Injured Rafael Nadal sparks fears he’ll withdraw from Wimbledon before Nick Kyrgios match

Rafael Nadal has admitted he “doesn’t know” whether he’ll be able to play his Wimbledon semi-final on Friday after suffering the “worst” day with his new abdomen injury. The Spaniard battled through it to defeat 11th seed Taylor Fritz 3-6 7-5 3-6 7-5 7-6(4) in four hours and 20 minutes in the quarters despite confessing that he considered retiring the match.

Nadal has sparked fears that he will be unable to recover in time to face Nick Kyrgios in Friday’s semi-final match, which would give the Australian a walkover into a maiden Grand Slam final. The Spaniard was physically hampered for most of his match against Fritz, receiving an off-court medical time out and admitting he considered retiring.

And he has now refused to commit to playing his next match as he awaits further tests and scans on Thursday. “I had these feelings for a couple of days but without a doubt today was the worst day,” he said of his abdomen injury.

“Have been an important increase of pain and limitation. I managed to win that match but we’ll see what’s going on tomorrow.” The world No 4 was seen with tape on his abdomen in his previous match against Botic van de Zandschulp but brushed off questions about the strapping as he said he was “tired” of always having to discuss a new injury.

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