FRIDAY PREVIEW - DJOKOVIC & BERDYCH FIGHTING FOR LAST SEMI-FINAL SPOT
The last semi-finalist - Novak Djokovic or Tomas Berdych - will be determined on Friday, as the round robin portion of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals wraps up with Group A at the O2 in London.

The first match of the day features World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 9 Janko Tipsarevic. Tipsarevic got into the group as an alternate replacing an injured Andy Murray, and he nearly won his first match, getting to match point against Tomas Berdych - however he barely missed a backhand volley and ended up losing in a third set tie-break. Tipsarevic cannot qualify for the semi-finals, but in this match could have an effect on whether Djokovic will qualify (even if Djokovic defeats Tipsarevic in straight sets it is still possible Djokovic may not qualify, and the better Tipsarevic does in this match - wins a set, wins the match in three sets, wins the match in straight sets - the tougher it will be for Djokovic to qualify). Djokovic has won all three previous meetings with Tipsarevic, but Tipsarevic has taken a set in each of those matches. They have met once on each surface, all outdoors (grass, clay and hard). This is their first indoor meeting.

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The evening match features No. 5 David Ferrer against No. 7 Tomas Berdych. Ferrer, who has already qualified for the semi-finals, is the only player not to lose a set this week and after overcoming negative head-to-heads against his first two opponents this week, Murray and Djokovic, he can come into this match with some extra confidence. The Spaniard is 5-2 lifetime against Berdych, winning their past four meetings (and winning both of their hard court meetings as well). This match will be the ultimate decider of who will become the last player to qualify for the semi-finals at the year-end finale:

- If Ferrer defeats Berdych, Djokovic will qualify.
- If Berdych defeats Ferrer and Djokovic loses (vs. Tipsarevic), Berdych will qualify.
- If Berdych defeats Ferrer and Djokovic defeats Tipsarevic, Berdych will qualify unless Djokovic won his match in straight sets and Berdych was pushed to three sets before winning (in which case Djokovic qualifies).

Ferrer’s 63 61 win over Djokovic on Wednesday not only qualified him for the semi-finals, it was the equal-most lopsided win over a No. 1 in 28 and a half years - in a completed match, and in terms of games lost (in March 1983, Ivan Lendl lost a match, 61 62 - since then, nine times have players lost only four games in beating a No. 1, Ferrer’s win over Djokovic being the ninth time since then it has happened).

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The doubles semi-final line-up will also be completed (none of the four teams have qualified for the semi-finals yet). First up will be No. 6 seeds Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau against No. 7 seeds Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner. This is the second meeting between these two teams, Melzer and Petzschner winning their first on a very big stage in straight sets - the Wimbledon final last year.

The second match pits No. 1 seeds the Bryan brothers against No. 4 seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes. The Bryans are leading the group right now with a 2-0 record but this could be tough for them - although they lead the head-to-head, 3-2, Bhupathi and Paes did win the last time they played in the semi-finals of Cincinnati this summer, 16 76(2) 10-7 (after leading by a break in the second set and 5-2 in the match tie-break). “They were up a set and a break and pretty much in command of the match, but we managed to find a rhythm,” Paes said afterwards. “When it comes into a match tie-break, it’s pretty much 50-50 both ways.”

FRIDAY SEMI-FINAL SCENARIOS –

Here are the Group A qualification scenarios after the completion of the 2nd round of the event's group stage:
1) Regardless of score, if N. DJOKOVIC defeats J. TIPSAREVIC and D. FERRER defeats T. BERDYCH, then D. FERRER wins the group and N. DJOKOVIC qualifies 2nd.
2) Regardless of score, if J. TIPSAREVIC defeats N. DJOKOVIC and D. FERRER defeats T. BERDYCH, then D. FERRER wins the group and N. DJOKOVIC qualifies 2nd.
3) Regardless of score, if J. TIPSAREVIC defeats N. DJOKOVIC and T. BERDYCH defeats D. FERRER, then T. BERDYCH wins the group and D. FERRER qualifies 2nd.

4) If N. DJOKOVIC defeats J. TIPSAREVIC in 2 sets and T. BERDYCH defeats D. FERRER in 2 sets, then D. FERRER wins the group and T. BERDYCH qualifies 2nd.
5) If N. DJOKOVIC defeats J. TIPSAREVIC in 2 sets and T. BERDYCH defeats D. FERRER in 3 sets, then D. FERRER wins the group and N. DJOKOVIC qualifies 2nd.
6) If N. DJOKOVIC defeats J. TIPSAREVIC in 3 sets and T. BERDYCH defeats D. FERRER in 2 sets, then D. FERRER wins the group and T. BERDYCH qualifies 2nd.
7) If N. DJOKOVIC defeats J. TIPSAREVIC in 3 sets and T. BERDYCH defeats D. FERRER in 3 sets, then D. FERRER wins the group and T. BERDYCH qualifies 2nd.

Doubles Group A qualification scenarios after the completion of the 2nd round of the event's group stage:
1) Regardless of score, if B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN defeat M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES and R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU defeat J. MELZER / P. PETZSCHNER, then B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN win the group and R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU qualify 2nd.
2) Regardless of score, if M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES defeat B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN and J. MELZER / P. PETZSCHNER defeat R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU, then M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES win the group and B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN qualify 2nd.
3) If B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN defeat M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES in 2 sets and J. MELZER / P. PETZSCHNER defeat R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU in 2 sets, then B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN win the group and J. MELZER / P. PETZSCHNER qualify 2nd.
4) If B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN defeat M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES in 2 sets and J. MELZER / P. PETZSCHNER defeat R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU in 3 sets, then B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN win the group and R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU qualify 2nd.
5) If B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN defeat M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES in 3 sets and J. MELZER / P. PETZSCHNER defeat R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU in 2 sets, then B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN win the group and M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES qualify 2nd.
6) If B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN defeat M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES in 3 sets and J. MELZER / P. PETZSCHNER defeat R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU in 3 sets, then B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN win the group and R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU qualify 2nd.
7) If M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES defeat B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN in 2 sets and R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU defeat J. MELZER / P. PETZSCHNER in 2 sets, then R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU win the group and M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES qualify 2nd.
8) If M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES defeat B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN in 2 sets and R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU defeat J. MELZER / P. PETZSCHNER in 3 sets, then M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES win the group and B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN qualify 2nd.
9) If M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES defeat B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN in 3 sets and R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU defeat J. MELZER / P. PETZSCHNER in 2 sets, then R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU win the group and B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN qualify 2nd.
10) If M. BHUPATHI / L. PAES defeat B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN in 3 sets and R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU defeat J. MELZER / P. PETZSCHNER in 3 sets, then B. BRYAN / M. BRYAN win the group and R. LINDSTEDT / H. TECAU qualify 2nd.

FRIDAY GROUP A MATCH-UPS - FEDEX ATP Head 2 Head                         

(1)Novak Djokovic (SRB)  vs (9) Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)   Djokovic Leads 3-0                       
08 London / Queen's Club  Grass R16 Novak Djokovic  2-6 6-1 6-4                               
09 Belgrade (Serbia)  Clay R16 Novak Djokovic  6-2 4-6 6-0             
11 US Open (U.S.A.)  Hard QF Novak Djokovic   7-6(2) 6-7(3) 6-0   3-0 ret

DJOKOVIC FASTFACTS

2011 Highlights:
W (10): Australian Open (d Murray); Dubai (d Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d Nadal); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (d Nadal); Belgrade (d Lopez); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (d Nadal); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (d Nadal); Wimbledon (d Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (d Fish); US Open (d Nadal); F (1): ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Murray);   SF (2): Roland Garros (l Federer); Basel (l Nishikori); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Paris (W/O Tsonga)
YTD W-L: 70-5 (46-4 on hard, 6-3 indoor, 9-10 in Tie-breaks, 21-3 vs. Top 10)
YTD Titles: 10/Career Titles: 28
Date of Birth: May 22, 1987
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 1

Tournament History: 
• The Serb is 1-1 this week and he fell 63 61 to No. 5 Ferrer on Wednesday (was 5-1 on hard courts coming in)…He opened Monday with a 36 63 76(3) win over No. 7 Berdych, saving a match point and rallying from 2-4 third set deficit (now 8-0 on hard)…He is appearing in the year-end championship for the fifth time (9-8  record); He captured title in 2008 (went 2-1 in RR stage then d. Simon in SF; d. Davydenko for title); SF last year (went 2-1 in RR stage; l. to Federer); In other two years, in 2007 (went 0-3 in RR stage) and 2009 (went 2-1 in RR stage)

