Novak Djokovic vs Nick Kyrgios, Wimbledon 2022 Men's Singles Final Highlights: Novak Djokovic Beats Feisty Nick Kyrgios To Win 21st Grand Slam Title
Wimbledon 2022, Novak Djokovic vs Nick Kyrgios Final Highlights: Novak Djokovic beat Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to win his seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam title.
Wimbledon 2022 Men's Final, Novak Djokovic vs Nick Kyrgios Highlights: Novak Djokovic beat Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to win his seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam title on Sunday. This was Djokovic's fourth consecutive Wimbledon title. He is now only behind Rafael Nadal's 22 Grand Slam titles among men. Djokovic lost the first set but was at his clinical best since then as he took the match in four sets. Nick Kyrgios took the early advantage in the Wimbledon final as he won the first set 6-4 against Novak Djokovic. After the first four games went with the serve, Kyrgios managed to break the Serb and take a 3-2 lead. Both players continued to hold serve for the rest of the set. Djokovic then broke Kyrgios early in the second set to take a 3-1 lead and eventually went on to win the set 6-3. After Djokovic broke Kyrgios, for the first time in his career, both players held on to their serve. The third set was going with serve till 4-4, but Djokovic came back from 0-40 to break the Australian and take a 5-4 lead and then held serve to take the set. Djokovic had to stave off Kyrgios off a few break points in a couple of nervy games, but the Serb held his nerve to take the second set. The fourth set was as tight as it gets, going all the way to the tie-breaker, but Djokovic took over in the shootout and went on to take a 6-1 lead. Kyrgios attempted a fightback, but it was not to be for the Australian.
Here are the Highlights of Wimbledon 2022 Men's Singles Final between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios:
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Kyrgios leads 6-5 now. He has won the game on his serve. He missed out a challenge after his forehand pitched on the line and the referee awarded the points to Djokovic to see the Serbian make it 30-40. However, Kyrgios sealed the game comfortably.
Djokovic wins the eighth game of the set to make it 4-4. The match is going down to the wire now. None of them is giving each other any chance in the serve.
Kyrgios leads 3-2 now against Djokovic in the fourth set. None of the players has broken the serve yet in the ongoing set and this sees the match nearly hanging in balance.
Kyrgios starts the fourth set win a win. He barely gave any chance to Djokovic and led from the start to eventually win the game. Even Djokovic applauded him on the final shot of the game.
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Djokovic has won the third third. He now leads Kyrgios 2-1. It is worth noting that he had lost the first set but has made a good comeback since then to win two sets in a row. Pressure is entirely on Kyrgios now.
Djokovic breaks Kyrgios' serve. This is some sensational display of resilience from the world number 3. He came from behind, put Kyrgios under pressure and eventually sealed the game. Djokovic leads 5-4 in the third set with his serve coming next.
Djokovic makes it 40-40 in the ninth game and Kyrgios is visibly under pressure... Meanwhile, he gives advantage to Djokovic with a double fault in serve.
Kyrgios has won the fifth game in the ongoing third set to lead 3-2. Djokovic did scare him with his comeback but good serves helped Kyrgios win the game from deuce.
Kyrgios played a sensational soft backhand to get the first 15 points in the second game of third set. Such beautiful was the shot that even an outplayed Djokovic cannot hold himself from applauding it.
Kyrgios is in the lead once. He wins the first game in the third set. Djokovic played well but lacked precision towards the end to lose the game. He serves next.
Djokovic has won the second set 6-3. He also broke Kyrgois' serve in the set to lead the battle and then kept holding his serves. The match is tied to 1-1 sets now.
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