Novak Djokovic defeated Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Sunday in the Wimbledon final
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Djokovic won the seventh Title at the All England Club and a 21st major title. Only Rafael Nadal has won more Men’s Singles Grand Slam titles in his career, with 22.
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Kyrgios was playing in his first career final at a major tournament.
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The match ended after over three hours when Kyrgios sent a ball into the net. Djokovic turned to his dressing room and raised his arms to the sky.
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After a hug to the net with Kyrgios, he ate a few grass twigs.
Kyrgios had won the previous two duels between the two players, each time in 2017.
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Ranked 40th in the world, Kyrgios took advantage of a double fault by Djokovic to break his rival’s serve. Also, take a 3-2 lead in the first set. He converted his second ball with an ace.
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Djokovic leveled the odds by winning the second set. He saved four breaking balls in the last game of the inning.
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Kyrgios committed a double fault in the third set at 4-4 to give Djokovic a breaking ball. He then sent a backhand into the net before seeing the Serbian quickly win the set on serve.
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Kyrgios managed to keep his composure for the majority of the fourth inning.
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Trailing 1-6 in the tiebreaker, Kyrgios extended the debate with a winning shot and a 30th ace. Djokovic, yet, converted his third championship ball.
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This is Djokovic’s fourth straight Wimbledon triumph. The tournament was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The 2022 edition of the prestigious grass tournament was played with a certain controversy. No points were awarded for the world ranking due to the organizers’ decision to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes.
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This decision was taken in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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The Russian Daniil Medvedev, first in the world ranking, was among the absentees.
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Djokovic took advantage of his chance by extending his winning streak at the All England Club to 28.
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He beat Roger Federer (20), second in history for major titles in men’s singles. He will have the opportunity to join Nadal in first place at the U.S. Open.
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