SA's Kevin Anderson to meet Rafael Nadal in US Open final
Anderson became the first South African since Kevin Curren at Wimbledon in 1985 to make the final of a tennis major
Kevin Anderson overcame a slow start of unforced errors to become the first South African in 32 years to reach a grand slam final after winning his US Open semifinal at Flushing Meadows on Saturday morning. The 28th seed beat Spain’s No 12 seed Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 to set up a showdown on Sunday against No 1 seed Rafael Nadal who defeated 2009 US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro in the second semi. Anderson‚ 31‚ became the first South African since Kevin Curren at Wimbledon in 1985 to make the final of a tennis major and the highest seeded player into a grand slam final since the rankings began in 1973. The 2.03m tall South African used his massive serve to bludgeon the agile and mobile Spaniard‚ sending down 22 aces. But on the negative side of the ledger he made a total of43 unforced errors – over a third of all Carreno Busta’s points in the match. But it is a dramatic comeback for a man who was plagued by injury throughout the latter half of 2016 and saw his ranki...
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