Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal prevailed over the American Taylor Fritz in a fluctuating five-set quarter-final at Wimbledon to set up a semi-final against Nick Kyrgios.

Having squandered a break point that would have set him up, Nadal served to stay in the championships after nearly three hours of fretful struggle at 4-5, sealing it with his fourth ace of the match. But he threw it in the bin on his own serve, Fritz held and Nadal matched him, landing them up in the 10-point tie-break after 4hr 8min. Nadal broke early in the fourth set and held to lead 4-2, but overcooked a forehand to hand back the advantage at 4-4. Those ambitions took a hit in the eighth game, when a double fault put him 3-5 down, and Fritz punished him with two more aces to take the set. He is a win against Nick Kyrgios away from the final – possibly for a 60th time against Novak Djokovic – and the chance to win his third grand slam title on the spin. Taylor Fritz, 6ft 5in of towering American self-belief, did his best to bury a wounded legend here on Wednesday, but the 36-year-old Rafael Nadal would not stay down – against the advice of his worried father – and prevailed over five fluctuating sets to reach his eighth Wimbledon semi-final.

An injured Rafael Nadal somehow managed to continue his quest to secure a historic Calendar Slam in 2022 after he roared back to beat Taylor Fritz.

It was due reward for a set in which Fritz played superbly well, especially given he was dealing with an injured opponent - never easy - and the pressure of a possible first Grand Slam semi-final. Nadal came steaming out of the blocks to take a 5-0 lead, but once again Fritz recovered to 6-3. "I honestly enjoy a lot playing these kind of matches, in front of you guys, I can’t thank you enough. Nadal said: “The body in general is fine. You'd never have said that in the remainder of the set Nadal would win just one more game, but that was what happened as Fritz wrestled his way back into the contest, breaking back in the sixth game, and then again in the eighth to romp away with it, 6-3. He managed to return to the court after leaving to receive treatment in the locker room, but he was not able to move freely and it appeared to be only a matter of time until the inevitable handshake at the net.

Rafael Nadal came from behind to beat Taylor Fritz in a five-set quarter-final thriller at Wimbledon as the Spaniard battled injury to keep alive his hopes ...

Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android For a lot of moments I was thinking maybe I will not be able to finish the match." Then, Nick is a great player in all surfaces but especially here on grass. It's going to be a big challenge, I'm going to need to be at 100 per cent to have chances and that's what I'm going to try to do." 20/35 He's having a great grass-court season.

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Up 4-3, he left the court to see the trainer and presumably get painkillers of some sort. He closed it out on his serve with a forehand winner and then met Fritz at the net. In the second set, Nadal showed signs of dealing with a lower abdominal injury. “First thing, I hope to be ready to play it, that’s the first thing,” Nadal said. Yeah, for a lot of moments I was thinking maybe I will not be able to finish the match but the court, the energy is something else. Nadal has won 19 straight major matches this year after winning the Australian and French Opens in the same calendar year for the first time in his career.

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Bannister was conscious that in case the clock would win the race, there would be no arm to hold him beyond the finish line and “the world would seem a cold, forbidding place.” His final leap for the line was to save himself from being remembered as an also-ran, a valiant trier and a sorry figure. Suffering from abdominal pain since the start of the tournament and hobbling on court in pain during the second set, a heart-breaking withdrawal seemed on the cards. Experts talk about a phenomenon called “the runner’s high” — the pleasant feeling of lightheadedness after an exhaustive workout. Go back to the iconic frame of Bannister breasting the tape to check the coach Stampfl’s pain prognosis. The Asif Kapadia docu-feature film on the greatest footballer ever has a private moment of despair. After the match, during the courtside interview, he would be asked how had endured pain and gone through the game. In pursuit to be the greatest ever, what was pain. He numbed his ankle, risked damage to ligaments — all to be on the podium alone. Within days, he would be on the Wimbledon grass pushing the limits again. It would get marked forever as a seminal date in track and field history, some would also consider it a milestone run that redefined the limits of human endeavour. Away from the world of the mollycoddled, are sporting arenas, the home of hardened men and women. The weather, however, was in no mood to make it easier for him.

Rafael Nadal beat Taylor Fritz in a gruelling five-setter on Wednesday to set up a blockbuster Wimbledon semi-final against Nick Kyrgios.

