That four-set defeat to Djokovic at the All England Club remains the 27-year-old’s only loss in his past 11 matches since mid-June.
“I’m just happy to be in another ending,” Kyrgios said.
“I didn’t get to sleep until 4.50am. I had so much adrenalin. I ate some dinner, got some treatment and just my body was so sore after last night.
“It was an epic battle [against Tiafoe]. I didn’t really do much today and I felt like my energy was a little flat today early on.
“It’s understandable – I’m only human – but my adrenaline for the final is going to be right there. I’m super excited for it.”
Had the ATP not stripped Wimbledon of rankings points in objection to the All England Club’s banning of Russian and Belarusian players because of the invasion of Ukraine, Kyrgios would have regained his place in the world’s top 15.
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Instead he remains at No.63 and continues to make a mockery of the men’s rankings, which ridiculously also have Djokovic at world No.6, the Serbian superstar’s lowest position in 15 years.
Kyrgios’ run in Washington guarantees the 27-year-old a rise to at least No.42 in the world and he’s projected to climb to 37th if he lands a seventh pro title.
With big events coming up in Montreal and Cincinnati, Kyrgios is on track to secure an all-important seeding for the US Open starting on August 29 in New York.
The most recent of his six ATP titles came in Washington in 2019 and he’ll play either Russian top seed Andrey Rublev or Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in his 11th career final, hoping to snare another.
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