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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been captured pressing Novak Djokovic for answers on Nick Kyrgios following the Serbian’s sensational Wimbledon win.
In a brief meeting with Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince George after defeating the Australian in Monday morning’s final, Djokovic was probed on how he managed to return Kyrgios’ incredible serve — regarded as one of the most lethal weapons on tour.
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After passing the Wimbledon Cup to George, Prince William asked Djokovic: “How was that? Hard work?”
The Serbian responded, saying the heat had made it tough, particularly when combined with Kyrgios’ “big serve”.
“I was about to say — how do you beat that serve?” Prince William asked.
Djokovic was heard giving an explanation of how he had been forced to find different ways of approaching the lightning-fast serve, which had allowed Kyrgios to storm past opponents on his favoured grass courts over the past two weeks.
Kate then remarked at the “speed of the serves” Djokovic received, before turning to George for his opinion.
Djokovic asked the eight-year-old what the fastest serve he had received was, however it seemed the young royal wasn’t too sure.
“What is your favourite shot?” Djokovic then asked George.
After getting some help from his mum on what the world No. 3 meant, George revealed his favourite shot was the forehand.
Kate said she hoped Djokovic would have some “down time” before leaving England.
The star player then said he hoped he would get the chance to have a hit with George one day.
Before leaving, Kate wished him a happy anniversary. It was Djokovic and his wife Jelena’s eighth wedding anniversary on the day of the Wimbledon final.
Djokovic won his seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam crown with a four-set triumph over Kyrgios, whose challenge unravelled in frustration after a blistering start.
Top seed Djokovic won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to equal Pete Sampras’ mark of seven titles at the All England Club and move within one of the men’s record of eight held by Roger Federer.
“I’m lost for words for what this tournament and this trophy means to me,” said Djokovic. “It always has been and will be the most special one in my heart.”
Djokovic is just the fourth man in the Open era to win four successive Wimbledon titles after Bjorn Borg, Sampras and Federer.
“First of all congratulations to Novak and your team. You’ve won these championships that many times I don’t even know anymore,” Kyrgios said.
“I’m really happy with this result and maybe one day I’ll be here again but I don’t know about that.”
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