It was Jack in the Beanstalk night at the U.S. Open tennis tournament Monday.
When it finally ended, after hours of dripping drama and wild entertainment, one giant was standing tall and the other was chopped down.
Kevin Anderson is 6 feet 8. He is a South African who was a three-year All-American at the University of Illinois. He serves as if he has a cannon, not a racket.
He beat Andy Murray, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (0). That last tiebreaker number is not a typo.
Murray was seeded third, has won the title here and had reached the quarterfinals in the last 18 major tournaments in which he competed.