Nick Kyrgios leaps to Emma Raducanu's defence amid criticism of teenage British star
Nick Kyrgios has stuck up for Emma Raducanu after the British teenager came in for criticism for praising his quarter-final display at Wimbledon.
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Rafael Nadal, suffering from abdominal injury, practices ahead of Wimbledon semifinal
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.
Wimbledon 2022 - Rafael Nadal has 7mm abdominal tear ahead of Nick Kyrgios clash - reports
Second seed Rafael Nadal suffered a 7mm abdominal tear in his quarter-final win at Wimbledon ahead of his clash with Nick Kyrgios, reports have revealed. 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.
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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 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.
Rafa Nadal makes decision on Wimbledon semi-final as details of key injury emerge
Rafael Nadal has decided he wants to go ahead and play his Wimbledon 2022 semi-final against Nick Kyrgios, despite details of a key injury emerging.
Nadal suffers 'seven millimetre' tear to abdomen - report
Rafael Nadal has suffered a "seven millimetre" tear to his abdomen but still intends to play his Wimbledon semi-final against Nick Kyrgios on Friday, sports daily Marca reported.