Tennis: Novak Djokovic wins against Nick Kyrgios and wins his 7th title at Wimbledon


Novak Djokovic triumphs again on his favorite lawn. The Serb dominated the Australian Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon final (4-6/6-3/6-4/7-6) to afford a 7th title in the London tournament, his 4th in a row. This success allows him to record 21 Grand Slam victories and thus be ahead of Roger Federer (20). He is back to a length of Rafael Nadal who has 22 after his successes at the Australian Open in January and at Roland Garros a month ago. Djokovic also recorded his 86th victory at Wimbledon where only Roger Federer was more prolific (105).

Kyrgios’ devastating serve wasn’t enough

The match promised to be explosive, between the solid Serbian, cap in place, and the turbulent Australian, cap backwards. But the latter generally observed all the rules, letting his tennis do the talking. And, from the start, it was he who took the lead. The Australian made the first break to lead 3-2 and confirmed on a serve and volley on a second serve (4-2).

With his very big serve (29 aces, 61 winners in total), he kept the advantage without having conceded a single break point and won the set with an ace. But if Kyrgios relies on a big serve, that of Djokovic is just as devastating (15 aces and 82% success on points played after his first ball). After a few points which caused ovations in the public to crack the walls of the Center Court which celebrates its centenary, Djokovic equalized at one set everywhere.

Djokovic equals Pete Sampras

Nervousness then started to creep into Kyrgios as his opponent put his hand on the encounter. The Australian exchanged a few words with his clan but also with the referee who sent him a warning. Kyrgios avoided the uncontrolled slide, but lost the third set. Too dependent on his serve and rarely threatening on Djokovic’s, Kyrgios still managed to reach the tie break of the fourth set, but his opponent left him no hope.

“I no longer have the words to say what this tournament and this trophy represent for me”, commented Djokovic after his victory. “He was always the most important in my heart. It was this tournament that made me want to play, when I saw Pete Sampras win. That’s when I asked my parents to help me. buy a racket,” he said. The Serb has just equaled the former American glory with this 7th title at Wimbledon.





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