Anderson edges past Isner in marathon Wimbledon semi-final

This match, which lasted for six hours and 36 minutes is only second to the match that also involved Isner against Nicolas Mahaut in the 2010 edition of the tournament-a match that was played for 11 hours and five minutes, over a period of three days.

Neither player was able to get a single service break in the first two sets.

But the 6ft tall Anderson won the first set after he saved a point in the tie-breaker as Isner’s shot hit the net.

Isner then clawed his way back into the contest when he emerged victorious in the second set which also went down to a tie-breaker.

He then followed it up with another win in the third set which also was a tie-breaker after he made a comeback from a mini-break down to secure to win.

Anderson had committed a double fault in set point.

Although this win pushed Anderson on the backfoot, it didn’t dampen his hopes of winning the match.

Although he made a mistake with the service break lead, he won the fourth set.

With absolutely nothing to separate the two, it all went down to the fifth set which turned out to be the longest and perhaps the most evenly contested one in the match.

Eventually, Anderson had the last laugh after he broke in the 49th game of the set when Isner’s shot struck the net.

Anderson would now meet the winner of the Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic clash in the final.