Novak Djokovic defeats Nick Kyrgios for fourth straight Wimbledon title

Abigail Adcox

July 10, 03:42 PM July 10, 03:43 PM

Novak Djokovic defeated Nick Kyrgios in the men's singles remaining on Sunday to win his fourth consecutive Wimbledon championship and seventh over-all.

The victory on Sunday delivers the Serbian tennis player's grand slam title depend to 21, just one guiding the all-time history held by Rafael Nadal.

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"Every solitary time, it will get much more and a lot more significant and specific," Djokovic claimed, according to ESPN. "It constantly has been, and will be, the most specific event in my heart. The just one that enthusiastic me and motivated me to commence playing tennis in a little little mountain vacation resort in Serbia.''

Djokovic was top-seeded going into the tournament and remained a powerhouse through. He also won the championship in 2018, 2019, and 2021. The 2020 match was canceled owing to the coronavirus pandemic.

Djokovic's standing in the U.S. Open subsequent thirty day period stays in limbo, nevertheless, as he is unvaccinated towards COVID-19. Unvaccinated foreigners are at this time not able to enter the United States by airplane, for each recommendations from the Centers for Sickness Management and Prevention.

"I would enjoy to go to States. But as of today, that is not probable. There is not a great deal I can do any longer. I necessarily mean, it’s really up to the U.S. authorities to make a decision whether or not they make it possible for unvaccinated folks to go into the nation,” Djokovic advised Forbes previous thirty day period.

Elena Rybakina gained the women's singles closing on Saturday, claiming her to start with grand slam title.