Kevin Anderson vs Denis Istomin — Sydney Quarter-final

Sydney · ATP · Quarter-final
RSA
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2013
hard
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
Anderson K.
6-4 6-3
Istomin D.
Anderson K.
662
Istomin D.
43–

Kevin Anderson defeated Denis Istomin 6-4 6-3 in the Sydney quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Istomin came in defending last year's semi-final, but Kevin Anderson had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 5 on hard. Kevin Anderson extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-27WimbledonR128grassDenis Istomin4-6 6-7(13) 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3
2013-07-22AtlantaQFhardKevin Anderson6-3 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Anderson K.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Istomin D.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Istomin D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.5
5.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Anderson K.Istomin D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
29
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
90
Break points won·Slight edge
10
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
18

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
Tomic B.
Anderson K.
6-36-726-3
Semi-finals
Anderson K.
Benneteau J.
3-66-47-68
Tomic B.
Seppi A.
7-6106-4
Quarter-finals
Benneteau J.
Harrison R.
6-46-2
Anderson K.
Istomin D.
6-46-3
Seppi A.
Granollers M.
6-47-5
Tomic B.
Nieminen J.
6-766-46-2
R16
Benneteau J.
Stepanek R.
RET
Harrison R.
Isner J.
6-46-4
Granollers M.
Fognini F.
6-27-64
Seppi A.
Millman J.
6-23-66-3
Tomic B.
Mayer F.
7-646-2
Nieminen J.
Klec I.
6-36-1
Istomin D.
Verdasco F.
6-36-3
Anderson K.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
R32
Mayer F.
Sousa J.
6-16-2
Nieminen J.
Phau B.
6-06-1
Harrison R.
Bautista Agut R.
2-1
Tomic B.
Matosevic M.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-3
Istomin D.
Duckworth J.
6-746-47-63
Anderson K.
Bedene A.
6-33-66-3
Lopez F.
Chardy J.
6-727-56-3
Granollers M.
Ebden M.
5-77-56-1
Fognini F.
Dimitrov G.
6-36-1
Millman J.
Robredo T.
6-36-4
Benneteau J.
Andujar P.
6-35-76-2