India, July 8 -- Roger Federer returned to Wimbledon on Monday with his customary visit to the Centre Court for the third straight year since his retirement in 2022. He was present with his wife Mirka in the Royal Box as the couple watched Novak Djokovic beat Alex de Minaur to reach the men's singles quarterfinals, before Mirra Andreeva defeated Emma Navarro. However, in the final match of the day, he was left visibly shell-shocked when Grigor Dimitrov collapsed with an injury, before retiring from the round of 16 clash against world No. 1 Jannik Sinner.

The Bulgarian looked set for a first-quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon in 11 years, having breached the mark the only time in his career in 2014. He won the opening two sets against S...