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Rafael Nadal made a heartwarming gesture to the staff at Wimbledon the day after the Spaniard was forced to withdraw from the tournament. Nadal cruelly missed out on the chance to continue his hunt for the 2022 Grand Slam after pulling out through injury.

The 36-year-old was set to take on Nick Kyrgios in the semi-final, after defeating American Taylor Fritz in the last eight. However, Nadal was forced to pull out the day before his clash with Kyrgios after sustaining an injury in his clash with Fritz.

The decision was no doubt a hard one for the 22-time Grand Slam champion, who revealed the news after calling a press conference at SW19. Revealing his withdrawal, Nadal admitted that he didn't believe he had the fitness to 'win two matches' and go on to win the title.

In a statement he said: "It's obvious that if I keep going, the injury is going to get worse and worse... I made my decision because I believe I