LIVE: Anderson v Isner

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"I'd say Isner is the greatest server in the history of tennis. He maybe doesn't back it up like others have done" - says commentator and former Wimbledon champion John McEnroe.

One thing that is clear between these two players is that Anderson is the better mover.

Isner however has a better serve. The American is yet to be broken in the tournament...

*Anderson 1-1 Isner

Isner comfortably returns the favour with an easy service hold.

Anderson 1-0 Isner*

Anderson comfortably wins the first game by serving two aces.

DID YOU KNOW?

The last South African male player to reach the Wimbledon singles final was Brian Norton, who lost the 1921 final to America's Bill Tilden.

Sandra Reynolds is the last South African woman to do so - she lost the 1960 final to Brazil's Maria Bueno.

A BATTLE OF GIANTS!

The eighth-seeded Anderson stands 6-foot-8 (2.03m), while ninth-seed Isner is two inches taller at 6-foot-10 (2.08m).

Isner was however not the tallest player at this year’s Wimbledon, with that honour belonging to Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic (6-foot-11/2.11m), who lost in the second round.

Karlovic and American player Reilly Opelka, who’s also 6-foot-11, are the two tallest players listed on the ATP World Tour.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The duo have squared off 11 times before on the ATP World Tour, with the American holding an 8-3 advantage, including winning his last five matches against Anderson.

Ten of the 11 matches between them were played on hard courts, while the only encounter on grass came at the Queen’s Club in London in 2008, when Isner won in straight sets.

But the pair’s rivalry dates back to their pre-professional days when both played college tennis in America.

Isner competed for the University of Georgia, while the Anderson played at the University of Illinois.

In 2007, they battled for the No 1 singles spot in the NCAA Finals between the two universities, with Isner winning in straight sets, 6-1, 7-6 (7/1).

TOO CLOSE TO CALL

Bookmakers can't separate the pair

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LIVE coverage of South African Kevin Anderson's Wimbledon semi-final against American John Isner.