'Worst news ever' - Why Nick Kyrgios is 'nightmare opponent' for injured Rafael Nadal in Wimbledon semis

Eurosport's Mats Wilander and Alex Corretja have previewed Nick Kyrgios taking on Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon semi-finals after the Spaniard battled through against Taylor Fritz despite suffering an abdominal injury. The second seed 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. Ad/> The legendary Spaniard, who was looking to win his third Grand Slam singles title in succession after his incredible triumphs at the Australian Open and French Open already this year, took a medical timeout at 4-3 up in the second set.

He battled on valiantly and managed to overcome the American in a final-set thriller. Wimbledon'I thought my ship had sailed' — Kyrgios 'really proud' after reaching semi-finals2 HOURS AGO Kyrgios continued his remarkable charge at Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory over Cristian Garin of Chile on Wednesday evening.

The unseeded star, who has had a hugely dramatic campaign already at the All England Club, held his composure throughout on Court 1 to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam singles event for the first time in his career. Wilander believes he will be a «nightmare» opponent for Nadal.

«It’s impossible to say [if Nadal will recover in time to play Nick Kyrgios], but I remember we did a famous interview on Phillippe-Chatrier after the final a few weeks ago and he said he had a couple of injections in his foot and his foot was put to sleep,» Wilander said. «Can you do that with your abdominal muscles? Maybe he can still figure out a way