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• The entire third round of the Rogers Cup takes place Thursday, with 16 ATP World Tour stars all going for eight quarter-final berths at the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 stop of the summer. There are three seeds left in the top half of the draw and all eight remain in the bottom half.
• First up on Stadium is No. 5 seed Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia against No. 10 seed Marin Cilic of Croatia. It was at the Rogers Cup a year ago where Tipsarevic took his career to another level, reaching his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final and subsequently breaking into the Top 20 for the first time; since then he has broken the Top 10 and gotten to another Masters 1000 semi-final (in Madrid earlier this year); but Cilic could be trouble - the big-hitting Croat has won six of their seven previous meetings, as well as 17 of his last 20 matches.
• Second up is No. 7 seed Juan Monaco against No. 11 seed Mardy Fish; after missing two and a half months between April and June to deal with health issues, Fish has been gathering steam - last week he made his first ATP World Tour semi-final of the year at Washington DC; but Monaco - the ATP World Tour’s newest Top 10 player - has won the pair’s last three meetings, and though Fish won their first two meetings, he had to go a long way to do it (7-6 third set in best of three, 9-7 fifth set in best of five). Fish was runner-up in Montreal last year and he’s one of a tournament-high three Americans left.
• Next up is top seed and World No. 2 Novak Djokovic against American Sam Querrey, who has been rocketing up the South African Airways ATP Rankings as of late, reaching the semi-finals or better at ATP World Tour events three times in the last two months (including a title run at Los Angeles). But Djokovic has won all three of their previous meetings (more specifically, eight of the nine sets they’ve played) and although Querrey does have 10 career wins over Top 10 players, he has never beaten a Top 3 player (he is 0-8 against Top 3 players).
• At night, No. 2 seed Andy Murray faces No. 16 seed Milos Raonic. Murray is fresh off his most career title at the London Olympics and has always done well in Canada too, winning here twice - in 2009 and 2010. He will have a tough test against the home nation’s No. 1, though; Raonic has six Top 10 wins to his name (three this year), and although five of those came against World No. 9s and World No. 10s, the only one that came against a Top 8 player was over No. 4 Murray (in Barcelona in April).
• The other four third round matches are all on Grandstand, leading off with Spain’s Marcel Granollers and France’s Jeremy Chardy, who took out No. 3 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Wednesday. Next up is No. 4 seed Tomas Berdych and No. 14 seed Richard Gasquet, who leads that head-to-head series, 3-2). Third up is an all-veteran battle between the two oldest players left and in the Top 50 with Germany’s Tommy Haas, 34, and the Czech Republic’s Radek Stepanek, 33. Stepanek took out No. 6 seed Juan Martin del Potro in the last round, Haas No. 9 seed Gilles Simon. Last on is No. 8 seed John Isner against No. 12 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber. Isner has won both previous meetings in three sets.
THE REMAINING FIELD --- There are 10 countries represented in the Round of 16 at the Rogers Cup. Here is the breakdown: United States 3, Czech Republic 2, France 2, Germany 2, Serbia 2, One Each: Argentina, Canada, Croatia, Great Britain and Spain. Note: Of the 16 players left, 12 are ranked in the Top 25 and the lowest-ranked player is No. 47 Jeremy Chardy.
