IF STOCKHOLM OPEN: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES
Friday, October 21, 2016
Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden | October 17-23, 2016
Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €566,525 | Surface: Indoor Hard
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FOUR OF EIGHT SEEDS REMAIN AS QF PLAY BEGINS
DAY 5 PREVIEW: As quarter-final play begins on Friday, only half of the seeded players remain in the
draw, including two former champions and last year's runner-up. First to play on Centre Court is 2013
Champion Grigor Dimitrov against Kevin Anderson, who is in his second career quarter-final in
Stockholm. Dimitrov looks to claim his second title in Stockholm, and has been riding a successful win
record (20-9) since the end of June. The two have met six times on the ATP World Tour, with five of those
meetings going to Dimitrov, the last in 2014.
Next up is wild card Juan Martin del Potro against Ivo Karlovic, the former 2007 Stockholm champion.
Karlovic has not been back to Stockholm since his title win nearly 10 years ago, but returns as the No. 3
seed, having needed three sets to get past wild card Mikael Ymer in the second round. Del Potro is back
inside the Top 100 for the first time since his long absence for multiple wrist surgeries, and this season,
he has reached the gold-medal match at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, as well as two semi-finals
and two quarter-finals prior to entering Stockholm.
Gastao Elias, ranked at No. 61 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, stunned top seed Gael Monfils 7-6(4), 6-1
to reach the quarter-finals, his second of the year, where he will face last year's finalist and No. 6 seed
Jack Sock. So far this tournament, Sock has weathered two three-set matches to reach the quarters,
against Malek Jaziri in the first round, followed by Dustin Brown in the second round. Elias, on the other
hand, has yet to drop a set.
The fourth and final match on Centre Court is an all-German contest between No. 4 seed Alexander
Zverev and Tobias Kamke, who is into the quarters here for the second time in his career. This is the
second time the two have met on the ATP Tour, with Zverev claiming the edge in Hamburg in 2014.
EMIRATES ATP RACE TO LONDON (going into Friday)
Position
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Player
Novak Djokovic*
Andy Murray*
Stan Wawrinka*
Milos Raonic*
Kei Nishikori*
Gael Monfils
Rafael Nadal
Dominic Thiem
Tomas Berdych
David Goffin
Marin Cilic
Nick Kyrgios
Points
10,600
9,685
5,060
4,690
4,360
3,625
3,300
3,205
2,880
2,645
2,590
2,460
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
27-10: 5 titles in 9 appearances (2008, 2012-15)
11-11: 3 SFs in 7 appearances (2008, 2010, 2012)
6-6: 2013-15 Semi-finalist
0-2: 2014 Round Robin
3-4: 2014 Semi-finalist, 2015 Round Robin
Never Qualified
16-12: 2 finals in 7 appearances (2010, 2013)
Never Qualified
_
6-13: 2011 Semi-finalist; 2010, 2012-15 Round Robin
Never Qualified
0-3: 2014 Round Robin
Never Qualified
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13
Roberto Bautista Agut
2,340
Never Qualified
14
Roger Federer
2,130
52-12: 6 titles in 14 apps. (2003-04, 2006-07, 2010-11)
15
Lucas Pouille
2,106
Never Qualified
16
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
2,070
4-7: 2011 Runner-up; 2008, 2012 Round Robin
Key: Bold: Player competing at If Stockholm Open (plays Thurs.)
* Qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES RACE TO LONDON
Position Team
1
Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut*
2
Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares*
3
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan*
4
Feliciano Lopez/Marc Lopez*
5
Ivan Dodig/Marcelo Melo*
6
Raven Klaasen/Rajeev Ram
7
Henri Kontinen/John Peers
8
Treat Huey/Max Mirnyi
9
Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau
10
Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah
11
Oliver Marach/Fabrice Martin
12
Pablo Cuevas/Marcel Granollers
13
Julien Benneteau/Edouard Roger-Vasselin
14
Rohan Bopanna/Florin Mergea
15
Mate Pavic/Michael Venus
16
Vasek Pospisil/Jack Sock
Points
7,165
7,070
6,070
4,170
4,130
3,600
3,310
3,065
2,680
2,410
2,195
2,190
2,190
2,100
2,080
2,010
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
1-2: 2015 Round Robin
Never Qualified as a Team
35-20: 4 titles in 13 apps. (2003-04, 2009, 2014)
Never Qualified as a Team
8-5: 2014 Finalists; 2013, 2015 Semi-finalists
Never Qualified as a Team
Never Qualified as a Team
Never Qualified as a Team
_
5-3: 2015 Champions, 2014 Round Robin
Never Qualified as a Team
Never Qualified as a Team
Never Qualified as a Team
2-2: 2014 Semi-finalists
3-2: 2015 Finalists
Never Qualified as a Team
Never Qualified as a Team
Key
Bold: Team competing at If Stockholm Open
* Qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (3 spots remain)
FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: DAY 5 SINGLES MATCHES
CENTRE COURT
Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs [2] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
Dimitrov Leads 5-1
11 Eastbourne (Great Britain)
12 San Jose (U.S.A.)
12 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain)
12 Wimbledon (Great Britain)
14 Acapulco (Mexico)
14 ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada)
Other meeting:
09 Todi CH (Italy)
Grass
Hard
Grass
Grass
Hard
Hard
R16
R32
QF
R128
F
QF
Grigor Dimitrov
Kevin Anderson
Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov
6-3 6-2
2-6 7-6(5) 7-6(3)
4-6 6-4 6-3
7-5 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 6-3
7-6(1) 3-6 7-6(5)
5-7 7-5 7-6(6)
Clay
R32
Kevin Anderson
6-3 6-4
Anderson 2016 Summary
QF (5): Auckland (l. to Sock); Nice (l. to Sousa); Nottingham (l. to Johnson); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to
Wawrinka); Chengdu (l. to Troicki)
YTD W-L: 17-19 (13-12 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3
Date of Birth: May 18, 1986
Emirates ATP Ranking: 48
Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (2011, 2016 Quarter-finalist)
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• Tournament Note: After dispatching No. 8 seed Baghdatis in 1R, defeated Ryan Harrison in 2R 76(8) 64
• Fell to 0-7 in ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Toronto (d. Troicki, No. 9 Thiem and Tomic; l. to No. 5 Wawrinka)
• Also advanced to Chengdu QF, saving 2 MPs to beat Kyrgios in 2R (l. to Troicki)
• Reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to No. 2 Murray) and US Open (l. to Tsonga)
• As World No. 20, qualified at London/Queen’s Club (l. to Tomic in 1R)
• Lost to Vesely in opening match as defending champion at Winston-Salem
• In Wimbledon 1R, suffered 4th loss of career from 2 sets up after holding 1 MP vs Istomin
• Also held 2 MPs in Atlanta 2R vs Opelka before falling 75 in 3rd
• Dropped to No. 46 in Emirates ATP Rankings on October 17 – lowest ranking since No. 59 on January 31, 2011
• Retired from 2 matches and withdrew from 8 events due to left knee, right shoulder and ankle injuries
Dimitrov 2016 Summary
F(3): Sydney (l. to Troicki); Istanbul (l. to Schwartzman); Beijing (l. to Murray); SF(3): Delray Beach (l. to Ram); ATP
Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Cilic); Chengdu (l. to Ramos-Vinolas); QF(3): Brisbane (l. to Federer); Acapulco (l. to
Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to Nishikori)
YTD W-L: 37-23 (31-15 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4
Date of Birth: May 16, 1991
Emirates 2016 ATP Ranking: 18
Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 13-4 (2013 Champion)
• Tournament note: Defeated qualifier Jurgen Zopp in 2R. Has reached QF or better in last five appearances since
2011 (2013 champion)
• Defeated Johnson, Pouille and No. 4 Nadal en route to Beijing final (l. to No. 2 Murray)
• Held 1 MP in Sydney final (l. to Troicki 76 in 3rd) and led 76 52 in Istanbul final (l. to Schwarzman 60 in 3rd)
• Advanced to 3rd ATP Masters 1000 SF of career at Cincinnati (d. No. 4 Wawrinka in 3R, l. to Cilic 75 in 3rd)
• Also advanced to SF at Delray Beach (l. to Ram) and QFs at Brisbane (l. to No. 3 Federer in 3 sets), Acapulco (l. to
Thiem) and ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to No. 6 Nishikori in 3 sets)
• Reached 4R at US Open (l. to No. 2 Murray) and 3R at Aus. Open (l. to No. 3 Federer) and Wimbledon (l. to Johnson)
• Snapped 7-match losing streak vs Top 10 opponents by beating No. 2 Murray in Miami 3R (l. to Monfils in 4R)
• Suffered 6-match losing streak overall from May 1 to June 27
• Fell to No. 40 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 18 – lowest ranking since No. 41 on February 11, 2013
[WC] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs [3] Ivo Karlovic (CRO)
del Potro Leads 3-1
07 Nottingham (Great Britain)
11 Roland Garros (France)
12 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.)
