"I thought that ship had sailed" - Kyrgios on reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal

Eight years after he last appeared in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, Nick Kyrgios has won through to the last four of a Grand Slam for the first time.

The World No.40 ousted Christian Garin 6-4 6-3 7-6(5), exerting the greater superiority of his grass court game. Kyrgios put on a superb performance during the two hour 13 minute encounter, but was even more impressive after the match as he showed great humility during his speech.

“I never thought I’d be in a Grand Slam semi-final,” he told the No.1 Court crowd. “I thought that ship had sailed – that I might have wasted that window. I didn’t go about things great early on in my career. It’s great to put on a performance here.

“I don’t have a coach – I would never put that burden on someone. But each and every one of my team plays an important role, although no one knows my tennis better than I do. I’ve been playing this sport since I was seven. I’m in a semi-final and I’m pretty happy.

“Honestly I thought I was playing on the back foot a lot [against Garin]. Hell of a tournament from him to make the quarter-final. It could easily have been him standing here.”

The Canberra native is one match away from his maiden Grand Slam final, however he will face his toughest test yet as he battles legendary Spaniard Rafael Nadal for a chance to make history.