Back to the Illinois Fighting Illini Newsfeed

Asmussen | Anderson raises the bar for ex-Illini success

Here's a suggestion for the Illinois athletic department, free of charge: Head to the local Best Buy and purchase enough thumb drives for every athlete on campus.

Then, ask your talented video department to load up the fifth set of Friday's Wimbledon semifinal.

I guarantee they will be fired up by the performance of Kevin Anderson. One of their own.

The Illinois Hall of Famer advanced to his first Wimbledon final with a "how-did-he-do-that" 7-6 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-4, 26-24 victory against John Isner

Normally, I'd be rooting for the American. The U.