(CNN Spain) — If that continues, it will be an epic tennis match: Rafael Nadal will face Nick Kyrgios in the semifinals of Wimbledon. Some of the things surrounding the encounter were news, but the most important thing was that the Spanish star might not actually come in full health to be able to play him.
What time and how to watch the match
The Wimbledon semifinals will be played this Friday. July 8.
Timetable
Colombia: 07:30
Mexico: 07:30
Argentina: 09:30
United States East Coast: 08:30
English: 13:30
Spain: 14:30
In Latin America, the game can be viewed via ESPN screens.
In the United States you can watch the match on ESPN and the Tennis Channel. In the UK it is broadcast by the BBC and Eurosport UK.
At Wimbledon.com you can stream matches for viewers in the US and UK with broadcasts from ESPN and BBC respectively.
In the other semifinal, Serbian Novak Djokovic, currently ranked 3rd in the ATP world, will face Britain’s Cameron Norrie, number 12 in the world.
Complications of Nadal and Kyrgios
Nadal, 36, and No. 4 on the ATP, says he doesn’t know if he’ll be fit: He overcame a grueling five-set battle against Taylor Fritz on Wednesday in four hours and 20 minutes, but has occasionally appeared to struggle with a thigh injury. Stomach. He bent down after taking the shot and held his stomach. The two-time Wimbledon champion called the coach for an evaluation in the second set, then rested medically and left the court for treatment.
For your part Kyrgyzstan, 27 years and 40 in the world, has its own complications. He will appear in court next month in Canberra, Australia’s capital, after allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend late last year, according to Australian media reports. This week he said he had hard to concentrate for accusations. Kyrgios beat Chile’s Cristian GarĂn to advance to the semifinals.
Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas were fined after their third-round clash at Wimbledon last Saturday.
This is Nadal – Kyrgios clash
Spain and Australia have met in 9 times: Nadal won six times and Kyrgios won three. Their last match was this year in the quarter-finals of Indian Wells, where Nadal won in three sets. Nadal ended up losing in the final of that tournament to Taylor Fritz, whom he beat this week in England.
They have only played one final: in 2017 in Beijing, which Spain won.
With information from Matias Grez, Amy Woodyatt, Matt Foster and George Ramsay of CNN
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