Dominated by Grigor Dimitrov who led two rounds to nothing, Jannik Sinner benefited from a stroke of fate to ratify his qualification in the quarter -finals at Wimbledon.
Excellent since he entered Wimbledon, Jannik Sinner has not lost the slightest set before facing in the round of 16 Grigor Dimitrov, an opponent against whom he won his last four games. However, despite all these data favorable to the world’s n ° 1, the Bulgarian held him high dragee. Playing sumptuous tennis (36 winning shots), he logically pocketed the first round (6-3). Then during the second set, he kept his high level of play, immediately confiscating the putting into play of Jannik Sinner to run in mind.
The Italian rocked, equalizing at the same time at 5-5, but in the wake Grigor Dimitrov resumed his break in advance. When serving for the gain of the second act, the seeded n ° 19 did not vacillate (7-5). While everything takes place perfectly for him, the unthinkable has happened. Jannik Sinner had called on the doctor after a fall beforehand, he appeared in difficulty physically unlike Bulgarian who nevertheless injured himself by serving an ACE at 2-2 in the third set. He immediately made, holding the right pectoral muscle.
Dimitrov cursed in large home
The doctor’s intervention did not avoid the disaster scenario feared by Grigor Dimitrov. Upon his return from the locker room, he joined his opponent to whom he meant first that he was unable to continue the match. A real heartbreaker. But would Grigor Dimitrov not be cursed? In his last five participations in the Grand Chelem tournaments, he abandoned on injury. Thus, as incredible as it may seem, the world n ° 1 therefore accesses the quarters, without winning the slightest round in the 8th finals.
The next round, Jannik Sinner will cross the iron with Ben Shelton. The American, led to a round by Lorenzo Sonego, ended up overthrowing the Italian (3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-5). Telery N ° 10 in Wimbledon, he will play his first quarter there. At 22, he became the youngest American qualified in quarters of the British Grand Chelem since Andy Roddick (21) in 2004.
