During the match, Sinner took a hard fall onto his right elbow, which caused visible discomfort, especially while serving. Although he pushed through the pain to book a spot in the quarterfinals against American Ben Shelton, concerns grew after he canceled his planned practice session the next morning and went for an MRI.

At 38 years of age, he stood just one triumph away from equalling Roger Federer’s Open‑Era men’s record of eight Wimbledon singles titles.