{"id":485121,"date":"2024-07-10T10:25:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T14:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=485121"},"modified":"2024-07-10T08:31:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T12:31:34","slug":"djokovic-through-to-wimbledon-semis-after-de-minaur-retirement","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/djokovic-through-to-wimbledon-semis-after-de-minaur-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic through to Wimbledon semis after De Minaur retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic has advanced to the Wimbledon semi-finals after Alex de Minaur withdrew from their scheduled quarter-final match due to a hip injury. The Australian, who is seeded ninth, was slated to face Djokovic, the 24-time Grand Slam champion, in the second match on Centre Court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Alex de Minaur has been forced to withdraw from his Wimbledon quarter-final match with Novak Djokovic due to injury \ud83d\udea8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0EEnMJPHel\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/0EEnMJPHel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsNews\/status\/1810999020203983055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>De Minaur&#8217;s withdrawal comes after he experienced a hip injury during his previous match against Arthur Fils, where he heard a &#8220;loud crack&#8221; in the final points of the game. A subsequent scan confirmed the severity of the injury, leading to a recovery period of three to six weeks and the necessity to pull out to avoid exacerbating the issue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am devastated to pull out due to a hip injury,&#8221; De Minaur expressed. &#8220;I felt a loud crack during the last three points of my match against [Arthur] Fils. [I] got a scan yesterday and it confirmed that this was the injury and with high risk of making it worse if I was to step on court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A de Minaur masterclass \ud83d\udc7f<\/p>\n<p>The Australian reaches the last eight at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wimbledon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Wimbledon<\/a> for the first time, defeating Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 with a dazzling display of grass court tennis \ud83c\udfbe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1ElcXEXFCK\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/1ElcXEXFCK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wimbledon\/status\/1810329371695100233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>De Minaur had reached his first Wimbledon quarter-final after defeating Fils in four sets. His withdrawal provides Djokovic a walkover, easing the Serbian&#8217;s path as he aims to secure his eighth Wimbledon title, which would tie him with Roger Federer for the most titles at the prestigious tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic, 37, who defeated Denmark&#8217;s Holger Rune to reach his 15th Wimbledon quarter-final, will now face the winner of the match between Italy&#8217;s Lorenzo Musetti and American 13th seed Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic has advanced to the Wimbledon semi-finals after Alex de Minaur withdrew from their scheduled quarter-final match due to a hip injury. 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