Dimitrov & Jannik Sinner share an embrace as Grigor retires from their match at Wimbledon due to injury Grigor has had to deal with so much over the last few years Hard to watch this happen to anyone, especially someone as kind & hardworking as him 💔 pic.twitter.com/2k7gXAxgDq

Dimitrov most recently retired from the first round of the French Open with a thigh injury while holding a 6-2, 6-3, 2-6 lead over American Ethan Quinn. He retired from Wimbledon in the fourth round in 2024 with an abductor tear. He trailed Daniil Medvedev, 5-3, in the first set at the time of that injury.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON (Reuters) -Top seed Jannik Sinner struggled with an elbow problem and was given an almighty scare before advancing to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon after a cruel twist of fate for his 19th-seeded opponent Grigor Dimitrov who retired injured while two sets up.