Antalya. Lost 5 straight ATP World Tour main draw matches since 26 April. Haase 2018 Summary 31 years old World No. 44 13-17 in 2018 (Auckland SF) Antalya Debut 2 Career Titles Saved 2 MPs vs. Ruud en route to Auckland SF (l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut). Advanced to QFs at Pune (l. to Paire) and Rotterdam (l. to eventual champion Federer in 3 sets). Saved 3 MPs vs. Sousa in Halle 1R (l. to Bautista Agut in 2R). Captured doubles titles with countryman Middelkoop at Pune (d. Herbert/Simon) and Sofia (d. Mektic/Peya). 1R: [WC] Cem Ilkel (TUR) vs Marius Copil (ROU) First Meeting Ilkel 2018 Summary 22 years old World No. 247 1-3 in 2018 (1-2 in Davis Cup) 0-1 at Antalya Fell to 0-8 in ATP World Tour matches main draw matches -- all as WC -- with loss to Lorenzi in Istanbul 1R. Advanced to ATP Challenger Tour SFs at Yokohama, JPN (l. to Ito) and Karshi, UZB (l. to Gerasimov). Captured ITF Futures Circuit titles at Antalya, TUR (d. Miladinovic) and Namangan, UZB (d. Safiullin). Lost in Andijan, UZB Futures final (l. to Fayziev). Copil 2018 Summary 27 years old World No. 95 10-12 in 2018 (Sofia Finalist) Antalya Debut Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF and final at Sofia (d. Kovalik, l. to Basic). Achieved career-high No. 73 in ATP Rankings on 19 February. Snapped 5-match tour-level losing streak by saving 2 MPs vs. Bedene in s-hertogenbosch 1R (l. to Ebden in QF). Qualified at Munich (l. to Ruud in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Struff in 1R). 2R: Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs [3/WC] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Vesely Leads 1-0 Vesely 2018 Summary 24 years old World No. 103 8-11 in 2018 (2 QFs) 1-0 at Antalya 1 Career Title Advanced to QFs at Auckland (d. Albot in 1R after saving 4 MPs, l. to Bautista Agut) and Istanbul (l. to Jaziri). Earned 1st Australian Open win in 5th try (d. Safranek, l. to Mannarino in 2R). Fell to No. 106 in ATP Rankings on 11 June -- lowest since No. 107 on 12 May 2014. Reached 10th ATP Challenger Tour singles final at Heilbronn, GER (l. to Molleker). Verdasco 2018 Summary 34 years old World No. 33 17-15 in 2018 (Rio Finalist) 1-1 at Antalya (2017 QF) Defeated Thiem en route to Rio de Janeiro final (l. to Schwartzman). Celebrated 500th ATP World Tour win in hometown of Madrid on 8 May (d. Lorenzi, l. to L. Mayer in 2R). Also at ATP Masters 1000 events, defeated Dimitrov to reach Indian Wells 3R (l. to Fritz), advanced to Miami 4R (l. to Carreno Busta) and saved 3 MPs vs. Cuevas in Monte-Carlo 1R (l. to Cilic in 2R). Made 60th straight Grand Slam appearance, falling to 0-7 in Roland Garros 4R matches (d. Dimitrov, l. to Djokovic). ALAADDIN KARAGOZ COURT 1R: Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs Mirza Basic (BIH) First Meeting 2R: [8] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) Basilashvili Leads 1-0

TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN ANTALYA: 25 JUNE MEDIA NOTES Kaya Palazzo Antalya, Turkey 24-30 June 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: 426,145 Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com AntalyaOpen.com Fabienne Benoit: fbenoit@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @AntalyaOpen Press Officer: tolga@yenigunmedya.net Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @AntalyaOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com CENTRE COURT [7] Yuichi Sugita (JPN) vs Guido Pella (ARG) First Tour-Level Meeting Sugita 2018 Summary 29 years old World No. 45 7-16 in 2018 5-0 in Antalya (2017 Champion) 1 Career Title Claimed 2nd Top 10 win of career last week, beating No. 7 Thiem in 2R of Halle (l. to Kudla in QF). Earned 1st Top 10 win of career to reach Australian Open 2R (d. No. 9 Sock, l. to Karlovic 12-10 in 5th). Lost 9 straight tour-level matches from 1 March to Roland Garros, incl. Munich 1R vs. Maden after holding 2 