Star player Novak Djokovic will take on Nick Kyrgios of Australia on Sunday, July 10. He has reached his 32nd Grand Slam final and will be eyeing a fourth consecutive title at the grass court tournament.
Djokovic has a match winning streak of 27 matches which started in the year 2017. The Serbian overcame all odds and made it to his eighth Wimbledon final.
Let’s take a look at his journey till the final of Wimbledon 2022:
- Novak Djokovic vs Kwon Soon-woo (1st round)
Djokovic won the second set (6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4) against his Korean opponent after losing the second set.
- Novak Djokovic vs Thanasi Kokinakis (2nd round)
Djokovic beat Kokinakis (6-1, 6-4, 6-2)
- Novak Djokovic vs Miomir Kekmanovic (3rd Round)
Djokovic registered an easy (6-0, 6-3, 6-4) win against Kekmanovic.
- Novak Djokovic vs Tim van Rijthoven (Round of 16)
Djokovic won the second set (6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2) after losing the second set by a close margin.
- Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinar (Quarterfinals)
Djokovic lost the first two sets but came back winning the remaining three sets (5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2).
- Novak Djokovic vs Cameron Nori (Semifinal)
Djokovic lost the first set and looked out of form but made a great comeback to win (2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4).
Djokovic and Kyrgios have only played two matches before the upcoming final. Kyrgios won both the matches without losing a single set.
Kyrgios made it to the final after his semi-finalist Rafael Nadal withdrew from the match due to injury. If the Aussie wins the final, he will become Australia’s first men’s Grand Slam champion since Lleyton Hewitt, who won the Wimbledon title in 2002.
The match is to be played in the Central Court at 6:30 IST.