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 (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 | — | 50% | 5/10 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 75% | 3/4 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 57% | 8/14 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 36% | 5/14 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | — | ||
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 75% | 3/4 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 70% | 7/10 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 50% | 5/10 | |
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
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter 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
7 career meetings, newest first
Jul 11, 2021
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 64
Jan 5, 2020
ATP Cup
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 | - | 5–2 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.71 |
| ROI % | - | -12.4% |
| Units P/L | - | -0.87u |
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 | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | 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
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
Thiago Agustin Tirante
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Jannik Sinner
Wimbledon - London · Semifinals
Jul 10
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Wimbledon - London · Quarterfinals
Jul 7
Roman Safiullin
Wimbledon - London · 4th Round
Jul 5
Arthur Rinderknech
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round
Jul 3
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Yibing Wu
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Joao Fonseca
French Open - Paris · 3rd Round
May 29
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 31–31 matches
| Metric | Anderson | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 74% |
| Sets won | - | 65% |
| Games won | - | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Anderson | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| Grand Slam | 0 | 3 |
| Other | 1 | 2 |
| 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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