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Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon as Nick Kyrgios gets bye to final

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Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon ahead of his semi-final clash against Nick Kyrgios following an abdominal injury - sending the Aussie through to his first ever singles' Grand Slam final.The 22-time Grand Slam winner received treatment during his quarter-final win over Taylor Fritz and was told by his father to concede the match before powering on to a five-set victory.However, following scans on Thursday the 36-year-old has decided not to risk further damage to his 7mm tear by playing on Friday evening - with Kyrgios into his first ever final as a result of a bye.READ MORE: Australian Open bad boy Nick Kyrgios once blamed poor performances on "being horny"Nadal said at a press conference: "Unfortunately I am here because I have to pull out from the tournament, no?""I was thinking the whole day about the decision to make but I think it doesn’t make sense to go [on court]."Even if I tried a lot in my career to keep going in very tough circumstances. Who will win the men's singles final at Wimbledon?

Tell us in the comments sectionI think it's obvious if I keep going the injury is gonna get worse and worse and that's the thing that I can say now."Adding: "It's not only that I can't serve at the right speed it's that I can't do the normal moment to serve."To imagine myself winning two matches...

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