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Fernando Verdasco #39 def. Kevin Anderson #16

5-7 6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date	Nov 2, 2017*
Tournament	Paris Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Hard
Round	R32
Winner	Fernando Verdasco
Score	5-7 6-4 7-5
Loser	Kevin Anderson
Duration	2h 24m

Stat	Fernando Verdasco	Kevin Anderson
Aces	5	11
Double faults	8	5
First serve %	68	62
First serve points won %	81	80
Second serve points won %	48	40
Break points saved %	83	60
Break points converted %	40	17
Service points won %	71	65
Return points won %	35	29
Total points won %	53	47

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Fernando Verdasco	Kevin Anderson
Country	ESP	RSA
Birth date	Nov 15, 1983	May 18, 1986
Age	33	31
Height	188	203
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	39	16
Ranking points (entering)	1,160	2,470
Elo (entering)	1,868	1,995
Career W-L	549–441	347–251
Career earnings	$18,368,908	$17,791,917

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Verdasco 4 – 3 Kevin Anderson

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 1, 2017	R64	Andrey Rublev	7-6(1) 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data

Fernando Verdasco's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 3, 2017	R16	Dominic Thiem	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Kevin Anderson's path

No prior matches in this tournament.