OPEN PARC AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPES LYON: 26 MAY MEDIA NOTES SINGLES FINAL [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs. Gilles Simon (FRA) Thiem Leads 6-2 (1-1 clay) 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Dominic Thiem 7-6(5) 6-2 14 Nice (France) Clay R16 Gilles Simon 6-3 4-6 6-2 14 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard R64 Gilles Simon 3-6 6-4 6-0 15 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Dominic Thiem 7-6(5) 2-0 ret 16 Metz (France) Hard SF Dominic Thiem 4-6 7-5 6-3 17 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard R16 Dominic Thiem 6-4 7-6(4) 17 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard R32 Dominic Thiem 7-6(7) 6-3 17 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 Dominic Thiem 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-4 Thiem 2018 Summary W(1): Buenos Aires (d Bedene); F(1): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l 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: 28-8 (19-5 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 9 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 8 Comes in with 19-5 record on clay (most wins with Nadal, 19-1). Looking to win 10th career ATP title (9-6). Won 2nd Buenos Aires and 9th ATP World Tour title (d. Bedene) and finalist in Madrid (d. Nadal, l. to A. Zverev). Also reached QFs at Rio de Janeiro, Acapulco, ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Kudla en route to Australian Open 4R for 2nd straight year (l. to Sandgren in 5 sets). Simon 2018 Summary W(1): Pune (d Anderson); QF(1): Marrakech (l Gasquet) YTD W-L: 16-10 (12-6 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: December 27, 1984 (33) ATP Ranking: 75 Playing in 20th career final (13-6) and looking to earn second title of season. Last time won twice in a year was 2011 Also advanced to Pune doubles final with countryman and 1st-time partner Herbert (l. to Haase/Middelkoop). Saved 1 MP against countryman Paire en route to Marrakech QF (l. to Gasquet). DOUBLES FINAL Nick Kyrgios (AUS)/Jack Sock (USA) vs Roman Jebavy (CZE)/Matwe Middelkoop (NED) Kyrgios/Sock Summary 3-0 record in 2018 (10-2 overall) 1st final as a team They have not dropped a set this week en route to their first final together. This is their fourth tournament as a duo: 2015 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (SF), 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (2R) and 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (SF). Kyrgios, who is ranked No. 155 in doubles, is appearing in his first career ATP World Tour final. Sock, who is ranked No. 32 in doubles, is 10-10 in doubles finals (2-0 this season Delray Beach, Indian Wells). Jebavy/Middelkoop Summary 3-0 record in 2018 (9-3 overall) 2ndt final as a team (1-0 2017 St. Petersburg) They are playing together for first time this season after going 6-3 last year in four events. Won St. Petersburg. Jebavy, who is ranked No. 70, is appearing in his third career final (2-0 2017 Istanbul, St. Petersburg). Middelkoop, who is ranked No. 39, is 6-3 in doubles finals (2-1 this season). He won titles (w/haase) in Pune and Sofia and was runner-up in Budapest (w/molteni).
