Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios almost didn’t make it into the grounds at SW19 on Friday…Kyrgios, who is not playing at this year’s championships due to injury, has been at the Grand Slam every day working with media, including talkSPORT.Kyrgios was almost denied entry to WimbledontalkSPORTThe Australian is a very recognisable face in the tennis world, considering he’s a former World No.13 and seven-time title winner.On top of that, he’s one of the biggest personalities in the sport. But a member of security staff at Wimbledon didn’t seem to care about Kyrgios’ stature in the game. As he attempted to enter the tournament grounds and claim his credentials, the 30-year-old was denied. And after some back-and-forth, he ended up being body-searched. Revealing all about the awkward situation, Kyrgios joked on talkSPORT’s Wimbledon: Unfiltered: “Look, I’m not normally one to say: ‘Do you know who I am?’ when I’m trying to get into events.“But today, my agent was like okay, let’s try and pick up your credentials just to save someone a ground pass and I was sitting there and she asked: ‘Do you have a photo ID?’“I had just got a new phone, because it was broken, I didn’t have any photos… and she laughed before she asked me, so she clearly knew who I was but was just following protocol.“I said, ‘do you reckon you could get me in and give me my credentials just one time’ and she was like: ‘No.’“I went: ‘Seriously? Please’, but they said they can’t do that.Kyrgios reached the Wimbledon final in 2022, when he lost to DjokovicGetty“Then I got body searched. They told me to put all of my stuff down and I got body searched.”Kyrgios was left in disbelief as he is also a former finalist at Wimbledon, playing Novak Djokovic in 2022. He was beaten 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 in a thriller in the end, but his campaign at SW19 three years ago was special.That made it an even bigger surprise that he wasn’t welcomed through the doors of the grounds with ease. But security only did their job and it meant Kyrgios had to go through the usual protocols just like the public. On whether it had happened before, Kyrgios added: “Yes and no.The Australian joked about his awkward situationtalkSPORT“There’s been clips of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal not being let into some changing rooms because they didn’t have credentials and stuff.“But I don’t know, me getting body searched in front of the crowd was something I’d never thought would happen to me at Wimbledon, but it did.”He continued: “It was probably just a Kyrgios treat… if you’re going to wear the back hat and be a villain, then you’ve got to deal with some of that stuff.“I did [keep it cool], I didn’t say ‘Do you know who I am?’. “I was asked do you have any ID, but I replied: ‘Does Google work?’. “I guess that was kind of like a little dig.” Watch Wimbledon: Unfiltered with Nick Kyrgios every day on talkSPORT throughout the tournament from 8pm