Kevin Anderson is first South African to enter Slam semis in 14 years

Kevin Anderson defeated Sam Querrey to become the first South African to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for 14 years

Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson defeated Sam Querrey to become the first South African to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for 14 years.

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Anderson, 31, defeated Querrey 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (9/11), 6-3, 7-6 (9/7) in the US Open quarter-finals.

Not since Wayne Ferreira at the 2003 Australian Open has a South African made the last four at a Slam, while Cliff Drysdale in 1965 was the last man to do so in New York, when the tournament was still amateur.

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