H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Novak Djokovic vs Kevin Anderson H2H: 9-1

Novak Djokovic holds a 9–1 lead over Kevin Anderson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Novak Djokovic leads 4–1 on hard courts and 4–0 on grass. Most recently, Novak Djokovic won the 2021 Wimbledon second round 6-3 6-3 6-3.

Serbia Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
9 1
10 main-draw meetings
RSA Age 40 Right-Handed 203 cm / 6'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Novak Djokovic #1 6-3 6-3 6-3 Kevin Anderson #102 Match data Jul 1, 2021* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Novak Djokovic #1 6-2 6-2 Kevin Anderson #6 Match data Nov 19, 2018* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Novak Djokovic #3 7-6(1) 6-3 Kevin Anderson #8 Match data Oct 13, 2018* QF Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Novak Djokovic #21 6-2 6-2 7-6(3) Kevin Anderson #8 Match data Jul 15, 2018* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Novak Djokovic #1 6-7(6) 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4 7-5 Kevin Anderson #14 Match data Jul 7, 2015* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Novak Djokovic #1 6-2 6-3 Kevin Anderson #30 Match data Mar 13, 2012* R32 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 6-4 6-2 Kevin Anderson #36 Match data Jun 23, 2011* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 6-4 Kevin Anderson #35 Match data May 4, 2011* R32 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Novak Djokovic #2 6-4 6-2 Kevin Anderson #40 Match data Apr 1, 2011* QF Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kevin Anderson #122 7-6(1) 3-6 6-4 Novak Djokovic #3 Match data Mar 30, 2008* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Novak Djokovic #5 #1 16,950 2,593 1,141 231 83.2% 24 1 40 7 15 14 101
Kevin Anderson #1,151 #5 4,845 2,141 348 252 58.0% 0 0 0 0 1 6 7

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Novak Djokovic Kevin Anderson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2004 1–3 25.0% #186 1,490 0 0
18 2005 9–9 50.0% #78 1,733 0 0
19 2006 35–17 67.3% #16 1,884 0 2
20 2007 65–19 77.4% #3 2,068 0 7
21 2008 63–16 79.7% #3 2,130 1 11 2007 0–1 0.0% #221 1,540 0 0
22 2009 78–17 82.1% #3 2,273 1 16 2008 8–9 47.1% #104 1,631 0 0
23 2010 56–18 75.7% #3 2,163 1 18 2009 2–6 25.0% #161 1,624 0 0
24 2011 72–6 92.3% #1 2,382 4 28 2010 14–18 43.8% #61 1,778 0 0
25 2012 75–12 86.2% #1 2,425 5 34 2011 39–27 59.1% #32 1,890 0 1
26 2013 67–9 88.2% #2 2,471 6 41 2012 31–26 54.4% #37 1,856 0 2
27 2014 65–8 89.0% #1 2,450 7 48 2013 37–23 61.7% #20 1,869 0 2
28 2015 82–6 93.2% #1 2,554 10 59 2014 39–24 61.9% #16 1,946 0 2
29 2016 64–9 87.7% #2 2,429 12 66 2015 46–24 65.7% #12 2,046 0 3
30 2017 31–8 79.5% #12 2,281 12 68 2016 17–21 44.7% #67 1,883 0 3
31 2018 53–12 81.5% #1 2,332 14 72 2017 32–21 60.4% #14 1,974 0 3
32 2019 55–11 83.3% #2 2,262 16 77 2018 48–19 71.6% #6 2,121 0 5
33 2020 35–5 87.5% #1 2,277 17 81 2019 11–4 73.3% #91 2,056 0 6
34 2021 50–7 87.7% #1 2,339 20 86 2020 8–9 47.1% #81 1,963 0 6
35 2022 42–6 87.5% #5 2,353 21 91 2021 13–13 50.0% #80 1,808 0 7
36 2023 54–6 90.0% #1 2,402 24 98 2022 1–5 16.7% #104 1,681 0 7
37 2024 35–9 79.5% #7 2,273 24 99 2023 2–2 50.0% #627 1,669 0 7
38 2025 39–11 78.0% #4 2,191 24 101
39 2026 15–7 68.2% #5 2,094 24 101

