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US Open champ Daniil Medvedev says he needs hernia surgery
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U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev expects to be sidelined for one to 2 months after having hernia surgical procedure.
The No. 2-ranked man in tennis wrote on Twitter on Saturday that he has been coping with “a small hernia” in latest months.
“Along with my crew I’ve determined to have a small process completed to repair the issue,” the submit stated. “I’ll possible be out for the following 1-2 months and can work arduous to be again on court docket quickly.”
Daniil Medvedev, of the Russian Olympic Committee, pauses throughout a 3rd spherical males’s tennis match towards Fabio Fognini, of Italy, on the 2020 Summer time Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Picture/Patrick Semansky)
That timeline suggests Medvedev possible will miss the following Grand Slam match, the French Open, which begins on Could 22. He reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros final yr after dropping within the first spherical in every of his first 4 appearances there.
The 26-year-old Russian briefly reached No. 1 within the ATP rankings for the primary time in February, earlier than Novak Djokovic regained the highest spot.
Daniil Medvedev of Russia throughout a match between Daniil Medvedev of Russia and Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan as a part of day 4 of the Telcel ATP Mexican Open 2022 at Area GNP Seguros on February 24, 2022 in Acapulco, Mexico.
(Picture by Regina Cortina/High quality Sport Photos/Getty Photos)
Medvedev beat Djokovic within the U.S. Open remaining final September, then misplaced to Rafael Nadal within the remaining of the Australian Open in January.
At his most up-to-date two tournaments, Medvedev dropped his second match at Indian Wells, California, after which exited within the quarterfinals of the Miami Open on Thursday.