Daniil Medvedev into maiden quarter-final at Wimbledon after Jiri Lehecka retires with injury
World number three Daniil Medvedev eased into his maiden Wimbledon quarter-final after Jiri Lehecka was forced to retire injured.
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Daniil Medvedev will make a maiden quarter-final appearance at Wimbledon after his opponent Jiri Lehecka was forced to retire injured. </p>
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The 27-year-old Russian was in control on Court One and had just gone two sets ahead at 6-4 6-2 when his Czech opponent pulled out. </p>
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Lehecka received treatment during a medical timeout at the end of the opening set but initially battled on in some discomfort before opting for a premature departure. </p>
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Medvedev awaits either world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas or American Christopher Eubanks in the last eight. </p>
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"I honestly did not (realise) until he retired," he said of Lehecka's injury. </p>
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"I saw that maybe his movement is a little bit restricted but the way he was throwing the ball I thought that it was not causing him enough trouble but then when he retired, I was like, 'OK, I see it different'. </p>
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"I feel sorry for Jiri. Hopefully he can recover fast and he has a lot more grand slams to come ahead of him." </p>
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Lehecka showed some touches of class but his performance was undermined by a series of errors and, ultimately, his fitness issue. </p>
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The 21-year-old struggled to deal with the power of Medvedev, with one of his returns of serve flying off court and landing in a spectator's drink. </p>
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Both players were then forced to sit down during the sixth game of the second set due to a medical emergency in the crowd. </p>
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The affected spectator eventually walked out of the arena with the aid of medics following a delay of around 10 minutes. </p>
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Speaking about reaching the last eight at SW19 for the first time, Medvedev added: "It's probably my fifth or sixth Wimbledon and I was not very successful but I never lost on this court. </p>
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"I feel sorry that all the quarters are going to be played on Centre (Court). I'm like, 'can I just continue here?'. </p>
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"I'm really happy and looking forward to the next match." </p>
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