Frances Tiafoe vs Kevin AndersonPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Frances Tiafoe and Kevin Anderson have met 5 times since 2018; Kevin Anderson leads 4–1. Their first meeting came at New York in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Anderson leads 3–1. Across all meetings Tiafoe has taken 6 sets to Anderson's 9. Their most recent meeting: Kevin Anderson won at Estoril (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tiafoe | Anderson | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Frances Tiafoe | Kevin Anderson | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 57% | 17/30 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 6/16 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 19/46 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 13/26 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 65% | 13/20 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 58% | 11/19 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 24/27 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 17/27 | — | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Tiafoe 0, Anderson 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tiafoe
💥 Big Hitter
Anderson
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 3,444 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Apr 26, 2021
Estoril
C Clay · Round of 32
Jan 7, 2019
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 64
Oct 4, 2018
Tokyo
H Hard · Round of 16
Mar 27, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Round of 16
Feb 12, 2018
New York
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tiafoe | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 15–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.92 | - |
| ROI % | +31.0% | - |
| Units P/L | +6.20u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Tiafoe | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 6 | — |
| Distance | 712 mi · 1,146 km | — |
| Route | CAN → USA | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Arthur Fils
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Final
Aug 23
Brandon Nakashima
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Semifinals
Aug 23
Lorenzo Musetti
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Quarterfinals
Aug 22
Felix Auger Aliassime
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 20
Learner Tien
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 19
Lorenzo Sonego
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Marin Cilic
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Terence Atmane
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Tomas Machac
US Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Oleksii Krutykh
US Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 22
Jordan Thompson
Washington · Round of 64
Aug 1
Ugo Humbert
Newport · Quarterfinals
Jul 20
Gijs Brouwer
Newport · Round of 16
Jul 19
Gabriel Diallo
Newport · Round of 32
Jul 18
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 64
Mar 25
Mitchell Krueger
ATP Masters 1000 Miami · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 22
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 56–56 matches
| Metric | Tiafoe | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 66% | - |
| Sets won | 59% | - |
| Games won | 53% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tiafoe | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 2 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tiafoe | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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