Kevin Anderson vs John Isner - Wimbledon SF 2018

[jaggy]

Anderson says they need to change the format

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

I am so happy with Anderson's win! I am half way to my prediction made almost two weeks ago of an Anderson-Nadal final! (Now Rafa has to come through in his match against Djokovic). Anderson is a true gentleman, really classy interview!

 

[icedevil0289]

You want faster grass so these two would go on forever?

well as another user said the longest match occurred after they slowed down the grass and with much faster grass they would not have hugged the baseline and would have found other ways to break. pretty sure this wasn't happening on the regular in the 90s

 

[marc45]

“I really hope this is a sign for grand slams to change this format” - Kevin Anderson after his epic semi-final win.

 

[duaneeo]

Well, Anderson made it clear what he feels about no 5th-set tiebreaks.

 

[Incognito]

who wants to see a short highlights of this match? It’s only 2 hours long

 

[Rina]

Wonderful post match interview by Anderson...new found respect for him.

Link? Please?

 

[steenkash]

A tennis player who now has made two grand slam finals and will be ranked atleast world number 5 on Monday has a wife way above his league?

Yeah, exactly. Women are attracted to competent men. Anderson is a top 10 player and two time GS finalist, so why would she be above his league? Unless you value looks more.

 

[DRII]

that's because he played like a mug in that USO final.
nowhere near how he's played at this Wimby QF/SF.

LOL!!!!

 

[Ray Mercer]

It’s too bad because Anderson will have nothing left for the final. I hope he puts up a better effort than that gutless performance in the US Final last year.

 

[mike danny]

It wasn't a fluke, it was just disappointing how he played in the final, but I guess reaching his first major final had affected him and he underperformed.

Unfortunately it will be tiredness that will get the better of him this time.

 

[RS92]

All criticism aside - the falling down and switching to left handed shot by Anderson was epic and one to remember from this.

One of the best points of the tournament because it was in a crucial moment of the match.

 

[True Fanerer]

Monday final seems fair to me after all that he just went through.

 

[swordtennis]

Anderson in the US Open final is not the Anderson of today.

 

[ak24alive]

Unlike so many of the next Gen guys who give up after losing the first set.

Absolutely they fought their hearts out. Just to see them do that made my day. Feeling so sad for John. He deserved it as much as Kevin.

 

[Checkmate]

I feel honoured to have started the thread for such a match and look there was no poll. DID I SEE THINGS BEFORE THE TIME AGAIN ?

 

[Deleted member 512391]

Unfortunately it will be tiredness that will get the better of him this time.

Yeah, probably, but his run has been impressive regardless.

 

[BrokenGears]

Roof has closed. Nadal just lost

 

[-NN-]

It’s too bad because Anderson will have nothing left for the final. I hope he puts up a better effort than that gutless performance in the US Final last year.

Asking a lot but I think he can put in a great effort.... for 2-3 sets... And if it goes longer he's gonna feel it like hell. He might have to rely on that serve for the first 20 mins though while he gets his legs into the match.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Boris Becker approves of the post match promo. Me too.

 

[roysid]

Salute to you...Kevin anderson.

You'll be remembered for this match.

Sorry that I didn't feel excited to come for indian open at Pune, 4 hours drive from my place

 

[mike danny]

LOL!!!!

You know nothing so stop posting.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

LOL!!!!

Zero BPs and one deuce on RAFA's serve

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

It will be interesting to compare the number of games the winner in the women's draw played with the number of games the (probable) loser in the men's will have played.

 

[abmk]

LOL!!!!

what LOL ?

lost in your delusional denial land, aren't you ?

he played that badly that he had 0 BPs on nadal's serve. he was just happy to make that final.

here, he broke federer 4 times, isner 3 times in the first 4 sets.

 

[steenkash]

The next-gen players would be crying after game 9, you have to respect the fortitude of these two players, might not have been a pretty game; however, it was a gritty and hard fought win.

 

[mike danny]

Yeah, probably, but his run has been impressive regardless.

Yeah, as pissed as I am for Fed losing, at least Anderson is a nice guy, unlike Kyrgios for example.

 

[flyingboris]

Just one shy of 100 games

 

[True Fanerer]

I really wanted Isner to win but it had to end at some point. Got to the point where you know they won't recover so it takes away from the result.

 

[Deleted member 512391]

Yeah, as pissed as I am for Fed losing, at least Anderson is a nice guy, unlike Kyrgios for example.

Lol, I hear you.

 

[DRII]

You know nothing so stop posting.

I know Anderson beat Federer at Wimbledon!

 

[mike danny]

I know Anderson beat Federer at Wimbledon!

And I know Gonzalez and Blake beat Nadal in slams.

 

[NuBas]

Great post match interview

 

[sarmpas]

It’s too bad because Anderson will have nothing left for the final. I hope he puts up a better effort than that gutless performance in the US Final last year.

Isner was serving first in the final set so after 6-6 in the final set he had the mental pressure of always serving to stay in the match. After so many games he must be mentally really tired.

