Five Thoughts From the Six-Hour Semifinal Between Kevin Anderson and John Isner

LONDON – Well, that went as everyone thought it would. Just your run-of-the-mill, six-hour, 36-minute match that went to 26-24 in the fifth set, with a lefty forehand the signature shot from the most important point of the match. I kid, but here are some non-jovial thoughts from Kevin Anderson’s 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 26-24 win over John Isner in the Wimbledon semifinals.

This will give rise to all sorts of debates about starting times and tiebreaks in fifth sets and, of course, whether we should even have fifth sets at all. But I would suggest we save that for another day and just commend both of these guys for their superhuman effort. There will be a time and place for a thoughtful, measured…