Grand Slam Wimbledon

[Drummond]

Novak!!!

Slow start but cruised thereafter.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Jeez a big boo for the mention of Kyrgios.

He'll have the crowd against him for sure

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Yes it wont be a Happy Gilmore crowd in the final.

 

[Jugada]

Kyrgios will have his fans for sure. He is polarizing, not universally hated

 

[kozi]

Novak opens at $1.20. Way off the mark

 

[gordo2016]

Novak opens at $1.20. Way off the mark

Yep. Elena/Nick double at $10.35 and/or Ons/Nick at $7.50. Can't go wrong, I'm tipping it now.

 

[BringouttheGimp]

I'm Natalie Imbrugliad over this one man.

The King to win his first GS.

Djokovic to be reaffirmed as his Royal Goatness.

Emotional roller coaster ride for me and that man.

 

[myblueroan]

Well puke that Novax won.
I guess we might expect Nick to get a head start with at least the 1st set judging by the way Novax won both his last games.
However I like to think Nick can stand up when Novax turns it on. Foil gis cunning plan and not fall to pieces like these last two wimps. We need Rafa grit amd Fed like stamina.
Camonnnnn!

 

[Xtreme]

Novak could kick Kyrgios' arse with 1 hand tied behind his back. Nick will lose easily.

 

[boncer34]

Novak could kick Kyrgios' arse with 1 hand tied behind his back. Nick will lose easily.

Like last time?

 

[Xtreme]

Like last time?

Ironically their last match (2018) was cancelled

And Kyrgios might have beaten him in 2017, but that was 5 years ago before Novak was in super sayian form!!

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Cya later Norrie you pusher.

Novak vs Nick final, you love to see it, so many people in the mud.

 

[boncer34]

Ironically their last match (2018) was cancelled

And Kyrgios might have beaten him in 2017, but that was 5 years ago before Novak was in super sayian form!!

I don't think Nick wins but I can't see it being as categorically one sided as you're suggesting.

 

[Caesar]

The fact Norrie is in a semi final AND A Top 10 player is hilarious.

Norrie is ranked 12

 

[BringouttheGimp]

No BS mate.. the got a chance at winning a GS mate.. that's it mate.. forget about it mate.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Where are you LukeParkerno1 ?!

Fell asleep after going to the footy really. Happy enough with the win.

 

[My Cotchin Rules]

I can just see Djoko really imploding when Nick gets under his skin. Head says Novak in 4 but nethertheless bring out the popcorn

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

1992 AO - Courier v Krajicek
1988 US - Graf v Evert

Well that can’t possibly be correct. Both Graf and Evert were major winners before 1988.

 

[FreoRicci]

2000 ranking points for the winner, 1200 for the runner up.
If that wasn’t taken away, Kyrgios would be in the top 20 and chance at ATP finals. Will be world number 40 regardless of the result now.

Novak will even slide from world number 3 to world number 7 after the final. Ludicrous

 

[X_box_X]

Novak opens at $1.20. Way off the mark

A bit of steam for Nick.

Novak now $1.27.



Check out how much money has been traded on Novak between $1.23 and $1.27

 

[X_box_X]

2000 ranking points for the winner, 1200 for the runner up.
If that wasn’t taken away, Kyrgios would be in the top 20 and chance at ATP finals. Will be world number 40 regardless of the result now.

Novak will even slide from world number 3 to world number 7 after the final. Ludicrous

‘Madness’: Kyrgios robbed in Wimbledon rankings farce​

Nick Kyrgios’ Wimbledon finals performance is set to be wiped from the books after an extraordinary decision that has caused uproar.

Nick Kyrgios has the biggest match of his life on Sunday night (AEST) — but his performance is set to be wiped from existence on the ATP Tour rankings.
The Aussie has emerged as one of the biggest losers in the ongoing power struggle between Wimbledon and the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour after rankings points for the tournament were sensationally stripped in May.

Wimbledon famously banned Russian and Belarusian players from competing in the tournament following the invasion of Ukraine. The professional tours responded by stripping ranking points and reducing tennis’ most prestigious tournament to exhibition status.

To make matters even worse for players, they have not been given a chance to defend the ranking points they earned at the 2021 tournament.

Nick Kyrgios is smiling all the way to the final. Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images.
It caused uproar when first announced — and the anger has only grown as the tournament heads into the men’s singles and ladies’ singles finals.

The 2000 points for winning the grand slam — and 1200 points as the runner up — would have put Kyrgios back in the top 20 and would have put him back on track to chase a spot in the year-ending ATP Tour finals event.

Instead, win, lose or draw, he will be the world No. 40 come Monday morning.

It is just as painful for Djokovic, who will drop to No. 7 on the live rankings when they are officially updated next week.

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The Times’ tennis correspondent Stuart Fraser said on Saturday the ATP Tour “shafted” itself.

“Novak Djokovic could win Wimbledon on Sunday and drop from No 3 to No 7 in the world rankings. Madness,” he wrote on Twitter.

Australia's Nick Kyrgios. Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP.
“I mean, the ATP really have shafted themselves with this ludicrous decision. Nick Kyrgios would be a great (and arguably a much-needed) addition to the ATP Finals field but he’ll remain at No 37 in the Race to Turin after this fortnight.

British tennis player Jonny O’Mara, who competed in the mixed doubles and men’s doubles, wrote on Twitter it is “f***ing madness”.

The debate seems destined to roll on for the foreseeable future.



It has been a subject of topic of conversation throughout the tournament with some players admitting they have had issues with anxiety surrounding rankings points — and losing all their Wimbledon points.

Ons Jabeur said ahead of the women’s final on Saturday night she felt sorry for some of the women in the field who have missed out on a massive rankings spike.

“I’m not going to lie to you. The more you do good, the more you regret not getting any points,” she said, according to AP.

“I don’t just look at myself, but I also look at Tatjana (Maria). Now she makes a good run, and she doesn’t have points.”

Djokovic has also previously criticised Wimbledon’s ban and the ATP Tour’s response.

The Serb is into the Wimbledon final for the eighth time.

Kyrgios is into the first grand slam final of his career at the age of 27.

The pair have been involved in a war of words several times in their careers, but they spoke with respect for one another following their semi-final wins.

 

[MattF185]

Well that can’t possibly be correct. Both Graf and Evert were major winners before 1988.

Apologies - I misread the question. I just thought of any players who had a walkover victory in a semi final - not players who get a walkover victory into their first ever major.

 

[Benj7]

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Nick has never dropped a set against Novak.

1. Not best of 5
2. 2017 was the worse form novak has been in.
3. Novak was rattled with an elbow injury.
4. Kygrios best ranking to date.

Nick will come close but can’t see him winning, and if he did somehow id love to see him stick it up to the media.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

1. Not best of 5
2. 2017 was the worse form novak has been in.
3. Novak was rattled with an elbow injury.
4. Kygrios best ranking to date.

Nick will come close but can’t see him winning, and if he did somehow id love to see him stick it up to the media.

I think it certainly shows that Nick has the game to worry Novak.

I doubt we get less than 4 sets either way.

 

[Stax on the mill]

I don’t particularly like Novak, and I almost always support Australians, no matter how poor behaved they may be.

However in this instance there is no way I could barrack for an obnoxious cretin like Kyrgios. I hope Djokovic flogs him.