Wimbledon started like it does every year, with 64 seeds across the men’s and women’s singles draw. As the third round begins, just 27 remain — 14 women and 13 men. It’s the fewest at a Grand Slam since the 32-seed format was first adopted in 2001.

Karen Khachanov of Russia slides under the netting during his men's singles fourth round match against Kamil Majchrzak of Poland at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 6, 2025.

Highlights of the eighth day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday (times GMT): 2000 SINNER THORUGH AFTER DIMITROV RETIRES World number one Jannik Sinner reached the quarter-finals after Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire due to a pectoral injury.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON (Reuters) -Top seed Jannik Sinner breathed a sigh of relief after reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday but was left feeling sorry for Grigor Dimitrov who retired from their match with a pectoral injury after dominating throughout and going up 6-3 7-5 2-2.

No. 1 Jannik Sinner advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals despite hurting his right elbow in a fall and dropping the first two sets Monday night, after his opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, had to retire with an injured pectoral muscle.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner was on the precipice of a fourth-round exit from Wimbledon when he ended up on the receiving end of the absolute worst kind of good luck in sports. Sinner fell and appeared to injure his elbow in the first game of his match against Grigor Dimitrov.