LONDODespite suffering a right elbow injury in a fall and losing the opening two sets on Monday night, Jannik Sinnerad progressed to the Wimbledon quarterfinals when Grigor Dimitrov, his opponent, had to retire due to a pectoral muscle injury.
Prior to losing 6-3, 7-5 to No. 19 seed Dimitrov, Sinner had not lost a set in the event. In the third set, however, Dimitrov quit playing at 2-all.
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Dimitrov has not finished a match in the Grand Slam competition for the fifth time in a row. In addition, he accomplished it at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon last year, as well as the Australian Open in January and the French Open in May.
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