MPs. Pella 2018 Summary 28 years old World No. 72 15-14 in 2018 Antalya Debut 2 Career Finals (both on clay) Made grass-court QF at Stuttgart 2 weeks ago (d. Millman and Gunneswaran, l. to eventual champion Federer). Advanced to 2nd hard-court SF of career at Doha (l. to Rublev after holding 1 MP). Reached Buenos Aires QF for 1st time in 5th main draw appearance (d. Verdasco, l. to eventual champion Thiem). [Q] Blaz Kavcic (SLO) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Series Tied 1-1 Kavcic 2018 Summary 31 years old World No. 176 1-7 in 2018 Antalya Debut Snapped 6-match losing streak in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam matches at Sofia (d. Djere, l. to Copil in 2R). Retired in Roland Garros qualifying 1R vs. Pavlasek. Baghdatis 2018 Summary 33 yrs old World No.84 7-7 in 2018 3-1 in Antalya (2017 Semi-finals) 4 Career Titles Qualified and advanced to Indian Wells 4R -- 1st ATP Masters 1000 R16 appearance since 2012 Shanghai. Reached Sofia QF (l. to Kovalik) and St. Brieuc, FRA Challenger SF (l. to Lestienne). Retired in Roland Garros 1R vs. Giraldo due to left thigh injury. [Q] Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs [5] Robin Haase (NED) Youzhny Leads 5-2 Youzhny 2018 Summary 35 years old World No. 100 5-11 in 2018 Antalya Debut 10 Career Titles Successfully qualified for 3 grass-court events in a row (l. in Stuttgart 1R to M. Zverev and in Halle 1R to Thiem). Three wins shy of 500 for career. Bids to become 2nd Russian player to reach 500 wins (Kafelnikov 609). Reached ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R (l. to Isner). Haase 2018 Summary 31 years old World No. 44 13-17 in 2018 Antalya Debut 2 Career Titles Saved 2 MPs vs. Ruud en route to Auckland SF (l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut). Advanced to QFs at Pune (l. to Paire) and Rotterdam (l. to eventual champion Federer in 3 sets). Suffered 8th Australian Open 1R loss in last 9 years (l. to Sonego). ALAADDIN KARAGOZ COURT Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) First Tour-Level Meeting [8] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [Q] Filip Horansky (SVK) Lajovic Leads 1-0 Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs Jordan Thompson (AUS) Thompson Leads 1-0 GULBERK GULTEKIN SALMAN Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) vs Ricardas Berankis (LTU) Donskoy Leads 1-0 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs [Q] Taro Daniel (JPN) Garcia-Lopez Leads 2-0

TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN ANTALYA: PREVIEW & 24 JUNE MEDIA NOTES Kaya Palazzo Antalya, Turkey 24-30 June 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: 426,145 Surface: Grass ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com AntalyaOpen.com Fabienne Benoit: fbenoit@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @AntalyaOpen Press Officer: tolga@yenigunmedya.net Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @AntalyaOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN ANTALYA 1) Grass 250s: The last stops on the road to Wimbledon are on the lawns of Antalya and Eastbourne. At the Turkish Airlines Open Antalya, inaugural finalists Yuichi Sugita and Adrian Mannarino return alongside wild cards and former Top 10 players Fernando Verdasco and Gael Monfils. 2) Back to the Breakthrough: Sugita s first ATP World Tour semi-final, final and title all came at 2017 Antalya. He s back after beating World No. 7 Dominic Thiem on 20 June in Halle for the biggest win of his career. Sugita lost nine straight tour-level matches from 1 March through 10 June. 3) No. 1 Again: Mannarino had never been the No. 1 seed of an ATP World Tour event entering the grass-court season. In Antalya, he s the top seed for the second time in three weeks after heading the field at s-hertogenbosch. Mannarino lost his opening match at s-hertogenbosch to countryman Jeremy Chardy. He is seeking his first title after four runner-up finishes, including 2017 Antalya. 