Taylor Harry Fritz and Kevin Anderson will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2.30 (NB) on the 1573 Arena. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kevin Anderson who should win in 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kevin Anderson is the pick to win this match.
Kevin Anderson -> 1.72
Taylor Harry Fritz -> 2.10
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Prediction and head to head Taylor Harry Fritz vs. Kevin Anderson
There is no head to head record between Taylor Harry Fritz and Kevin Anderson since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Taylor Harry Fritz
Ranked no. 34, the American reached the 2nd round after defeating Tallon Griekspoor 6-3 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round, Taylor had a good straight sets win against Griekspoor (6-3 6-3 6-3). During the match Fritz scored 94 points vs Griekspoor’s 64. Taylor was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Fritz blasted 17 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Taylor Harry Fritz was extremely effective on serve to win 98% (44/45) of his 1st serve and 54% (13/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Fritz broke Griekspoor 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Fritz has a unfavourable record in the last 7 years having won 39% of his matches (453-291). 2-3 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Fritz has a 200-131 win-loss record in the last 7 years on hard.
The American has a 2-3 win-loss record in 2020, 2-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Fritz had to bow in the 3rd round 6-2 7-5 6-2 to Roger Federer.
Kevin Anderson
Ranked no. 122, the South African got to the 2nd round after beating Ilya Ivashka 6-4 2-6 4-6 6-4 7-68.
In the 1st round, The South African had a tough win against Ivashka to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-4 2-6 4-6 6-4 7-68).-155) than Ivashka. In fact, the world no. 34 won 155 points vs Ivashka’s. That means that Anderson was more focused during the important points. Kevin was extremely aggressive to blast 78 winners.
Talking about serving, Anderson blasted 16 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Kevin Anderson lost the serve 5 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Anderson put 65% of his first serves in, winning 74% (78/105) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (25/56) on the 2nd serve. The South African broke Ivashka 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Anderson has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 65% of his matches (811-432). 3-1 on hard in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Anderson has a 306-190 record in the last 10 years on hard.
Kevin has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
The South African lost in the 2nd round 4-6 6-4 6-4 7-5 to Frances Tiafoe.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fritz | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 27 | 51 |
| Pts | 94-64 | 155-161 |
| Total Points | 158 | 316 |
| Winners | 44 | 78 |
| %Winners | 47% | 50% |
Both Fritz and Anderson played 1 matche. At the moment, Kevin Anderson lost 2 sets while Taylor Harry Fritz hasn’t conceded a set so far. Fritz has played 2 sets less than Anderson (3 vs 5). Therefore, Fritz played 24 games less than Anderson. Fritz scored 44 winners (47% on total points). On the other side, Anderson blasted 78 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fritz | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 17 | 16 |
| 1st in | 45/69 | 105/161 |
| %1st in | 65% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 44/45 | 78/105 |
| %1st pts | 98% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 25/56 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 45% |
Fritz blasted 17 aces . Anderson blasted 16 aces . Fritz won 98% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Anderson won 74% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Fritz | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 2 | 13 |
| Saved | 2 | 8 |
| % Saved | 100% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 |
The American broke his opponent 4 times with 50% conversion rate. Taylor was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 2 break points. Anderson broke his opponent 4 times with 50% conversion rate. The South African conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fritz | |||
| R1 Griekspoor |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 94-64 | 94-64 | |
| Total points | 158 | 158 | |
| Winners | 44 | 44 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 17 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 45/69 | 45/69 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 44/45 | 44/45 | |
| % 1st pts | 98% | 98% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 13/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Anderson | |||
| R1 Ivashka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 2-6 4-6 6-4 7-68 | ||
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 51 | 51 | |
| pts | 155-161 | 155-161 | |
| Total points | 316 | 316 | |
| Winners | 78 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 16 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 105/161 | 105/161 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 78/105 | 78/105 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/56 | 25/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 13 | |
| Saved | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 38% | 38% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
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