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Former Illini Kevin Anderson falls to Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon Final

You did it again, Kevin Anderson!

Like last September when Anderson made a shocking run to the U.S. Open Final and became the first former Illini to ever make a major final, Anderson had Illini Nation watching tennis AGAIN this week — and it was even more impressive.

After disposing of world No. 1 Roger Federer on Wednesday, Anderson scraped past John Isner in the longest major semifinal match in history Friday. So when Anderson lost to Novak Djokovic — who claimed his fourth Wimbledon crown Sunday — in three sets (6-2, 6-2, 7-6), can you really blame him?