Rafael Nadal Withdraws from Wimbledon with Abdominal Injury
Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon on Thursday due to an abdominal injury, per Stuart Fraser of The Times.
BREAKING: Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon ahead of his semi-final tomorrow because of an abdominal tear. Nick Kyrgios receives a walkover into the final. More to follow. https://t.co/SwMCwwzC2v
— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) July 7, 2022
Nadal showed his true toughness on Wednesday during his five-set victory over Taylor Fritz where he was down 2-1 in sets and was noticeably in pain. He played through the abdominal injury to snatch the victory in a fifth-set tiebreaker but will not be able to play against Nick Kyrgios in the semifinals. The withdrawal will move Kyrgios into the final of a grand slam for the first time in his career where he will take on the winner of Friday morning’s match between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 9 Cameron Norrie.
Nadal will now set his sights on being healthy for the U.S. Open in August, a grand slam he has won four times in his career.
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