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Djokovic 2-2 Kyrgios *
After the first pause and sitting down, the crowd walks away. Kyrgios starts with a great serve, and then Djokovic can’t get past the net from the bottom line. A growl means a goal ace by 40-0. There are no growls this time, and a fake armpit is followed by another ace that slides.
* Djokovic 2-1 Kyrgios
They are fast and breathless things. Djokovic escapes to win a 15-0 drops battle, but then he can only watch Kyrgios baptize a winner at home. High quality Australian game. Djokovic recovers the steps with good service. 30-15. Then, Kyrgios is tempted to try to pass a baseline. It doesn’t come out. And Djokovic serves out.
Djokovic – Kyrgios 1-1 *
Once again, a long rally causes Djokovic to lengthen, by 15-0, and then another voice that Kyrgios wins the rally on the net, with a volley at home by 30-0. Then comes a second serve ace at 133 mph, 40-0. Then a service arrives in the armpit, but Djokovic reads it and reaches the net to give a blow at home. When he reaches 40-30, it seems like nonsense can be a mistake, but then he wins another long rally with a spicy, faded setback.
And let’s go, Djokovic to serve
It starts with a double foul and a murmur from the crowd. The second point makes Kyrgios unable to return, as does the third. The first long rally sees Kyrgios tempt Djokovic to make it long, and it’s 30-30. A good service from Djokovic, followed by a good second service that the back of Kyrgios can not keep the ball inside. The champion takes the first game.
A smile from Kyrgios when a young man makes the draw, and then as he and Djokovic pose for a photo. He seems determined to enjoy it. Both players go with white caps, you don’t have to guess which one has theirs upside down. They start a gentle blow. Kyrgios chose to receive the service after winning the draw. Unorthodox, as always.
And here they come, amid loud applause, and loud roars. There are no boos yet. All in time.
Both players are making their final preparations, climbing the stairs of Wimbledon’s sacred halls. Not long ago. Nick Kyrgios is the first man to come out and is doing his best to look casual, with his slow pace emanating a certain real masculinity. Djokovic, the old stage, is left behind, doing his stretches.
Yesterday there was a first winner, will there be one at the end of today?
After overcoming all the nerves and tension that accompanied his inaugural Grand Slam final and an extremely solid start from his opponent, Rybakina struggled to recover from a one-set disadvantage to beat Ons Jabeur, the third seed, 3-6, 6-2. , 6-2 and become Wimbledon champion.
The 23-year-old is the first Kazakh player to win an individual Grand Slam tournament. After being born in Russia, he changed his nationality to Kazakhstan in 2018 after the national federation offered him financial support. The Duchess of Cambridge was present to present the trophy.
Strange as it may seem, these two have only faced each other twice in the ATP Tour, and Kyrgios has won both. For Sports News.
Both matches came in 2017 and on both occasions, Kyrgios won in consecutive sets. Its first party arrived at the quarters of end in the Acapulco of Mexico. Although the match only lasted two sets, it was a hard-fought match in which Kyrgios won 7-6 (9) 7-5.
Kyrgios ’serve was the difference on that occasion as he threw an incredible 25 aces to Djokovic’s two. His second bout was just a few weeks later, this time in the round of 16 at the ATP Masters Indian Wells.
Kyrgios came out victorious again by 6-4 7-6 (3) after winning 86% of the points in the first serve. The previous two meetings took place on hard court as opposed to Wimbledon grass courts.
Novak Djokovic’s press conference was a little more cautious.
The experience I have at this level, playing in the final against someone who has never played a Grand Slam final, could be slightly in my favor. But at the same time, know who he is [Krygios] how he is and how he does tennis and his attitude on the court, it seems that not much pressure falls.
Turn off the lights every time you go out on the track. Not more [has] a lot of power in their service and their game. So I’m sure he’ll go. He will certainly be aggressive. I hope you do.
Some incendiary quotes from “Nasty Nick” at his press conference. Land burned a lot politics here.
The only big one who has supported me the whole time has been Lleyton Hewitt. He knows I do mine. I am definitely the pariah of Australian players. It’s a shame.
