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Neil McLeman

Nick Kyrgios makes bold Wimbledon claim as he prepares to be villain once again

Nick Kyrgios has claimed he can beat anyone at Wimbledon as the Aussie prepares to play the “villain-type role” against Paul Jubb on Tuesday.

The flamboyant world No.45 shot to fame by beating world No.1 Rafa Nadal on his debut at SW19 in 2014 on his way to the quarter-finals.. Kyrgios, now 27, has never got past the last eight at a Slam and arrives at the All England Club after skipping the whole clay court season. He has also become more famous for under-arm serves and over-the-top rows with umpires.

But the Aussie, who pulled out of Mallorca last week with an abdominal strain, insisted: “I'm just happy where my level's at. I 've played top-10 players in the world this year and made them look pretty ordinary.

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