2011 in Review:
• The World No. 1 enters with an ATP World Tour-best 70-5 match record on the season, with 10 titles in 11 finals…He’s trying to reach his 14th semi-final in 15 tournaments this season… He is first player with at least 10 titles since Federer (12) in ‘06
• Captured three Grand Slam crowns and a season-record five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles with six wins in finals coming over rival Rafael Nadal… Of his 10 titles during season, nine came over Top 10 opponents…Overall he is 21-3 vs. Top 10 foes (last year went 4-8), first player with 20 Top 10 wins since Ivan Lendl (22) in 1985
• He is first player other than Federer or Nadal to finish No. 1 since Andy Roddick in 2003
• Became only third player (since 1990) to win 30-more ATP World Tour Masters 1000 matches in a season as he compiled a 33-1 match record
• Won his first seven tournaments (Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Belgrade, Madrid, Rome) and compiled a 41-match winning streak (43 going back to last year’s Davis Cup final) before his run ended with four-set SF loss to Roger Federer at Roland Garros…It was best streak to begin a season since John McEnroe’s 42 in 1984
• Then reeled off next 16 straight wins with first Wimbledon crown (d. Nadal), afterwards becoming No. 1 for first time on July 4, and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal title (d. Fish) before retiring in ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati final (vs. Murray) with right shoulder injury
• Became first player to win a title in World No. 1 tournament debut since Pete Sampras in April 1993 in Hong Kong
• In final Grand Slam tournament at US Open, saved two match pts. in five-set SF win over Federer and followed with four-set win over Nadal to earn his fourth career Grand Slam title
• One week later, played in Davis Cup SF vs Argentina and retired in second set vs. del Potro with a back injury…Withdrew from pair of Asian tournaments before returning week of Oct. 31 in Basel where he reached SF (l. to Nishikori) and QF at ATP Masters 1000 Paris where he withdrew due to shoulder injury
• Set an all-time men’s record in season prize money with $10,779,803 (coming into London)

TIPSAREVIC FASTFACTS

2011 Highlights:
W (2): Kuala Lumpur (d Baghdatis); Moscow (d Troicki); F (3): Delray Beach (l del Potro); Eastbourne (l Seppi); St. Petersburg (l Cilic); SF (3): Chennai (l Malisse); Belgrade (W/O vs Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Montreal (l Fish); QF (2): Washington (l Monfils); US Open (l Djokovic)
YTD W-L: 53-26 (41-19 on hard, 18-7 indoor, 19-19 in Tie-breaks, 2-9 vs. Top 10)
YTD Titles: 2/Career Titles: 2
Date of Birth: June 22, 1984
South African Airways 2011 ATP Ranking: 9

Tournament History:
• The alternate made his tournament debut on Wednesday, falling to No. 7 Berdych 26 63 76(6) after holding match point at 6-5 in tie-break…The last alternate to appear in year-end championship was Radek Stepanek in 2008…He came in for Andy Roddick and went 0-2

2011 in Review:
• The 27-year-old Belgrade native made biggest jump into Top 10 from previous season, climbing from No. 49 to No. 9 to earn alternate spot
•  Reached a career-high five ATP World Tour finals, winning first two titles of his career…Also advanced to his first Grand Slam QF and first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 SF
• Played in 26 tournaments (co-leader in Top 10 w/Almagro)
• On Oct. 2, he captured his first career ATP World Tour title in Kuala Lumpur (d. Baghdatis) in his 148th career tournament  (in fifth final) and three weeks later
he earned his second title in four weeks in Moscow (d. Troicki)
• Also last month he reached the final in St. Petersburg where he lost to Croat Marin Cilic in three sets…Played the final seven weeks of regular season
• He finished runner-up in Delray Beach (l. to del Potro) in February and Eastbourne (l. to Seppi) in June…Also a SF three times, at Chennai (l. to Malisse), Belgrade (w/o vs Djokovic) and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l. to Fish) and first Grand Slam QF at US Open
• He helped his country to Davis Cup semi-finals (l. to Argentina) after winning last year’s Cup (d. France)
• He came into 2011 with a 134-138 career match record and was 25-23 last year before putting together a career-best 53-26 mark

(5) David Ferrer (ESP) vs (7) Tomas Berdych (CZE)    Ferrer Leads 5-2 (2-0 hard)
04 Gstaad (Switzerland)  Clay R32 David Ferrer  2-6 6-3    6-4
04 Palermo (Italy)   Clay SF Tomas Berdych  7-5 6-4
05 ATP Masters Series Hamburg  Clay R64 Tomas Berdych  6-2 2-6    6-3
06 Stuttgart (Germany)  Clay SF David Ferrer  6-3 7-5
07 ATP World Team Chp. (Germany)Clay RR David Ferrer  6-1 6-3
07 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France)Hard R16 David Ferrer  6-4 6-2
10 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)   Hard QF David Ferrer  4-6 7-5     6-4

