Kevin Anderson challenges AB de Villiers for a tennis rematch

South Africa's Kevin Anderson reached the fourth round of Wimbledon but admitted he had cricket on his mind. With his beloved Proteas taking on England in the first Test on the other side of London at Lord's, the 31-year-old will be keeping a close eye on the match. However, he has two regrets. He won't be able to pay a first ever visit to the ground and he's sorry that regular South Africa captain AB de Villiers won't be playing. "I played AB at tennis a long time ago. He was 12 and I was 10. He was a good tennis player and he beat me," recalled Anderson of De Villiers who is sitting out the Test series. "We keep in touch but I am still waiting for a rematch."

A rematch??That'll be over in 30min! @KAndersonATP all the best with the 4th round, will be watching https://t.co/ljYr1RUsOY @Wimbledon

— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) July 8, 2017

Anderson made the last 16 at Wimbledon on Friday with a confident 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) win over Belgian qualifier Ruben Bemelmans. But with a fourth round match-up against Sam Querrey on the horizon, Anderson's long-held dream of getting to the home of cricket will have to be postponed a little longer. "I know that Saturday at Lord's is always a special day but I will have to watch it on TV," he said. "I have to keep my priorities and that will be my recovery for the second week." With no cricket to watch in person and with Sunday off before the last-16 is played on Monday, Anderson can at least enjoy the weekend with wife Kelsey and their new rescue dog, Lady Katy. "She will be wondering where I am," said Anderson. "She's part of the family and she gets to travel with us. It puts things in perspective."