THURSDAY THIRD ROUND FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play by Court
Stadium
(10) Marin Cilic (CRO) vs (5) Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) Cilic Leads 6-1
09 Chennai (India) Hard QF Marin Cilic 6-4 0-6 6-4
09 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Marin Cilic 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3
09 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Marin Cilic 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4
10 Chennai (India) Hard SF Marin Cilic 6-1 6-3
10 Washington (USA) Hard QF Marin Cilic 7-6(4) 6-4
11 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Hard R64 Janko Tipsarevic 6-3 7-6(4)
11 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard F Marin Cilic 6-3 3-6 6-2
CILIC FASTFACTS
Tournament Highlights:
• The 23-year-old Croat is trying to reach his second quarter-final in five Rogers Cup appearances (6-4 record) and after a first round bye, he defeated Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 75 63 on Wednesday
• Last year he lost to World No. 1 and eventual champion Novak Djokovic 75 62 in the third round
• In 2008, posted wins over No. 14 Tommy Robredo and No. 6 Andy Roddick before losing to Gilles Simon in quarter-finals in three sets
2012 Highlights:
W(2): London / Queen's Club (d Nalbandian); Umag (d Granollers); F: Munich (l Kohlschreiber); SF: Hamburg (l Haas)
YTD W-L: 27-12 (2-3 on hard), 10-11 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 2
Career Titles: 8
Date of Birth: September 28, 1988
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 15
• The top Croat is trying to reach his fifth quarter-final of the season and comes in with a 27-12 match record on the season (2-3 on hard)…Since a 10-9 start through Roland Garros, has won 17 of his past 20 matches going back to Queen’s Club week of June 11
• In June, captured first career ATP World Tour title on grass at the Queen’s Club in London (d. Nalbandian)…Then followed with fourth round at Wimbledon (l. to Murray)
• In next two tournaments on clay, became first Croat to win Umag title since 1990 (d. Granollers) and followed with semi-final in Hamburg (l. to Haas)
• Then made appearance in London Olympics and lost in 2nd round (d. Melzer) to Lleyton Hewitt
• Prior to June, was runner-up in Munich (l. to Kohlschreiber) in May…Best Grand Slam result is third round at Roland Garros (l. to No. 9 del Potro)
• Did not make season debut until week of Feb . 27 in Delray Beach due to knee injury last fall
• Has a 12-32 career mark vs. Top 10 opponents (1-4 this year) and his last win came over No. 10 John Isner in the second round at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid in May
• Has a 8-7 career mark in ATP World Tour finals (1-3 on clay) and has won at least one title for past five years
TIPSAREVIC FASTFACTS
Tournament Highlights:
• The 28-year-old Serb last year advanced to his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final, defeating
qualifier Tobias Kamke, World No. 20 Fernando Verdasco, Ivan Dodig and No. 9 Tomas Berdych before losing to No. 8 Mardy Fish 63 64
• Opened on Wednesday with a 76(2) 64 win over former top Russian Mikhail Youzhny
• Has a 5-3 career record…He fell in 1st Rd. in both previous appearances, in 2008 (l. to Mahut) and 2010 (ret. vs. Kohlschreiber w/ankle injury)
2012 Highlights:
W: Stuttgart (d Monaco); F(2): Chennai (l Raonic); Gstaad (l Bellucci); SF(2): Marseille (l Llodra); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Federer); QF(3): Dubai (l Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Murray); Barcelona (l Nadal)
YTD W-L: 42-16 (16-6 on hard), 18-12 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 1/Career Titles: 3
Date of Birth: June 22, 1984
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 9 (Career-high No. 8 on April 2)
• The No. 2 Serb (behind No. 2 Djokovic) enters with a 42-16 match record on the season (16-6 on hard)
• He is trying to reach his ninth quarter-final in 17th tournament on the ATP World Tour…Has only one opening round loss this year, to Wawrinka in Rome in May
• Last month captured his third career ATP World Tour title, first on clay, in Stuttgart, defeating Argentine Juan Monaco in three sets…Followed with runner-up in Gstaad (l. to Bellucci in three sets)…Has 3-7 career mark in ATP World Tour finals
• In his last tournament, lost in the third round at the London Olympics (l. to No. 11 Isner)
• Opened the season with a runner-up showing in Chennai (l. to Raonic in three tie-breaks without break of serve)…In February, advanced to semi-finals in Marseille (l. to Llodra) and in May, in Madrid (l. to Federer)…Also a quarter-finalist in three other tournaments
• In May, led his country to a 3-0 victory over Czech Republic in Power Horse World Team Cup in Duesseldorf by compiling 4-0 singles mark…Overall this year is 10-0 on German soil
