Novak Djokovic imposed his hierarchy against Nick Kyrgios and conquered Wimbledon for the seventh time. In a great match, the Serb beat the Australian 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) and reached his 21st Grand Slam, remaining one of the 22 recorded by Rafael Nadal, the most titled of them. types of tournaments.

The start was even in the cathedral. Both players showed their hunger to win, so making the fewest mistakes was going to be key to achieving that. Despite starting on a double fault, Djokovic managed to win the first game of the encounter, after mistakes made on returns by his rival, who quickly recovered with an included ace to level the set.

It was during the fifth game of the day that the first break of the day arrived. The Bad Boy embarrassed Nole, breaking his serve and going up 2-3 in the first set. Kyrgios endorsed his good start by taking care of his serve and bringing the gap to 2-4. He felt more comfortable than his rival and even had the calmness to make a luxury of hitting the ball between the legs, in an action which was applauded by the public.

Djokovic gave the fight away, however, it wasn’t enough for him to stick his sleeve out. The Australian, who eliminated Chilean Christian Garin from the competition in the quarter-finals, was playing at a high level. Solid in both serves and returns against a rival who suffered but never lost focus. Kyrgios excelled with eight aces and gave the Serbian no chance.

Nole was forced to catch up. And the second round started off on a high, although the Bad Boy wasn’t willing to give anything either. In the fourth game, a lack of concentration from Kyrgios was taken advantage of by Djokovic, who took his first break of the match and then increased his advantage after a hard-fought game.

The Australian fought hard to try to tie the game. However, Djoker kept his concentration and, despite suffering until the end, managed to complete the set. In the ninth game, the Australian went 0-40 and it looked like he was heading for the break, but the European used all his experience to row from behind and level the game.

The trend continued in the third set. A hand-to-hand fight neither of them wanted to lose. Kyrgios avoided a break against himself in the opener, which he won with an ace. Djokovic also fulfilled his duty and did not give chances to his opponent, who in the fifth game argued with one of the judges, receiving a warning for this. His complaint was that one of the people was talking to distract his services.

The game slows down. Mainly, because both were fulfilling their services and with full concentration. But Bad Boy was distracted late in the set and Djokovic didn’t spare him. Although he was leading 40-0 again in Game 9, Nole had five points in a row and was one step away from winning the round. So that was it. The Aussie grew desperate and exploded in rage, constantly arguing with his box. At that time, I already knew that the panorama was very high, facing the former world number one.

The fourth set was an exciting head-to-head. Both showing their best version. Djokovic felt comfortable on serves, but Kyrgios didn’t let go to keep fighting either. He still had chances and he was going to fight them. And Nole, for his part, did not give him respite either.

In the end, the round stretched until the tie break, where the Serb dominated to end up celebrating the crown. Despite the great game that Bad Boy made, he ended up paying dearly for his distractions and with Djokovic any mistake is unforgivable. A new Grand Slam on his list and, surely, he wants more.