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.

Grigor Dimitrov led by two sets when he retired from his Wimbledon match against Jannik Sinner on Monday, with an injury costing him a potential upset against the world No 1.