Britain, London: 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has made it to the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Open for the eighth time. He will now face Nick Kyrgios of Australia on Sunday. In the quarterfinal match, Rafael Nadal defeated Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6. With this win, Nadal has kept his career Grand Slam dream alive.
He has won the Australian Open and the French Open, while he must win Wimbledon and the US Open to complete a career Grand Slam. Nadal had lost the first set in the quarter-final match and had to take a medical timeout in the second set, but he did not give up and finally won the match that lasted four hours and 21 minutes. After the match he told that there is some problem in his stomach.
Nadal said for a long time I was thinking that I would not be able to finish the match but the crowd and the energy, thank you for that. To be honest, it is a lot of fun to play such matches in front of you guys. No matter how much I thank you for this support, it will not be enough.