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Kevin Anderson #8 def. John Isner #10

7-6(6) 6-7(5) 6-7(9) 6-4 26-24

Match Information

Date	Jul 14, 2018*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Kevin Anderson
Score	7-6(6) 6-7(5) 6-7(9) 6-4 26-24
Loser	John Isner
Duration	6h 36m

Stat	Kevin Anderson	John Isner
Aces	49	53
Double faults	4	6
First serve %	71	75
First serve points won %	84	78
Second serve points won %	59	48
Break points saved %	60	64
Break points converted %	36	40
Service points won %	77	71
Return points won %	29	23
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Kevin Anderson	John Isner
Country	RSA	USA
Birth date	May 18, 1986	Apr 26, 1985
Age	32	33
Height	203	208
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	8	10
Ranking points (entering)	3,635	3,045
Elo (entering)	2,061	2,021
Career W-L	347–251	467–293
Career earnings	$17,791,917	$22,433,361

Pre-match H2H

Kevin Anderson 3 – 8 John Isner

Path

Kevin Anderson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 12, 2018	QF	Roger Federer	2-6 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4 13-11	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 2018	R16	Gael Monfils	7-6(4) 7-6(2) 5-7 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 8, 2018	R32	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6-3 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 2018	R64	Andreas Seppi	6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 4, 2018	R128	Norbert Gombos	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Kevin Anderson's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 15, 2018	F	Novak Djokovic	2-6 2-6 6-7(3)	L	H2H	Match data

John Isner's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 12, 2018	QF	Milos Raonic	6-7(5) 7-6(7) 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 2018	R16	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6-4 7-6(8) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 8, 2018	R32	Radu Albot	6-3 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 2018	R64	Ruben Bemelmans	6-1 6-4 6-7(6) 6-7(3) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 4, 2018	R128	Yannick Maden	6-2 7-6(4) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data