Jannik Sinner cancels practice session after having scan on elbow injury
Sinner reached the quarter-finals despite trailing 6-3 7-5 2-2 against the Bulgarian 19th seed, who had to retire after suffering an apparent pectoral injury.
But Sinner, who needed a medical timeout during the second set, revealed afterwards he would need an MRI scan on his right elbow on Tuesday.
He underwent the scan in the morning and a scheduled practice session at 4pm on Wimbledon's Aorangi Park was subsequently cancelled.
There was no official update from Sinner's camp on Tuesday but his coach Darren Cahill reportedly told ESPN the Italian had a hit indoors for 20 to 30 minutes.
'It was quite an unfortunate fall,' he said on Monday night after his match. 'I checked the videos a little bit, and it didn't seem a tough one, but I still felt it quite a lot, especially on serve and forehand.
'I could feel it. So let's see. Tomorrow we are going to check to see how it is, and then we see.
'Tomorrow we are going to check with MRI to see if there's something serious, and then we'll try to adjust it.'
Sinner, a three-time grand slam champion, is due to play American 10th seed Ben Shelton in the second match on Court One on Wednesday afternoon.
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