Djokovic and Kyrgios before the Wimbledon final: "It took you five years before you said something nice about me""
Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios got closer again before the Wimbledon final. The dialogue continued on Instagram.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Jul 10, 2022, 08:10 am
In the end, the field thinned out, and so it happened on Friday that Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios completed their final training session in Aorangi Park just a few meters apart. And almost at the same time.
Kyrgios had spoken on Thursday of a "bromance" that would have developed between him and Djokovic recently - after he had hardly missed an opportunity to gossip about Djokovic in the previous years.
As part of Djokovic's failed trip to Australia, however, Kyrgios put himself behind the 20-time major champion, and he hasn't forgotten that. But to speak of a "bromance"? Found Djokovic still premature.
Of course, he had heard the nice words from Kyrgios, and so it happened that Djokovic chatted up his final opponent who had passed: "It took five years for you to say something nice about me," Djokovic joked. And Kyrgios countered: "I defended you when it mattered." That's right, according to Djokovic. "And I give you credit for that."
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Are Djokovic and Kyrgios meeting at the nightclub tomorrow?
The dialogue later continued on social media. "Are we friends now?" Kyrgios asked, and Djokovic replied: "If you invite me to dinner, then yes. PS: The winner pays tomorrow."
Kyrgios accepted. "Deal, let's go to a nightclub and go crazy."
Djokovic in the 32nd Grand Slam final
Will it come to that? Of course, a lot could depend on the course of the final. While Djokovic will be contesting his eighth Wimbledon final (and 32nd Grand Slam final ever), Kyrgios is in the final of a major tournament for the first time.
On Friday, the Australian was still nervous about it and talked about sleep problems . In fact, one of the bigger questions might be how rested he comes onto the court.
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