Former World No.3 Grigor Dimitrov was in prime position to upset top seed Jannik Sinner in the round of 16 at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships. However, the Bulgarian would suffer a devastating injury during the match,

Grigor Dimitrov was in full control on Monday with a chance for one of the biggest upsets at Wimbledon. But an apparent pectoral injury ended his day early, and he was forced to retire while holding a two-set lead over No.

Dimitrov & Jannik Sinner share an embrace as Grigor retires from their match at Wimbledon due to injury Grigor has had to deal with so much over the last few years Hard to watch this happen to anyone, especially someone as kind & hardworking as him 💔 pic.twitter.com/2k7gXAxgDq

WADA accepted Sinner’s explanation that he was accidentally contaminated by a massage from his physiotherapist, who used a spray containing the banned substance to treat a finger cut. They ruled that Sinner ‘did not intend to cheat’ but insisted that he was responsible for his team’s negligence, which ultimately saw him punished.

Grigor Dimitrov was in full control on Monday with a chance for one of the biggest upsets at Wimbledon. But a pectoral injury ended his day early, and he was forced to retire while holding a two-set lead over No.

Jannik Sinner defeats Ben Shelton in straight sets to advance to semifinals at Wimbledon.