"For a lot of moments I was thinking I would not be able to finish the match but the crowd, the energy, thanks for that." Margaret Court is the leader on 24 titles. I can't thank you enough for the support." The set went to a tie-break and Nadal seized control, racing into a 9-3 lead and completing the win on his second match point. Kyrgios, ranked 40th in the world, trails Nadal 6-3 in their head-to-head meetings but he beat the Spaniard on his way to the quarter-finals in 2014 and is seen as a major threat to his hopes of reaching a sixth Wimbledon final. The second seed lost the first set and had to take a medical time-out in the second but raised his game to win 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10/4) in a match lasting four hours and 21 minutes.

Rafael Nadal received a medical timeout after appearing to injure his abdomen during his Wimbledon quarter-final clash with Taylor Fritz.

It's not about that I don't want to answer your question, but in the same time sometimes I am tired about myself, all the issues that I am having. All respect for the rest of the opponents. “In the other hand I am a little bit tired to talk about my body. Nadal returned to the court and continued to play, although BBC commentator Feliciano Lopez suggested that he would not last long. Lopez continued: I find it's never easy to play against someone who is injured or someone you think is injured. The Spaniard's dad, Sebastian, was then seen appearing to sensationally tell his son to quit before he trudged off centre court.

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Rafa gained a 6-3 lead after a loose backhand from his rival and grabbed the next point after an extended rally and a volley winner. Rafa moved 3-0 up in the match tie break with a forced error before Taylor reduced the deficit to 5-3. Taylor pulled the break back already in game eight and grabbed the next one with a backhand crosscourt winner. Fritz served to stay in the set at 5-6 and experienced a break after Nadal's volley winner at the net for one set all. Nadal spoke with the doctor and decided to continue and at least give his best on the court. Taylor pulled the break back with a forehand down the line winner in game six and gained a boost.

Nadal struggled with an apparent abdominal injury in his quarterfinal match against Fritz, a rising American star who pushed Nadal to five sets.

He has been wearing a patch on his lower abdomen during the tournament that appeared to be an anti-inflammatory patch. Nadal played with what turned out to be a stress fracture in one of his ribs, which limited his ability to serve and strike his groundstrokes at full force. But as the match extended past four hours, he regained control and finished off the victory with a classic forehand winner from inside the baseline, complete with his bolo-whip finish behind his left ear. “I hope to be ready to play it; that’s the first thing,” Nadal said in his on-court interview. “For a lot of moments, I was thinking maybe I will not be able to finish the match,” he said, speaking to the Centre Court crowd. But for all his power and hustle, he could not hold his two-set-to-one lead and quickly lost command of the decisive tiebreaker, falling behind, 0-5, as Nadal summoned the shotmaking that has made him a 22-time Grand Slam singles champion.

Rafael Nadal is banged up as he prepares to play his Wimbledon semifinal against Nick Kyrgios.

"It's difficult," Nadal said of playing through the injury. He wasn't even sure whether he would play in Wimbledon after a foot injury impacted him during his French Open win. However, the Spaniard doesn't know whether he will be able to continue with the tournament.

RAFAEL NADAL will face Nick Kyrgios in his Wimbledon semi-final.

Kyrgios claimed his semi-final with Nadal will be the “most watched ever” and was not able to hide his excitement at facing the Spaniard on Friday. "Yeah, obviously it would be pretty special to play Rafa here," Kyrgios said. I feel like that would be a mouth-watering kind of encounter for everyone around the world. I need to be at 100 per cent to keep having chances." "I hope to be ready to play it [the semi-final]. Then Nick is a great player on all the surfaces but especially on grass. He’s a great athlete, the hands that he has, and the shot-making skills were absolutely incredible. I am assuming he is not going to hit any tennis balls tomorrow and he’s going to take it very easy and recover.

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Without a doubt, today was the worst day, has been an important increase of pain and limitation," he said. "Knowing that, when I feel something like I felt, that is because something is not going the proper way in abdomen. "I just wanted to give myself a chance.

On more than one occasion, Nadal remained hunched over after a shot and was holding his midriff. The two-time Wimbledon champion called the trainer out for an ...

"I am used to holding pain and play with problems. Nadal played through the pain barrier to win his 14th French Open title earlier this year, receiving injections in his foot before each match. I wanted to finish.

