Published on 08:30 PM, July 14, 2018

Nadal, Djokovic clash becomes second longest semi-final at Wimbledon

Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates during his semi final match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain Photo: Reuters

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were fighting out the second longest semi-final ever played at Wimbledon on Saturday, just a day after Kevin Anderson and John Isner had set the record for the longest.

Anderson and Isner's epic on Friday ran to 6 hours and 36 minutes, the second longest Grand Slam singles match ever played.

On Saturday, Nadal and Djokovic went past the previous second longest of 4 hours and 44 minutes when Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro in 2013.