ATP Vienna 2020: Pablo Carreno Busta vs Kevin Anderson Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction for Erste Bank Open


ATP Vienna 2020: Pablo Carreno Busta vs Kevin Anderson Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction for Erste Bank Open
Kevin Anderson vs Pablo Carreno Busta

Kevin Anderson and Pablo Carreno Busta will square off against each other in the 2nd round of the Vienna Open. Both the players had contrasting first round victories. Kevin Anderson had to battle past Dennis Novak in a tough 3 set match whereas his Carreno Busta made it to the second round after he was handed a walkover by Gael Monfils mid way through the match.

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Match Details

  • Tournament: ATP Erste Bank Open
  • Date: 28th October 2020
  • Match:Pablo Carreno Busta vs Kevin Anderson
  • Round: Round 2 (Round of 16)
  • Venue: Vienna, Austria
  • Category: ATP 500
  • Surface: Indoor hard court
  • Prize Money: Approx. 1,409,510

Pablo Carreno Busta vs Kevin Anderson: Match Preview

Pablo Carreno Busta

Pablo Carreno Busta entered the Erste Bank Open after a disappointing first round loss at the European Open to the eventual champion, Ugo Humbert. However, he bounced back in style as started off his 1st round match against Gael Monfils on a strong note. He won the first set 6-1 and was leading 2-0 in the 2nd set when Monfils decided to withdraw from the match due to a injury which gave the Spaniard a berth in the 2nd round.

Kevin Anderson returned to action for the first time after his French Open 3rd round loss to Andrey Rublev. He battled past the Austrian, Dennis Novak in a tough 3 set battle that went all the way down to the 3rd set tiebreaker. The South African served an incredible 18 aces during the match and showed signs of him returning to his best performance.

Pablo Carreno Busta vs Kevin Anderson: Head-to-Head

Kevin Anderson

The duo have faced each other 5 times in the past with Anderson leading the head to head record 4-1. They first met at the 2013 Casablanca Open where Anderson won in straight sets. Their most recent meeting came at the 2018 Miami Masters where the Spaniard defeated Anderson in 3 sets in the quarterfinals.

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Pablo Carreno Busta vs Kevin Anderson: Match Prediction

Busta will progress into the quarterfinals

The two players are no strangers to each other, having played against 5 times in the past. Kevin Anderson has struggled with injuries in the past 2 years and it is quite possible that his 3 set encounter against Dennis Novak in Round 1 would have taken a lot out of time. Carreno Busta had a short time on court in the 1st round and had a good hard court season a couple of months back, reaching the US Open semifinals. The Spaniard is expected to progress into the quarterfinals at the Vienna Open.

Match Prediction: Pablo Carreno Busta to defeat Kevin Anderson in 3 sets

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