Nick Kyrgios and Venus Williams decided to team up in Wimbledon in play mixed doubles together for the delight of the local crowd. They won their first round 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, over Austin Krajicek and Sabrina Santamaria showing great tennis.
After the match, Nick confessed that he was fully focused on winning the match and for once of not putting up a show.
“I just wanted to, not put on a good showing or anything, I really wanted to win. Like, I’ve never really wanted to win a mixed doubles or a doubles match that much before. I was really trying hard,” said Nick.
Nick and Venus will face seeds no.4 Nicole Melichar and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the 2nd round. Here the draw.
Kyrgios in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.60, Nick has a compiled 6-2 match record in 2021. The Australian is currently having a run in Wimbledon where he conquered Ugo Humbert 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-1 9-7 and Gianluca Mager 7-67 6-4 6-4.
Nick Kyrgios will come up against the world no.19 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 3rd round on Saturday at 3:00 pm on Court 1. Their current record is 1-0 for Auger-Aliassime.
The Australian won 6 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Venus Williams in 2021
Now the world no.111, Venus played her last match on the 30th of June when she lost to world no.24 Ons Jabeur 7-5 6-0 in the 2nd round of the Wimbledon (draw).
Currently, during this season the American has managed to achieve a 3-8 win-loss record.
