Serbian Novak Djokovic, the world's third-ranked tennis player, won his seventh Wimbledon title on Sunday and the 21st Grand Slam of his career by defeating Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) in the final.
Djokovic, 35, took three hours to defeat the controversial Australian, ranked 40th in the world, on the center court of the All England Club in London, where he lifted the trophy for the fourth consecutive time since 2018 (the tournament was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic).
With this victory, the Serbian player is only one title behind Rafa Nadal, who after winning this year's Australian Open and his 14th Roland Garros, now has 22 Grand Slam titles.
Djokovic closes in on Federer
He is also only one title away from matching the record of eight Wimbledon trophies, held by Swiss player Roger Federer.
Djokovic "is a bit of a god, I'm not going to lie," Kyrgios acknowledged, congratulating his rival.
The Australian player admitted that he doesn't have "any more desire to compete right now," stating that "I think me and everyone, we're exhausted from so much tennis." However, he said, "I hope someday I'll be here again."
Djokovic's words to Kyrgios
"Nick, you will be back," assured Djokovic, considering that the controversial tennis player has "shown why he deserves to be one of the best players in the world, especially on this surface."
"I'm sure we'll see you in the later rounds of the Grand Slams," he reassured Kyrgios. And he added, "I never thought I would say so many nice things about you." "I hope this is the beginning of a wonderful relationship," he joked.
Putting their disagreements off the court aside, the two players had agreed that the winner would invite the loser to dinner, although it cannot be on the same Sunday as it is the Serbian's wedding anniversary.
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