Breaking: Tennis star Rafael Nadal has pulled out of Wimbledon after an injury, and Australian Nick Kyrgios will advance to the final.
Tennis star Rafael Nadal has pulled out of Wimbledon after an injury, paving the way for Australia’s Nick Kyrgios to play his first grand slam final.
Kyrgios will meet either Serbia’s Novak Djokovic or Britain’s Cameron Norrie for the championship on Sunday.Credit:“The communication is too late because I was thinking the whole day of the decision to make,” the Spanish player told reporters on Friday morning .The seriousness of Nadal’s latest injury had been called into question as the veteran warrior fought to be fit for the much-anticipated showdown with Kyrgios.
Nadal appeared to adjust his serving motion during a practice session at the All England Club on match eve.The 22-times grand slam champion had overcome a painful abdominal strain to battle back from two sets to one down against American Taylor Fritz in Wednesday’s quarter-finals.“I can’t win two matches under these circumstances,” he said, referring to his upcoming semi-final match with Kyrgios.“The most important thing is happiness ...
Nadal maintained it was the right decision to not withdraw during his quarter-final against Fritz, which he won after a fifth set tiebreaker. Had Nadal pulled out during that match, Fritz would have progressed to the semis against Kyrgios.“I hope these three to four weeks of rest [now] will help me do my normal calendar.He said he slowed down his service speed and movement against Fritz to try and manage the injury.
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