The Spaniard gave a press conference to announce he will not play the British Open best four round match, making Nick Kyrgios, who beat Garin in the quarter-finals, the runner-up in the third Grand Slam of the season. .
Rafael Nadal’s (4th) dream of winning his third Wimbledon came to an abrupt end. The Spaniard suffered a tear in his abdomen and it has been confirmed that he will not play the semi-final match against Nick Kyrgios (40th), who will now play his first Grand Slam final on Sunday.
News that was seen arriving by the constant signs of pain the Spaniard had in his duel against Taylor Fritz yesterday, where he had to seek medical assistance and where even his father recommended that he leave the game from the stands.
That’s why that day he held a press conference to communicate his decision. “I’m here because I have to withdraw from the tournament, because of the abdominal injury I suffered. I have a tear, I’ve been thinking all day about the decision to make, but I think there’s no point in continuing », began to tell the Balearic Islands.
“I can’t do the normal service movement, I’m not fit to go on the court. I have to respect myself, I don’t want to play without being able to be 100% and be competitive to win the tournament. Also, at this stage of my career, trying hard is very dangerous, I can’t take so many risks and stay two or three months out of tournaments. ”, was another of the sentences he left during the conference.
One where he also said it was impossible to win the tournament in his physical condition, so it wasn’t even worth trying. It was also confirmed that this morning, and after undergoing medical examinations, he trained on an auxiliary court where he was able to check that he was not in good shape to play in the semi-finals.
In this way, the Spaniard is again attacked by injuries, this time by a 7mm tear in the abdomen. In 2022 he suffered a broken rib, a recurrence of his foot injury and now this tear.
A defeat that automatically qualifies Nick Kyrgios for the final of the British Grand Slam, reaching a milestone never reached before in his career. australian, who beat Christian Garin in the quarter-finals awaits the rival between Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie.
Finally, Nadal gave an assessment of his discomfort and the time it will take him to recover. “I’ve been like this for a week. Things were more or less under control, but yesterday was the worst day. I did some tests to see how things evolved, but what I had got bigger. The leave will be 2-3 weeks, or so I think. The normal thing is that in a week I can already train. I hope I can reach the schedule I have marked for the rest of this summer “, hill.
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