Rafael Nadal defies injury to reach eighth Wimbledon semi-final, defeats Taylor Fritz in five sets

Rafael Nadal defied injury to beat Taylor Fritz and reach the semifinals of Wimbledon for the eighth time on Wednesday, continuing to feed his dream of a Grand Slam in the calendar. The second seed lost the first set and had to rest for the second round but raised the game to win 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (April 10). in a match that lasted four hours and 21 minutes. Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, will face Nick Kyrgios for a spot in Sunday’s final.

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