ROLEX PARIS MASTERS: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 30 October 2018 AccorHotels Arena Paris, France 29 October-4 November 2018 Draw: S-48, D-24 Prize Money: 4,872,105 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RolexParisMasters.com Maria Garcia-Planas: mgarcia@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @RolexPMasters Press Officer: nbeaudelin@fft.fr Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @RolexParisMasters TV & Radio: TennisTV.com DJOKOVIC COMES FULL CIRCLE IN QUEST FOR WORLD NO. 1 Novak Djokovic has not been World No. 1 since the 2016 Rolex Paris Masters. Two years later, Djokovic returns to Paris with the ability to regain the No. 1 ranking by advancing further than Rafael Nadal. Djokovic begins his campaign on Tuesday against Joao Sousa, while Nadal meets either Fernando Verdasco or Jeremy Chardy in his opener on Wednesday. Djokovic enjoyed 122 straight weeks at No. 1 -- the fourth-longest stint in ATP Rankings history -- before falling to Marin Cilic in the 2016 Paris quarter-finals. When then-no. 2 Andy Murray advanced to the final one day later, the Brit bounced Djokovic from the top spot. Djokovic has spent 223 total weeks at No. 1. Regardless of results in Paris, the year-end No. 1 will not be determined until the Nitto ATP Finals 11-18 November at The O2 in London. Djokovic and Nadal have qualified along with Roger Federer, Juan Martin del Potro, Alexander Zverev and Kevin Anderson. Four players are in contention for the final two spots, led by Cilic. The World No. 7 can qualify by reaching the Paris semi-finals among other scenarios. The path from Paris to London will be a tricky one for Cilic, who plays Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round on Tuesday. Kohlschreiber is 7-4 lifetime against Cilic, including a 6-4, 6-4 victory in the third round of ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells on 13 March. Though Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut have qualified in doubles, a Frenchman will not compete in singles at the Nitto ATP Finals. The French are in full force this week with 10 men in the singles draw and six on the schedule Tuesday, including former Top 10 players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon and Lucas Pouille. At the moment, however, the highest-ranked player from France is No. 28 Richard Gasquet. There are no Frenchmen in the Top 25 of the ATP Rankings for the first time since the week of 16 October 2006, when Gasquet was ranked 27th. ATP Race to London - Rolex Paris Masters Point Projections RACE PLAYER W F SF QF 3R 2R DNP 1 Rafael Nadal 8480 8080 7840 7660 7570 7490 7480 2 Novak Djokovic 8445 8045 7805 7625 7535 7455 7445 3 Roger Federer 6660 6260 6020 5840 5750 5670 5660 4 Juan Martin del Potro 5280 5 Alexander Zverev 5905 5505 5265 5085 4995 4915 4905 6 Kevin Anderson 5220 4820 4580 4400 4310 4230 4220 7 Marin Cilic 4870 4470 4230 4050 3960 3880 3870 8 Dominic Thiem 4535 4135 3895 3715 3625 3545 3535 9 Kei Nishikori 4210 3810 3570 3390 3300 3220 3210 10 John Isner 4065 3665 3425 3245 3155 3075 3065 Bold: Player has qualified for Nitto ATP Finals 11-18 November at The O2 in London.
Day 3 Tuesday, 30 October 2018 Page 2 of 9 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY SINGLES MATCHES COURT CENTRAL 1R: Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) Chardy Leads 3-1 10 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Jeremy Chardy 7-6(4) 6-3 10 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard R32 Jeremy Chardy 6-7(7) 7-6(5) 6-2 16 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-4 18 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Jeremy Chardy 6-1 6-2 Verdasco 2018 Summary F (1): Rio de Janeiro (l Schwartzman); SF (3): Bastad (l Fognini); Shenzhen (l Nishioka); Vienna (l Anderson); QF (1): s-hertogenbosch (l Tomic) YTD W-L: 32-27 (17-13 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 27 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 12-14 (2017 Quarter-finalist) Tournament Note: In 14th consecutive appearance, reached 1st ATP Masters 1000 Paris QF in 2017 (l. to Sock). Reached Rio de Janeiro final (l. to Schwartzman). Seeking 1st title since Bucharest in April 2016. Lost to eventual champions in SFs at Bastad (l. to Fognini), Shenzhen (l. to Nishioka) and Vienna (l. to Anderson). Earned 30+ wins in a season for 1st time since doing so 9 straight years from 2004-12. 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). Beat Dimitrov again in Roland Garros 3R, but fell to 0-7 in Roland Garros 4R matches (l. to Djokovic). Made 62nd straight Grand Slam appearance at US Open (d. Lopez and Murray, l. to Del Potro in 3R). Squandered 6 MPs vs. Kohlschreiber in Stockholm 2R -- tied for most on ATP World Tour in 2018. Captured 8th doubles title -- 1st since 2013 ATP Finals -- at Rio de Janeiro w/marrero as LL (d. Mektic/Peya). Withdrew from Barcelona due to left calf injury. Chardy 2018 Summary F (1): s-hertogenbosch (l Gasquet); SF (2): Istanbul (l Daniel); London/Queen's Club (l Djokovic) YTD W-L: 24-21 (13-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 12, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 40 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 5-8 (2011-12, 2014-15, 2017 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Owns 5-3 record in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 1R matches and 0-5 record in 2R matches. Snapped 7-match losing streak in ATP World Tour SFs at s-hertogenbosch (d. Ebden, l. to Gasquet in final). Ended 7-match losing streak in ATP World Tour QFs at Istanbul (d. Fabbiano, l. to Daniel in SF). Also reached London/Queen s Club SF (l. to Djokovic). Advanced to 4R for 1st time in 10th appearance at both Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami (l. to Raonic). Defeated Dimitrov in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R for 3rd career win over World No. 4 (0-21 vs. World No. 1-3). Fell to No. 100 on 5 March -- lowest since No. 103 on 2 January 2012. Broke back into Top 50 on 25 June. Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title at Surbiton, GBR (d. de Minaur). Withdrew from Moscow (leg). Conceded w/o to D. King in Indian Wells, USA Challenger 2R (left wrist). 1R: [WC] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs [SE] Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) First Meeting Herbert 2018 Summary F (1): Shenzhen (l Nishioka); QF (2): Pune (l Cilic); Antalya (l Dzumhur) YTD W-L: 24-20 (18-16 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 18, 1991 (27) ATP Ranking: 57 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 1-5 (2013 2nd Round)
