Andy Murray vs Kevin Anderson, Valencia 2014, Quarterfinal

ATP 500 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 24 Oct

Final

Andy Murray

WinnerGBR · Rank #160

2–1

Set 16–7³

Set 26–4

Set 36–4

Kevin Anderson

LostRSA · Rank #1151

Murray won in 3 sets · 2h 44m

Venue and conditions

At the match

Venue

L'Agora, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

Valencia, ESP· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

0.9vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 44m

Andy MurrayMurrayMatch statsKevin AndersonAnderson

8Aces9

7Double faults2

59Service points won68

16Service games played16

13Service games won11

16Return games played16

3/6(50%)Break points saved7/12(58%)

5/12(42%)Break points converted3/6(50%)

First- and second-serve breakdown unavailable.

Head to head

6Murray

2Anderson

8 meetings

Hard 4–2Grass 2–0

ValenciaQuarterfinal · 24 Oct 2014HardThis match
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
Cincinnati MastersRound of 16 · 18 Aug 2016Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
US OpenRound of 16 · 7 Sept 2015Hard
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6²Set 4: 7⁷
Andy Murray
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 6⁰
Queen's ClubFinal · 21 Jun 2015Grass
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Miami MastersRound of 16 · 31 Mar 2015Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
WimbledonRound of 16 · 30 Jun 2014Grass
Andy Murray
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁸
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3Set 3: 6⁶

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Andy Murray vs Kevin Anderson, Valencia 2014, Quarterfinal

ATP 500 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 24 Oct

Final

Andy Murray

WinnerGBR · Rank #160

2–1

Set 16–7³

Set 26–4

Set 36–4

Kevin Anderson

LostRSA · Rank #1151

Murray won in 3 sets · 2h 44m

Venue and conditions

At the match

Venue

L'Agora, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

Valencia, ESP· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

0.9vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 44m

Andy MurrayMurrayMatch statsKevin AndersonAnderson

8Aces9

7Double faults2

59Service points won68

16Service games played16

13Service games won11

16Return games played16

3/6(50%)Break points saved7/12(58%)

5/12(42%)Break points converted3/6(50%)

First- and second-serve breakdown unavailable.

Head to head

6Murray

2Anderson

8 meetings

Hard 4–2Grass 2–0

ValenciaQuarterfinal · 24 Oct 2014HardThis match
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
Cincinnati MastersRound of 16 · 18 Aug 2016Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
US OpenRound of 16 · 7 Sept 2015Hard
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6²Set 4: 7⁷
Andy Murray
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 6⁰
Queen's ClubFinal · 21 Jun 2015Grass
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Miami MastersRound of 16 · 31 Mar 2015Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
WimbledonRound of 16 · 30 Jun 2014Grass
Andy Murray
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁸
Kevin Anderson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3Set 3: 6⁶

Match research

Pro

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Andy Murray vs Kevin Anderson, Valencia 2014, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research

Andy Murray vs Kevin Anderson, Valencia 2014, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research