What time is the men's Wimbledon final today? Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic battle it out on Centre Court and The Sporting News is on hand to bring you ...
- - - - - - - - - - Will nerves get the better of him? It is going to be his first Grand Slam final," Djokovic said after beating Cameron Norrie in the semifinal.
Game-by-game updates as Djokovic goes for grand slam No 21 and Kyrgios for his first. Join John Brewin.
It could be a classic, it could be a walkover, it’s bound to feature one or both of them roaring like a lion somewhere along the line. But in January, Kyrgios supported Djokovic when he was detained and then deported from Australia. While Kyrgios joked they now have a “bit of a bromance”, Djokovic was less enthusiastic, but he expressed his appreciation for Kyrgios’s support: “When it was really tough for me in Australia, he was one of the very few players that came out publicly and supported me and stood by me. There is something of Djokovic’s close friend and mentor about Kyrgios, and the two finalists do seem to have something of an affinity, a shared outsider status despite one of them being one of the three greatest men’s players to have ever hit a crosscourt forehand. A year earlier, he’d penned an open letter to the people of Australia, which ought to have been grounds for a 14-day quarantine in itself. Who else could have done a court-side chat with Chris Evert that went straight in on her ovarian cancer and still kept the mood high? In the final, Kyrgios will reacquaint himself with Novak Djokovic, who he has had a turbulent relationship with. A smile from Kyrgios as a young man carries out the toss, and then as he and Djokovic pose for a photo. The experience that I have at this level, playing in the finals against someone that has never played a Grand Slam final, could be slightly in my favour. Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said: “We should see pretty much wall-to-wall sunshine across the bulk of England and Wales and a good portion of Scotland.” Their first match came at the quarter final at Acapulco in Mexico. While the match only lasted two sets, it was a hard-fought encounter in which Kyrgios won 7-6(9) 7-5. The 23-year-old is the first Kazakh player to win a grand-slam singles tournament. Nick Kyrgios is the first man out, and trying his best to look casual, his loping stride giving off some real masculinity.
Wimbledon 2022 Men's Final: Novak Djokovic has contested 31 Grand Slam finals and faced just about every scenario possible in collecting 20 titles bu.
On Sunday, he will get a chance to win a seventh Wimbledon singles title against an opponent, Nick Kyrgios of Australia, that few, including Kyrgios himself, thought would ever find the mental strength required to arrive at the biggest stage in the sport. The big question now is how will he react to the occasion? Kyrgios, bidding to become Australia's first Grand Slam men's champion since Lleyton Hewitt at Wimbledon 20 years ago, has been box office on and off the court at the All England Club. In a campaign of all-out attack, he has fired a tournament-leading 120 aces, 292 winners, the second-fastest serve of 137 miles (220 kilometres) per hour while being broken only six times. I'm just super proud and I'm just ready to go. #CentreCourt100 https://t.co/K37h8DNYri— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) 1657458249000 Victory would take him to 21 Grand Slams, one ahead of Federer and one behind Nadal.
Follow along for all the major moments as Wimbledon comes to a conclusion with the men's final between Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic.
Marnie Vinall writes Kyrgios sometimes screams at his box to fire himself up but he credits Team Kyrgios with dragging him back from a bad place in 2019. Let’s take a moment to remember Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis’ wild ride to the Australian Open doubles title this year. Knight is one of the big dogs of professional sport. His schedule only allows time for athletes who require just one name. Novak Djokovic has made this walk a million times before. Nick Kyrgios has not.
Novak Djokovic can close the gap on Rafael Nadal if he manages to win his 21st Grand Slam title on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal, who stands at the top in men's list with 22 Grand Slam titles to his name, withdrew from the tournament before the semi-final match against Kyrgios due to injury. On the other hand, Kyrgios will be aiming to bag his first singles Grand Slam title with the match against the world number three Djokovic. Novak Djokovic will be chasing his 21st Grand Slam title when he faces Nick Kyrgios in the men's singles final in Wimbledon 2022 on Sunday. It is worth noting that the Serbian tennis star is the defending champion as he had won the title in the 2021 edition.
Nick Kyrgios was sent straight to the Wimbledon finals after Rafael Nadal withdrew from the semis, and he will face defending champion Novak Djokovic.
Kyrgios reportedly lost sleep due to nerves, thinking about competing against the world number three and considering the 35-year-old’s edge over him in terms of experience. Yesterday, Elena Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur to become the youngest champion at Wimbledon since 2011, winning the Women’s final 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. He is currently riding a 27-match undefeated run in SW19.
Noval Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios will face off in the men's singles final at Wimbledon.
Unlike in normal years, there was no public ballot for Wimbledon 2022. Go to the Wimbledon website to find out more on tickets and alternative purchase options. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, guests who were successful in the 2020 Wimbledon Public Ballot and took up their ticket offer have been offered the same day and court for 2022. However tickets for the finals on Court 1 start at £40 and rise to £42. How to buy tickets for Wimbledon 2022 Tickets for today’s Men’s singles final at Centre Court start at £230 and rise to £240.