(7) Juan Monaco (ARG) vs (11) Mardy Fish (USA) Monaco Leads 3-2
05 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Mardy Fish 2-6 6-0 6-4 4-6 9-7
06 Houston (U.S.A.) Clay R32 Mardy Fish 6-2 1-6 7-6(5)
11 ATP World Team Chp. (Duesseldorf) Clay RR Juan Monaco 7-6(4) 7-5
11 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris Hard R16 Juan Monaco 1-6 7-6(6) 1-2 ret
12 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Hard QF Juan Monaco 6-1 6-3
MONACO FASTFACTS
Tournament Highlights:
• The 28-year-old Argentine is playing in the third round for the first time in Canada and after a bye, defeated Canadian wild card Vasek Pospisil 75 64 on Tuesday
• Last year made his Rogers Cup debut in Montreal (ranked No. 39) and lost in the first round to Croat Ivo Karlovic in a third set tie-break
2012 Highlights:
W(3): Vina del Mar (d Berlocq); Houston (d Isner); Hamburg (d Haas); F: Stuttgart (l Tipsarevic); SF: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Djokovic)
YTD W-L: 33-11 (6-3 on hard), 9-5 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 3
Career Titles: 6
Date of Birth: March 29, 1984
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 10 (Career-high No. 10 on July 23)
• The top Argentine on the ATP World Tour is on course to finish in the Top 10 for the first time in his career…Broke the Top 10 on July 23 after capturing third title of season in Hamburg (d. Haas)… Became first German to win Hamburg title since Guillermo Coria in 2003 (d. Calleri)
• The No. 2 Argentine (behind No. 8 del Potro) is 3-1 in finals this year, all on clay (6-9 career mark) Won titles in Vina del Mar (d. countryman Berlocq) in February and Houston (d. Isner) in April and runner-up in Stuttgart last month (l. to Tipsarevic)
• Has helped his country to Davis Cup semi-finals next month (vs. Czech Republic), going 2-0 in singles
• Has a 33-11 match record on the season (24-6 on clay) and semi-finalist in Miami (l. to Djokovic), his second in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament (2010 Paris-Bercy)
• His 24 wins on clay is third-most on the ATP World Tour this year behind Spaniards Nicolas Almagro (34-9) and David Ferrer (30-5)
ARGENTINES IN TOP 100 – Monaco leads the list of five Argentines in the Top 100 South African Airways ATP Rankings:
No. 8 Juan Martin del Potro
No. 10 Juan Monaco (first week July 23)
No. 37 Carlos Berlocq
No. 38 David Nalbandian
No. 65 Leonardo Mayer
FISH FASTFACTS
Tournament Highlights:
• The 30-year-old American last year reached the final (l. to Djokovic 62 36 64) after defeating Feliciano Lopez 62 63, Ernests Gulbis 46 63 64, No.14 seed Stanislas Wawrinka 63 67(8) 60 and Janko Tipsarevic 63 64
• He was the first American to reach the Canadian final since Andre Agassi (l. to Nadal) in 2005…The last American winner was Andy Roddick in 2003 (d. Nalbandian)
• Opened on Tuesday with a 62 60 win over Aussie lucky loser Matt Ebden…Lost first round doubles (w/Knowles) on Wednesday to Raonic-Troicki
• In his previous trips to Canada, lost in the 1st Rd to Younes El Aynaoui in 2003 and Nicolas Kiefer in ‘08
2012 Highlights:
SF: Washington (l Haas); QF: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Monaco)
YTD W-L: 14-9 (10-7 on hard), 5-6 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 0/Career Titles: 6
Date of Birth: December 9, 1981
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 13
• The No. 2 American (behind No. 11 Isner) is trying to reach his third quarter-final of the season, the second in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament (Miami, lost to Monaco)
• Last week turned in his best result of the season, a semi-final in Washington (l. to Haas)…Prior to that, sprained his ankle and retired in opening round (after bye) in Atlanta, leading Gilles Muller 64 3-2
• In last Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon, reached the fourth round, losing to eventual semi-finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga….That was his first tournament since April after being diagnosed with a heart ailment…He underwent a medical procedure on May 23.
• He is ranked No. 13 and he has played the fewest matches in the Top 20, coming into the third round with a 14-9 on the season (10-7 on hard)…If he loses today, will drop to around No. 21
• Has a 23-47 career mark vs. Top 10 opponents (0-1 this year) and trying to break a six-match losing streak since his win over No. 2 Rafael Nadal in quarter-finals of Cincinnati last August
TOP FIVE AMERICANS – Three of the top five ranked Americans are in remaining (overall 10 in the Top 100):
No. 11 John Isner
No. 13 Mardy Fish
No. 20 Andy Roddick
No. 35 Sam Querrey
No. 59 Ryan Harrison
(1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Sam Querrey (USA) Djokovic Leads 3-0
08 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-1 6-3
08 ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-0