12 ARG vs. CRO WG QF (Argentina)
7-6(10) 7-5
6-7(7) 6-3 7-5 6-4
7-5 6-4
6-2 7-6(7) 6-1
Grass
Clay
Hard
Clay
QF
R128
R64
RR
Ivo Karlovic
Juan Martin del Potro
Juan Martin del Potro
Juan Martin del Potro
del Potro 2016 Summary
F: Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (l. to Murray); SF(2): Delray Beach (l. to Querrey); Stuttgart (l. to Kohlschreiber);
QF(2): Munich (l. to Kohlschreiber); US Open (l. to Wawrinka)
YTD W-L: 25-11 (17-6 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 18
Date of Birth: September 23, 1988
Emirates ATP Ranking: 63
Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2016 Quarter-final)
• Tournament Note: Defeated No. 7 seed John Isner in 1R before dismissing Nicolas Almagro to reach QF. Has not
yet dropped a set
• As World No. 141, upset No. 1 Djokovic and No. 5 Nadal en route to Rio Olympics final (l. to No. 2 Murray in 4h2m)
• Became lowest-ranked player to defeat Djokovic since No. 319 Krajinovic in 2010 Belgrade QF
• Also lowest-ranked player to beat a World No. 1 since No. 144 Kyrgios upset No. 1 Nadal in 2014 Wimbledon 4R
• Rose from No. 142 to No. 64 following US Open QF run (d. No. 10 Thiem, l. to eventual champ Wawrinka in 4 sets)
• Lowest-ranked player to reach US Open QF since No. 174 Connors advanced to SF in 1991
• Advanced to Wimbledon 3R (d. Robert and No. 5 Wawrinka, l. to Pouille in 4 sets)
• Avenged Olympic loss by beating No. 2 Murray in 5 sets after 5h7m during Davis Cup SF tie (ARG d. GBR 3-2)
• Also helped Argentina win QF tie by teaming w/Pella to defeat Fognini/Lorenzi in 5 sets (ARG d. ITA 3-1)
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• Withdrew from Rome & Roland Garros due to left wrist injury, which also sidelined him from Mar. 2015 to Feb. 2016
Karlovic 2016 Summary
W(2): Newport (d. Muller); Los Cabos (d. Lopez); F: Washington (l. to Monfils); SF(2): Istanbul (l. to Dimitrov); sHertogenbosch (l. to Muller); QF: Tokyo (l. to Monfils)
YTD W-L: 28-19 (16-10 on hard)
YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 8
Date of Birth: February 28, 1979
Emirates ATP Ranking: 21
Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 5-1 (2007 Champion)
• Tournament Note: Edged past wild card Mikael Ymer in 2R 46 64 64 to reach QF. No. 2 Croat (behind Cilic) returns
to Stockholm for first time since 2007 when he captured title (d. T. Johansson)
• Won titles at Newport (d. Muller after saving 3 MPs) and Los Cabos (d. Lopez) to become oldest champion on ATP
World Tour since Marty Riessen at 1979 Lafayette. Also reached Washington final (l. to Monfils after holding 1 MP)
• Newport final win over Muller snapped streak of 11 straight losses in a final-set tiebreaker
• Hit US Open-record 61 aces in 1R win over Lu and reached 4R for 1st time in 13th appearance (l. to No. 7 Nishikori)
• Rose to No. 20 on August 15, becoming oldest player in Top 20 since 43-year-old Rosewall on July 31, 1978
• Ended 8-match losing streak with 1st wins of season to reach Istanbul SF (d. Lajovic and Granollers, l. to Dimitrov)
• Victory over Lajovic in Istanbul 2R on April 28 served as 300th victory of career
