Disorder is Kyrgios's trick

The Wimbledon final that we are going to see between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios will be exciting.

Or not.

In reality, this quick guess is due to the quality of the two players, but the unpredictability of the Australian rather invites doubt.

What we do know for sure is that the Serbian is not going to fail, that he will fight until the last ball as he is used to doing and that he will stand firm against an indecipherable rival who is facing his first final in a Grand Slam.

It is true that the level that has been exhibited in these two previous weeks has not been as forceful as that of other years.

We have seen it somewhat more erratic than normal in some phases and over the years it is also being noticed.

But it is also, it should be noted, that when things have been complicated for him, he has reacted as he usually does.

He is the defending champion, one of the best players in history and for me, as I suppose for many, the clear favourite.

I have nothing clear, however, what version of the Australian we will see, as complicated as it is to deduce what is going through his head.

The apparent foolishness, which leads him to waste quite a few opportunities for victory, I understand to be an uncontrollable restlessness in the face of difficulty.

I think he's not in the habit of holding back at decisive points, and that lack of habit may be his biggest problem today.

It's hard to imagine that on his first chance to win one of the most prestigious trophies he manages to manage that nervousness that has prevented him from winning more tournaments.

The most negative aspect of his game, the biggest handicap for him to reach higher milestones is, without a doubt, his head and his lack of control of his emotions.

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It takes a while, moreover, in which it fails to maintain continuity.

He is capable of executing masterful points and plays, and then going off-center in totally incoherent and self-defeating ways.

Kyrgios has the quality to beat Djokovic, I think all of us who are linked to this sport know it and proof of this is the result of his two previous duels: two to nil in his favor.

It is also true that both games were in 2017, that neither of them was a final and that at that time the Australian was more dangerous than today for the great players.

I suppose that he will come out with the clear idea of ​​not letting Novak carry the weight of the match, of cutting off his rhythm and playing an aggressive and varied game to disrupt the consistency of the six-time Wimbledon champion.

One would think that before such an important final, he should show off, for once, seriousness.

But I'm afraid he'll have no choice but to make a game that doesn't look like it at all.

The best solution is, in my opinion, to resort once again to his usual disorder, to look for the element of surprise, to prevent Djokovic's most orthodox game.

Otherwise, he will fall into his enveloping web and be hopelessly subject to his control.

I am confident that today he will be able to offer us the best version of him and that the match will be as exciting as, in principle, I have anticipated.

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