Nearly-man Anderson takes another giant stride on major stage


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 16 Jul 2018

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 15, 2018 South Africa's Kevin Anderson reacts during the men's singles final against Serbia's Novak Djokovic . REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

LONDON (Reuters) - It was a case of "Kevin who?" 10 months ago when South African beanpole Kevin Anderson made it all the way into his first major final at the U.S. Open last year.

On Sunday, he was no longer Mr Anonymous as he had to interrupt his pre-match routine to take a call from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa before his Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic.

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