• Saved 2 MPs to beat Delbonis 76(6) 67(6) 76(5) en route to Tokyo QF (l. to No. 8 Monfils 76 76)
• Squandered 2 MPs vs Kudla in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1R, losing 76 in 3rd
• Retired in 2 matches and withdrew from 3 events during 1st 3 months of season due to left knee injury
Gastao Elias (POR) vs [6] Jack Sock (USA)
First Meeting
Sock 2016 Summary
F(2): Auckland (l. to Bautista Agut); Houston (l. to Monaco); QF(2): Washington (l. to Karlovic); ATP World Tour
Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Simon)
YTD W-L: 31-18 (21-11 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1
Date of Birth: September 24, 1992
Emirates 2016 ATP Ranking: 23
Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 9-3 (2015 Runner-up)
• Tournament Note: Path to QF includes wins over Malek Jaziri and Dustin Brown. Finished as last year’s finalist (l. to
No. 5 Berdych)
• Comes in as No. 1 American for first time at No. 23 after reaching first ATP Masters 1000 QF in Shanghai (d.
Raonic, l. to Simon). Won doubles title (w/Isner)
• Only men’s or women’s tennis player to earn multiple medals at Rio Olympics, winning gold in mixed doubles
w/Mattek-Sands (d. Ram/V. Williams) and bronze in men’s doubles w/Johnson (d. Nestor/Pospisil)
• Singles runner-up at Auckland (d. No. 8 Ferrer, ret vs Bautista Agut) and Houston (d. Isner, l. to Monaco)
• Advanced to Grand Slam 4R for 2nd time at US Open (d. No. 9 Cilic 64 63 63, l. to Tsonga)
• Reached 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Ramos-Viñolas) and Wimbledon (l. to No. 7 Raonic), and ATP Masters 1000s in
Indian Wells (l. to Thiem), Miami (l. to Raonic), Madrid (d. del Potro, l. to Sousa) and Toronto (l. to No. 5 Wawrinka)
• ATP Masters 1000 doubles finalist w/Pospisil at Indian Wells (l. to Herbert/Mahut) and Rome (l. to Bryan/Bryan)
• Also advanced to Beijing doubles final in team debut w/Tomic (l. to Carreño Busta/Nadal 10-8 in Match TB)
• Rallied from 2 sets down to beat Cilic in Davis Cup QF, but lost deciding rubber to Coric (CRO d. USA 3-2)
• Retired in Auckland final and withdrew from Buenos Aires due to illness
Elias 2016 Summary
SF(2): Bastad (l. to Verdasco); Umag (l. to Fognini); QF: Sao Paolo (l. to Lajovic)
YTD W-L: 13-13 (3-6 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: November 24, 1990
Emirates ATP Ranking: 61
Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2016 Quarter-final)
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• Tournament note: In 2R, shocked No. 1 seed Gael Monfils in straight sets to reach his 2nd QF of the season
• Reached 1st 2 ATP SFs at Båstad (d. Sousa, l. to Verdasco) and Umag (d. Cuevas after saving 1 MP, l. to Fognini)
• Achieved career-high No. 60 in Emirates ATP Rankings on August 8
• At Rio Olympics, reached 2R in singles (d. Kokkinakis, l. to Johnson) and doubles w/Sousa (l. to Nestor/Pospisil)
• Advanced to São Paulo QF as Q (d. Andujar and Giraldo, l. to Lajovic)
• Also qualified at Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem in 2R after holding 1 MP) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Giraldo in 1R)
• Captured Challenger singles titles at Turin, ITA (d. Lopez-Perez) and Mestre, ITA (d. Lorenzi and Zeballos)
