Novak Djokovic will face Lorenzo Musetti in the Wimbledon semi-finals after his quarter-final opponent, Alex de Minaur, withdrew due to injury.
De Minaur, the boyfriend of British No 1 Katie Boulter, sustained the issue at the end of his fourth-round victory over Arthur Fils on Monday. The ninth seed played down the scare despite an initial shake of the head in the direction of his box on Court One, but shortly after midday on the day of his scheduled Centre Court clash with Djokovic, De Minaur pulled out of the Championships.
"Obviously not an announcement I wanted to make by any means," De Minaur said. "Yeah, I'm devastated but had to pull out due to a hip injury. I felt a loud crack during the last three points of my match against Fils and got a scan yesterday. It confirmed this was the injury and with high risk of making it worse if I was to step on court.
Djokovic will play Musetti on Friday after the Italian reached his first grand slam semi-final with a five-set win over Taylor Fritz. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz faces Daniil Medvedev in the other men’s semi-final.
The women’s semi-finals are also set: the 2022 champion Elena Rybakina will face Barbora Krejcikova after thrashing Elina Svitolina in straight sets on Centre Court. Krejcikova, a former French Open champion, defeated Jelena Ostapenko, while the other semi-final will be between Jasmine Paolini and Donna Vekic, two first-time Wimbledon semi-finalists.
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