The 21st century
Australia · born Canberra, 1995 · right-handed · Wimbledon finalist 2022
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144
His ranking when he beat Nadal in 2014
37
Aces against Nadal that day
20-8
Wimbledon singles match record
37-21
Career singles record on grass
Born in Canberra in 1995, Kyrgios reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals on his debut in 2014 as a 19-year-old wildcard. He won seven ATP singles titles, among them Washington in 2016 and 2022, and reached a career-high ranking of 13 in October 2016. In 2022 he won the Australian Open doubles with Thanasi Kokkinakis and reached the Wimbledon singles final. Knee, foot and wrist injuries then kept him off the tour for most of three years; he had a full wrist reconstruction in September 2023 and worked as a commentator for the BBC, ESPN and Tennis Channel. He came back in 2025 and won his first tour match in 896 days in Miami. His 2026 grass season brought one singles win in Stuttgart and a doubles appearance at Wimbledon with Alexander Bublik. In August 2026 the International Tennis Integrity Agency provisionally suspended him after a positive test for cocaine from a sample taken in Mallorca.
| Wimbledon singles | Finalist 2022. Quarter-final 2014; fourth round 2015 and 2016; third round 2018 and 2021; second round 2019; first round 2017, when injured |
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| Wimbledon final | 2022: lost to Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3). The first unseeded man in a major final since Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2008, and the first Australian man since Lleyton Hewitt in 2005. Rafael Nadal withdrew before their semi-final |
| Wins to remember | Wimbledon 2014: beat world No. 1 Rafael Nadal 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the fourth round, after saving nine match points against Richard Gasquet in the second. Wimbledon 2015: beat Milos Raonic. Halle and Wimbledon 2022: beat Stefanos Tsitsipas both times |
| Other grass events | No grass title. Semi-finals at Queen's 2018, Stuttgart 2022 and Halle 2022 |
"With his talent and with his serve, he can win a Grand Slam, of course."
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Wimbledon 2014 · Centre Court
In the second set against the top seed, the 19-year-old wildcard hit a casual between-the-legs winner from the baseline. He served out the match at love, finishing with an ace, his 37th. "I was in a bit of a zone out there," he said. "I played some extraordinary tennis."
Source: Associated Press, via ABC7Wimbledon 2014 · Second round
Before he reached Nadal, Kyrgios had to survive Richard Gasquet. The Frenchman held nine match points in their five-set second-round match and converted none of them. Two rounds later the wildcard was on Centre Court beating the world No. 1, and his ranking rose to 66 after the tournament.
Source: WikipediaWimbledon 2019
On the eve of his second-round match with Nadal he was seen at the Dog & Fox in Wimbledon Village, having joked that the two of them could not share a beer there. The next day he served 29 aces, two of them underarm, argued with the umpire and lost in four sets.
Source: Associated Press, via Inquirer SportsWimbledon 2022 · Fourth round
He walked on for his match against Brandon Nakashima in red trainers and changed into white to play. After winning in five sets he put the red shoes back on and wore a red cap for his on-court interview. Asked why, he said: "Because I do what I want." He promised Triple Whites for the next day.
Source: Inquirer SportsWimbledon 2022 · Final
The two had traded barbs for years, but Kyrgios had spoken up for Djokovic earlier that year. After winning the final in four sets, Djokovic told him: "OK, it's officially a bromance," and hoped it was the start of a relationship off the court as well. Kyrgios said he had always respected what Djokovic was able to do.
Source: Tennis Majors2023 to 2025
A wrist ligament tear in practice before Wimbledon 2023 followed knee surgery and a foot injury. After a full wrist reconstruction in September 2023 he spent his time away from the tour commentating for the BBC, ESPN and Tennis Channel, and returned in 2025 to win his first tour match in 896 days.
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