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Novak Djokovic (3rd place, Serbia) achieved the men’s singles title for the fourth time in a row at the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament (total prize of £43.35 million, regarding 64.23 billion won).
Djokovic beat Nick Kyrios (40th, Australia) 3-1 (4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6) in the men’s singles final on the last day of the tournament at the All England Club in Wimbledon, England on the 10th (local time)) came from behind.
This marks Djokovic’s fourth straight men’s singles title at Wimbledon in 2018, 2019 and 2021. Wimbledon was not held in 2020 due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
The prize money for the singles championship is 2 million pounds, or 3.12 billion won in Korean money.
The men’s singles win at Wimbledon is the first in 16 years since Roger Federer (Switzerland), who won the championship for five consecutive years from 2003 to 2007.
Djokovic has been on a 28-game winning streak at Wimbledon since 2018.
Djokovic also won the men’s singles title for the 21st time at a major event, finishing second in the division alone.
Rafael Nadal (4th, Spain), who withdrew due to an injury in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon this year, has the most with 22, and Federer has 20.
Djokovic won seven Wimbledon men’s singles titles alone, closely following Federer’s eighth record holder in the division. Pete Sampras (retired, USA) also won the 7th at Wimbledon.
Kyrios, the ‘bad boy on the court’, who reached the singles final of a major tournament for the first time in his life, took the first set and seemed to continue his two-game winning streak with Djokovic before the match. finished the competition.
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