10 SRB vs. USA WG 1st RD (Serbia) Clay RR Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3
DJOKOVIC FASTFACTS
Tournament Highlights:
• The reigning champ has an 18-3 career mark and last year defeated No. 8 Mardy Fish 62 36 64 in the final in Montreal…Also won title in 2007 in Canadian debut
• Opened on Wednesday with a 62 63 win over Aussie teenager Bernard Tomic
• In last Toronto visit two years ago, lost to Federer in semi-finals…In ’07, posted wins over No. 3 Roddick in QF, No. 2 Nadal in SF and No. 1 Federer, becoming first player to beat Top 3 at same tournament since Becker at 1994 Stockholm, also first player ever to beat Federer and Nadal at same tournament while they were ranked No. 1 and No. 2)
• Also reached quarter-finals in 2008 (l. to Murray) and 2009 (l. to Roddick)
2012 Highlights:
W(2): Australian Open (d Nadal); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (d Murray); F(3): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Nadal); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); Roland Garros (l Nadal); SF(4): Dubai (l Murray); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Isner); Wimbledon (l Federer); London Olympics (l Murray); QF: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Tipsarevic)
YTD W-L: 47-9 (21-2 on hard), 10-8 in Tie-Breaks
YTD Titles: 2
Career Titles: 30
Date of Birth: May 22, 1987
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 2
2012 in Review:
• The World No. 2 enters with a 46-9 match record on the season (21-2 on hard) and his two titles were repeat performances from last year at the Australian Open (d. Nadal) on Jan. 29 and ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Murray) on April 1…Has an ATP World Tour best 21-4 mark in ATP Masters 1000 play
• Last year left Montreal with his ninth title of the year and a 53-1 match record
• The 25-year-old Serb is coming off a bronze medal 75 64 loss to Argentine Juan Martin del Potro on Sunday…Lost in the semi-finals to eventual gold medalist Andy Murray
• En route to winning his fifth Grand Slam title (third in a row) Down Under (d. Murray and Nadal in back-to-back five-setters in SFs and final)…His 5:53 marathon win over Nadal was longest Slam final ever
• Prior to Miami, lost in the semi-finals to Isner 76 36 76, in Indian Wells, and to Andy Murray in Dubai
• Played well on clay with a 16-4 mark, reaching back-to-back finals at ATP Masters 1000 Rome and first at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal in both)…Then reached semi-finals at Wimbledon (l. to Federer)
• Held No. 1 for 53 consecutive weeks (from July 4, 2011 to July 8, 2012) before Federer regained it
QUERREY FASTFACTS
Tournament Highlights:
• The 24-year-old California native is 3-3 lifetime in the Rogers Cup and this is the first time he’s in the third round after wins over Jurgen Melzer 62 63 and No. 13 seed Kei Nishikori 62 63
• Two years ago, defeated Michael Russell (l. to Anderson) and in 2008-09 lost in the first round to Marat Safin and Philipp Petzschner, respectively
2012 Highlights:
W: Los Angeles (d Berankis); SF(2): London / Queen's Club (l Cilic); Washington (l Dolgopolov); QF: Memphis (l Stepanek)
YTD W-L: 23-16 (14-8 on hard), 13-11 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 1/Career Titles: 7
Date of Birth: October 7, 1987
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 35
• The Dallas resident has turned around his season after a slow start, winning 16 of his past 21 matches after a 7-11 start through Roland Garros (May)…Overall is 23-16 on the year (14-8 on hard)
• Ranked a season-low No. 106 on April 2 and is a season-high No. 35 this week...Two weeks ago captured his seventh career ATP World Tour title in Los Angeles (d. Berankis) without losing a set and followed with semi-final in Washington (l. to eventual champ Dolgopolov)…Has climbed from No. 57 to 35 and will move to around No. 30 thus far and around No. 28 if he reaches the quarter-finals
• Missed last summer’s tournaments after undergoing right elbow injury (surgery in June 2011) and came back to finish in Top 100 at No. 93
• In June, reached the semi-finals at the Queen’s Club in London (l. to Cilic) and also the quarters in Memphis (l. to Stepanek) in February
• Reached third round at Wimbledon (d. Raonic, l. to Cilic 17-15 in fifth set in 5:31, second-longest match at All England Club, only behind 11:05-Isner d. Mahut in 2010)
• Last ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final was in Monte Carlo in 2008 (l. to Djokovic)…Also in ’07 Cincy
• Played one Challenger tournament in Sarasota in April (on clay) and won title, defeating Russell in semi-finals and Lorenzi in final
• Has a 10-29 career record vs. Top 10 opponents (0-1 this year) and last win came over No. 8 Tsonga in Valencia last November…Has never beaten a Top 3 opponent (0-8) and highest-ranked win came over No. 4 Murray in 2010 Los Angeles final
(16) Milos Raonic (CAN) vs (2) Andy Murray (GBR) Raonic Leads 1-0
