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John Isner-Kevin Anderson 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 24-26
The crowd at Wimbledon Central Court experienced something special on Friday night.
The semifinal between John Isner (33 years old) and Kevin Anderson (32 years old) was not just a funer. The players had to play 50 incredible matches before South Africa's Anderson won the fifth and crucial set.
The match, which lasts six minutes and 35 minutes, gives new impetus to the debate over how the fifth set should be settled. The current rules mean that if there are 6-6, the players must play until one of them has won two more sets than the other. In the match of Friday, this rule resulted in a marathon of a tennis match.
Tennis legend John McEnroe is among those calling for a change of rules
– This will affect the performance of players Sunday (final, newspaper). The rules should be such that they match the players, "said McEnroe in the live broadcast of the BBC.
The rules are" bad "
Friday's battalion was the second longest match of Wimbledon, American Isner was also involved the longest, and in 2010 he defeated Frenchman Nicolas Mahut after 70-68 in fifth place
The first four sets are set at tie-break – if there are any A 6-6 after 12 games, so only the fifth sets can lead to "24-26 numbers."
John McEnroe thinks that the fifth set should also be decided by tie-break and adds that it would be an end "brilliant" at Friday's match, describes current rules as "bad" to Isner and Anderson
Boris Becker, BBC colleague and former tennis player, also thinks rules should be reevaluated
Christer Francke , commentate ur of Eurosport, believes that this is not good for the players
. – He creates the history of sport
However, not everyone likes the regulations of today. The questions on the rules should be changed for the fifth time, commentator of Eurosport, Sverre Krogh Sundbø, in cash:
– No! This makes the Grand Slam tournaments unique and creates the history of the sport, he writes in a text message.
Finally, John Isner was the biggest loser of Friday's thriller. However, he was praised in the clouds for facing bitter defeat with dignity.
Victory Kevin Anderson now gets the unfortunate task of meeting either Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic – meeting in the second semifinal – for 48 hours after a six-hour semifinal
After the game, Anderson encourages the change
– I hope this is a sign that the Grand Slam tournament should change. We had been there for so long. I hope we can take a look, because after, you do not feel well, says Anderson, according to the BBC
– I have to repay as long as possible before the final date. It will take time for me, but I'm in the Wimbledon final and it's a dream come true, "he continues.
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