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As the players walk off court, they recieve a standing ovation. What a match so far. What will the fifth set bring tomorrow?
The match has been suspensed until tomorrow due to fading light.
After being two sets down, the defending champion is not prepared to give in. He levels out at two sets all.
We're even! Djokovic wins the fourth set 6-4.
40-15. A big shout for Novak, and he has set point.
30-15. Anderson goes for a strong return, but it finds the net.
15-15. A strong return forces Djokovic's forehand into the net.
15-0. Ace.
Djokovic to serve for the fourth set after 3 hours.
There's fading light at Wimbledon. There are two things we can do. 1. Move to Centre Court and finish today. 2. Come back tomorrow.
Game! Amazing rally won by Anderson with an incredible passing forehand down the line. 5-4.
Ace. 40-15.
30-15. A fantastic volley catches the South African out. Djokovic is calm and collected.
30-0. Anderson.
Apologies for some technical difficulties. We're back, and Djokovic leads 5-3.
Ace. Game Anderson. 4-3.
40-15. Great serve and volley again from Anderson.
30-15. Lucky netcord for the Serb, as it just trickles over the net.
30-0. Ace.
15-0. Unreturnable serve from the South African.
Game Djokovic. 4-2.
40-0. Ace.
30-0. Anderson's forehand lands long after some deep shots by the defending champion.
15-0 Unreturnable serve.
Ace. Game Anderson.
40-0. Great pickup from Anderson, and Djokovic sends his shot angrily into the net.
30-0. Djokovic comes close to a passing shot, but it just lands wide.
15-0. A heavy serve sends Djokovic's return into the net.
Game Djokovic. He leads by 3-1.
40-0. Unreturnable serve.
30-0. Djokovic backs up his mammoth serves with cross court winners, just clipping the lines.
Game and break Djokovic. He leads 2-1.
Adv Novak. Cross court backhand pass.
Deuce. Kevin saves it with a big serve and volley.
Break point Novak.
30-30. Anderson's forehand drifts long.
30-15. He had a wide open court, but Novak's backhand goes just long.
15-15. Very unlucky volley into the net. Discouraging.
Ace. Game Djokovic. 1-1.
Adv Novak. Another great serve to put things back in his favour.
Deuce. Novak's forehand bounces on the net cord but lands on his side. Unlucky.
Adv Novak. A heavy serve is unreturnable.
Deuce. Another amazing point from Anderson. He hits a deep and long forehand down the line.
Adv Novak. A deep cross court backhand is challenged, but lands just out.
Deuce. Anderson returns deep and fast.
40-30. SUBLIME POINT! It looked like Anderson would take it with a return that just clipped the line, but the defending champion sends it back and passes the 6 foot 8 South African. What a point.
30-30. Anderson nets a second serve return. Unlucky.
15-30. Wonderful deep return from Anderson. He's still firing!
15-15 Ace.
0-15. Great return from the South African.
That was a crucial hold of serve for the South African. He seems a little fatigued, but only needs a minimum of 5 games to wrap things up today. Can he do it?
Game Anderson. Another unreturnable serve.
Adv Anderson. Ace.
Deuce. Djokovic's forehand lands JUST inside the baseline.
Adv Anderson.Djokovic's passing shot just lands out.
Deuce. A forehand finds the net again. Anderson looking flat!
40-30. Double fault.
40-15. Ace.
15-15. Unreturnable serve.
0-15. Kevin nets a simple-looking forehand.
What a fabulous turn-around for the world number one. He gets that one step closer to a place in the quarterfinal. There's a lot of work left to do though, can he outplay Anderson in another two sets?
Game and third set Djokovic 6-1.
40-15. Beautiful reactions from the world number one. He finishes off the point with a fabulous volley.
30-15. Great unreturnable serve.
15-15. Deep exchange between the two, but it's Novak's that lands long first.
15-0. Anderson's return is out, by just a few millimetres.
Game and break Djokovic. He's serving for the third set at 5-1.
15-40. Unbelievable deep forehand after a solid looking return from Djokovic.
0-40. Anderson goes for a cross court forehand, but it lands wide. Risky shots aren't paying off at the moment.
