Anderson became the first South African to make a major tennis tournament semifinal since Wayne Ferreira in the 2003 Australian Open.
His run to the US Open last four is a lekker boost to the weekend action and he could make it all the way to the final.
It’s been a long road for Anderson, who has had issues with SA tennis bosses.
He famously spoke publicly about the lack of support for players and even said that he was thinking about representing another country.
Some will have even written him off as a South African, but let’s not all be clowns.
The US-based big server now is SA’s only hope in the sport. You hardly hear of another tennis player competing with the big boys on the ATP tour.
We’ve tried to claim one half of Roger Federer, maar ons verbeel onsself.
Tennis is an individual sport and you have to help develop these people. Looking back, we have had very few players to come really shine in the game.
In the 90s, Ferreira was joined by Markus Ondruska, Amanda Coetzer and Mariaan de Swardt. Before that Kevin Curren made a Wimbledon final in the 1980s and Frew McMillan and the disgraced Bob Hewitt flew the flag.
This weekend, maybe watch Anderson bomb down a few aces. And even if he fails, it won’t hurt as much as the Boks losing to Australia.