Day 3 Tuesday, 30 October 2018 Page 3 of 9 Tournament Note: Lost 5 straight singles matches at ATP Masters 1000 Paris since defeating Paire in 2013 debut. Saved 2 MPs vs. de Minaur to reach 2nd ATP World Tour singles final of career at Shenzhen (l. to Nishioka). Earned career-high 24 singles wins this season and achieved career-high No. 50 in ATP Rankings on 22 October. Advanced to singles QFs at Pune (l. to Cilic) and Antalya (l. to eventual champion Dzumhur). Edged Chardy 9-7 in 5th to reach Roland Garros 3R for 1st time in singles (l. to Isner). Reached ATP Masters 1000 R16 in singles for 1st time at Indian Wells (d. Monfils, l. to Kohlschreiber). Saved 3 MPs vs. Sousa in Dubai 1R (l. to Bautista Agut in 2R). Did not drop a set en route to Ortisei, ITA Challenger final (l. to Humbert). Captured 3rd Grand Slam doubles title in 4th final at Roland Garros w/mahut (d. Marach/Pavic). Also defeated Marach/Pavic in Rotterdam final w/mahut, ending Austrian and Croat s 17-0 start to season. Withdrew from s-hertogenbosch due to stomach problems. Kukushkin 2018 Summary SF (2): Eastbourne (l M. Zverev); Vienna (l Nishikori); QF (2): Pune (l Anderson); Lyon (l Simon) YTD W-L: 20-21 (11-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: December 26, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 54 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Earned special exempt as highest-ranked Basel or Vienna semi-finalist not in Paris field. Earned career-high 20 wins this season, passing previous personal-best of 19 in 2015. Advanced to biggest SF of career at ATP World Tour 500 event in Vienna as Q (l. to Nishikori). Snapped 16-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents by beating No. 10 Dimitrov in Vienna 1R. Also advanced to SF at Eastbourne (l. to M. Zverev) and QFs at Pune (l. to Anderson) and Lyon (l. to Simon). Reached US Open 3R for 4th time (d. Chung, l. to Millman). Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid (l. to Anderson in 2R) and Shanghai (l. to Anderson in 2R). Squandered 4 MPs in Marseille 1R vs. Dzumhur. Captured 14th ATP Challenger Tour title in 21st final at Irving, USA (d. Berrettini). Retired in Canberra, AUS Challenger 1R vs. Beale and withdrew from Sofia and Rotterdam Q due to illness. 1R: Gilles Simon (FRA) vs Lucas Pouille (FRA) Simon Leads 2-1 15 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Gilles Simon 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Gilles Simon 6-0 6-1 17 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R32 Lucas Pouille 7-6(6) 7-6(4) Simon 2018 Summary W (2): Pune (d Anderson); Metz (d Bachinger); F (1): Lyon (l Thiem); QF (3): Marrakech (l Gasquet); Antwerp (l Schwartzman); Basel (l Federer) YTD W-L: 32-22 (18-11 on hard) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 14 Date of Birth: December 27, 1984 (33) ATP Ranking: 31 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 11-12 (2012 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Making 13th straight appearance at ATP Masters 1000 Paris. Reached 2012 SF (l. to Janowicz). Captured ATP World Tour 250 titles at Pune (d. Cilic and Anderson) and Metz (d. Bachinger). Appeared in 1st ATP SF since 2016 Shanghai and 1st final since 2015 Metz. Won 1st title since 2015 Marseille. Led 6-3, 4-2 with 2 break points for 5-2 lead in 2nd set before falling to Thiem in Lyon final. Fell in 3 QFs, including Marrakech (d. Paire in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Gasquet). Reached Roland Garros 3R (l. to Nishikori) and Wimbledon 4R (l. to Del Potro). Squandered 4 MPs vs. de Minaur in Tokyo 1R and 1 MP vs. Cecchinato in ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 1R. Advanced to Pune doubles final with countryman and 1st-time partner Herbert (l. to Haase/Middelkoop). Snapped 14-match doubles losing streak dating back to 2016 Tokyo SF w/qureshi. Retired in Australian Open 2R (thigh) and conceded walkover in Winston-Salem 2R (back).
Day 3 Tuesday, 30 October 2018 Page 4 of 9 Pouille 2018 Summary W (1): Montpellier (d Gasquet); F (2): Marseille (l Khachanov); Dubai (l Bautista Agut); SF (1): Stuttgart (l Raonic) YTD W-L: 25-19 (17-11 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: February 23, 1994 (24) ATP Ranking: 32 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (2014, 2016-17 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Made ATP Masters 1000 debut at 2014 Paris, reaching 3R as 176th-ranked Q (l. to Federer). Became 5th active Frenchman to break into Top 10 on 19 March (also Gasquet, Monfils, Simon, Tsonga). Reached 3 finals in 4 weeks, highlighted by 5th ATP title at Montpellier (d. Tsonga after saving 2 MPs and Gasquet). Runner-up at Marseille (l. to Khachanov) and Dubai (l. to Bautista Agut). As defending champion, lost in Budapest 2R (l. to Millman), Stuttgart SF (l. to Raonic) and Vienna 2R (l. to Coric). Fell to 0-5 lifetime at Australian Open (l. to Bemelmans in 1R). Lost opening match at 9 tournaments this season. Withdrew from Miami (back), as well as Hamburg, Metz, Tokyo and Shanghai (upper leg muscle tear). 1R: Milos Raonic (CAN) vs [WC] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Raonic Leads 3-2 12 London Olympics (Great Britain) Grass R32 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3 3-6 25-23 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 7-5 6-4 14 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R16 Milos Raonic 7-6(5) 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R16 Milos Raonic 6-4 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard QF Milos Raonic 6-2 7-6(4) Raonic 2018 Summary F (1): Stuttgart (l Federer); SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Del Potro); QF (4): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Del Potro); Wimbledon (l Isner); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Djokovic); Tokyo (l Medvedev) YTD W-L: 31-15 (18-12 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: December 27, 1990 (27) ATP Ranking: 21 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 9-4 (2014 Finalist) Tournament Note: Earned biggest career win over No. 2 Federer in 2014 Paris QF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in final). Beat Basic for 300th win en route to Stuttgart final (l. to Federer). Earned 30+ wins in 7 of 8 years (2011-16, 2018). Played 49 tournaments since 8th and most recent title at 2016 Brisbane (d. Federer). Lost his last 6 finals. Advanced for 4th time to both Wimbledon QF (l. to Isner) and US Open 4R (d. Wawrinka, l to Isner in 5 sets). At ATP Masters 1000 events, reached Indian Wells SF (l. to Del Potro), Miami QF (l. to Del Potro) and Cincinnati QF (l. to Djokovic). Defeated No. 4 Dimitrov in Madrid 2R for biggest win since 2016 Wimbledon. Lost to countryman Shapovalov in 3R. Dropped to No. 40 in ATP Rankings on 26 February -- lowest since No. 59 on 14 February 2011. Passed by Shapovalov in ATP Rankings on 21 May, but regained status as No. 1 Canadian on 13 August. Conceded walkover in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R vs. Cilic and London/Queen s Club 2R vs. Lopez due to right knee injury, which also forced withdrawals from ATP Masters 1000 Rome and Roland Garros. Tsonga 2018 Summary SF (1): Montpellier (l Pouille) YTD W-L: 5-5 (5-5 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 16 Date of Birth: April 17, 1985 (33) ATP Ranking: 256 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 18-10 (2008 Champion) Tournament Note: Defeated Djokovic en route to 1st of his 2 ATP Masters 1000 titles at 2008 Paris (d. Nalbandian). Rallied from 5-2 down in 5th set to beat Shapovalov in Australian Open 2R (l. to Kyrgios in 3R). Squandered 2 MPs before retiring in Montpellier SF vs. Pouille due to left hamstring injury. Withdrew from Doha (left wrist), as well as Rotterdam and Marseille (left hamstring). Underwent left knee surgery on 3 April and missed 7+ months before returning at Metz (l. to Gojowczyk in 1R). Earned 1st win in 8+ months at Antwerp (d. Pella in 3rd-set TB, l. to Monfils in 2R). Fell to No. 256 in ATP Rankings on 29 October -- lowest since No. 261 on 9 October 2006.