0-30. Double fault.
0-15. Fabulous point won by Novak, as he catches a supreme forehand from the end of the court and sends it back in the form of a rocket backhand.
Game Djokovic. A fairly uneventful game, as it looks like the world number one is back in business. Anderson still hanging on though.
40-15. Well constructed point finished off with a winner.
30-15. Fantastic serve bounces off Kevin's racket.
15-15 Unreturnable serve.
0-15. Amazing down the line forehand from the South African. Point of the match?
The defending champion leads 3-1, still up a break.
Game Anderson. 1-3.
40-30. Ace.
30-30. Anderson a little flustered. He makes another error.
30-15. Better serve.
15-15. Beautiful point topped off with a passing shot from the Serb. He's alert and ready to go.
15-0 Unreturnable serve with a return into the net.
Love hold for Djokovic. Is the defending champion back in it?
40-0 Gorgeous out wide forehand and a simply perfect volley to follow up.
30-0. Unreturnable serve.
15-0. Ace.
Game and break Djokovic. 2-0.
30-40. Choke alert? Another error from Anderson.
30-30. Novak pushes him back and forces his opponent into the net.
30-15. Ace.
15-15. Unreturnable serve.
0-15. Long forehand by Anderson.
Game Djokovic. Nice calm hold after such a tense couple of sets.
40-30 Another amazing passing shot! Anderson whips a forehand just past the world number one.
40-15. A strong serve forces the South African's return out wide.
30-15. Unforced error from Anderson.
15-15. Insane passing shot from Anderson.
15-0 Ace.
By no means has Novak been playing poorly, Anderson is playing the match of his life!
What an effort from the South African! Can Djokovic turn it around?
HE'S DONE IT! Anderson leads the defending champion by two sets! 7-6 7-6.
Set point Anderson!
6-7. What a point from the South African! HUGE deep forehand!
6-6. Ace!
6-5. Smash wins the point.
5-5. Beautiful diving dropshot from Anderson! What a point!
5-4. Ace.
5-2. Error from Kevin.
4-2. Double fault. Not a great time, Novak.
4-1. Ace.
0-4. Great return.
3-0. He was so close, but Anderson hits a dropshot back into the net. Oh, the agony.
2-0. Another sloppy forehand into the net.
0-1. Sloppy error from Anderson.
TIEBREAK ALERT!
Game Djokovic. Unreturnable serve.
Adv Novak. Error from Kevin.
Deuce. Ace.
Adv Anderson. WHAT IS GOING ON?! INSANE POINT!
Deuce. Oh my word. Anderson's forehand is out wide...just.
30-40. Novak's forehand long.
30-30. Anderson's forehand skims the net and forces Novak's return to be wide.
30-15. Even after a great point, Anderson's backhand is consumed by the net.
15-15. Glorious backhand down the line draws in an error from the world number one.
15-0 Great serve out wide sends Anderson's return wide.
What a tight match so far. Who's enjoying this?! Novak will serve to stay in the second set.
Game Anderson. Wonderful approach, although a little clumsy. Movement has never been the big man's strength, but he gets the job done.
40-30. Novak whips a cross cout volley as the South African's volley practically dribbled over the net.
40-15. Anderson's backhand lands long, which has happened quite a few times now when he gets up from the baseline.
40-0. Ace. (His 19th so far.)
30-0 Agressive approach forces Novak's backhand into the net.
15-0 Unreturned serve.
Ace. Game Djokovic. 5-5.
40-15. Anderson gets the ball back in play beautifully, and the Serb's slice drifts wide.
40-0. Djokovic teases the tall South African with a delicate volley.
30-0 Kevin attempts a down the line forehand, but it finds the net.
15-0. Unreturnable serve.
Game Anderson. He leads 5-4. If he had captured the break, he would have won the second set by now!
40-15. Djokovic's backhand just misses the line. Unlucky.
30-15. Ace.
15-15. Djokovic plays back into the point nicely with some deep forehands.
15-0 Ace.
Game Djokovic. Anderson's backhand just misses the line.
