Jannik Sinner says he cannot accept his progress to the Wimbledon quarter-finals "as a win" following Grigor Dimitrov's injury heartbreak.

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 breathed a sigh of relief after reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday but was left feeling sorry for Grigor Dimitrov who retired from their match with a pectoral injury after dominating throughout and going up 6-3 7-5 2-2.

A devastated Grigor Dimitrov retires injured when two sets up on world number one Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon fourth round.

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Grigor Dimitrov turned philosophical thinking about Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in a recent interview, wondering aloud how the duo could change as they got older from the 'fearless' youngsters th