Wimbledon 2022 Men's Singles Final Highlights: Djokovic beats Kyrgios to win his seventh Wimbledon crown

Since then, Kyrgios has shown a game face few believed he possessed -- coming though a five-setter against Brandon Nakashima, then easily disposing of Cristian Garin without an audible expletive and barely a trick shot. He got a huge break when Rafa Nadal was forced to withdraw ahead of their eagerly-awaited semi-final because of injury, and will now seek to become the first Australian man to win a Grand Slam singles title since close confidant Lleyton Hewitt won Wimbledon in 2002.

A bromance between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios was the last thing fans expected coming into Wimbledon, but the two players have buried the hatchet and even decided to go for dinner, with Sunday's final winner footing the bill. Kyrgios, who has in the past labelled Djokovic "boneheaded" and a "tool", defended the Serb when he was detained and then deported ahead of the Australian Open earlier this year due to his COVID-19 vaccination status.

The reason for that is that there was very little love lost between the pair until a sudden thawing of their relationship this year after Kyrgios's public support for Djokovic when he was deported from the Australian Open for not having a COVID-19 vaccination. Kyrgios once labelled Djokovic a "tool", said he had a "sick obsession" with wanting to be liked and described Djokovic's trademark post-match celebration as "cringe-worthy". Djokovic once said he had little respect for Kyrgios off the court but ahead of Sunday's final something of a bromance has developed between the two.

Djokovic will know that amidst all the theatre and bravado, Kyrgios possesses a lethal range of grasscourt weapons that threaten to end his 27-match unbeaten run at Wimbledon and wrench the title from his grasp. He will start as favourite but, significantly, in their only two previous meetings, both in 2017, Djokovic did not win a set, did not break the Kyrgios serve and had only one break point.

The 35-year-old Serbian, bidding for a fourth successive title, will prepare for every eventuality but the likelihood is that world number 40 Kyrgios will still conjure up some surprises. It could be an underarm serve played between the legs on the first point of the match, a tweener drop shot from the baseline on a break point or picking a fight with a fan.