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.
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 either Jo- Wilfried Tsonga or 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."
In January, his ranking slipped to 80, its lowest for seven years. A hip injury sidelined him from the Australian Open, ending his run of 28 consecutive Grand Slam appearances.
Then a thigh injury forced him to quit his fourth round tie against Marin Cilic at the French Open.
But with his ranking now at 42, he says he is 100-percent fit.
"I am really pleased with how the three matches here have gone."
He added: "I have worked hard on my grass court game and I think it's a surface which suits first strike tennis."
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.
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