OPEN PARC AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPES LYON: 25 MAY MEDIA NOTES [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Thiem Leads 1-0 Thiem 2018 Summary 24 years old World No. 8 26-8 in 2018 1-0 in Lyon (QF) 9 Titles (2018 Buenos Aires) Won 2nd Buenos Aires and 9th ATP World Tour title (d. Bedene) and finalist in Madrid (d. Nadal, l. to A. Zverev). Also reached QFs at Rio de Janeiro, Acapulco, ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Kudla en route to Australian Open 4R for 2nd straight year (l. to Sandgren in 5 sets). Garcia-Lopez 2018 Summary 34 years old World No. 71 11-11 in 2018 2-0 in Lyon (2018 QF) 5 Career Titles Playing in third 2018 QF: Buenos Aires (d. Carreno Busta, l. to Delbonis), Sao Paulo (l. to eventual champ Fognini). Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Seppi). Trying to reach first ATP World Tour SF since April 2016 in Bucharest (l. to Verdasco). Has 13-48 career record vs. Top 10 opponents and in February beat No. 10 Carreno Busta in Buenos Aires 2R. Gilles Simon (FRA) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) Simon 2018 Summary 33 years old World No. 75 15-10 in 2018 5-1 in Lyon (2018 SF) 13 Titles (2018 Pune) Also advanced to Pune doubles final with countryman and 1st-time partner Herbert (l. to Haase/Middelkoop). Saved 1 MP against countryman Paire en route to Marrakech QF (l. to Gasquet). Norrie 2018 Summary 22 years old World No. 102 5-6 in 2018 3-0 in Lyon (2018 SF) No. 3 Briton will break into Top 100 for 1st time next week to around No. 85 and playing in maiden ATP SF match after posting first Top 10 victory over No. 10 Isner on Thursday. Has qualified 3 times this season: Acapulco, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and Miami (1R in each). POTENTIAL SEMI-FINAL [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) OR Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Lajovic Leads 1-0 Lajovic 2018 Summary 27 years old World No. 68 11-11 in 2018 3-0 in Lyon (2018 SF) Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic in 1R) and Madrid (d. No. 6 Del Potro, l. to Anderson in QF). Also 2R at 6 events, including ATP Masters 1000s at Indian Wells (l. to Chung) and Miami (l. to Kyrgios). Appearing in first ATP World Tour SF since 2016 Los Cabos and trying to reach first ATP final. Lost 5-setters vs. Schwartzman in Australian Open 1R and vs. Isner in Davis Cup 1R (USA d. SRB 3-1). Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Le Gosier, GUD (d. Kudla). POTENTIAL FINAL FEDEX ATP HEAD-TO-HEADS Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Gilles Simon (FRA) Thiem Leads 6-2 Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) Thiem Leads 1-0 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs Gilles Simon (FRA) Simon Leads 7-0 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Gilles Simon (FRA) Lajovic Leads 1-0 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR)
OPEN PARC AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPES LYON: 25 MAY MEDIA NOTES [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Thiem Leads 1-0 Thiem 2018 Summary 24 years old World No. 8 26-8 in 2018 1-0 in Lyon (QF) 9 Titles (2018 Buenos Aires) Won 2nd Buenos Aires and 9th ATP World Tour title (d. Bedene) and finalist in Madrid (d. Nadal, l. to A. Zverev). Also reached QFs at Rio de Janeiro, Acapulco, ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Kudla en route to Australian Open 4R for 2nd straight year (l. to Sandgren in 5 sets). Garcia-Lopez 2018 Summary 34 years old World No. 71 11-11 in 2018 2-0 in Lyon (2018 QF) 5 Career Titles Playing in third 2018 QF: Buenos Aires (d. Carreno Busta, l. to Delbonis), Sao Paulo (l. to eventual champ Fognini). Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Seppi). Trying to reach first ATP World Tour SF since April 2016 in Bucharest (l. to Verdasco). Has 13-48 career record vs. Top 10 opponents and in February beat No. 10 Carreno Busta in Buenos Aires 2R. Gilles Simon (FRA) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) Simon 2018 Summary 33 years old World No. 75 15-10 in 2018 5-1 in Lyon (2018 SF) 13 Titles (2018 Pune) Also advanced to Pune doubles final with countryman and 1st-time partner Herbert (l. to Haase/Middelkoop). Saved 1 MP against countryman Paire en route to Marrakech QF (l. to Gasquet). Norrie 2018 Summary 22 years old World No. 102 5-6 in 2018 3-0 in Lyon (2018 SF) No. 3 Briton will break into Top 100 for 1st time next week to around No. 85 and playing in maiden ATP SF match after posting first Top 10 victory over No. 10 Isner on Thursday. Has qualified 3 times this season: