Tennis
Kyrgios resisted, but his head sank again. Djokovic is the king of Wimbledon again
The Wimbledon finals were reached by players with completely different approaches to tennis. In the end, the more responsible one won, with Novak Djokovic lifting the trophy over his head at the All England Club for the seventh and fourth time in a row.
The Wimbledon finals were reached by players with completely different approaches to tennis. In the end, the more responsible one won, with Novak Djokovic lifting the trophy over his head at the All England Club for the seventh and fourth time in a row.
There were high expectations before the Wimbledon final. Nick Kyrgios, a well-known stormtrooper, calmed down and reached the Grand Slam final for the first time in his career. Moreover, he had perhaps his best performance of the tournament.
Djokovic was not as flawless as in previous years, but he made it to the final without any major problems.
But Kyrgios started the first set better. He relied on a fantastic serve and made virtually no mistakes, while Djokovic looked out of his depth. The Australian also punished this, taking his opponent’s serve and winning the first set 6-4.
In the second set, the Serbian tennis player woke up and picked up his performance. He took the serve from Kyrgios, stopped three break points at 5-3 and took the second set 6-3.
The third set offered the most dramatic spectacle. Kyrgios had to face two break points in the very first game, but he eventually fought back. At 4-4 on his serve, he was up 40:0 and heading into an advantageous position. However, his downside also showed.
He started protesting to the umpire, for which he saw a warning, and started complaining about the spectators, with whom he was constantly conversing. He completely lost focus on the tennis and let himself get distracted, which eventually cost him the third set. Djokovic actually turned it around from 0::40 and then went on to win the set.
The fourth set offered the most even spectacle. Kyrgios did not want to just give up, on the contrary Djokovic wanted to bring the match to a victorious end. After six games won on each side, the fourth set went to a tiebreak, where Djokovic was more successful and thus dominated Wimbledon for the fourth time in a row.
Source: Wimbledon, ATP
