Breaking: Rafael Nadal surrenders, pulls out of Wimbledon, Kyrgios strolls into final

Rafael Nadal has given up his struggle to win the calendar Grand Slam by pulling out of Wimbledon.

The 36 year old Spaniard announced he was pulling out after a 45 minute practice session earlier in the day in which he clearly looked hampered.

By doing so he gave Nick Kyrgios a free pass into what will be his first grand slam final.

The 27 year old Australian will meet the winner of Novak Djokovic versus cam Norrie in an altered Centre Court schedule.

Nadal stays unbeaten at Slams in 2022 after winning the Australian and French Opens.

He decided that the abdominal injury hindering his serve was not going to allow him to compete properly.