4) 500 and Counting: Verdasco will make his 61st straight Grand Slam appearance at Wimbledon. His longevity on tour was rewarded with the 500th win of his career on 8 May in Madrid. Though he s never captured a grass-court title, Verdasco led eventual champion Andy Murray by two sets in the 2013 Wimbledon quarter-finals. He fell to Mannarino in the 2017 Antalya quarter-finals. 5) Grounded Gael: Monfils had a flying start to the 2018 season, capturing his seventh career title at Doha and defeating World No. 3 Marin Cilic at Rio de Janeiro. But the Frenchman is just 3-5 since suffering a back injury against countryman Pierre-Hugues Herbert on 14 March at Indian Wells. 6) Momentum Stalled: No. 2 seed Damir Dzumhur ended 2017 on a 24-7 run, highlighted by his first two ATP World Tour titles at St. Petersburg and Moscow. But the 26-year-old Bosnian is 13-17 in 2018, including seven opening-match losses. Dzumhur is making his tournament debut in Antalya. 7) Portuguese Pride: Joao Sousa was 0-3 at the Millennium Estoril Open before breaking through in a big way last month. Sousa saved two match points against Pedro Sousa (no relation) and defeated #NextGenATP players Stefanos Tsitsipas and Frances Tiafoe to win the Estoril title. 8) Surprise, Surprise: Mirza Basic and Roberto Carballes Baena won the first ATP World Tour titles of their respective careers on 11 February. Both the Bosnian and Spaniard were qualifiers ranked outside of the Top 100 when they won championships at Sofia and Quito respectively. 9) Turkish Hope: Cem Ilkel will be a wild card for the ninth time at an ATP World Tour event this week. The 22-year-old Turk came closest to his first win at 2017 Antalya, holding five match points before falling to Mohamed Safwat. Ilkel is coming off his fourth Futures title at Namangan, UZB. 10) In-Form at 40: Among the teams playing doubles in Antalya are former World No. 1 Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald. Since joining forces last August, the 40-year-old Mirnyi and 32-year-old Oswald are 23-13 as a team with titles at 2017 Moscow, 2018 New York, and 2018 Houston.

Turkish Airlines Open Antalya Preview & 24 June Media Notes Page 2 of 4 www.atpworldtour.com WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 4-1 2017 Finalist 2 Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 3 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 1-1 2017 Quarter-finals 4 Gael Monfils (FRA) 5 Robin Haase (NED) 6 Joao Sousa (POR) 0-1 2017 1st Round 7 Yuichi Sugita (JPN) 5-0 2017 Champion 8 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) QUALIFIERS (4) TBD Sunday DOUBLES OLDEST PLAYER Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 36 years, 6 months WILD CARDS (3) Cem Ilkel (TUR) Gael Monfils (FRA) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) YOUNGEST PLAYER Cem Ilkel (TUR) 22 years, 10 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN France 3, Spain 3, Argentina 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 *Does not include qualifiers (TBD Sunday) SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) 4-0 2017 Champion Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 2 Max Mirnyi (BLR) Philipp Oswald (AUT) 3 Sander Arends (NED) Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 0-1 2017 1st Round 4 Andres Molteni (ARG) Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) PAST FINALISTS SINGLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Yuichi Sugita (JPN) Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6-1 7-6(4) BOLD: Player in 2018 Turkish Airlines Open Antalya singles draw. DOUBLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Robert Lindstedt/Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi Oliver Marach/Mate Pavic 7-5 4-1 ret. BOLD: Player in 2018 Turkish Airlines Open Antalya doubles draw.

