Kevin Anderson vs Dennis Novak — Vienna Round of 32

Vienna · ATP · Round of 32
RSA
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 October 2020
hard
AUT
Dennis Novak
#806ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
Anderson K.
6-7 6-4 7-6
Novak D.
Anderson K.
626782
Novak D.
774661

Kevin Anderson defeated Dennis Novak 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Vienna round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dennis Novak came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Anderson K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Novak D.

Novak D.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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

Statistics

This season
Anderson K.Novak D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.8
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (74 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Anderson K.Novak D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
80
Break points won·Slight edge
10
15
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
33
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
93
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 68%
Final
Rublev A.[5]
Sonego L.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Sonego L.
Evans D.
6-36-4
Rublev A.[5]
Anderson K.
6-44-1
Quarter-finals
Sonego L.
Djokovic N.[1]
6-26-1
Evans D.
Dimitrov G.
7-634-66-3
Anderson K.
Medvedev D.[4]
6-47-65
Rublev A.[5]
Thiem D.[2]
7-656-2
R16
Djokovic N.[1]
Coric B.
7-6116-3
Dimitrov G.
Tsitsipas S.[3]
6-756-46-3
Evans D.
Rodionov J.
7-56-3
Anderson K.
Carreno Busta P.
7-56-1
Medvedev D.[4]
Pospisil V.
4-66-36-2
Thiem D.[2]
Garin C.
6-36-2
Sonego L.
Hurkacz H.
7-667-62
Rublev A.[5]
Sinner J.
2-1
R32
Djokovic N.[1]
Krajinovic F.
7-666-3
Coric B.
Fritz T.
6-46-4
Hurkacz H.
Balazs A.
6-37-5
Sonego L.
Lajovic D.
6-46-3
Tsitsipas S.[3]
Struff J.
6-736-36-4
Dimitrov G.
Khachanov K.
7-666-3
Rodionov J.
Shapovalov D.[8]
6-47-5
Anderson K.
Novak D.
6-726-47-66
Pospisil V.
Auger Aliassime F.
7-57-5
Medvedev D.[4]
Jung J.
6-36-1
Rublev A.[5]
Gombos N.
6-36-2
Sinner J.
Ruud C.
7-626-3
Garin C.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-796-3
Thiem D.[2]
Sachko V.
6-47-5
Evans D.
Bedene A.
6-34-5
Carreno Busta P.
Monfils G.[7]
6-12-0