Head to head
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Hard
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Clay
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Grass
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Roger Federer's wins on the left · Kevin Anderson's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
Momentum
Running lead across all meetings, oldest to newest (walkovers excluded).
All meetings (7)
| 2019 | Miami Masters | Hard | QF | Roger Federer | 6-0 6-4 |
| 2018 | Tour Finals | Hard | RR | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | QF | Kevin Anderson | 2-6 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4 13-11 |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | R16 | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2015 | Rome Masters | Clay | R16 | Roger Federer | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2014 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | QF | Roger Federer | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2013 | Paris Masters | Hard | R32 | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-4 |
Methodology
Head-to-head totals and surface splits exclude walkovers (no match was played), which follows ATP convention — walkover meetings still appear in the match list. The momentum chart plots the running lead across all counted meetings, oldest to newest.