Is Nick Kyrgios Playing the Wimbledon Championships 2021?

Published 06/25/2021, 2:46 AM EDT

It’s time for the Wimbledon Championships 2021 and all the top players of the world will now assemble in London. Although there are many absentees this year, the tournament will be lit up with the presence of Nick Kyrgios. The Australian player will be seen after a long absence as he was last seen during the Australian Open earlier this year.

The Wimbledon Championships was the event in which Nick Kyrgios was first revealed to the world. Not many can forget his match against two-time champion Rafael Nadal during the 2014 season. The youngster created headlines that season, knocking out the Spaniard in four sets.

Nick Kyrgios has left Australia after four months

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Recently, the Australian athlete confirmed via Twitter that he was set to compete at the Championships this year. He tweeted, “LAST DAY IN AUSTRALIA”. The Aussie left his country after four months since he did not feature in any event post the Australian Open.

LAST DAY IN AUSTRALIA 🥺
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) June 22, 2021

However, this comes as a positive development as fans are looking forward to witnessing the ever-entertaining player. The All England Club has been a place where Kyrgios has received plenty of love from the public. Even in his post-match interviews, Nick has always been a charming character.

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Usually, prior to the third Grand Slam event in the calendar year, the Australian player would at the Queen’s Championships but this year he didn’t do so. He was facing a problem with his shoulder and was unable to execute a service to his liking. Nonetheless, it is a positive sign for the event to have the presence of a player of Kyrgios’ magnitude.

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Superstars to grace the Championships this year

The Wimbledon Championships 2021 begins on June 28 and will end on July 11. Besides Nick, superstars like Roger Federer and Serena Williams will grace this event. World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic will be the man to beat since he has been in tremendous form lately.

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Players are looking forward to competing at the All England Club especially since it was the only Grand Slam event that was canceled last year due to the pandemic. It will be interesting to see how the Australian player and the others perform during the fortnight.

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Rohan Kollare is a tennis author for EssentiallySports. Rohan has a post-graduate diploma in Sports Management and a trophy cabinet adorned with accolades won in district and state-level tennis competitions. He has previously worked in Content Operations for Disney’s Hotstar for over a year, covering tennis and Formula One.

Is Nick Kyrgios Playing the Wimbledon Championships 2021?

Nick Kyrgios has left Australia after four months

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