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"COMEBACK KID" JARRY FACES FOGNINI FOR SAO PAULO TITLE

Nicolas Jarry has thrived under pressure all week in Sao Paulo, and on Sunday, the 22-year-old "comeback kid" from Chile could cap his incredible run through the draw with his first career ATP World Tour singles title when he battles No. 2 seed Fabio Fognini for the Brasil Open crown.

For the third straight match, Jarry dropped the first set in a tiebreak, and once again the resilient Chilean rallied to victory as he defeated Horacio Zeballos to move into his maiden ATP World Tour final. Jarry has won all four matches this week in three sets, including a QF victory over No. 1 seed Albert

Ramos-Vinolas, as he looks to become the first Chilean to win an ATP World Tour singles title since Fernando Gonzalez won on home soil at 2009 Vina del Mar (d. Acasuso). In his run to the final, Jarry has fired a tournament-leading 49 aces through four matches and has won 58 of 64 service games as he tries to become the first Chilean to win the Sao Paulo title since Nicolas Massu in 2006 (d. A. Martin). Jarry came into 2018 with a 5-10 career record on the ATP World Tour, but the South American clay-court swing has proven to be Jarry's coming-out party, with his progression in each of the last three tournaments. He reached his first ATP World Tour QF at Quito (l. to eventual champion Carballes Baena) last month and first ATP World Tour SF at Rio de Janeiro (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman) last week. With his run to the Sao Paulo final, Jarry takes a 12-4 record into his first meeting with Fognini. Jarry, who finished 2017 at No. 100 in the ATP Rankings, will move from No. 73 to No. 61, and climb to No. 53 if he wins the title.

Fognini, who returned to the Top 20 in the ATP Rankings this week for the first time since February 1, 2015, dethroned three-time defending champion Pablo Cuevas to move into the 15th ATP World Tour final of his career and first since taking the title at Gstaad last July (d. Hanfmann). The Italian No. 1 has taken a completely different path to the final than Jarry, not losing a set in three matches. He leads the tournament in service games won (96%, 26 of 27) and return games won (39%, 11 of 28) as he attempts to become the first Italian to win the Sao Paulo title since the tournament began in 2001. The 30-year-old Fognini has a 5-9 lifetime record in ATP World Tour finals, with all five titles won on clay (2013 Stuttgart, d. Kohlschreiber; 2013 Hamburg, d. Delbonis; 2014 Vina del Mar (d. L. Mayer); 2016 Umag, d. Martin; 2017 Gstaad, d. Hanfmann). Fognini has gotten off to a solid start in 2018, going 13-4, including the SF at Sydney (l. to eventual champion Medvedev) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco) before his impressive run to the final this week.

The doubles final will feature No. 4 seeds Wesley Koolhof of The Netherlands and Artem Sitak of New Zealand taking on unseeded Argentines Federico Delbonis and Maximo Gonzalez in a first-time matchup. Koolhof and Sitak advanced to their second ATP World Tour doubles final of the year (New York, l. to Mirnyi/Oswald) by defeating the Argentine tandem of Carlos Berlocq and Nicolas Kicker, 6-3, 6-3, in Saturday's semi-finals. Playing only their third tournament as a team, Delbonis and Gonzalez advanced to their first final together by defeating Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva and Roman Jebavy of the Czech Republic, 7-5, 3-6, [10-7] on Friday.

BRASIL OPEN: DAY 7 MEDIA NOTES Sunday, 4 March, 2018

Complexo Desportivo Constancio Vaz Guimaraes - Sao Paolo, Brazil | February 26-March 4, 2018

Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $516,205 Surface: Clay


Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $516,205$Surface: Clay

8, D-16 | Prize Money: $ 516,205 | Surface: Indoor Clay

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INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS

Brasil Open [2] Fabio Fognini Nicolas Jarry

Aces 6 49

1st-Serve Percentage 60% (93 of 156) 65% (257 of 394)

1st-Serve Points Won 77% (72 of 93) 78% (201 of 257)

2nd-Serve Points Won 62% (39 of 63) 58% (80 of 137)

Service Games Won 96% (26 of 27) 91% (58 of 64)

Break Points Saved 86% (6 of 7) 68% (13 of 19)

1st-Serve Return Points Won 37% (42 of 113) 25% (66 of 264)

2nd-Serve Return Points Won 59% (33 of 56) 44% (62 of 140)

Return Games Won 39% (11 of 28) 15% (10 of 65)

Break Points Converted 46% (11 of 24) 34% (10 of 29)

1) BOLD: Leads all 28 players at Brasil Open.

ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Brasil Open Champion Finalist

Ranking Points 250 150

Singles Prize Money ($) 92,805 48,500

Doubles Prize Money ($) 27,980 14,710

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES FINAL AND DOUBLES FINAL

CENTRE COURT [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs. Nicolas Jarry (CHI) First Meeting Fognini FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: F: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 13-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 ATP Ranking: 20 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 12-7 (F, 2018) • Tournament Note: Advanced to his first ATP World Tour final of the year and 15th of his career by upending three-time defending Sao Paulo champion Pablo Cuevas on Saturday. • Has a 5-9 lifetime record in ATP World Tour finals. All five titles have been won on clay (2013 Stuttgart, d. Kohlschreiber; 2013 Hamburg, d. Delbonis; 2014 Vina del Mar (d. L. Mayer); 2016 Umag, d. Martin; 2017 Gstaad, d. Hanfmann). • Has gotten off to a 13-4 start in 2018. Last year, did not win his 13th match until May at the ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Sousa). Won his 14th match on home soil at ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d. Berrettini). • No. 1 Italian leads the tournament in service games won (96%, 26 of 27) and return games won (39%, 11 of 28). • Trying to earn his second career ATP World Tour title in South America (2014 Vina del Mar, d. L. Mayer). • Attempting to become the first Italian to win the Sao Paulo title since the tournament began in 2001. Italians are 0-3 in finals: 2015 Luca Vanni (l. to Cuevas); 2014 Paolo Lorenzi (l. to Delbonis); 2012 Filippo Volandri (l. to Almagro). • Returned to the Top 20 in the ATP Rankings this week for the first time since Feb. 1, 2015.

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Jarry FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: F: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 12-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 11, 1995 ATP Ranking: 73 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 4-0 (F, 2018) • Tournament Note: Appearing in his first ATP World Tour final after winning four straight three-set matches this week, including the last three from a set down (d. Pella in 2R, Ramos-Vinolas in QF, Zeballos in SF). • The 22-year-old from Santiago is trying to become the first Chilean to win an ATP World Tour singles title since Fernando Gonzalez at 2009 Vina del Mar (d. Acasuso). • Leads the tournament in aces (49) and is No. 4 in service games won (91%, 58 of 64), saving 13 of 19 break points (68%). • Trying to become the first Chilean to win the Sao Paulo title since Nicolas Massu in 2006 (d. A. Martin). • Has a 12-4 match record on the season and has progressed in each of the last three tournaments: Quito QF (l. to eventual champion Carballes Baena); Rio de Janeiro SF (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman); and Sao Paulo F. Came into 2018 with a 5-10 career tour-level record. • Jarry, who finished last season at No. 100 in the ATP Rankings, is projected to move to No. 61, and to No. 53 if he wins the title. • Looking to become the fifth first-time champion on the ATP World Tour this season: Daniil Medvedev (Sydney); Roberto Carballes Baena (Quito); Mirza Basic (Sofia); Frances Tiafoe (Delray Beach). • Jarry’s grandfather, Jaime Fillol, reached a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 14 on March 2, 1974

[4] Wesley Koolhof (NED)/Artem Sitak (NZL) vs First Meeting Federico Delbonis (ARG)/Maximo Gonzalez (ARG)

• Koolhof and Sitak advanced to their second ATP World Tour doubles final of the year by defeating the Argentine tandem of Carlos Berlocq and Nicolas Kicker, 6-3, 6-3, in Saturday's semi-finals. • Have not dropped a set in three matches this week en route to their fourth ATP World Tour final as a team. • Advanced to the doubles final of the New York Open last month (l. to Mirnyi/Oswald). • Reached two ATP World Tour doubles finals in 2017 (Atlanta, l. to the Bryan brothers; Metz, d. Mirnyi/Oswald in SF, l. to Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin in F) • Koolhof has three ATP World Tour doubles titles, all with Matwe Middelkoop (2016 Sofia and Kitzbuhel; 2017 Sydney) • Sitak has won three ATP World Tour doubles titles (2014 Stuttgart w/Mateusz Kowalczyk; 2015 Montpellier w/Marcus Daniell; 2016 Stuttgart w/Marcus Daniell) • Koolhof is ranked No. 68 in doubles (career-high No. 44 on September 25, 2017), while Sitak is currently No. 58 in the ATP Rankings in doubles (career-high No. 39 on June 22, 2015). • Playing only their third tournament as a team, Delbonis and Gonzalez advanced to the doubles final by defeating Rogerio Dutra Silva and Roman Jebavy, 7-5, 3-6, [10-7] on Friday. • Eliminated No. 2 seeds Hans Podlipnik-Castillo and Andrei Vasilevski in the 1R. • Made their debut together at 2017 Buenos Aires, losing to Santiago Gonzalez and David Marrero in the QF; also teamed up last year in Sao Paulo, falling to Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini in the 1R. • Delbonis will be appearing in his first career ATP World Tour doubles final, while Gonzalez has won three doubles titles, all on clay (2008 Valencia w/Monaco; 2015 Umag w/Sa); and 2016 Marrakech w/Duran). Gonzalez also reached the final at 2008 Vina del Mar w/Monaco). • Delbonis is ranked No. 550 in doubles (career-high No. 142 on July 11, 2016), while Gonzalez is currently ranked No. 98 in doubles (career-high No. 46 on September 29, 2008).




SAO PAULO SEMIS FEATURE CUEVAS-FOGNINI, JARRY-ZEBALLOS

No. 3 seed Pablo Cuevas looks to move one victory away from a fourth straight Sao Paulo title when he faces No. 2 seed Fabio Fognini in the Brasil Open semi-finals Saturday afternoon, followed by red-hot Chilean Nicolas Jarry taking on Horacio Zeballos for a spot in Sunday's final.

