Rafael Nadal practiced for around 45 minutes at Wimbledon on Thursday as he tries to shake off an abdominal injury in time to be fit for Friday's semifinal against Australian Nick Kyrgios.
The Spaniard spent most of the time hitting forehands and backhands, and though he did practice some serves, they were at a vastly reduced speed.
Spanish newspaper Marca reported Thursday that Nadal has a 7-millimeter tear in one of his abdominal muscles, but that he intends to play.
Nadal is on the official order of play on Friday and has a little extra time to recover as he is scheduled in the second semifinal.
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