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Grigor Dimitrov was one away from annoying the male singles number 1 of Wimbledon, Jannik Sinner, Monday.
But an inopportune injury changed all that.
Dimitrov had to retire from the game in the 16 round due to an apparent pectoral injury despite having an advantage of 6-3, 7-5, 2-2 over Sinner.
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Bulgaria Dimitrov Grigor receives an injury in the game of the fourth round of the Knights against Jannik Sinner of Italy on the eight of the Wimbledon 2025 championships in All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 0, 2025 in London, England. (Shi Tang/Getty images)
In turn, Sinner addresses the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
During a service, Dimitrov immediately fell on the grass court with pain, grabbing his right. The coaches ran to help him, and it seemed that all Dimitrov could do was laugh at the time, knowing that his annoying potential was attributed.
Ben Shelton takes 1 minute to defeat the opponent in Wimbledon after the game was suspended due to darkness
Even so, the state of Dimitrov was in the air when it left the court for a medical waiting time. However, when he returned to the Court, he shook Sinner’s hand to say he could not continue.
The service was the adjustment point, since Dimitrov won the fourth game of the third set.
The crowd of the center of the court gave Dimitrov a strong ovation despite the circumstances, while packed his bag to leave the game and the tournament.
“I don’t take this as a victory at all,” Sinner said after the game, showing Dimitrov respect in the process.
Jannik Sinner (L) of Italy greets Grigor Dimitrov de Bulgaria after Dimitrov retired due to an injury in the match of the fourth round of singles of the Knights on the day eight of the Wimbledon 2025 championships in All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 7, 2025 in London, England. (Shi Tang/Getty images)
“I don’t know what to say. He is an incredible player. I think we all saw this today. He has been very unfortunate in recent years.”
Dimitrov was playing well in Wimbledon, where he hoped to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2014, his deepest career in the tournament to date.
But the injury has been a problem for Dimitrov, especially in Grand Slams. This is the fifth consecutive tournament that has been forced to retire, more recently in the France Open due to a thigh ailment in the first round.
In 2024, he left the fourth round with a dry break during his match against Daniil Medvedev.
Bulgaria Dimitrov is crying after retiring during the day eight of the Wimbledon 2025 championships in All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 7, 2025 in London, the United Kingdom. (Marleen Fouchier/Bsr Agency/Getty Images)
Despite not accepting it as a victory, Sinner will have to prepare for his confrontation of quarterfinals with the American phenomenon Ben Shelton, the number 10 seed of the tournament. Shelton defeated Lorenzo Sonogo 3-6, 6-1, 7-6, 7-5 on Monday.
