Nadal vs Kyrgios, Wimbledon 2022 Semifinal: Date, India Time, Live Streaming, TV Channel, Head To Head

By Mark Hoover

Updated: Friday, July 8, 2022, 0:15 [IST]

London, July 7: The second seed Rafael Nadal will was set to take on Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon 2022 men's singles semifinal on the centre court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. But the Spaniard Nadal pulled out of the last 4 clash due to an abdominal tear.

22-time Grand Slam champion Nadal overcame injury and the fearless Taylor Fritz in a five-set thriller to reach his 8th Wimbledon semifinal, but 24 hours later the Spanish great was forced to withdraw from the semifinal.

Now, Kyrgios, who battled past Cristian Garin in straight sets to seal his first ever Grand Slam semifinal, will now move onto the final and will face the winner of Novak Djokovic vs Cameron Norrie.

Nadal, who had already won the Australian Open and the French Open this year, was chasing a career slam. This was supposed to be the third meeting between the pair in Wimbledon.

Here is all you need to know about the Wimbledon 2022 Semifinal, Nadal vs Kyrgios:

Nadal vs Kyrgios date, time, tv channel and live streaming info

When was Nadal vs Kyrgios Wimbledon 2022 Semifinal match?

The Wimbledon 2022 men's singles semifinals match was scheduled to take place on Friday (July 8).

What time was the Nadal vs Kyrgios Wimbledon 2022 Semifinal set to start?

The Wimbledon 2022 men's singles semifinal between Nadal and Kyrgios is scheduled to start after Nadal vs Norrie and not before 3:30 PM Local Time (8 PM IST) on Friday (July 8).

Due to injury Nadal was forced to withdraw, handing a walkover to Kyrgios, who will be playing his first Grand Slam final on July 10.

Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios Route to Semifinal

Round	Rafael Nadal	Nick Kyrgios
First	Francisco Cerundolo (6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4)	Paul Jubb (3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-5)
Second	Ricardas Berankis (6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3)	Filip Krajinovic (6-2, 6-3, 6-1)
Third	Lorenzo Sonego (6-1, 6-2, 6-4)	Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-7(2), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(7))
Round of 16	Botic van de Zandschulp (6-4, 6-2, 7-6(6))	Brandon Nakashima (4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-2)
Quarterfinal	Taylor Fritz (3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(4))	Cristian Garin (6-4, 6-3, 7-6(5))

Rafael Nadal vs Nick Kyrgios Head to Head

In the 9 meetings overall between the two, Rafael Nadal has had the better of Nick Kyrgios in 6 matches.

In the 3 grand slam meetings between the pair, Nadal has beaten Kyrgios in Wimbledon and Australian Open once, while the Aussie has got the better of the Spaniard once in Wimbledon.

Year	Event	Court	Round	Winner	Score
2022	Indian Wells Masters	Hard	Quartefinal	Rafael Nadal	7-6(0), 5-7, 6-4
2020	Australian Open	Hard	Round of 16	Rafael Nadal	6-3, 3-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(4)
2019	Wimbledon	Grass	Round of 64	Rafael Nadal	6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(3)
2019	Acapulco Open	Hard	Round of 16	Nick Kyrgios	3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(6)
2017	China Open	Hard	Final	Rafael Nadal	6-2, 6-1
2017	Cincinnati Masters	Hard	Quarterfinal	Nick Kyrgios	6-2, 7-5
2017	Madrid Masters	Clay	Round of 16	Rafael Nadal	6-3, 6-1
2016	Rome Masters	Clay	Round of 16	Rafael Nadal	6-7(3), 6-2, 6-4
2014	Wimbledon	Grass	Round of 16	Nick Kyrgios	7-6(5), 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3

Story first published: Friday, July 8, 2022, 0:15 [IST]