Cuevas extended his Sao Paulo winning streak to 15 matches with a hard-fought three-set victory over No. 5 seed Leonardo Mayer in Friday's QF. The three-time defending champion was pushed to the limit in his QF victory, needing five match points before prevailing in a third-set tiebreak to conclude the nearly three-hour match. The 32-year-old from Uruguay is now 18-5 lifetime in Sao Paulo. He won his first title here in 2015 (d. Vanni) and successful defended his crown in 2016 (d. Carreno Busta) and 2017 (d. Ramos-Vinolas). Cuevas is appearing in his first ATP World Tour SF since the ATP World Tour

Masters 1000 Madrid last May (l. to Thiem). With a victory, Cuevas would advance to his first ATP World Tour final since capturing his third straight Sao Paulo title last year.

Fognini, who returned to the Top 20 in the ATP Rankings this week for the first time since February 1, 2015, advanced to his third ATP World Tour SF of the year, his second in as many weeks, and second career Sao Paulo SF by defeating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in straight sets on Friday. The Italian No. 1 reached the Sao Paulo SF in 2008 (l. to eventual champion Almagro) and is 11-7 lifetime here, also reached the QF in 2010 (l. to Kubot), 2015 (l. to Giraldo) and 2017 (l. to Carreno Busta). Fognini also advanced to the SF last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco) and at Sydney in January (l. to eventual champion Medvedev). A victory would move Fognini into his 15th career ATP World Tour final (5-9) and first since winning the Gstaad title in 2017 (d. Hanfmann). Cuevas and Fognini have met five times on the ATP World Tour, with Fognini holding a 3-2 edge, although the two have not played on clay since Cuevas won their SF encounter in Umag in 2014.

For the second straight match, Jarry rallied from a set down to win a third-set tie-break, this time eliminating No. 1 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the QF. Jarry, who also came back from a set down to defeat No. 6 seed Guido Pella in the 2R, has won three three-set matches this week en route to his second straight ATP World Tour SF. He is the first Chilean to reach back-to-back SF since Fernando Gonzalez in 2009 at Barcelona and ATP Masters 1000 Rome. The 22-year Jarry entered this season with a 5-10 career match record and has blossomed in 2018, posting an 11-4 record heading into Saturday's semi-finals. He has reached the QF or better in three straight tournaments during the South American clay-court swing, reaching his first ATP World Tour QF at Quito (l. to eventual champion Carballes Baena) last month and first ATP World Tour SF at Rio de Janeiro (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman) last week. Jarry finished 2017 at No. 100 in the ATP Rankings, but will move from No. 73 to No. 66 with his SF showing, jump to No. 61 if he reaches the final and climb to No. 53 if he wins his first ATP World Tour title.

Zeballos advanced to his first ATP World Tour SF of the year and first in Sao Paulo by rallying from a set down to defeat local favorite Rogerio Dutra Silva. Like Jarry, the 32-year-old Argentine has won three consecutive three-set matches this week to reach his first ATP World Tour SF since 2017 Barcelona (l. to Nadal). He outlasted 2009 finalist Thomaz Bellucci in the 1R and No. 4 seed Gael Monfils in the 2R. Zeballos is seeking his first ATP World Tour final since winning the title at Vina del Mar in 2013 (d. Nadal). This will be the first ATP-level meeting between Jarry and Zeballos, with the Argentine taking two of three matches from Jarry on the Challenger circuit, all on clay.

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FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: SATURDAY SEMI-FINAL SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT [3] Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) Fognini Leads 3-2 14 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R16 Fabio Fognini 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-3 14 Umag (Croatia) Clay SF Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 6-4 15 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 15 Beijing (China) Hard QF Fabio Fognini 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 17 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Pablo Cuevas 6-1, 6-4 Other Meetings: 07 Buenos Aires CH (Argentina) Clay QF Fabio Fognini 6-1, 6-4

Cuevas FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 8-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 31 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 18-5 (Champion, 2015-17) • Tournament Note: Three-time defending champion extended his Sao Paulo winning streak to 15 matches by edging past No. 5 seed Leonardo Mayer in a third-set tiebreak. Needed five match points before prevailing in just under three hours. • Won his first Sao Paulo title in 2015 (d. Vanni) and successfully defended his title in 2016 (d. Carreno Busta) and 2017 (d. Ramos-Vinolas). Has a 18-5 lifetime record in Sao Paulo. • Last four ATP World Tour titles have come on Brazilian soil (2016 Rio de Janeiro, d. Pella). • Appearing in his first ATP World Tour SF since the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid last May (l. to Thiem). • Advanced to his first ATP World Tour QF of 2018 last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Jarry). • Reached the 2R at Auckland (l. to Khachanov) and Australian Open (l. to Harrison). • Fell in the R32 at Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils). • Won both singles matches in the Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II Playoff vs. El Salvador (d. Alvarado Larin, Arevalo). Fognini FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Sydney (l. to Medvedev); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco); Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 12-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 ATP Ranking: 20 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 11-7 (SF, 2008, 2018) • Tournament Note: Advanced to his third ATP World Tour SF of the year and second career Sao Paulo SF by defeating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in straight sets on Friday. • Advanced to the Sao Paulo SF in 2008 (l. to eventual champion Almagro) and is 11-7 lifetime, also reaching the QF in 2010 (l. to Kubot), 2015 (l. to Giraldo) and 2017 (l. to Carreno Busta). • Reached his second ATP World Tour SF of the year last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco). • Seeking his first ATP World Tour final since winning the Gstaad title in 2017 (d. Hanfmann). • Returned to the Top 20 this week for the first time since Feb. 1, 2015. • Started season with SF run at Sydney (l. to eventual champion Medvedev). • Reached Australian Open 4R for second time (first time since 2014, l. to Berdych). • Fell in the R16 at Buenos Aires (l. to L. Mayer).

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Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings: 14 Quito CH (Ecuador) Clay F Horacio Zeballos 6-4, 7-6(9) 14 Cali II CH (Colombia) Clay R16 Nicolas Jarry 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 16 Bucaramanga CH (Colombia) Clay R32 Horacio Zeballos 7-6(1), 7-5 Jarry FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Rio de Janeiro (l. to Schwartzman); Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 11-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 11, 1995 ATP Ranking: 73 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (SF, 2018) • Tournament Note: Rallied from a set down to win a third-set tie-break for the second straight match, eliminating No. 1 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the QF. • Also came back from a set down to defeat No. 6 seed Guido Pella in the 2R. • Appearing in his second straight ATP World Tour SF and is the first Chilean to reach back-to-back SF since Fernando Gonzalez in 2009 at Barcelona and ATP Masters 1000 Rome (also SF at Roland Garros one month later). • Has 11-4 record on season, with five of his wins coming from a set down, including the last two here. (d. Pella in 2R, Ramos-Vinolas in QF), both in third-set TBs. Is 3-1 in decisive-set TB matches this year. • Came into this season with a 5-10 career match record. • After finishing last season at No. 100, will move from No. 73 to No. 66 with his SF showing, climb to No. 61 if he reaches the final and catapult to No. 53 if he wins his first ATP World Tour title. • Has reached the QF or better in three straight tournaments during the South American clay-court campaign, reaching his first ATP World Tour QF at Quito (l. to eventual champion Carballes Baena) last month and first ATP World Tour SF at Rio de Janeiro (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman) last week. • Opened 2018 season by reaching the R16 at Pune (d. Andujar, l. to Haase in 2R). • Lost to L. Mayer in Australian Open debut, falling to 0-3 lifetime in Grand Slam main draws. Zeballos FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 5-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1985 ATP Ranking: 69 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 5-5 (SF, 2018) • Tournament Note: Advanced to his first ATP World Tour SF of the year and first in Sao Paulo by rallying from a set down to defeat local favorite Rogerio Dutra Silva. • Has won three consecutive three-set matches this week to reach his first ATP World Tour SF since 2017 Barcelona (l. to Nadal). Defeated 2009 finalist Thomaz Bellucci in the 1R and No. 4 seed Gael Monfils in the 2R. • Seeking his first ATP World Tour final since winning the title at Vina del Mar in 2013 (d. Nadal). • Advanced to the Sao Paulo QF in 2014 (d. Cuevas, Pella, l. to Haas). Lost to Schwartzman in the R32 in 2016 and to Souza in the R32 last year. • Won the 2016 Sao Paulo doubles title with Julio Peralta (d. Carreno Busta/Marrero). • Reached the R16 at Buenos Aires (d. Cecchinato, l. to Thiem) and fell in the 1R at Quito (l. to Monteiro) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Monfils). • Fell to 0-5 lifetime at Australian Open with 1R loss to Fognini. • Advanced to Brisbane 2R (d. Escobedo, l. to Dolgopolov).

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FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS

Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs [3] Pablo Cuevas (URU) Jarry Leads, 1-0 18 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay QF Nicolas Jarry 7-5, 6-3 Other Meetings: 14 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay QF Pablo Cuevas 7-6(4), 6-4 Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) First Meeting Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs [3] Pablo Cuevas (URU) Series Tied, 1-1 10 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R64 Pablo Cuevas 7-6(2), 6-2 14 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R32 Horacio Zeballos 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3 Other Meetings: 04 Argentina F5 (Argentina) Clay R16 Horacio Zeballos 6-2, 6-3 04 Argentina F7 (Argentina) Clay R32 Horacio Zeballos 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 05 Argentina F10 (Argentina) Clay QF Pablo Cuevas 6-4, 6-3 05 Venezuela F8 (Venezuela) Hard SF Pablo Cuevas 6-2, 6-4 06 Argentina F9 (Argentina) Clay QF Horacio Zeballos 6-3, 7-5 08 Buenos Aires CH (Argentina) Clay R32 Horacio Zeballos 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) Fognini Leads 2-0 11 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Fabio Fognini 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-4 18 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 Other Meetings: 07 US Open Q (U.S.A.) Hard -- Fabio Fognini 7-5, 6-4




RAMOS-VINOLAS-JARRY CLASH, CUEVAS HIGHLIGHT SAO PAULO QF

A very determined No. 1 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas takes on red-hot Chilean Nicolas Jarry, while No. 3 seed Pablo Cuevas continues his march toward a fourth straight Sao Paulo title as quarter-final action takes place Friday at the Brasil Open.

