Dominic Thiem vs Kevin Anderson | Dominic Thiem Wins 6-4 6-2

Madrid MastersSemi-finalClayMon 7 MayFinal

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Dominic Thiem defeated Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-2 in the Madrid Masters semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kevin Anderson came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Dominic Thiem claimed a first win over Kevin Anderson in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Match story: Dominic Thiem dropped just 6 games past Kevin Anderson.

How the match was decided

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Thiem D. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

7 shared · last 12 months

Thiem D. and Anderson K. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Thiem D. went 8–5 (62%) against them, Anderson K. 9–5 (64%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 1 better-results split).

8–562%Thiem D. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents9–564%Anderson K. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

19–14Sets27–16

161–159Games241–210

3–1Tiebreaks8–4

2–0Deciding sets1–4

vs Carreno-Busta P.#65W6-3 3-6 6-4Tour Finals · hardW4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4US Open · hard
vs Mannarino A.#83W7-5 6-3 6-4US Open · hardW6-3 6-1Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Coric B.W6-1 6-4Madrid Masters · clayW6-4 6-3 6-2US Open · hard

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vs Simon G.W5-7 6-4 6-2 6-4Wimbledon · grassW6-2 7-6Tokyo · hard
vs Verdasco F.L4-6 4-6Paris Masters · hardL7-5 4-6 5-7Paris Masters · hard
vs Nadal R.L3-6 4-6 0-6Roland Garros · clayL3-6 3-6 4-6US Open · hard
vs Querrey S.W3-6 6-3 7-6Rome Masters · clayL7-5 6-7 3-6 7-6 3-6Wimbledon · grass

Head-to-head

7 meetings · Anderson K. leads 6–1

Clay: Thiem D. leads 1–0 · Hard: Anderson K. leads 6–0

Thiem D.May 2018Madrid MastersThis matchClay6-4 6-2
Anderson K.July 2017WashingtonHard6-3 6-7 7-6
Anderson K.July 2016Canada MastersHard4-1
Anderson K.November 2015Paris MastersHard6-7 7-6 7-6
Anderson K.August 2015US OpenHard6-3 7-6 7-6

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Thiem D.Anderson K.1 847ELO1 8761 768Clay ELO1 7952–8Last 104–624Age31185 cmHeight203 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Dominic Thiem beat Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-2. Umpiry, "Dominic Thiem vs Kevin Anderson — Madrid Masters Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-05-07/anderson-vs-thiem-madrid-masters-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 7 May 2018).