40-15. Another slice from the world number one. This time, not so lucky. It finds the net.
40-0. Djokovic's slice skims the net.
30-0. Heavy serve down the T to follow.
'Anything you can do I can do better!' Ace. 15-0.
3-4. Novak to serve.
Ace. Game Anderson. The straight forward hold is exactly what he needed. His aim now is to try and make another imprint on Novak's service game with some heavy yet loose hitting.
40-15. Anderson dives in for a volley but it lands into the net, just.
40-0 Ace.
30-0 Ace.
15-0. Unreturnable serve. Good hold is key now.
Game Djokovic. Very abrupt change of momentum in this game.
40-0. Nicely positioned serve.
30-0. Ace.
15-0. Sloppy return from Anderson. Looks like we've hit the turning point.
Game Djokovic. 2-3.
Adv Novak's forehand just clips the line.
Deuce. Kevin tries to pick up a low return, but sends it into the net.
Adv Anderson. Novak's slice is long.
40-40. Double fault. You know when I said 'no signs of nerves?' I was wrong.
40-30. Amazing passing shot from Novak. He's still very much alive!
40-15. HUGE ace. No signs of nerves.
30-15. Ace.
15-15. Great return from the Serb.
15-0 Ace.
Game and break Anderson. 3-1. Incredible game! What a performance! He's moving the world number one around perfectly.
30-40. Luckily for Novak, his opponent's return finds the net.
15-40. Stunning point, finished with a smash! Such a wonderful return. Wow, Kevin!
15-30. Deep hitting from the Serb.
0-30. Another forehand winner for the big man!
0-15. A daring cross court forehand lands out.
Game Anderson. Sealed with an ace. 2-1.
Adv Anderson. He comes to the net again, but this time, his forehand does land in.
Deuce. Another awkward move as the South African's forehand lands long as he approaches the net.
40-30. 120mph second serve.
30-30. Anderson serves towards his opponent, which makes Novak lean back awkwardly. Not great for him, but amusing for us.
15-30. Dodgy backhand from Kevin, which lands way long as he comes into net.
15-15. He takes control again, forcing Novak's return long.
0-15. Double fault. Kevin may be a little nervous... but, who wouldn't be?
Game Djokovic. 1-1.
40-15. Another serve down the middle, targeting his backhand. Seems to be working so far today.
30-15. Fantastic serve down the middle.
15-15. Perfect control. Djokovic sends a backhand right to the back of the court.
0-15. Anderson pushes the world number one back with a backhand, just clipping the baseline. Awesome.
40-15. Another secure serve down the 'T' for the big hitting South African. He doesn't seem daunted by the occassion whatsoever.
30-15. Spectacular return of serve from Djokovic sliding into the body.
30-0. And another! Ace number 10.
15-0. Ace. Anderson's 9th so far this match.
It's been an extremely tight first set for both, and it seems that the defending champion was the first to crack, double faulting at the worst time possible. Epic scenes on court 1. What an effort from Anderson, who saw this coming?
First set Anderson 7-6, sealed with an ace!
6-7. Double fault from the world number one gifts Anderson another set point!
6-6. Set point is saved with a composed and unreturnable serve out wide.
6-5. Djokovic's return is out, and the South African has set point.
5-5. Great serve out wide. He's doing exceptionally well under pressure, Anderson.
5-4. After getting a steady serve back into play, Anderson's heavy backhand lands wide.
4-4. Unforced error from Kevin.
4-3. Perfect serve for Anderson.
3-3. Unreturnable serve from Anderson.
3-2. The mini-break is recovered as Novak's forehand finds the net.
3-1. An error from Anderson.
2-1. Another lob that just clips the baseline from Djokovic. He has a mini-break.
1-1. Djokovic is at full stretch, but his backhand curves right around the South African and clips the baseline. Amazing!
1-0. A mini break for Kevin! An amazing point from the South African sends the Serb's forehand into the net.
6-6. Tiebreak!
Game Anderson.
40-30. Anderson sets up the perfect point, making Novak run and creating space, but his impatience sends a forehand into the net.
40-15. Deep forehands forces Kevin's weak shot into the net.
