The words of Jannik after the success for the withdrawal of the Bulgarian, who led two sets to zero: “He is a friend, I hope he recovered soon”. Then at the press conference he talks about his injury
“I don’t know what to say, Dimitrov is an incredible player and he was really unfortunate. He is a good friend, we know each other well, I wish him to return as soon as possible. I don’t feel like a winner at all and I don’t feel like saying anything else”. In the traditional interview on the field at the end of a match with a sudden ending, Jannik Sinner cannot rejoice for the qualification in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. “Thank you for coming but this is not the ending that we would have wished.”
the injury
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After losing the first two sets and on 2-2 in the third, Sinner won Dimitrov collapses after a service. After the doctor’s intervention, the Bulgarian was forced to retire for a muscle problem. Sinner had also requested the intervention of the physiotherapist for a right elbow problem.
The number 1 of the world had fallen into the first game of the match and at the press conference explained the injury: “It happened very early in the game. In the first game, an unfortunate fall. I checked the videos a little. It didn’t seem like a hard blow, but I still heard it a lot especially at the service and straight. We see. Tomorrow (Tuesday 8 July, editor’s note) we will check if there is something serious. A little concern “. A magnetic resonance imaging should give an answer to Sinner who will challenge the American Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals.
La Gazzetta dello Sport
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