Dimitrov most recently retired from the first round of the French Open with a thigh injury while holding a 6-2, 6-3, 2-6 lead over American Ethan Quinn. He retired from Wimbledon in the fourth round in 2024 with an abductor tear. He trailed Daniil Medvedev, 5-3, in the first set at the time of that injury.

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Sinner wins the first point and dominates the second, sending Shelton scampering with a thunderous beforehand but the American somehow gets it back, with a flicked backhand that just clears the net and falls right at the feet of the onrushing Sinner.