Day 3 Tuesday, 30 October 2018 Page 5 of 9 2R: [Q] Joao Sousa (POR) vs [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 5-0 13 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-2 6-2 14 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-2 6-4 16 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-1 17 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 6-3 18 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-3 Sousa 2018 Summary W (1): Estoril (d Tiafoe); SF (2): Marrakech (l Andujar); Chengdu (l Tomic); QF (1): Antalya (l Mannarino) YTD W-L: 29-26 (18-17 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: March 30, 1989 (29) ATP Ranking: 48 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (2016-18 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Beat Barrere 6-7(2) 6-0 6-2 in Q1, Sandgren 6-7(1) 6-3 6-4 in Q2 and Cecchinato 7-5 6-3 in 1R. Saved 2 MPs vs. P. Sousa en route to Estoril title -- 1st Portuguese champion in tournament history (d. Tiafoe). Also saved 2 MPs vs. Pospisil en route to Chengdu SF (l. to eventual champion Tomic). Advanced to Marrakech SF (l. to eventual champion Andujar) and Antalya QF (l. to Mannarino). Snapped 7-match losing streak and became 1st Portuguese to reach Grand Slam 4R at US Open (l. to Djokovic). 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). Earned 25+ wins 4 straight years (2015-18). Fell to No. 85 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). Djokovic 2018 Summary W (4): Wimbledon (d Anderson); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Federer); US Open (d Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (d Coric); F (1): London/Queen's Club (l Cilic); SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); QF (1): Roland Garros (l Cecchinato) YTD W-L: 45-10 (23-4 on hard) YTD Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 72 Date of Birth: May 22, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 2 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 28-7 (2009, 2013-15 Champion) Tournament Note: Owns 4+ titles at 6 different ATP Masters 1000 events, including Paris (2009, 2013-15). Won titles at Wimbledon (d. Anderson) and US Open (d. Del Potro) for 3rd time in same season (also 2011, 2015). Tied Sampras for 3rd all-time with 14 Grand Slam men s singles titles (Federer 20, Nadal 17). Also tied Lendl and Sampras for Open Era-lead with 8 appearances in US Open final. As World No. 21 at Wimbledon, lowest-ranked Grand Slam champion since No. 44 Gaudio at 2004 Roland Garros. Improved to 27-25 vs. Nadal by defeating World No. 1 in Wimbledon SF 10-8 in 5th after 5 hours, 15 minutes. Improved to 24-22 vs. Federer by beating World No. 2 for 1st ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title. Became 1st player to win titles at all 9 ATP Masters 1000 events since start of series in 1990. Did not drop serve en route to 32nd ATP Masters 1000 title overall at Shanghai (d. Coric) -- 2nd to Nadal s 33 titles. Enjoyed 800th career win in London/Queen s Club QF (d. Mannarino), but squandered 1 MP in final (l. to Cilic). Earned 40+ wins in 12 of last 13 seasons (2006-16, 2018). Started season 6-6 including 3-match losing streak. Fell to No. 22 on 21 May -- lowest since No. 22 on 2 October 2006. Returned to No. 2 on 15 October. Underwent surgery on right elbow shortly after Australian Open, which was his 1st tournament in 6 months. 2R: [5] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Kohlschreiber Leads 7-4 07 Moscow (Russia) Hard R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(8) 1-6 6-4 08 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 09 Munich (Germany) Clay R16 Marin Cilic 6-0 6-4 09 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1 6-7(5) 7-6(2) 09 Vienna (Austria) Hard SF Marin Cilic 6-4 7-6(4) 10 Metz (France) Hard QF Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 6-1 11 Davis Cup 1R (Croatia) Hard RR Marin Cilic 6-2 6-3 7-6(6) 12 Munich (Germany) Clay F Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(8) 6-3 16 Rotterdam (Netherlands) Hard QF Philipp Kohlschreiber 3-6 6-3 6-4 17 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Marin Cilic 6-4 6-2 6-3 18 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 6-4
Day 3 Tuesday, 30 October 2018 Page 6 of 9 Cilic 2018 Summary W (1): London/Queen's Club (d Djokovic); F (1): Australian Open (l Federer); SF (3): Pune (l Simon); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l A. Zverev); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Djokovic); QF (4): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nishikori); Roland Garros (l Del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l Nadal); US Open (l Nishikori) YTD W-L: 39-17 (21-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 18 Date of Birth: September 28, 1988 (30) ATP Ranking: 7 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 11-9 (2016 Semi-finalist) Tournament Note: Ended Djokovic s 122-week reign as No. 1 by beating him in 2016 Paris QF (l. to Isner in SF). Saved 1 championship point to capture 2nd London/Queen s Club title and 18th ATP title overall (d. Djokovic). Won a title in 11 straight seasons (2008-18) and earned 35+ wins in 10 of last 11 seasons (2008-12, 2014-18). 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. Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 SFs at Rome (l. to A. Zverev) and Cincinnati (l. to Djokovic). Reached QFs at Roland Garros (l. to Del Potro) and US Open (d. de Minaur from 2 sets down in 3R, l. to Nishikori). Squandered 2 MPs vs. Jarry in ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2R. Withdrew from Buenos Aires (fatigue), Acapulco (stomach muscle strain) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (knee). Kohlschreiber 2018 Summary F (1): Munich (l A. Zverev); QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Del Potro); Stockholm (l Tsitsipas) YTD W-L: 24-23 (11-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 16, 1983 (35) ATP Ranking: 43 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 6-8 (2008, 2013 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Will fall short of 30 wins in a season for 1st time since earning 24 wins in 2006. Did not drop a set en route to 6th Munich final, falling to 3-3 with loss to countryman A. Zverev. Avenged Munich loss by beating A. Zverev in US Open 3R. Fell to 1-10 in Grand Slam 4R matches (l. to Nishikori). Earned 20+ wins in 13 straight seasons (2006-18). Snapped 12-match losing streak vs. Top 10 players, beating No. 3 Cilic en route to Indian Wells QF (l. to Del Potro). Saved 6 MPs vs. Verdasco in Stockholm 2R -- tied for most of all players in 2018 (l. to Tsitsipas in QF). Reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Anderson) and all 3 ATP Masters 1000 clay-court events: Monte-Carlo (d. Ramos- Vinolas, l. to Dimitrov), Madrid (d. Bautista Agut after saving 1 MP, l. to Anderson) and Rome (d. Sock, l. to Nishikori). Suffered worst tour-level loss of career vs. World No. 617 Ouahab in Marrakech 1R. Withdrew from Metz due to fatigue. COURT 1 1R: Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Series Tied 1-1 17 Moscow (Russia) Hard R16 Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-3 18 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1 7-5 Medvedev 2018 Summary W (3): Sydney (d de Minaur); Winston-Salem (d Johnson); Tokyo (d Nishikori); SF (2): Moscow (l Khachanov); Basel (l Federer); QF (2): Rotterdam (l Seppi); St. Petersburg (l Thiem) YTD W-L: 42-23 (37-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: February 11, 1996 (22) ATP Ranking: 17 (Career-High) Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut)
Day 3 Tuesday, 30 October 2018 Page 7 of 9 Tournament Note: Owns 22-6 tour-level record since 20 August, rising from No. 57 to No. 17 in ATP Rankings. Earned 7 victories overall to capture 1st ATP World Tour title at Sydney as Q (d. de Minaur on home soil). Went 6-0 in matches and 12-0 in sets to win 2nd title at Winston-Salem (d. Johnson on home soil). Added 7 more wins for 3rd and biggest title of season and career at Tokyo as Q (d. Nishikori on home soil). Achieved career-high No. 17 in ATP Rankings on 29 October. Ranked as low as No. 84 on 8 January. Lost to eventual champion in back-to-back SFs at Moscow (l. to Khachanov) and Basel (l. to Federer). Reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Carreno Busta), Wimbledon (d. Coric in 1R, l. to Mannarino in 5 sets), ATP Masters 1000 Toronto as Q (l. to A. Zverev) and US Open (d. Tsitsipas, l. to Coric). Saved 1 MP vs. Watanuki in Washington 1R as WC (l. to Shapovalov in 2R). Leads ATP World Tour with 37 hard-court wins this season (37-14 on hard, 4-4 on grass, 1-5 on clay). Lost 5 straight matches from 18 April through 10 June -- 3rd losing streak of 5+ matches since start of 2017 season. Withdrew from Marseille due to left abductor injury. Carreno Busta 2018 Summary SF (4): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l A. Zverev); Barcelona (l Tsitsipas); Estoril (l Tiafoe); Winston-Salem (l Johnson); QF (4): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Cilic); Bastad (l Verdasco); Hamburg (l Basilashvili); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Cilic) YTD W-L: 31-21 (17-10 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: July 12, 1991 (27) ATP Ranking: 24 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 1-3 (2016-17 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Defeated Fognini 6-3 6-1 to reach 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Paris 2R (l. to Raonic). Saved 3 MPs vs. Mannarino and earned biggest career win over No. 5 Dimitrov at Barcelona (l. to Tsitsipas in SF). Also advanced to SFs at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Anderson after saving 1 MP, l. to A. Zverev), Estoril (l. to Tiafoe) and Winston-Salem (d. Chung, l. to Johnson). Seeking 1st singles final since winning 2017 Estoril title. At ATP Masters 1000 Rome, reached singles QF (l. to Cilic) and doubles final w/sousa as ALT (l. to Cabal/Farah). Reached QFs at Bastad (l. to Verdasco), Hamburg (l. to Basilashvili) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Cilic). Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 1st time in 5th appearance (d. Muller, l. to Cilic). Saved 1 MP vs. Zeballos en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to Anderson in 3rd-set TB). Opened season by squandering 3 MPs vs. Coric in Doha 1R for his 5th straight loss and 9th loss in last 10 matches. Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (back), Chengdu (adductor), Beijing (adductor) and Vienna (back). Retired in US Open 2R vs. Sousa while trailing 2-0 in 5th set (left thigh). 2R: [LL] Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs Karen Khachanov (RUS) First Meeting Ebden 2018 Summary SF (2): s-hertogenbosch (l Chardy); Atlanta (l Isner); QF (3): Halle (l Federer); Chengdu (l Fognini); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Coric) YTD W-L: 19-21 (12-15 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 26, 1987 (30) ATP Ranking: 39 (Career-High) Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Lost to Lopez in Q2 and replaced [12] Edmund as LL when Brit withdrew due to knee injury. Reached 2nd SF of career at s-hertogenbosch (l. to Chardy) and 3rd SF at Atlanta (l. to eventual champion Isner). Advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 QF at Shanghai (l. to Coric). First ATP Masters 1000 QF was 2011 Shanghai. Defeated No. 7 Thiem in 3rd-set TB for biggest win of career in Shanghai 2R. Also advanced to QFs at Halle as SE (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Chengdu (l. to Fognini). Beat Goffin en route to Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Wimbledon (l. to Simon). Was 0-6 in Grand Slam 2R. Broke into Top 50 on 16 July and achieved career-high No. 39 on 22 October. Earned career-high 19 wins. Captured 9th ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Busan, KOR (d. Pospisil). Won doubles title at Taipei, TPE Challenger w/whittington (d. Gunneswaran/Myneni) and reached final at Irving, USA Challenger w/albot (l. to Petzschner/Peya).
