Men's top seed Jannik Sinner advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals under unfortunate circumstances on Monday after Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire due to right pectoral injury while leading their fourth-round clash by two sets, reported Xinhua.
Dimitrov was ahead 6-3, 7-5, 2-2 when he fell to the court following an ace. The visibly emotional Bulgarian, unable to lift his right arm, was forced to retire, handing Sinner passage to the next round.
Sinner will now face American Ben Shelton, who advanced with a 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-5 win over Lorenzo Sonego.
"I don't take this as a win at all, this is just an unfortunate moment for us to witness," Sinner said following the match.
"He has struggled in Grand Slams with injuries a lot, so seeing him again with this injury is very tough. We all saw by his reaction how much he cares about the sport and he is one of the hardest working players on tour," the Italian said.
"This is not the end we wanted to see and it's very sad," he added.
Elsewhere, seven-time champion Novak Djokovic rallied from a set down to defeat Australia's Alex de Minaur 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. The Serbian star will meet Italy's Flavio Cobolli in the quarterfinals after Cobolli ousted Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3).
In the women's draw, Iga Swiatek's pursuit of a maiden Wimbledon title continued as she eased past Denmark's Clara Tauson 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals for the second time. The Polish eighth seed will next face Liudmila Samsonova.
Teenager Mirra Andreeva reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal with a commanding 6-2, 6-3 win over Emma Navarro. The 18-year-old will play against Belinda Bencic, who advanced with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Ekaterina Alexandrova.
- Sinner
- Djokovic
- Wimbledon
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
