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2021 WIMBLEDON
DAY 6 MEN’S NOTES
Saturday 3 July
3rd Round – Bottom Half
No. 2 Daniil Medvedev (RUS) v No. 32 Marin Cilic (CRO)
No. 4 Alexander Zverev (GER) v No. 31 Taylor Fritz (USA)
No. 6 Roger Federer (SUI) v No. 29 Cameron Norrie (GBR)
No. 7 Matteo Berrettini (ITA) v Aljaz Bedene (SLO)
No. 14 Hubert Hurkacz (POL) v Alexander Bublik (KAZ)
No. 16 Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) v Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
No. 23 Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) v James Duckworth (AUS)
Ilya Ivashka (BLR) v Jordan Thompson (AUS)
On court today…
• In the 2nd match on Centre Court today, Cameron Norrie will aim to become just the 2nd British player to defeat
Roger Federer at Wimbledon – and the first since 2001, when Tim Henman defeated the future 8-time champion
in the quarterfinals. Federer has won all 8 of his subsequent matches against British players here, and is also on
a 12-match winning streak against British players at Tour-level, having not lost to a British player since falling to
Andy Murray in the semifinals at the 2013 Australian Open. Norrie is through to the 3rd round for the 3rd straight
Grand Slam event, having lost to Rafael Nadal in the 3rd round at both the Australian Open and Roland Garros
this year – and he will hope that he fares better against the other 20-time Grand Slam men’s singles champion
today.
• No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev has made steady progress so far during the first week here with victories over Jan-
Lennard Struff and Carlos Alcaraz, but he is likely to face his sternest challenge yet when he plays former
Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic in the 3rd match on No. 1 Court today. A victory for Medvedev would see him
become the 7th Russian man to complete a set of round of 16 appearances at the 4 Grand Slam tournaments,
and the 2nd to do so within the space of 2 days after Andrey Rublev achieved the feat on Friday. Cilic is aiming
to reach the last 16 here for the 7th time, but he will need to end an 11-match losing streak against Top 5 opposition
if he is to do so.
• Felix Auger-Aliassime and Nick Kyrgios will contest the 2nd match on No. 1 Court today, with Auger-Aliassime
bidding to match the achievement of his compatriot Denis Shapovalov, who reached the round of 16 here for the
first time after defeating Andy Murray on Friday evening. Auger-Aliassime would become the 6th Canadian man
in history to reach the last 16 here if he wins today. Kyrgios has experience at this stage of the competition, having
reached the last 16 at Wimbledon on 3 occasions – but his last appearance in the round of 16 here came in 2016.
Having played well in his first matches for more than 4 months this week, Kyrgios will need to be on top form
again this afternoon if he is to defeat the Canadian.
• Hubert Hurkacz and Alexander Bublik are first up on Court 12 today, with both looking to progress to the last 16
at a Grand Slam for the first time. Bublik won the pair’s only previous Tour-level meeting, but Hurkacz had the
measure of Bublik when they were juniors – aged just 4 months older than Bublik, the Pole won both of their both
of their meetings at junior-level in 2014-15. Hurkacz and Bublik have also both previously received support from
the Grand Slam Development Fund’s International Player Grand Slam Grant programme – Hurkacz received
$25,000 in 2018 while Bublik received $25,000 in 2019.
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2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notesNO. 2 DANIIL MEDVEDEV (RUS) v NO. 32 MARIN CILIC (CRO)
Head-to-head: Medvedev leads 1-0
2019 Washington Hard (O) QF Medvedev 64 76(7)
A 2nd meeting for Medvedev and Cilic and their first at a Grand Slam or on grass.
MEDVEDEV v CILIC
25 Age 32
2 ATP Ranking 37
12 Titles 19
37-17 Career Grand Slam Record 127-51
7-3 Wimbledon Record 31-12
190-93 Career Record 533-294
24-13 Career Record - Grass 77-30
28-7 2021 Record 19-11
6-1 2021 Record - Grass 9-1
1-7 Career Five-Set Record 33-17
0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 8
56-41 Career Tiebreak Record 216-189
3-5 2021 Tiebreak Record 10-9
• MEDVEDEV is bidding to reach the round of 16 here for the first time. This is his 4th Wimbledon appearance and
his 18th Grand Slam appearance overall.
• Medvedev is bidding to become the 12th Russian man in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon
– after Mikhail Youzhny (8 Wimbledon round of 16 appearances), Aleksandr Metreveli (6), Alexander Volkov (4),
Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Karen Khachanov, Andrei Olhovskiy, Marat Safin and Dimitry Tursunov (all 2), and Igor
Andreev, Nikolay Davydenko and Andrey Rublev (all one). (NB Metreveli was Georgian-born but represented
USSR throughout his career)
• Medvedev is also bidding to become the 7th Russian man in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 at all 4
Grand Slam events – after Davydenko, Kafelnikov, Metreveli, Rublev, Safin and Youzhny.
• If Medvedev wins today and joins Khachanov and Rublev in the round of 16 here, it will be the first time that 3
Russian men have reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon in the Open Era. It would also be the 3rd time in
the Open Era that 3 Russian men have reached the last 16 at a Grand Slam
• Medvedev advanced to the 3rd round after defeating Jan-Lennard Struff 64 61 46 76(3) and wild card Carlos
Alcaraz 64 61 62 in the opening 2 rounds here.
• With Medvedev, Khacanaov and Rublev all through to the 3rd round here, it is the first time that 3 Russian men
have reached the 3rd round at Wimbledon since 2008, when Youzhny, Marat Safin and Dmitry Tursunov all
reached the 3rd round here.
• By reaching the 3rd round here, Medvedev has equalled his best Wimbledon performance. He also reached
the 3rd round here in 2018 and 2019, losing 5-set matches to Adrian Mannarino and David Goffin, respectively.
• Medvedev reached his 2nd Grand Slam final at the Australian Open this year, where he fell to Novak Djokovic
in straight sets. The defeat ended a 20-match winning streak, which had seen Medvedev win the titles at 2020
Paris-1000, the 2020 ATP Finals, and win all 4 singles matches he contested at the 2021 ATP Cup. He also
finished runner-up at the 2019 US Open, where he fell to Rafael Nadal in 5 sets.
• Elsewhere in Grand Slam play this year, Medvedev reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros (l. Stefanos
Tsitsipas). He had never previously advanced beyond the 1st round at Roland Garros.
• Prior to coming here, Medvedev won his first Tour-level title on grass title at Mallorca, defeating Sam Querrey
in the final. It was his 11th Tour-level title – his previous 10 titles all came on hard courts. He also fell competed
at Halle, where he fell to Struff in the 1st round.
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notes• Medvedev’s other highlights in 2021 are winning the title at Marseille (d. Pierre-Hugues Herbert) and leading
Russia to victory at the ATP Cup, with the team defeating Italy in the final. He also reached the quarterfinals at
Miami-1000 (l. Roberto Bautista Agut).
• Medvedev recorded his first victory in a 5-set match at the Australian Open this year, defeating Filip Krajinovic in
5 sets in the 3rd round. He has a 1-6 win-loss record in 5-set matches at Tour-level overall and has lost all 3 of
the 5-set matches he has contested at Wimbledon.
• Medvedev rose to a career-high ranking of No. 2 on 15 March, becoming the first player other than Djokovic,
Nadal, Roger Federer or Andy Murray to have been ranked inside the Top 2 since Lleyton Hewitt was ranked No.
2 in July 2005. He plays here at the same ranking.
