Nick Kyrgios got a walkover win in his semi-final bout as Rafael Nadal withdrew due to injury concerns.
The Wimbledon Championships this season have been nothing short of epic and the men’s singles final will be played between Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios and top seed Novak Djokovic. The Serbian defeated UK’s Cameron Norrie in dominant fashion on Friday by a score of 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Djokovic hit 13 aces in the contest and won five out of 13 break points. Throughout the competition, the Serb has faced a number of tough challenges. He has beaten the likes of Jannik Sinner, Tim van Rijthoven and Miomir Kecmanovic to name a few. Djokovic will be hoping to win his 21st Grand Slam title when he meets Kyrgios on the Center Court.
Kyrgios got a walkover win in his semi-final bout as Rafael Nadal withdrew due to injury concerns. However, the Australian has beaten some big names en route the final. These include the likes of Stefanos Tsitsipas, Brandon Nakashima and Cristian Garin among others. It will be Kyrgios’ first ever Grand Slam final appearance and the Aussie will certainly be hoping to make it count.
Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios are scheduled to face each other on Sunday, July 10 in the quarter-final round of the 2022 Championships. The timing of the match has not been decided yet. The Championship is scheduled to begin on June 27 and go on until July 10. There will be another semi final on July 8 and who will play that final is on Sunday, July 10.
Player | Seed |
Novak Djokovic | 1 |
Rafael Nadal | 2 |
Casper Ruud | 3 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 4 |
Carlos Alcaraz | 5 |
Felix Auger-Aliassime | 6 |
Hubert Hurkacz | 7 |
Matteo Berrettini | 8 |
Cameron Norrie | 9 |
Jannik Sinner | 10 |
128 players enter The Championships’ main draw every year, both for the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Singles categories. These players go through a series of elimination matches before only one victor remains. Overall, there are seven rounds in the main draw of Wimbledon. These are the first round, second round, third round, fourth round, quarter-final, semi-final and final.
Competition stage | Dates |
First round | June 27-28 |
Second round | June 29-30 |
Third round | July 1-2 |
Fourth round | July 3-4 |
Quarter-final | July 5-6 |
Semi-final | July 7 (Ladies’), July 8 (Gentlemen’s) |
Final | July 9 (Ladies’), July 10 (Gentlemen’s) |
UK – Eurosport UK, BBC TV & Radio
USA – ESPN, Tennis Channel
Canada – TSN Canada
Australia – Nine
Africa – Canal Plus International (Afrique)
Asia – Disney Networks Singapore
India – Star India/Hotstar