Kevin Anderson became the first South African to reach a Wimbledon final in 97 years, and you really, really can't say he didn't earn it. Anderson beat American John Isner on Friday … 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 26-24. The match lasted six hours and 36 minutes, making it the second-longest singles match in Wimbledon history and the longest match in the history of the Wimbledon Centre Court, writer Ben Rothenberg noted.