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Los Angeles Times
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Sam Farmer

Injured Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon before semifinal

WIMBLEDON, England — Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from a Wimbledon men's semifinal because of a torn abdominal muscle.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion was scheduled to play Australia's Nick Kyrgios on Friday for a spot in the final but announced at a news conference Thursday afternoon that he was unable to keep playing.

Kyrgios advances to his first final at a major championship and will play the winner of Friday's semifinal between Novak Djokovic and Cam Norrie.

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