South African saves match point against Federer before going on to win in five sets. Federer came into match big favorite and having not lost a set so far. Kevin Anderson said beating Roger Federer in the last-eight of Wimbledon will live long in the memory after he shocked the defending champion in an epic four-hour encounter. The South African produced an astonishing fightback from two sets and a match point down to beat the eight-time champion 2-6, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4, 3-11. At two sets down and with match point against him everyone assumed all hope was lost. But Anderson dug deep and came back fighting. “Down 2-0 I tried my best to keep fighting and was able to scrape through and by the end I thought I did a great job. I was in the flow of the match,” the world No. 7 said. “Beating Roger Federer at Wimbledon will be one I remember, especially in such a close match. “I just kept on telling myself I had to keep believing and saying today was going to be my day, you need that against someone like Roger, if you go out with doubts — like maybe I did in the first set — it’s not going to go your way “As the match went on, I gave it my all and obviously I’m very ecstatic.” The big South African’s hopes looked forlorn as Federer skipped through the opening two sets on Court One with his usual panache but he turned the match on its head to cause the biggest shock yet in a tournament full of upsets. It was his first win against Federer at the fifth attempt and means he is the first player representing South Africa to reach the semifinal here since Kevin Curren in 1983. Eighth-seed Anderson, 32, saved a match point in the 10th game of the third set and grew in confidence against an increasingly-ragged Federer who had won the first set in 26 minutes. He won the third set to snap Federer’s 34-set winning streak at Wimbledon and Federer was clearly shaken as Anderson dominated the fourth set to drag the 20-time Grand Slam champion into a decider. Six times Anderson was required to hold serve to stay alive and each time he was equal to the task. Federer eventually cracked at 11-11, double-faulting to hand Anderson a break point which he converted when the defending champion hit a weary-looking forehand halfway up the net. Anderson stayed cool and sealed victory on his first match point with a powerful first serve which Federer could only return into the tramlines.