• Medvedev reached a career-high junior ranking of No. 13 in January 2014. His best performance in the boys’
singles here was reaching the 2nd round in 2013 (d. Hong Seong Chan, l. Nikola Milojevic).
• Medvedev made his Davis Cup debut in February 2017 and has a 4-3 win-loss record in the competition. He
defeated Henri Laaksonen in Russia’s 3-1 victory against Switzerland in the Davis Cup Qualifiers in February.
Russia will compete in Group B against 2018 champion Croatia and host Spain in the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid
in November.
• Medvedev is coached by Gilles Cervara.
• CILIC is bidding to reach the round of 16 here for the 7th time. He is in 2nd place on the list for most round of 16
appearances at Wimbledon by a Croatian man, behind Goran Ivanisevic, who reached the last 16 here 8 times.
This is his 14th Wimbledon appearance and his 54th Grand Slam overall.
• Cilic advanced to the 3rd round after defeating Salvatore Caruso 76(5) 76(1) 61 and qualifier Benjamin Bonzi 64
36 63 76(5) in the opening 2 rounds here.
• At 2019 Wimbledon, as No. 13 seed, Cilic reached the 2nd round (d. Adrian Mannarino, l. Joao Sousa).
• Cilic’s best Wimbledon result is finishing runner-up in 2017, falling to Roger Federer in straight sets. By reaching
the final, he became just the 2nd Croatian player – man or woman – to reach multiple Grand Slam finals after
Goran Ivanisevic.
• Cilic won his only Grand Slam title to date at the 2014 US Open, defeating Kei Nishikori in the final. He was
the first Croatian to win a Grand Slam title since Ivanisevic at 2001 Wimbledon. He also reached the final at the
2018 Australian Open (l. Federer).
• In Grand Slam play this year, Cilic reached the 2nd round at Roland Garros (d. Arthur Rinderknech, l. Federer)
but fell to Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the 1st round at the Australian Open.
• Prior to coming here, Cilic won his 19th Tour-level singles title – and first since 2018 – at Stuttgart (d. Felix
Auger-Aliassime). He also reached the quarterfinals at Queen’s (l. Alex de Minaur).
• Cilic’s other highlights in 2021 are reaching the semifinals at Singapore (l. Alexander Bublik) and Estoril
(l. Cameron Norrie) and the round of 16 at Miami-1000 (l. Andrey Rublev).
• Cilic has won 3 Tour-level titles on grass. In addition to his victory at Stuttgart this year, he also won the title at
Queen’s in 2012, where he was trailing 76(3) 3-4 when David Nalbandian was defaulted for unsportsmanlike
conduct, and as No. 1 seed in 2018 (d. Novak Djokovic).
• Cilic has won one of his previous 19 Tour-level meetings against Top 5 players. His only victory against a
Top 5 player in that time came against No. 1 Rafael Nadal who retired due to a right leg injury in the 5th set in the
quarterfinals of the 2018 Australian Open. He has a 4-18 win-loss record against Top 5 opposition at the Grand
Slams and an 11-59 win-loss record against Top 5 opposition at Tour-level overall.
• Cilic is in 4th place on the all-time list for most 5-set matches won at the Grand Slams. He has a 6-5 win-loss
record in 5-set matches at Wimbledon, a 27-12 win-loss record in 5-set matches at the Grand Slams and a 33-17
win-loss record in 5-set matches at Tour-level overall. (see table overleaf)
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notesMost 5-set matches won at the Grand Slams (all-time)
Player 5-set match win-loss
Novak Djokovic 32-9
Roger Federer 30-17
Pete Sampras 29-9
Marin Cilic 27-12
Lleyton Hewitt 26-19
• Cilic reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in January 2018 following his runner-up finish at the Australian
Open. He dropped to No. 47 in May this year– his lowest ranking since October 2013 when he was also ranked
at No. 47 – but rose to 10 places to No. 37 after winning the title at Stuttgart in June and plays here at the same
ranking.
• Cilic reached the quarterfinals of the boys’ singles at 2005 Wimbledon (l. Robin Haase). He finished the year at
No. 2 in the ITF Junior Rankings behind Donald Young after winning Junior Roland Garros (d. Antal van der
Duim) and reaching the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and the US Open.
• Cilic became a Davis Cup champion after leading Croatia to the title in 2018. He won 6 of the 7 matches he
contested during 2018 and defeated Lucas Pouille in the 4th match of the Final to seal Croatia’s 2nd Davis Cup
title. He has a 39-17 win-loss record in the competition and won both his singles matches in Croatia’s victory over
India in the 2020 Davis Cup Qualifiers. Croatia will compete alongside Australia and Hungary in Group D at the
2021 Davis Cup Finals.
• Cilic is coached by Vedran Martic and Vilim Visak.
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notesNO. 4 ALEXANDER ZVEREV (GER) v NO. 31 TAYLOR FRITZ (USA)
Head-to-head: Zverev leads 2-1
2016 Washington Hard (O) R32 Zverev 64 62
2018 Wimbledon Grass (O) R64 Zverev 64 57 67(0) 61 62
2019 Basel Hard (I) R32 Fritz 76(7) 64
A 4th meeting for Zverev and Fritz as professionals. Zverev won their only previous Grand Slam match, recovering
from 1-2 down to defeat Fritz in the 2nd round here in 2018.
Zverev and Fritz are both former junior world No. 1s and former ITF Junior World Champions – Zverev in 2013
and Fritz in 2015. They contest one match at junior-level, in the 1st round of the boys’ singles at the 2013
US Open, with Zverev winning 63 76(2).
Zverev is facing an American opponent for the 2nd straight round, having defeated Tennys Sandgren in the 2nd
round on Thursday. He is bidding to extend an 8-match winning streak against American players at the Grand
Slams – he fell to Denis Kudla in the 2nd round here in 2015 in his first Grand Slam match against an American
player but has won all 8 of his subsequent Grand Slam matches against American opposition. He has a 24-8
win-loss record against American players at Tour-level overall.
ZVEREV v FRITZ
24 Age 23
6 ATP Ranking 40
15 Titles 1
57-23 Career Grand Slam Record 19-19
10-5 Wimbledon Record 4-4
277-135 Career Record 111-111
27-15 Career Record - Grass 12-13
26-10 2021 Record 15-10
3-1 2021 Record - Grass 2-0
16-8 Career Five-Set Record 5-6
2 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2
108-75 Career Tiebreak Record 65-54
11-6 2021 Tiebreak Record 10-5
• ZVEREV is bidding to reach the round of 16 here for the 2nd time and equal his best Wimbledon result. This is
his 6th Wimbledon appearance and his 24th Grand Slam overall.
• Zverev is bidding to become the 8th German man in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon on
multiple occasions – after Boris Becker (12 Wimbledon round of 16 appearances), Michael Stich (5), Tommy
Haas and Alexander Popp (both 3), and Nicolas Kiefer, Florian Mayer and Rainer Schuettler (all 2).
• Zverev advanced to the 3rd round after defeating qualifier Tallon Griekspoor 63 64 61 and Tennys Sandgren 75
62 63 in the opening 2 rounds here.
• At 2019 Wimbledon, Zverev fell to Jiri Vesely in the 1st round. It was the first time he had fallen in the 1st round
here and one of 4 occasions where he has lost in the 1st round at a Grand Slam.
• Zverev’s best Wimbledon performance is reaching the round of 16 in 2017, when he fell to Milos Raonic in 5
sets. He has a 3-2 win-loss record in 5-set matches at Wimbledon and a 16-8 win-loss record in 5-set matches
overall.
