By Alberto Amalfi | Saturday, June 20, 2015
Kevin Anderson cracked 34 aces to stop Gilles Simon, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, to reach his first grass-court final at Queen's Club.
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Unbreakable on serve, Kevin Anderson continued the best grass-court tear of his career at Queen's Club today.
Anderson pounded 34 aces and did not face a break point defeating Gilles Simon, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 to advance to his first career grass-court final.
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The 29-year-old South African, who snapped Roland Garros champion Stan Wawrinka's eight-match winning streak in round two, has dropped serve just once in the tournament en route to his second ATP final of the season and 10th of his career.
Sunday's final provides the opportunity for a couple of milestones. Anderson will play for his 200th career victory and first grass-court crown.
The 17th-ranked Anderson will face either top-seeded Andy Murray or Viktor Troicki in the semifinals.
Anderson, who saved a match point in his 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-2 victory over wild card Lleyton Hewitt in the opening round, has hit 96 aces in four tournament wins this week.
The former all American at Illinois prepared for grass-court season with the help of a noted Grand Slam champion—golf legend Jack Nicklaus.