On July 7, Beijing time, according to Spanish media Marca, Spanish tennis superstar Nadal tore his abdominal muscles, with a 7mm wound. Despite this, the tennis king still wants to play in the Wimbledon men’s singles semi-final against Australia’s Kyrgios through injury.
Nadal suffered an abdominal injury in the first set of his previous Wimbledon quarter-final against Fritz and underwent a related medical this morning. After an examination, the doctor confirmed that Nadal’s abdominal muscle was torn up to 7 mm, but Nadal, who learned of his injury, did not intend to withdraw from Wimbledon, and still wanted to play in the semi-final with Kyrgios.
This isn’t the first time the 22-time Grand Slam winner has played tennis with a torn abs. At the 2009 US Open, Nadal played against del Potro with a 2cm abs tear. After the entire semi-final, the latter beat Federer in the final after defeating Nadal to win the US Open men’s singles championship that year.
After winning Fritz in the quarter-finals, Nadal once talked about his physical condition: “I feel good, but my stomach is a little wrong. From the first set to 3-1, every time I return the ball, It’s like being whipped. I thought I couldn’t finish the game, my father and sister asked me not to continue, but the game and the opponent inspired me to fight, you know, from a quarter of Wimbledon Exiting in the final is not an easy decision to make.”
“On a physical level, I hardly rest, but if I decide not to quit, I have to keep playing. I also worry about my state because I know what pain I’ve been through,” Nadal continued.
In any case, Nadal will not be able to play in the semi-final against Kyrgios in the best shape, and he will continue to press on the way to his 23rd Grand Slam title.
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