Oh look! It's Rafa and Djoko... Photo: Twitter.
When Kevin Anderson was interviewed shortly after his epic victory in his Wimbledon semifinal against John Isner on Friday evening, it was almost as if he knew people were divided on his progression to the final.
It took him exactly 90 seconds into the interview to admit that the rules for fifth sets need to change.
Yes, a 26-24 scoreline attests to the endurance of both players but doesn’t that type of repetition eventually start to bore people watching?
Twitter certainly thought so!
There was even a scientific voice in the whole debate…
A few lamented Anderson’s inability to put a tiring Isner away…
But a former Olympic medallist didn’t want him to give up…
On a lighter note, there were some great popular culture references…
Some sympathised with poor Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic having to wait so long…
But thankfully, this is how the majority of South Africans feel…
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