Wimbledon 2022: Rafael Nadal withdraws from tournament due to injury

07.07.2022 - 21:55 foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Rafael Nadal pulled out of his Wimbledon semifinal match against Nick Kyrgios on Thursday after suffering an abdominal tear during his quarterfinal match against Taylor Fritz.

Nadal practiced a bit on the court but had trouble serving at full power even with some of the adjustments he made, The Times reported Thursday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Rafael Nadal reacts after losing a point to Taylor Fritz in a men's singles quarterfinal match at Wimbledon in London, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Wimbledon later announced his withdrawal.

He was clearly hampered in his 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) win over Fritz on Wednesday. He admitted he didn’t think he was going to finish the match.

He still managed to put the ball where it needed to be in the pivotal tiebreaker against Fritz. "I don’t know exactly what I have.

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Rafael Nadal no longer stands in the way of a 21st Grand Slam triumph. The Spanish second seed was Thursday forced to pull out before his last-four match against Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal injury, admitting defeat in his race to be fit. Nadal's withdrawal deprives the tournament of a blockbuster semi-final against Kyrgios, which had been on the cards since the Australian beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in a bad-tempered third-round match.

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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.

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