Dominic Thiem vs Kevin Anderson — Madrid Masters Semi-final
Madrid Masters · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018 ·
clay
Thiem D.6-4 6-2
Anderson K.
Thiem D.
662
Anderson K.
420
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
- Match story: Dominic Thiem dropped just 6 games past Kevin Anderson.
Head to head
1–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-12 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Kevin Anderson | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2018-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Dominic Thiem | 7-5 6-2 7-6 |
| 2017-07-31 | Washington | R16 | hard | Kevin Anderson | 6-3 6-7 7-6 |
| 2016-07-25 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Kevin Anderson | 4-1 |
| 2015-11-02 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Kevin Anderson | 6-7 7-6 7-6 |
| 2015-08-31 | US Open | R32 | hard | Kevin Anderson | 6-3 7-6 7-6 |
| 2014-09-29 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Kevin Anderson | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2014-01-13 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Kevin Anderson | 6-4 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
69%
Return points won·Even
36%
33%
Break points saved·Even
62%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
15.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 141). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
82
59
Break points saved·Even
96
96
Break points won·Dominant
59
3
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
92
Tiebreaks·Even
96
94
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast