Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal unsure of facing Kygrios in semis

Rafael Nadal admits he does not know whether he will be fit to face Nick Kyrgios in Fridayrsquos Wimbledon semifinals after an abdominal injury nearly forced him to quit against Taylor FritzThe second seed had to take a medical timeout in the second set but battled through to win 36 75 36 75 76 104 in a gruelling contest lasting four hours and 21 minutesEarlier Australian maverick Kyrgios cruised past Chilersquos Cristian Garin with relative ease 64 63 76 75 Nick KyrgiosNadal the 2008 and 2010 champion said in his postmatch press conference that he was unsure over his ongoing participation in the tournament as he targets the third leg of a rare calendar Grand Slam ldquoI canrsquot give you a clear answer because if I gave you a clear answer and tomorrow another thing happens I will be a liarrdquo he saidNadal who was given pain relief during the match said he would have tests before deciding whether to play on at the All England ClubThe Spaniard admitted his father and sister had been gesticulating for him to quit his quarterfinal match against Fritz but said he ldquohatedrdquo the idea ldquoI foughtrdquo he said ldquoProud about the fighting spirit and the way I managed to be competitive under those conditionsrdquoAlso Read I always believed I could come back Novak DjokovicHeadtohead advantageKyrgios ranked 40th in the world is a major threat even to a fully fit Nadal The 22time Grand Slam champion leads 63 in their headtohead meetings but Kyrgios beat the Spaniard on his way to the quarterfinals in 2014 before Nadal gained revenge three years agoA pumpedup Nadal raced out of the blocks on Centre Court to take a 31 lead but then lost five straight games to drop the first set The players swapped breaks in the second set but Nadal was not moving freely and when leading 43 he took a medical timeoutWhen he returned American 11th seed Fritz served out to love with Nadalrsquos movement still looking hampered But the Spaniard twice held serve comfortably to lead 65 and a backhand volley into the open court sealed the second set to roars from the crowdNadal 36 was now moving more easily but was broken twice as he lost the third set There were five breaks in a topsyturvy fourth set but Nadal came out on top to level the matchThe fifth set went to a tiebreak and Nadal seized control racing into a 93 lead and sealing the win on his second match point Nadal who has already won the Australian Open and the French Open this year is half way to the first calendar Grand Slam by a man since Rod Laverin 1969He is also bidding to win his 23rd Grand Slam title and equal Serena Williams in second place on the alltime list for most Grand Slam singles titles Margaret Court is the leader on 24 titleslsquoUnexpected winrsquoKyrgiosrsquos match on Court One contained none of the drama of Nadalrsquos match The 27yearold was broken just once by Garin and hit 35 winners as he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal ldquoI never thought Irsquod be in the semifinal of a Grand Slamrdquo said the AustralianldquoI thought that ship had sailed that I may have wasted that little window in my career I am really happy I was able to come out here with my team and able to put on a performancerdquoRafa suffers 7mm tearRafael Nadal has suffered a ldquoseven millimetrerdquo tear to his abdomen but still intends to play his Wimbledon semifinal against Nick Kyrgios on Friday sports daily Marca reported Nadal the 2008 and 2010 champion underwent scans on the injury on Thursday following his win in the quarterfinalThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever