Rafael Nadal

Lorenzo Sonego has clearly not fully forgiven Rafael Nadal after their spat on Centre Court last weekend, insisting the Spaniard "distracted me".

"Just to tell one thing that was bothering me that I think he was doing in that moment, but that's it. "Probably I will not -- I should not call him on the net. It's a rare occasion for anyone to get under his skin, but Sonego did just that and Nadal called his opponent to the net to request he tones down his grunts during points. "Well, first of all, I have to say that I was wrong," he said. I apologise for that. Nadal came out on top with ease, winning 6-1 6-2 6-4, but there was a brief moment in the second set which grabbed the attentions of everyone.

Rafael Nadal survived a late fightback to move into the quarter-finals at Wimbledon following a straight sets win over Botic van de Zandschulp.

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It’s going to be a tough match, but we’re in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon so what can I expect,” Nadal added. A slip added to Nadal’s woes, particularly with it coming when he would have rather been back in the changing room. “He’s playing well.

Spaniard eased to a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (6) victory and set up a quarter-final clash with his conquerer at Indian Wells in March, Taylor Fritz.

Taylor Fritz, the 11th seed, is yet to drop a set in this tournament, reaching his first career grand slam quarter-final by defeating Jason Kubler 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. But Nadal and Djokovic are still here, rolling through the draw, determined to write another page in the sport’s history books. None of those improvements served him particularly well in the face of the pressure and intensity from Nadal early on. On Monday, Nadal was extremely efficient against a challenging opponent until nerves struck as he served for the match, but he pulled himself together to seal the win. “I think, till the end, until I played a bad game at 5-3, it has been a very positive match against a difficult opponent. He reached the quarter‑finals with his 18th grand slam match win in a row after a high‑class performance, outplaying Botic van de Zandschulp, the 21st seed, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (6).

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It's a pleasure to be back here." So that's why it means a lot for me to be in the quarter-finals." "Sometimes I am tired about myself, all the issues that I am having. "Part of the final eight and... "I am a little bit tired to talk about my body," Nadal said. He then needed radio-wave treatment on a nerve in his left foot last month to make it to SW19, but constant talk of his fitness is wearing down the 22-time major champion.

In the women's competition, 2019 champion Simona Halep demolished Spanish fourth seed Paula Badosa in just 60 minutes to set up a meeting with Amanda Anisimova.

Halep, yet to drop a set at Wimbledon this year, will face Anisimova of the United States for a place in the semi-finals. But he is seen as a major threat to Nadal, whom he beat on his way to the quarter-finals in 2014. “I’m just thinking about my habits every day, just trying to put in a good performance on the court, then put in a good practice session, try to stay positive, try to really separate. The last time the 40th-ranked player reached the last eight at a major was at the Australian Open in 2015, a year after he reached the same stage on his debut at the All England Club. Kyrgios looked to be in trouble when Nakashima broke for 4-3 in the fourth and took the set courtesy of a lazy Kyrgios service game. Nadal broke his opponent five times in the match, capitalising on his fourth match point to reach the Wimbledon quarters for the eighth time.

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Van de Zandschulp shows his opponent exactly how to hit a forehand winner on the move down the line to get to 30-30. Kyrgios drills an ace on his opening serve and Nakashima fails to return the next right down the middle. Nadal then gets his rewards for chasing down a shot that clips the net and then van de Zandschulp double faults, two break points. Nadal wins the opener with a cushioned volley, and has several chances to push on but van de Zandschulp is stubborn and forces his opponent into the mistakes. Van de Zandschulp hits his second return winner of the game, 15-30, but then hits an easy forehand into the net. A backhand volley gets him the second and van de Zandschulp looks to the floor in disappointment as he fires the next to into the net. Nadal hits a backhand winner across court after van de Zandschulp had come to the net. Nadal looks to his racket as his forehand at the net goes wildly out of bounds and van de Zandschulp has break point. Nadal gets the opener as van de Zandschulp returns into the net. Van de Zandschulp holds and will make Nadal serve for the match. Van de Zandschulp will fancy his chances if he gets to the tie-break, he's rarely missing a forehand. Van de Zandschulp goes big on the forehand but it goes wide.

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No. 2 Rafael Nadal clinched a spot in the Wimbledon 2022 quarterfinals after a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6) win over No. 21 Botic van de Zandschulp.

#CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/YpQxGtEB0v One @RafaelNadal. #Wimbledon Vamos! 💥 @RafaelNadal snags the first set over van de Zandschulp, 6-4. Fans are also likely looking ahead to a dream final between him and No. 1 Novak Djokovic. He’s held serve well at times in this match, so he can fancy his chances in this set. Rafa rolls into the quarter-finals 💪

The Spaniard secures a straight sets victory over Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(6)#Wimbledon The No. 2 seed was cruising at this point. Zandschulp goes from 40-love down to break Nadal’s serve in the first game of Set 3. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/zKZ1cOXQeM It took until the 10th game for Nadal to finally gain an advantage, breaking his opponent to win the set 6-4. Beating Nadal on grass usually means hitting him off the court. @RafaelNadal pic.twitter.com/Sq0SovkdoB

RAFAEL NADAL was spotted with some strapping on his belly during the Wimbledon fourth-round clash with Botic van de Zandschulp.

But I am in the middle of the tournament and I have to keep going, no? "In the other hand I am a little bit tired to talk about my body," Nadal said. Other than the Dutchman breaking and forcing a tiebreak in the third set, Nadal progressed through to his eighth Wimbledon quarter finals with relative ease.

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In the women's competition, 2019 champion Simona Halep demolished Spanish fourth seed Paula Badosa in just 60 minutes to set up a meeting with Amanda Anisimova. Nadal, chasing a rare calendar Grand Slam, started his campaign at the All England Club slowly but is now in the groove as he hunts a third Wimbledon crown. "I'm just thinking about my habits every day, just trying to put in a good performance on the court, then put in a good practice session, try to stay positive, try to really separate. But he is seen as a major threat to Nadal, whom he beat on his way to the quarter-finals in 2014. Rafael Nadal swept into the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday, staying on course for a crunch meeting with Nick Kyrgios, who was on his best behaviour in a battling five-set win. The last time the 40th-ranked player reached the last eight at a major was at the Australian Open in 2015, a year after he reached the same stage on his debut at the All England Club. Kyrgios looked to be in trouble when Nakashima broke for 4-3 in the fourth and took the set courtesy of a lazy Kyrgios service game.

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- Wimbledon - Wimbledon Happy with that and now is the moment to continue to take steps forward.” I missed a couple of volleys again going to the net, but that’s how it goes. But I am in the middle of the tournament and I have to keep going. “I am a little bit tired to talk about my body,” Nadal said.

The two-time Wimbledon champion takes on Dutch 21st seed Botic Van de Zandschulp on Centre Court, with the last-16 tie shown live on BBC One. Following his ...

Rafael Nadal, 36, will battle it out to seal a place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals this afternoon. Is this a serious question or a joke? The two-time Wimbledon champion takes on Dutch 21st seed Botic Van de Zandschulp on Centre Court, with the last-16 tie shown live on BBC One. Following his victory over Lorenzo Sonego in the third round, Nadal spoke positively of his performance during the post-match press conference. Is it serious? Nadal and his girlfriend of 15 years had tied the knot in his native Mallorca the previous month. FURIOUS Rafael Nadal ripped into a journalist over a question about his wife in extraordinary unearthed footage showing the tennis ace complaining over a "bulls**t" question.

Tennis - Nadal defeated Botiv Van De Zandschulp in straight sets at Wimbledon.

Nadal served for the victory in game nine but got broken at 15 to keep the rival alive and experience a setback. Nadal saved it in the opening game and broke the rival in the next one to move in front after Van De Zandschulp's loose backhand. Nadal broke him in game ten after a fine attack to wrap up the set and gain a boost.

WIMBLEDON's quarter finals are well underway with both Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios in action on Wednesday.

But the introduction of play on middle Sunday this year has led to a change in scheduling with 'Manic Monday' no more. Wimbledon fans will have a tough decision to make on Wednesday with the order of play for Day 10 putting Nick Kygios and Rafael Nadal's matches at the same time. Even if the women's quarters goes to three sets, the men's matches will likely start between 3-4pm.

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Even though Tsitsipas was trying to stay calm, it was clear that he was extremely frustrated by Kyrgios' behavior. After Tsitsipas lost, tennis pundits all agreed that the Greek should not have allowed Kyrgios to get into his head. "Tsitsipas was the one who suffered from that and his frustration boiled over when he hit the ball into the crowd.

