Moreover, the German said he has to undergo an operation to protect the affected area and he still doesn’t have an estimated recovery time. This Monday will be in second position in the world ranking.
Alexander Zverev ended his participation in Roland Garros in the worst way. The German had to withdraw from his semi-final match against Rafael Nadal with a right ankle injury while playing a paddle match at the end of the second set. The images went around the world and the pain suffered by the 25-year-old tennis player shocked everyone. Less than a week after that, he opened up about his current situation.
It was through a post on his social networks that Zverev, who will become world number 2 on Monday, said he had to undergo an operation to treat the injury. “We all have our own journey in life. It’s part of mine. Next week I will reach the highest ranking of my career, but this morning I had to have surgery he began to explain.
In the same text, he explains why the decision was made and what the next steps are. “After further examination in Germany, we received confirmation that the three lateral ligaments of my right ankle were torn. In order to resume competition as soon as possible, to ensure good healing of all the ligaments and to regain total stability of my ankle, surgery was the best option. My rehabilitation starts now and I will do my best to come back stronger than ever! “, wrote.
Zverev will be second in the world rankings this Monday for his performance in Paris, managing to beat Novak Djokovic who will fall to third place. Unfortunately his injury leaves him without an immediate chance of trying to climb to the top of the world, which will now be used by the Russian Daniil Medvdev.
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