Acapulco, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and Miami (1R in each). POTENTIAL SEMI-FINAL [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) OR Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Lajovic Leads 1-0 Lajovic 2018 Summary 27 years old World No. 68 11-11 in 2018 3-0 in Lyon (2018 SF) Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic in 1R) and Madrid (d. No. 6 Del Potro, l. to Anderson in QF). Also 2R at 6 events, including ATP Masters 1000s at Indian Wells (l. to Chung) and Miami (l. to Kyrgios). Appearing in first ATP World Tour SF since 2016 Los Cabos and trying to reach first ATP final. Lost 5-setters vs. Schwartzman in Australian Open 1R and vs. Isner in Davis Cup 1R (USA d. SRB 3-1). Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Le Gosier, GUD (d. Kudla). POTENTIAL FINAL FEDEX ATP HEAD-TO-HEADS Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Gilles Simon (FRA) Thiem Leads 6-2 Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) Thiem Leads 1-0 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs Gilles Simon (FRA) Simon Leads 7-0 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Gilles Simon (FRA) Lajovic Leads 1-0 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR)
OPEN PARC AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPES LYON: 24 MAY MEDIA NOTES Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs [2] John Isner (USA) Norrie 2018 Summary 22 years old World No. 102 4-6 in 2018 2-0 in Lyon (2018 QF) No. 3 Briton will break into Top 100 for 1st time next week to around No. 96 and playing in maiden ATP QF match. Has qualified 3 times this season: Acapulco, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and Miami (1R in each). Isner 2018 Summary 33 years old World No. 10 13-9 in 2018 1-0 in Lyon (2018 QF) 13 Titles (2018 Miami) Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion at age 32 since series began in 1990. Returned to career-high No. 9 in ATP Rankings on 2 April for 1st time since 7 April 2014. Helped USA advance to Davis Cup SF (vs. Croatia) with wins over Lajovic in 1R and De Loore in QF. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs. Gilles Simon (FRA) Simon Leads 2-0 Kukushkin 2018 Summary 30 years old World No. 91 7-10 in 2018 2-0 in Lyon (2018 QF) 1 Career Title Appearing in 2nd ATP QF of season, 1st since opening week in Pune (d. Albot, Djere, l. to Anderson). Captured 14th ATP Challenger Tour title at Irving, USA (d. Berrettini). Helped Kazakhstan to 4-1 win over Switzerland in Davis Cup 1R (d. Bodmer). Simon 2018 Summary 33 years old World No. 75 14-10 in 2018 4-1 in Lyon (2017-18 QF) 13 Titles(2018 Pune) Also advanced to Pune doubles final with countryman and 1st-time partner Herbert (l. to Haase/Middelkoop). Saved 1 MP against countryman Paire en route to Marrakech QF (l. to Gasquet). Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Fritz 2018 Summary 20 years old World No. 70 10-4 in 2018 (5-1 on clay) 2-0 in Lyon (2018 QF) Saved 2 MPs vs. Smyczek and upset 2015 champion Sock en route to 2nd ATP SF at Houston (l. to Johnson). Reached ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 1st time at Indian Wells (d. Opelka in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Coric). Advanced to Delray Beach QF (d. Querrey and Youzhny, l. to Shapovalov). Captured 4th Challenger title at Newport Beach, USA (d. Klahn) and finalist at Noumea, CAL (l. to Rubin). Lajovic 2018 Summary 27 years old World No. 68 10-11 in 2018 2-0 in Lyon (2018 QF) Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic in 1R) and Madrid (d. No. 6 Del Potro, l. to Anderson in QF). Also 2R at 6 events, including ATP Masters 1000s at Indian Wells (l. to Chung) and Miami (l. to Kyrgios). Lost 5-setters vs. Schwartzman in Australian Open 1R and vs. Isner in Davis Cup 1R (USA d. SRB 3-1). Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Le Gosier, GUD (d. Kudla). [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Thiem Leads 1-0 Thiem 2018 Summary 24 years old World No. 8 26-8 in 2018 1-0 in Lyon (QF) 9 Titles (2018 Buenos Aires) Won 2nd Buenos Aires and 9th ATP World Tour title (d. Bedene) and finalist in Madrid (d. Nadal, l. to A. Zverev). Also reached QFs at Rio de Janeiro, Acapulco, ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Kudla en route to Australian Open 4R for 2nd straight year (l. to Sandgren in 5 sets). Garcia-Lopez 2018 Summary 34 years old World No. 71 11-11 in 2018 2-0 in Lyon (2018 QF) 5 Career Titles Playing in third 2018 QF: Buenos Aires (d. Carreno Busta, l. to Delbonis), Sao Paulo (l. to eventual champ Fognini). Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Seppi).