It’s pretty sad because I don’t get any support from any of the other Australian tennis players, the male.
Not the players, but like the greats of the past. It’s weird that they just have a sickly obsession with knocking me down for some reason. “I never thought I would be here, to be brutally honest with you,” he said. “But I’m super proud and I’m ready to go. I’ll give it my all and see what happens.
Weather Report: No, not Jaco Pistorius Pastorius, but it’s Wimbledon’s hottest day so far.
Today, Britain is expected to sunbathe with people from London and the south-east of England expecting highs of 29ºC and clear skies. Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said: “We should see practically the sun from wall to wall in most of England and Wales and a good part of Scotland.”
Updated at 13.22 BST
And a fifteen-day Wimbledon photo essay by Tom Jenkins.
Updated at 13.03 BST
An Australian perspective.
Djokovic had history. A year earlier, he had written an open letter to the people of Australia, which should have been the subject of a 14-day quarantine. Some of his younger siblings were hiding in hotels slapping hands in the fridges, catching rodents and going crazy. Djokovic’s call for preferential treatment fell on deaf ears.
But he really pushed his luck this January. Djokovic’s cup led the news for more than a week. His followers were encamped outside his quarantine hotel, singing folk songs from the Balkans. The live broadcast of his visa call was affected by long dropouts, pornography and spam. Local newspapers published columns of comedians, immigration lawyers and experts on Serbian nationalism. They reflected on which actor would play him in a mini-series. The prime minister, always keen on border control issues, made the man tough.
Tumaini Carayol advanced the battle of the bad ones.
In the final, Kyrgios will be reunited with Novak Djokovic, with whom he has maintained a turbulent relationship. In a 2019 interview with the podcast No Challenges Remaining, Kyrgios downloaded Djokovic, stating that he was obsessed with what he liked. It was a unilateral dispute, with Djokovic never publicly criticizing Kyrgios and was confused by Kyrgios’ public hostility given his previous friendly encounters.
But in January, Kyrgios supported Djokovic when he was arrested and then deported from Australia. Although Kyrgios joked that they now have “a bit of bromance”, Djokovic was less enthusiastic, but expressed his gratitude for Kyrgios’ support: “When it was very difficult for me in Australia, it was a of the few players that came out. publicly, he supported me and sided with me. That’s something I’m really grateful for. So I respect him a lot for that. “
Djokovic: “It took me five years to say something nice about myself.”
Kyrgios: “But I defended you when it mattered.”
Djokovic: “You did it, thank you.”
Kyrgios: “Are we friends now?”
Djokovic: “If you invite me to a drink or dinner, I’ll accept. Tomorrow’s PS winner pays.”
Kyrgios: “Deal, let’s go to a nightclub and go crazy.”
This is a day of sad goodbyes.
Who else could have had a chat on the track with Chris Evert who directly addressed his ovarian cancer and still kept his mood high? Who else could have made a new wave of British hopefuls, including surprise semifinalist Cameron Norrie, so comfortable under the sudden spotlight?
Updated at 13.07 BST
Preamble
If it can’t be Rafa Nadal facing Novak Djokovic to try to win his 21st Grand Slam, then why not Nick Kyrgios, the beneficiary of Nadal’s retirement due to injury. That does seem like a bad-for-bad case, with apologies to all the Djoko and Big Nick fans out there. The controversy continues both, although in different ways perhaps better not to enter here. Can Krygios, with his gun service, face Djokovic, the sport’s top competitor, or can he lead a six-time individual champion in SW19? His silly games can be put on the head of Djokovic, who today is not as relentless as a few years ago. Kyrgios goes to his first individual grand slam, after being seen as someone who had wasted his talent. There’s something about Djokovic’s close friend and mentor about Kyrgios, and the two finalists seem to have a bit of an affinity, a shared outsider status, even though one of them is one of the top three male players ever. they have hit a right of way cross. It could be a classic, it could be a ride, it will surely include one or both roaring like a lion somewhere along the line.
It starts at 2pm London time.