Nick Kyrgios route to the Wimbledon final: Andrey Rublev and Novak Djokovic stand in the Aussie’s way, after he steamrolled to the centre-court showpiece in 2022 before suffering heartache
Nick Kyrgios rarely does things the easy way, and he’ll have an uphill task to emulate his feat of reaching the Wimbledon final in 2023.
Kyrgios, 28, has spent most of the year sidelined with a knee problem but will return to action in SW19, where he faces 2022 quarter finalist David Goffin in the first round.
The Australian enjoyed his best grand slam campaign of his career in London last year, making it to the final where he lost out to Novak Djokovic.
He has previously claimed he is the best grass court player on the planet, and will be eager to prove that statement correct despite facing a stacked draw.
Here, Mail Sport outlines Kyrgios’s route to the final. Note: Bold font indicates most likely opponent.
Nick Kyrgios faces a tricky route to the final of Wimbledon this year
First Round
Opponent: David Goffin
Second Round
Potential Opponents: Sebastian Baez, Tomas Barrios Vera
Third Round
Potential Opponents: Andrey Rublev (No. 7), Max Purcell, Luca van Assche, Aslan Karatsev
Fourth Round
Potential Opponents: Alexander Bublik (No. 23), Mackenzie McDonald, JJ Wolf, Maximilian Marterer, Borna Gojo, Filip Krajinovic, Felix Auger-Aliassime (No. 11)
Quarter Finals
Potential Opponents: Lorenzo Musetti (No. 14), Juan Pablo Varillas, John Isner, Juame Munar, Jan Choinski, Dusan Lajovic, Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Hubert Hurkacz (No. 17), Tomas Martin Etcheverry (No. 29), Bernabe Zapata Miralles, Emil Ruusuvuori, Stan Wawrinka, Jordan Thompson, Brandon Nakashima, Pedro Cachin, Novak Djokovic (No. 2)
Semi Finals
Potential Opponents: Jannik Sinner (No. 8), Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Miomir Kecmanovic, Diego Schwartzman, Alexander Vukic, Daniel Altmaier, Quentin Halys, Daniel Evans (No. 27), Yoshihito Nishioka (No. 24), Daniel Elahi Galan, Dominik Koepfer, Oscar Otte, Mikael Ymer, Alex Molcan, Yannick Hanfmann, Taylor Fritz (No. 9), Borna Coric (no. 13), Guido Pella, Benjamin Bonzi, Harold Mayot, Richard Gasquet, Roman Safiullin, Roberto Bautista Agut (No. 20), Denis Shapovalov (No. 26), Radu Albot, Lloyd Harris, Gregoire Barrere, Liam Broady, Constant Lestienne, Laurent Lokoli, Casper Ruud (No. 4)