Michael Russell #89 def. Kevin Anderson #40

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

Michael Russell defeated Kevin Anderson 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 in the 2011 Indian Wells Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 12, 2011*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 2011
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R128
Duration: 2h 31m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Russell	Kevin Anderson
Aces	0	12
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	75	59
First serve points won %	75	74
Second serve points won %	72	52
Break points saved %	100	71
Break points converted %	29	0
Service points won %	74	65
Return points won %	35	26
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Russell	Kevin Anderson
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	May 1, 1978	May 18, 1986
Age	32	24
Height	173 cm	203 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	89	40
Ranking points (entering)	571	1,089
Elo (entering)	1,716	1,800
Current career W-L	77–150	348–252
Current career earnings	$2,452,569	$17,791,917

Pre-match H2H

Michael Russell #89 0 – 0 Kevin Anderson #40

Path

Michael Russell's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Kuznetsov #195	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 11, 2011	Q2
Ivo Klec #220	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 10, 2011	Q1

Michael Russell's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Almagro #12	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 2011	R64

Kevin Anderson's path

No prior matches in this tournament.