"I looked like I was the one who had played in a lot of finals" - Kyrgios on handling final pressure well

| by Alfredo Bassanelli

Nick Kyrgios played a very good final match of the 2022 Wimbledon against Novak Djokovic but eventually lost in four sets.

Stepping onto the court, it was 32nd Grand Slam final for Novak Djokovic and only the first one for Nick Kyrgios and so it was expected that experience will play a big role. Yet, it was the 27-years-old Australian who won the first set and after the match, Kyrgios was happy that he handled his first Wimbledon final well.

“My level is right there. I feel like you look at what Novak has done to some other opponents, it's not a good feeling. But I'm right there. I'm not behind the eight ball at all. I played a Slam final against one of the greatest of all time, and I was right there. [I will take] confidence. It was a hell of an occasion… I came out in the first set and I looked like I was the one who had played in a lot of finals. I thought I dealt with the pressure pretty well.”

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“[I] feel like my fire's been lit this whole year. I've obviously met a lot of amazing people this year who have just given me extra motivation. To find people that have my back, that I just love being around, and they just want to push me to be a better person and to be a better tennis player. They realise that I'm immensely talented and feel [I have] a lot more to do in this sport.”

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“I felt like he just has so much experience to draw to. He's won the tournament four times in a row. When you win an event that much, when you've been in those situations, it's unbelievable. You can tell yourself you've been here before. The confidence and the belief in yourself, that only comes with achievement or something that he's achieved like that many times. I can only imagine how confident he feels every day, especially at Wimbledon, walking around.”

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