Not only is Ramos-Vinolas looking to win a title he came so close to capturing last year, when he won the first set against Cuevas before the Uruguayan rallied to victory, the Spaniard is also looking to avenge a R16 loss to Jarry last week in Rio de Janeiro. On Thursday, the World No. 22 from Spain fired 14 aces en route to a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Brazilian qualifier Guilherme Clezar. The 30-year-old Ramos-Vinolas is seeking his second ATP World Tour final of the year, having finished runner-up in Quito last month (l. to Carballes Baena).

Jarry continued his impressive run on South American clay by edging past No. 6 seed Guido Pella in a third-set TB on Thursday to move into his third straight ATP World Tour QF. The 22-year-old Chilean entered 2018 with a 5-10 career record on the ATP World Tour, and he has already won 10 matches this season. He reached his first ATP World Tour QF at Quito (l. to eventual champion Carballes Baena) last month and first ATP World Tour SF at Rio de Janeiro (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman) last week. Jarry is the first Chilean to reach the QF (or better) in three straight ATP-level tournaments since Fernando Gonzalez in 2009 (Barcelona, Rome, Washington).

Cuevas looks to extend his Sao Paulo winning streak to 15 matches when he meets No. 5 seed Leonardo Mayer to kick off quarter-final play on Centre Court Friday afternoon. The two have split two prior meetings on the ATP World Tour, but this will be their first matchup on clay and first encounter since the 2014 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris, when Cuevas advanced as Mayer retired in the second set of their R64 match. On Wednesday, Cuevas improved to 17-5 lifetime in Sao Paulo by defeating Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner in straight sets. The 32-year-old Cuevas won his first title here in 2015 (d. Vanni) and successful defended his crown in 2016 (d. Carreno Busta) and 2017 (d. Ramos-Vinolas). Cuevas is appearing in his second straight ATP World Tour QF, having reached the final eight last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Jarry). After saving two match points in his 1R win over Gastao Elias, Mayer advanced to his second ATP World Tour QF of the year, and third career Sao Paulo QF, by defeating fellow Argentine Carlos Berlocq on Wednesday. Mayer, a quarter-finalist at Buenos Aires last month (d. Fognini, l. to Monfils), also reached the Sao Paulo QF in 2012 (l. to Bellucci) and 2015 (l. to Souza) and is 6-4 lifetime. The 30-year-old Mayer is seeking his first ATP World Tour SF since winning the Hamburg title last July (d. F. Mayer).

The second quarter-final match on Centre Court features No. 2 seed Fabio Fognini of Italy taking on unseeded Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. Fognini holds a 4-3 edge in their FedEx ATP Head2Head, with Garcia-Lopez winning their most recent encounter in the R64 at the 2016 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome. On Wednesday, Fognini celebrated his return to the Top 20 in the ATP Rankings for the first time since February 1, 2015 by defeating Portuguese qualifier Joao Domingues. Fognini is appearing in his fifth career Sao Paulo QF and third in the last four years. He advanced to the Sao Paulo SF in 2008 (l. to eventual champion Almagro) and also reached the QF in 2010 (l. to Kubot), 2015 (l. to Giraldo) and 2017 (l. to Carreno Busta). The Italian No. 1 is seeking his second straight ATP World Tour SF after his run last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco). Garcia-Lopez advanced to his second ATP World Tour QF of the year by eliminating 2014 champion Federico Delbonis on Wednesday.

The 34-year-old Spaniard, who reached the QF at Buenos Aires last month (d. Berlocq and Carreno Busta, l. to Delbonis), had not won a match in Sao Paulo since 2005 before putting together back-to-back wins this week heading into his matchup with Fognini. A win would move Garcia-Lopez into his first ATP World Tour SF since 2016 Bucharest (l. to Verdasco).

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Surprising local favorite Rogerio Dutra Silva wraps up the afternoon session when he takes on Horacio Zeballos of Argentina. Zeballos won both meetings with Dutra Silva in 2017, taking their R32 encounters on the clay in Houston and Kitzbuehel. After entering this week winless in five matches on the ATP World Tour in 2018, Dutra Silva has won two straight matches after defeating Nicolas Kicker in straight sets on Thursday. The 34-year-old Brazilian had gone 1-5 in Sao Paulo before posting back-to-back wins this week. He is appearing in his third career ATP World Tour QF and first since Umag last July (l. to Giannessi). Dutra Silva is looking to become the first Brazilian to reach the Sao Paulo SF since [WC] Joao Souza in 2015. Zeballos advanced to his first ATP World Tour QF of 2018 and second Sao Paulo QF by eliminating No. 4 seed Gael Monfils on Thursday, avenging a 1R loss last week to the Frenchman in Rio de Janeiro. The 32-year-old Argentine, who defeated 2009 finalist Thomaz Bellucci in the 1R, also reached the Sao Paulo QF in 2014 (d. Cuevas, Pella, l. to Haas) and is seeking his first ATP World Tour SF since 2017 Barcelona (l. to Nadal).

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: FRIDAY QUARTER-FINAL SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT [5] Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs [3] Pablo Cuevas (URU) Series Tied 1-1 10 Sydney (Australia) Hard R16 Leonardo Mayer 6-4, 6-2 14 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Pablo Cuevas 7-6(3), 1-0, ret Other Meetings: 07 Belo Horizonte CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Leonardo Mayer 6-4, 6-1 08 Asuncion CH (Paraguay) Clay SF Leonardo Mayer 7-5, 6-3 Mayer FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils); Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 6-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 ATP Ranking: 49 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 6-4 (QF, 2012, 2015, 2018)

• Tournament Note: Advanced to his second ATP World Tour QF of 2018 and third career Sao Paulo QF by defeating fellow Argentine Carlos Berlocq on Wednesday. • Saved two match points and prevailed in a third-set tie-break over Gastao Elias in the 1R. • Also reached the Sao Paulo QF in 2012 (l. to Bellucci) and 2015 (l. to Souza) and is 6-4 lifetime. • Seeking his first ATP World Tour SF since winning the Hamburg title last July (d. F. Mayer). • Advanced to the QF at Buenos Aires (d. Fognini, l. to Monfils). • Lost to eventual finalist Verdasco in the R32 last week in Rio de Janeiro. • Advanced to 2R at Sydney (l. to Paire) and Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to eventual finalist Harrison). • Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 21 on June 22, 2015. Cuevas FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Rio de Janeiro (l. to Jarry); Sao Paulo

YTD W-L: 7-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 31 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 17-5 (Champion, 2015-17)

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• Tournament Note: Three-time defending champion extended his Sao Paulo winning streak to 14 matches by defeating qualifier Sebastian Ofner on Wednesday to reach his second straight ATP World Tour QF. • Won his first Sao Paulo title in 2015 (d. Vanni) and successfully defended his title in 2016 (d. Carreno Busta) and 2017 (d. Ramos-Vinolas). Has a 17-5 lifetime record in Sao Paulo. • Last four ATP World Tour titles have come on Brazilian soil (2016 Rio de Janeiro, d. Pella). • Advanced to his first ATP World Tour QF of 2018 last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Jarry). • Reached the 2R at Auckland (l. to Khachanov) and Australian Open (l. to Harrison). • Fell in the R32 at Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils). • Won both singles matches in the Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II Playoff vs. El Salvador (d. Alvarado Larin, Arevalo).

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) Fognini Leads 4-3 08 Warsaw (Poland) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 10 Eastbourne (Great Britain) Grass R16 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-2 11 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 12 Casablanca (Morocco) Clay R32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 12 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 13 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R32 Fabio Fognini 7-5, 6-3 16 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1, 7-6(2) Garcia-Lopez FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Delbonis); Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 5-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 ATP Ranking: 67 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (QF, 2018)

• Tournament Note: Advanced to his second ATP World Tour QF of 2018 by eliminating 2014 champion Federico Delbonis in three sets on Wednesday. • Recorded his first win in San Paulo since 2005 by defeating Gerard Melzer in the 1R. • Reached the R16 at Sao Paulo in 2005 (d. Monaco, l. to Zabaleta); fell in the 1R in 2013 (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and 2014 (l. to Dutra Silva). • Seeking his first ATP World Tour SF since 2016 Bucharest (l. to Verdasco). • Advanced to the QF at Buenos Aires (d. Berlocq and Carreno Busta, l. to Delbonis). • Made 14th straight Australian Open appearance (d. Paire, l. to Berdych in 2R). • Lost 3rd-set TB to countryman Lopez in Doha 1R; fell in the 1R to Rublev at Montpellier and Jarry at Rio de Janeiro. Fognini FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Sydney (l. to Medvedev); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco) YTD W-L: 11-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 ATP Ranking: 20 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 10-7 (SF, 2008) • Tournament Note: Defeated Joao Domingues on Wednesday to advance to his fifth career Sao Paulo QF. • Advanced to the Sao Paulo SF in 2008 (l. to eventual champion Almagro) and is 10-7 lifetime, also reaching the QF in 2010 (l. to Kubot), 2015 (l. to Giraldo) and 2017 (l. to Carreno Busta). • Reached his second ATP World Tour SF of the year last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco). • Returned to the Top 20 this week for the first time since Feb. 1, 2015. • Started season with SF run at Sydney (l. to Medvedev). • Reached Australian Open 4R for second time (first time since 2014, l. to Berdych). • Fell in the R16 at Buenos Aires (l. to L. Mayer).