12 Barcelona (Spain) Clay QF Milos Raonic 6-4 7-6(3)
RAONIC FASTFACTS
Tournament Highlights:
• The No. 16 seed won his first main draw match on Tuesday night with a 63 64 win over Serb Viktor Troicki…The last Canadian seeded here was Andrew Sznajder No. 12 in 1989
• He suffered first round losses in 2009 as a qualifier (l. to No. 10 Gonzalez in three sets) and in 2010 ranked No. 217 (l. Hanescu)…Did not play last year due to hip injury
• The last Canadian to reach the Rogers Cup quarter-finals was Frank Dancevic in 2007 (l. to Nadal)
2012 Highlights:
W(2): Chennai (d Tipsarevic); San Jose (d Istomin); F: Memphis (l Melzer); SF: Barcelona (l Ferrer); QF: Halle (l Federer)
YTD W-L: 30-12 (18-3 on hard), 18-10 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 2
Career Titles: 3
Date of Birth: December 27, 1990
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 24 (Career-high No. 21 on May 14)
2012 in Review:
• The top Canadian enters with a 30-12 match record on the season, including an 18-3 mark on hard courts and he’s trying to reach his first career ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-final
• He is coming off a 25-23 record (longest set in Olympics) third set loss at the London Olympics where he lost to No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round…The match lasted 3:57
• His best results were a pair of ATP World Tour titles in Chennai (d. Tipsarevic) in first week of campaign and San Jose (d. Istomin) on Feb. 19…Also runner-up for second straight year in Memphis (l. to Melzer)…Reached a career-high No. 21 on May 14
• He also advanced to the semi-finals in Barcelona on Apr. 28 (d. No. 4 Murray in QFs, l. to No. 6 Ferrer in two tie-breaks)…It was his fourth ATP World Tour semi-final of the season
• In March in Miami sprained his ankle in a warm-up before doubles match, then retired in second round doubles match at 1-2 (w/Anderson) before withdrawing from 3rd Rd. (vs. No. 4 Murray)
• This year leads ATP World Tour in service games won (93%) and first serve pts. won (83%) while No. 2 in aces (642), second serve pts. won (58%) and break points saved (74%)
• In opening week of season, held serve all 48 games, defeating No. 10 Almagro in the semi-finals and No. 9 Tipsarevic in the final (in three TBs)
• Has a 6-13 career mark vs. Top 10 opponents (3-5 this year) and biggest win came over No. 4 Murray in Barcelona in April
MURRAY FASTFACTS
Tournament Highlights:
• The 25-year-old Scot, who won back-to-back titles in 2009 (d. del Potro) and 2010 (d. Federer), opened with a 61 63 win over Italian qualifier Flavio Cipolla
• Last year lost in the opening round (after bye) to South African Kevin Anderson
• His coach Ivan Lendl won three titles in a row from 1987-89 (and six overall)…Has a 19-4 career mark
• In 2009, he posted three straight Top 10 wins over No. 8 Davydenko (QF), No. 7 Tsonga (SF) and No. 6 del Potro in final in three sets…Afterwards rose to No. 2 on the ATP World Tour, staying there for four weeks…Two years ago, defeated Federer in title match
• He also reached semi-finals in 2006 (l. to Gasquet) and 2008 (l. to Nadal)…Fell in 2R in ’07 (l. to Fognini)
2012 Highlights:
W(2): Brisbane (d Dolgopolov); London Olympics (d Federer); F(3): Dubai (l Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Djokovic); Wimbledon (l Federer); SF: Australian Open (l Djokovic); QF(3): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Berdych); Barcelona (l Raonic); Roland Garros (l Ferrer)
YTD W-L: 39-10 (18-4 on hard), 9-5 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 2
Career Titles: 23
Date of Birth: May 15, 1987
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 4
2012 in Review:
• The Scot comes in with a 39-10 match record on the season (18-4 on hard, 12-2 on grass, 9-4 on clay) and looking to reach the quarter-finals for the 10th time this year
• The British No. 1 is coming off a gold medal performance at the London Olympics where he beat No. 2 Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals and No. 1 Roger Federer in the final, winning all five sets and never losing serve (saved 13 break points, nine vs. Federer)…He was the first British man to win the singles gold medal since 1908…Also earned silver medal in mixed doubles (w/Robson), losing to Azarenka-Mirnyi 10-8 in Match Tie-break
• Prior to Olympics, became first British man to reach the Wimbledon final since Bunny Austin in 1938, falling to Federer in four sets
• He opened the year with his 22nd career ATP World Tour title in Brisbane (d. Dolgopolov) and in March was runner-up in Dubai (l. to Federer)…In his last hard court event on Apr. 1 in Miami , reached the final (l. to Djokovic)…Also semi-finalist at Australian Open (l. to Djokovic)…Has advanced to the semi-finals or better in six of last seven Grand Slam tournaments (QF at Roland Garros, l. to Ferrer)
Grandstand
