Rafael Nadal 'hoping to be ready' to play Nick Kyrgios in Wimbledon semi-finals after injury scare

An injured Rafael Nadal somehow managed to continue his quest to secure a historic Calendar Slam in 2022 after he roared back to beat Taylor 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, where he will face Nick Kyrgios in what should be a fascinating match-up. Ad/> Having lost the first set on Wednesday afternoon, Nadal suffered an abdominal strain that left him in real pain midway through the second set and though the Spaniard said he had considered retiring, he managed to pull through despite the pain.

Wimbledon'Don't look at him' — Kyrgios a 'genius' but opponents must ignore 'chaos' says Wilander12 HOURS AGO Nadal said: “The body in general is fine. Of course the abdominal something is not going well, I had to find a way to serve a little bit different, for a lot of moments I was thinking I will not be able to finish the match but the court energy was something else. «I honestly enjoy a lot playing these kind of matches, in front of you guys, I can’t thank you enough.

It has been a tough afternoon playing, he [Fritz] is a great player, all the credit to him, he’s been playing great the whole season. »From my personal side it was not an easy match at all, so I'm just very happy to be in the semi-final. «I hope to be ready to play it.