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Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) Zeballos Leads 2-0 17 Houston (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Horacio Zeballos 6-2, 7-5 17 Kitzbühel (Austria) Clay R32 Horacio Zeballos 2-6, 7-6(11), 7-6(4) Other Meetings: 03 Uruguay F2 (Uruguay) Clay R32 Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-4, 6-4 09 Brasilia-2 CH (Brazil) Hard R16 Horacio Zeballos 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4 13 Sao Paulo1 CH (Brazil) Hard F Horacio Zeballos 7-6(5), 6-2 14 Sao Paulo 2 CH (Brazil) Clay QF Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-4, 7-5 15 Santiago 2 CH (Chile) Clay F Rogerio Dutra Silva 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 16 Buenos Aires 2 CH (Argentina) Clay QF Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-3, 7-6(6) 16 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay QF Rogerio Dutra Silva 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 Zeballos FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 4-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1985 ATP Ranking: 69 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 4-5 (QF, 2014, 2018) • Tournament Note: Advanced to his first ATP World Tour QF of 2018 and second Sao Paulo QF by eliminating No. 4 seed Gael Monfils on Thursday, avenging a 1R loss last week to the Frenchman in Rio de Janeiro. • Defeated local favorite and 2009 finalist Thomaz Bellucci in the 1R. • Advanced to the QF in 2014 (d. Cuevas, Pella, l. to Haas). Lost to Schwartzman in the R32 in 2016 and to Souza in the R32 last year. • Seeking his first ATP World Tour SF since 2017 Barcelona (l. to Nadal). • Won the 2016 Sao Paulo doubles title with Julio Peralta (d. Carreno Busta/Marrero). • Reached the R16 at Buenos Aires (d. Cecchinato, l. to Thiem) and fell in the 1R at Quito (l. to Monteiro) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Monfils). • Fell to 0-5 lifetime at Australian Open with 1R loss to Fognini. • Advanced to Brisbane 2R (d. Escobedo, l. to Dolgopolov). Dutra Silva FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 2-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 5, 1984 ATP Ranking: 106 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 3-5 (QF, 2018) • Tournament Note: After entering this week winless in five matches on the ATP World Tour in 2018, has won two straight matches after defeating Nicolas Kicker in straight sets on Thursday. • Recorded his first ATP World Tour match win since last October in Moscow (d. Donskoy in 1R, l. to Sela) by eliminating No. 7 seed Tennys Sandgren in the 1R. • Advanced to the R16 at Sao Paulo in 2014 (d. Garcia-Lopez in R32, l. to Lorenzi) and had been 1-5 in his homeland tournament before posting back-to-back wins this week. • Appearing in his third career ATP World Tour QF and first since Umag last July (l. to Giannessi). • Looking to become first Brazilian to reach the Sao Paulo SF since [WC] Joao Souza in 2015. • Lost to Martin in R32 at Quito, fell to Mayer in R32 at Buenos Aires and lost to Ramos-Vinolas in the R32 at Rio de Janeiro. • Qualified at Auckland (l. to Shapovalov in 1R). • Fell to No. 1 Aussie Kyrgios in Australian Open 1R.

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[1] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs Nicolas Jarry (CHI) Jarry Leads 1-0 18 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R16 Nicolas Jarry 7-5, 6-3 Ramos-Vinolas FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: F: Quito (l. to Carballes Baena) YTD W-L: 9-6 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 ATP Ranking: 22 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 10-6 (F, 2017) • Tournament Note: Began his march toward a second straight Sao Paulo final by defeating Brazilian qualifier Guilherme Clezar in straight sets on Thursday. • Won the first set in last year's Sao Paulo final against Pablo Cuevas before the Uruguayan rallied to victory. Is 10-6 lifetime in Sao Paulo, also reaching the SF in 2012 (l. to eventual champion Almagro). • Advanced to his first ATP World Tour final of 2018 at Quito (l. to Carballes Baena). • Fell to Bedene in the R16 at Buenos Aires and to Jarry in the R16 at Rio de Janeiro. • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 1st time in 7th appearance (l. to Djokovic). • Took opening losses in Doha (l. to Pella in 1R) and Sydney (l. to Lorenzi in 2R after 1R bye as No. 1 seed). • Last year, reached 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF, SF and final at Monte-Carlo (d. Cilic and Pouille, l. to Nadal). • Earned biggest win of career over World No. 1 Murray in Monte-Carlo 3R, rallying from 0-4 down in 3rd set.

Jarry FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Rio de Janeiro (l. to Schwartzman); QF: Quito (l. to Carballes Baena); Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 10-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 11, 1995 ATP Ranking: 73 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (QF, 2018) • Tournament Note: Rallied to eliminate No. 6 seed Guido Pella in a third-set TB on Thursday to move into his third straight ATP World Tour QF on the South American clay-court swing. • Came into this season with a 5-10 career record at the ATP World Tour level, has already won 10 matches in 2018, appearing in his third straight ATP World Tour QF (or better). • Reached his first ATP World Tour QF at Quito (l. to eventual champion Carballes Baena) last month and first ATP World Tour SF at Rio de Janeiro (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman) last week. • First Chilean to reach the QF (or better) in three straight ATP-level tournaments since Fernando Gonzalez in 2009 (Barcelona, Rome, Washington). • Opened 2018 season by reaching the R16 at Pune (d. Andujar, l. to Haase in 2R). • Lost to L. Mayer in Australian Open debut, falling to 0-3 lifetime in Grand Slam main draws.




RAMOS-VINOLAS, MONFILS, JARRY HEADLINE PLAY IN SAO PAULO

No. 1 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas begins his quest for a second straight Sao Paulo final when he meets an opponent with newfound confidence in the form of Brazilian qualifier Guilherme Clezar as second-round play continues Thursday at the Brasil Open.

Ramos-Vinolas began his South American clay-court campaign by reaching his first ATP World Tour final of the year at Quito (l. to Carballes Baena). The World No. 22 from Spain followed that up with R16 showings at Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Jarry). He returns to Sao Paulo this week looking to win a title he came close to capturing last year, taking the first set against Pablo Cuevas in the final before losing in three sets. Clezar, ranked No. 225 in the world, notched his first career ATP World Tour match win in his 13th attempt by defeating countryman Thiago Monteiro on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Clezar matched Marco Cecchinato for the second highest number of ATP World Tour matches it took before winning their first main draw match. Here are the active players to win their first main draw Tour match on or following the 10th match:

Year Date Player Opponent Score Event Round Reached

Round of Win

Match #

2018 2/5/2018 Marterer, Maximilian GER

Jaziri, Malek TUN

7-6 6-4 - - -

Sofia QF R32 14

2018 2/27/2018 Clezar, Guilherme, BRA

Monteiro, Thiago, BRA

6-3 1-6 7-5

Sao Paulo TBD R32 13

2016 4/18/2016 Cecchinato, Marco ITA

Baghdatis, Marcos CYP

6-2 6-4 - - -

Bucharest QF R32 13

2016 9/26/2016 Wu, Di CHN Kravchuk, Konstantin RUS

6-3 6-2 - - -

Chengdu R16 R32 11

2015 2/23/2015 Arguello, Facundo ARG

Montanes, Albert ESP

6-3 6-2 - - -

Buenos Aires

R16 R32 10

2007 8/20/2007 Young, Donald USA

Delic, Amer BIH

4-6 6-3 6-4 - -

New Haven

R32 R64 10

Ramos-Vinolas and Clezar have met once before on the ATP World Tour, right here in Sao Paulo, with the Spaniard prevailing in the R32 in 2015.

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Nicolas Jarry looks to continue his recent success on South American clay as the Chilean takes on No. 6 seed Guido Pella of Argentina in the first match on Centre Court. Last month, Jarry achieved career milestones by advancing to his first ATP World Tour QF at Quito three weeks ago and first SF at Rio de Janeiro last week, losing to the eventual champion in both events (l. to Carballes Baena in Quito and Schwartzman in Rio de Janeiro). On Tuesday, Jarry held off Dusan Lajovic in three sets to improve to 6-2 over his last three tournaments. The 22-year-old Chilean's recent winning ways have allowed him to climb to a career-high No. 73 in this week's ATP Rankings. Pella needed three sets to get past #NextGenATP Frenchman Corentin Moutet on Tuesday. A victory would move the Argentine into his second straight Sao Paulo QF (l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 2017). Jarry and Pella have met twice on the Challenger circuit, both on clay, with the Chilean winning both encounters.

No. 4 seed Gael Monfils of France kicks off the evening session when he faces Horacio Zeballos of Argentina for the second straight week. Monfils prevailed in three sets in the R32 last week in Rio de Janeiro en route to the QF (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). Sao Paulo marks the fourth straight South American clay-court tournament that Monfils has played in, with the Frenchman posting a 6-3 record that includes the QF in Quito (l. to Monteiro), SF in Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem) and QF in Rio de Janeiro (d. World No. 3 Cilic in 2R, l. to Schwartzman). Zeballos defeated local favorite and 2009 finalist Thomaz Bellucci in three sets on Tuesday and is seeking his second career Sao Paulo QF (d. Cuevas, Pella, l. to Haas).

The final R16 match of the day features unseeded players Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil and Nicolas Kicker of Argentina squaring off. This will be their first meeting on the ATP World Tour, with Dutra Silva taking both previous matchups on the Challenger circuit, both in three sets on clay. Dutra Silva won his first ATP World Tour match since last October by eliminating No. 7 seed Tennys Sandgren on Tuesday, while Kicker defeated Victor Estrella Burgos to advance to the R16 for the second straight week (Rio de Janeiro, l. to Verdasco).

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MATCHES CENTRE COURT Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs [6] Guido Pella (ARG) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings: 14 Quito CH (Ecuador) Clay R16 Nicolas Jarry 7-6(1). 6-2 17 Santo Domingo CH (Dominican Republic) Clay QF Nicolas Jarry 6-2, 7-6(5) Jarry FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Rio de Janeiro (l. to Schwartzman); QF: Quito (l. to Carballes Baena) YTD W-L: 9-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 11, 1995 ATP Ranking: 73 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (R16, 2018) • Tournament Note: Continued his winning ways on the South American clay-court swing by defeating Dusan Lajovic in three sets on Tuesday. • Making his first appearance in Sao Paulo this week. • Has played solid tennis of late, reaching his first ATP World Tour QF at Quito (l. to eventual champion Carballes Baena) and first ATP World Tour SF at Rio de Janeiro (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). • Opened 2018 season by reaching the R16 at Pune (d. Andujar, l. to Haase in 2R). • Lost to L. Mayer in Australian Open debut, falling to 0-3 lifetime in Grand Slam main draws.

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Pella FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Doha (l. to Rublev); QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem) YTD W-L: 6-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 17, 1990 ATP Ranking: 57 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 5-4 (QF, 2017) • Tournament Note: Rallied for a three-set win over #NextGenATP Frenchman Corentin Moutet on Tuesday. • Advanced to the Sao Paulo QF in 2017 (l. to Ramos-Vinolas). • Reached the QF at Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem). • Advanced to 2nd hard-court SF of career at Doha (l. to Rublev after holding 1 MP). • Fell to Thiem in Australian Open 1R and lost to Elias in the 1R at Rio de Janeiro. • Withdrew from Auckland due to left shoulder injury.

