Dimitrov injury sends Medvedev through to Wimbledon quarter-finals

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 7, 2024 Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov and Russia's Daniil Medvedev during their fourth round match REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

LONDON (Reuters) - Tenth-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov pulled out injured in the first set of his fourth round tie against Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon on Sunday 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.