A hurting Rafa Nadal edged Taylor Fritz in a captivating five-setter, while the Wimbledon run of Ajla Tomljanovic ended in the quarter-finals. | scottspits
, eliminating the unseeded Chilean 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 in two hours and 13 minutes on Wednesday – barely 24 hours after being summoned to a Canberra court over an assault allegation.
Nadal, the Australian Open and Roland Garros champion who is in contention to win the grand slam, confirmed after his match that some of his entourage wanted him to withdraw.“For me was tough to retired [retire] in the middle of the match. Not easy even if I had that idea for such a long time.The winner of a record 22 slam titles, Nadal said it was impossible to predict if he would play Kyrgios on centre court on Friday.He said he was used to playing in pain, “but let’s see.
But after losing the first nine points of the match, Kyrgios screamed “let’s go” when he eventually claimed a service break to forge a 4-3 lead en route to taking the opening set. Showing no signs of the shoulder injury that troubled him in his previous match, Kyrgios rocketed down another 17 aces to take his tournament-leading tally to 120.He dropped serve only once - in the opening game of the match after Garin elected to return.
Three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic and British ninth seed Cameron Norrie will feature in Friday’s other semi-final.The Wimbledon run of Ajla Tomljanovic ended in the quarter-finals, with the Australian falling to Elena Rybakina in a tough three-setter where the momentum swung noticeably in the second set.
But Rybakina found her rhythm not long after, getting in the groove at 2-2 to reel off the next seven games to not just claim the ascendancy but put a stranglehold on the match.From that point, it was effectively mission impossible for the Australian.
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