Kevin Anderson vs Novak DjokovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kevin Anderson and Novak Djokovic have met 7 times since 2015; Novak Djokovic leads 6–1. Their first meeting came at Wimbledon in 2015 on grass. On hard courts Djokovic leads 3–1. On grass courts Djokovic leads 3–0. Djokovic has won the last 4 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Djokovic leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Anderson has taken 4 sets to Djokovic's 16. Their most recent meeting: Novak Djokovic won at Wimbledon - London (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Anderson | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kevin Anderson | Novak Djokovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 44% | 4/9 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 75% | 3/4 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 62% | 8/13 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 33% | 4/12 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 100% | 1/1 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 80% | 4/5 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 63% | 5/8 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 50% | 4/8 | |
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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Anderson 0, Djokovic 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Anderson
🤖 Servebot
Djokovic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Kevin Anderson and Novak Djokovic are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 6,464 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
7 career meetings, newest first
Jun 30, 2021
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 2nd Round
Jan 4, 2020
ATP Cup - Brisbane, Perth, Sydney
H Hard · Round Robin
Nov 17, 2018
Nitto ATP Finals
H Hard · Semifinals
Oct 11, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Sep 8, 2018
Laver Cup
H Hard · Round Robin
Jul 15, 2018
Wimbledon
G Grass · Final
Jul 6, 2015
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Anderson | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.67 |
| ROI % | - | +17.7% |
| Units P/L | - | +1.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Anderson | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 6 |
| Distance | — | 663 mi · 1,067 km |
| Route | — | CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Tomas Machac
US Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Oleksii Krutykh
US Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 22
Jordan Thompson
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Aug 2
Ugo Humbert
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport · Quarterfinals
Jul 20
Gijs Brouwer
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport · 2nd Round
Jul 19
Gabriel Diallo
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport · 1st Round
Jul 18
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Miami Open - Miami · 2nd Round
Mar 25
Mitchell Krueger
ATP Masters 1000 Miami · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 22
Hubert Hurkacz
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Alex de Minaur
China Open - Beijing · Final
Oct 6
Daniil Medvedev
China Open - Beijing · Semifinals
Oct 5
Alexander Zverev
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Bu Yunchaokete
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Nuno Borges
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Mariano Navone
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Thiago Agustin Tirante
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 28–28 matches
| Metric | Anderson | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 71% |
| Sets won | - | 63% |
| Games won | - | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Anderson | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| Grand Slam | 0 | 3 |
| ATP Cup | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Anderson | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
| Grass | 0 | 3 |
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