Although their relationship took a turn in January when Kyrgios stood up for Djokovic amid the fallout over his visa to play in Australia. The two were once engaged in a verbal tirade with them previously criticizing each other. I just came up short, and I’m happy with that.”Ī bromance has blossomed between Kyrgios and Djokovic in recent months which was something that at one stage would seem impossible. I came out there and I did what I had to do tactically to give myself a chance. “I think not playing the semifinals may have done me a bit of a disservice because I was just thinking about it (playing the final) all the time,” he said. He was set to play Rafael Nadal in the last four but the Spaniard was forced to retire due to injury. Coming back for other tournaments, like 250s and stuff, I would have really struggled.’Īt Wimbledon, Kyrgios has scored wins over fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, Brandon Nakashima and Cristian Garin. “I feel like if I had won that Grand Slam, I think I would have lacked a bit of motivation, to be honest. “It’s taken me 10 years, almost 10 years in my career to finally get to the point of playing for a Grand Slam and coming up short. “ I’ve been told my entire life that winning Wimbledon is the ultimate achievement.’ “I feel like if I had won today, I would have struggled with motivation,” he said. Unlike his peers, he only travels on the Tour for up to four months a year due to wanting to be home with his friends and family. Explaining that he would have found it tougher to be motivated to play lower-level events after winning a major. Kyrgios later admitted during his press conference that not winning the title was in some ways a blessing in disguise for him. During his on-court interview at SW19, he described the 21-time major winner as a ‘god.’ Kyrgios produced a strong service performance throughout the final but admits that his opponent always had the upper hand when it came to playing the clutch moments. The world no.40 held a one-set lead against top seed Novak Djokovic before going on to lose in four.
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