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Rafael Nadal announced on Thursday that he is withdrawing from Wimbledon after failing to recover from an abdominal injury.
“I have to pull out of the tournament. As everybody saw yesterday I have been suffering with the pain in the abdominal area. I have a tear in the muscle,” said the 36-year-old.
“I can’t imagine winning two matches with this (pain). For me the most important thing is happiness rather than the title even though everyone knows how much effort I put into this as I can’t risk being out of the sport for two to three months.
“I am very sad.”
Nadal had won the Australian and French Opens this year and had been hoping to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to complete the calendar-year slam.
Semi-final opponent Nick Kyrgios will receive a walkover into Sunday’s final
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