Turkish Airlines Open Antalya Preview & 24 June Media Notes Page 3 of 4 www.atpworldtour.com ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Turkish Airlines Open Antalya W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0 Singles Prize Money ( ) 76,020 40,040 21,690 12,355 7,280 4,320 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money ( ) 23,090 12,140 6,580 3,760 2,200 --- FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SUNDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) vs Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) First Tour-Level Meeting 15 Napoli CH (Italy) Clay R16 Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3 2-6 7-6(4) Carballes Baena 2018 Summary 25 yrs old World No. 74 10-10 in 2018 Antalya Debut 2018 Quito Champion Defeated Ramos-Vinolas in Quito to become 1st Spanish qualifier to win a title since Almagro at 2006 Valencia. As World No. 107, became lowest-ranked Spanish champion since No. 115 Ferrero at 2009 Casablanca. As 24-year-old, became youngest Spanish champion on tour since Nadal, 24, at 2011 Barcelona. Achieved career-high No. 72 in ATP Rankings on 19 February. Advanced to 5th ATP World Tour QF of career at Estoril (d. Norrie after saving 3 MPs, l. to Tsitsipas). Basilashvili 2018 Summary 26 yrs old World No. 85 10-17 in 2018 0-1 in Antalya (2017 1R) 2 Career Finals Fell to Kudla in Halle qualifying last week but entered main draw as LL; def. 17-year-old WC Molleker in 1R before losing to Coric in 2R. Reached clay-court QFs at Marrakech (l. to Sousa) and Budapest (l. to Seppi). Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 3rd time at Australian Open (l. to Edmund after leading 2 sets to 1). Qualified at ATP Masters 1000s in Madrid (l. to Monfils in 1R) and Rome (l. to Djokovic in 2R). Lost 7 straight matches from 19 January-21 March, including in Davis Cup to No. 698 Ahouda and No. 591 Ouahab. Retired in Acapulco 1R vs. Donaldson and Indian Wells 1R vs. Sandgren due to right shoulder injury. Florian Mayer (GER) vs [6] Joao Sousa (POR) Series Tied 1-1 13 Sydney (Australia) Hard R32 Florian Mayer 6-1 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R64 Joao Sousa 6-3 6-2 Mayer 2018 Summary 34 years old World No. 82 2-11 in 2018 Antalya Debut 2 Career Titles Claimed first 2 wins of the year during the last 2 weeks, on grass, at Stuttgart (def. Maden, l. to Istomin) and Halle (def. Gasquet, l. to Seppi) Started year 0-9 and suffered 12-match Tour-level losing streak from 2017 US Open 1R win through Roland Garros. Announced plans to retire from ATP World Tour following US Open. Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Estrella Burgos). Withdrew from Budapest due to shoulder injury. Sousa 2018 Summary 29 years old World No. 47 18-13 in 2018 0-1 in Antalya (2017 1R) 3 Career Titles Saved 2 MPs vs. P. Sousa en route to Estoril title -- 1st Portuguese champion in tournament history (d. Tiafoe). Beat Top 10 players A. Zverev in Indian Wells 2R (l. to Raonic in 3R) and Goffin in Miami 2R (l. to Chung in 4R). Advanced to Marrakech SF (l. to eventual champion Andujar). Squandered 3 MPs in Dubai 1R vs. Herbert. Fell to No. 85 in ATP Rankings on 5 March -- lowest since No. 89 on 16 September 2013. Reached 1st doubles final of career at ATP Masters 1000 Rome w/carreno Busta as ALT (l. to Cabal/Farah).

Turkish Airlines Open Antalya Preview & 24 June Media Notes Page 4 of 4 www.atpworldtour.com FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) vs Ricardas Berankis (LTU) Donskoy Leads 1-0 15 Moscow (Russia) Hard R16 Evgeny Donskoy 6-4 7-5 s 09 Karlsruhe CH (Germany) Clay R32 Ricardas Berankis 6-4 6-4 12 Nottingham CH (Great Britain) Grass R32 Ricardas Berankis 7-5 5-7 6-4 12 Orleans CH (France) Hard R32 Ricardas Berankis 7-6(3) 4-6 6-1 16 Raanana CH (Israel) Hard F Evgeny Donskoy 6-4 6-4 Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs Mirza Basic (BIH) First Meeting Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs Jordan Thompson (AUS) Thompson Leads 1-0 17 AUS vs. CZE WG 1st RD (Italy) Hard RR Jordan Thompson 6-3 6-3 6-4 14 Sydney Q (Australia) Hard Q2 Jiri Vesely 6-7(4) 6-3 6-1 [7] Yuichi Sugita (JPN) vs Guido Pella (ARG) First Tour-Level Meeting 16 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Q (U.S.A.) Hard Q1 Yuichi Sugita 6-1 5-7 7-5 Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) First Tour-Level Meeting 10 Metz Q (France) Hard Q2 Federico Delbonis 7-6(4) 6-2 [WC] Cem Ilkel (TUR) vs Marius Copil (ROU) First Meeting *Does not include matches with qualifiers (TBD Sunday)