"For a lot of moments," Nadal said, "I was thinking, 'Maybe I will not be able to finish the match.'" With much of the crowd roaring and standing after Nadal's best strokes, he twice erased one-set deficits against 11th-seeded Fritz and emerged with a 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) victory Wednesday to reach his eighth semifinal at the All England Club. Nadal stayed out there, adjusted his service motion and his strategy - and figured out a way to win. Not surprisingly, perhaps, his kid didn't listen. Up in the Centre Court stands, Nadal's father was waving his arms, motioning to the 22-time Grand Slam champion to quit. LONDON - Wincing from abdominal pain, unable to play his customary relentless style of tennis, Rafael Nadal worried that he might need to stop playing in the Wimbledon quarterfinals against Taylor Fritz.
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