"I'm not sad about saying I lost to the greatest player of all time": Kyrgios looks back fondly despite Djokovic Wimbledon final defeat

Australia’s tennis star Nick Kyrgios has revealed that he is ‘not sad’ after losing Wimbledon’s final last year to Novak Djokovic.

The 28-year-old suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the final of the third Grand Slam last year despite winning the first set with a score of 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6.

Kyrgios, while speaking to ATP Tour, revealed that he is looking forward to taking the field, 12 months after losing his maiden Grand Slam final, that too against one of the greats of all time.

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“I was one short but I'm not sad about saying I lost to the greatest player of all time and gave him a real match,” he said. “It’s going to be good walking there for the first time [this year] and there's going be a lot of media attention around it as well. So let’s see how it goes.”

Talking about his goals for this year’s mega-event, the Canberra-born believes he has nothing left to prove to anyone else and is now looking to enjoy the sport.

“I know what I need to do to be successful. I think all the pressure is off me, to be honest,” said Kyrgios. “I think that people always say once you have results, that's when the pressure starts kicking in. But for me, it's been the reverse my whole career. When I've won tournaments or when I've done really well, it's almost the opposite.

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“It's almost like you've proven yourself and now you can actually just relax and have some fun with it. I don't think I've got anything left to prove in my career to be honest. I’ve beaten some amazing players, won some really big tournaments, [made the] final of a Grand Slam, won a doubles Grand Slam. I feel like now, this is why you work. So you can actually have fun and just enjoy it.”

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