South Africa’s Kevin Anderson Wins Opening Round Clash of the Wimbledon

Kevin Anderson came from a set down to beat Fernando Verdasco 2-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-3 in the opening round clash of the Wimbledon, in London, on Monday.

Anderson faced a tricky task as he lined up against the 31^st ranked Spaniard, Fernando Verdasco. The South African was on the back foot as the Spaniard took the attack to him from the get-go and created two break opportunities and converted both to win the first set 6-2.

Anderson found his range in the second and while his booming serve finally came to the party, it wasn’t able to break Verdasco, but a tiebreaker was needed and the 6-foot-8 South African expertly leveled matters winning the set 7-6.

He had gained momentum and took on the same approach in the third where a tie-break was also needed and soon took the lead to 2-1.

The South African’s break of Verdasco’s serve came in the 6^th game of the fourth set as he went up by four games to two. With a foot in the second round, Anderson delivered, taking the set 6-3.

The current world No.42 cracked top 10 in 2015 but has struggled with injuries ever since.

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