In a video of the moment, it looked as though the 34-year-old Dimitrov injured a pectoral muscle on a volley. Almost immediately after the hit, he fell to the ground, clutching the right side of his chest in pain.

Grigor Dimitrov coach plays down roof theory around injury in Jannik Sinner match - Dimitrov led world No 1 Sinner by two sets to love in the fourth round of Wimbledon – then, sporting tragedy struck

By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON (Reuters) -Top seed Jannik Sinner struggled with an elbow problem and was given an almighty scare before advancing to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon after a cruel twist of fate for his 19th-seeded opponent Grigor Dimitrov who retired injured while two sets up.