Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon with injury, granting Nick Kyrgios a free path into his first grand slam final.
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon with injury, granting Nick Kyrgios a free path into his first grand slam final.
Nadal, who won the Australian and French Opens, suffered an abdominal injury in his semifinal victory over American Taylor Fritz. "I have to pull out of the tournament as I have been suffering with pain in abdominal," said the 36-year-old, the holder of a men's record 22 grand slam singles titles. "I can't imagine winning two matches with this [pain]. For me, the most important thing is happiness rather than the title even though everyone knows how much effort I put into this as I can't risk being out of the sport for two to three months.Nadal's exit also ends his chance of being the first men's player to win the calendar year Grand Slam since Rod Laver in 1969.
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