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Novak Djokovic #1 def. Kevin Anderson #14

6-7(6) 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jul 7, 2015*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Novak Djokovic
Score	6-7(6) 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4 7-5
Loser	Kevin Anderson
Duration	3h 47m

Stat	Novak Djokovic	Kevin Anderson
Aces	13	40
Double faults	4	8
First serve %	68	58
First serve points won %	74	83
Second serve points won %	69	41
Break points saved %	88	38
Break points converted %	62	12
Service points won %	72	65
Return points won %	35	28
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Novak Djokovic	Kevin Anderson
Country	SRB	RSA
Birth date	May 22, 1987	May 18, 1986
Age	28	29
Height	188	203
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	14
Ranking points (entering)	13,845	2,090
Elo (entering)	2,505	2,045
Career W-L	1,122–223	347–251
Career earnings	$193,469,626	$17,791,917

Pre-match H2H

Novak Djokovic 4 – 1 Kevin Anderson

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 2015	R32	Bernard Tomic	6-3 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 2015	R64	Jarkko Nieminen	6-4 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 1, 2015	R128	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Novak Djokovic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 9, 2015	QF	Marin Cilic	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Kevin Anderson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 2015	R32	Leonardo Mayer	6-4 7-6(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 2015	R64	Marsel Ilhan	6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 1, 2015	R128	Lucas Pouille	6-2 7-5 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data