Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the primary time on Monday when his fourth-round opponent Jiri Lehecka retired injured after dropping the primary two units 6-4 6-2.
The 21-year-old Lehecka, who had performed a four-hour five-set match towards Tommy Paul within the final spherical, took a timeout after the primary set whereas a coach handled blisters on his proper foot.
The Czech, who produced 33 unforced errors within the match, struggled on by way of the second set however Medvedev broke his serve twice and was untroubled on his personal.
ALSO READ: Iga Swiatek comes again to beat Belinda Bencic and attain the quarterfinals
“I feel sorry for Jiri because fourth round at Wimbledon, to get hurt it’s not easy,” Medvedev, 27, mentioned in an interview on court docket. “He has a lot of Grand Slams ahead of him.”
Wimbledon has been Medvedev’s least profitable Grand Slam match. The former world primary has reached 4 finals, successful the U.S. Open in 2021.
He didn’t play at Wimbledon final 12 months due to the ban on Russian opponents following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, which Russia calls a ‘special military operation’.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com