Obviously Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer played infinitely better tennis, but this guy was a welcome livewire. However, he escaped punishment for appearing to down tools in the second set against Richard Gasquet, with the Australian accused of “tanking”, something he denied. Kyrgios was great value throughout his run to the fourth round, receiving two separate fines from the All England Club.
Divisive, controversial and highly entertaining. Showed tremendous character to deal with his French Open disappointment and come back even stronger. He’s the man with the limbs of elastic but mind of steel. His response to losing the second-set tie-break in the final, having held seven set points, was outstanding. Was stung by Stan Wawrinka at the French Open but showed his mettle by recovering from the missed career slam to successfully defend his Wimbledon title. A marvel of mental strength and audacity, especially in times of peril. As much for the way he dug deep and battled to overcome Kevin Anderson over two days and five sets and put the cloud of defeat at Roland Garros behind him, as the way he prevailed in the final. Still proving he’s got it and amazingly, at the age of 33, he really does seem to be getting better.
