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Cape Town – Kevin Anderson progressed to the final of Wimbledon after defeating American John Isner in a half -final five sets Friday.
On this occurrence: Kevin Anderson vs. John Isner
Anderson, who competed in his first semifinal at the All England Club, won 7-6 (8/6), 6- 7 (5/7), 6-7 (9/11), 6-4, 26-24 on the Central Court
C & # 39; was the second longest match of Wimbledon ever – and the most long semifinal of Wimbledon – because it lasted 6 hours and 35 minutes
The semifinal was well advanced in the fifth set when the new record was set, although it was far behind the 11 o'clock and 5 minutes it was necessary for Isner to beat Nicolas Mahut in the first round of 2010. [19659002] For the first time in 91 years, there will be a South African in a Wimbledon singles final.
The 32-year-old stunned the tennis world on Wednesday defeating defending champion Roger Federer in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, while Isner defeated Canadian Milos Raonic in his quarterfinal
In the second semifinal also at the Center Court, the world number 1 Rafael Nadal takes three times winner, Novak Djokovic
To be continued …
Wimbledon results of Friday, November 11, 2018 championships (x indicates seeded player):
Men
Semi-finals [19659002] Kevin Anderson (RSA x8) by John Isner (USA x9) 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9/11), 6-4, 26-24 [19659013] [ad_2]
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