Day 3 Tuesday, 30 October 2018 Page 8 of 9 Khachanov 2018 Summary W (2): Marseille (d Pouille); Moscow (d Mannarino); SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l Nadal); QF (3): Auckland (l Del Potro); Montpellier (l Goffin); Halle (l Bautista Agut) YTD W-L: 41-22 (30-15 on hard) YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: May 21, 1996 (22) ATP Ranking: 18 (Career-High) Tournament W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Extended career-high with 41st win of season over 2017 finalist Krajinovic 7-5 6-2 on Monday. Captured 2nd ATP World Tour 250 title at Marseille (d. Pouille) and 3rd at Moscow (d. Mannarino). Became 1st Russian to win a title on home soil since Youzhny at 2009 Moscow. Broke into Top 20 of ATP Rankings on 22 October and achieved career-high No. 18 on 29 October. Equaled career-best win over No. 9 Isner en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Toronto (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Advanced to QFs at Auckland (l. to Del Potro), Montpellier (l. to Goffin) and Halle (l. to Bautista Agut). Earned 5-set wins over Baghdatis and Tiafoe to advance to Wimbledon 4R (l. to Djokovic). Reached Roland Garros 4R for 2nd straight year (d. Pouille, l. to A. Zverev after leading 2 sets to 1). Lost in 4 sets to No. 1 Nadal in US Open 3R after 4 hours, 23 minutes. Played in 1st ATP World Tour doubles final at ATP Masters 1000 Miami w/rublev (l. to Bryan/Bryan). Withdrew from Lyon due to fatigue and s-hertogenbosch due to left foot injury. 1R: Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs [Q] Benoit Paire (FRA) Series Tied 1-1 18 Pune (India) Hard R16 Benoit Paire 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(6) 18 Umag (Croatia) Clay R32 Marton Fucsovics 6-1 6-3 Other Meeting 17 Sophia Antipolis CH (France) Clay QF Benoit Paire 7-5 6-3 Fucsovics 2018 Summary W (1): Geneva (d Gojowczyk); QF (3): Munich (l Marterer); Beijing (l Fognini); Vienna (l Kukushkin) YTD W-L: 24-24 (14-14 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 8, 1992 (26) ATP Ranking: 42 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Tournament Note: Earned career-high 24 wins in 2018. Posted 22 combined wins from 2011-17 after turning pro. Defeated 2-time defending champion Wawrinka en route to 1st ATP World Tour title at Geneva (d. Gojowczyk). First Hungarian champion on tour since Taroczy won last of his 13 titles at 1982 Hilversum. Earned biggest win of career over No. 13 Querrey en route to Australian Open 4R (l. to eventual champion Federer). Became 1st Hungarian to reach R16 at a Grand Slam since Taroczy at 1984 Roland Garros. Achieved career-high No. 40 on 20 August. Highest-ranked Hungarian since No. 37 Taroczy on 15 October 1984. Lost 5 straight tour-level matches before reaching Munich QF (l. to Marterer). Also advanced to QFs at Beijing (l. to Fognini) and Vienna (d. Fognini, l. to Kukushkin in 3rd-set TB). Squandered 4 MPs vs. Wawrinka in ATP Masters 1000 Toronto 2R. Also lost to Wawrinka in Cincinnati 3R. Reached 9th ATP Challenger Tour final at Canberra, AUS (l. to Seppi). Withdrew from Marseille qualifying (leg) and Eastbourne (hip). Retired in Halle 1R vs. Kohlschreiber (hip). Paire 2018 Summary SF (2): Pune (l Anderson); Sydney (l de Minaur); QF (1): Montpellier (l Pouille) YTD W-L: 27-27 (18-16 on hard) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 (29) ATP Ranking: 56 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 2-5 (2012, 2015 2nd Round)
Day 3 Tuesday, 30 October 2018 Page 9 of 9 Tournament Note: Broke into Top 20 after defeating Monfils 2-6 7-6(7) 6-4 in 2015 ATP Masters 1000 Paris 1R. 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. Upset 6-time champion Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R (l. to Krajinovic in 3R). Earned 20+ wins in 6 of last 7 seasons (2012-13, 2015-18). Squandered 1 MP vs. Simon in Marrakech 1R, but reached doubles final w/roger-vasselin (l. to Mektic/Peya). Also squandered 2 MPs against 9-time champion Federer in Halle 2R. Fell to No. 167 de Minaur in Sydney SF, No. 231 Krueger in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 1R, No. 120 Maden in Metz 2R and No. 217 Gerasimov in Moscow 2R. Suffered 17 tour-level losses to players outside Top 100 since 2016. Withdrew from Rotterdam due to back injury. 2R: [14] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH) Series Tied 1-1 17 Istanbul (Turkey) Clay R32 Damir Dzumhur 6-4 7-5 18 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard R64 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(3) Tsitsipas 2018 Summary W (1): Stockholm (d Gulbis); F (2): Barcelona (l Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l Nadal); SF (2): Estoril (l Sousa); Washington (l A. Zverev); QF (5): Doha (l Thiem); Dubai (l Jaziri); s-hertogenbosch (l Gasquet); Tokyo (l Nishikori); Basel (l Medvedev) YTD W-L: 41-26 (24-17 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: August 12, 1998 (20) ATP Ranking: 16 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Tournament Note: Played in main draw at all 9 ATP Masters 1000 events in 2018, posting 10-8 record so far. Won Stockholm title to become 1st ATP World Tour champion from Greece (d. Fognini and Gulbis). Reached Toronto final by becoming youngest player to beat 4 Top 10 opponents at an event since ATP World Tour began in 1990 (d. Thiem, Djokovic, A. Zverev after saving 2 MPs and Anderson after saving 1 MP; l. to No. 1 Nadal). Lost to Nadal on 20th birthday, making him youngest ATP Masters 1000 finalist since Djokovic, 19, at 2007 Miami. Reached 10 QFs-or-better and achieved new career-high ranking 14 times, peaking at No. 15 on 13 August. Earned 41 wins this season. Entered 2018 with 4 career wins and none before 9 October 2017. Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP World Tour final at Barcelona (d. Thiem in QF, l. to No. 1 Nadal). Advanced to Wimbledon 4R -- becoming 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam R16 in Open Era (l. to Isner). Saved 1 MP vs. Jaziri in s-hertogenbosch 2R (l. to Gasquet in QF) and 2 MPs vs. Donaldson in Washington 2R (l. to A. Zverev in SF). Squandered 1 MP vs. Berankis in Metz 2R. Withdrew from Bastad and Hamburg due to fatigue. Dzumhur 2018 Summary W (1): Antalya (d Mannarino); SF (1): Los Cabos (l Del Potro); QF (4): Montpellier (l Gasquet); Marseille (l Berdych); St. Petersburg (l Wawrinka); Shenzhen (l de Minaur) YTD W-L: 24-30 (14-19 on hard) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: May 20, 1992 ATP Ranking: 52 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2018 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Snapped 5-match losing streak by beating [Q] Gojowczyk 6-4 7-6(5) in 1R on Monday. Achieved career-high No. 23 in ATP Rankings on 2 July after winning 3rd ATP title at Antalya (d. Mannarino). Owns 24-30 record this season after ending 2017 on 24-7 run. Lost 5 straight matches from 28 Sept.-29 Oct. Lost in Los Cabos SF for 2nd straight season (l. to Del Potro). Reached QFs at 4 other events, including Marseille (d. Kukushkin in 1R after saving 4 MPs, ret. vs. Berdych). Advanced to Roland Garros 3R for 2nd time (d. Albot in 5 sets, l. to A. Zverev in 5 sets after holding 1 MP). Also 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 (left hamstring strain) and Marseille QF (illness). Withdrew from Winston-Salem (back).
