Injured Nadal Pulls out of Wimbledon, Sends Kyrgios Into Final

Injured Nadal Pulls out of Wimbledon, Sends Kyrgios Into Final
Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts during his quarter final match against Taylor Fritz of the United States at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on July 6, 2022. Hannah Mckay/Reuters
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LONDON—Rafa Nadal’s hopes of completing a rare calendar year Grand Slam ended on Thursday when the Spaniard pulled out of his highly-anticipated Wimbledon semifinal showdown against Australian Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal strain.

Nadal won the Australian and French Opens back-to-back this year for the first time in his career and was bidding to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to complete the calendar-year slam.