• At 24 years 82 days, Zverev is bidding to become the youngest Grand Slam men’s singles champion since
Novak Djokovic won the title here in 2011 aged 24 years 42 days. (NB ages calculated at the end of the
tournament)
• Zverev reached his first Grand Slam final at the US Open last year, where he fell to Dominic Thiem in 5 sets,
despite holding a 2-0 lead. He became the first German man to reach a Grand Slam final since Rainer Schuettler
finished runner-up at the 2003 Australian Open.
• In Grand Slam play this year, Zverev reached the semifinals at Roland Garros, falling to Stefanos Tsitsipas in 5
sets. He also reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open (l. Novak Djokovic).
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notes• Prior to coming here, Zverev reached the 2nd round at Halle (d. Dominik Koepfer, l. Ugo Humbert).
• Zverev’s best results in 2021 are winning the titles at Acapulco (d. Tsitsipas) and Madrid-1000 (d. Matteo
Berrettini). He also reached the quarterfinals at both Munich (l. Ilya Ivashka) and Rome-1000 (l. Rafael Nadal),
but lost in the 3rd round at Monte Carlo-1000 (l. David Goffin).
• Zverev has won 15 Tour-level singles titles – but none have come on grass. His best results on grass are
reaching the finals at Halle in 2016 (l. Florian Mayer) and 2017 (l. Roger Federer).
• Zverev reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in November 2017, becoming the youngest player to break the
Top 3 since Djokovic in 2007. He plays here at No. 6.
• Zverev is a former junior world No. 1. He was named 2013 ITF Junior World Champion and went on to win the
boys’ singles title at the 2014 Australian Open (d. Stefan Kozlov). He also finished runner-up in the boys’ singles at
2013 Roland Garros (l. Cristian Garin) and helped Germany reach the 2013 Junior Davis Cup Final (l. Spain). He
reached the 3rd round on his only appearance in the boys’ singles at Wimbledon in 2013 (l. Kozlov).
• Zverev is coached by his father, Alexander Zverev Sr.
• FRITZ is bidding to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time. This is his 5th Wimbledon appearance
and his 20th Grand Slam overall.
• Fritz advanced to the 3rd round after defeating qualifier Brandon Nakashima 75 36 64 75 and Steve Johnson 64
76(4) 46 67(4) 64 in the opening 2 rounds here.
• By reaching the 3rd round here, Fritz has equalled his best Grand Slam result. He has reached the 3rd round at
the Grand Slams on 6 other occasions – at the US Open in 2018 (l. Dominic Thiem) and 2020 (l. Denis
Shapovalov), at the Australian Open in 2019 (l. Roger Federer), 2020 (l. Thiem) and this year (l. Novak Djokovic),
and at 2020 Roland Garros (l. Lorenzo Sonego).
• Elsewhere at the Grand Slam this year, Fritz reached in the 2nd round at Roland Garros (d. Joao Sousa, l.
Dominik Koepfer).
• At 2019 Wimbledon, Fritz reached the 2nd round (d. Tomas Berdych, l. Jan Lennard-Struff).
• Fritz’s best results in 2021 are reaching the semifinals on hard courts at Doha (l. Nikoloz Basilashvili) and on
clay at Sardinia (l. Sonego). He also reached the round of 16 at Miami-1000 (l. Alexander Bublik). He did not
contest a grass court event prior to coming here.
• Fritz has won one Tour-level singles title – on grass at 2019 Eastbourne (d. Sam Querrey).
• Fritz is bidding to defeat a Top 10 player at the Grand Slams for the first time on his 8th attempt. He has lost
all his previous 7 matches against Top 10 opposition at the Grand Slams. The highest-ranked player he has
defeated at the Grand Slams is No. 33 Gael Monfils in the 2nd round at the 2019 Australian Open.
• Fritz is also bidding to end a 5-match losing streak against Top 10 players at Tour-level. Since defeating No.
8 Matteo Berrettini during USA’s victory against Italy at the 2019 Davis Cup Finals in Madrid, he has lost all 5
matches he has played against Top 10 players. He has a 6-20 win-loss record against Top 10 opposition at
Tour-level overall.
• Fritz’s victory against Johnson in the 2nd round here was the first 5-set match he has won at Wimbledon. He
lost the only other 5-set match he has contested here, falling to Zverev in the 2nd round at 2018 Wimbledon. He
has a 5-6 win-loss record in 5-set matches at Tour-level overall.
• Fritz reached a career-high ranking of No. 24 in March last year. He plays here at No. 40 – his lowest ranking
since June 2019 when he was ranked at No. 42.
• Fritz is a former junior world No. 1. He was named 2015 ITF Junior World Champion after winning the boys’
singles title at the 2015 US Open (d. Tommy Paul). He also finished as runner-up in the boys’ singles at 2015
Roland Garros (l. Paul). His best result in the boys’ singles here was reaching the semifinals in 2015 (l. Reilly
Opelka).
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notes• Fritz made his Davis Cup debut at the 2019 Davis Cup Finals in Madrid. He won one of his 2 matches at the
Finals, and defeated Sanjar Fayziev during USA’s victory over Uzbekistan in the Qualifiers last year. USA will
compete in Group E alongside Italy and Colombia at the 2021 Davis Cup Finals.
• Both of Fritz’s parents were professional tennis players. His mother, Kathy, is a former Top 10 player.
• Fritz is coached by Paul Annacone and David Nainkin.
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notesNO. 6 ROGER FEDERER (SUI) v NO. 29 CAMERON NORRIE (GBR)
Tour-level head-to-head: first meeting
2019 Hopman Cup Hard (I) R1 Federer 61 61
A first Tour-level meeting for Federer and Norrie. The pair contested one match below Tour-level, with Federer
dropping just 2 games during Switzerland’s victory over Great Britain at the 2019 Hopman Cup.
Federer is bidding to extend a 12-match winning streak against British players at Tour-level. He has not lost to a
British player since falling to Andy Murray in the semifinals at the 2013 Australian Open. He has a 34-18 win-loss
record against British players at Tour-level overall.
Norrie is bidding to become the 2nd British player to defeat Federer at Wimbledon. Federer has a 7-1 win-loss
record against British players here, with his only defeat coming in his first meeting with a Brit at Wimbledon –
when he fell to Tim Henman in the quarterfinals in 2001. He has a 14-2 win-loss record against British players at
the Grand Slams overall.
Federer has a 40-3 win-loss record against players at their home Grand Slams. In addition to his 7-1 win-loss
record against British players at Wimbledon, he also has a 15-1 win-loss record against American players at the
US Open, an 11-1 win-loss record against French players at Roland Garros and a 7-0 win-loss record against
Australian players at the Australian Open.
Federer is facing a lefthanded player here for the 2nd time this year, having defeated Adrian Mannarino in the 1st
round on Tuesday. He has won 26 of the last 27 matches he has contested against lefthanded players. The only
lefthanded player to have defeated Federer in that time is Rafael Nadal in the semifinals at 2019 Roland Garros.
He has a 40-11 win-loss record against lefthanders at the Grand Slams and a 130-37 win-loss record against
lefthanders at Tour-level overall.
FEDERER v NORRIE
39 Age 25
8 ATP Ranking 34
103 Titles 0
367-59 Career Grand Slam Record 12-14
103-13 Wimbledon Record 3-3
1249-274 Career Record 82-73
190-28 Career Record - Grass 11-10
7-3 2021 Record 31-13
3-1 2021 Record - Grass 6-1
32-23 Career Five-Set Record 2-4
10 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2
466-246 Career Tiebreak Record 23-34
6-2 2021 Tiebreak Record 5-4
• FEDERER is bidding to reach the round of 16 here for the 18th time and extend his lead at the top of the Open
Era list for most round of 16 appearances at Wimbledon, ahead of Jimmy Connors
Most Wimbledon men’s singles round of 16 appearances (Open Era)
Player No. of appearances
Roger Federer 18??
Jimmy Connors 16
Novak Djokovic 13
Boris Becker 12
John McEnroe 11
Andy Murray 11
• Federer is also bidding to reach the round of 16 at the Grand Slams for the 69th time and extend his lead at the
top of the Open Era list for most round of 16 appearances at the Grand Slams, ahead of Novak Djokovic.
(see table overleaf)
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notesMost Grand Slam men’s singles round of 16 appearances (Open Era)
Player No. of appearances
Roger Federer 69??
Novak Djokovic 55
Rafael Nadal 50
Jimmy Connors 43
Andre Agassi 42
Ivan Lendl 42
• At 39 years 337 days, Federer is bidding to become the 3rd-oldest man to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon
in the Open Era – after Pancho Gonzales (41 years 57 days) in 1969 and Ken Rosewall (40 years 245 days) in
1975. (NB ages calculated at the end of the tournament)
• Federer advanced to the 3rd round after Adrian Mannarino retired due to a right knee injury with the score level
at 64 67(3) 36 62 in their 1st round match and after defeating Richard Gasquet 76(1) 61 64 in the 2nd round.
• At 2019 Wimbledon, Federer reached his 12th final here, falling to Novak Djokovic 76(5) 16 76(4) 46 13-12(3),
despite holding 2 championship points at 8-7 in the final set. It was the first men's singles match to be decided
with a final set tiebreak and, at 4 hours 55 minutes, it was the longest Wimbledon men's singles final on record.
• Federer is bidding to win his 9th Wimbledon title. By defeating Marin Cilic in the final to win his 8th title here in
2017, he took sole ownership of the all-time record for most Wimbledon men’s singles titles, ahead of William
Renshaw and Pete Sampras. He also won the titles here in 2003 (d. Mark Philippoussis), 2004 (d. Andy Roddick),
2005 (d. Roddick), 2006 (d. Rafael Nadal), 2007 (d. Nadal), 2009 (d. Roddick) and 2012 (d. Andy Murray).
• Federer is bidding to become the 2nd player in history to win 9 Wimbledon singles titles – after Martina
Navratilova, who won 9 women’s singles titles here between 1978 and 1990.
• Federer is also bidding to close the gap on Nadal and Djokovic on the list for the most men’s singles titles at
any one event. Nadal tops the list having won 13 titles at Roland Garros, while Djokovic claimed sole ownership
of 2nd place on the list, ahead of Federer, by winning his 9th title at the Australian Open this year.
• Federer is bidding to win his 21st Grand Slam title and reclaim sole ownership of the all-time record for most
Grand Slam men’s singles titles, ahead of Nadal. Nadal equalled Federer’s mark of 20 Grand Slam titles by
winning the title at Roland Garros last year. It was also the first time in their rivalry that Federer and Nadal had
won an equal number of Grand Slam titles.
• Federer is also bidding to close the gap on Steffi Graf in 3rd place on the list for most Grand Slam singles titles.
Margaret Court (24 major titles), Serena Williams (23) and Graf (22) are the only players to have won more Grand
Slam singles titles than Federer or Nadal.
• Federer is looking to become the 3rd man to win 5 Grand Slam titles after turning 30. Since turning 30 on 8
August 2011, Federer has won 4 Grand Slam titles – at Wimbledon in 2012 and 2017, and at the Australian Open
in 2017 and 2018. Djokovic and Nadal have, respectively, won 7 and 6 Grand Slam titles since turning 30.
• Federer is also bidding to become the first player aged 38 or older to win a Grand Slam men’s singles title
in the Open Era. Ken Rosewall is the oldest winner of a Grand Slam men’s singles title in the Open Era – he won
the title at the 1972 Australian Open aged 37 years 62 days.
• Federer is the oldest player in the men’s singles draw at Wimbledon this year. He is 21 years 270 days older
than Carlos Alcaraz (18 years 67 days), who is the youngest player in the men’s draw this year.
• Federer is making his 22nd consecutive Wimbledon appearance this year, having made his debut here in
1999. He claimed sole ownership of the Open Era record for most appearances at Wimbledon, ahead of Jimmy
Connors, by competing here for the 21st time in 2019.
• Federer is contesting his 81st Grand Slam here. He holds the all-time record for most Grand Slam men’s singles
appearances, ahead of Feliciano Lopez, who is contesting his 78th Grand Slam here.
• In Grand Slam play this year, Federer reached the round of 16 at Roland Garros. He defeated Denis Istomin,
Cilic and Dominik Koepfer before giving a walkover to Matteo Berrrettini due to fatigue. It was his first Grand Slam
appearance since he fell to Djokovic in the semifinals at the 2020 Australian Open.
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notes• Federer did not compete during the 2020 season after reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open. He
underwent 2 right knee surgeries in 2020 and returned to action at Dubai this year.
• Prior to coming here, Federer competed at Halle, where he defeated Ilya Ivashka in the 1st round before falling
to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 2nd round.
• Federer is contesting his 11th match of the 2021 season. In addition to his appearances at Roland Garros and
Halle, he reached the quarterfinals after receiving a bye through the 1st round at Dubai (d. Daniel Evans, l. Nikoloz
Basilashvili) and lost his opening match on clay at Geneva (l. Pablo Andujar).
• Federer holds the Open Era record for the most Tour-level grass court titles with 19 titles on grass. In addition
to 8 titles at Wimbledon, he has won 10 titles at Halle (in 2003-06, 2008, 2013-15, 2017 and 2019) and one title at
Stuttgart (in 2018).
• Federer is the most successful active player on grass with a 190-28 career win-loss record.
• Federer is one of 3 Wimbledon boys’ singles champions through to the 3rd round from the 8 who began the
main draw here this year. He defeated Irakli Labadze to win the boys’ title here in 1998. He is one of just 4 boys’
singles champions who have gone on to win the men’s singles title.
• Federer is coached by former world No. 3 Ivan Ljubicic, who reached the 3rd round here in 2006-07 and 2011,
and Severin Luthi.
• NORRIE is bidding to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time. This is his 4th Wimbledon
appearance and his 15th Grand Slam overall.
• Norrie is bidding to become the 12th British man in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon –
after Andy Murray (11 Wimbledon round of 16 appearances), Tim Henman (9), Greg Rusedski (5), Mark Cox (3),
Jeremy Bates and Roger Taylor (both 2), and John Feaver, Andrew Foster, Buster Mottram, Graham Stilwell and
Bobby Wilson (all one).
• Norrie advanced to the 3rd round after defeating Lucas Pouille 67(6) 75 62 75 and wild card Alex Bolt 63 61 62
in the opening 2 rounds here.
• By reaching the 3rd round here, Norrie has recorded his best Wimbledon result. His previous best result here
was reaching the 2nd round in 2019 (d. Denis Istomin, l. Kei Nishikori).
• By reaching the 3rd round, Norrie has equalled best Grand Slam result. He has reached the 3rd round at a
Grand Slam on 3 other occasions – including at both the Australian Open and Roland Garros this year, falling to
Rafael Nadal on both occasions. He also reached the 3rd round at the US Open last year (l. Alejandro Davidovich
Fokina).
