{"id":79620,"date":"2022-07-11T12:37:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T12:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=79620"},"modified":"2022-07-11T12:37:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T12:37:08","slug":"djokovic-wins-seventh-wimbledon-title-and-21st-grand-slam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=79620","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic wins seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Sports Desk:<\/strong> Novak Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a four-set triumph over Nick Kyrgios, whose challenge unravelled in frustration after a blistering start.<\/p>\n

Top seed Djokovic won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7\/3) to equal Pete Sampras's mark of seven titles at the All England Club and move within one of the men's record of eight held by Roger Federer.<\/p>\n

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The 35-year-old Serb is now one Slam ahead of Federer in the all-time race and just one behind Rafael Nadal's record of 22 majors.<\/p>\n

“I'm lost for words for what this tournament and this trophy means to me,” said Djokovic. “It always has been and will be the most special one in my heart.”<\/p>\n

Djokovic also praised Kyrgios after their once-frosty relationship thawed at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

“It's officially a bromance,” he declared.<\/p>\n

“It is tough to find consolation words at a moment like this but you showed why you are one of the best players in the world.”<\/p>\n

Djokovic is just the fourth man in the Open era to win four successive Wimbledon titles after Bjorn Borg, Sampras and Federer.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios said the Serb was “a bit of a god”.<\/p>\n

“First of all congratulations to Novak and your team, you've won these championships that many times I don't even know any more.”<\/p>\n

The 40th-ranked player said he was “exhausted”.<\/p>\n

“I'm really happy with this result and maybe one day I'll be here again but I don't know about that.”<\/p>\n

Djokovic had endured a difficult year at the Slams.<\/p>\n

His deportation from Australia over his coronavirus vaccination status was followed by a quarter-final loss to Nadal at the French Open.<\/p>\n

His refusal to get vaccinated will bar him from flying to the United States next month for the US Open as things stand.<\/p>\n

Djokovic could also miss the 2023 Australian Open as a consequence of having his visa cancelled in January.<\/p>\n

“He is heroic,” said coach Goran Ivanisevic. “It was not easy to digest all those things and come back to play tennis.”<\/p>\n

Kyrgios was seen yawning at the top of the All England Club stairs as the players made their way onto Centre Court.<\/p>\n

– ‘That's why he lost!'<\/p>\n

But there was no lethargy when the final began as Djokovic, playing in a men's record 32nd Slam final, was blown off court by his 27-year-old opponent making his maiden bow.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios raced through the first set, breaking in the fifth game and taking the opener with his seventh ace of the contest.<\/p>\n

Along the way, he showcased one underarm serve, a “tweener” and impeccable behaviour.<\/p>\n

Djokovic, renowned as the best returner in the game and undefeated at the tournament since 2017, managed to win just five points off the Kyrgios serve.<\/p>\n

It was the third match in a row at this Wimbledon that the 35-year-old had dropped the first set.<\/p>\n

Djokovic won a lung-busting 23-shot rally in the third game of the second set and immediately broke for a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n

It was the cue for Kyrgios's first dark mutterings of the afternoon.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios then saw four break points slip away as Djokovic levelled the final by taking his first set off the Australian in three meetings.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios saved two break points in the opening game of the third set.<\/p>\n

There was a brief stoppage in play when a protestor was ejected from the stadium for shouting ‘Where is Peng Shuai?' in reference to the welfare of the Chinese women's tennis star.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios was further unsettled when he demanded a fan be removed from the crowd for distracting him in his serve.<\/p>\n

“It's the woman who looks as if she's had 700 drinks, bro,” he told umpire Renaud Lichtenstein.<\/p>\n

His afternoon threatened to unravel completely when he was broken from 40-0 up in the ninth game, fuming and swearing loudly at his team in the player's box.<\/p>\n

Djokovic, with only two unforced errors, happily pounced for a two sets-to-one lead.<\/p>\n

As Kyrgios continued to remonstrate with himself and his supporters, Djokovic strolled to victory, wrapping up the title with a convincing tiebreak.<\/p>\n

Djokovic was reminded at the post-match presentation that he had promised to buy Kyrgios dinner if he won the title again.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, that's why he lost!” joked the champion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports Desk: Novak Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a four-set triumph over Nick Kyrgios, whose challenge unravelled in frustration after a blistering start. Top seed Djokovic won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7\/3) to equal Pete Sampras’s mark of seven titles at the All England Club and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":79621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n