" something more important than winning Wimbledon, that is health," he said. Only last month, he won his 14th French Open title without being able to feel his left foot as it was anesthetised because of a chronic condition.īut he will not jeopardise his health when deciding whether he can play Kyrgios on Friday to continue his bid for a calendar Grand Slam, having already won the Australian and French Open titles this year. Nadal says he is well used to pain, and playing with problems, during a career in which he has won a men's record 22 Grand Slam singles titles. Listen to the latest Wimbledon Daily podcast.Kyrgios into last four at Wimbledon for first time. Nadal overcomes injury to reach semi-finals. Tomorrow I am going to have some more tests." " been an important increase of pain and limitation. Without a doubt, today was the worst day," he said. I had these feelings for a couple of days. He also had strapping on his abdomen during his previous match but said the pain had got worse during Wednesday's 3-6 7-5 3-6 7-5 7-6 (10-4) victory over American Fritz. " is something that I hate to do," the 36-year-old said. 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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