Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Wimbledon semi-final against Nick Kyrgios due to his abdominal injury, giving the Australian a walk-over bye to Sunday’s final.
Nadal called an unscheduled press conference at 7:20pm on Thursday evening, in which Telegraph Sport understand the Spaniard will confirm his withdrawal after failing to recover from the abdominal tear sustained in his quarter-final win over Taylor Fritz.
With the withdrawal of the two-time Wimbledon champion, Kyrgios will face the winner Cameron Norrie and Novak Djokovic’s semi-final, to be played at Center Court on Friday.
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