Roger Federer vs Kevin Anderson, ATP Finals 2018, Round robin

Tour Finals · Round robin · Hard · Thu 15 Nov

Final

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.3771%

Federer won in 2 sets · 1h 17m

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–3

Kevin Anderson

LostRank #11513.3829%

Venue

The O2 Arena

London, GBR· Hard· Centre Court

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

1.7vs last year

Altitude

16 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

3Aces10

1Double faults2

29/5058%1st serve %55%30/55

20/2195%2nd serve %92%23/25

23/2979%1st serve points won73%22/30

13/2162%2nd serve points won32%8/25

3/475%Break points saved33%2/6

9Service games played10

Return

8/3027%1st serve return points21%6/29

17/2568%2nd serve return points38%8/21

4/667%Break points converted25%1/4

10Return games played9

Points

36Service points won30

25Receiver points won14

10Max points in a row6

Games

4Max games in a row1

Federer6

Anderson3

1503003015401540304040A40

Federer5

Anderson3

150300400

Federer4

Anderson3

1501515153030304030

Federer3

Anderson3

015151530154015

Federer2

Anderson3

015030153015403040

Federer2

Anderson2

0151515301540154030

Federer1

Anderson2

01503015301540

Federer1

Anderson1

150151530154015

Federer0

Anderson1

01503015301540

Head to head

6Federer

1Anderson

7 meetings

Hard 5–0Grass 0–1Clay 1–0

ATP FinalsRound robin · 15 Nov 2018HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Miami MastersQuarterfinal · 28 Mar 2019Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 4
WimbledonQuarterfinal · 11 Jul 2018Grass
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 3Set 1: 2Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 7Set 4: 6Set 5: 13
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 5Set 4: 4Set 5: 11
Cincinnati MastersRound of 16 · 20 Aug 2015Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1
Rome MastersRound of 16 · 14 May 2015Clay
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
Indian Wells MastersQuarterfinal · 13 Mar 2014Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

Get the edge with Pro

Roger Federer vs Kevin Anderson, ATP Finals 2018, Round robin

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research