Kevin Anderson vs Alejandro Falla — Kuala Lumpur Round of 32

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 32
RSA
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 September 2010
hard
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Anderson K.
6-1 3-6 7-5
Falla A.
Anderson K.
6372
Falla A.
1651

Kevin Anderson defeated Alejandro Falla 6-1 3-6 7-5 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alejandro Falla came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kevin Anderson claimed a first win over Alejandro Falla in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kevin Anderson came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 3–6 7–5.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-01-14Australian OpenR128hardAlejandro Falla5-7 7-5 6-7(8) 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Anderson K.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Falla A.

Falla A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Anderson K.

Serve advantage — Anderson K.

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.Falla A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
79%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.5
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Anderson K.Falla A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
32
Break points saved·Dominant
98
73
Break points won·Dominant
10
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
22
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Youzhny M.
Golubev A.
6-776-27-63
Semi-finals
Youzhny M.
Andreev I.
3-66-06-2
Golubev A.
Ferrer D.
7-57-64
Quarter-finals
Andreev I.
Raonic M.
6-13-66-3
Youzhny M.
Baghdatis M.
6-757-56-1
Ferrer D.
Berdych T.
4-67-56-4
Golubev A.
Soderling R.
6-36-2
R16
Raonic M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-787-696-3
Soderling R.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-06-1
Golubev A.
Anderson K.
6-47-64
Berdych T.
Istomin D.
6-46-3
Ferrer D.
Bhambri Y.
6-26-2
Youzhny M.
Dolgopolov A.
6-15-77-5
Andreev I.
Davydenko N.
7-655-76-3
Baghdatis M.
Giraldo S.
7-57-5
R32
Giraldo S.
Przysiezny M.
7-686-1
Golubev A.
Lu Y.
7-56-2
Bhambri Y.
Si Y.
6-26-0
Dolgopolov A.
Recouderc L.
6-36-1
Istomin D.
Ilhan M.
2-66-36-4
Ferrer D.
Tomic B.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Nishikori K.
6-16-1
Stakhovsky S.
Russell M.
2-67-646-3
Raonic M.
Kunitsyn I.
7-666-3
Andreev I.
Soeda G.
6-16-4
Anderson K.
Falla A.
6-13-67-5
Roger-Vasselin E.
Cermak F.
6-06-4