Frances Tiafoe vs Kevin Anderson — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
#23ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLLWWWW
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019 ·
hard
Tiafoe F.4-6 6-4 6-4 7-5
Anderson K.
Tiafoe F.
46673
Anderson K.
64451
Frances Tiafoe defeated Kevin Anderson 4-6 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kevin Anderson came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 128, but Frances Tiafoe had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Frances Tiafoe claimed a first win over Kevin Anderson in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Frances Tiafoe dropped the opening set before beating Kevin Anderson 4–6 6–4 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-26 | Estoril | R32 | clay | Kevin Anderson | 4-6 7-6 7-6 |
| 2018-10-01 | Tokyo | R16 | hard | Kevin Anderson | 6-3 3-6 6-2 |
| 2018-03-19 | Miami Masters | R16 | hard | Kevin Anderson | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2018-02-12 | New York | QF | hard | Kevin Anderson | 6-3 5-7 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Even
36%
33%
Break points saved·Even
64%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.9
15.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 85). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
75
62
Break points saved·Even
97
97
Break points won·Dominant
45
5
Deciding sets·Even
88
92
Tiebreaks·Even
97
94
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
65
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Tiafoe F.: played today · 2 matches, 49 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast