India, June 29 -- World No. 1 Jannik Sinner suffered a frightening fall in a heart-in-mouth moment on Centre Court on Monday during the third set of his opening-round Wimbledon 2026 clash against Miomir Kecmanovic.

The incident occurred with the score locked at 2-2 in the fifth game of the third set, while Kecmanovic was serving. Chasing a shot to his right, Sinner was wrong-footed and crashed to the grass after his left leg folded awkwardly underneath him. The defending champion immediately clutched his leg and grimaced in pain as he lay on the court.

Umpire Alison Hughes quickly climbed down from her chair to check on the Italian, who remained on the ground for several moments before slowly getting back to his feet.

Andrew Castle, on...