Our Clients:

Field Level Media - Professional sports content solutions | FLM

Jul 11, 2025 11:09 am

Grigor Dimitrov on Wimbledon injury: ‘Recovery starts now’

grigor dimitrov wimbledon
Photo by: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Grigor Dimitrov shared an update Friday on the pectoral muscle injury that forced him to withdraw from Wimbledon this week with a huge lead against World No. 1 Jannik Sinner.

The 19th-seeded Bulgarian retired from Monday’s Round of 16 match in London with a 6-3, 7-5, 2-2 lead against the top-seeded Italian.

“Sometimes the heart wants to keep going… but the universe has a different plan for us,” Dimitrov posted Friday on Instagram with a photo of himself in a hospital bed. “Having to withdraw from this match at Wimbledon was one of the most painful moments of my career.

“Thank you for the overwhelming wave of love — from family, friends, fans, colleagues, to the entire tennis community… your messages have genuinely lifted me through these hard times. Thank you all. Truly. Recovery starts now. I’ll see you all soon. G.”

Dimitrov, 34, has won nine singles titles on the ATP Tour but has never won a Grand Slam tournament. He reached the semifinals at Wimbledon (2014), the Australian Open (2017) and the U.S. Open (2019) and the quarterfinals at the French Open (2024).

The 2017 Nitto ATP Finals champion has withdrawn due to injury from the past four majors, including the Australian Open in January (groin) and Roland Garros in May (leg).

–Field Level Media

You may also like

alcaraz
Aug 31, 2025 4:49 pm

Carlos Alcaraz, still without a dropped set, reaches U.S. Open QFs

Carlos Alcaraz triumphed in a first-set tiebreaker and posted another straight-sets victory Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in New York. The Spanish star and No….

sorana cirstea
Aug 31, 2025 4:06 pm

Sorana Cirstea makes plea for stolen trophy to be returned

Sorana Cirstea is asking that the trophy she recently won at the WTA Tennis in the Lands event be returned to her after she says it was stolen from her…

jessica pegula
Aug 31, 2025 2:40 pm

Jessica Pegula, Barbora Krejcikova advance to U.S. Open quarterfinals

Fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula is making another deep run at the U.S. Open and she claimed her spot in the quarterfinals Sunday with an easy 6-1, 6-2 victory over fellow American…

More Tennis News

alcaraz
Aug 31, 2025 4:49 pm

Carlos Alcaraz, still without a dropped set, reaches U.S. Open QFs

Carlos Alcaraz triumphed in a first-set tiebreaker and posted another straight-sets victory Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in New York. The Spanish star and No….

sorana cirstea
Aug 31, 2025 4:06 pm

Sorana Cirstea makes plea for stolen trophy to be returned

jessica pegula
Aug 31, 2025 2:40 pm

Jessica Pegula, Barbora Krejcikova advance to U.S. Open quarterfinals

Sinner
Aug 30, 2025 8:13 pm

No. 1 Jannik Sinner gets pushed before finishing off Denis Shapovalov

Jelena Ostapenko
Aug 30, 2025 5:23 pm

Jelena Ostapenko apologizes for some of her Taylor Townsend comments

Read all
fb-post
advertisment
title-icon

Upcoming events

See all odds
[gs-fb-comments]