Novak Djokovic will seek his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title against Krygios in the final: time and TV

Novak Djokovicnumber three in the world, will seek this Sunday sor seventh Wimbledon titleand the fourth consecutive since 2018, in a potentially explosive final where he will have to overcome the dangerous game and the usual tricks of the controversial Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgioswho reached the final after Rafael Nadal dropped out of the tournament.

“One thing is for sure, there will be emotional fireworks”, assured the Serbian by getting into his 32nd Grand Slam final and eighth at Wimbledon. Of the previous ones, he only lost in 2013, against the Scotsman Andy Murray, supported by the British public.

Adding up four consecutive Wimbledons, the Serbian champion seeks to enter the exclusive club formed by Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer. And get his 21st Grand Slam title, chasing Rafa Nadal who after winning the Australian Open this year and his 14th Roland Garros already has 22 major trophies.

This will also be the last big tournament of the year for Djokovicsince without being vaccinated against covid-19 you will not be able to travel to the United States to play the US Open.

But to conquer it, you must put out the fire of the controversial Australian, great with the racket and often irritating with his behavior. “I have never won a set from him before. I hope this time is different. I am going to play another final at Wimbledon, I hope that the experience works in my favor”, the Serb wished on Friday.

Djokovic and Kyrgios alone They have met twice in the quarterfinals of the Acapulco tournament in 2017 and three weeks later in the round of 16 in Indian Wells. In both won the Australian caustic in rocky matches.

Kyrgios, 40th tennis player in the world, who has never played a Grand Slam final, automatically went to the final when on Thursday Nadal announced that he was retiring due to an abdominal injury, ending his dream of adding victories in all four major tournaments in the same year.

The Australian of 27 years He has been involved in controversy for years. In addition to refusing to have a coach and not participating in many of the tournaments, He has given much to talk about his behavior on the slopes.

In the third round of Wimbledon he starred a very tense match against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipaswho lost his temper because of his “circus” and ended up throwing a ball towards the public and another off the wall. Both players were booked and fined for his behavior. Tsitsipas branded him a “bully” with “a devilish side”, but the Australian has since shown a more measured attitude.

the former champion John McEnroea controversial player in his youth and now a television commentator, declared himself delighted with the Kyrgios show. “He’s being professional, I love it. He is one of the smartest people I have ever seen, on and off the track,” the American told the BBC.

HOUR: 13:00 GMT (10:00 ARG-URU / 09:00 CHI-PAR-VEN-BOL / 08:00 COL-PER-ECU-MEX)

TV: ESPN

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