A gloomy Rafael Nadal has cast doubt over his chances of being fit to face Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon semi-final the world wants to see.
But after he defied his family, who wanted him to pull out because of his painful abdomen injury during his quarter-final with Taylor Fritz, the indefatigable Nadal demonstrated almost super-human spirit on Wednesday to keep his dream of a calendar grand slam alive.But the 36-year-old noted pointedly his health was more important than a third Wimbledon title and record-extending 23rd grand slam.
Kyrgios had too much firepower for Cristian Garin, eliminating the unseeded Chilean 6-4 6-3 7-6 in two hours, 13 minutes on Wednesday – barely 24 hours after being summonsed to a Canberra court over an assault allegation.The 27-year-old is required in the ACT Magistrates Court on August 2 to potentially face a common assault charge amid reports he grabbed his former girlfriend Chiara Passari in an incident before Christmas last year.
“Honestly, I didn’t go about things great earlier in my career and I thought I may have wasted that little window.”Tennis’ most gifted yet volatile talent described his journey to his first grand slam semi as “rocky”.“Honestly, at the start of the year, I didn’t even know if I wanted to really play like a proper schedule at all. I don’t really play a proper schedule now,” Kyrgios said.
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