Kevin Anderson: News

A South African tennis player, Kevin Anderson is one of the best players to represent the country in the international circuit. Standing tall at 6ft 8in, Anderson, at the peak of his prowess, was a very powerful server and had an aggressive forehand, both of which he used to attack his opponents. He turned pro in 2007. With his forceful groundstrokes and tight baseline play, Anderson slowly began his ascendency. He became a top-ranked South African player after making the finals of the 2008 Tennis Channel Open. In the same year, he played in his first major tournament when he qualified for the Australian Open. Anderson's first ATP Tour title came in 2011. He defeated Somdev Devvarman in the final and won the SA Tennis Open. Anderson broke into the top 10 in 2015 and continued his progress. Two years later, in the 2017 US Open, he reached his first major finals and became the lowest-ranked finalist in US Open history. The year 2018 saw Anderson achieving his career-high ranking when he became No.5. He also became the first South African since 1985 to achieve the same. Anderson became the President of the ATP Player Council in 2020.

30 Jun 2021

Tennis

2021 Wimbledon: Djokovic eases past Anderson, proceeds to third round

World number one Novak Djokovic eased past South Africa's Kevin Anderson in the second round of 2021 Wimbledon.

29 Mar 2019

Tennis

Miami Open: Federer dispatches Anderson, Halep knocked out

Vintage Roger Federer was all over Kevin Anderson in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open.

16 Jan 2019

Tennis

Australian Open 2019: Roger Federer battles past Dan Evans

Defending champion Roger Federer battled past Britain's Dan Evans in an entertaining Australian Open 2019 second round encounter.

22 Sep 2018

Tennis

Laver Cup: Anderson-Sock see off Federer-Djokovic in doubles tie

A lot was expected from the dream pairing of Djokovic and Federer in the Laver Cup.

03 Sep 2018

Rafael Nadal

US Open 2018: Nadal and Williams march on

Day 7 of 2018 US Open produced some thrilling encounters and the battle is intensifying as we proceed to the final rounds of the last Slam of this year.

15 Jul 2018

Tennis

Wimbledon: Djokovic defeats Anderson to clinch 13th Grand Slam

The 2018 Wimbledon Open saw Novak Djokovic's comeback at the grandest stage in style.

14 Jul 2018

French Open

#StatAttack: 5 longest Grand Slam Tennis matches ever

Last night, we saw an epic encounter between Kevin Anderson and John Isner at Wimbledon 2018.

14 Jul 2018

Tennis

Wimbledon Day 11 round-up: Catch all the action here

Day 11 of the Wimbledon 2018 saw the longest men's semi-final ever in the history of the game.

11 Sep 2017

Tennis

Rafael Nadal beats Kevin Anderson to win 16th Grand Slam

Rafael Nadal defeated South Africa's Kevin Anderson to win his third US Open and 16th Grand Slam title in a one-sided affair in New York on Sunday.

09 Sep 2017

Tennis

Rafael Nadal vs Kevin Anderson, expect the expected?

Rafael Nadal stormed into the US Open final, downing Argentina's del Potro 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2, to set up his 23rd major final against Kevin Anderson.

04 Sep 2017

Venus Williams

US Open daily round-up

It's the final leg of the US Open 2017 and as it seems, we are braced for some spectacular matches.