During his live coverage of Cameron Norrie vs. Jack Draper at Wimbledon, Nick Kyrgios said to Novak Djokovic that he didn’t like him after the Serb lost to Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon. In another interview this year, the Australian tennis player revealed more about his friendship with the Serb.
Despite their initial rivalry, Kyrgios stood up for Djokovic after he was expelled from Australia in 2021. Since then, they’ve developed a growing bromance, although the rain caused them to postpone their Wednesday practice at Wimbledon.
In a playful jab at the Serb, Kyrgios said that Djokovic allowed Alcaraz to defeat him in the thrilling five-setter that was the 2023 Wimbledon final.
Kyrgios wished the 37-year-old had been given the same opportunity to experience success when they squared off in the 2021 Wimbledon final.
Kyrgios said in a light way: “I still don’t like you, Novak, if you’re listening. You gave Carlos one year but you didn’t give me one. It’s still one of the best matches I’ve watched. One of the only ones from start to finish.”
“You didn’t give me one”: Nick Kyrgios still don’t like Novak Djokovic for losing to Carlos Alcaraz #Tennis https://t.co/Ah6oMYcYmf
— TennisUpToDate (@TennisUpToDate2) July 5, 2024
Nick Kyrgios in 2024
Now the world no.470, the Australian played his last match on the 13th of June 2023 when he lost to world no.482 Yibing Wu 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Stuttgart (draw).
During this season Nick has managed to achieve an overall 0-1 match record.
Djokovic in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWWWWWLWW Ranked world no.2, Djokovic has managed to achieve an overall 20-6 record in 2024. Djokovic is now competing in Wimbledon where he defeated the world no.123 Vit Kopriva 6-1 6-2 6-2 and the world no.277 Jacob Fearnley 6-3 6-4 5-7 7-5.
Novak Djokovic will play the world no.47 Alexei Popyrin in the 3rd round on Saturday at 6:30 pm on Centre Court. Their current record is 2-0 for Djokovic.
Novak won 98 titles in his career: 52 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic is scheduled to compete next in Montreal (National Bank Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 5th of August.
Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic squared off 3 times. Their head to head is 2-1 for Kyrgios. Before, the last time they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in London (Wimbledon) in July 2022.
Here are the highlights.
Alcaraz in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2024
WLWLLWLWWW Ranked no.3, the Spaniard achieved a 29-6 match record in 2024. Alcaraz is now competing in Wimbledon where he ousted the world no.269 Mark Lajal 7-6(3) 7-5 6-2, the world no.69 Aleksandar Vukic 7-6(5) 6-2 6-2, the world no.29 Frances Tiafoe 5-7 6-2 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2 and the world no.16 Ugo Humbert .
Carlos Alcaraz will play the world no.382 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never played each other as of now in top competitions.
Carlos has won 2 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells and French Open.
The Spaniard won 15 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Nick Kyrgios, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz |
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