Wimbledon The title clash – Djokovic’s eighth in SW19 and a record 32nd Grand Slam final – and Kyrgios’ first appearance in a major final – isn’t the best place to fan the flames of a budding bromance, but that’s where they’ll meet at lunch. – Hour on Sunday.
The six-time Wimbledon champion has stayed away from the romance, saying the two were in better shape since January, when outspoken Kyrgios backed the embattled Djokovic, whose vaccine stance caused quite a stir in political circles.
“As a Tennis Fans, I am glad that he is in the final because he has a lot of talent,” said Djokovic. When he came on tour, everyone was praising him.
Kyrgios leads a 2-0 face-off in 2017 after winning both matches in straight sets. Matches were played on outdoor hardcourts. Djokovic, a 20-time major winner, has known it and has done so many times at this level. “The experience I have, playing in the finals against someone who has never played a Grand Slam final before, could be in my favor,” said the 35-year-old, before wondering if those parameters were really Kyrgios’s. will be against.
“Knowing who he is and how he goes about his tennis, his attitude on the court. He doesn’t seem to be under much pressure,” Djokovic said. “He plays lights-out every time he leaves the court. There is a lot of strength in his service and game. I’m sure he’s going to go for it. Kyrgios’ understanding of ‘experience’ is not that of a road.
During the Australian Open title race with Thanasi Kokinakis in January, Kyrgois said of his routine, “You win a match, you have a day off, you practice, you do it again over a period of two weeks. go by.” “I realized in Melbourne that it’s a really long time in one place. You can’t really go to the city. You can’t enjoy your time as much as you want to. You have to be in your own house, your own from things.” attention has to be diverted.” “In Melbourne I realized that even in doubles you really need to do your work early and clinical, then take a rest,” he said.
“Earlier in my career, I had no idea that vacation and exercise were so important these days.” Djokovic’s richness of expertise, especially on the surface he rules with his rapier-like comeback, will weigh against Kyrgios’ serve, who incidentally tops the leaderboard for aces in the tournament at 120, This question will be the final answer.
Djokovic, who has been breathing from a bottle during matches, perhaps best known for a treatment for bronchial issues for which he has struggled in the past, did not want to get into that discussion. He preferred to cut the service of Kyrgios.
“His pace for the serve is so fluid and so quick. He can hit from any angle. He moves it so he can come in, serve and volley. His serve is hard to read. Grass. But I think it’s even harder… and to come back, he has a lot of free points,” Djokovic said. “That just puts extra pressure on your serve. A very complete player. It’s going to be a game of small differences.”