LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - ⁠Defending Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner said he was relieved to have avoided ⁠a serious injury after slipping at the baseline and falling to ‌the turf during his first-round win over Miomir Kecmanovic on Monday.

The fall occurred in the third set of Sinner's 4-6 6-3 6-7(6) 6-2 6-3 win, with the 24-year-old briefly clutching at his left ​hip afterwards, but he soldiered on to seal the ⁠win for a meeting with ⁠Nuno Borges in the second round.