FERRER FASTFACTS

2011 Highlights:
W (2): Auckland (d Nalbandian); Acapulco (d Almagro); F (4): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Nadal); Barcelona (l Nadal); Bastad (l Soderling); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Murray); SF (3): Australian Open (l Murray); Tokyo (l Murray); Valencia (l Monaco); QF (4): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Fish); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Djokovic); Nice (l Dolgopolov); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris (l Isner)
YTD W-L: 58-17 (32-10 on hard, 9-3 indoor, 12-9 in Tie-breaks, 7-8 vs. Top 10)
YTD Titles: 2/Career Titles: 11
Date of Birth: April 2, 1982
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 5

Tournament History:
• The 29-year-old Spaniard has clinched a spot in the semi-finals with a pair of straight-set wins this week…On Wednesday, he defeated No. 1 Djokovic 63 61 (was 1-5 on hard courts coming in and scored third career win over a No. 1)…On Monday, he opened with a 64 75 win over No. 3 Murray (was 0-5 on hard courts coming in)
• He is making his third appearance in the year-end championship (6-4 mark); reached final in 2007 (went 3-0 in RR with wins over No. 3 Djokovic, No. 2 Nadal and No. 8 Gasquet, then d. No. 5 Roddick in SF; l. to Federer in final); last year went 0-3, losing to Federer, Soderling and Murray, all in straight sets

2011 in Review:
• The No. 2 Spaniard (behind No. 2 Nadal) has already qualified for his 10th semi-final (or better) this season…He’s reached a career-high six ATP World Tour finals, winning titles in Auckland (d. Nalbandian) in January and Acapulco (d. Almagro) in late February…Jumped off to 14-2 start in first two months
• Runner-up in two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, Monte Carlo (l. to Nadal) in April and Shanghai (l. to Murray) in October…Also a finalist in Barcelona (l. to Nadal) and Bastad (l. to No. 5 Soderling) in July, both on clay
• Won 50-plus matches for third time in his career with 58 (61 in 2007, 60 last year)
• In January, he reached his second career Grand Slam SF (’07 US Open) at Australian Open, defeating No. 1 Nadal in QFs before losing to Murray
• In other three Grand Slam tournaments, reached 4th Rd., at Roland Garros (l. to Monfils in five sets), Wimbledon (l. to Tsonga) and US Open (l. to Roddick)
• Helped his native country to Davis Cup final (vs. Argentina) by posting a 3-0 record this year in wins over U.S. in Austin, Texas, defeating Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish, and over France’s Gilles Simon on Sept. 16 in SF tie
• In final two weeks, reached SFs in Valencia (l. to Monaco) and QFs at ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. to Isner)
• One of seven Spaniards to win an ATP World Tour title this season (Almagro-3, Nadal-3, Ferrer-2, Granollers-2, Andujar-1, Ferrero-1, Robredo-1)…Spain is 13-20 in finals this season

BERDYCH FASTFACTS

2011 Highlights:
W (1): Beijing (d Cilic); SF (7): Chennai (l Wawrinka); Dubai (l Djokovic); Nice (l Almagro); Halle (l Petzschner); Bastad (l Soderling); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l Federer); QF (7): Aust. Open (l Djokovic); Rotterdam (W/O vs Tsonga); Marseille (l Cilic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Nadal); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Bellucci); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Gasquet); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Montreal (l Tipsarevic)
YTD W-L: 52-21 (36-13 on hard, 8-4 indoor, 16-7 in Tie-breaks, 5-7 vs. Top 10)
YTD Titles: 1/Career Titles: 6     
Date of Birth: September 17, 1985
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 7

Tournament History: 
• The 26-year-old Czech Republic native is 1-1 this week, with both matches decided in a third set tie-break…On Wednesday, saved one match point and defeated alternate Tipsarevic 26 63 76(6)…Was 1-4 vs.Tipsarevic…On Monday, fell to No. 1 Djokovic 36 63 76(3) after holding a match point…Also led 4-2 in final set (now 0-8 on hard vs. Djokovic)
• Went 1-2 last year, losing to Djokovic, defeating Roddick and falling to Nadal in RR play