[1] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs [Q] Guilherme Clezar (BRA) Ramos-Vinolas Leads 1-0 15 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R32 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-5, 7-5 Other Meetings: 14 Panama City CH (Panama) Clay R16 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3, 6-4 Ramos-Vinolas FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: F: Quito (l. to Carballes Baena) YTD W-L: 8-6 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 ATP Ranking: 22 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 9-6 (F, 2017) • Tournament Note: Advanced to last year's Sao Paulo final (l. to Cuevas). Is 9-6 lifetime, also reaching the SF in 2012 (l. to eventual champion Almagro). • Advanced to his first ATP World Tour final of 2018 at Quito (l. to Carballes Baena). • Fell to Bedene in the R16 at Buenos Aires and to Jarry in the R16 at Rio de Janeiro. • Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 1st time in 7th appearance (l. to Djokovic). • Took opening losses in Doha (l. to Pella in 1R) and Sydney (l. to Lorenzi in 2R after 1R bye as No. 1 seed). • Last year, reached 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF, SF and final at Monte-Carlo (d. Cilic and Pouille, l. to Nadal). • Earned biggest win of career over World No. 1 Murray in Monte-Carlo 3R, rallying from 0-4 down in 3rd set.

Clezar FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 1-0 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 31, 1992 ATP Ranking: 225 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-6 (R16, 2018) • Tournament Note: Recorded his first career ATP World Tour match win in his 13th attempt by defeating fellow Brazilian Thiago Monteiro on Tuesday. • Also notched his first match win in Sao Paulo in seven tries; suffered 1R losses in 2011, 2013-2017 (l. to Souza in 2011; l. to Bellucci in 2013; l. to Klizan in 2014; l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 2015; l. to Gimeno-Traver in 2016; l. to Pella in 2017). • Competing in his first ATP World Tour main draw of 2018. • Failed to get out qualifying rounds in Quito (l. to Escobar in Q1); Buenos Aires (l. to Dutra Silva in Q2); and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Giannessi in Q1).

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[4] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Monfils Leads 1-0 18 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Gael Monfils 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 Monfils FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: W: Doha (d. Rublev); SF: Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem); QF: Quito (l. to Monteiro); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Schwartzman) YTD W-L: 11-4 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 35 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) • Tournament Note: Making his Sao Paulo debut this week. • Playing his fourth straight week on clay; thus far is 6-3 with a QF in Quito (l. to Monteiro), SF in Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem) and QF in Rio de Janeiro (d. Cilic in 2R, l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). • Captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). • Made return to tour at Doha after retiring in 2017 US Open 3R and missing remainder of season (right knee). • Fell to 0-15 lifetime against Djokovic with 4-set loss in Australian Open 2R. • Only career ATP World Tour title on clay came at Sopot in 2005 (d. Mayer). Zeballos FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Brisbane (l. to Dolgopolov); Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem); Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 3-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1985 ATP Ranking: 69 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 3-5 (QF, 2014) • Tournament Note: Dispatched local favorite and 2009 finalist Thomaz Bellucci in three sets on Tuesday. • Advanced to the QF in 2014 (d. Cuevas, Pella, l. to Haas). Lost to Schwartzman in the R32 in 2016 and to Souza in the R32 last year. • Won the 2016 Sao Paulo doubles title with Julio Peralta (d. Carreno Busta/Marrero). • Reached the R16 at Buenos Aires (d. Cecchinato, l. to Thiem) and fell in the 1R at Quito (l. to Monteiro) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Monfils). • Fell to 0-5 lifetime at Australian Open with 1R loss to Fognini. • Advanced to Brisbane 2R (d. Escobedo, l. to Dolgopolov).

Nicolas Kicker (ARG) vs Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings: 16 Buenos Aires 2 CH (Argentina) Clay R16 Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-1, 6-7(2), 6-3 16 Lima CH (Peru) Clay R32 Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3 Kicker FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco); Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 4-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 ATP Ranking: 96 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (R16, 2018)

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• Tournament Note: Posted his first Sao Paulo main draw win on Tuesday with a straight-set win over Victor Estrella Burgos. • Failed to get out of Sao Paulo qualifying round in 2015 (l. to G. Lapentti in Q1); 2016 (l. to Bagnis in Q1); and 2017 (l. to Cecchinato in Q2). • Fell to Pella in the 1R at Buenos Aires and to eventual finalist Verdasco in the R16 last week in Rio de Janeiro. • Earned 1st non-clay wins of career to reach Australian Open 3R (d. Thompson and Lacko, l. to Fucsovics). • Opened 2018 with 1R losses at Pune (l. to Fucsovics) and Canberra, AUS Challenger (l. to No. 402 Benchetrit). • Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 78 on June 12, 2017. Dutra Silva FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 1-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 5, 1984 ATP Ranking: 106 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 2-5 (R16, 2014, 2018) • Tournament Note: Recorded his first ATP World Tour match win since last October by eliminating No. 7 seed Tennys Sandgren in straight sets on Tuesday. • Had gone winless in five matches this season before Tuesday's victory, his first since the R32 at Moscow in October 2017 (d. Donskoy, l. to Sela). • Advanced to the R16 at Sao Paulo in 2014 (d. Garcia-Lopez in R32, l. to Lorenzi) and is 2-5 lifetime in his homeland tournament. • Lost to Martin in R32 at Quito, fell to Mayer in R32 at Buenos Aires and lost to Ramos-Vinolas in the R32 at Rio de Janeiro. • Qualified at Auckland (l. to Shapovalov in 1R). • Fell to No. 1 Aussie Kyrgios in Australian Open 1R.




CUEVAS BEGINS QUEST FOR FOUR-PEAT IN SAO PAULO

The reigning "King of Sao Paulo," Pablo Cuevas, starts his quest for a fourth straight Brasil Open title when he faces Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner in one of four R16 matches scheduled on Wednesday.

The three-time defending champion from Uruguay has won 13 straight matches in Sao Paulo. He captured his first Sao Paulo title in 2015 (d. Vanni) and followed that up with successful title defenses in 2016 (d. Carreno Busta) and 2017 (d. Ramos-Vinolas). Overall, Cuevas is 16-5 lifetime at this tournament. Cuevas arrived in Sao Paulo fresh off his best showing of 2018, also in Brazil, reaching the QF last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Jarry). In fact, the last four ATP World Tour titles that Cuevas has won have come on Brazilian soil (2016 Rio de Janeiro, d. Pella). Ofner set up the R16 encounter with Cuevas by defeating Marco Cecchinato in straight sets on Tuesday. The Austrian won their only previous meeting last year in a third-set tie-break in the 2R at Kitzbuehel en route to his first career ATP World Tour SF (l. to Sousa).

No. 5 seed Leonardo Mayer kicks off the action on Centre Court Wednesday afternoon when he meets fellow Argentine Carlos Berlocq for a spot in the QF. This will be the first ATP World Tour meeting between the two compatriots since 2013 Nice, with Berlocq winning their R32 match in straight sets. Mayer saved two match points against Gastao Elias on Monday and needed three hours to get past his Portuguese opponent in a third-set tie-break. He is a two-time quarter-finalist in Sao Paulo (2012, l. to Bellucci; 2015, l. to Souza) and is seeking his second ATP World Tour QF of the year (Buenos Aires, d. Fognini, l. to Monfils). Berlocq also rallied from a set down to defeat Brazilian teenager Thiago Seyboth Wild on Monday. A victory would move Berlocq into his fourth career QF at Sao Paulo (2010, l. to Ferrero); 2012 (l. to Almagro); and 2013 (l. to eventual champion Nadal).

The last player other than Cuevas to win the Sao Paulo title, 2014 champion Federico Delbonis (d. Lorenzi), is next up on Centre Court as the Argentine takes on Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain for a berth in the QF. This will be the second meeting this month between the two, with Delbonis winning their QF encounter in Buenos Aires, 6-3, 7-5, two weeks ago. Delbonis defeated Quito champion Roberto Carballes Baena in straight sets on Monday, while Garcia-Lopez won his first match in San Paulo since 2005 by defeating Gerard Melzer in three sets.

In the third afternoon singles match on Centre Court, No. 2 seed Fabio Fognini takes on Portuguese qualifier Joao Domingues for the first time on the ATP World Tour. Fognini advanced to his second ATP World Tour SF of the year last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco), matching his showing in Sydney earlier this year (l. to eventual champion Medvedev). The Italian No. 1 reached the Sao Paulo SF in 2008 (l. to eventual champion Almagro) and is a three-time quarter-finalist here (2010, l. to Kubot; 2015, l. to Giraldo; 2017, l. to Carreno Busta). Domingues notched his first ATP World Tour match win of the year on Monday, rallying past qualifier Renzo Olivo in three sets. Ranked No. 194 in the world, Domingues has struggled in the early part of 2018, failing to get out of the qualifying rounds at the Australian Open (l. to Polansky in Q1); Buenos Aires (l. to Ruud in Q1); and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cecchinato in Q1) before breaking through this week.

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CENTRE COURT [5] Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Carlos Berlocq (ARG) Berlocq Leads 1-0 13 Nice (France) Clay R32 Carlos Berlocq 6-2, 6-1 Other Meetings: 06 Belem CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Carlos Berlocq 6-7(6), 7-6(3), 6-0 17 Buenos Aires CH (Argentina) Hard QF Leonardo Mayer 3-6, 6-2, ret Mayer FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils) YTD W-L: 5-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 ATP Ranking: 49 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 5-4 (QF, 2012, 2015)

• Tournament Note: Saved two match points and prevailed in a third-set tie-break over Gastao Elias on Monday in a match that lasted three hours. • Reached the Sao Paulo QF in 2012 (l. to Bellucci) and 2015 (l. to Souza) and is 5-4 lifetime. • Advanced to the QF at Buenos Aires (d. Fognini, l. to Monfils). • Los to eventual finalist Verdasco in the R32 last week in Rio de Janeiro. • Advanced to 2R at Sydney (l. to Paire) and Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to eventual finalist Harrison). • Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 21 on June 22, 2015.

Berlocq FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 1-3 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: February 3, 1983 ATP Ranking: 131 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 11-8 (QF, 2010, 2012-13)

• Tournament Note: Recorded his first ATP World Tour match win of 2018 after rallying past Brazilian teenager Thiago Seyboth Wild on Monday. • Advanced to three QF at Sao Paulo (2010, l. to Ferrero); 2012 (l. to Almagro); and 2013 (l. to eventual champion Nadal) and is 11-8 lifetime. • Suffered three 1R defeats (Quito, l. to Ruud; Buenos Aires, l. to Garcia-Lopez; Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cilic) this season before his victory on Monday. • In 2017, defeated Kovalik, Ferrer and Monteiro en route to Buenos Aires SF (l. to Nishikori in 3 sets). • Qualified and reached 2R at ATP Masters 1000s in Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Rome (l. to Berdych). • Reached career-high ATP Ranking of No. 37 on March 19, 2012.

