Djokovic vs Kyrgios, a high-voltage final at Wimbledon

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The great challenge arrives. Aside Novak Djokovic, last champion of the tournament, winner of Wimbledon six times, in search of his seventh title and the 21st Grand Slam to approach Rafael Nadal; in front, Nick Kyrgiosthe tennis rebel who, for the first time, at the age of 27, aspires to his first Grand Slam.

Afternoon of popcorn, sitting on the sofa, in front of the television (3:00 p.m. Movistar), of «fireworks», he said Djokovic in a final that, although the long-awaited duel of the Serbian tennis player against Nadal will not be seen, it will have all the ingredients of an explosive match, for which the 240 pounds (283 euros) can be paid, which will be worth seeing him sitting in the stands.

Nole, betting favorite

“I know what is at stake. I don’t know how many more opportunities I’ll have to win trophies like that in the future. I am confident and I want to win & rdquor ;, valued Djokovic. “A few years ago I never would have thought that he would play for the Wimbledon title. It is the best of tennis. If you are capable of winning something like that, what else is there to achieve? Kyrgios.

With 27 consecutive wins at Wimbledonever since he lost to Andy Murray the 2013 final, after 38 games without losing in that center, since he retired in 2017 against Thomas Berdych, will jump as a favorite among the fans and the bookmakers that offered 1.25 euros for his victory against 4.20 for the Kyrgios.

0-2 for Kyrgios

But on the track Kyrgios He has reason to think very differently. The Australian has beaten him on the two occasions they have met, in 2017, in the quarterfinals in Acapulco (7-6, 7-5) and in the round of 16 in Indian Wells (6-4, 7-6). At Wimbledon, moreover, he leads the ranking of aces with 120 (50 by Djokovic) and 292 winning strokes (204 by the Serbian).

“His game is very powerful and especially good when he is facing the best in big matches and this time, he is in a Grand Slam final for the first time. I’m happy for him. He deserved it », highlighted Djokovic.

Respect from Australia

The former number 1, who has had more than one verbal confrontation with Kyrgios, who accused him of his arrogance, has now changed his mind after the Australian tennis player defended him a few months ago in Australia, when he was jailed and expelled from the country for entering without the covid-19 vaccine. «He was one of the few players who came out to defend me publicly and who supported me. It’s something I really appreciate. I respect him a lot for that.”

a respect that Kyrgios He hasn’t won too many times these years because of his behavior on the slopes and his statements. Tennis has never been the priority of the player from Canberra, more concerned with the good life, the parties and the NBA. Although now he seems to have calmed down and come out of the dark side where he has lived for many years.

“There was lost love for the game, the fire, the spark. I only had self-destructive and suicidal thoughts”, he has confessed these days, when he was about to leave in 2019. “Now he feels the illusion of playing again, rediscovering that I have a lot of people who want me to play. I have a lot left in the tank », she assures.

Fight with Tsitsipas

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Although his character is still difficult to control. At Wimbledon he hasn’t escaped a $4,000 fine for a confrontation he had with Stefanos Tsitsipas and that they also cost the Greek $10,000. Kyrgios faced when Tsitsipas threw a ball to the public after losing the second set. “Are you stupid or what? Can you throw a ball into the crowd, hit someone and not be disqualified?” the Australian complained to the chair umpire. “If I do it, I’m out.”

The controversy between the two continued on social networks in which Tsitsipas admitted his mistake, admitted having hit him several body balls later in the match and accused Kyrgios of being “a bully” and of having an “evil side & rdquor;. This Sunday Wimbledon hopes to see the good side of a tennis player who plays like angels on the court but who has been a demon off it for too long.



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