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“I look at it as a big opportunity,” said Kyrgios after he outlasted #NextGenATP American Brandon Nakashima in a five-set thriller in the fourth round on Monday. “Garin is obviously playing great tennis. Then when I walked off the court and I got told it was Garin. It was surprising. The man on the other side of the net on Wednesday certainly knows a thing or two about quality shots. Now it is crazy to go from where I was at mentally after Queen's — feeling injured, I'd just lost three matches in a row. Now is the moment to keep doing the steps forward if I want to keep having chances.” Nadal was solid if not spectacular in four-set wins against Francisco Cerundolo and Ricardas Berankis in his opening two rounds at Wimbledon, where the second seed is playing his first tournament of the year on grass. The American has brought that form with him to the lawns of the All England Club, where he has so far dispatched Lorenzo Musetti, Alastair Gray, Alex Molcan and Kubler without dropping a set. “Last year I [reached the fourth round] here, and I think that was a big experience for me. Today, I felt a different match to last year. I just remained positive, stuck to the process of working really hard, doing the right things. I might think, ‘Should I go for this, should I play it safe?’ Against someone like Rafa, it's easy to always make the aggressive decision and kind of play freer.” The week before Wimbledon he won the tournament [in Eastbourne]. Now [the] quarter-finals [here].”

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“I had to change, that’s all.” “I said to myself, I wish I had a body like that.” “I thought to myself, that looks a lot like my body.

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“I felt like I had pretty good knowledge of it, but I didn’t feel like I could talk the language,” he said. I try to keep normal as much as possible, because that was what makes me proudest is to be a mom.” I’m here, yeah, I’m in the semifinal of Wimbledon, it’s crazy, but I’m still a mom. “From the start of the third, I played three really very solid, very high-quality tennis sets,” Djokovic said. “It’s about kind of just replicating the way I’ve been playing and trusting that that will be enough.” I know that,” Djokovic said.

RAFAEL NADAL used his day off to have a hit on one of Wimbledon's smaller courts.

The second seed also didn’t look like he was there to mess around, even in a practice session. After the first round of forehands, Roig gave Nadal a new explanation and nodded his head after the second round. And Nadal was locked in during his hit on Court 16, as he arrived to a packed crowd of and who had caught word of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s choice of venue for today’s session.

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander claims that the further Wimbledon progresses, the more chance Rafael Nadal has to win.

It’s hard to describe everything we’ve shared on the track. Both Nadal and Djokovic are making good progress at Wimbledon and are considered to be the top two favorites for the Wimbledon title. Nadal further commented on his legendary rivalry with the Swiss player. I do not hide that my passion for Spain is the responsibility of my wife." "It's completely irrelevant how you look and how you feel after two games because they're only going to play in the final," he said. When the draw was made, Nadal, Djokovic and Matteo Berrettini were considered the top three favorites.

Lorenzo Sonego has explained why he was left unhappy with Rafael Nadal after their confrontation at the net during their clash at Wimbledon.

From the bottom of my heart, I didn’t mean it in a negative way. "I feel very sorry if I bothered him. “I should not call him to the net. My intention was never to bother him at all. He felt that Nadal distracted him with his unusual intervention during the flow of the encounter. I recognise that.

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I’ll need to take my chances and play the big points well.” He made a huge effort to win in Paris but he’ll do everything here too.” I have been able to adjust and to accept the challenges in terms of physical issues. I’ve been able to find a way to be competitive and improve my game. Few people know Nadal better than Francis Roig, who has been working with the Spaniard since 2005. “I love Wimbledon and it’s been three years without playing here.

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I’ll need to take my chances and play the big points well.” I’ve been able to find a way to be competitive and improve my game. I have been able to adjust and to accept the challenges in terms of physical issues.

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We’re working on specific things that he may see in the match so that when he has to execute them, he is confident because he’s practiced them." The more he goes to the net, the better he’ll hit the ball. “There was a big difference in the level of ball striking, in dominating, going forward. Now he hits the ball quite well; and maybe before he struggled with mobility. To be on track for a third Wimbledon title, Nadal must get past Fritz, with whom he has a 1-1 head-to-head record. When we got here, the first thing was to be able to compete.

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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.

