Wimbledon 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Dimitrov in HORROR injury while leading Sinner, Ben Shelton powers his way into quarters
WIMBLEDON 2025 is in its final week with some huge names still in the hunt for the men's and women's titles.
In the headline Centre Court clash, Grigor Dimitrov suffered a horror pectoral injury while leading Jannik Sinner by TWO sets, and was forced to retire in tears.
Novak Djokovic booked his spot in the quarter-finals after beating Alex de Minaur in four sets.
American representatives Ben Shelton and Emma Navarro have had mixed success on Day Eight, with Shelton powering into the quarter-finals but Navarro losing to Mirra Andreeva.
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