Kyrgios, the former rebel seeks redemption against Djokovic

Tennis: Wimbledon, today the final with the n ° 1

the character

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«Give a mask to a man», Nick Kyrgios has had a tattoo of Nick Kyrgios on his leg, «and he will show his true face». The time has therefore come to find out who Nick Kyrgios really is, who today at 3 pm on the Center Court in Wimbledon will wear the mask that few, perhaps not even himself, now expected, that of a Grand Slam finalist. Waiting for him will be the not very reassuring face of Novak Djokovic.

Spoiler of himself like few others, perpetually interrupted champion who travels only five months a year, because he does not know how to stay too far away from his loved ones and from his Canberra, he has finally hit the right tournament.

Nadal’s withdrawal from the semifinals helped him, but it also gave him an extra day to think. “The other night I had a terrible night, he explained on the eve, I got anxious, so I can’t wait for this final to be played.” His talent is indisputable, John McEnroe considers him the true heir to him, but Nick had lost all trains until now.

At the age of 27 he was no more than 13 Atp, he won seven tournaments, but in the Grand Slams he had never gone beyond the quarterfinals. On the other hand, he collected fines, quarreled to death with Nadal (he renamed “Ralph”) and Djokovic (“but now we will text”) with whom he has won twice out of two on the pitch (but in 2017) without losing a set , Tsitsipas called him a bully. He spat at the spectators (10 thousand dollars in fines) and provoked anyone, lost games for manifest abulia.

He is a madman who sometimes speaks uncomfortable truths, perhaps a bad teacher, certainly an antisystem mine. In Australia and the rest of the world he polarizes judgment. «Young people love it – explains Darren Cahill, Sinner supercoach – the more mature hate it. He has the tennis to beat Djokovic, I hope he didn’t have too much time to think about it ».

When he revealed himself here in 2014, beating Nadal in the round of 16, ‘my coach had to recover me from the pub the night before. Now I understand the value of training, I have changed. Sometimes I hated tennis, but I can be a role model for kids that nobody believes in ».

He is the Wimbledon finalist with the lowest ranking (No. 40), certainly not the lowest. Anything can happen with him on the pitch, but for Nick it has to happen now. Because, as the other tattoo on his right arm says, “time is running out”. –