Kevin Anderson vs Gilles Muller — Newport Round of 32

Newport · ATP · Round of 32
RSA
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 July 2008
grass
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Anderson K.
6-7 6-3 6-3
Muller G.
Anderson K.
63662
Muller G.
77331

Kevin Anderson defeated Gilles Muller 6-7 6-3 6-3 in the Newport round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Muller came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Kevin Anderson narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-01EstorilSFclayGilles Muller7-5 6-4
2015-10-05TokyoR32hardGilles Muller6-2 6-3
2011-11-07Paris MastersR64hardKevin Anderson6-3 4-6 6-4
2011-07-18AtlantaQFhardGilles Muller7-6(3) 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Anderson K.serving98% hold

wins 80% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Anderson K.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Anderson K.Muller G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
70%
69%
Return points won·Even
34%
32%
Break points saved·Even
67%
69%
Aces / match·Slight edge
15.5
14.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Anderson K.Muller G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
57
Break points saved·Even
98
97
Break points won·Slight edge
10
4
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
93
87

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Santoro F.
Amritraj P.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Santoro F.
Spadea V.
7-646-1
Amritraj P.
Dancevic F.
7-644-66-3
Quarter-finals
Dancevic F.
Kunitsyn I.
7-56-3
Santoro F.
Navarro I.
6-37-64
Spadea V.
Peya A.
7-637-5
Amritraj P.
Bopanna R.
6-46-3
R16
Kunitsyn I.
Ledovskikh M.
6-16-1
Santoro F.
Qureshi A.
7-646-2
Navarro I.
Anderson K.
7-633-66-4
Spadea V.
Mahut N.
6-26-3
Peya A.
Young D.
7-646-3
Dancevic F.
Evans B.
5-76-47-63
Bopanna R.
Fish M.
7-667-5
Amritraj P.
Levine J.
7-56-3
R32
Dancevic F.
Dent T.
3-67-56-1
Young D.
Jun W.
6-32-66-4
Evans B.
Capdeville P.
6-43-66-1
Ledovskikh M.
Pless K.
4-67-56-4
Levine J.
Isner J.
6-36-1
Amritraj P.
Sirianni J.
6-736-46-4
Bopanna R.
Kim K.
6-36-4
Qureshi A.
Becker B.
7-57-65
Navarro I.
De Voest R.
7-56-4
Anderson K.
Muller G.
6-736-36-3
Spadea V.
Stadler S.
6-23-66-4
Peya A.
Petzschner P.
6-736-37-5