2011 in Review:
• The top player from the Czech Republic has won a personal-high 52 matches…He is first
player from his country to finish  in Top 10 back-to-back seasons since Petr Korda in 1991-92
• Last month captured his sixth career ATP World Tour title in Beijing (d. Cilic), his first title since Munich in May 2009…Has a 6-6 career mark in finals
• Advanced to seven SFs, four on hard courts – Chennai in January, Dubai in late February and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati in August (ret. vs. Djokovic due to shoulder injury), and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (l. to Federer) along withh seven QFs, including Australian Open for first time (l. to Djokovic)
• Overall he reached QFs or better in 15 of 22 tournaments and lost in 1st Rd. only twice during year, at Roland Garros (lost to Stephane Robert 9-7 in fifth set) and in Basel (l. to Nishikori in three sets)
• In ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, played in all nine tournaments and compiled a 19-9 mark, with SF in Cincinnati and Paris and QFs in Miami, Madrid, Rome and Montreal
• In other Grand Slam tournaments, reached 4th Rd. at Wimbledon (l. to Fish) and 3rd Rd. at US Open (ret. vs. Tipsarevic due to shoulder)…Enters 2012 having played in 33 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments since ’03 US Open

DOUBLES GROUP A MATCH-UPS

(6) Robert LINDSTEDT / Horia TECAU  vs  (7) Jurgen MELZER / Philipp PETZSCHNER
                                             MELZER / PETZSCHNER LEAD 1:0
2010 Wimbledon Grass (O) FR MELZER / PETZSCHNER 6-1 7-5 7-5

LINDSTEDT / TECAU

Tournament History:
• The Swedish-Romanian are 1-1 this week in Group A round robin play…On Wednesday, they lost to No. 1 Bryans 61 62…On Monday, they made a successful debut with a 76(6) 61 victory over No. 4 Bhupathi-Paes

2011 in Review
• The second-year duo compiled a 2-5 record in finals…They also advanced to their second straight Wimbledon final…They have a 39-22 match record together during year
• In first week of season, reached final in Brisbane (l. to Dlouhy-Hanley) and in April, repeated clay court title in Casablanca (d. Fleming-Zelenay)
• During European clay court circuit, advanced to QFs in Barcelona, ATP Masters 1000 Rome and Roland Garros
• Played well on grass (9-3 mark) with QF at Queen’s Club, runner-up in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Bracciali-Cermak) and Wimbledon (l. to Bryans)
• In July, won title in Bastad (d. Aspeilin-Siljestrom) and one month later reached final in Washington (l. to Llodra-Zimonjic)…Lost opening round in next two events before reaching QFs at US Open (l. to Bolelli-Fognini)
• In October, reached final in Beijing (l. to Llodra-Zimonjic in two tie-breaks)

MELZER / PETZSCHNER

Tournament History:
• The duo are 0-2 this week in Group A round robin play…They lost 75 63 on Wednesday to No. 4 Bhupathi-Paes…On Monday, they opened with a 67(4) 75 10-7 loss to World No. 1 Bryan brothers (after holding a match point)
• They are making their second appearance in a row and last year went 1-2, losing to the Bryans 63 75, defeating Dlouhy-Paes and falling to Frystenberg-Matkowski

2011 in Review
• The Austrian-German tandem are only team in field undefeated in career finals (5-0)
• Despite playing only 13 tournaments together during season, fewest in Top 10, they went 3-0 in finals, highlighted by their second Grand Slam crown at the US Open (d. Fyrstenberg-Matkowski)…Only dropped one set in six matches
• After opening season with QF at Australian Open (l. to Bryans), won title in Rotterdam (d. Llodra-Zimonjic) in February, reached SFs at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Mirnyi-Nestor) and QFs at Wimbledon (l. to Bryans)
• In July, won clay title in Stuttgart (d. Granollers-M. Lopez) and then lost in opening round in next two events before going into Flushing Meadows
• Only played in three tournaments together after US Open, highlighted by SF in Kuala Lumpur…Their last tournament was in Vienna (1st Rd.) last month and they withdrew from Paris due to Melzer’s back injury
• The Austrian also broke into Top 10 in singles during the year, on Jan. 31, and  was first player to rank in Top 10 in singles and doubles since Yevgeny Kafelnikov on April 23, 2001
• He also won a mixed doubles title at Wimbledon (w/Benesova)

(1) Bob BRYAN / Mike BRYAN v (4) Mahesh BHUPATHI / Leander PAES
                                       BRYAN / BRYAN LEADS 3: 2
2001 Atlanta  Clay (O)  SF BHUPATHI / PAES 7-5 7-6(2)
2001 Queen's  Grass (O) SF BRYAN / BRYAN  7-6(5) 6-4
2011 Australian Open Hard (O)  FR BRYAN / BRYAN  6-3 6-4
2011 Queen's  Grass (O) FR BRYAN / BRYAN  6-7(2) 7-6(4) [10-6]
2011 Cincinnati Hard (O)  SF BHUPATHI / PAES 1-6 7-6(2) [10-7]

