Nadal will not play Wimbledon semifinal

The champion of 22 Majors had a strong whiplash in the abdominal area from the first set in the quarterfinal match with Taylor Fritz and medical tests confirmed the degree of rupture. It is seven millimeters in one of the abdominal muscles, a situation that prevents him from playing against Nick Kyrgios.

“Although I have tried many times throughout my career to keep going in very difficult circumstances … it is obvious that if I keep going the injury will be worse and worse,” said the Spaniard at a press conference. “I’ve made this decision because I know I can’t win two matches. I can’t do the normal serving motion. Out of respect for myself, in a way, I don’t want to go out and not be competitive enough.”

He then expanded, “The difficulties I’ve been going through show how much it meant to be here for me. It makes me feel bad because I was playing at a good level and surely I would have had a chance here.”

“The most important thing for me is happiness, above a tournament” The Spaniard, who has not exercised his serve in practice for a week, was scheduled for an hour of practice on Wimbledon’s main courts, open to the public, but changed his plans until this denouement.

Finally, regarding the time he will be off the courts, he said, “I’ve been like this for a week. Things were more or less under control, but yesterday was the worst day. I had tests to see how things evolved, but what I had got bigger. The downtime will be 2 to 3 weeks, or so I think. Normally I should be able to train in a week. Hopefully I can stick to the schedule I’ve set for myself for the rest of this summer.”