R128 Australian Open 2012

Kevin Anderson #32 def. Frederik Nielsen #240

6-1 6-2 6-4

Kevin Anderson defeated Frederik Nielsen 6-1 6-2 6-4 in the 2012 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKevin AndersonFrederik Nielsen
Aces50
Double faults43
First serve %64.0%60.0%
First serve points won %75.0%58.0%
Second serve points won %55.0%34.0%
Break points saved %83.0%54.0%
Break points converted %46.0%17.0%
Service points won %67.0%49.0%
Return points won %51.0%33.0%
Total points won %60.0%40.0%

Player Comparison

FieldKevin AndersonFrederik Nielsen
Country RSA DEN
Birth dateMay 18, 1986Aug 27, 1983
Age2528
Height203 cm191 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)32240
Ranking points (entering)1,190197
Elo (entering)1,8671,654
Current career W-L348–2520–11
Current career earnings$17,791,917$1,368,011
Pre-match H2H
Kevin Anderson #32 0 0 Frederik Nielsen #240

Path

Kevin Anderson's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Kevin Anderson's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sergiy Stakhovsky #653-6 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2012R64

Frederik Nielsen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Simone Bolelli #1346-7(4) 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2012Q3
Peter Luczak #2806-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2012Q2
Rajeev Ram #1477-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2012Q1