Dimitrov injury sends Medvedev through to Wimbledon quarter-finals
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Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov with Russia's Daniil Medvedev after retiring injured from their fourth round match.
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LONDON - Tenth-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov pulled out injured in the first set of his fourth round tie against Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon on July 7 after a lengthy treatment break.
Medvedev, seeded fifth, will now meet top seed Jannick Sinner in the quarter-finals. The Russian has a 6-5 head-to-head lead over the Italian world No.1 but has lost their last five matches.
Dimitrov looked in good form, racing to a 3-0 lead in the match, before Medvedev broke back. The Bulgarian then slipped on Court One, carrying on for a couple of games that Medvedev won before taking a medical time out after the seventh.
He returned briefly but could not move well and called it a day after the eighth game during which Medvedev served three aces. REUTERS
