Rafael Nadal Defies Injury To Reach Eighth Wimbledon Semi-final, Defeats Taylor Fritz In Five Sets

Rafael Nadal defied harm to beat Taylor Fritz and attain the Wimbledon semi-finals for an eighth time on Wednesday, holding alive his dream of a calendar Grand Slam. The second seed misplaced the primary set and needed to take a medical time-out within the second however raised his recreation to win 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10/4) in a match lasting 4 hours and 21 minutes. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, will play Nick Kyrgios for a spot in Sunday’s closing.

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