Tennis, Zverev undergoes surgery after the knockout at Roland Garros: “I’ll be back stronger”

The good news for Alexander Zverev is that starting next week, thanks to the results obtained in Paris, he will rise to the world number 2 for the first time in his career, the bad news is that it will take some time before he can return to defend. the position just conquered. After the tragic injury remedied in the semifinal match with Nadal at Roland Garros, which forced him to leave the pitch in a wheelchair, the German announced through social media that he had undergone surgery on the ligaments of his right ankle. “We all have our own path in life. This is part of mine”, Sascha’s reflection on Instagram.

ANNOUNCEMENT – “Next week I will reach number 2 in the world, but I had to undergo surgery this morning. After further tests in Germany, doctors confirmed that all three lateral ligaments in my right ankle were torn. Therefore, in order to be able to return to competitions as soon as possible and be sure that all the ligaments heal properly, recovering the full stability of the ankle, having an operation was the best choice. ”

RECOVERY TIMES – It could now take months before being able to see Zverev on the pitch at the highest levels, who in his greeting to the fans preferred not to delve too much into the themes of recovery times. “My rehabilitation starts now and I will do everything to come back stronger than ever. I continue to receive so many messages and I would like to thank everyone once again for supporting me in such a difficult time.”