OPEN PARC AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPES LYON: 23 MAY MEDIA NOTES Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [Q] Filip Horansky (SVK) Lajovic 2018 Summary 27 years old World No. 68 9-11 in 2018 1-0 in Lyon (2018 2R) Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic in 1R) and Madrid (d. No. 6 Del Potro, l. to Anderson in QF). Also 2R at 6 events, including ATP Masters 1000s at Indian Wells (l. to Chung) and Miami (l. to Kyrgios). Lost 5-setters vs. Schwartzman in Australian Open 1R and vs. Isner in Davis Cup 1R (USA d. SRB 3-1). Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Le Gosier, GUD (d. Kudla). Horansky 2018 Summary 25 years old World No. 334 1-0 in 2018 1-0 in Lyon (2018 2R) Made ATP World Tour main draw debut by qualifying and beating [7] Sousa in 1R on Tuesday. His best results have come on Futures circuit with 235-116 record (16-9 this year), winning 11 titles (8 on clay) Has 10-37 career record on ATP Challenger Tour and qualified this season in Koblenz and Bergamo (1R in both). Radu Albot (MDA) vs [2] John Isner (USA) Series Tied 1-1 Albot 2018 Summary 28 years old World No. 97 5-12 in 2018 1-0 in Lyon (2018 2R) Earned biggest win of career over No. 18 Isner in 3 sets to reach New York QF (l. to Nishikori). Lost in 1R at 9 tour-level events, including Auckland as Q (l. to Vesely after holding 4 MPs). Isner 2018 Summary 33 years old World No. 10 12-9 in 2018 Lyon Debut 13 Career Titles (2018 Miami) Defeated No. 3 Cilic, No. 6 Del Potro and No. 5 A. Zverev to capture 1st ATP Masters 1000 singles title at Miami. Became oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 champion at age 32 since series began in 1990. Returned to career-high No. 9 in ATP Rankings on 2 April for 1st time since 7 April 2014. Helped USA advance to Davis Cup SF (vs. Croatia) with wins over Lajovic in 1R and De Loore in QF. [3] Jack Sock vs. Taylor Fritz (USA) Sock Leads 2-1 Sock 2018 Summary 25 years old World No. 15 5-9 in 2018 Lyon Debut 4 Career Titles Comes in with 5-9 singles record with 3R exits at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Lopez) and Miami (l.to Coric). Did not drop a set en route to 10th ATP World Tour doubles title -- 2nd w/isner -- at Indian Wells (d. Bryan/Bryan). Teamed with childhood friend and fellow Nebraska native Withrow for Delray Beach doubles title (d. Monroe/Smith). Fritz 2018 Summary 20 years old World No. 70 9-4 in 2018 (4-1 on clay) 1-0 in Lyon (2018 2R) Saved 2 MPs vs. Smyczek and upset 2015 champion Sock en route to 2nd ATP SF at Houston (l. to Johnson). Reached ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 1st time at Indian Wells (d. Opelka in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Coric). Advanced to Delray Beach QF (d. Querrey and Youzhny, l. to Shapovalov). Captured 4th Challenger title at Newport Beach, USA (d. Klahn) and finalist at Noumea, CAL (l. to Rubin). Gilles Simon (FRA) vs Lucky Loser (to sign in Wednesday a.m.) Simon 2018 Summary 33 years old World No. 75 13-10 in 2018 3-1 in Lyon (2017 QF) 13 Titles (2018 Pune) Also advanced to Pune doubles final with countryman and 1st-time partner Herbert (l. to Haase/Middelkoop). Saved 1 MP against countryman Paire en route to Marrakech QF (l. to Gasquet). Court 1 Maximilian Marterer (GER) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) [LL] Federico Coria (ARG) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