ROLEX PARIS MASTERS: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, 29 October 2018 AccorHotels Arena Paris, France 29 October-4 November 2018 Draw: S-48, D-24 Prize Money: 4,872,105 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com RolexParisMasters.com Maria Garcia-Planas: mgarcia@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @RolexPMasters Press Officer: nbeaudelin@fft.fr Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @RolexParisMasters TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN PARIS 1) On the Line: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will compete for the No. 1 ranking and the ATP Masters 1000 title record as the Top 2 seeds at the Rolex Paris Masters. Whoever advances further will be No. 1 in the ATP Rankings on 5 November. If Nadal and Djokovic lose in the same round, the Spaniard will remain World No. 1. Nadal boasts 33 ATP Masters 1000 titles to Djokovic s 32. 2) Indoors is Hard: Paris is one of three ATP Masters 1000 tournaments that Nadal has never won. In fact, Nadal captured the only indoor hard-court title of his career as a 19-year-old at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid in October 2005. Nadal has played at 24 indoor hard-court events over the last 13 years without a championship, losing five finals beginning with the 2007 Rolex Paris Masters. 3) Advantage, Nole: Djokovic has won four of his 12 indoor hard-court titles in Paris. The Serbian went 17-1 at the Rolex Paris Masters from 2013-16 before missing the 2017 event. Djokovic fell to No. 22 in the ATP Rankings on 21 May. Should he pass Nadal, Djokovic would be the first player since Marat Safin in 2000 to have been ranked outside the Top 20 then No. 1 in the same season. 4) Final Lap: The ATP Race to London ends in Paris with just two spots remaining at the Nitto ATP Finals. Marin Cilic and Dominic Thiem are on pace to qualify. On the outside looking in are Kei Nishikori and John Isner. Nadal, Djokovic, Roger Federer, Juan Martin del Potro, Alexander Zverev and Kevin Anderson have already booked their trips to The O2 from 11-18 November. 5) First Time for Everything: Anderson, 32, qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals on Sunday, becoming the oldest debutant since the event s third edition in 1972. When he was last in London, Anderson beat Federer and Isner to become the oldest first-time finalist at Wimbledon in the Open Era. 6) Cilic s Chance: Cilic seeks his fourth Nitto ATP Finals appearance in the last five years. The Croat has won an ATP World Tour title in each of the last 11 seasons and earned at least 35 wins in 10 of 11. Cilic ended Djokovic s 122-week reign as No. 1 by beating him at the 2016 Rolex Paris Masters. 7) Dominant Thiem: Thiem leads the ATP World Tour by reaching the quarter-finals or better at 13 tournaments this season. The Austrian won three ATP World Tour 250 titles, advanced to his first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros and appeared in his second ATP Masters 1000 final at Madrid. 8) The Outsiders: Should Isner, 33, qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, he will trump Anderson as the oldest debutant at the year-end championships since 1972. However, Isner is 10th in the ATP Race to London after being passed by Nishikori during last week s ATP World Tour 500 event in Vienna. 9) Cinderella Returns: Jack Sock was No. 24 in the ATP Race to London when he captured the 2017 Rolex Paris Masters title to secure a berth at the Nitto ATP Finals. Sock went on to reach the semi-finals in London, but he s just 7-20 in singles this season and outside the Top 150 of the race. 10) Men of Milan: The ATP Race to Milan has concluded and four of the seven direct qualifiers for the Next Gen ATP Finals are playing in Paris: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Denis Shapovalov, Alex de Minaur and Frances Tiafoe. All four broke into the Top 40 this season and have yet to turn 21. The Next Gen ATP Finals immediately follows the Rolex Paris Masters from 6-10 November in Milan.
Day 1 Monday, 29 October 2018 Page 2 of 11 WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 16-5 2007 Finalist 2 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 28-7 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 Champion 3 Roger Federer (SUI) 21-10 2011 Champion 4 Alexander Zverev (GER) 0-1 2017 2nd Round 5 Marin Cilic (CRO) 11-9 2016 Semi-finals 6 Dominic Thiem (AUT) 3-4 2017 3rd Round 7 Kevin Anderson (RSA) 7-6 2014 Quarter-finals 8 John Isner (USA) 16-9 2016 Finalist 9 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 8-6 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 3rd Round 10 Kei Nishikori (JPN) 8-5 2014 Semi-finals 11 Borna Coric (CRO) 2-2 2015, 2017 2nd Round 12 Kyle Edmund (GBR) 1-1 2017 2nd Round 13 Fabio Fognini (ITA) 1-6 2010, 2013, 2014 2nd Round 14 Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 0-0 Debut 15 Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 1-1 2017 2nd Round 16 Jack Sock (USA) 9-3 2017 Champion QUALIFIERS (6) Peter Gojowczyk (GER) Robin Haase (NED) Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Nicolas Mahut (FRA) Benoit Paire (FRA) Joao Sousa (POR) OLDEST PLAYER Roger Federer (SUI) 37 years, 2 months WILD CARDS (3) Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) Ugo Humbert (FRA) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) YOUNGEST PLAYER Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 19 years, 6 months PLAYERS BY COUNTRY France 10, Spain 5, United States 4, Germany 3, Australia 2, Canada 2, Croatia 2, Italy 2, Russia 2, Serbia 2 DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Oliver Marach (AUT) 2-3 2010-2011 Quarter-finals Mate Pavic (CRO) 0-1 2017 1st Round 2 Mike Bryan (USA) 22-13 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014 Champion Jack Sock (USA) 7-4 2015 Finalist 3 Lukasz Kubot (POL) 5-5 2017 Champion Marcelo Melo (BRA) 18-8 2015, 2017 Champion 4 Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) 3-4 2014, 2015, 2017 2nd Round Robert Farah (COL) 3-4 2014, 2015, 2017 2nd Round 5 Jamie Murray (GBR) 4-7 2017 Semi-finals Bruno Soares (BRA) 11-9 2013 Finalist 6 Raven Klaasen (RSA) 5-5 2014-2015 Quarter-finals Michael Venus (NZL) 1-1 2017 2nd Round 7 Henri Kontinen (FIN) 6-1 2016 Champion John Peers (AUS) 6-3 2016 Champion 8 Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) 4-5 2016 Finalist Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 11-13 2011, 2016 Finalist