40-0. Ace.
30-0. Great reactions from the South African as he smashes his authority, with a smash!
15-0. A fantastic point looks to be finished as Djokovic looks to volley, but it lands on his side of the court! Very unlucky, as it was a brilliantly constructed point.
Game Djokovic. 6-5. Anderson shanks another forehand, sending it a few feet long.
Adv. A good serve from the Serb.
Deuce. Anderson's running forehand passing shot just clips the line!
40-30 . The point started well for Anderson, but one of his backhands misfired.
30-30. Djokovic approaches to the net, but his forehand lands way long. Very strange motion.
30-15. Another strong serve down the middle sends Anderson's return into the net.
15-15. Unforced error from the Serb.
15-0 A lob lands just long for Anderson.
Game Anderson. 5-5. Just like he has done throughout the Championships so far he stays calm and gets himself out of trouble.
40-30. Another huge serve sends Djokovic's return into the net.
30-30. Ace. 135mph. His 5th so far.
15-30 Ace.
0-30. Another error from the South African, this time a forehand out well wide.
0-15. Djokovic returns a huge serve, and poor shot selection from Anderson sees a backwards smash go long.
Game Djokovic. 5-4. With some heavy serves, the world number one stamps down on a potential opening for the South African.
30-30. Another strong serve for the Serb.
15-30. Nice serve to recover.
0-30. Djokovic thinks he has made a return, but the South African challenges, and it's out by millimetres!
0-15. Fantastic work at the net from Anderson.
Game Anderson. 4-4. The South African playing nicely to recover from 0-30. The game finishes with the longest rally so far, where Djokovic's backhand lands just about out.
40-30. Lovely serve followed by a nice forehand which is out of Novak's reach.
30-30. A nice serve is followed by a strange backwards miss from Djokovic.
15-30. Ace. What a way to recover.
0-30. Another double fault. Dangerous times for Anderson.
0-15. Double fault.
Game Djokovic. 4-3. The Serb replies with his own superb and precise serves.
40-15. Strong return from Anderson.
40-0 Deep hitting from the world number one forces Anderson to make errors.
30-0 Djokovic serves out wide and it's almost unreturnable.
15-0. Anderson's backhand lands way long.
Game Anderson. 3-3. A very good game from the South African, Novak unable to do anything with his powerful serves.
40-15. One more serve down the 'T', almost unreturnable.
30-15. Huge serve from Anderson, the Serb can't get it back into play.
15-15. Deep return from Djokovic forces a shank from Anderson.
15-0. Ace.
A better hold for the Serb, who made a few too many errors in the first couple of games.
Game Djokovic. 3-2.
40-15. Unforced error by the South African.
30-15. Perfect serve and volley approach by Novak.
15-15. Very solid serve down the 'T' for Djokovic.
0-15. Anderson gets a serve back into play and Djokovic's slice lands at the bottom of the net.
Game Anderson. Sealed with a forehand winner after wrong footing the Serb. 2-2.
40-15. Another strong serve and approach to the net allows Anderson to whip a forehand cross court.
30-15. Djokovic's lob in return to another strong serve lands on his side of the net.
15-15. A deep forehand catches the South African out and forces his return to go long.
15-0. Good serve down the middle lets Anderson take control, sending his opponent out wide.
Game Djokovic. Ace. He leads 2-1.
Adv Djokovic. A nice serve sends Anderson's return out long.
Deuce. A cross court exchange is handled well by the Serb, as Anderson's backhand reaches the net.
30-40. Good serve from Djokovic and a well-handled volley.
15-40. Very uncharacteristic forehand out wide from the Serb.
15-30. Double fault from Djokovic.
15-15. Sloppy forehand into the net from the Serb.
15-0 Great serve from Djokovic, almost unreturnable.
Game Anderson. Huge serve to hold for 1-1.
Adv Anderson. 136mph serve.
Deuce. Huge serve from Anderson. He finishes the point perfectly with a dropshot.
30-40 Forehand into the net from Anderson. Great return from the Serb.
30-30 Djokovic wins a fantastic point, finished off with a forehand passing shot.
Djokovic takes the first game 1-0.
