ATP: Kevin Anderson resigns
Kevin Anderson has announced his retirement from tennis. Born in South Africa, he was twice in the final of a Grand Slam tournament.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: May 03, 2022, 08:13 pm
For once, last year, it seemed as if Kevin Anderson might return to winning ways after all. The giant won his seventh title on the tour in Newport, on grass, where the brilliant server Anderson felt particularly comfortable. Like in 2018 at Wimbledon, where Anderson defeated John Isner 26:24 in the fifth set in an epic semifinal. And in the final against Novak Djokovic was powerless and without a chance.
Nine months earlier, Anderson had reached a major final before, but was then defeated by Rafael Nadal in New York City. The now 35-year-old Anderson won his biggest title in Vienna, where he won the Erste Bank Open in 2018. Incidentally, Kevin Anderson also had a lot of fun with the Austrian number one: He won all the first six matches against Dominic Thiem and quickly became the feared opponent of the later US Open champions. Thiem was able to write to the US Open for the first time in 2018.
This season, Anderson has only played six matches at the ATP Tour level in main draws. The last win was against Sam Querrey in Dallas, the final match ended with a three-set loss against Juan Manuel Cerundolo in Miami. Incidentally, there was another meeting with John Isner in Dallas: which was decided in three tie-breaks almost as a matter of course. In favor of the American.
Anderson excelled before his professional career in the American college system - and was sometimes wrongly reduced to his serve. In fact, the 2.03 meter man also knew how to convince playfully.