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Rafael Nadal overcame injury and an inspired Taylor Fritz on Wednesday to reach the eighth Wimbledon semifinal of his career—and 38th Grand Slam semifinal of his career—with a grueling 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) victory on Centre Court.

With the victory, Nadal also improves to 8-0 in Wimbledon quarterfinal matches.

NADAL IN WIMBLEDON QUARTERFINAL MATCHES: 8-0
d. Nieminen in 2006 Wimbledon QFs, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
d. Berdych in 2007 Wimbledon QFs, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-2
d. Murray in 2008 Wimbledon QFs, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
d. Soderling in 2010 Wimbledon QFs, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-1
d. Fish in 2011 Wimbledon QFs, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
d. Del Potro in 2018 Wimbledon QFs, 7-5, 6-7 (7), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
d. Querrey in 2019 Wimbledon QFs, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2
d. Fritz in 2022 Wimbledon QFs, 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4)

Wimbledon is actually the only Grand Slam where Nadal has a perfect record in quarterfinal matches—he’s even 15-1 in his career in this round at Roland Garros. He’s also 7-7 at the Australian Open and 8-1 at the US Open.