• Won Challenger doubles title w/Ghem at Rio de Janeiro, BRA (d. Eysseric/Reyes-Varela)
• Fell 76 in 5th to Thiem and lost 2-set lead w/Sousa vs Peya/Thiem in Davis Cup Group I 1R (AUT d. POR 4-1)
[4] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs [Q] Tobias Kamke (GER)
Zverev Leads 1-0
14 Hamburg (Germany)
Other meeting:
14 Braunschweig CH (Germany)
Clay
QF
Alexander Zverev
0-6 7-5 6-3
Clay
R32
Alexander Zverev
6-4 7-6(6)
Zverev 2016 Summary
W: St. Petersburg (d Wawrinka); F(2): Nice (l Thiem); Halle (l Mayer); SF(3): Montpellier (l Mathieu); Munich (l Thiem);
Washington (l Monfils); QF(2): Rotterdam (l Monfils); Beijing (l Ferrer)
YTD W-L: 43-23 (24-14 on hard)
YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1
Date of Birth: April 20, 1997
Emirates ATP Ranking: 20 (Career-high)
Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2016 Quarter-final)
• Tournament Note: After receiving a 1R bye, Zverev scored a 75 64 win over Adrian Mannarino to reach QF
• Snapped Wawrinka’s 11-match win streak in finals to capture 1st ATP World Tour title at St. Petersburg
• Youngest ATP champ since 18-year-old Nishikori at 2008 Delray Beach & 1st teen since Cilic (19) at 2008 New
Haven
• Won 3 matches vs Top 10 consecutively in St. Petersburg and Beijing (d. No. 9 Berdych, No. 3 Wawrinka and No.
10 Thiem). First teenager to do so since Becker beat 4 Top 10 players consecutively at 1986 year-end championships
• Became youngest player to beat Federer since Nadal at 2005 Roland Garros en route to Halle final (l. to F. Mayer)
• Played five 3-setters en route to 1st ATP World Tour final at Nice (d. Simon in QF after saving 2 MPs, l. to Thiem
• Reached SFs at Montpellier (d. Vanni in 1R after 1 MP, l. to Mathieu), Munich (l. to Thiem) and Washington (l. to
Monfils
• Set career-highs this season in wins (42) and ranking (No. 20 this week)
• Youngest player to break into Top 30 of Emirates ATP Rankings since Nadal on March 7, 2005
• Advanced to 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Thiem in 4 sets) and Wimbledon (d. Youzhny in 5 sets, l. to No. 9 Berdych
• Beat Dimitrov and Simon en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to No. 5 Nadal after holding 1 MP)
• Appeared in 2nd ATP doubles final with older brother Mischa at Montpellier (l. to Pavic/Venus)
Kamke 2016 Summary
YTD W-L: 5-4 (5-3 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: May 21, 1986
Emirates ATP Ranking: 132
Stockholm W-L (Best Result): 5-5 (2011, 2016 Quarter-finalist)
• Tournament Note: Has not dropped a set en route to QF with wins over Elias Ymer and Radu Albot. This is his 2nd
time reaching the QF at Stockholm, the first coming at 2011 event as Q (l. to Nieminen in 3 sets)
• Qualified at Brisbane (l. to No. 3 Federer in 2R) and Roland Garros (l. to Cuevas in 1R)
• Also advanced to 2R at Atlanta as LL (l. to Zeballos) and Los Cabos (l. to Granollers)
• Did not drop a set en route to 8th ATP Challenger Tour title at Kazan, RUS (d. Karatsev)
• Reached Challenger SFs at Furth, GER (l. to Albot); Braunschweig, GER (l. to Cervantes); Istanbul, TUR (l. to Jaziri)