Everyone makes same joke after longest Wimbledon semi-final
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Isner vs Anderson #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/iSuKkpIoK8
— VirtualExtrovert (@silentranter7) July 13, 2018
Kevin Anderson beat John Isner to a place in the Wimbledon men's final following a titanic struggle spanning six hours and 35 minutes of gruelling tennis on Friday.
The match was the second-longest in the tennis championship's history and the longest ever semi-final.
While the pair battled it out on court, fellow semi-finalists Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic waited in the wings.
And on social media, everyone made the same joke.
Left: Before Isner v Anderson
— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) July 13, 2018
Right: After Isner v Anderson pic.twitter.com/jNHVURGD2R
The Times' tennis correspondent Stuart Fraser was among those to note the match's unusually long duration. But he was far from the only one.
"This umpire in the Isner Anderson game had black hair when it started," comedian Jack Whitehall remarked of the silver-haired official.
Former Pakistan cricketer Bazid Khan worried what would become of the players after such an exhaustingly long game.
John Isner at the end of his semifinal #wimbledon #isneranderson pic.twitter.com/rWveay6cly
— Bazid Khan (@bazidkhan81) July 13, 2018
The US Open's official Twitter account feared for the Wimbledon spectators.
When you're in the stands at #Wimbledon for Isner-Anderson and needed to use the restroom about three hours ago...#USOpen pic.twitter.com/9fN3uLJCvP
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) July 13, 2018
Some social media users were more concerned about how Nadal and Djokovic were passing the time in the locker rooms, patiently waiting for their turn to play.
Live pictures of Novak and Rafa in the locker room...#Wimbledon #Anderson #Isner pic.twitter.com/CAE8Uzy2bz
— Jack Maleham (@JackMaleham7) July 13, 2018
While some suggested they were sleeping their way through the game, others worried the delay could markedly alter the standard of their forthcoming clash.
#Wimbledon
— Man of Justice (@SuperGops) July 13, 2018
Live Image from Mens Locker room:
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic listen to score updates of Anderson-Isner match waiting in hope that it finishes soon#AndersonVsIsner #NadalvsDjokovic pic.twitter.com/smAZgfMIhZ
One fan worried that time was running out altogether.
Djokovic and Nadal waiting for Isner and Anderson to finish their match like#Wimbledon #Isner #Anderson #semifinal pic.twitter.com/Wyk0mlR58A
— Lea Sofie (@FairyLittle93) July 13, 2018
They needn't have worried. Djokovic took to Instagram to explain how he was passing the time. Marbles, apparently - though there is no word on whether the long wait caused him to lose any.
It is not the first time John Isner has been involved in a Wimbledon epic. In 2010, the American's victory over French qualifier Nicolas Mahut took more than 11 hours. He eventually won the final set 70 games to 68.
Longest matches in #Wimbledon history…
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 13, 2018
⏱11hrs 5mins - J Isner d. N Mahut (2010)
⏱6hrs 36mins - K Anderson d. J Isner (2018)
⏱6hrs 9mins - M Knowles/ D Nestor d. S Aspelin/ T Perry (2006)#TakeOnHistory pic.twitter.com/fkVljLkcmS
South African Kevin Anderson will face either Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday.
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- 13 July 2018