OPEN PARC AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPES LYON: 22 MAY MEDIA NOTES 1R: [WC] Gregoire Barrere (FRA) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Barrere 2018 Summary 24 years old World No. 196 0-0 in 2018 Lyon Debut Looking for first career ATP World Tour win (0-3). Lost in 1R 2016 Roland Garros and Metz and 2017 Montpellier. Ranked No. 624 on Jan. 8 and has climbed to No. 196 this week with 13-4 record in Challengers and 25-5 in Futures. On Sunday, reached final at Bordeaux (l. to Opelka in three sets). In March, qualified and won first Challenger title in Lille (d. Kamke). Also has captured three Futures titles, in first two outings in France #1 and France #2 and France #8 last month. Kukushkin 2018 Summary 30 years old World No. 91 5-10 in 2018 Lyon Debut 1 Career Title Defeated Albot and Djere to reach Pune QF (l. to Anderson). Captured 14th ATP Challenger Tour title at Irving, USA (d. Berrettini). Helped Kazakhstan to 4-1 win over Switzerland in Davis Cup 1R (d. Bodmer). 1R: Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Matthew Ebden (AUS) Ebden Leads 1-0 Fritz 2018 Summary 20 years old World No. 70 8-4 in 2018 (3-1 on clay) Lyon Debut Saved 2 MPs vs. Smyczek and upset 2015 champion Sock en route to 2nd ATP SF at Houston (l. to Johnson). Reached ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 1st time at Indian Wells (d. Opelka in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Coric). Advanced to Delray Beach QF (d. Querrey and Youzhny, l. to Shapovalov). Captured 4th Challenger title at Newport Beach, USA (d. Klahn) and finalist at Noumea, CAL (l. to Rubin). Ebden 2018 Summary 30 years old World No. 73 4-7 in 2018 Lyon Debut Comes in ranked No. 73 (highest since 2 June 2014) after winning Busan, KOR Challenger title Sunday (d. Pospisil). Making season debut on clay and looking for second career clay win (1-9). Defeated No. 11 Querrey in 3rd-set TB at Acapulco (l. to Donaldson in 2R). Also 2R in Brisbane, Aust. Open, Miami. 2R: Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs Calvin Hemery (FRA) Garcia-Lopez Leads 1-0 Garcia-Lopez 2018 Summary 34 years old World No. 71 10-11 in 2018 1-0 in Lyon (2018 2R) 5 Career Titles Reached QFs at Buenos Aires (d. Carreno Busta, l. to Delbonis) and Sao Paulo (l. to eventual champion Fognini). Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Seppi). Hemery 2018 Summary 23 years old World No. 127 1-3 in 2018 1-0 in Lyon (2018 2R) Successfully qualified for 1st-ever ATP Masters 1000 main draw at Miami (l. to fellow qualifier Kokkinakis in 1R). Qualified at Marrakech, beating former champion Robredo in final qualifying round (l. 1R to Garcia-Lopez). Advanced to Nanchang, CHN Challenger final (l. to Halys) and to Quimper, FRA Challenger SF (l. to Vatutin). 2R: [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) Thiem 2018 Summary 24 years old World No. 8 25-8 in 2018 Lyon Debut 9 Career Titles (2018 Buenos Aires) Won 2nd Buenos Aires and 9th ATP World Tour title (d. Bedene) and finalist in Madrid (d. Nadal, l. to A. Zverev). Also reached QFs at Rio de Janeiro, Acapulco, ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Kudla en route to Australian Open 4R for 2nd straight year (l. to Sandgren in 5 sets). Carballes Baena 2018 Summary 25 years old World No. 77 10-8 in 2018 1-0 in Lyon (2018 2R) 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.
