Rafael Nadal will not contest the Wimbledon semifinal this Friday against Australian Nick Kyrgios.
The 36-year-old Spanish tennis player has decided to leave the great British due to the injury that he has been dragging for a week in the abdominal area.
His will was to continue in the tournament and try to catch another Grand Slam, which would have been the 23rd, but the ailment does not allow him to compete one hundred percent and he prefers to be prudent to avoid greater risks and to be able to recover with guarantees for the tour. American on cement.
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Nadal wants to play against Kyrgios
Nadal did a test in the morning at the Aorangi Park facilities, the area reserved for training.
There he tested his body and after rallying softly for 40 minutes, he retired to the house he has rented for the stay in London.
In the afternoon, the tennis player weighed in with the members of his team and then called the media.
In the conference room, he announced his decision not to play Kyrgios, following the line he had drawn in his speech the night before.
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