Kyrgios vs. Djokovic head-to-head, record and past results between Wimbledon finalists

Tom Naghten

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Can Nick Kyrgios pull off the upset and defeat Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final to claim a first Grand Slam title?

While the odds may be against him, history is on the Australian's side.

We take a look at the past meetings between the pair to get some insight into how Sunday's final might go down.

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Nick Kyrgios vs. Novak Djokovic head-to-head

Despite Kyrgios having been on the tour as a professional since 2012, the pair have only ever played each other twice.

While Djokovic will go down as arguably the greatest player of all time, Kyrgios currently holds a 100 per cent win record against him.

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Both meetings came in 2017 and on both occasions, Kyrgios won in straight sets.

Their first match came at the quarter final at Acapulco in Mexico.

While the match only lasted two sets, it was a hard-fought encounter in which Kyrgios won 7-6(9) 7-5.

Kyrgios' serve was the difference on that occasion as he sent down an incredible 25 aces to Djokovic's two.

Their second clash was just a few weeks later, this time in the round of 16 at the ATP Masters Indian Wells.

Kyrgios again emerged victorious 6-4 7-6(3) on the back of his winning 86 per cent of points on first serve.

Both previous meetings came on hard court as opposed to the grass courts at Wimbledon.

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Novak Djokovic record, stats

While Kyrgios may have the wood over Djokovic when it comes to their previous meetings, Djokovic will still have plenty of reasons to go into Sunday's final full of confidence.

The 35-year-old boasts a 6-1 record in finals at the All England Club, and a 20-11 record in finals across all four Grand Slams.

At Wimbledon, Djokovic is currently on a 27-match unbeaten streak, while his overall record at the tournament in 85-10.

The Serbian's win over Cameron Norrie in the semi final means he now holds the record for most Grand Slam final appearances at 32.

If Djokovic can win on Sunday, he'll pick up his 21st major title, taking him to one behind Rafael Nadal and one ahead of Roger Federer.

Not including 2022, 2017 is the only year since 2010 in which Djokovic didn't win a Grand Slam title.

 

Tom Naghten

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Tom Naghten is a senior editor at The Sporting News Australia where he's been part of the team since 2017. He predominantly covers boxing and MMA. In his spare time, he likes to watch Robbie Ahmat's goal against the Kangaroos at the SCG in 2000.