BRYAN / BRYAN

Tournament History:
• The three-time champions (2003-04, ’09) have a 25-11 career match record together and they are making their ninth appearance…Also qualified in ’07 but withdrew due to Mike’s injury
• They are 2-0 this week and on Wednesday, they defeated No. 6 Lindstedt-Tecau 61 62 after opening on Monday with a 67(4) 75 11-9 win over No. 7 Melzer-Petzschner, saving a match point…Last year they reached the semi-finals, losing to Nestor-Zimonjic

2011 in Review:
• The American twins finished No. 1 for a record seventh time in past nine years, highlighted by an 8-3 mark in finals...They have won a team record 75 titles together and they are only team in Open Era (since 1968) to win 700 matches…They are 717-235 lifetime together
• They come in with a 60-14 match record on the season and have won at least 60 matches for a sixth consecutive year
• They earned their 10th and 11th career Grand Slam titles, respectively, at Australian Open (d. Bhupathi-Paes) and Wimbledon (d. Lindstedt-Tecau)
• They have won at least one Grand Slam title for seventh straight year…It was their fifth crown Down Under and second at All England Club
• In ATP World Tour Masters 1000 play, they went 16-7, capturing titles in Monte-Carlo and Madrid while reaching final in Montreal
• After a 12-4 start in first three months of season, they reach four straight finals, winning titles in Houston (d. Isner-Querrey), Monte-Carlo (d. Chela-Soares), reaching final in Barcelona (l. to S. Gonzalez-Lipsky) and winning in Madrid (l. to Llodra-Zimonjic)...Went 14-1 during that stretch
• After a SF at Roland Garros (l. to Cabal-Schwank), collected back-to-back grass court titles at Queen’s Club in London (d. Bhupathi-Paes) and Wimbledon…Then won Davis Cup QF tie over Spain’s Granollers-Verdasco
• During North American summer circuit, runner-up in Montreal and SF in Cincinnati and was upset in 1st Rd. at US Open (l. to Karlovic-Moser)…It was their first opening round loss in Flushing Meadows since 1999
• During indoor circuit leading into London, captured back-to-back titles in Vienna (d. Mirny-Nestor) and Valencia (d. Butorac-Rojer) and lost in opening round at ATP Masters 1000 Paris

BHUPATHI / PAES

Tournament History:
• The Indians are 1-1 thus far, defeating  No. 7 Melzer-Petzschner 75 63 on Wednesday and opening with a 76(6) 61 loss to No. 6 Lindstedt-Tecau on Monday
• They are makng their sixth year-end championship appearance, the first  in 10 years,and they have an 11-10  career mark, reaching finals in 1997 (l. to Leach-Stark), ’99 (l. to Lareau-O’Brien) and 2000 (l. to Johnson-Norval)
• Overall, Bhupathi is making his 11th appearance (20-20 mark) and he was runner-up two years ago (w/Mirnyi)…Paes is making his 13th showing (18-26 record) and he was runner-up in 2005 (w/Zimonjic) in Shanghai

2011 in Review
• The veteran Indian tandem reunited full-time for the first time in 10 years, capturing three titles in five finals…They played sparingly together since 2001, teaming up mostly for Davis Cup and Olympics competition
• In first month of season, won title on home soil in Chennai (d. Haase-Martin) and followed with runner-up at Australian Open (l. to Bryans) in first Grand Slam final since winning title at Roland Garros in ’01…Their Indian title was first together since ATP Masters 1000 Toronto in 2004
• In April, they captured ATP Masters 1000 crown in Miami (d. Mirnyi-Nestor) and won last three rounds in a match tie-break
• Two months later, reached final at Queen’s Club in London (d. Mirnyi-Nestor in SF, l. to Bryans)…Lost in second round at Wimbledon (l. to Clement-Dlouhy)
• In August, won ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title, defeating Bryans in SFs and Llodra-Zimonjic in two tie-breaks
• In  Grand Slam play, compiled a 10-4 mark and finished with QF at US Open (l. to Fyrstenberg-Matkowski)
• On Asian circuit, reached QFs in Beijing and followed with SFs at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Mirnyi-Nestor)
• Compiled an impressive 10-3 record in match tie-breaks and 15-3 in decisive-set matches