Jannik Sinner reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals despite injuring his right elbow in the fall and dropping his first two sets on Monday night.
No. 1 seed sinner didn’t drop the set in the tournament until he was late to No. 19 Dimitrov 6-3, 7-5. However, in two of the third set, Dimitrov stopped playing.
“I don’t know what to say. He’s an incredible player. I think we all saw this today,” Thinner said as an on-court interview. “I won’t win this at all.”
Dimitrov failed to complete the match in the fifth consecutive Grand Slam tournament, with the longest winning streak for any man in his open era. He also retired at the Australian Open in January, the French Open in May, and at last year’s Wimbledon and the US Open.
At the final point against the sinner, Dimitrov served and immediately grabbed his chest with his left hand. He took a few steps and crouched down before sitting on the grass. The sinner walked to that side of the court to check him out.
“My peck,” Dimitrov told Sinner.
Dimitrov then went to the sidelines and sat in a chair and was checked by a trainer and a doctor. When Dimitrov spoke to them, the sinner kneeled nearby. After a few minutes late, Dimitrov walked towards the locker room with medical personnel.
Soon he came out again and said he couldn’t continue.
Two hours ago, it was a sinner on the ground, and at first glance looked in trouble. His legs came out from under him and he slid and fell behind the baseline, holding his racket and covering his fall with his right hand.
Thinner flinched as the trainer massaged his elbow during a medical timeout, chasing 3-2. Thinner coaches Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi looked out of the box with concern.
Thinner – the three-time Grand Slam champion playing US No. 10 Ben Shelton for the berth in the semi-finals – was given the pill to resume and resume. He frequently swings his right arm and rubs his elbows between the points.
He entered Monday with losing a total of 17 matches in the tournament, tying the lowest record in the open era by Wimbledon men with three completed matches.
After the second set, the match was paused, allowing the stadium’s retractable roof to be closed as the sunlight faded.
After about 30 minutes, the match ended.
Overall, it was Dimitrov’s 10th career retirement in the majors.
“He’s been very unlucky in the past,” said Sinner, who called Dimitrov a close friend. “It’s a shame we’ll witness.”
ESPN research and Associated Press contributed to this report.