Novak Djokovic defeats Nick Kyrgios for seventh Wimbledon championship | Tennis News

Claiming the fourth consecutive title at SW19 and the 21st Slam
LONDON: Novak Djokovic is a constant. He was unmoved by gossip or thunder rumbling from across the net; rain may serve and return, but the top seed, in the face of Nick Kyrgios storm, find shelter in his calm.
AS IT HAPPENED
Djokovic’s 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) win gives him a seventh Wimbledon title, his fourth in a row, bringing his Grand Slam total to 21 crowns – one of Roger Federer and one behind Rafael Nadal.
Djokovic and Kyrgios who entertained Court Center in the shade for more than three hours, prolonging their exchange into a victory ceremony. Kyrgios, sporting a red cap, received a runner-up from Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. “Nick, I’ll be back,” Djokovic told his opponent while raising the men’s singles trophy. “You have shown why you deserve to be with the best players in the world. I respect you so much. You are such a great tennis talent. I never thought I would. say so many nice things about you. Ok, so it’s officially a bromance.”

The 35-year-old, who celebrated by chewing on a blade of grass, said: “The grass was my first image of tennis. I love this court and it loves me back.” Djokovic’s daughter Tara, wearing a dress that reflected the brilliant sky, joined his wife Jelena for the victory ceremony, as Center Court cheered the Djokovics wedding anniversary. Their son Stefan was at Aorangi Park locked in a practice session with Bob Bryanthe son of.

Djokovic’s eighth and 32nd Wimbledon finals got off to a tentative start, opening as he made a double mistake. With serve speeds of 76 and 81 mph in game 5 drifting dangerously away, Djokovic made a double mistake of trying to speed up, delivering a break for his opponent. Aside from an underarm serve, a loop and some nice shots, sucking, cornering, there weren’t any explosions on Center Court in the first set Aussie served.

Djokovic meanwhile is slowly shifting gears. In the fourth game of the second set, he won after dragging his 27-year-old opponent back and forth over the touchline before dropping a short ball that not only overtook Aussie but also beat him. Then he broke Kyrgios in the fifth game. Djokovic found himself leading 0-40 on serve to equalize the score in the ninth game. Kyrgios’ tennis was talking, he sprinted across the court and curled his wrist for a beautiful shot on many levels, but the Serb held on, after he saved the fourth breakpoint in the game. play.

Djokovic played the human backhand and Kyrgios exploded.
“0-40, 0-40,” he yelled from his seat, squandering a lost opportunity. “What picked it up?” Kyrgios asked his box, who were standing on their feet cheering for him. “Is it for you?” he rumbled.