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.

Grigor Dimitrov's rotten luck at Majors continues. The Bulgarian has retired at his five most recent notable events, with his body cracking down and leaving the Bulgarian heartbroken. A day after his emotional Wimbledon fourth-round retirement against world no.

Sinner was staring at the prospect of an early exit from the penultimate major of the year after Dimitrov raced into a two-set lead on Centre Court