For the second time in his career, Rafael Nadal is forced to give up a Grand Slam tournament along the way after his withdrawal before his third round at Roland-Garros in 2016. The 36-year-old Spaniard, winner of the first two Majors of the year, threw in the towel on Thursday on the lawn of Wimbledon because of a abdominal tear of 7 millimeters. This defection propels Nick Kyrgios into the final – the first of his Grand Slam career – against Novak Djokovic or Cameron Norrie, who face each other on Friday.
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