Nadal out of Wimbledon with abdominal injury, Kyrgios into final

07.07.2022 - 22:07 beinsports.com

Semi-final opponent Nick Kyrgios will receive a walkover into Sunday's final, where he will play either top seed and six-time champion Novak Djokovic or Britain's Cameron Norrie.Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, struggled with the injury in a gruelling five-set win against 11th-seeded American Taylor Fritz on Wednesday.Spanish sports daily Marca reported on Thursday that Nadal has a "seven-millimetre" tear to his abdomen but had still intended to play.But the 36-year-old scheduled a press conference at which he confirmed he was withdrawing."I have to pull out of the tournament.

As everybody saw yesterday I have been suffering with the pain in the abdominal area," he said."I have a tear in the muscle."Nadal, the second seed, was visibly in pain during his match with Fritz and was forced to take a medical time-out in the second set.But he returned to the court and twice recovered from a set down to win 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7/6 (10/4) in four hours and 21 minutes.

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The last men’s semi-final standing takes place at Wimbledon today, with a spot in the final against Nick Kyrgios up for grabs following the withdrawal of Rafael Nadal due to injury.

Rafael Nadal: Brilliant career cursed by injury

Rafael Nadal has collected a record 22 Grand Slam titles but a career plagued by injuries has undoubtedly robbed him of even more. On Thursday, his physical frailties returned to haunt him when he was forced out of Wimbledon with an abdominal injury, just a day before he was to face Nick Kyrgios in the semi-finals. Before his latest setback, he had already missed 11 Grand Slam events stretching back to his debut in 2003. He has also now pulled out during a Slam five times.

Wimbledon - Rafael Nadal withdrawal 'a smart decision' before Nick Kyrgios semi-final says Alex Corretja

Eurosport's Alex Corretja believes Rafael Nadal made «a smart decision» to withdraw from his Wimbledon semi-final clash with Nick Kyrgios due to injury. Nadal practised at the All England Club on Thursday ahead of the last-four clash with the Australian, but he then called a press conference for the evening in which he confirmed that he had been forced to pull out. Ad/> It has been reported in the Spanish press that medical tests revealed he suffered a seven-millimetre tear in one of his abdominal muscles during the quarter-final against Taylor Fritz.