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Fritz grabbed the 11th game with an ace down the T line, and Nadal held at love with a service winner a few minutes later to introduce the match tie break. Nadal found himself 4-2 ahead after a comfortable hold before Fritz broke in game eight and locked the result at 4-4. Rafa served to stay in the match and landed a perfect volley winner at the net for 5-5. Nadal spoke with the doctor and decided to continue and at least try to finish the duel without retiring. The American gave his best to stay in touch in the decider, only to lose in the match tie break and end his campaign. Taylor Fritz enjoyed a great run at Wimbledon, beating four rivals and pushing the 22-time Major winner to the limits.

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I am used to having things and I am used to having pain and playing with problems. And that’s what I did. So I just keep trying, and that’s it. But Nadal revealed that he may miss Friday’s mouth-watering clash which would of course hand the walkover to Kyrgios. “There has been an important increase of pain and limitation. Rafael Nadal has cast doubt on whether he will play his Wimbledon semi-final, which would give his last four opponent Nick Kyrgios a free pass to the final.

RAFAEL NADAL picked up an injury during his epic five-set win over Taylor Fritz in the Wimbledon semi-finals.

Although I did not get any advantage with the service, it did not affect my next shot. Depending on the severity of the injury, the solution is to rest. Because even if I served weakly, I was left sore for the next shot. “I can play the perfect rally, without even discomfort. He felt the discomfort at the 2009 US Open against Juan Martin del Potro while it reared its head in 2018 and 2019, when Denis Shapovalov was given a walkover as Nadal suffered a torn abdomen. However, Nadal suffered a frustrating injury that forced him to take a medical timeout and placed his participation in the Championships into doubt.

Second seed Rafael Nadal suffered a 7mm abdominal tear in his quarter-final win at Wimbledon ahead of his clash with Nick Kyrgios, reports have revealed.

Only Rafa Nadal, I think, can stay on the court and manage this type of situation because he is used to suffering so many of these types of injuries throughout his career." I am assuming he is not going to hit any tennis balls tomorrow and he’s going to take it very easy and recover. You could see Rafa was struggling with his abdominals, he probably played better when he was returning because he was using his hands more and hitting the ball a little harder. He added: "This is unreal, this is epic. He battled on valiantly and managed to overcome the American in a final-set thriller. Hopefully, Rafa can recover because we all want everybody to be healthy and then we will see what is going on.

RAFAEL NADAL is battling an injury heading into his Wimbledon semi-final vs Nick Kyrgios.

"Knowing that, when I feel something like I felt, that is because something is not going the proper way in abdominal, no? It can't be very bad damage because he continued to play and play his best tennis from the back of the court in the fifth set. If he's good enough to walk on the court he's good enough to win. Nadal explained in his post-match press conference when asked if he'll play Kyrgios: "Tomorrow I going to have some more tests, but difficult to know. Pat Cash has raised a theory that suggests Rafael Nadal will be fit to face Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon semi-finals despite an abdominal injury. Cash, who recently launched a scathing attack on Kyrgios for "cheating, manipulation, abuse and aggressive behaviour to umpires", expects Nadal to be fine for Friday's final four match.

Rafael Nadal is facing a race against time to be fit for Friday's mouthwatering Wimbledon semi-final against Nick Kyrgios.

I feel like that would be a mouth-watering kind of encounter for everyone around the world." "Every victory from now onwards is a big deal for him. "I know that. I know his game well. "We've had some absolute battles on that Centre Court," he said. I feel like we respect the hell out of each other, though.

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I need to know different opinions and I need to check everything the proper way. Asked if he would be able to continue in the tournament after beating American Fritz, Nadal said: 'I don't know. There has been an important increase of pain and limitation.

Eurosport's Mats Wilander has said he is "completely amazed" by Rafael managing to come through his quarter-final with Taylor Fritz despite a nasty injury.

Only Rafa Nadal, I think, can stay on the court and manage this type of situation because he is used to suffering so many of these types of injuries throughout his career." it’s not the quarters of Wimbledon, it’s not the Centre Court, it’s just him and Taylor Fritz, and he feels like he can deal with this guy, even if he’s not 100 per cent.” You could see Rafa was struggling with his abdominals, he probably played better when he was returning because he was using his hands more and hitting the ball a little harder. "I’m completely amazed because I thought he was going to retire towards the end of the first set. "Rafa somehow finds the intensity to win the match even though he’s not 100 per cent. He battled on valiantly and managed to overcome the American in a final-set thriller.

