WIMBLEDON, England — Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, has pulled out of his semifinal match against Nick Kyrgios set for Friday.
A news conference with Nadal was scheduled for 2:20 p.m. Eastern in the main media conference room at the All England Club.
Nadal, who entered the tournament with concerns about his chronically injured foot, tore a muscle in his abdomen during play earlier in the tournament. He aggravated it in his five-set win over Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
During that match, Nadal took a medical timeout in the second set. From the stands, his father and other members of his family motioned for him to stop playing rather than risk further injury, but Nadal ignored their pleas and pulled off one of the more remarkable comeback wins of a career that has seen many of them.