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A devastated Grigor Dimitrov left Wimbledon in tears after being forced to retire injured when two sets up on world number one Jannik Sinner.<\/b><\/p>\n
Bulgaria’s Dimitrov led an enthralling contest 6-3 7-5 2-2 before he fell to the floor holding his right pectoral after serving an ace.<\/p>\n
He appeared to be in serious discomfort following the incident and Sinner immediately rushed over to help.<\/p>\n
Dimitrov received medical treatment after returning to his chair and then briefly left court, before returning in tears to shake Sinner’s hand.<\/p>\n
He left Centre Court to a standing ovation but was barely able to lift his right arm to wave in appreciation, with Sinner accompanying him off court.<\/p>\n
It is the latest in a string of injury struggles for the 34-year-old, who retired injured from his first-round matches at the Australian Open and French Open.<\/p>\n
It means Italian top seed Sinner is into the quarter-finals at SW19 for a second time – but the three-time major winner said afterwards it was “not the way we wanted it to end”.<\/p>\n
In a cruel twist of irony, Sinner had also taken a medical timeout midway through the second set for an apparent elbow injury.<\/p>\n
He had looked uncomfortable following a fall in the opening game but seemed to be rediscovering some sharpness when Dimitrov’s injury occurred.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n