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I had to practice at that time, so it was impossible for me to meet her at that moment." I was excited to meet her but it was a very important match for me too." I am used to having things and I am used to having pain and playing with problems. "Seriously, I thought the Queen was going to be at my match and I would love to have the chance to meet her after the match,” he said. I had to practice around then, so it was impossible for me [to meet the Queen]. I have my routines. But back in 2010, in pursuit of his second championship at the All England Club, Nadal received a rare invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to have lunch.

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"I can't give you a clear answer because if I gave you a clear answer and tomorrow another thing happens, I will be a liar," said Nadal about his participation in the tournament. "It's difficult," said Nadal of playing through the injury. "Nothing can be fixed when you have a thing like this.

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“I just wanted to give myself a chance. He has undergone the relevant medical tests on Thursday morning, according to the report. “I don’t know.

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I feel like that would be a mouth-watering kind of encounter for everyone around the world. I kind of just rediscovered that I've got a lot of people that want me to play, that I play for. "It would be pretty special to play Rafa here," he said in his post-match press conference. "I just never thought that I would be in the semi-finals at a Grand Slam. I thought that ship had sailed,” he said in his on-court interview. I almost started doubting myself with all that traffic coming in and out of my mind. [It is] something that I am happy with."

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For example, I remember in the U.S. Open 2009 that I started the U.S. Open with a strain, I think, here in the abdominal. He had left the court at one point Wednesday to receive anti-inflammatories and analgesics, he said. WIMBLEDON, England — Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon with his abdominal injury Thursday evening, on the eve of a widely anticipated semifinal against Nick Kyrgios. He announced the decision at an unexpected news conference in the Wimbledon evening.

Rafael Nadal is through to his eighth Wimbledon semi-final following a memorable triumph over Taylor Fritz in four hours and 20 minutes.

Rafa moved 3-0 up with a forced error before Taylor reduced the deficit to 5-3. Taylor broke back in the next one and moved 5-4 up with a backhand crosscourt winner. Rafa broke him with a volley winner at the net to wrap up the set and improve his chances. Both players served well at the start of the fifth set before Rafa converted the fourth break chance with a drop shot winner for 4-3. He found himself 4-2 ahead after a comfortable hold before Fritz broke in game eight and locked the result at 4-4. Nadal has not played at his best since the start of the tournament, barely practicing his serve and struggling against lower-ranked opponents.

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A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "At 2pm on Friday, 1 July, officers on duty at the Wimbledon tennis championships were alerted to an altercation within the grounds. In this particular case it's that if I keep going the injury is going to be increasing... "But it is difficult to know. I don't want to finish Wimbledon and my last match retiring'. So he hung in there. Evert said: "It's not going to be the same without you. Their match is set to get underway at 13:30 BST. "Even if I tried a lot in my career to keep going in very tough circumstances. You're the best." But there was more disappointing news to come after that with Rafael Nadal WITHDRAWING from the tournament in a press conference. It is my decision, I have to live with that and I can't say another thing. We know the make-up of 75 per cent of the men's and women's Wimbledon finals this weekend courtesy of a dramatic Thursday on and off court. But scans today revealed the severity of the injury.

Rafael Nadal has pulled out of Wimbledon due to an abdominal injury and will not play the semi-final against Nick Kyrgios.

"I make the decision because I don't believe I can win two matches under the circumstances. It is very tough circumstances but it is obvious if I keep going the injury will be worse and worse." "As everyone saw yesterday I have been suffering with a pain in the abdominal and something was not OK there.

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ESPN’s Mary Joe Fernandez said before the announcement: “He’s not going to step on the court unless he thinks he can win. He’s not going to step on the court just to see how he is. “Obviously, it would be pretty special to play Rafa here,” Kyrgios said. Nadal practiced for 40 minutes Thursday alongside coach Marc Lopez and worked on what Marca called his “odd service” motion to prepare for the semifinals. “I have a tear in the muscle in the abdominal. It’s not only that I can’t serve at the right speed, it’s that I can’t do the normal movement to serve.

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And there is a big chance to make the thing much worse." there is a tear in the muscle," he said. In one week I will be able to play from baseline without serving.