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This morning Beijing time, the 2022 Wimbledon Tennis Championships ended the men's singles lower half and the women's singles upper half of the quarterfinals, and the top four seats belonged. In a men's singles focus battle in the second game of Center Court, the No. 2 seed, Spain's god of war Nadal, overcame the problem of injury, fought for 4 hours and 20 minutes, and went through ten decisive sets, and finally defeated the 11th seed, American rising star Fritz, 3-6 7-5 7-6 (4) to advance to the Wimbledon men's singles semifinals for the eighth time.
In the middle of the first set of the match, Nadal suffered an abs injury and applied for a medical suspension. After that, the quality of his serve and backhand attack dropped significantly, with almost no jumps and turns on the serve, dropping to less than 100 miles per hour in one shot and even less than 90 miles in a second serve. During the match, Nadal looked pained several times, bowed his head in thought, and seemed to show signs of retirement.
In the stands, Nadal's father also waved anxiously, signaling his son to retire. Nadal, on the pitch, finally chose to persevere, stubbornly dragging the game into the decider with two points behind, and won 10-4 in the 6-6 grab battle.
After the game, Nadal said, "I just want to give myself a chance, I don't want to quit the game and say goodbye to Wimbledon." I just wanted to finish the race, and the result was secondary. But of course I also wanted to win, so I fought until the last minute. ”
For Nadal's reversal victory, many fans sent knees, admiring the bravery and indomitable will of the Spanish god of war. There are also some fans who disagree, believing that this is Nadal's fraud, and take out Nadal's remarks when Djokovic abs strained five sets at the Australian Open to beat Fritz. In fact, Nadal did say at the time that if the player really strained his abs, it would be impossible to stick to the game and win. However, Nadal then further pointed out that if players can find an effective way to deal with the pain, it is a different matter. Therefore, it can be seen that he is not questioning Djokovic's injury.
In terms of the situation of the game and the information revealed at the post-match press conference, Nadal's abs were not suddenly strained, but felt unwell at the beginning of Wimbledon and put on protective stickers, but the pain increased against Fritz. Which side do you take in the debate between fans about whether Nadal is a fraud or a real injury?
In another matchup, Australian bad boy Kyrgios changed his old problem of not being able to concentrate for a long time, and fell straight to Chilean rising star Garin in three sets of 6-4 6-3 7-6 (5) to reach the final four of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. In the semi-finals, he will challenge Nadal again. In the previous nine meetings between the two, Kyrgios was at a disadvantage of 3 wins and 6 losses. However, the two were tied 1-1 at Wimbledon. This time, facing the injured Nadal, does the seriously playing coconut have a chance to reach the grand slam men's singles final for the first time?
Women's: In the first match, the 17th seed, Kazakhstani Lebakina, reversed Australian TomJanovic 4-6 6-2 6-3 to reach the women's singles semifinals of her career for the first time.
Another quarter-final battle, the 2019 tournament champion and Romanian star Halep is in a brave state, 6-2 6-4 victory over the American Anisimova, won 12 consecutive Wins at Wimbledon, and reached the Wimbledon Final Four for the third time in his career.
In the women's doubles, the top seed Zhang Shuai / Mertens continued the fiery feel, sweeping the No. 7 seeds Guarachi / Klay Parker 6-3 6-2 to advance to the final four.
At 8 o'clock Beijing time tonight, the Wimbledon women's singles semi-final will be played first, the first game on Central Court is Abdul Abdul Abdul T-Maria, and the second game is Halep against Lebakina.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player batting the ball during a match. She performed well at this year's Wimbledon, can you recognize who she is?
Guess last time, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the French star Corne, who ended the women's singles world number one Swatec 37 consecutive victories at Wimbledon.
(Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)
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