NEW YORK. Kevin Anderson upsets Edmund in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Anderson upsets Edmund to square off with Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Kevin Anderson vs. Kyle Edmund

Kevin Anderson upsets Kyle Edmund 7-63 4-6 6-3 in the 1st round in New York on Saturday. Anderson will play Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

Edmund was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Anderson in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, Kevin succeeded in coming back to break the Brit in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (4-5) game before winning the set at the breaker at 3.

Tiebreak

Anderson won 4 minibreaks in the 5th (2-3), 8th (5-3), 9th (6-3) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, the Brit won a minibreak in the 3rd (2-1) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 7-c

The South African converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (3-5 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Brit converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 80 points. Kevin won 4 points more than Kyle (42-38). Anderson conceded 14 points on serve (24-14). On the losing side, Kyle conceded 18 points on serve (24-18).

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Kyle clinched in the 5th game (3-2) just before ultimately managing to win the set (6-4).

Similarly to the 2nd set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the South African conquered in the 8th game (5-3) prior to eventually winning the set (6-3).

Anderson converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40). On the other side, Edmund was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 64 points. Anderson conquered the set after winning 10 points more than Kyle (37-27). Anderson lost 11 points on serve (25-11). Regarding the other side of the net, the Brit conceded 12 points on serve (16-12).

Anderson will add to his prize money $ 18,890 after winning this match. He has won already $ 43,450 after this win. If he wins the next match, the South African will add $ 29,800 to his earnings to earn $ 73,250 in total.

Match Statistics

Anderson
Edmund
Kevin Anderson
7-63 4-6 6-3
Kyle Edmund
105
105
Total points
98
98
50
50
Winners
38
38
48%
48%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
20
20
Aces
8
8
7
7
Double Faults
7
7
59%
59%
1st in
53%
53%
81%
81%
1st won
73%
73%
50/62
50/62
1st won
38/52
38/52
44%
44%
2nd won
52%
52%
19/43
19/43
2nd won
24/46
24/46
-- Break Points --
3/8
3/8
Total
3/10
3/10
38%
38%
Won
30%
30%
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At the end of the match, the South African scored 105 points vs. Kyle’s 98.

The South African served very well to win 81% of the points (50/62) behind his first serve. Nonetheless he won only 44% points (19/43) on his second serve. The South African fired 20 aces and he committed 7 double faults. Kevin won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points after he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Kyle was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 30% – 3/10). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Anderson and Edmund is 2-1 for Kevin.

Highlights Kevin Anderson vs. Kyle Edmund Western & Southern Open – New York

Draw and next match H2H: Kevin Anderson vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas – stats

Anderson will come up against Tsitsipas in the 2nd round.

This will be the 4th time that Kevin Anderson and Stefanos Tsitsipas clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Tsitsipas won 6-74 6-4 7-67 in the semifinal in Toronto back in 2018.

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