Rafael Nadal prevailed over the American Taylor Fritz in a fluctuating five-set quarter-final at Wimbledon to set up a semi-final against Nick Kyrgios.

Having squandered a break point that would have set him up, Nadal served to stay in the championships after nearly three hours of fretful struggle at 4-5, sealing it with his fourth ace of the match. But he threw it in the bin on his own serve, Fritz held and Nadal matched him, landing them up in the 10-point tie-break after 4hr 8min. Nadal broke early in the fourth set and held to lead 4-2, but overcooked a forehand to hand back the advantage at 4-4. Those ambitions took a hit in the eighth game, when a double fault put him 3-5 down, and Fritz punished him with two more aces to take the set. He is a win against Nick Kyrgios away from the final – possibly for a 60th time against Novak Djokovic – and the chance to win his third grand slam title on the spin. Taylor Fritz, 6ft 5in of towering American self-belief, did his best to bury a wounded legend here on Wednesday, but the 36-year-old Rafael Nadal would not stay down – against the advice of his worried father – and prevailed over five fluctuating sets to reach his eighth Wimbledon semi-final.

Nadal struggled with an apparent abdominal injury in his quarterfinal match against Fritz, a rising American star who pushed Nadal to five sets.

He has been wearing a patch on his lower abdomen during the tournament that appeared to be an anti-inflammatory patch. Nadal played with what turned out to be a stress fracture in one of his ribs, which limited his ability to serve and strike his groundstrokes at full force. But as the match extended past four hours, he regained control and finished off the victory with a classic forehand winner from inside the baseline, complete with his bolo-whip finish behind his left ear. “I hope to be ready to play it; that’s the first thing,” Nadal said in his on-court interview. “For a lot of moments, I was thinking maybe I will not be able to finish the match,” he said, speaking to the Centre Court crowd. But for all his power and hustle, he could not hold his two-set-to-one lead and quickly lost command of the decisive tiebreaker, falling behind, 0-5, as Nadal summoned the shotmaking that has made him a 22-time Grand Slam singles champion.

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Up 4-3, he left the court to see the trainer and presumably get painkillers of some sort. He closed it out on his serve with a forehand winner and then met Fritz at the net. In the second set, Nadal showed signs of dealing with a lower abdominal injury. “First thing, I hope to be ready to play it, that’s the first thing,” Nadal said. Yeah, for a lot of moments I was thinking maybe I will not be able to finish the match but the court, the energy is something else. Nadal has won 19 straight major matches this year after winning the Australian and French Opens in the same calendar year for the first time in his career.

A hurting Rafael Nadal exhibited heroic mental strength to edge American 11th seed Taylor Fritz to keep alive his quest for a calendar year Grand Slam.

But Fritz once again broke back to force a fitting 10-point deciding tiebreaker. In surpassing his previous best Wimbledon run to the quarter-finals eight years ago, Kyrgios becomes the first Australian man to reach a Grand Slam semi-final for 17 years. The 36-year-old Nadal, who won the Australian and French Open titles back-to-back this year for the first time in his career, left the court for a medical time-out for an abdominal issue with his father fervently urging him from the player's box to put an end to his misery.

Wincing from an abdominal issue Nadal surged on to reach his 38th grand slam semi.

After his first-round victory at Wimbledon last week, Kyrgios was fined $10,000 for spitting in the direction of a heckling spectator. His big forehands are terrific, too, but little else is conventional about Kyrgios. One example: "I don't have a coach," Kyrgios said with a smile. Kyrgios, who is ranked 40th, has garnered more attention for his behaviour on and off the court than his skills with a racket in hand. Wincing from an abdominal issue for which he took a medical timeout, Nadal couldn't move the way he usually does. "Obviously, I didn't go about things great early in my career and may have wasted that little window. He sought to end exchanges with a quick-strike forehand or a drop shot — sometimes with success, often not.

Rafael Nadal came from behind to beat Taylor Fritz in a five-set quarter-final thriller at Wimbledon as the Spaniard battled injury to keep alive his hopes ...

Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android For a lot of moments I was thinking maybe I will not be able to finish the match." Then, Nick is a great player in all surfaces but especially here on grass. It's going to be a big challenge, I'm going to need to be at 100 per cent to have chances and that's what I'm going to try to do." 20/35 He's having a great grass-court season.