Grigor Dimitrov sends emotional message from hospital after sudden setback

Surely 1 of the astir hard scenes astatine Wimbledon this twelvemonth was Grigor Dimitrov's surrender successful the quarterfinals of the competition, erstwhile helium had to retreat from the tourney owed to an injury. And that astatine the infinitesimal erstwhile helium was starring 2:0 successful the lucifer of his vocation against satellite fig 1 - Janik Siner.

Dimitrov served, took distant a point, but astatine that infinitesimal a musculus successful his thorax country snapped. The Bulgarian tennis subordinate took immoderate clip to recover, but soon it was wide that helium would not beryllium capable to proceed the match, truthful helium ended the contention with tears successful his eyes, successful which the semi-finals were looming, portion the afloat stadium saw him disconnected with applause.

Due to the seriousness of the injury, the feline from Haskovo, who won 8 ATP tournaments during his career, had to beryllium rushed to the hospital, and present from his furniture helium decided to telephone each the fans and convey them for the words of enactment helium received successful the past fewer days.

"Sometimes the bosom wants to spell on... but the beingness has a antithetic program for us. I had to retreat from this lucifer astatine Wimbledon and it was 1 of the astir achy moments of my career.

Thank you for the tremendous magnitude of emotion - from family, friends, fans, colleagues, to the full tennis community... your messages truly lifted maine up successful these hard times. Thanks everyone. Really. Recovery begins now.

See you soon," said Grigor Dimitrov successful a connection connected Instagram.

Return

It is not known erstwhile we tin expect his return, but it is wide that the Bulgarian tennis subordinate is motivated to instrumentality arsenic soon arsenic possible, wanting to travel retired of this concern overmuch stronger. This is simply a large stroke for a tennis subordinate of his quality, but Grigor is simply a idiosyncratic who encountered assorted obstacles during his career, but the tendency and passionateness ever remained successful him.