Jannik Sinner reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals despite facing a two-set deficit and sustaining an elbow injury after a fall. His opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, retired in the third set due to a pectoral muscle injury. Sinner expressed his reluctance to celebrate the win, emphasizing Dimitrov's talent and unfortunate luck as he has now failed to complete five consecutive Grand Slam tournaments. This streak marks the longest in the Open era for any male player, adding to Dimitrov's record of ten career retirements at majors.
Sinner hadn't dropped a set in the tournament until falling behind No. 19 seed Dimitrov 6-3, 7-5. But at 2-all in 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, Sinner said while giving a reluctant on-court interview.
It's the fifth consecutive Grand Slam tournament where Dimitrov failed to complete a match, the longest such streak by any man in the Open era.
Very unfortunate for us to witness,
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