Day 1 Monday, 29 October 2018 Page 3 of 11 PAST FINALISTS SINGLES (since 2007) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Jack Sock (USA) Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 5-7 6-4 6-1 2016 Andy Murray (GBR) John Isner (USA) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 2015 Novak Djokovic (SRB) Andy Murray (GBR) 6-2 6-4 2014 Novak Djokovic (SRB) Milos Raonic (CAN) 6-2 6-3 2013 Novak Djokovic (SRB) David Ferrer (ESP) 7-5 7-5 2012 David Ferrer (ESP) Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 6-4 6-3 2011 Roger Federer (SUI) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-1 7-6(3) 2010 Robin Soderling (SWE) Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-1 7-6(1) 2009 Novak Djokovic (SRB) Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-2 5-7 7-6(3) 2008 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) David Nalbandian (ARG) 6-3 4-6 6-4 2007 David Nalbandian (ARG) Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-4 6-0 BOLD: Player in 2018 Rolex Paris Masters field. DOUBLES (since 2005) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo Ivan Dodig/Marcel Granollers 7-6(3) 3-6 [10-6] 2016 Henri Kontinen/John Peers Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut 6-4 3-6 [10-6] 2015 Ivan Dodig/Marcelo Melo Vasek Pospisil/Jack Sock 2-6 6-3 [10-5] 2014 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Marcin Matkowski/Jurgen Melzer 7-6(5) 5-7 [10-6] 2013 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares 6-3 6-3 2012 Mahesh Bhupathi/Rohan Bopanna Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi/Jean-Julien Rojer 7-6(6) 6-3 2011 Rohan Bopanna/Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut 6-2 6-4 2010 Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi Mark Knowles/Andy Ram 7-5 7-5 2009 Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic Marcel Granollers/Tommy Robredo 6-3 6-4 2008 Jonas Bjorkman/Kevin Ullyett Jeff Coetzee/Wesley Moodie 6-2 6-2 2007 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic 6-3 7-6(4) 2006 Arnaud Clement/Michael Llodra Fabrice Santoro/Nenad Zimonjic 7-6(4) 6-2 2005 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor 6-4 6-7(3) 6-4 BOLD: Player in 2018 Rolex Paris Masters doubles field. Bopanna/Qureshi, Qureshi/Rojer, and Benneteau/Mahut are not intact teams this year. ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Rolex Paris Masters W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 Singles Ranking Points 1000 600 360 180 90 45 10 Singles Prize Money ( ) 973,480 477,315 240,235 122,160 63,435 33,445 18,060 Doubles Ranking Points 1000 600 360 180 90 0 --- Doubles Prize Money ( ) 289,670 141,820 71,130 36,510 18,870 9,960 ---
Day 1 Monday, 29 October 2018 Page 4 of 11 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES COURT CENTRAL Karen Khachanov (RUS) vs Filip Krajinovic (SRB) Khachanov Leads 1-0 18 ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard R64 Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-2 Other Meeting 16 Jonkoping CH (Sweden) Hard R16 Karen Khachanov 7-6(2) 6-4 Khachanov 2018 Summary: W (2): Marseille (d Pouille); Moscow (d Mannarino); SF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Canada (l Nadal); QF (3): Auckland (l del Potro); Montpellier (l Goffin); Halle (l Bautista Agut) YTD W-L: 40-22 YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: May 21, 1996 (22) ATP Ranking: 18 (Career-high) Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round) Tournament Note: In tournament debut last year, fell 1R to Cuevas. Captured 2nd ATP title at Marseille (d. Berdych and Pouille). Lost rematch to Pouille 3 days later in Dubai 2R. Won 3rd ATP title in hometown of Moscow (def. Medvedev in SF and Mannarino in final). Achieved career high of No. 18 in ATP Rankings on 29 October. Equaled career-best win over No. 9 Isner en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Toronto (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Advanced to QFs at Auckland (l. to Del Potro), Montpellier (l. to Goffin) and Halle (l. to Bautista Agut). Earned 5-set wins over Baghdatis and Tiafoe to advance to Wimbledon 4R (l. to Djokovic). Reached Roland Garros 4R for 2nd straight year (d. Pouille, l. to A. Zverev after leading 2 sets to 1). Lost in 4 sets to No. 1 Nadal in US Open 3R after 4 hours, 23 minutes. Played in 1st ATP World Tour doubles final at ATP Masters 1000 Miami w/rublev (l. to Bryan/Bryan). Krajinovic 2018 Summary: SF (1): Dubai (l Pouille); QF (3): Marseille (l Pouille); Beijing (l del Potro); Moscow (l Seppi) YTD W-L: 14-16 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 (26) ATP Ranking: 34 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2017 Finalist) Tournament Note: In event debut last year ranked No. 77, qualified for main draw, then reached 1st career ATP World Tour final (only Tour-level final to date) def. No. 13 Querrey in 2R and No. 14 Isner in SF (walkover past No. 1 Nadal in QF) before losing to Sock in final. Became first qualifier to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final since Janowicz at 2012 Paris, and lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 finalist since No. 98 Fish at 2008 Indian Wells. Advanced to Marseille QF (l. to Pouille in 3 sets), Dubai SF (l. to Pouille in 3 sets) and Beijing QF (l. to Del Potro). At ATP Masters 1000 events, advanced to Indian Wells 3R (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Miami 4R (l. to Del Potro). Defeated Auger-Aliassime at Rotterdam in 17-year-old Canadian s ATP World Tour debut (l. to Dimitrov in 2R). Achieved career-high No. 26 in ATP Rankings on 23 April. Limited to 7 tournaments in 1st 7 months of season due to left foot, left ankle and hand injuries. Retired in US Open 1R due to cramps while trailing Ebden 4-1 in 5th set. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Steve Johnson (USA) Bautista Agut Leads 5-0 14 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 6-3 14 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Roberto Bautista Agut 4-6 6-3 6-1 14 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R128 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5 15 Valencia (Spain) Hard SF Roberto Bautista Agut 4-6 6-3 7-6(8) 18 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard R16 Roberto Bautista Agut 2-6 6-2 6-1
