Novak Djokovic, the world's top male tennis player, will look to continue the comeback he started Monday by facing 14th seed Kevin Anderson in the fourth round after the match was stopped because of bad lighting.
Djokovic needed that break badly so he could reflect on the mistakes he made after being placed on the brink of elimination early in the match, when Anderson stunned him by winning the first two sets, 6-7(6) 6-7(6).
The defending singles champion easily won against his previous opponents in the tournament, never losing a set until Anderson gave him a run for his money and will have the chance to eliminate him once the match resumes Tuesday.
After handing the South African the first two sets, Djokovic's fire was ignited as he owned the third set 6-1 in just 24 minutes. The Serbian had all the momentum and he did not put it to waste as he levelled the match by taking the fourth set 6-4.
But tournament officials decided to suspend it because of the lighting and decided against using the Centre Court lights to let the action continue.
According to the Daily Mail, the fans were disappointed when the referee signalled for the match to be cancelled and expressed their dismay by booing.
A Wimbledon spokesman said: "Ideally, the tournament scheduling aims to finish a match on the court it started. With no urgent need to finish the match, both Djokovic and Anderson were happy to resume at 1 p.m. on Court One the next day."
Djokovic will likely have the advantage heading to the decider after stopping Anderson on his tracks by taking the last two sets in what could be the greatest turnaround in this year's tournament. But Anderson might still have the confidence after winning the first two sets against the reigning champion.
The continuation of the match will be on Tuesday at Court One 1 p.m. London time, 8 a.m. EST.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/11722225/Wimbledon-2015-Novak-Djokovic-and-Kevin-Anderson-classic-halted-at-two-sets-all.html
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