Sinner resumes Medvedev battle at Wimbledon after medical assessment

pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a has returned to Centre Court to resume his a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a quarter-final against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a after leaving the court for a medical assessment./p

pSinner was visited by the physio at the changeover trailing 1-2 in the third set. Looking unwell, he had his pulse taken and then walked off the court for further assessment./p

pThe Italian took the first set 7-6(7) before Medvedev levelled the match by taking the second 4-6./p

pAfter Sinner received a medical timeout, he returned to court but was unable to regain the lead against Medvedev, who won the third set 7-6(4) to move to within a set of his second a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a semi-final./p

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pSinner has won his past five meetings against Medvedev, including at this year’s a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview'Australian Open/a where he rallied from two sets down in the final to clinch his first major title. The top seed, who holds a 42-3 record on the year, is aiming to become the first Italian man to reach multiple a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a semi-finals. The No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings lost in the last four to a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a last year./p

pMedvedev is aiming to win his first major title since the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a in 2021. The 28-year-old has dropped three sets en route to the semi-finals and moved past a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/grigor-dimitrov/d875/overview'Grigor Dimitrov/a in the fourth round on Sunday when the Bulgarian was forced to retire in the first set. Medvedev leads Sinner 6-5 in the pair's Lexus ATP Head2Head series./p

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