WIMBLEDON, England — Rafael Nadal has never won the Grand Slam, clinching all four major championships in the same calendar year, something that has been done only twice on the men’s side (both by Rod Laver). Now, Nadal is more than halfway there on attaining No. 3 at Wimbledon.
He won the Australian Open and French Open, and would advance to the Wimbledon semifinals with a victory Wednesday over Taylor Fritz of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Fritz beat Nadal in the finals of the PNB Paribas Open at Indian Wells in March.
If Nadal wins, it keeps alive the potential for another Sunday showdown with Novak Djokovic. They have played each other a record 59 times, including in the finals of all four major championships.
