© Reuters. Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Garden Tennis and Croquet Membership, London, Britain – July 6, 2022 Spain’s Rafael Nadal reacts throughout his quarter last match towards Taylor Fritz of the U.S. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay LONDON (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal’s hopes of finishing a uncommon calendar 12 months Grand Slam ended on Thursday when the Spaniard pulled out of his highly-anticipated showdown with Australian Nick Kyrgios with an belly pressure.
“I’ve to drag out of the match as I’ve been struggling with ache in belly,” mentioned the 36-year-old, the holder of a males’s file 22 Grand Slam titles.
Nadal had triumphed on the Australian and French Opens this 12 months and had been hoping to change into the primary man since Rod Laver in 1969 to finish the calendar-year slam.
