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Rafael Nadal: 'Amazing for me' to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals

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Second seed Rafael Nadal said booking a place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals after three years away felt "amazing" after a commanding 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 win against Botic van de Zandschulp.

Nadal won the last of his two Wimbledon titles back in 2010 but arrived at the All England Club having won both the Australian and French Opens as he chases a calendar Grand Slam.

He will face American 11th seed Taylor Fritz for a place in Friday's semi-finals. "To be in the quarter-finals here at Wimbledon after three years without playing here, it's amazing for me," said Nadal. "So very, very happy. "It has been a good match in general terms against a difficult player.

I think a very good player." Nadal, 36, played and won at Roland Garros with pain-killing injections prior to each match and only confirmed his participation at the All England Club after radio frequency treatment eased pain in his foot.

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