Kevin Anderson had been 0-10 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-finals before breaking through for his first semi-final in Madrid this year. Now, the South African has a chance to break another streak, but at Roland Garros. Anderson defeated German Mischa Zverev 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-6(4) on Saturday to advance to the Round of 16 in Paris. In the fourth round, against Argentine Diego Schwartzman, he will look to make the quarter-finals on the terre battue for the first time in four attempts (0-3). "Today was a tough match for me. I felt for a lot of the match I was in pretty good control. From a stats standpoint, I think I was able to win quite a few...
Ever since losing in the first round of this year’s Australian Open, Kevin Anderson has been on a tear. The South African won his first tour-level title since 2015 in New York and advanced to at least the quarter-finals at four more events, including three at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000-level (Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid). The run has helped him surge to a career-best No. 7 in the ATP Rankings. Anderson continued his hot run Thursday on the terre battue, defeating six-time ATP World Tour clay-court champion Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 to advance to the third round, where he will face German Mischa Zverev. The left-hander beat Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3, 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-1, despite having never...
Kevin Anderson began his ninth Roland Garros campaign with a comfortable win, defeating Paolo Lorenzi 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in a rain-interrupted first-round clash on Tuesday. The New York Open champion notched his fifth win in as many FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings against the Italian, dropping five first-serve points (39/44) and firing 18 aces to progress after one hour and 42 minutes. Anderson, who reached his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final at the Mutua Madrid Open this month, is bidding to reach his maiden quarter-final in Paris this year. The World No. 7 has reached the Round of 16 on three occasions (2013-14, 2017). The 2017 US Open runner-up will face Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas for a spot in the...
World No. 8 Kevin Anderson discusses his first quarter-final victory at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level, defeating Dusan Lajovic at the Mutua Madrid Open. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Kevin Anderson broke new ground on Friday when the determined South African booked a spot in his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final. The sixth seed earned his 20th match win of the year (20-6) with a 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3 victory over Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic, to break an 0-10 mark in Masters 1000 quarter-finals. In striking 15 aces, Anderson has now hit 45 aces in three matches at the Caja Magica. “I must be honest, I think I did a good job then because I didn't really think of it too much [of my 0-10 record in Masters 1000 quarter-finals]," said Anderson. "I had lots of reason to think about it. Indian Wells and Miami, not that long...