• Prior to coming here, Norrie reached his first Tour-level final on grass at Queen’s (l. Matteo Berrettini). It was
his 4th Tour-level final. He withdrew from Eastbourne due to fatigue.
• Norrie’s other highlights in 2021 are reaching the finals at Estoril and Lyon, falling to Stefanos Tsitsipas on both
occasions. He also reached the semifinals at Delray Beach (l. Sebastian Korda) and the quarterfinals at Acapulco
(l. Dominik Koepfer) and at Barcelona (l. Nadal).
• Norrie is bidding to defeat a Top 10 player at the Grand Slams for the first time on his 5th attempt. The highest-
ranked player he has defeated at the Grand Slams is No. 13 Diego Schwartzman in the 1st round at the US Open
last year.
• Norrie is bidding to defeat a Top 10 player at Tour-level for the 3rd time on his 17th attempt. He has a 2-14
win-loss record against Top 10 opposition at Tour-level, with both of his victories against Top 10 players coming
at Lyon – in the quarterfinals in 2018, when he defeated No. 10 John Isner, and in the 2nd round this year, when
he defeated No. 4 Dominic Thiem.
• Norrie has won 2 of the 6 five-set matches he has contested. Both of his victories in 5-set matches were
comebacks from 0-2 down – against Roberto Bautista Agut in Great Britain’s 2018 Davis Cup World Group first
round defeat to Spain and against Schwartzman in the 1st round at the US Open last year. He has never contested
a 5-set match at Wimbledon.
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notes• Norrie rose to a new career-high ranking of No. 34 after reaching the final at Queen’s this month and plays here
at the same ranking.
• Norrie played college tennis. He represented Texas Christian University and finished his college career in 2017
as the NCAA’s top-ranked male player. He compiled a 77-20 win-loss record in singles in college tennis from 2014
to 2017.
• Norrie was a good junior, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 10 in March 2013. He fell in the 1st round on his
only appearance in the boys’ singles event here in 2013 (l. Laslo Djere).
• Norrie made his Davis Cup debut for Great Britain in 2018 and has a 2-2 overall win-loss record in the competition.
Great Britain will compete alongside France and Czech Republic in Group C at the 2021 Davis Cup Finals.
• Norrie entered the men’s doubles here alongside Jaume Munar. The pair defeated wild cards Petros
Tsitsipas/Stefanos Tsitsipas 75 76(5) in the 1st round on Friday and will play No. 5 seeds Ivan Dodig/Filip Polasek
in the 2nd round.
• Norrie was born in Johannesburg but brought up in New Zealand by his British parents. At the age of 16, he
switched his nationality from New Zealand to Great Britain.
• Norrie is coached by Facundo Lugones.
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notesNO. 7 MATTEO BERRETTINI (ITA) v ALJAZ BEDENE (SLO)
Head-to-head: Berrettini leads 2-1
2018 Budapest Clay (O) R16 Bedene 76(2) 46 64
2019 Budapest Clay (O) R16 Berrettini 76(8) 62
2019 Wimbledon Grass (O) R128 Berrettini 36 63 62 76(3)
A 4th meeting for Berrettini and Bedene and their 2nd at Wimbledon, having met in the 1st round here in 2019,
with Berrettini winning in 4 sets.
BERRETTINI v BEDENE
25 Age 31
9 ATP Ranking 64
5 Titles 0
26-12 Career Grand Slam Record 16-31
6-2 Wimbledon Record 6-7
99-57 Career Record 136-148
20-5 Career Record - Grass 13-19
28-6 2021 Record 15-13
7-0 2021 Record - Grass 2-2
3-1 Career Five-Set Record 5-3
1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1
50-38 Career Tiebreak Record 67-66
13-4 2021 Tiebreak Record 9-7
• BERRETTINI is bidding to record his 100th Tour-level match win today.
• Berrettini is bidding to reach the round of 16 here for the 2nd time and equal his best Wimbledon performance.
He reached the round of 16 here in 2019, when he defeated Bedene, Marcos Baghdatis and Diego Schwartzman
before falling to Roger Federer in straight sets. He became the 5th Italian man to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon
in the Open Era.
• Berrettini is bidding to become the 3rd Italian man in history to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon on
multiple occasions – after Nicola Pietrangeli (who reached the last 16 here in 1955-56, 1958, 1960 and 1965)
and Orlando Sirola (1959 and 1962).
• If Berrettini and Lorenzo Sonego both reach the round of 16 here, it will be the 3rd time that multiple Italian men
have reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon – after 1949 (Giovanni Cucelli and Rolando del Bello) and 1955
(Pietrangeli and Giuseppe Merlo). It would also be the 4th consecutive Grand Slam event where 2 or more Italian
men have reached the last 16. This is his 3rd Wimbledon appearance and his 14th Grand Slam overall.
• Berrettini advanced to the 3rd round after defeating Guido Pella 62 36 64 60 and lucky loser Botic van de
Zandchulp 63 64 76(4) in the opening 2 rounds here.
• Berrettini’s best Grand Slam performance is reaching the semifinals at the 2019 US Open (l. Rafael Nadal),
where he became the 4th Italian man in the Open Era to reach a Grand Slam semifinal – after Panatta (1973,
1975, 1976 Roland Garros), Corrado Barazzutti (1977 US Open, 1978 Roland Garros) and Marco Cecchinato
(2018 Roland Garros).
• In Grand Slam play this year, Berrettini reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros (l. Novak Djokovic) and the
round of 16 at the Australian Open, where he gave a walkover to Stefanos Tsitsipas due to an abdominal injury.
By reaching at least the round of 16 at both Grand Slam events this year, he became the first Italian man in history
to reach the round of 16 at all 4 Grand Slam tournaments.
• Prior to coming here, Berrettini won the title at Queen’s, defeating Cameron Norrie in the final. He became the
first Italian player to win the title at Queen’s and the first player to win the title at Queen's on his debut at the event
since Boris Becker in 1985. It was his 2nd Tour-level title on grass, having also won the title at 2019 Stuttgart.
• Berrettini’s other highlights in 2021 are winning the title at Belgrade I (d. Aslan Karatsev) and reaching his first
Masters-1000 final at Madrid-1000 (l. Alexander Zverev). He also reached the quarterfinals at Antalya
(l. Alexander Bublik) and won 3 of the 4 singles matches he contested as Italy reached the final at the ATP Cup,
falling to Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the final.
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notes• Berrettini has won 3 of the 4 five-set matches he has contested – including both 5-set matches he has contested
at Wimbledon, defeating Jack Sock in the 1st round in 2018 and Diego Schwartzman in the 3rd round in 2019.
His only defeat in a 5-set match came against Tennys Sandgren in the 2nd round at the 2020 Australian Open.
• Berrettini has won 5 Tour-level singles titles. In addition to his victories at Belgrade I and Queen’s this year and
at 2019 Stuttgart, he also won the titles at 2018 Gstaad (d. Roberto Bautista Agut) and 2019 Budapest
(d. Filip Krajinovic).
• Berrettini reached a career-high ranking of No. 8 in November 2019, becoming the highest-ranked Italian man
since No. 8 Barazzutti in 1978. He plays here one place lower at No. 9.
• Berrettini made his Davis Cup debut in February 2019 during Italy’s victory against India in the Qualifiers. He has
a 2-3 overall win-loss record in the competition. Italy will compete alongside USA and Colombia in Group E at the
2021 Davis Cup Finals.
• Berrettini is coached by Vincenzo Santopadre, Marco Gulisano and Umberto Rianna.
