Fritz

Rafael Nadal's Grand Slam story served up another dramatic chapter on Wednesday at Wimbledon, where the Spaniard held off a high-powered performance from ...

The match remained in the balance throughout an engrossing final set, but it was Nadal who raised his game under the pressure of the deciding-set tie-break. I need to be at 100% to keep having chances and that’s what I am going to try to do.” His next assignment in London is a semi-final with Nick Kyrgios, after the Australian was a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(5) winner in his quarter-final matchup against Cristian Garin.

There was a fifth set tie-break, 15 breaks of serve and countless rallies of incredible quality but the Spaniard somehow battled his way into the Wimbledon semi ...

2-0. Make that 3-0, Nadal with a clinical display in the tie-break so far. Mini-break Nadal. Whips the forehand crosscourt, Fritz at full stretch dives to make the volley... Personally for me it was not an easy match at all so it is great to be in the semi-finals.” Next up for the Spaniard is a last-four match against Nick Kyrgios. It’s unlikely to be boring. 5-1 Nadal at the changeover. Only three men have beaten Nadal in 2022, with Fritz one of those after his success in the final at Indian Wells earlier this year. Next up for the Spaniard is a last-four match against Nick Kyrgios. It’s unlikely to be boring. Only three men have beaten Nadal in 2022, with Fritz one of those after his success in the final at Indian Wells earlier this year. Nadal forces Fritz into another error, 5-0. Another crazy point, Fritz ends up face first on Centre Court as he throws himself at a drop shot. “It’s been a tough afternoon against a great player. I can’t thank you enough for the support

One of the greatest victories of his Wimbledon career was salvaged from the depths. Almost three hours after receiving treatment off-court for an abdominal ...

Nadal was undoubtedly freer as he took the fourth, his movement looser at the back of the court. It was a refusal to retire and he broke Fritz’s opening service game for the third time in the match, landing a crosscourt winner into the corner. His breathing appeared heavy but he returned to flash winners off the forehand side and it was followed by improved, steely hitting from the baseline as he went on to break Fritz’s serve and level the match. He found it in a thrilling deciding tie-break, bludgeoning the ball with a new release of aggression from the back of the court, to pull off the impossible once again. Through four rounds at Wimbledon, Nadal had appeared completely serene but he returned to the quarter-final stage to face not only the aggressive return game of a dangerous Fritz but also the lingering worries his weary physique now pose him. Unbowed and for now unbroken, Rafael Nadal continues to defy the realms of possibility.