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Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal playing with '7mm abdominal tear' leaves Mats Wilander 'completely amazed'

Eurosport's Mats Wilander has said he is «completely amazed» by Rafael Nadal managing to come through his quarter-final with Taylor Fritz despite having reportedly suffered a 7mm abdominal tear. The Spaniard somehow managed to continue his quest to secure a historic Calendar Slam in 2022 after he roared back to beat Fritz in a marathon quarter-final. It took all of Nadal's famous mental strength and physical resilience to come through the encounter with a scoreline of 3-6 7-5 3-6 7-5 7-6 to reach the semi-finals.

Ons Jabeur reaches first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon

Ons Jabeur became the first African woman in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam final on Thursday when she defeated Germany's Tatjana Maria in the Wimbledon semi-finals.

Ons Jabeur becomes first Arab, African woman to reach Grand Slam final after Wimbledon win

LONDON: Ons Jabeur became the first African woman in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam singles final on Thursday when she defeated close friend Tatjana Maria in the Wimbledon semifinals. The 27-year-old world number two from Tunisia triumphed 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 and will face either 2019 champion Simona Halep or Elena Rybakina in Saturday’s championship match. “I’m a proud Tunisian woman standing here,” said Jabeur, who was the first Arab player to make a Slam semifinal.