Nick Kyrgios, the bad boy of tennis, was in the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the first time in his life. The Australian, in the tournament most exciting to play, achieved the best result of his career by losing to Chilean Christian Garin by 6-4, 6-3 and 7-6 (5).
One from Canberra, known in his career for his controversies, his outbursts and his disqualifications, discovered his tennis best when stability came into his life. “I came here with my best friend, with my family, with my girlfriend. Before they could take me out to a bar at 4 in the morning to play against Nadal,” admitted Kyrgios, who graduated. this Wednesday on Garín’s adventure at Wimbledon to continue writing your own story.
Those who do not understand logic. Kyrgios skipped the entire European clay tour and stood unprepared on the lawn. made semi-finals in Halle and Stuttgart and the stomach is broken into Majorca. The physicist is always his big mole. That’s why every time he comes to the All England Club there are doubts that he can last seven five-set games.
So far, he has five, two of them at the limit. This Wednesday was one of his best performances. A showcase of his ministry and why, in his own words, he is considered one of the best in the world on this surface.
And that he lost the first nine points of the game and that he needed three games to settle. Garín, a rookie on these occasions at Wimbledon, does not know how to deal with the pressure of freshness what could be his first semifinals in a Grand Slam, the first for Chile since Fernando Gonzalez.
Garín, who rose to 3-1 in the first quarter, lost all of his advantage, gave up a 5-1 quarter in games and stopped believing in victory. Kyrgios, in a flawless second set, where he saved all three break points he faced, made it two sets to love, a lead he had only lost three times in his career.
Garín tried to be fourth on a list that was just included Benoit Paire, Dominic Thiem and Andreas Seppi, and the level rose sharply in the third set. The Chilean enjoyed three break chances on Kyrgios ’serve, squandered them all and faced a tie break that confirmed the Australian’s mental development.
Despite his ins and goings, where he went from going 2-0 to going 3-5 down, he never left. He wasn’t confused, he didn’t get into his internal fights and he didn’t blow himself up. At 5-5, he chained three consecutive volleys into the net, until Garín missed and received his first match point. A retreat in Garín’s corridor ended with Kyrgios on the ground, as he had never been seen before. Semifinalist, for the first time.
After 30 Grand Slams, the Australian tennis prodigy is among the top four in a ‘big’. Wait as a rival for the winner Rafael Nadal-Taylor Fritz.
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Source: La Verdad
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
