WIMBLEDON, England — Kevin Anderson defeated John Isner, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-7 (9) 6-4, 26-24, at Wimbledon on Friday in the longest Grand Slam semifinal in tennis history.
The match took 6 hours 36 minutes, but is only the second longest singles match in Wimbledon history.
The longest involved John Isner, too. In 2010, he beat Nicolas Mahut, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68, in the first round, a match that took three days to complete and officially lasted 11 hours 5 minutes.
And it was only the first semifinal of the day.