• BEDENE is bidding to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time. This is his 8th Wimbledon
appearance and his 32nd Grand Slam overall.
• Bedene is bidding to become the first Slovenian man to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam. He is one of
3 Slovenian men to have reached the 3rd round at a Grand Slam, along with Grega Zemlja (who reached the 3rd
round at the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon) and Blaz Kavcic (who reached the 3rd round at the 2013
Australian Open and 2014 US Open).
• Bedene is also bidding to become the 3rd Slovenian player, man or woman, to reach the round of 16 at a
Grand Slam – after Katarina Srebotnik (who reached the round of 16 at Roland Garros in 2002 and 2008, and at
the 2008 US Open) and Tamara Zidansek (who reached the semifinals at Roland Garros this year).
• Bedene advanced to the 3rd round after defeating Corentin Moutet 64 64 60 and Yoshihito Nishioka 61 60 62 in
the opening 2 rounds here.
• By reaching the 3rd round here, Bedene has equalled his best Grand Slam result. He has reached the 3rd round
at a Grand Slam on 4 other occasions – including once at Wimbledon, in 2017 (l. Gilles Muller). He also reached
the 3rd round at Roland Garros in 2016 (l. Novak Djokovic) and 2020, when he retired due to a hamstring injury
while trailing Stefanos Tsitsipas, and at the 2019 US Open (l. Alexander Zverev).
• In Grand Slam play this year, Bedene reached the 2nd round at Roland Garros (d. Adrian Mannarino, l. Diego
Schwartzman) but fell in the 1st round at the Australian Open (l. Alexander Bublik).
• Prior to coming here, Bedene fell in the 1st round at both Queen’s (l. Frances Tiafoe) and Eastbourne (l. Marton
Fucsovics). His best grass court result is reaching the quarterfinals at 2017 ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. Muller).
• Bedene’s best results in 2021 are reaching the quarterfinals at both Sardinia (l. Taylor Fritz) and Lyon (l. Lorenzo
Musetti). He also reached the 3rd round at both the Great Ocean Road Open in Melbourne (l. Jannik Sinner) and
Dubai (l. Kei Nishikori).
• Bedene is bidding to defeat a Top 10 player at a Grand Slam for the first time on his 10th attempt. The highest-
ranked player he has defeated at a Grand Slam is No. 23 Ivo Karlovic in the 1st round at 2017 Wimbledon. He
has a 2-23 win-loss record against Top 10 opposition at Tour-level overall.
• Bedene has a 2-1 win-loss record in 5-set matches at Wimbledon, having won 5-set matches against Radek
Stepanek in the 1st round in 2015 and Pablo Carreno Busta in the 2nd round in 2016 but lost to Radu Albot in 5
sets in the 2nd round in 2018. He has a 5-3 win-loss record in 5-set matches overall.
• Bedene reached a career-high ranking of No. 43 in February 2018. He plays here at No. 64.
• Bedene has played Davis Cup for Slovenia since 2010 and has a 9-3 win-loss record in the competition. Slovenia
will next play Paraguay in a World Group II tie in September this year.
• Bedene was a member of the 18-and-under international touring team in North America in 2007, funded by the
Grand Slam Development Fund.
• Bedene is coached by his twin brother, Andraz Bedene, and Miha Mlakar.
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notesNO. 14 HUBERT HURKACZ (POL) v ALEXANDER BUBLIK (KAZ)
Head-to-head: Bublik leads 1-0
2020 Dubai Hard (O) R32 Bublik 62 75
A 2nd meeting for Hurkacz and Bublik as professionals but their first at a Grand Slam or on grass.
Hurkacz and Bublik were both born in 1997 and were contemporaries on the junior tour. The pair met twice at
junior-level – at Grade 1 events in Umag (CRO) in 2014 and Beaulieu-sur-Mer (FRA) in 2015, with Hurkacz
winning on both occasions.
Hurkacz and Bublik have both previously received support from the Grand Slam Development Fund’s International
Player Grand Slam Grant programme – Hurkacz received $25,000 in 2018 while Bublik received $25,000 in 2019.
HURKACZ v BUBLIK
24 Age 24
18 ATP Ranking 38
3 Titles 0
8-12 Career Grand Slam Record 8-10
4-2 Wimbledon Record 2-2
68-67 Career Record 57-56
6-6 Career Record - Grass 9-6
17-11 2021 Record 24-16
2-2 2021 Record - Grass 5-2
2-4 Career Five-Set Record 2-0
1 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 1
31-32 Career Tiebreak Record 25-27
9-3 2021 Tiebreak Record 7-9
• HURKACZ is bidding to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time. This is his 3rd Wimbledon
appearance and his 13th Grand Slam overall.
• Hurkacz is bidding to become the 4th Polish man in history to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon – after
Wotjek Fibak (who reached the round of 16 here in 1977-78 and 1980-81), Lukasz Kubot (2011, 2013) and Jerzy
Janowicz (2013). Fibak, Kubot and Janowicz are also the only Polish men to reach the round of 16 at the Grand
Slams in the Open Era
• Hurkacz advanced to the 3rd round after defeating Lorenzo Musetti 64 76(5) 61 and Marcos Giron 63 62 64 in
the opening 2 rounds here. His victory against Musetti in the 1st round ended a 6-match Tour-level losing streak
– he had previously not won a match since reaching the 2nd round at Monte Carlo-1000 in April (d. Thomas
Fabbiano, l. Daniel Evans).
• By reaching the 3rd round her, Hurkacz has equalled his best Grand Slam result. He also reached the 3rd round
here in 2019, when he defeated Dusan Lajovic and Leonardo Mayer before falling to Novak Djokovic.
• In Grand Slam play this year, Hurkacz lost 5-set matches in the 1st round at both the Australian Open (l. Mikael
Ymer) and Roland Garros (l. Botic van de Zandschulp). He has a 1-4 win-loss record in 5-set matches and has
never contested a 5-set match at Wimbledon.
• Prior to coming here, Hurkacz lost his opening match at both Stuttgart (l. Dominic Stephan Stricker) and Halle
(l. Felix Auger-Aliassime).
• Hurkacz is bidding to record his 7th Tour-level match win on grass. In addition to his victories here in 2019 and
this year, he also reached the quarterfinals at 2019 Eastbourne, where he defeated Marco Cecchinato and Steve
Johnson before falling to Taylor Fritz.
• Hurkacz’s best result in 2021 is winning his first Masters-1000 title at Miami-1000 (d. Jannik Sinner), beoming
the first Polish player to win a title at Masters-1000 level. He also won the title at Delray Beach (d. Sebastian
Korda) and reached the quarterfinals at the Great Ocean Road Open in Melbourne (l. Stefano Travaglia). He has
won 3 Tour-level singles titles, all of which have come on hard courts.
• Hurkacz broke the Top 20 for the first time after winning the title at Miami-1000 this year. He reached a career-
high ranking of No. 16 and plays here 2 places lower at No. 18.
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notes• Hurkacz has played Davis Cup for Poland since 2016 and has a 8-9 win-loss record in the competition. Poland
will next compete in the World Group I play-offs in 2022.
• Hurkacz is coached by Craig Boynton.
• BUBLIK is bidding to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time. This is his 3rd Wimbledon
appearance and his 11th Grand Slam overall.
• Bublik is bidding to become the 2nd Kazakh man to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam – after Mikhail
Kukushkin, who reached the round of 16 at both the 2012 Australian Open and 2019 Wimbledon.
• Bublik advanced to the 3rd round after defeating Kukushkin 64 62 61 and No. 18 seed Grigor Dimitrov 64 76(6)
76(4) for his first Wimbledon match-wins in the opening 2 rounds here.