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I'm Grace Cooper and we're almost ready to begin this fourth round match between Djokovic and Anderson.
The French Open final proved to us that raw power can upset the world number one, so Anderson is looking to follow in Stan Wawrinka's footsteps. Kevin is solid on both the forehand and backhand, and is increasingly trying to move forward, which switches things up. Mobility is probably his weakness, but the amount of errors he makes is normally reasonably low. To beat the world number one, Anderson will need to stay aggressive and not give away anything. Statistics from his matches at The Championships so far prove that he can play well under pressure, given that he has faced 13 break points so far, and converted 10 of them. He'll have to make sure that his high percentage play and huge serve is as dependable against Djokovic as it has been throughout the tournament so far.
Djokovic is wary of his opponent, fully aware of the threat he poses to any of the top players. “I think it's going to be a game of very small margins that will be decided by a few points. So I need to be able to get as many returns back in play. I'll try to mix up the pace." As Novak explains, pace is key. Anderson is a huge server, and if left too comfortable will have no trouble moving Novak around the court with his enduring groundstrokes. His aim will be to mix things up and try to catch the big serving South African out.
Kevin Anderson is at an all-time high at the rankings, sitting comfortably at number 14. The South African has been performing well on grass so far this year, reaching the final at the Queen's Club last month. The faster surface suits Anderson's heavy hitting game and huge serves. He has never reached the quarterfinal of a grand-slam, so the South African is hoping that his current form will lift him through. However, unfortunately for him, the best player in the world stands in his way.
Djokovic has been hugely dominant throughout 2015. He has won every masters event he has entered and is the Australian Open champion. His only defeat in a major event came to Stan Wawrinka in the final of the French Open. Djokovic's aim has been, and still is to win in Paris, after being swept aside by "King of Clay" Nadal for so many years. Despite a defeat of his nemesis in the quarterfinal, Djokovic still received the runners up plate. Even so, he is still looking on top form, physically and mentally bouncing back to ruthlessly compete for the trophy at Wimbledon.
Novak Djokovic is on a mission for his third Wimbledon title and his 9th slam overall. The Serb is tipped to be one of the greatest players of all time, due to consistency, mentality and technique. He goes deep into practically most, if not all events he enters, and in recent years has been able to overcome almost anybody on the other side of the net.
Djokovic and Anderson have met five times previously, with the Serb leading the head to head 4-1. Their last meeting came back in 2012 at Indian Wells, where Djokovic defeated him rapidly in straight sets, with Anderson only winning five games. In fact, the only meeting Anderson has won was their first meeting way back in 2008, where Djokovic was just a shadow of the player he is today.
Kevin Anderson has had a slightly more turbulent route to the fourth round, needing four sets to dispatch of two of his opponents, Ilhan and Pouille. Despite his winning scorelines looking difficult, many argue that he's playing the best tennis of his career at the moment. Novak Djokovic certainly thinks so, as he points out that he has "reached the highest [ranking] now of his career. He keeps on going forward. I think he improved his movement and his game from the baseline."
Matches that are easy on the body and mind mean that Djokovic will be fresh coming into the fourth round match. The only downfall in breezing through his early matches is that if he encounters challenges, it's going to be just that little bit harder for him to overcome them, as he has not trained to deal with them yet during The Championships. Having said that, a champion like Djokovic can adapt quickly and efficiently and change his game plan if he ever feels vulnerable.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic is the defending champion of Wimbledon, having picked up his second title here at the All England Lawn Tennis Club last year. Djokovic has cruised into this fourth round encounter with South African Anderson without dropping a set. He quickly dispatched of Kohlschreiber, Nieminen and Tomic without any difficulties. The defending champion clearly has gotten off to a running start at SW19, which puts him in an excellent position coming into a potentially tricky match against Anderson.
Welcome to our live coverage of the fourth round match at Wimbledon between Novak Djokovic and Kevin Anderson. I'm Grace Cooper, and I'll be here with you from start to finish, providing point by point coverage. From now until the match begins, news and notes right here will prepare you for the upcoming match. Be sure to check back with us at match time for point by point updates!