Rafael Nadal labored through a quarter-final clash with Taylor Fritz to set up a mouth-watering semi-final clash with fellow professional and rival Nick Kyrgios.
Fresh news reaching us indicates that Rafa has a 7mm tear in his abs. This situation could turn out to be a real downer for the 36-year-old Spaniard.
Nadal is very determined to pick up a third Wimbledon crown. He has already bagged the 2022 Australian and French Open titles so adding Wimbledon to make it a treble in the year will be no mean achievement.
The tennis champion didn’t train at full throttle as expected due to his injury.
The clash between the two professionals is highly anticipated mainly because of the intense rivalry and bad blood between them.
It will be recalled that Nadal accused Kyrgios of lacking respect for him, the public, and the game itself in February 2019.
Kyrgios hit an underarm first serve during their game and that really angered the 22-time Grand Slam champion.
This is a clash Rafa has to go in a hundred percent fit because we will surely witness fireworks. May the best player win.
