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Kevin Anderson #42 def. Ruben Bemelmans #124

7-6(3) 6-4 7-6(3)

Match Information

Date	Jul 9, 2017*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Kevin Anderson
Score	7-6(3) 6-4 7-6(3)
Loser	Ruben Bemelmans
Duration	2h

Stat	Kevin Anderson	Ruben Bemelmans
Aces	27	6
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	69	73
First serve points won %	93	72
Second serve points won %	81	72
Break points saved %	—	80
Break points converted %	20	—
Service points won %	90	72
Return points won %	28	10
Total points won %	55	45

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Kevin Anderson	Ruben Bemelmans
Country	RSA	BEL
Birth date	May 18, 1986	Jan 14, 1988
Age	31	29
Height	203	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	42	124
Ranking points (entering)	970	457
Elo (entering)	1,980	1,694
Career W-L	347–251	23–49
Career earnings	$17,791,917	$2,236,131

Pre-match H2H

Kevin Anderson 0 – 0 Ruben Bemelmans

Path

Kevin Anderson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 6, 2017	R64	Andreas Seppi	6-3 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 2017	R128	Fernando Verdasco	2-6 7-6(5) 7-6(8) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Kevin Anderson's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 11, 2017	R16	Sam Querrey	7-5 6-7(5) 3-6 7-6(11) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Ruben Bemelmans's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 6, 2017	R64	Daniil Medvedev	6-4 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 2017	R128	Tommy Haas	6-2 3-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 4, 2017	Q3	Gerald Melzer	6-4 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 4, 2017	Q2	Mathias Bourgue	6-4 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 3, 2017	Q1	Tristan Lamasine	3-6 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data