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Novak Djokovic Kevin Anderson
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 2004 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
18 2005 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
19 2006 14 8 22 63.6% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
20 2007 43 12 55 78.2% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0%
21 2008 42 11 53 79.2% 16 3 19 84.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2007 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2009 53 11 64 82.8% 17 4 21 81.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2008 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
23 2010 40 12 52 76.9% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2011 46 5 51 90.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 2010 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2012 50 5 55 90.9% 16 4 20 80.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 2011 30 18 48 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 2013 49 5 54 90.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 2012 21 18 39 53.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 2 5 60.0%
27 2014 44 6 50 88.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 2013 24 16 40 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2015 59 5 64 92.2% 16 1 17 94.1% 7 0 7 100.0% 2014 29 17 46 63.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 2016 46 6 52 88.5% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 2015 33 17 50 66.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 7 2 9 77.8%
30 2017 10 3 13 76.9% 13 4 17 76.5% 8 1 9 88.9% 2016 13 14 27 48.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
31 2018 31 6 37 83.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 11 1 12 91.7% 2017 18 13 31 58.1% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
32 2019 32 8 40 80.0% 16 3 19 84.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 2018 36 13 49 73.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
33 2020 24 4 28 85.7% 11 1 12 91.7% 2019 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
34 2021 25 4 29 86.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 2020 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
35 2022 20 2 22 90.9% 15 4 19 78.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 2021 5 10 15 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
36 2023 36 2 38 94.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 2022 1 5 6 16.7%
37 2024 13 4 17 76.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 2023 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
38 2025 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3%
39 2026 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3%
Career 712 134 846 84.2% 292 71 363 80.4% 131 22 153 85.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 243 171 414 58.7% 58 52 110 52.7% 47 29 76 61.8%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 1,324/1,372 of Novak Djokovic's and 595/600 of Kevin Anderson's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Novak Djokovic Kevin Anderson
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 2004 4/4 6.5 5.3 62.5% 59.7% 42.5% 44.3% 38.4% 53.1% 41.5% —/—
18 2005 18/18 4.9 3.2 63.1% 69.1% 48.2% 60.2% 44.6% 61.2% 37.8% —/—
19 2006 52/52 5.5 3.0 63.0% 72.3% 53.1% 59.7% 49.3% 65.1% 40.0% —/—