• By reaching the 3rd round here, Bublik has equalled his best Grand Slam performance. He also reached the
3rd round at the 2019 US Open, where he defeated both Santiago Giraldo and Thomas Fabbiano in 5 sets, before
falling to Pablo Andujar. They are the only 2 five-set matches he has contested at Tour-level.
• At 2019 Wimbledon, Bublik fell to Gregoire Barrere in the 1st round. He also fell in the 1st round on his only other
main draw appearance here, as a lucky loser in 2017 (l. Andy Murray).
• In Grand Slam play this year, Bublik reached the 2nd round at the Australian Open (d. Aljaz Bedene, l. Dusan
Lajovic) but fell to Daniil Medvedev in the 1st round at Roland Garros.
• Prior to coming here, Bublik reached the quarterfinals at Eastbourne, where he defeated Kukushkin and Egor
Gerasimov before falling to Lorenzo Sonego. He also reached the 2nd round at Queen’s (d. Jeremy Chardy,
l. Jack Draper).
• Bublik’s best results in 2021 are reaching his 3rd and 4th Tour-level finals – at Antalya (l. Alex de Minaur) and
Singapore (l. Alexei Popyrin), respectively. He also reached the quarterfinals at Miami-1000 (l. Jannik Sinner) and
at Madrid-1000 (l. Casper Ruud).
• Bublik’s best grass court result is reaching the final at 2019 Newport (l. John Isner). It was his first appearance
in a Tour-level final.
• Bublik reached a career-high ranking of No. 37 in May this year. He plays here one place lower at No. 38.
• Bublik reached the Roland Garros men’s doubles final this year alongside Andrey Golubev, where they
became the first Kazakh men to reach a Grand Slam final. They fell to Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut 46
76(1) 64. He entered the men’s doubles here alongside Aleksandr Nedovyesov. The pair fell to Rafael
Matos/Thiago Monteiro 64 36 13-12(4) in the 1st round on Friday.
• Bublik made his Davis Cup debut in 2019 and has a 5-2 win-loss record in the competition. He defeated both
Tallon Griekspoor and Robin Haase as Kazakhstan defeated Netherlands in the Qualifiers last year. Kazakhstan
will compete alongside Canada and Sweden in Group B at the 2021 Davis Cup Finals.
• Bublik is coached by Artem Suprunov.
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notesNO. 16 FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME (CAN) v NICK KYRGIOS (AUS)
Head-to-head: Zverev leads 2-1
2019 Queen’s Grass (O) R16 Auger-Aliassime 67(4) 76(3) 75
A 2nd meeting for Auger-Aliassime and Kyrgios, but their 1st at a Grand Slam. Auger-Aliassime won their only
previous match, in the 2nd round at 2019 Queen’s.
AUGER-ALIASSIME v KYRGIOS
20 Age 26
19 ATP Ranking 60
0 Titles 6
10-8 Career Grand Slam Record 44-26
4-1 Wimbledon Record 15-6
84-65 Career Record 167-97
16-5 Career Record - Grass 24-14
22-13 2021 Record 6-2
8-2 2021 Record - Grass 2-0
0-1 Career Five-Set Record 9-3
0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2
46-31 Career Tiebreak Record 118-79
7-10 2021 Tiebreak Record 4-0
• AUGER-ALIASSIME is bidding to reach the round of 16 here for the first time and equal his best Grand Slam
result. This is his 2nd Wimbledon appearance and his 9th Grand Slam overall.
• Auger-Aliassime is bidding to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the 3rd time and equal Denis Shapovalov
in 3rd place on the all-time list for most Grand Slam round of 16 appearances by a Canadian man. Shapovalov
reached the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the 3rd time after defeating wild card Andy Murray in the 3rd round
here yesterday.
Most Grand Slam round of 16 appearances by a Canadian man (all-time)
Player No. of appearances
Milos Raonic 19
Robert Powell 4
Denis Shapovalov 3
Felix Auger-Aliassime 3??
Vasek Pospisil 2
Jack Wright 2
• Auger-Aliassime is bidding to become the 6th Canadian man in history to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon
– after Milos Raonic (5 Wimbledon round of 16 appearances), Robert Powell (4), and Daniel Nestor, Vasek
Pospisil and Shapovalov (all one).
• If Auger-Aliassime joins Shapovalov in the round of 16 here, it would be the first time that multiple Canadian
men have reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon in the Open Era. It would also be the 3rd time in the Open
Era that multiple Canadian men have reached the last 16 at a Grand Slam – after the 2020 US Open (Auger-
Aliassime, Pospisil and Shapovalov) and the Australian Open this year (Auger-Aliassime and Raonic).
• Auger-Aliassime advanced to the 3rd round after defeating Thiago Monteiro 63 63 63 and Mikael Ymer 64 46
76(4) 61 in the opening 2 rounds here.
• With Shapovalov also reaching the 3rd round here, this is the 3rd time in the Open Era that multiple Canadian
men have reached the 3rd round here – after 2015 Wimbledon, when Pospisil and Raonic both reached the
3rd round, and 2019 Wimbledon, when Auger-Aliassime and Raonic both reached the 3rd round. It is the 11th
time in the Open Era that multiple Canadian men have reached the 3rd round at a Grand Slam.
• At 2019 Wimbledon, on his debut here, Auger-Aliassime reached the 3rd round. He defeated Pospisil and
Corentin Moutet before falling to Ugo Humbert.
• Auger-Aliassime’s best Grand Slam result is reaching the round of 16 at both the US Open last year (l. Dominic
Thiem) and at the Australian Open this year (l. Aslan Karatsev).
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notes• Elsewhere in Grand Slam play this year, Auger-Aliassime fell in the 1st round at Roland Garros (l. Andreas
Seppi).
• Prior to coming here, Auger-Aliassime reached his 8th Tour-level singles final at Stuttgart (l. Marin Cilic) and
the semifinals at Halle (l. Humbert). Auger-Aliassime is yet to win his first title and has lost all 8 Tour-level finals
he has contested in straight sets. He also reached the final at 2019 Stuttgart (l. Matteo Berrettini), his only previous
Tour-level final on grass.
• Auger-Aliassime’s best results in 2021 are reaching the final at the Murray River Open in Melbourne (l. Daniel
Evans) and Stuttgart. He also reached the quarterfinals at both Acapulco and Barcelona, falling to
Stefanos Tsitsipas on both occasions.
• Auger-Aliassime broke the Top 20 for the first time in August 2019 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 17
in October that year. He plays here 2 places lower at No. 19.
• Auger-Aliassime was a successful junior. He won the boys’ singles title at the 2016 US Open
(d. Miomir Kecmanovic) and finished runner-up in the boys’ singles at 2016 Roland Garros (l. Geoffrey
Blancaneaux). He reached the quarterfinals in the boys’ singles here in 2016 (l. Alex de Minaur) and also reached
the final in the boys’ doubles with Shapovalov that year losing to Kenneth Raisma/Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.
He was also part of Canadian teams that reached back-to-back Junior Davis Cup Finals in 2015-16, defeating
Germany to win the title in 2015 but finishing runner-up to Russia in 2016.
• Auger-Aliassime made his Davis Cup debut in 2019, as the Canadian team reached the final for the first time. He
fell to Roberto Bautista Agut in the first match of the final and has a 1-3 win-loss record in the competition overall.
As runners-up in 2019, Canada have secured a place at the 2020 Davis Cup Finals, which have been rearranged
for 2021.
