{"id":773338,"date":"2026-07-02T02:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T02:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/773338\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T02:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T02:26:09","slug":"nick-kyrgios-bows-out-of-likely-last-wimbledon-in-doubles-loss-with-alexander-bublik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/773338\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios bows out of likely last Wimbledon in doubles loss with Alexander Bublik"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nick Kyrgios has bid an emotional goodbye to his Wimbledon career with a first-round doubles loss as part of a combustible pairing with Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios and Bublik were beaten 6-3, 6-4 by sixth-seeded Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic in the first round on Court 17.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old Australian, who has had wrist, knee and legal troubles<\/a> since losing the 2022 singles final to Novak Djokovic, said toward the end of the match he was “looking around and taking everything in”.<\/p>\n

“I would probably say pretty confidently my last Wimbledon,” Kyrgios said.<\/p>\n

“It would be hard to see myself coming back here again and competing.<\/p>\n

“That [2022] final was always going to be one of the better memories of my tennis career, but I just can’t see myself getting back to anywhere near that level.”<\/p>\n

\"Alexander<\/p>\n

Kyrgios said he enjoyed playing doubles with Alexander Bublik, but planning around wildcard entries into tournament is unreliable. (Getty Images: Matthias Hangst)<\/p>\n

The Australian was typically impertinent in an exchange with umpire Manuel Absolu while down a set and a break.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios said in response to an unheard comment from the French official: “Honestly, at this point you can fine me, I honestly don’t even care.<\/p>\n

“Honestly, you can fine me, I don’t give a s***. All these rules are so dumb anyway.”<\/p>\n

After Mate Pavi\u0107 played a sensational reflex volley to win the sixth game of the second set, Kyrgios immediately responded with a congratulatory: “No, f*** off, bro.”<\/p>\n

Relaxed Djokovic cruises past Tsitsipas<\/a><\/p>\n

A relaxed Novak Djokovic takes time out between sets of his second-round Wimbledon win over Stefanos Tsitsipas to play a prank on a ball kid.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He quickly turned to the umpire to say, in a more jovial interaction: “You can’t give me a code [violation] for that. That [shot is] outrageous.”<\/p>\n

Kyrgios and Bublik were given a wildcard invitation to the doubles draw by the All England Club.<\/p>\n

“The wildcards are a very heavy, unreliant [sic] thing to plan schedules on. So I’m obviously super grateful for that opportunity,” Kyrgios said.<\/p>\n

“This has always been a venue and a place where I’ve played my best tennis. My career kicked off here, and my life changed forever after that.”<\/p>\n

Kyrgios did not officially call it the end of his entire career or discuss whether he would like to say goodbye at the Australian Open.<\/p>\n

“I’ve just got so many thoughts right now,” Kyrgios said.<\/p>\n

“You go from making finals of grand slams to struggling to play multiple singles matches.”<\/p>\n

Still, Kyrgios enjoyed playing doubles one last time at the grass-court major.<\/p>\n

“Going out with someone like Bublik who keeps it pretty lighthearted, it’s a lot of fun,” he said.<\/p>\n

“But at the same time, a lot of things were running through my head the last couple of games.”<\/p>\n

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