20 2007 83/84 6.2 2.3 64.2% 73.1% 54.5% 64.7% 44.4% 66.4% 41.0% —/—
21 2008 73/79 6.3 2.0 64.7% 74.2% 58.0% 67.4% 50.9% 68.6% 42.6% 2007 1/1 7.0 1.0 75.0% 54.8% 42.9% 50.0% 51.8% 21.7%
22 2009 95/95 5.3 2.8 63.1% 73.3% 54.3% 63.6% 43.6% 66.3% 42.5% 2008 15/17 9.4 3.3 65.7% 74.0% 58.9% 62.8% 28.9% 68.9% 33.5%
23 2010 72/74 4.2 3.9 64.0% 71.6% 54.0% 65.8% 48.0% 65.2% 42.4% 2009 8/8 9.4 3.1 69.8% 72.4% 46.3% 57.6% 25.1% 64.4% 27.4%
24 2011 75/78 4.6 1.9 65.5% 74.8% 57.2% 63.6% 51.1% 68.6% 46.2% 2010 32/32 9.6 3.2 66.0% 75.6% 51.0% 46.2% 43.7% 67.1% 34.2%
25 2012 81/87 5.6 1.8 64.5% 75.7% 56.9% 65.1% 50.8% 69.1% 44.0% 2011 66/66 10.9 2.1 66.9% 76.1% 55.8% 63.4% 47.0% 69.2% 36.5%
26 2013 76/76 6.3 1.6 65.8% 76.3% 62.2% 64.6% 45.0% 71.3% 44.6% 2012 56/57 11.4 3.2 62.6% 75.1% 53.6% 62.7% 36.7% 67.1% 34.8%
27 2014 69/73 6.2 1.5 67.0% 75.5% 57.5% 60.3% 47.7% 69.6% 44.3% 2013 60/60 10.9 3.0 64.2% 76.3% 54.8% 63.5% 38.8% 68.5% 35.8%
28 2015 87/88 5.4 1.6 66.7% 75.4% 61.4% 62.8% 48.1% 70.7% 44.3% 2014 62/63 11.7 2.9 66.2% 76.6% 51.9% 65.4% 36.5% 68.2% 35.2%
29 2016 71/73 3.8 2.4 64.8% 75.0% 57.4% 62.1% 49.2% 68.6% 44.5% 2015 70/70 15.3 3.4 63.5% 80.1% 54.3% 65.0% 43.2% 70.6% 33.9%
30 2017 38/39 4.1 1.9 66.8% 73.4% 53.8% 61.4% 47.9% 66.8% 41.1% 2016 38/38 13.0 4.4 59.2% 77.0% 53.4% 63.9% 36.4% 67.4% 32.9%
31 2018 65/65 5.3 2.3 66.4% 75.5% 58.1% 64.1% 45.1% 69.7% 42.5% 2017 53/53 13.9 2.8 64.0% 79.0% 54.5% 65.3% 37.4% 70.2% 35.2%
32 2019 65/66 5.7 2.6 66.1% 77.4% 59.4% 63.1% 53.6% 71.3% 42.4% 2018 66/67 16.4 2.7 64.2% 79.6% 55.3% 63.1% 35.6% 70.7% 33.8%
33 2020 40/40 6.1 2.8 64.1% 75.9% 53.8% 64.3% 43.4% 67.9% 44.1% 2019 15/15 15.7 2.7 63.1% 78.7% 53.6% 68.9% 44.1% 69.2% 35.7%
34 2021 50/57 8.3 2.7 64.8% 76.7% 54.6% 59.4% 48.3% 68.9% 44.8% 2020 17/17 12.5 3.7 62.5% 77.1% 51.2% 60.3% 41.2% 67.2% 32.1%
35 2022 47/48 6.0 1.9 65.8% 78.5% 58.2% 59.4% 46.9% 71.7% 41.9% 2021 26/26 16.9 2.8 63.5% 80.3% 49.5% 69.7% 34.1% 69.0% 30.9%
36 2023 60/60 7.2 2.9 63.5% 78.0% 57.9% 60.8% 45.3% 70.7% 41.6% 2022 6/6 15.3 2.8 65.0% 78.6% 57.1% 66.1% 33.3% 70.9% 24.5%
37 2024 36/44 7.3 2.7 63.8% 76.0% 56.7% 61.5% 43.5% 69.1% 41.9% 2023 4/4 11.0 4.0 64.4% 77.7% 43.7% 58.3% 28.6% 65.5% 37.4%
38 2025 46/50 8.2 2.1 67.2% 76.8% 55.8% 53.0% 47.1% 69.9% 39.0% —/—
39 2026 21/22 8.8 3.5 68.2% 74.6% 54.0% 64.4% 39.0% 67.8% 36.2% —/—
Career 1,324/1,372 5.8 2.3 65.1% 75.0% 56.7% 62.7% 47.4% 68.6% 42.8% 595/600 12.9 3.0 64.3% 77.4% 53.7% 63.2% 38.8% 68.9% 34.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Novak Djokovic Kevin Anderson
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 2004 1491 107.5 -0.98 -0.85 0.885 47.7% +57 36.4% -0.91 1–2 (33%) 0–1 +0.01
18 2005 1733 128.8 -0.13 +0.84 0.974 49.7% -92 -124 -27 51.0% -0.14 2–2 (50%) 8–2 (80%) 106.4 -0.77
19 2006 1885 144.3 +2.58 +1.86 1.145 52.6% -115 -18 -101 63.6% +0.85 10–6 (63%) 14–5 (74%) 113.5 +0.06
20 2007 2069 168.7 +4.20 +4.63 1.219 53.6% -9 -83 -156 70.3% +1.30 18–6 (75%) 28–13 (68%) 114.0 -0.04
21 2008 2130 172.3 +5.71 +7.08 1.355 55.3% +34 +15 -166 75.3% +1.68 8–6 (57%) 18–12 (60%) 99.3 -1.51 2007 1541 108.0 -2.14 +0.48 0.451 38.2% 0.0% -3.50 -0.19
22 2009 2274 175.6 +3.72 +6.70 1.260 54.2% +35 -48 -230 74.9% +1.62 18–4 (82%) 19–15 (56%) 109.4 +2.04 2008 1631 124.1 +2.28 -0.60 1.079 51.2% +91 -124 50.0% -0.02 3–5 (38%) 9–4 (69%) 102.7 +0.62
