The big serving Anderson needed 4 hours and 22 minutes on court to beat Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic in five sets and it was his service game that got him into the second round.

Anderson beat Vesely 7-6, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 and 7-6 to move on to face Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman in the next round.

The 2017 finalist, Anderson, served a staggering 49 aces during his victory.

Meanwhile, South Africa’s leading singles player, Lloyd Harris, get his campaign underway on Tuesday when he faces the 26th seeded Russian Karen Khachanov.

This will be a tough opener for the South African who is up against the Olympic silver medalist. 

This match on court six is scheduled to start no earlier than 17:00.

@MorganPiek OFM Sport