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Netizens Go Gaga As Venus Williams Partners With Kyrgios For Wimbledon Mixed-Doubles

Nick Kyrgios, the Australian tennis star had asked for a mixed-doubles partner on social media a week ago. Now, he has a partner in the form of Venus Williams. The tennis world can't keep calm after two of the most likeable personalities in the sport are coming together.

London: The most prestigious tennis tournament, Wimbledon is around the corner. Although most eyes would be on Roger Federer who is making a return on grass after a long break, the tennis world has also been talking about the newly formed mixed-doubles team, that of, Venus Williams and Nick Kyrgios. 

The 26-year-old Kyrgios is well known for defeating Rafel Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in their first meetings, while Venus Williams is a towering figure who impressed one and all in the early 2000s. This fiery combination of the Aussie Kyrgios and the American Williams has excited a lot of tennis fans. 

Nick Kyrgios had asked for a mixed-doubles partner on Twitter. You can check it out in the tweet below: 

In 2017, Venus was asked who her dream partner would be, she had replied saying: “I don’t know, I think it’d be fun to play with Nick Kyrgios.”

Venus has won 16 grand-slam doubles titles, out of which 2 were mixed-doubles, both of which were won in 1998. Venus has also won 10 singles titles with her latest coming in the Australian Open of 2017. She was lauded as a great player in the early 2000s but her popularity went down as her sister, Serena took much of the limelight. 

After this news, the tennis world has been going gaga as Williams and Kyrgios, both are exciting tennis players. Here are some of the tweets: 

Nicholas Kyrgios hasn't played a grand slam match after the 3rd round exit in the Australian Open. It will be a treat for fans to watch this pair lay. Indian tennis fans ca view Lve coverage of Wimbledon 2021 on Star Sports from 28 June 2021 onwards. 

 

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