Rafael Nadal Pulls Out Of Wimbledon Due To An Abdominal Injury

Rafael Nadal has pulled out of Wimbledon after Sustaining an abdominal injury while Nick Kyrgios gets walkover to first grand slam final.

Nick Kyrgios will play either top seed and six-time champion Novak Djokovic or Britain’s Cameron Norrie.

Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, struggled with the injury in a gruelling five-set win against 11th-seeded American Taylor Fritz on Wednesday.

It was reported on Thursday that Nadal has a “seven-millimetre” tear to his abdomen but had still intended to play.

The 36-year-old scheduled a press conference at which he confirmed he was withdrawing.

“I have to pull out of the tournament. As everybody saw yesterday I have been suffering with the pain in the abdominal area,” he said.