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As it happened: Anderson reaches Wimbledon final after marathon win

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13 Jul 2018

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13 Jul 2018

What a match!

Anderson will now await the winner of the second semi-final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

It will take a superhuman effort from Anderson to recover in time for what will be an intensely physical match against either player.

13 Jul 2018

A marathon match that lasted 6 hours and 36 minutes!

13 Jul 2018

FINAL SCORE: Kevin Anderson beats John Isner 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 26-24

13 Jul 2018

Kevin Anderson is the first South African into the Wimbledon men's singles final in 97 years!

Brian Norton lost to Bill Tilden in the 1921 final.

13 Jul 2018

An Isner forehand sails wide....

It's GAME, SET AND MATCH for Anderson!

13 Jul 2018

A big serve brings up two match points!

13 Jul 2018

30-15 after an Anderson ace!

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15-all as Isner fails with a backhand pass.

13 Jul 2018

0-15 as Anderson can't control a volley...

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*Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 25-24 Isner

13 Jul 2018

Anderson finally breaks the Isner serve at 15!

The South African will serve for the match.

13 Jul 2018

A forehand winner sees Anderson go 40-0 up. Three break points!

13 Jul 2018

Ridiculous! Anderson slips, but gets up to play a left handed shot. He then wins the rally to go 30-0 up.

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Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 24-24 Isner*

Anderson holds to love.

13 Jul 2018

*Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 23-24 Isner

This is simply astonishing. Isner, almost every game he's serving now, comes back from 0-30 to hold.

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Two big serves and Isner is back at 30-all...

13 Jul 2018

Anderson again at 30-0 up on the Isner serve...

13 Jul 2018

"This is getting absurd" - says commentator John McEnroe.

13 Jul 2018

Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 23-23 Isner*

Anderson holds to love.

13 Jul 2018

*Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 22-23 Isner

Yet again, Isner comes back from 0-30 down to hold serve.

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But Isner battles back to 30-all...

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Anderson again 30-0 up on the Isner serve...

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Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 22-22 Isner*

Anderson simply refuses to buckle.

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*Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 21-22 Isner

Isner holds. Again.

Anderson twice missed makeable backhands which would have given him break point.

13 Jul 2018

Two big serves and Isner is back at 30-all...

13 Jul 2018

An Isner double fault sees Anderson go up 30-0...

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*Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 21-21 Isner

Anderson holds at 30 after Isner shanks a forehand in a rare long rally.

13 Jul 2018

*Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 20-21 Isner

Isner holds to 15 but Anderson will now serve with new balls.

13 Jul 2018

Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 20-20 Isner*

Big serving from Anderson levels matters at 20-all.

13 Jul 2018

*Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 19-20 Isner

Anderson is looking physically stronger, but Isner is hanging tough on serve.

13 Jul 2018

Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 19-19 Isner*

Anderson keeps his end of the bargain...

13 Jul 2018

The match is now 5 hours and 52 minutes long...

13 Jul 2018

*Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 18-19 Isner

Isner just continues to keep the big bombs coming on serve.

13 Jul 2018

Anderson 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 18-18 Isner*

Anderson not giving up as he holds comfortably to love.

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