• Auger-Aliassime is coached by Frederic Fontang and Toni Nadal.
• KYRGIOS is bidding to reach the round of 16 here for the 4th time – and for the first time since 2016. This is his
7th Wimbledon appearance and his 27th Grand Slam overall.
• If Kyrgios, James Duckworth and Jordan Thompson all reach the round of 16 here, it will be the highest-number
of Australian men to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam since 2002 Wimbledon, when Wayne Arthurs,
Lleyton Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis all reached the last 16.
• Kyrgios advanced to the 3rd round after defeating Ugo Humbert 64 46 36 61 97 in the 1st round on Wednesday
and Gianluca Mager 76(7) 64 64 in the 2nd round on Thursday.
• At 2019 Wimbledon, Kyrgios reached the 2nd round, defeating Jordan Thompson in 5 sets before falling to
Rafael Nadal.
• Kyrgios’ best Grand Slam result is reaching the quarterfinals on 2 occasions – including on his Wimbledon debut
in 2014 (l. Milos Raonic), when he became the first man to reach the last 8 on his Wimbledon debut since Florian
Mayer in 2004. Ranked No. 144, he defeated world No. 1 Nadal in the round of 16 to become the lowest-ranked
player to defeat a world No. 1 at a Grand Slam since No. 193 Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Jim Courier in the 3rd
round at 1992 Wimbledon. He also reached the quarterfinals at the 2015 Australian Open (l. Andy Murray).
• Kyrgios is contesting his 3rd event of the 2021 season here. His only appearances, at any level, so far this year
came in 3rd round finishes at both the Murray River Open (l. Borna Coric) and the Australian Open, where he
defeated Frederico Ferreira Silva and Humbert before falling to Dominic Thiem in 5 sets despite holding a 2-0
lead. He also played just 3 events in 2020, after deciding not to travel from March onwards due to concerns related
to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Kyrgios has won one of his last 7 matches against Top 20 players at the Grand Slams. His only victory
against a Top 20 player at a Grand Slam in that time came against No. 17 Karen Khachanov in the 3rd round at
the 2020 Australian Open. He has a 3-4 win-loss record at Top 20 opposition here and a 5-18 win-loss record
against Top 20 opposition at the Grand Slams overall.
• Kyrgios has also won one of his last 7 Tour-level matches against Top 20 players on grass. His only victory
against a Top 20 player on grass in that time came against No. 17 Kyle Edmund in the 2nd round at 2018 Queen’s.
He has a 4-8 overall win-loss record in Tour-level matches against Top 20 opposition on grass, and a 37-51 win-
loss record against Top 20 opposition at Tour-level overall.
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notes• Kyrgios has won all 4 five-set matches he has contested at Wimbledon to 4-0 – including his victory against
Humbert in the 1st round here this year. He has a 9-3 win-loss record in 5-set matches overall.
• Kyrgios has won 6 Tour-level singles titles – most recently at 2019 Washington (d. Daniil Medvedev). All 6 of
his titles have come on hard courts.
• Kyrgios rose to a career-high ranking of No. 13 in October 2016. He plays here at No. 60.
• Kyrgios is a 2-time Wimbledon junior doubles champion, winning the title in 2012 (with Andrew Harris) and
2013 (with Thanasi Kokkinakis). He also won the 2012 Roland Garros boys’ doubles title (with Harris) and the
2013 Australian Open boys’ singles title (d. Kokkinakis).
• Kyrgios has played Davis Cup for Australia since 2013 and has an 11-6 overall win-loss record in the competition.
He won both matches he contested at the 2019 Davis Cup Finals in Madrid as Australia reached the
quarterfinals. Australia will compete alongside Croatia and Hungary in Group D at the 2021 Davis Cup Finals.
• Kyrgios has entered the mixed doubles here with Venus Williams. The pair will defeated Austin Krajicek/Sabrina
Santamaria 63 36 75 in the 1st round on Friday and will play No. 4 seeds Edouard Roger-Vasselin/Nicole Melichar
in the 2nd round.
• Kyrgios is currently without a permanent coach.
2021 Wimbledon day 6 men’s match notesNO. 23 LORENZO SONEGO (ITA) v JAMES DUCKWORTH (AUS)
Head-to-head: first meeting
A first meeting for Sonego and Duckworth, with both men bidding to record their 10th Grand Slam match-win
today.
Sonego has lost a Grand Slam match to a player ranked as low as No. 91 Duckworth once before – in the 1st
round here in 2019, when he fell to No. 105 Marcel Granollers.
SONEGO v DUCKWORTH
26 Age 29
27 ATP Ranking 91
2 Titles 0
9-11 Career Grand Slam Record 9-24
2-2 Wimbledon Record 3-4
57-57 Career Record 34-61
10-5 Career Record - Grass 5-9
20-13 2021 Record 9-7
5-2 2021 Record - Grass 3-2
2-1 Career Five-Set Record 4-5
0 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 0
35-31 Career Tiebreak Record 27-33
7-6 2021 Tiebreak Record 2-5
• SONEGO is bidding to reach the round of 16 here for the first time and equal his best Grand Slam performance.
This is his 3rd Wimbledon appearance and his 12th Grand Slam appearance overall.
• Sonego is bidding to become the 6th Italian man to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon in the Open Era –
after Adriano Panatta (1979), Davide Sanguinetti (1998), Gianluca Pozzi (2000), Andreas Seppi (2013) and
Matteo Berrettini (2019). (NB Berrettini is bidding to reach the round of 16 here for a 2nd time today)
• If Sonego and Berrettini both reach the round of 16 here, it will be the 3rd time that multiple Italian men have
reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon – after 1949 (Giovanni Cucelli and Rolando del Bello) and 1955 (Nicola
Pietrangeli and Giuseppe Merlo). It would also be the 4th consecutive Grand Slam event where 2 or more Italian
men have reached the last 16.
• Sonego advanced to the 3rd round after defeating Pedro Sousa 62 75 60 and Daniel Elahi Galan 46 63 76(3) 61
for his first Wimbledon match-wins in the opening 2 rounds here.
• By reaching the 3rd round here, Sonego has recorded his best Wimbledon performance. He fell in the 1st round
on his 2 previous appearances here – as a lucky loser in 2018 (l. Taylor Fritz) and as a direct acceptance in 2019
(l. Marcel Granollers).
• Sonego’s best Grand Slam performance is reaching the round of 16 at Roland Garros last year. He defeated
Emilio Gomez, Alexander Bublik and Fritz before falling to Diego Schwartzman in the last 16.
• In Grand Slam play this year, Sonego reached the 2nd round at the Australian Open (d. Sam Querrey,
l. Feliciano Lopez) but fell to Lloyd Harris in the 1st round at Roland Garros.
• Prior to coming here, Sonego finished runner-up at Eastbourne (l. Alex de Minaur). It was his 2nd Tour-level
final on grass and his 4th Tour-level final overall. He also competed at Queen’s but fell to Viktor Troicki in the 1st
round.
• Sonego’s best result in 2021 is winning his 2nd Tour-level title at Sardinia (d. Laslo Djere). He also won the
doubles title at Sardinia – his first Tour-level doubles title – alongside Andrea Vavassori (d. Simone Bolelli/Andres
Molteni). His other highlights this year are reaching the semifinals at Rome-1000 (l. Novak Djokovic) and the
quarterfinals at Montpellier (l. David Goffin).
• Sonego’s best grass court result is winning the title at 2019 Antalya where, as a qualifier, he defeated Miomir
Kecmanovic in the final.
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