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Wimbledon: Nick Kyrgios defeats Ugo Humbert to enter next round
Updated On: 01 July, 2021 07:39 AM IST | London | AFP
Kyrgios shrugged off an ugly-looking fall in the 13th game of the final set when his right knee buckled beneath him. On Tuesday, he was overheard muttering that Court One was a joke.
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Australia`s Nick Kyrgios celebrates a win against France`s Ugo Humbert during their men`s singles first round match on the third day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. Pic/AFP
Nick Kyrgios won his first match since the Australian Open on Wednesday, defeating French 21st seed Ugo Humbert in five sets at Wimbledon before declaring: "Not bad for a part-time player". The 60th-ranked Kyrgios triumphed 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 9-7 in a match held over from Tuesday evening when the final set was level at 3-3. "Not bad for a part-time player," said Kyrgios. "Ugo is an incredible kid and I knew I was a massive underdog. "It was easy to get off the couch in Canberra as Wimbledon is one of my favourite events and I heard there was going to be a crowd so it was an easy decision to come here." "It`s a great change of scenery," added Kyrgios who is playing his first event outside of his own country for the first time since the 2020 Australian Open.
Kyrgios shrugged off an ugly-looking fall in the 13th game of the final set when his right knee buckled beneath him. On Tuesday, he was overheard muttering that Court One was a joke. His 23 aces and 51 winners over a player he also defeated in five sets at the Australian Open sent him into a second round clash with Italy`s Gianluca Mager. Four of those aces had come on Tuesday in the first game of the fourth set, a service game which took just 43 seconds. It is that kind of electrifying performance that makes Kyrgios such a crowd-pleaser. "I`m doing my best. So I`ll continue to go out there and try and give them a show and just try and bring that different aspect of tennis," he said. "A lot of people wanted me to play because of that. I`m here, I`m trying to give you what I`ve got. Yesterday the crowd was thanking me. They`re like, Thank you, Nick, for keeping me so entertained."
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