Dimitrov was playing fantastic tennis, running Sinner around the court and delivering booming serves. Dimitrov won the first set 6-3 and survived a hard-charging comeback attempt from the Italian in the second to take the set 7-5 and put the world No. 1 in a desperate position.

No. 1 Jannik Sinner advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals despite hurting his right elbow in a fall and dropping the first two sets Monday night, after his opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, had to retire with an injured pectoral muscle.

Jannik Sinner, the No. 1 player in the world, technically advanced in the Round of 16 at Wimbledon on Monday. But it was hardly a win to be proud of. Sinner, who lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the French Open last month,