Nadal to face Kyrgios in Wimbledon semis

2nd seed beats world No. 11 Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) in men's singles quarterfinals

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - Men’s second seed Rafael Nadal reserved his place in the 2022 Wimbledon semifinals, where he will face Australia's Nick Kyrgios, who ranks 40th in the world.

Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, risked his chances during the match against American player Taylor Fritz but eliminated the world No. 11 3-2 in London on Wednesday.

The Spanish veteran beat Fritz with sets of 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 and 7-6 (10-4) in the men's singles quarterfinals at Centre Court.

The match lasted for four hours and 21 minutes.

Kyrgios beat Chilean player Cristian Garin with straight sets of 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) in the quarterfinals.

The men's semifinals will be held on Friday.

- Wimbledon semifinals in men's singles:

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs. Cameron Norrie (UK)

Nick Kyrgios (Australia) vs. Rafael Nadal (Spain)

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