- Nadal suffered an abdominal tear in quarter-final with Fritz
- Withdrawal means Kyrgios will play in his first grand slam final
Rafael Nadal’s hopes of a calendar grand slam have been shattered after he was forced to withdraw from his Wimbledon semi-final against Nick Kyrgios due to an abdominal strain he sustained during his quarter-final win against Taylor Fritz.
Nadal had won the first two grand slam tournaments of the year for the first time in his career and he had arrived in the semi-final with a 19-match winning streak at major events. However, he was forced to admit defeat in his battle to be fit after suffering an abdominal tear early on in his last-eight encounter with Fritz.
Written by Tumaini Carayol
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/07/rafael-nadal-pulls-out-wimbledon-semi-final-nick-kyrgios-tennis under the title “Injured Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon semi-final against Kyrgios”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
