Rafael Nadal vs Taylor Fritz Wimbledon 2022 Quarterfinal Live Updates: Fritz Takes First Set 6-3

Rafael Nadal vs Taylor Fritz Wimbledon 2022 quarterfinal live updates:Nadal is back from a medical timeout and the set is on level terms at 4-4. Rafael Nadal had an early break in the second set too and he went up 3-0, but just like the first set, Fritz has fought back to make it 2-3. Earlier,Taylor Fritz shocked everyone by making a grand comeback in the opening set to take it 6-3. Rafael Nadal broke Taylor Fritz in the first game itself and then held his serve to cement his advantage early in the first set.But Fritz broke back in the sixth game to make it 3-3 and won five games in a row to win the set. Second seed Nadal is looking to win his third Wimbledon title this year. He has already won the Australian Open and French Open titles this year and is looking to add the Wimbledon title to his kitty. His last victory at the hallowed turf of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club was in the year 2010. The 36-year-old Spaniard played his last-16 clash at the All England Club on Monday against Botic van de Zandschulp with strapping across his abdomen. Only last month, he won a 14th French Open with his troublesome left foot anaesthetised before undergoing career-saving treatment. The in-form American Taylor Fritz is in the last eight of a Slam for the first time and has yet to drop a set. The 24-year-old defeated Nadal in the Indian Wells Masters final earlier this year when the Spaniard was suffering from a cracked rib.

8:52 PM: Rafael Nadal looks in some discomfort and he has taken a medical time out it seems. He has walked off the court and the Fritz camp looks unhappy there. The American is in great rhythm.

8:50 PM: Big relief for Nadal and his camp there. He had to save quite to a few break points to hold serve