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Kyrgios’ pass to final represents tournament’s worst nightmare
While Wimbledon baulked at the prospect of presenting the trophy to Daniil Medvedev, it could yet be forced to glorify the most mercurial and polarising player of all.
Oliver BrownContributorWith his customary modesty, Nick Kyrgios anticipated that his semi-final against Rafael Nadal would “probably be the most-watched match of all time”. It was a statement so portentous, it sounded almost as if it had been scripted for the Netflix cameras following his every move.
But there was, for once, some coherence to his logic. Kyrgios had faced Nadal just twice in eight years on Centre Court, but both contests were so laced with pyrotechnic brilliance that the All England Club chose to schedule the trilogy fight as the second of today’s two semi-finals.
The Telegraph London
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