Dominic Thiem vs Kevin Anderson — Madrid Masters Semi-final

Madrid Masters · ATP · Semi-final
AUT
Dominic Thiem
[5]
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
RSA
Kevin Anderson
[6]
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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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 7–1. Dominic Thiem narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

Thiem D.
662
Anderson K.
420

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
0.84
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 45%

Head to head

1–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-11-12Tour FinalsRRhardKevin Anderson6-3 7-6(10)
2018-08-27US OpenR16hardDominic Thiem7-5 6-2 7-6(2)
2017-07-31WashingtonR16hardKevin Anderson6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(7)
2016-07-25Canada MastersR32hardKevin Anderson4-1 RET
2015-11-02Paris MastersR32hardKevin Anderson6-7(3) 7-6(4) 7-6(5)
2015-08-31US OpenR32hardKevin Anderson6-3 7-6(3) 7-6(3)
2014-09-29TokyoR32hardKevin Anderson7-6(5) 6-4
2014-01-13Australian OpenR64hardKevin Anderson6-4 6-3 6-4

Statistics

Recent form
Thiem D.Anderson K.
60%1st serve in+4%64%
67%1st serve points won+11%78%
50%2nd serve points won50%
60%Service points won+8%68%
35%Return points won+5%30%
54%Break points saved+14%68%
4.5Aces / match+10.314.8
3.2Double faults / match+0.13.3

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Zverev A.[2]
Thiem D.[5]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Zverev A.[2]
Shapovalov D.
6-46-1
Thiem D.[5]
Anderson K.[6]
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Shapovalov D.
Edmund K.
7-56-766-4
Zverev A.[2]
Isner J.[7]
6-47-5
Anderson K.[6]
Lajovic D.
7-633-66-3
Thiem D.[5]
Nadal R.[1]
7-56-3
R16
Shapovalov D.
Raonic M.
6-46-4
Zverev A.[2]
Mayer L.
6-46-2
Thiem D.[5]
Coric B.
2-67-656-4
Nadal R.[1]
Schwartzman D.[13]
6-36-4
Anderson K.[6]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-37-67
Edmund K.
Goffin D.[8]
6-36-3
Lajovic D.
del Potro J.[4]
3-66-47-66
Isner J.[7]
Cuevas P.
6-797-637-64
R32
Zverev A.[2]
Donskoy E.
6-27-5
Anderson K.[6]
Kukushkin M.
5-77-636-2
Cuevas P.
Ramos A.
6-16-726-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Bautista Agut R.[11]
6-34-67-5
del Potro J.[4]
Dzumhur D.
6-36-3
Isner J.[7]
Harrison R.
7-617-67
Goffin D.[8]
Haase R.
7-56-3
Shapovalov D.
Paire B.
7-654-66-4
Coric B.
Struff J.
6-06-2
Thiem D.[5]
Delbonis F.
4-66-37-5
Raonic M.
Dimitrov G.[3]
7-53-66-3
Mayer L.
Verdasco F.
6-26-1
Schwartzman D.[13]
Lopez F.
7-52-66-2
Lajovic D.
Gasquet R.
7-617-61
Edmund K.
Djokovic N.[10]
6-32-66-3
Nadal R.[1]
Monfils G.
6-36-1
R64
Kohlschreiber P.
Sugita Y.
6-46-3
Djokovic N.[10]
Nishikori K.
7-56-4
Dzumhur D.
Benneteau J.
6-46-2
Paire B.
Pouille L.[15]
6-26-3
Kukushkin M.
Carballes Baena R.
6-36-2
Lajovic D.
Khachanov K.
6-36-2
Lopez F.
Andujar P.
7-646-3
Bautista Agut R.[11]
Donaldson J.
6-736-46-4
Ramos A.
Gojowczyk P.
5-76-27-5
Struff J.
Copil M.
6-46-4
Verdasco F.
Lorenzi P.
7-56-4
Mayer L.
Fognini F.[16]
6-36-4
Monfils G.
Basilashvili N.
6-23-66-3
Haase R.
Chung H.
6-26-0
Schwartzman D.[13]
Mannarino A.
6-16-3
Harrison R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-47-67
Shapovalov D.
Sandgren T.
6-16-4
Coric B.
Carreno Busta P.[9]
6-46-2
Donskoy E.
Tsitsipas S.
5-76-47-63
Delbonis F.
Zverev M.
6-12-67-66
Cuevas P.
Sock J.[12]
6-756-46-0
Raonic M.
Kicker N.
6-36-2
Gasquet R.
Berdych T.[14]
6-46-2
Edmund K.
Medvedev D.
6-46-0