Djokovic walks into Wimbledon semi-finals, as ‘devastated’ De Minaur withdraws injured
- Alex de Minaur suffered a hip injury in his fourth-round win over Arthur Fils, sending Novak Djokovic into his 13th Wimbledon semi-final
Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon semi-finals on Wednesday when Alex de Minaur withdrew from their last-eight clash with a hip injury.
Ninth seed De Minaur suffered the injury in his 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, fourth-round win over Arthur Fils.
The Australian had previously reached two grand slam quarter-finals, losing to Dominic Thiem at the 2020 US Open, and Alexander Zverev at the French Open this year.
“I am devastated to pull out due to a hip injury,” the 25-year-old said. “It’s no secret that this would have been the biggest match of my career but it’s a unique injury.
“I woke up this morning wanting to feel some sort of miracle, but there was a high risk of making the injury worse if I stepped on court.
“One stretch, one slide could take this from a three to six weeks’ injury to four months out.”