OPEN PARC AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPES LYON: 21 MAY MEDIA NOTES [8] John Millman (AUS) vs Nicolas Kicker (ARG) Millman 2018 Summary 28 years old World No. 58 9-7 in 2018 Lyon Debut 1 Career Final (2018 Budapest) Earned biggest win of career over No. 14 Pouille in 2R and saved 3 MPs vs. Bedene in SF to reach 1st ATP World Tour final at Budapest (l. to Cecchinato). Achieved career-high No. 58 in ATP Rankings on 14 May. Kicker 2018 Summary 25 years old World No. 84 8-11 in 2018 2-1 in Lyon (2017 Quarter-finalist) As a qualifier, upset No. 19 Kyrgios en route to Lyon QF last year (l. to Basilashvili). Earned 1st non-clay wins of career to reach Australian Open 3R (d. Thompson and Lacko, l. to Fucsovics). Enjoyed run to Indian Wells 3R in ATP Masters 1000 main draw debut (d. Vesely and Dzumhur, l. to Anderson). Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs [5/WC] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Series Tied 2-2 Garcia-Lopez 2018 Summary 34 years old World No. 71 9-11 in 2018 Lyon Debut 5 Career Titles Reached QFs at Buenos Aires (d. Carreno Busta, l. to Delbonis) and Sao Paulo (l. to eventual champion Fognini). Made 14th straight Australian Open appearance (d. Paire, l. to Berdych in 2R). Mannarino 2018 Summary 29 years old World No. 27 10-12 in 2018 Lyon Debut 4 Career Finals (0-4) Advanced to New York SF (l. to Querrey in 3 sets) and Sydney QF (l. to Fognini in 3 sets). Reached Australian Open 3R for 1st time in 9th appearance, falling to 0-7 lifetime vs. Thiem. Gilles Simon (FRA) vs [Q] Jordi Samper-Montana (ESP) Simon 2018 Summary 33 years old World No. 75 12-10 in 2018 2-1 in Lyon (2017 QF) 13 Career Titles Former World No. 6 def. Medvedev and Edmund en route to Lyon QF last year (l. to eventual finalist Berdych). Samper-Montana 2018 Summary 28 years old World No. 410 0-0 in 2018 Lyon Debut Qualified for 1st career main draw at ATP World Tour event here, with wins over A. Gonzalez and Martineau. Seeking 1st Tour-level win of career; only prior Tour-level match was 1R loss at 2016 Roland Garros after qualifying. [6] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Maximilian Marterer (GER) Monfils 2018 Summary 31 years old World No. 38 14-9 in 2018 Lyon Debut 7 Career Titles Captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). Saved 1 MP vs. Zeballos and beat No. 3 Cilic to reach Rio de Janeiro QF (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). Advanced to Buenos Aires SF (l. to eventual champion Thiem) and Quito QF (l. to Monteiro). Marterer 2018 Summary 22 years old World No. 69 10-8 in 2018 Lyon Debut Ended 0-14 start to career by reaching Australian Open 3R (d. Stebe and Verdasco, l. to Sandgren). Advanced to 1st ATP QF at Sofia (l. to Basic) and 1st ATP SF at Munich (d. Schwartzman in 2R, l. to Kohlschreiber). COURT 1 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Series Tied 1-1 Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) vs [Q] Laslo Djere (SRB) Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs [Q] Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM) First Tour-Level Meeting
OPEN PARC AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPES LYON: PREVIEW & 20 MAY MEDIA NOTES 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN LYON 1) European Flair: ATP World Tour 250 titles are on the line this week at clay-court events in Lyon and Geneva. At the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon, Dominic Thiem looks to continue his momentum on clay alongside fellow Top 10 player John Isner and the fast-rising Hyeon Chung. 2) Next King of Clay: After Thiem beat Rafael Nadal in the 2017 Rome quarter-finals, the Spaniard swept his next 21 matches and 50 sets on clay. Thiem ended both streaks in the Madrid quarterfinals on 11 May. The Austrian has won seven of his nine titles and reached 12 of his 15 finals on clay, posting wins on the surface over Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. 