Kevin Anderson: I will always play as a proud South African
Kevin Anderson became the first South African man in 97 years to reach
the Wimbledon final.
Kevin Anderson beat John Isner in the second longest Grand Slam singles match ever played.
Anderson spent six hours and 36 minutes battling to see off John Isner in their last four clash at Wimbledon. He then went on to meet Novak Djokovic in the final, but he came up short.
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The South African vowed to use his Wimbledon final defeat as fuel to finally win a Grand Slam title. Nonetheless, we are extremely proud of Anderson’s efforts on Center Court!
Anderson joined Martin Bester on the line all the way from London to talk about his Wimbledon experience and said President Cyril Ramaphosa phoned him to congratulate him.
Anderson said it will be a day that he will always remember. He said it is a dream come true to be ranked number five in the world.
Anderson loves music - just as we do, and he absolutely loves Jack Johnson!
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