Jack Sock vs Kevin Anderson — Houston Semi-final

Houston · ATP · Semi-final
USA
Jack Sock
33 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2015
clay
RSA3
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
Sock J.
7-6 6-3
Anderson K.
Sock J.
7762
Anderson K.
6330

Jack Sock defeated Kevin Anderson 7-6 6-3 in the Houston semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kevin Anderson came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Jack Sock narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Jack Sock closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-07-12NewportQFgrassKevin Anderson6-7(5) 6-2 6-4
2017-07-31WashingtonSFhardKevin Anderson6-3 6-4
2016-01-11AucklandQFhardJack Sock1-6 6-4 6-4
2015-08-16Cincinnati MastersR32hardKevin Anderson6-3 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Sock J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Anderson K.

Anderson K.serving92% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Sock J.

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
Sock J.Anderson K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
Return points won·Even
35%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.4
15.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sock J.Anderson K.
Clutch Rating·Even
67
63
Break points saved·Even
96
98
Break points won·Clear edge
28
10
Deciding sets·Even
86
84
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
93

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Sock J.
Querrey S.[8]
7-697-62
Semi-finals
Querrey S.[8]
Verdasco F.[6]
7-52-66-4
Sock J.
Anderson K.[3]
7-636-3
Quarter-finals
Querrey S.[8]
Lopez F.[1]
6-46-1
Anderson K.[3]
Chardy J.[7]
7-56-767-63
Verdasco F.[6]
Gabashvili T.
6-26-3
Sock J.
Giraldo S.[5]
6-46-4
R16
Querrey S.[8]
Johnson S.
6-14-66-0
Verdasco F.[6]
Chung H.
7-656-2
Anderson K.[3]
Delbonis F.
6-746-06-3
Giraldo S.[5]
Tipsarevic J.
7-626-3
Chardy J.[7]
Soeda G.
6-36-3
Lopez F.[1]
Groth S.
6-36-3
Sock J.
Bautista Agut R.[2]
6-46-4
Gabashvili T.
Isner J.[4]
6-27-62
R32
Verdasco F.[6]
Lorenzi P.
6-34-3
Groth S.
Estrella V.
7-636-4
Johnson S.
Young D.
7-56-4
Gabashvili T.
Smyczek T.
6-36-3
Chung H.
Arguello F.
6-37-5
Chardy J.[7]
Lajovic D.
6-46-4
Soeda G.
Hewitt L.
4-67-636-3
Delbonis F.
Berankis R.
6-27-65
Giraldo S.[5]
Dutra Silva R.
6-26-2
Tipsarevic J.
Clezar G.
6-43-67-67
Querrey S.[8]
Matosevic M.
4-1
Sock J.
Souza J.
5-76-46-2