Andy Murray slams Wimbledon decision as Grigor Dimitrov forced to retire against Jannik Sinner

Former satellite fig 1 Andy Murray has criticised Wimbledon aft Jannik Sinner's lucifer against Grigor Dimitrov was abruptly ended.

On Monday evening, Dimitrov took connected Sinner wrong Centre Court arsenic the brace battled for a spot successful the quarter-final of Wimbledon.

In beforehand of eight-time champion Roger Federer, who was watching from the Royal Box, 34-year-old Dimitrov rolled backmost the years arsenic helium raced to a two-set lead.

However, aft the 2nd set, it was announced that the lucifer would beryllium suspended owed to the fading light, arsenic the extortion needed to beryllium closed.

After the lucifer restarted, Dimitrov's Wimbledon imagination ended successful tears arsenic helium was forced to retire owed to what looked similar a pectoral injury.

As a result, Sinner, contempt struggling with an wounded of his own, volition present instrumentality connected American Ben Shelton successful the past eight.

Grigor Dimitrov was forced to discontinue owed to an injury. Image: Getty

Bulgarian Dimitrov has present been forced to discontinue successful each of his past 5 Grand Slams.

Reacting connected societal media, two-time Wimbledon victor Murray was acold from impressed with the tournament's determination to unopen the roof.

He wrote connected X: "So ridiculous to adjacent the extortion astatine this signifier of the match. At slightest an hr of airy left….well implicit a acceptable of tennis tin inactive beryllium played..its an outdoor tournament!"

Speaking aft the match, Sinner said: "I don't instrumentality this arsenic a triumph astatine all, this is conscionable an unfortunate infinitesimal for each of america to witness.

"He has struggled successful the past Grand Slams with injuries a lot, truthful seeing him again with this wounded is precise tough."

He added: "We each saw by his absorption however overmuch helium cares astir the sport. He is 1 of the hardest-working players connected circuit and it is precise unfortunate.

"This is not the extremity we wanted to spot and it's precise sad. We each privation him lone the best."

Touching connected his ain wounded concerns, Sinner added: "It happened precise aboriginal successful the match. First game. Quite unfortunate fall. Checked the videos a bit. It didn’t look similar a pugnacious 1 but I inactive felt it rather a lot.

"Especially connected the service and forehand. I could consciousness it. Let’s see. Tomorrow we are gonna cheque to spot however it is. Let’s see."

Jannik Sinner precocious to the past 8 of Wimbledon. Image: Getty

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