Novak Djokovic: Unvaccinated And Unbeatable
Moments after the lost match point, there was another ironic 'thumbs up' for his team, who had already had to take a beating over the past three hours. Only then, beloved villain Nick Kyrgios shuffled to the net to offer a fair and hearty congratulations to Novak Đoković.
When the Serb kissed the grass on Center Court and, as his fans are used to from the now seven-time Wimbledon winner, tasted a bit, Kyrgios applauded ironically again in his corner to his loved ones near the Royal Box. Duchess Kate, her husband William and eight-year-old George also saw how Kyrgios was forbidden to put his red baseball cap on his face in Wimbledon, which was always white, and waited in consternation for the award ceremony, while Đoković hugged his team and family for minutes. The punishment for Kyrgios will not be long in coming.
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With a mental and playful feat, Đoković collected his seventh Wimbledon title and at the same time his 21st Grand Slam success in the final of the most prestigious tournament in the world Kyrgios. It was less the playful elements that differentiated the winner and the loser in the sometimes high-class 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4 and 7: 6 success after three hours and one minute. It was handling the pressure and experience that set the best return player in the world apart from the best server in the tournament.
While Đoković, who is also known for freaking out towards his box, remained calm and composed, Kyrgios vented his worries to his team in too many moments. "Are you f*cking interested in that at all?" was a friendlier quip. "You know how hard it is to give that guy three aces? And you're just sitting there like nothing."
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"It's not that he doesn't have that calmness, but he's never played a final like this and we know he has these ups and downs in matches," Djokovic said. "My experience," he knew beforehand, "could have decided that in case of doubt." This became clear in the final tiebreak, when Đoković calmly returned the balls with quality and Kyrgios, on the other hand, became hectic, chaining mistakes until he was 6-1 behind, uncatchable.
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Kyrgios would have won against pretty much every opponent on grass that day with his outstanding service performance of almost consistently more than 70 percent of first, hard and variable serves on Sunday - but not against Đoković. "He's a bit of a god," Kyrgios said reverently on Center Court. In any case, both exchanged verbal tenderness and spoke of a "bromance". Years ago that would have been unthinkable.
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Meanwhile, it is unlikely that both protagonists will also open in New York at the last highlight of the year. Đoković is very unlikely to be allowed to do so, as the entry requirements for the unvaccinated in the USA do not currently allow it. When Goran Ivanisevic, 2001 Wimbledon winner and Đoković's coach, was confronted with this in the press conference, he grinned wryly. "Maybe Joe Biden will change his mind."
He became more serious when asked how Djokovic's failed entry to Australia earlier this year and the global vaccination debate would have affected his protégé. "Some people would never have played tennis again after that." Đoković is the only player in the top 100 who did not have a vaccination. "I am not vaccinated and do not plan to be vaccinated," he said. "The only good news I could get is if they relax entry requirements."
Kyrgios felt the pressure
There is a lot at stake in sport: With his Grand Slam title 21, for the first time in his career he has more victories than Roger Federer, whose sporting return is expected for the home tournament in Basel in autumn. Whether this, at the age of 41, will ever be able to compete for major titles is a nice but unrealistic idea.
Rafael Nadal, record holder with 22 titles, will report fit again for New York and will train undisturbed in Manacor for the coming weeks. Of course, the fans want to see a duel between Nadal and Đoković for the Grand Slam record.
"No way," Nick Kyrgios replied to outgoing presenter legend Sue Barker when asked if he was hungry for more finals like this. He's just tired and drained. "Even if it's support, it's just mentally a lot. The support, the negative comments, the pressure to play the final here. Will I be good? Will I behave well?" He feels the pressure on his shoulders when he goes onto the pitch.
He never felt good during the tournament, he was afraid. In the end, Kyrgios hid tears. He did not say whether he would play the US Open. The emotional worlds in this sometimes very lonely individual sport are so different.
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