Archive for category: Kevin Anderson
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Djokovic beats Stepanek to advance at Australian Open
Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarevic moved into the fourth round of Australian Open 2013, whilst Verdasco suffered a defeat against Kevin Anderson. The defending champion Novak Djokovic marches on in Melbourne after dismissing 31st seeded Czech veteran Radek Stepanek. The top seed Serb won the last five of their head-to-head [...] -
Tomic to play Anderson in Sydney final
Bernard Tomic advanced into his first ATP Tour final after beating Andreas Seppi at the Sydney International tournament, winning in straight set 7-6 (10) 6-4. Tomic could rely on his serve throughout the whole match, saving all six break points and taking Seppi’s serve once in the second set to [...] -
Anderson to play Benneteau in Sydney semi-finals
South African Kevin Anderson became the first semi-finalist of the Sydney International 2013 tournament after dismissing Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-4 6-3. Istomin started the match on a higher note, taking his opponent’s serve in the fourth game for a 3-1 lead. However, not only did Anderson manage to break [...] -
Istomin beats Verdasco, Lopez also out of Sydney
Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan upset the no.4 seed Fernando Verdasco in straight sets 6-3 6-3 to reach the Sydney International 2013 quarter-finals. Istomin, who reached the semis here last year, was always in control of the match, booking himself a clash against South Africa’s Anderson in the last 8. Kevin [...] -
Berdych beats Anderson, plays Simon in Paris QFs
Tomas Berdych booked his quarterfinal ticket at the 2012 Paris Masters after beating Kevin Anderson of South Africa 1-6 6-3 6-4 in 2 hours and 11 minutes. World no.39 Anderson got off to a superb start, breaking Berdych twice to take a 5-0 lead. It was only then that the [...] -
Gasquet out of Paris, Monaco beats Dimitrov
South Africa’s Kevin Anderson surprisingly beat 12th seeded Richard Gasquet in the second round of 2012 Paris Masters, winning in three sets 7-6 (5) 4-6 6-1. This is a very bitter defeat for the Frenchman Gasquet, whose chances to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals have diminished after this [...] -
Hewitt reaches 2nd round of Stockholm, defending champ Monfils out
Hewitt wins a three-setter in the first round of Stockholm Open 2012, while outsider Rosenholm smashes out defending champ Monfils. Former number one Australian Lleyton Hewitt produced a confident first set against higher ranked Kevin Anderson of South Africa. He held all of his service games, broke Anderson in the [...] -
Isner wins three set thriller against Anderson in Shanghai 2nd round
8th seeded American John Isner beat Kevin Anderson of South Africa in a three set thriller in the second round of Shanghai Rolex Masters 2012, prevailing 7-6 (3) 6-7 (8) 7-6 (7). Both players are famous for their big serves and they proved it in today’s encounter. With no breaks [...] -
Youzhny beats Anderson in Beijing, Lopez also through to QFs
Mikhail Youzhny advanced to the next round in Beijing after a comfortable victory over Kevin Anderson, defeating the South African 6-3 6-3 to earn a quarterfinal encounter against Jo Wilfried Tsonga who received a walkover when Nikolay Davydenko withdrew from their match. The early games saw the players feeling each other out, [...] -
Granollers, Youzhny, Querrey win openers in Toronto
Marcel Granollers of Spain is through to the second round of the Roger Cup held in Toronto after dismissing Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky. The Spaniard needed three sets and 2 hours and 8 minutes to win 4-6 6-4 6-3. Although winning 4 points only on the Spaniard’s serve in the first [...] -
Roddick, Nishikori through to Atlanta Quarterfinals
Fourth seed Andy Roddick struck down 10 aces to secure a straight-sets victory over Nicolas Mahut in the second round of the BB&T Atlanta Open on Wednesday. After a competitive first set which saw the American win 7-4 in a tiebreak, Roddick stepped it up a notch. Appearing nearly invincible [...] -
Reynolds beats Karlovic in Houston
American Bobby Reynolds defeated the big serving 8th seed Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 7-6 (5) 2-6 6-3 in the first round of the Houston tennis event and set up a match against fellow Ryan Sweeting in round two. Despite Karlovic hitting 19 aces, his ground strokes let him down and [...] -
Fish beats Anderson, Almagro and Gasquet also win
No.8 seed American Mardy Fish booked his place in the last 16 of the Miami Tennis Masters as he defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-4 6-3. Anderson broke Fish and got off to a 4-1 lead in the first set, but the American fought back and winning 5 games [...]