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[8] Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Delbonis Leads 1-0 18 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay QF Federico Delbonis 6-3, 7-5 Delbonis FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene) YTD W-L: 5-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 ATP Ranking: 65 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 9-3 (Champion, 2014)

• Tournament Note: Began his bid for a second Sao Paulo title (2014, d. Lorenzi) with a straight-sets victory over Quito champion Roberto Carballes Baena on Monday. • Is the last player other than Pablo Cuevas to win the Sao Paulo title and is 9-3 lifetime here, also reaching the QF in 2016 (l. to Cervantes) and 2017 (l. to Sousa). • Advanced to the SF at Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene). • Reached the R16 at Rio de Janeiro last week (d. Vesely, l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). • Suffered 4th Australian Open 1R loss in last 5 years (l. to Muller). • Lost to #NextGenATP players in Brisbane 1R (l. to Mmoh) and Sydney Q1 (l. to Popyrin).

Garcia-Lopez FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Delbonis) YTD W-L: 4-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 ATP Ranking: 67 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (R16, 2005, 2018)

• Tournament Note: Notched his first win in San Paulo since 2005 by defeating Gerard Melzer in three sets on Monday. • Reached the R16 at Sao Paulo in 2005 (d. Monaco, l. to Zabaleta); fell in the 1R in 2013 (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and 2014 (l. to Dutra Silva). • Advanced to the QF at Buenos Aires (d. Berlocq and Carreno Busta, l. to Delbonis). • Made 14th straight Australian Open appearance (d. Paire, l. to Berdych in 2R). • Lost 3rd-set TB to countryman Lopez in Doha 1R; fell in the 1R to Rublev at Montpellier and Jarry at Rio de Janeiro. • Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Seppi).

[Q] Joao Domingues (POR) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) First Meeting Domingues FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 1-0 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 5, 1993 ATP Ranking: 194 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (R16, 2018) • Tournament Note: Was successful in his first ATP World Tour match of 2018, edging past fellow qualifier Renzo Olivo in three sets on Monday. Competing in his maiden Sao Paulo event this week. • Failed to get out of qualifying rounds at the Australian Open (l. to Polansky in Q1); Buenos Aires (l. to Ruud in Q1); and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cecchinato in Q1). • In 2017, qualified and made winning ATP World Tour debut at Estoril (d. Edmund after saving 2 MPs, l. to Anderson in 2R).

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Fognini FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Sydney (l. to Medvedev); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco) YTD W-L: 10-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 ATP Ranking: 20 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 9-7 (SF, 2008) • Tournament Note: Advanced to the Sao Paulo SF in 2008 (l. to eventual champion Almagro) and is 9-7 lifetime, also reaching the QF in 2010 (l. to Kubot), 2015 (l. to Giraldo) and 2017 (l. to Carreno Busta). • Advanced to his second ATP World Tour SF of the year last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Verdasco). • Started season with SF run at Sydney (l. to Medvedev). • Reached Australian Open 4R for second time (first time since 2014, l. to Berdych). • Fell in the R16 at Buenos Aires (l. to L. Mayer). • Won both singles matches in the Davis Cup World Group 1st Round vs. Japan (d. Daniel and Sugita).

[Q] Sebastian Ofner (AUT) vs [3] Pablo Cuevas (URU) Ofner Leads 1-0 17 Kitzbühel (Austria) Clay R16 Sebastian Ofner 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(3) Ofner FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Sao Paulo YTD W-L: 1-0 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 12, 1996 ATP Ranking: 143 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (R16, 2018) • Tournament Note: Was successful in his 2018 main draw debut on Tuesday, defeating Marco Cecchinato in straight sets. • Playing in Sao Paulo for the first time this week. • Failed to get out of qualifying rounds at four ATP World Tour events this season (Brisbane, l. to Mmoh in Q2;

Australian Open, l. to Robert in Q1; New York, l. to Bublik in Q1; and Rio de Janeiro, l. to Robredo in Q1). • Fell to Bolelli in the R32 at the Challenger event in Rennes, FRA. • In 2017, reached 3R at Wimbledon in tour-level debut as 217th-ranked qualifier (d. Bellucci and Sock, l. to A. Zverev) • Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF and SF as 157th-ranked WC at Kitzbuehel (d. Cuevas in 2R, l. to Sousa).

Cuevas FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Rio de Janeiro (l. to Jarry) YTD W-L: 6-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 ATP Ranking: 31 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 16-5 (Champion, 2015-17) • Tournament Note: Three-time defending champion; has won his last 13 matches in Sao Paulo. Won his first Sao Paulo title in 2015 (d. Vanni) and successfully defended his title in 2016 (d. Carreno Busta) and 2017 (d. Ramos-Vinolas). Has a 16-5 lifetime record in Sao Paulo. • Last four ATP World Tour titles have come on Brazilian soil (2016 Rio de Janeiro, d. Pella). • Reached his first ATP World Tour QF of 2018 last week in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Jarry). • Advanced to 2R at Auckland (l. to Khachanov) and Australian Open (l. to Harrison). • Fell in the R32 at Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils). • Won both singles matches in the Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II Playoff vs. El Salvador (d. Alvarado Larin, Arevalo).




JARRY, FOUR BRAZILIANS HEADLINE DAY 2 ACTION IN SAO PAULO

Nicolas Jarry looks to continue his solid start to the South American clay-court campaign when the Chilean meets Dusan Lajovic of Serbia in one of seven opening-round matches slated Tuesday at the Brasil Open in Sao Paulo.

Competing for the first time in Sao Paulo, Jarry has reached career milestones over the month of February, reaching his first ATP World Tour QF at Quito three weeks ago and first ATP World Tour SF at Rio de Janeiro last week, losing to the eventual champion in both tournaments (l. to Carballes Baena in Quito and Schwartzman in Rio de Janeiro). The 22-year-old Chilean's recent success has catapulted him to a career-high No. 73 in the ATP Rankings this week. Lajovic, who reached the semi-finals at Sao Paulo in 2016 (l. to eventual champion Cuevas) and the QF in 2015 (l. to Vanni), looks to bounce back from a 1R loss to World No. 6 Dominic Thiem last week in Rio de Janeiro after reaching the R16 at Buenos Aires the week before (l. to Monfils). The Serbian won their only previous meeting in 2015 on clay in the R16 at Quito.

In the second singles match on Centre Court, No. 7 seed Tennys Sandgren of the United States faces one of four Brazilians in action Tuesday when he meets Rogerio Dutra Silva for the first time on the ATP World Tour. Last month, Sandgren advanced to his first Grand Slam QF at the Australian Open (l. to Chung) and saw his ATP Ranking improve 42 spots from No. 97 to a career-high No. 55. Since his run in Melbourne. the 26-year-old American has struggled a bit on clay, failing to get out of the qualifying round at Buenos Aires (l. to Bagnis in Q1) before reaching the R16 at Rio de Janeiro last week (d. Carballes Baena, l. to Fognini). Dutra Silva is looking to get into the win column for the first time in 2018 after five straight defeats. The Brazilian's last victory on the ATP World Tour came in the R32 at Moscow last October (d. Donskoy, l. to Sela).

The evening session on Centre Court features hometown favorite and 2009 finalist Thomaz Bellucci taking on Horacio Zeballos of Argentina. The Sao Paulo resident is making his 11th appearance in his home tournament, finishing runner-up to Tommy Robredo in the 2009 final and also reaching the SF in 2012 (l. to Volandri) and 2014 (l. to eventual champion Delbonis). Zeballos has the distinction of being the last player to defeat three-time defending champion Pablo Cuevas in Sao Paulo, winning their R32 encounter in 2014 en route to the QF (l. to Haas). The Argentine has also had doubles success in Sao Paulo, winning the 2016 title with Julio Peralta (d. Carreno Busta/Marrero). Bellucci won their only previous encounter in the R16 at Quito in 2015 in a third-set tie-break.

Two Brazilians square off in the second evening match when qualifier Guilherme Clezar faces wild card Thiago Monteiro. The compatriots are no strangers to one another, having faced each other six times covering the Futures and Challenger circuits (splitting their six matches), although this will be their first meeting on the ATP World Tour. Clezar has never won a main draw match in Sao Paulo, losing six consecutive matches (2011, 2013-2017). Monteiro, a quarter-finalist here in 2016 (l. to eventual champion Cuevas), reached his first career ATP World Tour SF in Quito (d. Monfils in QF, l. to Ramos-Vinolas) three weeks ago, but followed that with 1R losses at Buenos Aires (l. to Verdasco) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas).

In other opening-round action, Nicolas Kicker of Argentina faces Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic; Marco Cecchinato of Italy faces Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner; and #NextGenATP French teenager Corentin Moutet takes on No. 6 seed Guido Pella of Argentina.

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FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Lajovic Leads 1-0 15 Quito (Ecuador) Clay R16 Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Jarry FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Rio de Janeiro (l. to Schwartzman); QF: Quito (l. to Carballes Baena) YTD W-L: 8-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 11, 1995 ATP Ranking: 73 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) • Tournament Note: Making his first appearance in Sao Paulo this week. • Has played solid tennis of late, reaching his first ATP World Tour QF at Quito (l. to eventual champion Carballes Baena) and first ATP World Tour SF at Rio de Janeiro (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). • Opened 2018 season by reaching the R16 at Pune (d. Andujar, l. to Haase in 2R). • Lost to L. Mayer in Australian Open debut, falling to 0-3 lifetime in Grand Slam main draws. Lajovic FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils) YTD W-L: 1-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 ATP Ranking: 91 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 5-3 (SF, 2016) • Tournament Note: Advanced to the Sao Paulo SF in 2016 (l. to eventual champion Cuevas); also reached the QF in 2015 (l. to Vanni). • Advanced to the R16 at Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils). • Lost to World No. 6 Thiem in the R32 last week at Rio de Janeiro. • In Australian Open 1R, suffered 6th straight loss in a 5-setter (l. to Schwartzman 11-9 in 5th). • Extended streak of five-set losses to 7 after falling to Isner in the Davis Cup World Group 1st Round.

Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) vs [7] Tennys Sandgren (USA) First Meeting Dutra Silva FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: February 5, 1984 ATP Ranking: 106 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-5 (R16, 2014) • Tournament Note: Advanced to the R16 in 2014 (d. Garcia-Lopez in R32, l. to Lorenzi) and is 1-5 lifetime in Sao Paulo. • Seeking his first ATP World Tour match win of 2018 after opening with five straight defeats. Last victory on the ATP World Tour came in the R32 at Moscow last October (d. Donskoy, l. to Sela). • Qualified at Auckland (l. to Shapovalov in 1R). • Fell to No. 1 Aussie Kyrgios in Australian Open 1R. • Lost to Martin in R32 at Quito, fell to Mayer in R32 at Buenos Aires and lost to Ramos-Vinolas in the R32 at Rio de Janeiro.

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Sandgren FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Australian Open (l. to Chung) YTD W-L: 5-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 22, 1991 ATP Ranking: 58 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut)

• Tournament Note: Competing in his maiden Sao Paulo event this week. • Reached 1st Grand Slam QF at Australian Open after 1st 4 Grand Slam main draw wins (l. to Chung). • Got first 2 Top 10 wins of career at Australian Open (def. No. 8 Wawrinka in 2R and No. 5 Thiem in 4R). • Won more than two consecutive Tour-level main draw matches for first time ever at Australian Open. • Improved ranking from No. 97 to career-high No. 55 on 29 January following Australian Open run; achieved another career-high ranking the following week by moving up to No. 54. • Advanced to the R16 at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carballes Baena, l. to Fognini). • Failed to get out of the qualifying round at Buenos Aires (l. to Bagnis in Q1). • Qualified for Auckland (l. to Chung 1R) and fell 1R in Pune (l. to eventual champion Simon).

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Bellucci Leads 1-0 15 Quito (Ecuador) Clay R16 Thomaz Bellucci 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(6) Bellucci FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Buenos Aires (l. to Schwartzman) YTD W-L: 1-3 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 ATP Ranking: 132 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 13-10 (F, 2009) • Tournament Note: Sao Paulo resident is making his 11th appearance in his home tournament; advanced to the final in 2009 (l. to Robredo) and the SF in 2012 (l. to Volandri) and 2014 (l. to eventual champion Delbonis). • Advanced to the R16 at Buenos Aires (d. Cachin, l. to Schwartzman). • Lost to Fognini in the R32 last week in Rio de Janeiro. • Withdrew from Australian Open qualifying. • In 2017, played 5 straight 3-setters at Houston, reaching 8th ATP World Tour final (l. to Johnson 76 in 3rd). • Ended 22-match losing streak vs Top 10 opponents by beating World No. 5 Nishikori at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Monteiro in 2R).

Zeballos FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Brisbane (l. to Dolgopolov); Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem) YTD W-L: 2-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1985 ATP Ranking: 69 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 2-5 (QF, 2014) • Tournament Note: Advanced to the QF in 2014 (d. Cuevas, Pella, l. to Haas). Lost to Schwartzman in the R32 in 2016 and to Souza in the R32 last year. • Won the 2016 Sao Paulo doubles title with Julio Peralta (d. Carreno Busta/Marrero). • Reached the R16 at Buenos Aires (d. Cecchinato, l. to Thiem) and fell in the 1R at Quito (l. to Monteiro) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Monfils). • Fell to 0-5 lifetime at Australian Open with 1R loss to Fognini. • Advanced to Brisbane 2R (d. Escobedo, l. to Dolgopolov).

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[Q] Guilherme Clezar (BRA) vs [WC] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings: 11 Brazil F33 (Brazil) Clay R32 Thiago Monteiro 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 12 Brazil F10 (Brazil) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-6(3) 13 Sao Paulo1 CH (Brazil) Hard R32 Guilherme Clezar 6-4, 6-4 13 Porto Alegre CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Guilherme Clezar 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 13 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 17 Milan CH (Italy) Clay R32 Guilherme Clezar 6-3, 6-3 Clezar FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 31, 1992 ATP Ranking: 225 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 0-6 (R32, 2011, 2013-17) • Tournament Note: Seeking his first match win in Sao Paulo in seven tries; suffered 1R losses in 2011, 2013-2017 (l. to Souza in 2011; l. to Bellucci in 2013; l. to Klizan in 2014; l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 2015; l. to Gimeno-Traver in 2016; l. to Pella in 2017). Failed to get out of qualifying round in 2012 (l. to Galdon in Q1). • Competing in his first ATP World Tour main draw of 2018. • Failed to get out qualifying rounds in Quito (l. to Escobar in Q1); Buenos Aires (l. to Dutra Silva in Q2); and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Giannessi in Q1). • Lost to Kozlov in the R32 at the Challenger event in Newport Beach, U.S. Monteiro FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Quito (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) YTD W-L: 5-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 31, 1994 ATP Ranking: 125 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (QF, 2016)

• Tournament Note: Advanced to his first career ATP World Tour QF at Sao Paulo in 2016 (l. to eventual champion Cuevas). Fell to Berlocq in the R32 last year. • Advanced to his first career ATP World Tour SF in Quito (d. Monfils in QF, l. to Ramos-Vinolas). • Followed up his run in Quito with 1R losses at Buenos Aires (l. to Verdasco) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas). • Reached Pune 2R (d. Bemelmans in 3rd-set TB, ret. vs. Anderson due to left ankle injury). • Fell in Grand Slam qualifying 1R for 4th time in as many attempts at Australian Open (l. to Sonego). • Reached a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 74 on February 27, 2017

COURT 1 Nicolas Kicker (ARG) vs Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) Kicker Leads 1-0 18 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Nicolas Kicker 6-3, 6-3 [Q] Sebastian Ofner (AUT) vs Marco Cecchinato (ITA) First Meeting [WC] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs [6] Guido Pella (ARG) First Meeting




10 THINGS TO WATCH IN SAO PAULO

1) Clay Court Circuit Finale: This is the last of four weeks of clay court action in South America with

the Brasil Open. This is also the only indoor clay court tournament on the ATP World Tour. Pablo

Cuevas is the reigning three-time champ and the other former winner is Federico Delbonis (2014).

2) Ramos Vinolas Leads Field: The top seed is Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who reached last year’s

final and is making his seventh Sao Paulo visit (9-6). The Spaniard is playing his fourth straight

week and he opened the clay court swing with a runner-up in Quito (l. to Carballes Baena). In 2017

he finished a year-end best No. 23 and also was runner-up at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo.

3) Fabio a Favorite: No. 2 seed Fabio Fognini, who reached the semi-finals in Rio (l. to Verdasco),

has a 9-7 record in Sao Paulo. His best results are the SFs in 2008 and QF three other times.

4) King of Sao Paulo: No. 3 seed and three-time reigning champion Cuevas comes in with a 13-match Sao Paulo winning streak. Overall Cuevas has a 16-5 record in Sao Paulo. He also won the Rio title in 2016. His last four ATP titles have come on Brazilian soil.

5) Monfils Strong on Clay: No. 4 seed Gael Monfils is playing his fourth straight week on clay and thus far he is 6-3 with a QF in Quito, SF in Buenos Aires and QF in Rio where he beat No. 3 ranked Cilic in the 2R. He opened the season with his seventh career ATP World Tour title in Doha (d. Rublev). He won his first and only ATP World Tour clay court title in Sopot, POL in 2005.

6) Brazilian Title Hopes: There are five Brazilians in the draw, including one qualifier. Leading the

way are the top Brazilian trio (as of 2/26) of Rogerio Dutra Silva, Thiago Monteiro and Thomaz

Bellucci. The youngest player in the draw, 17-year-old wild card Thiago Seyboth Wild, makes his

ATP World Tour debut. The last Brazilian to win the Sao Paulo title was Gustavo Kuerten in 2004.

7) Jarry Breakthrough: Nicolas Jarry comes into Sao Paulo after advancing to his first career ATP

World Tour SF in Rio (l. to Schwartzman). The 22-year-old Chilean is the top player from his

country and he is projected to climb to a career-high No. 73 in the ATP Rankings.

8) Argentine Assault: There are a tournament-high six Argentines in the draw (with two in the final

round of qualifying). No. 5 Leonardo Mayer is the highest Argentine seeded in the draw. Delbonis

is the last Argentine winner in 2014.

9) Andre Bids Farewell: Reigning doubles champion Andre Sa is playing in his final ATP main draw.

The 40-year-old, who is coaching and playing with Bellucci, enjoyed an outstanding career with 11

doubles titles in 30 finals. He reached a career-high No. 55 in singles and No. 17 in doubles.

10) Doubles Draw: The top seeds are Cuevas and Horacio Zeballos, who are 0-2 in ATP doubles

finals. The No. 2 seeds are Hans Podlipnik-Castillo and Andrei Vasilevski, the No. 3 seeds are

Guillermo Duran and Andres Molteni and No. 4 are Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak.

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WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK

SINGLES

SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH

1 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 9-6 2017 Finalist

2 Fabio Fognini (ITA) 9-7 2008 Semi-finalist

3 Pablo Cuevas (URU) 16-5 2015-17 Champion

4 Gael Monfils (FRA) 0-0 Main Draw Debut

5 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 4-4 2012, 2015 Quarter-finalist

6 Guido Pella (ARG) 4-4 2017 Quarter-finalist

7 Tennys Sandgren (USA) 0-0 Main Draw Debut

8 Federico Delbonis (ARG) 8-3 2014 Champion

QUALIFIERS (4) Guilherme Clezar (BRA) Sebastian Ofner (AUT) Renzo Olivo (ARG) Joao Domingues (POR)

OLDEST PLAYER Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) 37 years, 6 months WILD CARDS (3) Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Corentin Moutet (FRA) Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA)

YOUNGEST PLAYER Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) 17 years, 11 months

199 TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Argentina 7, Brazil 5, Spain 3, France 2, Portugal 2, Italy 2, Austria 2

DOUBLES

SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH

1 Pablo Cuevas (URU) Horacio Zeballos (ARG)

7-5 8-4

2010 Champion 2016 Champion

2 Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) Andrei Vasilevski (BLR)

3-2 0-0

2016 Semi-finalist Main Draw Debut

3 Guillermo Duran (ARG) Andres Molteni (ARG)

4-2 2-2

2016-17 Semi-finalist 2016 Semi-finalist

4 Wesley Koolhof (NED) Artem Sitak (NZL)

0-0 1-1

Main Draw Debut 2017 Quarter-finalist

ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Brasil Open W F SF QF R16 R32

Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0

Singles Prize Money ($) 92,085 48,500 26,275 14,970 8,820 5,225

Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 ---

Doubles Prize Money ($) 27,980 14,710 7,970 4,560 2,670 ---

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PAST FINALISTS

SINGLES

BOLD: Player in 2018 Brasil Open singles draw.

