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US Open 2017: Kevin Anderson Faces Sam Querrey in Quarter Finals

South Africa’s Kevin Anderson will today face US’s 17-seeded Sam Querry in the quarter finals of the Men’s Singles in the ongoing US Open Grand Slam in New York.

The 31-year-old advanced to US Open quarter finals for the second time yesterday after an extensive encounter against Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi in the fourth round with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4 win of the unseeded Italian. Yesterday triumph for the South African extended his head-to-head record over the Italian to 4-0.

Anderson’s next opponent, Sam Querry became the first American to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals since Andy Roddick in 2011 after taking 77 minutes to knockout Germany’s Mischa Zverev with a 6-2 6-2 6-1 trashing at the  at Arthur Ashe Stadium earlier on today.

It will be a tough clash for the 31-year-old as he hope to reach hi first semi-finals in the US Open with his opponent Querry leading the head-to-head record 8-6. Both Anderson and Querry have met twice this year with both winning apiece in the round of 16 of the Canadian Masters and Wimbledon respectively.

Anderson and Querry Head-to-Head

Year Name Round Surface Winning Player Losing Player Score
2017 US Open QF Hard Sam Querrey Kevin Anderson Upcoming
2017 Canadian Masters R16 Hard Kevin Anderson Sam Querrey 6-4 6-1
2017 Wimbledon R16 Grass Sam Querrey Kevin Anderson 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3 6-7(11) 6-3
2015 Miami Masters R64 Hard Kevin Anderson Sam Querrey 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 6-4
2014 Winston-Salem R16 Hard Sam Querrey Kevin Anderson 7-6(4) 6-4
2014 Acapulco R16 Hard Kevin Anderson Sam Querrey 7-6(2) 6-4
2012 Washington QF Hard Sam Querrey Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-4
2012 Houston R16 Clay Kevin Anderson Sam Querrey 7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(2)
2012 Miami Masters R64 Hard Kevin Anderson Sam Querrey 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3
2012 Memphis R16 Hard Sam Querrey Kevin Anderson 7-6(4) 6-4
2011 Rome Masters R64 Clay Sam Querrey Kevin Anderson 7-6(1) 1-0 Retired
2010 Canadian Masters R32 Hard Kevin Anderson Sam Querrey 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4
2010 Los Angeles R16 Hard Sam Querrey Kevin Anderson 7-6(8) 4-6 6-0
2009 Queen’s R32 Grass Sam Querrey Kevin Anderson 7-5 6-3
2008 Las Vegas F Hard Sam Querrey Kevin Anderson 4-6 6-3 6-4
2007 Sacramento Challenger R32 Hard Sam Querrey Kevin Anderson 6-3 3-6 6-3

 

Feature Photo: AP Photo/Adam Hunger

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