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Wimbledon tennis tournament: Djokovic is a 21-time Grand Slam champion
London – The Serbian classic won the grass court tournament for the fourth time in a row.
Former world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the men’s singles event at Wimbledon as he beat Australia’s Nick Kyrgios in Sunday’s final, leaving him second on the all-time list behind Rafael Nadal with his 21st Grand Slam trophy.
men’s singles, final:
Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 1.) – Nick Kyrgios (Australia) 4:6, 6:3, 6:4, 7:6(3)
The Belgrade classic is in his eighth Wimbledon final and his 32nd Grand Slam final, and in addition to his fourth straight London trophy, he is fighting to overtake Roger Federer with his 21st GS trophy and catch up with Rafael Nadal, who holds the record with 22. The public expected a battle between Djokovic and the Spanish star, who won the first two GS of the year, in the final, but the left-hander did not play in the semi-finals against Kyrgios due to an abdominal wall injury in Mallorca.
40th in the world ranking, the Australian whiz always draws attention to himself with his scandals and fines, this year at Wimbledon he was fined 10,000 dollars for spitting and 4,000 dollars for obscenity, and after his round of 16, he caused a stir by wearing red shoes and a cap instead of the mandatory white outfit. The 27-year-old Kyrgios – who was also 13th in the ATP ranking – had by far his best GS result, as he had previously only reached the finals twice, at the 2014 Wimbledon tournament and the 2015 Australian Open. However, in January of this year, he got a taste of GS triumph after winning the pair with compatriot and good friend Thanasi Kokkinakis in Melbourne.
As for the record against each other, both of their previous encounters were won by the Canberra tennis player known for his huge serves and circus stunts, who beat the world number one in Acapulco and Indian Wells in 2017. The relationship between the two was not always cloudless, Kyrgios repeatedly “scolded” the Serb because he had not vaccinated himself against the coronavirus. However, they trained together in the last few days and then discussed on social media that they would go out to dinner together after the final and the winner of the final would pay the bill. At the end of the conversation, Kyrgios – in his characteristic way – also suggested that they should go to a nightclub and do crazy things.
Their third meeting was hosted this year by the 100-year-old center field, on which the completely brown grass on the baseline indicated that the two-week tournament had reached its last day.
The first games of the match brought unusually long ball runs, excellent short cuts and hair-pinning hits on a spectacular grass field. The sides went head-to-head until 2:2, then Kyrgios was the first to get break points and with Djokovic’s double fault he managed to win as receiver. From then on, he concentrated exclusively on his serve games, which is why the ball runs were shortened, and since his explosive serves, often over 200 km/h, were the most accurate, so his rival had no chance to equalize, Kyrgios ended the first game in style with his seventh ace.
In the continuation, the World Saxon bet more and more, he was able to win the game for nothing in the best bet taste, so he was able to serve for the set with a 5:3 lead. But then he unexpectedly broke twice, once Kyrgios hit a fantastic shot after a forehand, later he was unable to use any of his last three break points, so the Australian player, who had been playing disciplined and focused until then, began to curse himself more and more. In the end, his fourth break point remained unused, while on the other side, Djokovic sold his first game point, i.e. he won a set against Kyrgios for the first time in his career.
In the third game, the 35-year-old Djokovic became more and more confident and balanced, the year-old Kyrgios argued more and more with the referee and even with members of his own box because of the spectators shouting at his serves… Nevertheless, they went head to head until 4:4, but then 40 Kyrgios, who craved the biggest success of his career, lost his service game from -0, and Djokovic has no problem closing the set.
Kyrgios calmed down in the fourth half, and the game ended up being practically shortened, as there was not even a chance for a break before the players. In the shortened meet, the more experienced Djokovic was the calmer and after just over three hours, he closed the.
The 35-year-old Serbian star won his seventh overall and fourth Wimbledon victory in a row. In addition to his 21st Grand Slam trophy, Djokovic, who won the 88th tournament of his career, will receive 2 million pounds (940 million forints).
However, there were no world ranking points for the results of this Grand Slam match, because the organizers banned Russian and Belarusian players due to the Russian-Ukrainian war – the ITF, ATP and WTA react to this sanction by not awarding world ranking points to anyone . .
The finals of the last ten years:
2012: Federer (Swiss)-Murray (British) 4:6, 7:5, 6:3, 6:4
2013: Murray-Djokovic (Serbia) 6:4, 7:5, 6:4
2014: Djokovic-Federer 6:7 (7-9), 6:4, 7:6 (7-4), 5:7, 6:4
2015: Djokovic-Federer 7:6 (7-1), 6:7 (10-12), 6:4, 6:3
2016: Murray-Raonic (Canadian) 6:4, 7:6 (7-3), 7:6 (7-2)
2017: Federer-Cilic (Croatian) 6:3, 6:1, 6:4
2018: Djokovic-Anderson (South African) 6:2, 6:2, 7:6 (7-3)
2019: Djokovic–Federer 7:6 (7–5), 1:6, 7:6 (7–4), 4:6, 13:12 (10–3)
2020: the tournament was not organized
2021: Djokovic-Berrettini (Italian) 6:7 (4-7), 6:4, 6:4, 6:3
2022: Djokovic-Kyrgios (Australian) 4:6, 6:3, 6:4, 7:6 (7-3)
Most men’s GS champions:
22: Rafael Nadal
21: Novak Djokovic
20: Roger Federer
14: Pete Sampras (American)
12: Roy Emerson (Australian)
11: Rod Laver (Australian), Björn Borg (Swedish)
10: Bill Tilden (American)