3) Out of Nowhere: Isner started the season 2-6 before breaking out in Miami, where he defeated Top 10 players Marin Cilic, Juan Martin del Potro and Alexander Zverev to become the oldest first-time ATP Masters 1000 champion in history. The 6-foot-10 American turned 33 on 26 April. 4) Sock s Struggles: While Isner snapped out of his slump, his doubles partner Jack Sock is still mired in his. Sock is 5-9 with no back-to-back wins this season. He finished 2017 by capturing his first ATP Masters 1000 title at Paris and defeating Cilic and Zverev at the Nitto ATP Finals. 5) Asian Sensation: Chung is 20-9 this season, highlighted by wins over Zverev and Djokovic en route to the Australian Open semi-finals. In Melbourne, he became the first male or female Grand Slam semi-finalist from South Korea. Chung is still seeking the first ATP World Tour final of his career, excluding the 21-and-under Next Gen ATP Finals in 2017, where he went 5-0 for the title. 6) Vive le France: French veterans Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon are in the Lyon field. Both won season-opening titles on 6 January, but have struggled ever since. Monfils is 10-9 since capturing his seventh ATP World Tour title at Doha. Simon has gone 7-10 after winning his 13th title at Pune. 7) Comeback King: John Millman rallied from right shoulder surgery to break into the Top 100 in 2015. So it should come as no surprise that he recovered from groin surgery to reach a career-high No. 58 on 14 May. Millman advanced to his first ATP World Tour final at Budapest last month. 8) Portuguese Pride: Joao Sousa was 0-3 at the Millennium Estoril Open before breaking through in a big way earlier this 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. 9) Race to Milan: Taylor Fritz is fifth in the ATP Race to Milan as of 14 May. With the Top 7 players ensured a spot at the Next Gen ATP Finals, the 20-year-old American is on pace to qualify. Fritz advanced to his second ATP World Tour semi-final on the clay courts of Houston last month. 10) Reunited: Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi/Jean-Julien Rojer and Rohan Bopanna/Edouard Roger- Vasselin were regular teams in 2013 and are together again in Lyon this week. Qureshi/Rojer won the 2013 Miami title, while Bopanna/Roger-Vasselin reached the 2013 Wimbledon semi-finals.
Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon Preview & 20 May Media Notes Page 2 of 4 www.atpworldtour.com WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Dominic Thiem (AUT) 0-0 Debut 2 John Isner (USA) 0-0 Debut 3 Jack Sock (USA) 0-0 Debut 4 Hyeon Chung (KOR) 1-1 2017 2nd Round 5 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 0-0 Debut 6 Gael Monfils (FRA) 0-0 Debut 7 Joao Sousa (POR) 0-0 Debut 8 John Millman (AUS) 0-0 Debut QUALIFIERS (4) TBD Sunday OLDEST PLAYER Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 34 years, 11 months YOUNGEST PLAYER Corentin Moutet (FRA) 19 years, 1 month WILD CARDS (3) Gregoire Barrere (FRA) Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Corentin Moutet (FRA) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN France 6, Argentina 3, United States 3, Australia 2, Spain 2 *Does not include qualifiers (TBD Sunday) DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) 0-0 Debut Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 0-0 Debut 2 Rohan Bopanna (IND) 0-0 Debut Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 0-0 Debut 3 Julio Peralta (CHI) 0-0 Debut Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 0-0 Debut 4 Marcin Matkowski (POL) 0-0 Debut Ben McLachlan (JPN) 0-0 Debut PAST FINALISTS SINGLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 7-6(2) 7-5 BOLD: Player in 2018 Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon singles draw. DOUBLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Andres Molteni/Adil Shamasdin Marcus Daniell/Marcelo Demoliner 6-3 3-6 [10-5] BOLD: Player in 2018 Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon doubles draw.
Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon Preview & 20 May Media Notes Page 3 of 4 www.atpworldtour.com ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Open Parc Auvergne- Rhone-Alpes Lyon W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0 Singles Prize Money ( ) 89,435 47,105 25,515 14,535 8,565 5,075 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money ( ) 27,170 14,280 7,740 4,430 2,590 --- FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SUNDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Radu Albot (MDA) Delbonis 2018 Summary 27 years old World No. 70 8-10 in 2018 Lyon Debut 2 Career Titles Reached Buenos Aires SF for 1st time in 8th main draw appearance (l. to Bedene). Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid, then def. M. Zverev 1R, l. in 2R to eventual finalist Thiem 5-7 in 3rd set. Saved 2 MPs vs. Harrison to reach ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R (l. to No. 1 Federer). Also advanced to 2R at Rio de Janeiro (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). Captured 1st ATP World Tour doubles title in 1st final with countryman M. Gonzalez at Sao Paulo (d. Koolhof/Sitak). Albot 2018 Summary 28 years old World No. 97 4-12 in 2018 0-1 in Lyon (2017 1st Round) Earned biggest win of career over No. 18 Isner in 3 sets to reach New York QF (l. to Nishikori). Reached 2R at Marrakech (def. Seppi, l. to eventual finalist Edmund). Lost in 1R at 9 tour-level events, including Auckland as Q (l. to Vesely after holding 4 MPs). Advanced to Irving, USA Challenger doubles final w/ebden (l. to Petzschner/Peya). [WC] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs Calvin Hemery (FRA) Moutet 2018 Summary 19 years old World No. 144 2-4 in 2018 Lyon Debut Earned 1st ATP World Tour wins en route to 1st QF as WC at Quito (d. Karlovic after saving 1 MP, l. to A. Martin). Successfully qualified at Barcelona, then l. to eventual finalist Tsitsipas in 1R. Qualified at Rio de Janeiro, but withdrew before main draw due to right knee injury. Made Grand Slam debut as WC at Australian Open (l. to Seppi in 1R). Reached Noumea, CAL Challenger QF (l. to Rubin). Hemery 2018 Summary 23 years old World No. 123 0-3 in 2018 Lyon Debut Successfully qualified for 1st-ever ATP Masters 1000 main draw at Miami (l. to fellow qualifier Kokkinakis in 1R). Qualified at Marrakech, beating former champion Robredo in final qualifying round (l. 1R to Garcia-Lopez). Advanced to Nanchang, CHN Challenger final (l. to Halys) and to Quimper, FRA Challenger SF (l. to Vatutin). Fell in Montpellier 1R as WC (l. to Bemelmans). FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs [5/WC] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Series Tied 2-2 12 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard R16 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2 6-3 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-0 16 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Adrian Mannarino 6-4 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R64 Adrian Mannarino 1-6 6-3 6-4 Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Matthew Ebden (AUS) Ebden Leads 1-0 17 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Matthew Ebden 6-4 4-6 6-3
Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon Preview & 20 May Media Notes Page 4 of 4 www.atpworldtour.com Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Series Tied 1-1 17 Geneva (Switzerland) Clay R32 Horacio Zeballos 6-4 0-6 7-5 18 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Dusan Lajovic 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4 [8] John Millman (AUS) vs Nicolas Kicker (ARG) [WC] Gregoire Barrere (FRA) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) [6] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Maximilian Marterer (GER) *Does not include matches with qualifiers (TBD Sunday)