The titanic Spanish tennis player has finally had to step aside and abandon in the semifinals despite the effort made to reach the final stretch of the London competition

An injured Nadal abandons Wimbledon

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Rafael Nadal has pulled off another feat, this time at Wimbledon, the most prestigious grass-court tournament in the world. He managed to beat the American Taylor Fritz in the quarter-finals despite a muscle injury in his abdominal area.

A micro-tear did not allow him to play normally and he even had trouble making the normal gesture when he served. It was a small fibrillar rupture, but it was weighing him down and even so he managed to win almost miraculously in five sets against the American player despite not being able to serve in normal conditions. But this setback has finally led him to have to abandon the competition. rafa nadal

"It hurts, and a lot, not being able to play, but life goes on," said Nadal, who showed a lot of serenity in an official press conference with the media. "I knew something wasn't right. Even so, I thought all night and throughout the day and I think there is no point in playing. If I continue, the injury is going to get worse. It's very sad to say that," Nadal told reporters. 

After the exercise of overcoming quarter-final passed round and speculation about his future in the London competition. In the semi-finals he faced the controversial Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios, well known for his outbursts of tone in different tournaments and for his latest controversy with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. The two players had a confrontation on the court that ended with economic fines for both of them. The Greek tennis player ended up throwing a ball into the stands and the Australian made several controversial and abusive comments during the match.

Kyrgios had a nice gesture with Nadal, despite his controversial profile and although they have had disagreements over recent times with clashes at press conferences, always provoked by the Australian tennis player. Kyrgios posted a message on the social network Instagram in which he wished him a speedy recovery: "Different players, different personalities. Rafa Nadal, I hope your recovery goes well and we all look forward to seeing you healthy again. See you next time".

Once again, another sporting feat for Nadal, this time on grass, which is not his favourite surface (on clay is where he has been most unbeatable throughout his career), which made the victory over Fritz even more valuablerafa nadal

Even the father of the tennis player from Manacor made obvious gestures from the stands for him to leave the match and not continue with this suffering. In spite of all these conditions, the brave Spanish tennis player kept going as usual and overcame them to win the match. As he has done on countless occasions, overcoming different physical problems that have been weighing him down for so many years

Now he was well and with good sensations. He had just won Roland Garros, for the 14th time, consolidating his position as the absolute king of the prestigious French tournament and clay court, and reaching his 22nd Grand Slam. 

Rafa Nadal has become accustomed to playing with pain and physical problems, and directly injured. For example, this year he played part of the Indian Wells tournament in March in the United States with a rib injury and managed to reach the final, which he lost. This setback could have jeopardised his participation in Roland Garros, but he finally attended the Parisian competition in May and ended up winning again on the French clay, becoming at that moment the tennis player on the men's professional circuit with the most Grand Slam titles, 22 to be precise. In addition, he has never lost a final on the Philippe Chatrier centre court in Paris. In addition, the Spaniard became the oldest male singles champion in the history of the French tournament, at the age of 36. rafa nadal

Nadal is currently ranked No. 4 in the world and has been ranked No. 1 in the world for 209 weeks after a 21-year professional career. Although the various physical problems that the Spaniard has been suffering from over the years have also marked his career, which has not prevented him from currently being the tennis player with the most "Major" tournaments on his record. The merit is enormous despite having been weighed down by injuries.

It is possible to calculate what the Mallorcan could have achieved if he had not been so punished by injuries. Rafa Nadal has missed up to 10 Grand Slams: the Australian Open in 2006 (left foot problems) and 2013 (stomach virus); Roland Garros in 2003 (elbow) and 2004 (left ankle); Wimbledon in 2004 (left ankle), 2009 (knee) and 2016 (left wrist); and the US Open in 2012 (left knee), 2014 (right wrist) and 2021 (left foot), according to ATP data.

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