Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced his withdrawal from Wimbledon 2022, ahead of his semi-final match against Nick Kyrgios owing to an abdominal tear which he suffered during his five-set thriller against Taylor Fritz of U.S. during the quarterfinal tie on Centre Court on Wednesday. Following the big announcement, a day before the much-anticipated semi-final encounter, Nadal made a ‘dangerous’ revelation.
This is the very first time in Wimbledon history where a player got a walkover in the semi-final with Kyrgios managing to reach his maiden Grand Slam final. But the decision was taken after Nadal felt discomfort in serving properly during the light 45-minutes practice session he had on Thursday. The Spaniard revealed that had he risked everything to play the semi-final, it would have probably ended his career.
ALSO READ: Djokovic Vs Norrie Wimbledon 2022 Semifinal Live Streaming Online: When and Where to watch live on tv and online
“The most dangerous thing that can happen today is that I end my tennis career, because I think that things are going to go better without a doubt,” he said. “As I always said, for me the most important thing is happiness more than any title, even if everybody knows how much effort I put to be here.
“But I can’t risk that match and stay two, three months outside of the competition because that would be a tough thing for me. If that happens, it happens. But not because I was not doing things the proper way.
“That’s my decision and I have to live with that. I can’t say another thing. I am very sad and it has been a very tough one.”
The 22-time Grand Slam winner further explained his decision to make a late announcement on the withdrawal.
“The communication is too late because even as I am, I was thinking during the whole day about the decision to make,” he said.
“I tried a lot of times during my career to keep going under very tough circumstances, but in this one it’s obvious that if I keep going, the injury is going to get worse and worse.”
Kyrgios will now await the winner of the second semi-final match between Cameron Norrie and defending champion Novak Djokovic, which will happen on Friday on Centre Court.
Stay connected with us on social media platform for instant update click here to join our Twitter, & Facebook
We are now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@TechiUpdate) and stay updated with the latest Technology headlines.
For all the latest Sports News Click Here
For the latest news and updates, follow us on Google News.
Denial of responsibility! NewsAzi is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – [email protected]. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.