Day 1 Monday, 29 October 2018 Page 5 of 11 Bautista Agut 2018 Summary: W (2): Auckland (d del Potro); Dubai (d Pouille); F (1): Gstaad (l Berrettini); SF (2): Halle (l Coric); St. Petersburg (l Thiem); QF (3): Barcelona (l Goffin); Munich (l Kohlschreiber); Basel (l A. Zverev) YTD W-L: 32-19 YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: April 14, 1988 (30) ATP Ranking: 25 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 3-5 (2014, 2017 3rd Round) Tournament Note: Matched career-best performance last year reaching 3R (def. Chardy in 2R, l. to No. 5 Cilic). Captured 8th and biggest title of career at ATP World Tour 500 event in Dubai as World No. 23 (d. Pouille). Lowest-ranked Dubai champion since No. 26 Santoro in 2002. Returned to career-high No. 13 on 14 May. Defeated Del Potro to win 2nd Auckland title (also 2016). Reached 15th ATP final at Gstaad (l. to Berrettini). Lost SFs to eventual champions at Halle (ret. vs. Coric due to hip injury) and St. Petersburg (l. to Thiem). Squandered 1 MP vs. Kohlschreiber in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R. Fell to No. 28 in ATP Rankings on 8 October -- lowest since No. 28 on 16 June 2014. Withdrew from Rotterdam (illness), Rome (hip), Wimbledon (groin), Toronto (abdomen) and Cincinnati (abdomen). Johnson 2018 Summary: W (2): Houston (d Sandgren); Newport (d Ramanathan); F (1): Winston-Salem (l Medvedev); SF (2): Delray Beach (l Gojowczyk); Geneva (l Fucsovics) YTD W-L: 27-23 YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 24, 1989 (28) ATP Ranking: 36 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2016 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Defeated Pella in 2016 first round for only ATP Masters 1000 Paris match victory. Defeated 5 countrymen to become 1st back-to-back champion at Houston since Roddick in 2001-02 (d. Sandgren). After winning only U.S. clay-court event at Houston, won only U.S. grass-court event at Newport (d. Ramanathan). Beat Edmund and Carreno Busta and did not drop a set en route to Winston-Salem final (l. to Medvedev). Advanced to SFs at Delray Beach (d. Raonic in 2R, l. to Gojowczyk) and Geneva (l. to Fucsovics). Reached Roland Garros 3R for 3rd time in last 4 years (l. to Cilic). Squandered 5 MPs in New York 1R vs. Menendez-Maceiras. Returned to ATP Challenger Tour for 1st time since 2014 and reached Irving, USA SF (l. to Kukushkin). Clinched USA s 3-1 win over Serbia in Davis Cup 1R w/harrison (d. Milojevic/Zekic). Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [WC] Ugo Humbert (FRA) First Meeting Mannarino 2018 Summary: F (2): Antalya (l Dzumhur); Moscow (l Khachanov); SF (1): New York (l Querrey); QF (4): Sydney (l Fognini); London / Queen's Club (l Djokovic); Newport (l Granollers); Los Cabos (l Norrie) YTD W-L: 25-29 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 29, 1988 (30) ATP Ranking: 46 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 3-7 (2011, 2014, 2017 2nd Round) Tournament Note: Won opening Paris match three times in career but followed with a loss to a Top 10 player in 2R each time (No. 4 Federer in 2011, No. 5 Berdych in 2014, and No. 10 Goffin last year). Achieved career-high No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 19 March. Advanced to 2nd straight Antalya final, but fell to 0-5 in ATP World Tour championship matches (l. to Dzumhur). Ousted No. 1 seed Cecchinato en route to Moscow final l. to Khachanov to fall to 0-6 in ATP World Tour finals. Reached QF-or-better at 7 events, including run to New York SF (l. to Querrey in 3 sets). Suffered 6-match losing streaks from 26 April through 18 June and 15 August through 14 October. Appeared in Australian Open 3R for 1st time (l. to Thiem) and Wimbledon 4R for 3rd time (l. to Federer). Saved 1 MP vs. Cecchinato in Cincinnati 1R. Squandered 3 MPs vs. Carreno Busta in Barcelona 3R.
Day 1 Monday, 29 October 2018 Page 6 of 11 Humbert 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 26, 1998 (20) ATP Ranking: 99 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut) Tournament Note: Wild card will play first-ever ATP Masters 1000 main draw match. Only prior ATP Masters 1000 experience was a 2nd-round qualifying loss here last year (def. Fabbiano, l. to J. Sousa). Achieved career-high 17 times in ATP Rankings, rising 250+ spots and peaking at No. 92 on 22 October. Qualified and won tour-level debut at US Open (d. Altamirano, l. to Wawrinka in 2R). Picked up 2nd Tour-level win at Metz as wild card (d. [Q] Tomic, l. to Basilashvili in 2R). During 3-week stretch this summer, reached ATP Challenger Tour finals at Gatineau, CAN (l. to Klahn) and Granby, CAN (l. to Polansky), then captured 1st Challenger title at Segovia, ESP (d. Menendez-Maceiras). Post-US Open, reached Challenger final at Cassis, FRA (l. to Couacaud), then defeated four fellow Frenchmen in a row to claim 2nd Challenger title at Ortisei, ITA (def. Herbert in final). Captured ITF Futures Circuit titles at Bellevue, SUI (d. Desein); Gatineau, CAN (d. Kirchheimer) and Bourg-en- Bresse, FRA (d. Cornut-Chauvinc). Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) First Meeting Gasquet 2018 Summary: W (1): s-hertogenbosch (d Chardy); F (2): Montpellier (l Pouille); Bastad (l Fognini); SF (3): Marrakech (l Edmund); Tokyo (l Nishikori); Antwerp (l Edmund); QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l A. Zverev); Metz (l Simon) YTD W-L: 34-22 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 15 Date of Birth: June 18, 1986 (32) ATP Ranking: 28 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 13-10 (2007 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: 2007 semi-finalist (l. to eventual champion Nalbandian) also reached QF in 2013 (l. to No. 1 Nadal) and 2015 (l. to eventual finalist Murray). Became 1st Frenchman with 500 career wins when he beat M. Zverev in Monte-Carlo 3R (l. to A. Zverev in QF). Won 15th title -- all ATP World Tour 250s -- at s-hertogenbosch (d. Chardy). Advanced to 6th consecutive Montpellier final, falling to 3-3 in title matches (d. Goffin, l. to Pouille). Also advanced to Bastad final (l. to Fognini). Reached SFs at Marrakech (l. to Edmund), Tokyo (l. to Nishikori), and Antwerp (l. to Edmund). Lost to eventual champ in 3R at Aus. Open (l. to Federer), Roland Garros (l. to Nadal) and US Open (l. to Djokovic). Dropped to No. 38 in ATP Rankings on 2 April -- lowest since No. 38 on 6 September 2010. Shapovalov 2018 Summary: SF (3): Delray Beach (l Tiafoe); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l A. Zverev); Tokyo (l Medvedev); QF (2): Eastbourne (l Zverev); St. Petersburg (l Klizan) YTD W-L: 35-27 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 15, 1999 (19) ATP Ranking: 29 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round) Tournament Note: In tournament debut last year, lost to No. 83-ranked wild card Benneteau in 1R. 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 11 times in ATP Rankings -- peaking at No. 23 on 11 June. Youngest player to be ranked in Top 25 since then-no. 19 Gasquet on 25 July 2005. Became No. 1 Canadian on 21 May, but was passed by countryman Raonic on 13 August. Reached Round of 16 at ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (d. Troicki in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Coric), Rome (l. to eventual champion Nadal), Toronto (l. to Haase) and Cincinnati (l. to Raonic). Also lost to eventual champion in Delray Beach SF (l. to Tiafoe), Eastbourne QF (l. to M. Zverev), Shenzhen 2R (l. to Nishioka after holding 2 MPs) and Tokyo SF (d. Struff after saving 1 MP, l. to Medvedev). Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 2nd time at US Open (d. Seppi in 5 sets, l. to Anderson in 5 sets).