The highlights from Wimbledon – Nadal triumphs

With his unbridled fighting spirit, Rafael Nadal avoided elimination at Wimbledon and reached the semi-finals of the grass classic for the eighth time. The ailing 36-year-old Spaniard won a five-set thriller against US professional Taylor Fritz 4:6, 7:5, 3:6, 7:5, 7:6 (10:4) on Wednesday and stopped the chance a dream final against defending champion Novak Djokovic from Serbia.

The match was a constant up and down for Nadal. At the end of the first set, the Spaniard gave up five games in a row. In the second round, when the score was 4:3, he called for the physiotherapist and disappeared into the dressing room for treatment. With his face contorted in pain, he clutched his stomach and leaned on his bat.

Taylor Fritz was in charge against Nadal for a long time. © APA/afp / ADRIAN DENNIS

Nadal didn't look good at all, barely moved and tried to keep the points as short as possible. But slowly the treatment seemed to be working. Fritz seemed unsettled, Nadal won the second round with a show of strength and inflicted his opponent's first set loss of the tournament. Nadal remained impaired, but also dangerous. In the decisive round he got the break to 4:3 with a fine stop, Fritz didn't give up. In the tie-break, Nadal had better nerves and was able to celebrate after more than four hours. Enfant Terrible Kyrgios in the last 4 The controversial Australian tennis professional Nick Kyrgios has reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon for the first time in his career. The 27-year-old defeated Cristian Garin from Chile, who was also unseeded, 6:4,6:3,7:6 (5) on Wednesday and showed a largely concentrated performance. After 2:11 hours he converted his first match point through a backhand error from his opponent.

Nick Kyrgios is currently in top form. © APA/afp / SEBASTIEN BOZON

“I didn’t think I would make it to a Grand Slam semi-final. I thought my ship had already sailed,” Kyrgios said. When asked why the Australian didn't hire a coach, Kyrgios also replied: "I don't have a coach. I would never put that burden on anyone.” Halep without losing a set in the semifinals Former winner Simona Halep from Romania confidently reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon. The 30-year-old confirmed her position as co-favorite on Wednesday with a 6:2, 6:4 win in just 63 minutes against Amanda Anisimova from the USA. Halep took her opponent's serve four times and only lost her grip shortly before the end. She angrily hit herself on the thigh after losing two games - and found her way back to her old self-confidence. Halep won the tournament in her last participation in 2019 and has not lost a set in five games this year.

In the second quarterfinal on Wednesday, Elena Rybakina triumphed 4:6, 6:2 and 6:3. Although she gave up the hard-fought first set against the unseeded Ajla Tomljanovic, she took control from the second set onwards. “Maybe I was nervous. “I just tried to focus on myself to find my way and then I found it,” the 23-year-old explained after serving with her 15th ace. Rybakina is the first Kazakh semi-finalist in one of the four major tournaments. The semi-final matches: Men (Friday): Norrie-Djokovic Nadal – Kyrgios

Women (Thursday): Rybakina – Halep Jabeur-Maria

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The highlights from Wimbledon – Nadal triumphs

After Jannik Sinner was narrowly defeated by Novak Djokovic on Tuesday, the remaining quarter-final games took place on Wednesday. Here you will find an overview of the results.

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