 

[coolboarder]

I hope that they don't ever change this format. Without this format, the greatest "fell down, get up and hit with his left hand" point didn't happen.

 

[SeeingDusk]

even though i bet on isner, i dont care that he lost. just happy that we will have a better final on sunday now because of his victory. less serve botting and more all court play, in comparison to isner.

 

[flyingboris]

"..and he was able to force the unforced error"

 

[Rina]

I had hoped that African Giraffe would prevail. And glad that it happened so. Just too many times a player beats a top guy and loses the next match. He deserves to be in the final because of beating Fed more than Isner. Also, that extremely irritating guy cheering for Isner in his box? Is he his coach or what? Not that I care, but camera focused more on his as he was more interesting than the whole match.

 

[Apun94]

Nadal had easy draws all 3 times at the USO and a sub par Djokovic in 2 of those finals. They were easy wins.

Fed was an old man in 2014-2016 and Murray was easy pickings.

By the same token Hewitt, Roddick, Agassi etc weren't weak opponents either.

Yeah ok fine, lets discard all those wins during '14-16 because Fed was 'old' while he runs like a dog now lmao. Look at Nadal and Djoko right now at 32/33. They are still the fittest athletes right now. Times have changed. Early-mid 30s isnt really that big a deal as it was 15 years ago. So no, lets not discard those wins please.
Subpar Djokovic? He was fresh off beating Fed in one of them and a goating Waw in the other, the same Waw who beat at AO in a few months. The same Djoko who beat Nadal 7 times in a row? Just cant agree with you mate. Though yes, Nadal did get an easy draw at last years USO though the field is just easy these days.
Honestly, i would rather take peak Murray over peak Hewitt and peak Roddick.
We are never going to agree over this. No point discussing this any further

 

[icedevil0289]

It's only fair. You guys constantly diss Fed's competitors who defeated Nadal in slams like Gonzalez, Blake etc.

lmao that is what kills me the most.

 

[DRII]

Zero BPs and one deuce on RAFA's serve

Nadal is a worse match-up for Anderson than Federer is, especially at the USO vs on grass.

Anderson is not really a true huge server, which Federer usually eats up on court.

he is actually a more than solid baseliner.

 

[kishnabe]

Anderson better not play under par in the final like US Open last year.

 

[Deleted member 512391]

This match shows how having a better return on grass is crucial if the serves are on the same/similar level. Watching Isner in this match, I can't understand how he reached the final with his very, very average ROS. Probably his opponents weren't inspired enough, but it's still a mystery for me. Or maybe he used to return better prior to the final, haven't watched any of his matches except this one.

 

[sarmpas]

Just heard, the roof is closed and play until 11pm is permitted. 3 hrs minus warm-up startup time.

 

[Desertman]

Yes, Jack Draper through to the Boy's Singles final 19-17 in the final set! A mere knock-up!

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Nadal is a worse match-up for Anderson than Federer is, especially at the USO vs on grass.

Anderson is not really a true huge server, which Federer usually eats up on court.

he is actually a more than solid baseliner.

Their h2h was virtually the same before Fed lost at Wimbledon. Federer was handling Kevin just fine before his form completely dropped off.

 

[mike danny]

Yeah ok fine, lets discard all those wins during '14-16 because Fed was 'old' while he runs like a dog now lmao. Look at Nadal and Djoko right now at 32/33. They are still the fittest athletes right now. Times have changed. Early-mid 30s isnt really that big a deal as it was 15 years ago. So no, lets not discard those wins please.
Subpar Djokovic? He was fresh off beating Fed in one of them and a goating Waw in the other, the same Waw who beat at AO in a few months. The same Djoko who beat Nadal 7 times in a row? Just cant agree with you mate. Though yes, Nadal did get an easy draw at last years USO though the field is just easy these days.
Honestly, i would rather take peak Murray over peak Hewitt and peak Roddick.
We are never going to agree over this. No point discussing this any further

Sure, let's discount Fed's early slams and pump up every Djokodal slam. Because it's only fair...

If you actually watched the 2013 USO final, you would see that Djokovic really played bad in sets 1 and 4.

Of course Nadal and Djokovic look good now with no young players to challenge them. Fed didn't have that luxury. Give them a younger ATG and they wouldn't look so good anymore.

You're biased as hell so why do I bother.

 

[tennisjedi]

Kudos to every person who watched the entire match.

 

[GabeT]

lmao desperate times I see

Very!

 

[mike danny]

Nadal is a worse match-up for Anderson than Federer is, especially at the USO vs on grass.

Anderson is not really a true huge server, which Federer usually eats up on court.

he is actually a more than solid baseliner.

LOL Fed played one horrible match and you deduce he is a worse match-up for Federer than for Nadal.

Please stop...

 

[DRII]

LOL Fed played one horrible match and you deduce he is a worse match-up for Federer than for Nadal.

Please stop...

you berating and crying won't change what happened.

just continue to pray that Nadal loses today to help ease your pain.

 

[acintya]

our sweet ginger cat was struck by a car and died right now