The seven-time winner and reigning men’s world No1 are due to clash on Centre Court on Friday for a place in the final at the All England Club, while defending back-to-back champion Carlos Alcaraz meets American fifth seed Taylor Fritz.

The 34-year-old Bulgarian won the first two sets 6-3, 7-5 and was tied with Sinner 2-2 in the third when he went down with the injury.

Jannik Sinner risked a lot against Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16 of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, despite starting as a clear favorite and having defeated the Bulgarian ace in four of their five official matches.

Jannik Sinner is through to the Wimbledon quarterfinals, though not in the way he wanted. Sinner lost the first two sets of his fourth-round match with Grigor Dimitrov on Monday before Dimitrov was forced to retire from the match after suffering an apparent pectoral injury.

Jannik Sinner cancelled his afternoon training session at Wimbledon on Tuesday amid rumours that he could withdraw due to a right elbow injury. Sinner got hurt during his walkover win over Grigor Dimitrov on Monday with the world No.1 revealing that he was planning to get an MRI scan.

Follow our analysis and reactions from day eight at Wimbledon as Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic moved into the quarterfinals

Sinner's concern for an injured opponent at Wimbledon shows us that empathy endures in these challenging times.

Injuries have plagued ATP World No. 19 Grigor Dimitrov throughout the 2025 season. However, just yesterday, Dimitrov said he was "pain-free" and looking forward to his match against the top-ranked Jannik Sinner in the fourth round of Wimbledon.

After winning the first two sets and having Sinner in serious upset danger, Grigor Dimitrov had to retire due to injury in the third set. The 34-year-old from Bulgaria had battled injuries for much of his career, and he knew something was wrong with his pectoral muscle after a serve.