No. 1 Jannik Sinner advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals after injury to Grigor Dimitrov

No. 1 Janik Sinner advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals Monday after his opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, retired injured while he was leading their fourth-round match two sets to love

No. 1 Janik Sinner advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals Monday after his opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, retired injured while he was leading their fourth-round match two sets to love.

Dimitrov, the 19th seed in the men’s singles bracket, won the first two sets 6-3, 7-5. Dimitrov and Sinner were then tied 2-2 in the third before Dimitrov exited the match after he experienced pain in the right side of his body.

“I don’t take this as a win at all; this is just an unfortunate moment for us to witness,” Sinner said in an on-court interview. Dimitrov “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.”

Injuries have been an issue for Dimitrov, particularly in Grand Slam tournaments. He has had to retire from his last four Grand Slam appearances before Monday, including in the fourth round of Wimbledon last year against Daniil Medvedev.

Dimitrov, 34, has not advanced past the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam since the U.S. Open in 2019. His best finish at Wimbledon came in 2014, when he made it to the semifinals and lost to Novak Djokovic.