Anderson’s semi-final against Isner took more than six hours

Wimbledon officials will discuss the possible introduction of a fifth-set tie-break in the men’s singles next year to prevent problems caused by long matches such as the semi-final between Kevin Anderson and John Isner, that lasted six hours and 36 minutes.

Presently, players must win the deciding set by two games, which can often prolong matches between strong servers. Anderson triumphed 26-24 on Friday in a 2hr 55min fifth set.

Those efforts had a lingering physical impact on the South African and he was far from his best in Sunday’s final, in which he suffered a straight-sets defeat by Novak Djokovic.

Such a long match can also create havoc with the schedule. The second semi-final between Djokovic and Rafael Nadal started at 8.08pm on Friday