Career story, way to the final, tournament wins

Kevin Anderson reached the final in the second longest match of Wimbledon against John Isner. Spox gives a glimpse of the career of the 32-year-old so far.

A success at Wimbledon would be Anderson's greatest success in his career. In the semifinal, he won after 6 hours and 36 minutes with 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 7, 7: 6, 26:24

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There is a good chance that Anderson, ranked eighth in his career, finishes in the top ten.

Long did not see It looks like the giant, more than 2 meters tall, is going to make its way to the top of the world. When he became professional in 2007, he quickly fell from Top Hundert after a short success. It was only in 2010 that he was able to win his first Grand Slam match.

Anderson has become stronger during his career – and sees the end of the flagpole is far from being reached. "I always feel that my best tennis is in front of me, there are still areas of my game that I think can improve," he said.

Off the field, Kevin Anderson is vice-chairman of the ATP player board. In his job, he pledges to waste less plastic in the future. Players should no longer pack their clubs in a plastic film. "I think it's a great opportunity," Anderson said in an interview with the Guardian . "Tennis is such a global sport, it can connect with so many people and I think it's a very important subject where we can make a big difference."

Kevin Anderson at the Wimbledon Finals

Before the marathon match against John Isner, Anderson's win over favorite Roger Federer made a lot of noise in the quarterfinals. "Such matches are very special, here to beat Roger, I'll remember for sure," Anderson said after the match. Turn Opponent Result Norbert Gombos [19659012] 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 4 64 Andreas Seppi 6: 3, 6: 7 , 6: 3, 6: 4 32 Philipp Kohlschreiber ] 6: 3, 7: 5, 7: 5 Eighth finals Gael Monflis 7: 6, 7: 6, 5: 7, 7: 6 Quarter-Finals Roger Federer ] 2: 6, 6: 7, 7: 5, 6: 4, 11:13 Half finals John Isner 7: 6, 6: 7, 6: 7, 6: 4, 26: 24

Kevin Anderson: His ATP World Tour wins

Anderson a won four tournaments on the ATP circuit. A triumph at Wimbledon would be his first win in the field event.

Date	Tournament	Final opponent	Result
6. February 2011	Johannesburg	Somdev Devvarman	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
4. March 2012	Delray Beach	Marinko Matosevic	6: 4, 7: 6
29. August 2015	Winston-Salem	Herbert of Pierre-Hugue	6: 4, 7: 5
18. February 2018	New York	Sam Querrey	4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6