Points won by each set: [ 37-45, 42-37, 10/7 ]
Points won directly on serve:
28 % Zverev – 27 of 95
32 % Anderson – 27 of 83
Their fifth meeting (Zverev won them all) and for the first time a scoreline which could be expected from the two-meter tall guys. Anderson had his chances in the 2nd set as he created break points in three different games (40/0 in the opening game, 40/30 at 3-all & mini-match point at 5-all). The South African also led 7:5* in the super tie-break when unexpectedly lost five straight points and the match. “It was such a close match all around, not only this one but all weekend, a few points here and there and it could have been different,” said Zverev. “I’m just happy to get the win and we defended the title, that’s the most important thing.”
Serve and volley: Zverev 0, Anderson 0/1
Chicago: WORLD vs. EUROPE 8-13
0:1 Francis Tiafoe – Grigor Dimitrov 1-6, 4-6
0:2 Jack Sock – Kyle Edmund 4-6, 7-5, [6/10]
0:3 Diego Schwartzman – David Goffin 4-6, 6-4, [9/11] – 2 m.p. 1:3 Kevin Anderson/Jack Sock – Novak Djokovic/Roger Federer 6-7(5), 6-3, [10/6]
1:5 John Isner – Alex Zverev 6-3, 6-7(6), [7/10] – 1 m.p.
1:7 Nick Kyrgios – Roger Federer 3-6, 2-6 3:7 Kevin Anderson – Novak Djokovic 7-6(5), 5-7, [10/6] 5:7 Nick Kyrgios/Jack Sock – Grigor Dimitrov/David Goffin 6-3, 6-4
8:7 John Isner/Jack Sock – Roger Federer/Alex Zverev 4-6, 7-6(2), [11/9] – 2 m.p.
8:10 John Isner – Roger Federer 7-6(5), 6-7(6), [7/10] – 3 m.p.
8-13 Kevin Anderson – Alex Zverev 7-6(3), 5-7, [7/10]
Novak Djokovic – Nick Kyrgios, not played
Points won by each set: [ 37-45, 42-37, 10/7 ]
Points won directly on serve:
28 % Zverev – 27 of 95
32 % Anderson – 27 of 83
Their fifth meeting (Zverev won them all) and for the first time a scoreline which could be expected from the two-meter tall guys. Anderson had his chances in the 2nd set as he created break points in three different games (40/0 in the opening game, 40/30 at 3-all & mini-match point at 5-all). The South African also led 7:5* in the super tie-break when unexpectedly lost five straight points and the match. “It was such a close match all around, not only this one but all weekend, a few points here and there and it could have been different,” said Zverev. “I’m just happy to get the win and we defended the title, that’s the most important thing.”
Serve and volley: Zverev 0, Anderson 0/1
Chicago: WORLD vs. EUROPE 8-13
0:1 Francis Tiafoe – Grigor Dimitrov 1-6, 4-6
0:2 Jack Sock – Kyle Edmund 4-6, 7-5, [6/10]
0:3 Diego Schwartzman – David Goffin 4-6, 6-4, [9/11] – 2 m.p.
1:3 Kevin Anderson/Jack Sock – Novak Djokovic/Roger Federer 6-7(5), 6-3, [10/6]
1:5 John Isner – Alex Zverev 6-3, 6-7(6), [7/10] – 1 m.p.
1:7 Nick Kyrgios – Roger Federer 3-6, 2-6
3:7 Kevin Anderson – Novak Djokovic 7-6(5), 5-7, [10/6]
5:7 Nick Kyrgios/Jack Sock – Grigor Dimitrov/David Goffin 6-3, 6-4
8:7 John Isner/Jack Sock – Roger Federer/Alex Zverev 4-6, 7-6(2), [11/9] – 2 m.p.
8:10 John Isner – Roger Federer 7-6(5), 6-7(6), [7/10] – 3 m.p.
8-13 Kevin Anderson – Alex Zverev 7-6(3), 5-7, [7/10]
Novak Djokovic – Nick Kyrgios, not played