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Jannik Sinner Injury Update- Current World Number 1 to undergo MRI scan for Elbow Injury Struggles

Amid all the discussion of Dimitrov's injury, Sinner's injury was not talked much.

Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner made into the quarterfinals of the 2025 Wimbledon championship after Grigor Dimitrov left the game due to an injury. The Bulgarian ace already won the first two sets 6-4, 7-5. When he decided to retire, the third set was tied at 2-2. Sinner will take on Ben Shelton in the quarterfinal round on Wednesday.

A sight we never want to see.

Grigor Dimitrov is forced to retire while leading two sets to love. Everyone at #Wimbledon is wishing you a speedy recovery, Grigor 💚💜 pic.twitter.com/qBwiMbq3e2
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 7, 2025

Also Read: Jannik Sinner Shares Kind Words on Grigor Dimitrov’s Unfortunate Retirement at Wimbledon 2025

What Happened to Jannik Sinner? Will It Hamper his Participation in Quarterfinals?

Amid all the discussion of Dimitrov’s injury, Sinner’s injury was not talked much. The world No. 1 is struggling through an elbow injury and it impacted his performance in the round of 16. During the second set, the Italian ace required a medical timeout due to apparent elbow discomfort. Dimitrov won the second set 7-5 and Sinner looked uncomfortable from the starting of the set. He came back and found a rhythm before Dimitrov’s injury.

During the third set, when the score was tied at 2-2, Dimitrov collapsed on the court and he walked off for the medical assistance. Later, he decided to retire form the match and Sinner stormed into the quarterfinals.

Jannik Sinner was asked about his elbow injury during the match against Grigor Dimitrov at Wimbledon

“Can you tell us exactly what happened with your elbow on that fall?”

Jannik: “It happened very early in the match. First game. Quite unfortunate fall. Checked the videos a bit.… pic.twitter.com/5QyIiLjVNu
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 7, 2025

Sinner went on to reveal that he would undergo an MRI scan to assess the extent of the issue. “It was an unfortunate fall – I checked the video and it didn’t seem a tough one, but I still felt it a lot during serve and forehands especially,” he told the media at the post-match press conference.

“Tomorrow we are going to check with an MRI [scan] to see if there’s something serious, and then we will try to adjust it,” he explained. “It happened very early in the match, in the first game. It was quite an unfortunate fall.”

He underwent an MRI scan in the morning and was scheduled to practice at 4 p.m. but canceled the session. As of now, the scan results are yet to be revealed.

Jannik Sinner canceled his practice at Wimbledon, which was scheduled for 4 p.m. local time.

Still no news on the MRI results for his elbow injury.

Hoping for the best. ❤️‍🩹🦊 pic.twitter.com/YOeK2U5rwM
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 8, 2025

Who will replace Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon Quarterfinal if he withdraws due to injury?

If Jannik Sinner withdraws from the Wimbledon quarterfinal before the match, his rival player (Ben Shelton) will get a walkover and the US star will reach the semifinals. The match will not be counted as a win in the H2H record or in the season W/L record. However the opponent will go through to the next round.

If Sinner retires during the game, his opponent will qualify for the semifinals and it will be counted in the H2H and W/L record.

It hasn’t happened in Grand Slams yet. In 2014 ATP Finals in London, Roger Federer gave Novak Djokovic a walkover the day of the final. Eventually, Djokovic was announced as the winner and a ceremony was also held.

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