Kevin Anderson fends off John Isner in record-breaking…

Kevin Anderson overcame marathon man John Isner to reach the Wimbledon final after the longest semi-final in grand slam history.

Anderson, the eighth seed, won a gruelling battle of the big servers as records tumbled on Centre Court.

The exhausted players embraced at the net after a classic encounter eventually finished 7-6 (8/6) 6-7 (5/7) 6-7 (9/11) 6-4 26-24 in South African Anderson’s favour after six hours and 36 minutes.

Kevin Anderson and John Isner meet at the net after their titanic semi-final

Kevin Anderson and John Isner meet at the net after their titanic semi-final

Kevin Anderson and John Isner meet at the net after their titanic semi-final

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