Kevin Anderson in the finals

Kevin Anderson (32), the South African beat John Isner 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 26-24 after six hours and 35 minutes with the final set lasting over three hours.

A fifth and deciding set must be won by two clear games in three of the four majors, with the US open the exception.

It was the second –longest match at Wimbledon, falling short of the 11 hours and five minutews that it took for Isner to beat France’s Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the fifth set in their first round match at Wimbledon in 2010.