British tennis star Dan Evans, who was knocked out in the second round of Wimbledon to seven-time champion Novak Djokovic last week, has shut down Sir Andy Murray’s complaints to organisers during Jannik Sinner’s match against Grigor Dimitrov.
Wimbledon officials made the decision to close the roof as the match between Sinner and Dimitrov on Monday evening entered its third set.
The Bulgarian had found himself two sets up against the world No1 against the odds, before the roof was closed, which caused a 13-minute delay to the match.
At the end of the fourth game, Dimitrov served to equalise the set at 2-2, but instantly went down clutching his left pectoral muscle and could be heard screaming.
Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire four games after the roof was shut
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The 34-year-old left the court to receive medical treatment and only returned to congratulate Sinner and grant him a walkover into the quarter-final.
While the injury was not impacted by the decision to close the roof, Murray was left confused and angry by the decision while watching the match.
"So ridiculous to close the roof at this stage of the match," Murray wrote on his X account. "At least an hour of light left….well over a set of tennis can still be played..it’s an outdoor tournament!"
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So ridiculous to close the roof at this stage of the match. At least an hour of light left….well over a set of tennis can still be played..its an outdoor tournament! 👎
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) July 7, 2025
However, British No5 Evans disagreed with the two-time Wimbledon winner, claiming that he feels there was no problem with the decision.
Speaking to talkSPORT, Evans said: "I have had it closed on me on court one before – but we never started with it closed.
"I think they have to start with it open because it's an outdoor tournament, unless it's raining, obviously. I saw Andy's tweet, that he thought it was premature that they shut the roof, but I guess they have their reasons.
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"For me, I didn't see it as a problem – I actually thought it would help Grigor a bit. In the end, it didn't matter, but everyone has an opinion on these things, but in the end it wasn't such a big thing."
Dimitrov’s injury and ultimate retirement have gone down as one of the most unfortunate matches SW19 has seen.
The Bulgarian was on the cusp of a monumental upset, with the world No1 simply hanging on in the final set.
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Sinner had looked formidable at the All England Club to that point, and was yet to lose even a game on serve until he met Dimitrov.
The 34-year-old played remarkably, but ultimately succumbed to an unfortunate injury, marking the fifth consecutive Grand Slam campaign he has been forced to retire due to injury.
Evans, who came through qualifying, had performed admirably until he met Djokovic in the second round, where he was comfortably beaten in straight sets.
Cameron Norrie, who faces two-time winner Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday afternoon, remains Britain's only hope of a second home winner at SW19, along with Murray, since Fred Perry in 1936.
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