For anyone curious about the severity of his injury, he put it into context after qualifying for the Australian Open quarterfinals for the 12th time. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe eight-time Australian Open champion planned to spend most of the next two days recovering ahead of his quarterfinal against sixth-seeded Alexander Zverev. With a straight-sets win over third-seeded Dominic Thiem, the U.S. Open champion and Australian Open runner-up in 2020, Grigor Dimitrov advanced to a showdown with Aslan Karatsev. "If you’re here, it’s for a reason - there’s no doubt about it," Dimitrov said after his 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 win. And not since Patrick McEnroe — John’s brother — in 1991 has a man ranked as low as 114th made it to the Australian Open quarterfinals.

Source: Fox News February 14, 2021 19:52 UTC