'I thought my ship had sailed' - Nick Kyrgios 'really proud' after reaching Wimbledon semi-finals

Nick Kyrgios has admitted that he «thought my ship had sailed» after he expressed his immense pride at having reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon. The unseeded 27-year-old roared back after losing his serve in the opening game to storm past the Chilean in straight sets, 6-4 6-3 7-6, and reach the last four at the All England Club. Ad/> Kyrgios has now surpassed his previous best performance at a Grand Slam singles event as his hugely eventful campaign at SW19 took another step forward.

Wimbledon'Worst news ever' — Why Kyrgios is 'nightmare opponent' for injured NadalAN HOUR AGO The Australian will now await Rafael Nadal after the legendary Spaniard overcame Taylor Fritz in five sets, despite having had to contend with an abdominal injury. «An amazing atmosphere here again,» he said in his on-court interview. «I just never thought I’d be in a semi-final of a Grand Slam.

I honestly thought my ship had sailed. »I didn’t go about things great earlier in my career, I may have wasted that little window. Just really proud of the way I have come out here and really proud of my team just to be able to put on a performance.

«I don’t have a coach, I wouldn't put that burden on someone. Each and every one of my team plays a very important role. I feel like nobody knows my tennis better than I do.

I have been playing this sport since I was seven, so to make the semi-final of a Grand Slam, I am pretty happy. »I felt I was playing on the back foot a lot. He [Garin] is a hell of a player, he’s obviously feeling very confident, hell of a tournament from him to make the quarter-finals.