23 2010 2163 172.7 +2.60 +6.48 1.220 53.7% +62 0 -55 71.1% +1.38 9–7 (56%) 11–8 (58%) 96.1 +0.94 2009 1624 111.4 +0.61 -4.84 0.771 46.3% +26 26.3% -1.42 1–0 3–2 (60%) -0.29
24 2011 2383 182.8 +6.53 +9.98 1.473 57.2% +13 -31 -72 82.9% +2.35 14–2 (88%) 8–7 (53%) 103.4 -1.11 2010 1779 142.8 +2.68 -1.25 1.039 50.3% +34 -199 -256 46.9% -0.12 4–8 (33%) 5–11 (31%) 92.7 -1.45
25 2012 2426 182.4 +6.77 +8.20 1.427 56.2% +70 -20 -80 77.8% +2.07 16–3 (84%) 17–12 (59%) 104.7 -2.53 2011 1891 157.1 +5.50 +0.11 1.185 52.5% +20 -245 -270 57.6% +0.61 12–11 (52%) 15–17 (47%) 98.7 +1.44
26 2013 2471 184.6 +8.33 +8.48 1.555 57.0% +86 -60 -72 79.4% +2.09 15–6 (71%) 19–9 (68%) 102.2 -1.97 2012 1857 156.6 +3.45 -0.90 1.058 50.9% +33 -124 -193 51.1% +0.27 10–8 (56%) 20–15 (57%) 105.6 -0.14
27 2014 2451 184.1 +6.63 +9.04 1.457 56.5% +45 +29 +72 78.4% +2.05 15–2 (88%) 13–10 (57%) 103.8 -1.15 2013 1869 157.9 +4.20 +0.05 1.135 51.7% +7 +20 -159 57.7% +0.40 12–8 (60%) 18–16 (53%) 101.7 +1.51
28 2015 2554 186.4 +7.05 +9.59 1.509 56.9% +60 +29 +50 83.8% +2.33 16–2 (89%) 17–9 (65%) 106.0 +0.06 2014 1947 161.0 +3.91 +0.32 1.107 51.6% +6 -48 -101 54.9% +0.38 15–7 (68%) 17–16 (52%) 106.9 +2.15
29 2016 2430 183.4 +5.55 +8.54 1.418 56.0% +83 +151 +115 81.8% +2.05 8–1 (89%) 19–7 (73%) 103.4 -0.65 2015 2047 162.6 +6.01 -0.88 1.154 51.7% -15 -143 -48 61.2% +0.51 13–8 (62%) 31–22 (58%) 105.6 +1.09
30 2017 2281 169.1 +3.30 +4.52 1.236 53.9% +127 +161 +137 73.4% +1.50 8–2 (80%) 10–5 (67%) 100.1 -0.74 2016 1883 151.8 +2.89 -1.81 1.011 50.2% +31 -46 +51 48.9% -0.09 4–9 (31%) 11–10 (52%) 92.8 -0.24
31 2018 2333 175.5 +5.76 +7.04 1.406 55.3% +44 +2 +149 76.3% +1.72 8–6 (57%) 15–9 (63%) 95.3 -1.21 2017 1974 162.0 +6.28 -0.22 1.180 52.4% -50 -48 -31 60.4% +0.82 7–7 (50%) 19–17 (53%) 99.3 -1.65
32 2019 2263 174.5 +6.82 +6.86 1.476 56.3% 0 +80 +290 80.5% +2.00 7–8 (47%) 15–5 (75%) 96.3 -0.39 2018 2122 169.8 +6.52 -1.15 1.152 51.8% -20 -176 -10 61.7% +0.67 21–7 (75%) 30–20 (60%) 111.3 +1.48
33 2020 2277 174.3 +4.76 +6.66 1.375 55.6% -19 +74 81.3% +1.93 6–1 (86%) 11–2 (85%) 108.6 -1.17 2019 2057 133.2 +3.47 -0.21 1.160 52.1% +25 -2 64.3% +0.64 3–1 (75%) 7–3 (70%) 100.8 +0.68
34 2021 2339 175.3 +5.82 +8.26 1.443 56.3% +2 +113 +292 77.0% +1.99 9–5 (64%) 12–9 (57%) 97.5 -2.44 2020 1964 140.8 +3.58 -0.85 0.980 49.5% +34 -65 47.7% -0.16 4–2 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 97.4 -1.17
35 2022 2354 170.3 +7.26 +6.21 1.481 56.1% +24 +57 +322 80.0% +1.83 6–4 (60%) 18–4 (82%) 101.6 -0.84 2021 1809 136.1 +4.26 -3.10 0.998 49.9% +7 +65 +284 46.0% -0.24 4–0 (100%) 12–11 (52%) 101.5 -0.83
36 2023 2402 174.8 +7.28 +6.22 1.422 55.5% +78 +9 +271 82.1% +1.97 11–4 (73%) 31–8 (79%) 104.3 -1.78 2022 1681 114.8 -0.53 -2.72 0.844 47.9% -5 31.3% -0.94 0–3 (0%) 2–4 (33%) 94.4 +0.18
37 2024 2273 164.2 +4.66 +5.21 1.354 54.9% +76 +122 +363 74.1% +1.59 4–3 (57%) 13–5 (72%) 98.1 -0.71 2023 1670 109.6 -0.03 +1.57 1.084 50.9% +422 55.6% -0.11 0–1 2–0 +0.47
38 2025 2192 161.5 +5.25 +3.10 1.297 54.3% +52 +120 +371 72.3% +1.53 5–1 (83%) 11–13 (46%) 94.1 -1.44
39 2026 2095 144.5 +2.78 +1.67 1.124 51.9% +64 +137 +379 61.0% +0.65 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 92.0 -1.84
Career 2594 180.7 +5.47 +6.81 1.362 55.3% +38 +32 +76 76.2% +1.76 218–88 (71%) 332–174 (66%) 107.4 -1.42 2142 159.7 +4.52 -0.73 1.102 51.3% +7 -94 -39 55.3% +0.34 113–85 (57%) 206–173 (54%) 104.0 +0.61

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.