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Kyle Edmund #49 def. Kevin Anderson #12

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

Match Information

Date Jan 17, 2018*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR128
Winner Kyle Edmund
Score6-7(4) 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4
Loser Kevin Anderson
Duration3h 59m
StatKyle EdmundKevin Anderson
Aces1135
Double faults52
First serve %6467
First serve points won %7883
Second serve points won %5048
Break points saved %8264
Break points converted %3618
Service points won %6871
Return points won %2932
Total points won %5050

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKyle EdmundKevin Anderson
Country GBR RSA
Birth dateJan 8, 1995May 18, 1986
Age2331
Height188203
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4912
Ranking points (entering)9922,610
Elo (entering)1,8971,971
Career W-L113–120347–251
Career earnings$6,073,157$17,791,917
Pre-match H2H
Kyle Edmund 0 1 Kevin Anderson

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.