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Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon semi-final with abdominal injury

Rafa Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon [Reuters]

Rafa Nadal's hopes of completing a rare calendar year Grand Slam ended on Thursday (Jul 7) when the Spaniard pulled out of his highly-anticipated Wimbledon semi-final showdown with Australian Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal strain.

"I have to pull out of the tournament as I have been suffering with pain in abdominal," said the 36-year-old, the holder of a men's record 22 Grand Slam titles.

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