Kevin Anderson vs Stefanos TsitsipasShanghai Masters Round of 16

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 16
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
hard
#85ATP
1833ELO
1803Hard ELO
$992kYTD
$38MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
Anderson K.
6-4 7-6
Tsitsipas S.
Anderson K.
6772
Tsitsipas S.
4610

Kevin Anderson defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 7-6 in the Shanghai Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stefanos Tsitsipas came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Kevin Anderson claimed a first win over Stefanos Tsitsipas in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-24Cincinnati MastersR32hardStefanos Tsitsipas6-1 6-3
2018-08-06Canada MastersSFhardStefanos Tsitsipas6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(7)
2018-04-30EstorilR16clayStefanos Tsitsipas6-7(3) 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Anderson K.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Tsitsipas S.

Tsitsipas S.serving94% hold

wins 74% 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.Tsitsipas S.
Serve
58
Return
39

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
69%
68%
Return points won·Even
33%
35%
Break points saved·Even
66%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.7
7.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
89
Break points saved·Even
98
100
Break points won·Dominant
10
77
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
99
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·
98

Tsitsipas S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 50%