Kevin Anderson vs Frances TiafoeMiami Masters Round of 16

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 16
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2018
hard
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
Anderson K.
7-6 6-4
Tiafoe F.
Anderson K.
7762
Tiafoe F.
6340

Kevin Anderson defeated Frances Tiafoe 7-6 6-4 in the Miami Masters round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kevin Anderson came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Kevin Anderson extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

31
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-04-26EstorilR32clayKevin Anderson4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4)
2019-01-14Australian OpenR64hardFrances Tiafoe4-6 6-4 6-4 7-5
2018-10-01TokyoR16hardKevin Anderson6-3 3-6 6-2
2018-02-12New YorkQFhardKevin Anderson6-3 5-7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Anderson K.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Tiafoe F.serving93% hold

wins 72% 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

Serve & return on hard

Anderson K.Tiafoe F.
Serve
38
Return
37

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
69%
66%
Return points won·Even
33%
36%
Break points saved·Even
66%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.7
8.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (155 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
83
Break points saved·Even
98
99
Break points won·Dominant
10
57
Deciding sets·Slight edge
84
92
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
93
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
79

Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 63%