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Novak Djokovic retires from Wimbledon with arm injury

By Harry Floyd

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 11: Novak Djokovic of Serbia signs autographs after victory in the Gentlemen's Singles fourth round match against Adrian Mannarino of France on day eight of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 11, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 11: Novak Djokovic of Serbia signs autographs after victory in the Gentlemen's Singles fourth round match against Adrian Mannarino of France on day eight of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 11, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /
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Novak Djokovic retires in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. The Serbian tennis superstar cites an elbow injury as the reason.

Novak Djokovic is gone from Wimbledon. The former world No. 1 was favored against Tomas Berdych but was forced to retire in the quarterfinals.

After his first set with Berdych, Djokovic called for the trainer. Then, he decided to retire after dropping the first two games of the second set.

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The Serbian tennis star is citing his elbow as the issue. He also called for a trainer to address his shoulder in his fourth round match on Tuesday.

While it appears that Djokovic has had arm issues for the better part of a year, the lack of rest between his final two matches could have come into play. The Serbian tennis star was forced to delay his fourth round match until Tuesday when play went too long on Monday. Then, Djokovic was not provided a day off in between Tuesday and Wednesday.

No matter the contributing factors, Berdych is into the semifinals and faces Roger Federer.

The Swiss tennis star is the highest seeded remaining player. He must be considered the favorite moving forward. Federer won his quarterfinals match over Milos Raonic in straight sets and is yet to drop a single set in his first five matches at Wimbledon.

While Andy Murray was also eliminated on Wednesday, he will now remain the world No. 1. With Novak Djokovic withdrawing due to injury, Murray maintains enough points to be the top player in men’s singles come Monday.

Federer is a seven-time Wimbledon men’s singles champion. Berdych, on the other hand, is seeking his first ever Grand Slam singles title. Marin Cilic squares off against American Sam Querrey in the other semifinals match on Friday. Querrey upset the top seeded Murray in a strong five-set victory. Stay tuned to see how the action unfolds at Wimbledon.

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