Rafael Nadal will have a scan on an abdominal injury before his Wimbledon semifinal against Nick Kyrgios.
Nadal’s ab injury almost forced him to retire from his last-eight match, but he eventually beat Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4).
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The Spaniard said he ignored calls from his dad and sister to quit as he struggled with his movement against Fritz.
Nadal had a medical timeout and somehow — even he said he did not know how — came from behind to win in five sets.
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“[Retiring] is something that I hate to do,” the 36-year-old said. “So I just keep trying, and that’s it.”
He also had strapping on his abdomen during his previous match but said the pain had got worse during the quarterfinal.
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“It’s obvious that today is nothing new. I had these feelings for a couple of days. Without a doubt, today was the worst day,” he said.
“[There has] been an important increase of pain and limitation. Tomorrow I am going to have some more tests.”
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Nadal will face Kyrgios, who is playing his first Grand Slam semifinal, on Friday.
