Novak Djokovic #3 def. Kevin Anderson #8

7-6(1) 6-3

Novak Djokovic defeated Kevin Anderson 7-6(1) 6-3 in the 2018 Shanghai Masters quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicKevin Anderson
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
816
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.3%64.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.1%76.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.1%38.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.5%63.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.0%21.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.5%43.5%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+14.5-0.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.9-14.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicKevin Anderson
Country SRB RSA
Birth dateMay 22, 1987May 18, 1986
Age3132
Height188 cm203 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)38
Ranking points (entering)6,4453,640
Elo (entering)2,3262,071
Current career W-L1,146–232348–252
Current career earnings$195,569,265$17,791,917
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marco Cecchinato #216-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 2018R16
Jeremy Chardy #416-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2018R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexander Zverev #56-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2018SF

Kevin Anderson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefanos Tsitsipas #156-4 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 2018R16
Mikhail Kukushkin #836-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2018R32