ATP Atlanta – Wednesday Preview

Michael Russell vs. Kevin Anderson

South African player, Kevin Anderson will be competing for the time in ATP Atlanta after his early exit in Wimbledon 2011 grand slam tournament.

Second seeded player in the tournament, Kevin Anderson will be clashing with American player, Michael Russell in the second round of the Atlanta Tennis Championships on Monday, July 19, 2011 at 09:00 GMT, an ATP World Tour 250 which is being held in Atlanta, U.S.A. Head to head between both the players have clashed in four encounters in the past, as the American world No.97 is leading the contest with 3-1 against the African world No.35. This year both of them have battled in the Masters 1000 tournament at Indian Wells, where the American, Michael Russell has knocked out Anderson in three set thriller with a score line of 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4.

Kevin Anderson moved up one place in the ATP World Tour singles rankings to position 34, just one away from his highest ranking of 33 achieved in April 2011. Anderson won his first ATP singles title this year by defeating Indian Somdev Devvarman in the final of SA Tennis Open.

Michael Russell, the American world No.97 won the first match of the pre-US Open summer hard court season Monday, starting the ATP Atlanta Championships with a 6-0, 6-3 thrashing of fellow American Donald Young. He has a 41-36 win-loss record in the last 12-months.