Wimbledon 2018: Fans outraged at 'sexist' schedule that may see women's final delayed

Angus Reid

Wimbledon 2018: Fans outraged at 'sexist' schedule that may see women's final delayed image

Social media has blown up over scheduling issues that may see the women's final at Wimbledon delayed.

Due to the epic men's semi-final between eventual winner Kevin Anderson and John Isner that lasted six hours and 36 minutes, Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber's clash for the ages might not start on time.

Anderson and Isner's match was the second-longest in Wimbledon, behind only Isner's record 11-hour, five-minute first-round triumph over Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in 2010. Because of the length of the match, the second semi between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic started late.

The first point was played at 8:09 PM (local time) and due to the 11:00 PM curfew, there was never any chance that the match would be completed.

In fact, Djokovic was leading two sets to one before play was stopped for the night, and a no doubt weary crowd was sent to bed.

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The match is set to begin at 1:00 PM local time, just an hour before the women's final between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber.

Considering both Rafa and the Djoker will be fighting tooth and nail for a spot in their own final, it is likely that the women's scheduled start time of 2:00 PM will be pushed back.

The Twittersphere was not happy with this result, especially considering the All England club revealed they would not move the time of the men's final, despite it coinciding with the FIFA World Cup final between France and Croatia.

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Williams and Kerber have met in two previous Grand Slam finals, the 2016 Australian Open and also Wimbledon.

Kerber prevailed Down Under, while Williams won on grass.

The duo has played eight times in total, with Serena claiming victory on six occasions.

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