End of a historical streak: after the painful retreat against Sinner, the consequences for Grigor Dimitrov follow

Bad news for Dimitrov Grigor. The Bulgarian will not be able to play the US Open. The tennis player who perplexed Jannik Sinner in Wimbledon before retiring due to injury, will not be able to recover for the Grand Slam.

According to his manager Georgi Stoimenov to the Bulgarian half TenniskofeN ° 20 of the world has not yet recovered from the partial breakage of the major pectoral muscle that forced him to retire, despite having an advantage of two sets, in the round of 16 against the world No. 1 in London.

This will end a streak of 58 consecutive participations of the Bulgarian in Grand Slam tournaments, which began at the 2011 Australian Open and ended in Wimbledon.

In his match against Jannik Sinner, the Haskovo player won 6-3, 7-5, but in the 2-2 of the third set he had to retire and did not hide the tears When leaving the court.

When the third game of the third manga and the Bulgarian were playing carrying the 40-15 advantage, the latter executed his serve and made an ace. But after that, immediately He threw himself on the floorhis armpit grabbed and threw himself to the floor.

“Sometimes the heart wants to continue beating … but the universe has a different plan for us. Thank you for the immense wave of love, family, friends, fans, colleagues and the entire tennis community … His messages have really helped me overcome these difficult moments. Recovery begins now. We see you soon,” he published after going through the operating room.

And the sequelae They remain.