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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Liam Llewellyn

Fiery Nick Kyrgios fends off British Wimbledon wildcard Paul Jubb in thrilling contest

Nick Kyrgios advanced to the second round of Wimbledon 2022 after coming from behind to beat Britain's Paul Jubb 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-5 on Tuesday in a little over three hours. A packed house on court 3 witnessed a typical mix of the bizarre and sheer brilliance from the Australian.

He did suffer an early setback however when he lost the opening salvo to Jubb. Kyrgios also lashed out a line judge in frustration at one point, referring to her as "a snitch" who 'had no fans.'

However, Kyrgios fired back in furious fashion to lead 2-1 in sets, ultimately forced to play the maximum after a valiant effort from world No. 219 Jubb. His reward is a second-round fixture against either Filip Krajinovic or Jiri Lehecka, hoping to reach the tournament's third stage for the third time in the past five years.

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