Millman FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
YTD W-L: 0-1
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: June 14, 1989
Emirates ATP Ranking: 228 (year-end), 199 (this week)
• Millman, 23, won his first ever ATP World Tour match (1-3) on Tuesday with a 64 61 win over World No. 79 Tatsuma Ito. He capitalized on four of his seven break points to set a second-round clash with the top seed and defending champion
• Playing in Brisbane for the fourth consecutive year and second straight year as a qualifier (1-3 record). Did not drop a set in three qualifying matches (d. Saville, Bogomolov Jr., Young)
• Last season played mainly on the Challenger Tour and Futures. Compiled 16-14 record in Challengers, highlighted by final in Busan (l. to Ito) and SF at Toyota. In Futures, went 20-8 and 1-1 in finals
• Has career mark of 34-32 in Challengers (28-5 on hard, 5-3 on carpet and 1-4 on clay, one title) and 107-52 in Futures circuit (60-23 on hard, 41-28 on clay and 6-1 on grass, five titles
• Reached career-high ranking of No. 179 in October 11, 2010
Murray FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
W(3): Brisbane (d Dolgopolov); London Olympics (d Federer); US Open (d Djokovic); F(4): Dubai (l Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Djokovic); Wimbledon (l Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Djokovic); SF(3): Australian Open (l Djokovic); Tokyo (l Raonic); Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (l Federer); QF(3): ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Berdych); Barcelona (l Raonic); Roland Garros (l Ferrer)
YTD W-L: 56-16
YTD Titles: 3
Career Titles: 24
Date of Birth: May 15, 1987
Emirates ATP Ranking: 3
• Murray, 25, returns to Brisbane as the defending champion (d. Dolgopolov). Has career record of 6-1 (5-0 in Brisbane, 1-1 in Adelaide)
• The British No.1 finished a year-end best No. 3, his fifth straight Top 4 ranking, highlighted by Olympic gold medal and first Grand Slam crown
• Won three titles- Brisbane, London Olympics and US Open and reached 4 other finals, including his 1st at Wimbledon. Overall made 10 SF, closing season with SF at Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London (I. to Federer)
• Compiled a 56-16 match record, fourth time with at least 55 wins. Had 12 match wins after losing opening set (most on ATP World Tour along w/Djokovic, Federer) and a 14-4 match record on British soil, highlighted by gold medal performance at London Olympics where he beat No.2 Djokovic in SF and No.1 Federer in final, winning all five sets and never losing serve (saved 13 break pts., nine vs. Federer). First British man to win singles gold medal since 1908. Earned silver medal in mixed doubles (w/Robson), losing to Azarenka-Mirnyi
• In seventh Wimbledon appearance, became first British man to reach final at All England Club since Bunny Austin in 1938, falling to Federer in four sets
• Earned first Grand Slam crown at US Open in fifth Slam final, defeating Djokovic in five sets. Became first British Grand Slam tournament champion since Fred Perry in '36 US Chps. And fourth different Slam winner during season (first time since '03)
• After US Open, three losses came after holding MP- Tokyo SF (I. Raonic, held 2 MPs), Shanghai final (l. to Djokovic, held 5 MPs) and Paris 3R (I. to Janowicz, 1MP)
• Opened year with title in Brisbane (d. Dolgopolov) and SF at Australian Open (l. to Djokovic in 5 sets).ln March was runner-up in Dubai (l. to Federer) and on April, reached final in Miami (I. to Djokovic)
• Going into '13 season, has advanced to SF or better in seven of last eight Slam tournaments (exception QF at Roland Garros, I. to Ferrer). Went 22-3 in Grand Slams (only behind Djokovic's 24 wins)
• Compiled records of 35-10 on hard, 12-2 on grass and 9-4 on clay (18-9 in TBs). Went 12-9 vs. Top 10 opponents (3-4 vs. Djokovic, 2-3 vs. Federer)
• Finished with personal-best in 1st serve pet. (60%), break pts. saved (67%) and tied 2nd serve pts. won (54%). Earned a career high $5,708,230
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