DOUBLES

BOLD: Player in 2018 Brasil Open doubles draw. Dutra Silva/Sa are no longer intact.

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE

2017 Pablo Cuevas (URU) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4

2016 Pablo Cuevas (URU) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 7-6(4), 6-3

2015 Pablo Cuevas (URU) Luca Vanni (ITA) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(4)

2014 Federico Delbonis (ARG) Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

2013 Rafael Nadal (ESP) David Nalbandian (ARG) 6-2, 6-3

2012 Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Filippo Volandri (ITA) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

2011 Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6-3, 7-6(3)

2010 Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) Lukasz Kubot (POL) 6-1, 6-0

2009 Tommy Robredo (ESP) Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE

2017 Rogerio Dutra Silva/Andre Sa Marcus Daniell/Marcelo Demoliner 7-6(5), 5-7, [10-7]

2016 Julio Peralta/Horacio Zeballos Pablo Carreno Busta/David Marrero 4-6, 6-1, [10-5]

2015 Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah Paolo Lorenzi/Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-2

2014 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez/Philipp Oswald Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah 5-7, 6-4, [15-13]

2013 Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares Frantisek Cermak/Michal Mertinak 6-7(5), 6-2, [10-7]

2012 Eric Butorac/Bruno Soares Michal Mertinak/Andre Sa 3-6, 6-4, [10-8]

2011 Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares Pablo Andujar/Daniel Gimeno/Traver 7-6(4), 6-3

2010 Pablo Cuevas/Marcel Granollers Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach 7-5, 6-4

2009 Marcel Granollers/Tommy Robredo Lucas Arnold Ker/Juan Monaco 6-4, 7-5

2008 Marcelo Melo/Andre Sa Albert Montanes/Santiago Ventura 4-6, 6-2, [10-7]

2007 Lukas Dlouhy/Pavel Vizner Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo/Albert Montanes 6-2, 7-6(4)

2006 Lukas Dlouhy/Pavel Vizner Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski 6-1, 4-6, [10-3]

2005 Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl Jose Acasuso/Ignacio Gonzalez King 6-4, 6-4

2004 Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski Tomas Behrend/Leos Friedl 6-2, 6-2

2003 Todd Perry/Thomas Shimada Scott Humphries/Mark Merklein 6-2, 6-4

2002 Scott Humphries/Mark Merklein Gustavo Kuerten/Andre Sa 6-3, 7-6(1)

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FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT Gerald Melzer (AUT) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) First Meeting Melzer FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Quito (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) YTD W-L: 3-3 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 13, 1990 ATP Ranking: 109 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (R16, 2017) • Tournament Note: Advanced to the R16 in his Sao Paulo debut last year (d. Estrella Burgos, l. to Schwartzman). • Reached the QF at Quito (d. Cecchinato and Estrella Burgos, l. to Ramos-Vinolas). • Lost to Andujar in the 1R last week at Rio de Janeiro. • Fell to 0-3 lifetime in Grand Slam matches with 1R loss at Australian Open (l. to Basilashvili). • In 2017, won his sixth and seventh Challenger titles, respectively, in Lima, PER (d. Kovalik) and Guayaquil, ECU (d. Bagnis). Garcia-Lopez FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Delbonis) YTD W-L: 3-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 ATP Ranking: 67 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-3 (R16, 2005)

• Tournament Note: Reached the R16 at Sao Paulo in 2005 (d. Monaco, l. to Zabaleta); fell in the 1R in 2013 (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and 2014 (l. to Dutra Silva). • Advanced to the QF at Buenos Aires (d. Berlocq and Carreno Busta, l. to Delbonis). • Made 14th straight Australian Open appearance (d. Paire, l. to Berdych in 2R). • Lost 3rd-set TB to countryman Lopez in Doha 1R; fell in the 1R to Rublev at Montpellier and Jarry at Rio de Janeiro. • Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Seppi).

[8] Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) First Meeting Delbonis FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene) YTD W-L: 4-4 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 ATP Ranking: 65 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 8-3 (Champion, 2014)

• Tournament Note: Is the last player other than Pablo Cuevas to win the Sao Paulo title (d. Lorenzi) and is 8-3 lifetime here, also reaching the QF in 2016 (l. to Cervantes) and 2017 (l. to Sousa). • Advanced to the SF at Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene). • Reached the R16 at Rio de Janeiro last week (d. Vesely, l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). • Suffered 4th Australian Open 1R loss in last 5 years (l. to Muller). • Lost to #NextGenATP players in Brisbane 1R (l. to Mmoh) and Sydney Q1 (l. to Popyrin).

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Carballes Baena FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: W: Quito (d. Ramos-Vinolas) YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: March 23, 1993 ATP Ranking: 79 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (QF, 2016) • Tournament Note: As a lucky loser, advanced to the Sao Paulo QF in 2016 (d. Daniel and Bellucci, l. to Carreno Busta); failed to get out of qualifying round in 2017 (l. to Kovalik in Q2). • Entered the Quito main draw as a qualifier, went on to capture his first ATP World Tour title (d. Gaio, Lorenzi, Jarry, Martin and Ramos-Vinolas, winning the last three matches in 3 sets). • Seeking his first match win since taking the Quito crown, falling in the 1R to Elias in Buenos Aires and to Sandgren in Rio de Janeiro. • Lost in the 1R at Pune (l. to Ramanathan) and failed to get out of Australian Open qualifying (l. to Kudla in Q1). • Achieved a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 72 on February 19, 2018.

[5] Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Gastao Elias (POR) Mayer Leads 1-0 17 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R32 Leonardo Mayer 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Mayer FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils) YTD W-L: 4-5 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 ATP Ranking: 49 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (QF, 2012, 2015)

• Tournament Note: Reached the Sao Paulo QF in 2012 (l. to Bellucci) and 2015 (l. to Souza) and is 4-4 lifetime. • Reached the QF at Buenos Aires (d. Fognini, l. to Monfils). • Los to eventual finalist Verdasco in the R32 last week in Rio de Janeiro. • Advanced to 2R at Sydney (l. to Paire) and Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to eventual finalist Harrison). • Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 21 on June 22, 2015.

Elias FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Buenos Aires (l. to Delbonis); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas) YTD W-L: 2-2 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 24, 1990 ATP Ranking: 102 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (QF, 2016)

• Tournament Note: Advanced to the Sao Paulo QF in 2016 (l. to Lajovic) and is 3-3 lifetime, losing to eventual finalist Ramos-Vinolas in the R16 last year. • As a qualifier, reached the R16 at Buenos Aires (l. to Delbonis) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas). • Failed to get out of Australian Open qualifying round (l. to Kovalik in Q1). • Lost to Guinard in the 1R at the Challenger event in Rennes, FRA. • In 2017, reached the QF at Lyon as a qualifier (d. del Potro, l. to Raonic). • Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 57 on October 24, 2016.

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Carlos Berlocq (ARG) vs [WC] Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) First Meeting Berlocq FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R32: Quito (l. to Ruud); Buenos Aires (l. to Garcia-Lopez); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cilic) YTD W-L: 0-3 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: February 3, 1983 ATP Ranking: 131 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 10-8 (QF, 2010, 2012-13)

• Tournament Note: Advanced to three QF at Sao Paulo (2010, l. to Ferrero); 2012 (l. to Almagro) and 2013 (l. to eventual champion Nadal) and is 10-8 lifetime. • Seeking his first match win of 2018 after three 1R defeats (Quito, l. to Ruud; Buenos Aires, l. to Garcia-Lopez; Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cilic). • In 2017, defeated Kovalik, Ferrer and Monteiro en route to Buenos Aires SF (l. to Nishikori in 3 sets). • Qualified and reached 2R at ATP Masters 1000s in Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Rome (l. to Berdych). • Reached career-high ATP Ranking of No. 37 on March 19, 2012.

Seyboth Wild FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 10, 2000 ATP Ranking: 620 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut)

• Tournament Note: Youngest player in the draw (17 years, 11 months) makes his ATP World Tour main draw debut after accepting a wild card into his homeland tournament. • Failed to get out of qualifying round last week in his home city of Rio de Janeiro (l. to Moutet in Q1). • Played primarily on the Futures circuit in 2017, winning the title at the Turkey F42 event in Antalya (d. Bonadio) and reaching the final at the Turkey F39 tournament a few weeks earlier in the same city (l. to Samper-Montana). • Advanced to the R16 at the Challenger event in Rio de Janeiro, BRA (d. Jarry, l. to Hernandez-Fernandez) last November. COURT 1 [Q] Renzo Olivo (ARG) vs [Q] Joao Domingues (POR) First Meeting

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES [Q] Guilherme Clezar (BRA) vs [WC] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings: 11 Brazil F33 (Brazil) Clay R32 Thiago Monteiro 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 12 Brazil F10 (Brazil) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-6(3) 13 Sao Paulo1 CH (Brazil) Hard R32 Guilherme Clezar 6-4, 6-4 13 Porto Alegre CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Guilherme Clezar 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 13 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 17 Milan CH (Italy) Clay R32 Guilherme Clezar 6-3, 6-3

Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Lajovic Leads 1-0 15 Quito (Ecuador) Clay R16 Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

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[WC] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs [6] Guido Pella (ARG) First Meeting Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Bellucci Leads 1-0 15 Quito (Ecuador) Clay R16 Thomaz Bellucci 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(6) Nicolas Kicker (ARG) vs Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) Kicker Leads 1-0 18 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Nicolas Kicker 6-3, 6-3 Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) vs [7] Tennys Sandgren (USA) First Meeting [Q] Sebastian Ofner (AUT) vs Marco Cecchinato (ITA) - First Meeting

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