Kevin Anderson vs Mardy FishWashington Round of 16

Washington · ATP · Round of 16
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 July 2013
hard
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Anderson K.
7-6 6-1
Fish M.
Anderson K.
7762
Fish M.
621

Kevin Anderson defeated Mardy Fish 7-6 6-1 in the Washington round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mardy Fish came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final, but Kevin Anderson had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Kevin Anderson claimed a first win over Mardy Fish in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-03-21Miami MastersR32hardMardy Fish6-4 6-3
2011-08-29US OpenR32hardMardy Fish6-4 7-6(4) 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Anderson K.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Fish M.

Fish M.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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
1st serve in·Clear edge
64%
51%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
76%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
40%
Break points saved·Clear edge
67%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.5
6.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
63
65
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
89
Break points won·Dominant
10
56
Deciding sets·Clear edge
84
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
63

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
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 41%