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Marcel Granollers (ESP) Chardy Leads 1-0
11 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris Hard R64 Jeremy Chardy 6-3 ret
Other meeting:
08 Meknes CH (Morocco) Clay R32 Jeremy Chardy 6-3 6-4
Chardy FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
SF: Vina del Mar (l Monaco); QF(3): Acapulco (l Wawrinka); Casablanca (l Ramos); Hamburg (l Monaco)
YTD W-L: 17-14 (3-4 on hard), 6-7 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 0/Career Titles: 1
Date of Birth: February 12, 1987
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 47
Granollers FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
F: Umag (l Cilic)
YTD W-L: 16-16 (4-5 on hard), 2-5 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 0/Career Titles: 3
Date of Birth: April 12, 1986
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 27 (Career-high No. 19 on July 23)
(14) Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs (4) Tomas Berdych (CZE) Gasquet Leads 3-2
06 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada)Hard QF Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-1
07 Tokyo (Japan) Hard SF Richard Gasquet 7-6(3) 6-3
10 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R32 Tomas Berdych 6-2 6-0
11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R32 Tomas Berdych 6-2 7-6(3) 6-2
11 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Clay QF Richard Gasquet 4-6 6-2 6-4
Gasquet FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
F: Estoril (l Del Potro); QF(5): Sydney (l Istomin); Montpellier (l Kohlschreiber); Rotterdam (l Davydenko); Marseille (l Del Potro); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Ferrer)
YTD W-L: 27-15 (12-8 on hard), 5-8 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 6
Date of Birth: June 18, 1986
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 21
Berdych FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
W: Montpellier (d Monfils); F: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Federer); SF(2): Rotterdam (l Del Potro); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Djokovic); QF(4): Australian Open (l Nadal); Dubai (l Murray); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); Halle (l Haas)
YTD W-L: 36-13 (18-5 on hard), 14-10 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 1
Career Titles: 7
Date of Birth: September 17, 1985
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 7
Tommy Haas (GER) vs Radek Stepanek (CZE) Stepanek Leads 3-2
07 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Tommy Haas 6-4 6-3
07 ATP Masters Series Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Radek Stepanek 6-3 3-2 ret
07 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada)Hard R16 Radek Stepanek 6-3 2-6 6-2
08 Halle (Germany) Grass R32 Tommy Haas 6-7 7-6(3) 6-4
12 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Hard R64 Radek Stepanek 7-6(4) 6-1
Haas FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
W: Halle (d Federer); F: Hamburg (l Monaco); Washington (l Dolgopolov); SF: Munich (l Cilic)
YTD W-L: 25-10 10-5 (on hard), 9-4 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 1/Career Titles: 13
Date of Birth: April 3, 1978
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 25
Stepanek FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
SF: Memphis (l Melzer); QF(2): Brisbane (l Dolgopolov); Halle (l Youzhny)
YTD W-L: 18-18 (11-7 on hard), 10-6 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 5
Date of Birth: November 27, 1978
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 40
(8) John Isner (USA) vs (12) Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Isner Leads 2-0
10 Beijing (China) Hard R16 John Isner 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3
12 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Clay R64 John Isner 2-6 7-6(3) 6-2
Isner FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
W: Newport (d Hewitt); F(2): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Federer); Houston (l Monaco); SF(2): Delray Beach (l Anderson); Atlanta (l Roddick); QF(3): Memphis (l Melzer); Nice (l Davydenko); London Olympics (l Federer)
YTD W-L: 34-14 (16-7 on hard), 31-11 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 1
Career Titles: 4
Date of Birth: April 26, 1985
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 11 (Career-high No. 9 on April 16)
Kohlschreiber FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
W: Munich (d Cilic); F: Kitzbuehel (l Haase); SF(3): Auckland (l Rochus); Montpellier (l Berdych); Halle (l Haas); QF(4): Delray Beach (l Sela); Eastbourne (l Seppi); Wimbledon (l Tsonga); Hamburg (l Almagro)
YTD W-L: 37-17 (15-7 on hard), 18-12 in Tie-breaks
YTD Titles: 1
Career Titles: 4
Date of Birth: October 16, 1983
South African Airways 2012 ATP Ranking: 18 (Career-high No. 16 on July 30)
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