Alexander Zverev was playing at a high level at Roland Garros until everything went wrong because of his right ankle. The German tennis player had to leave the Philippe Chatrier in a wheelchair when he played the semifinal match against Rafael Nadal in the semifinal as he could not support his foot.
The worst omens were fulfilled. He suffered a torn ligament and was forced to have surgery. This Tuesday Zverev, number 3 in the world, went through the operating room to undergo this intervention. and he assured that he will do "whatever possible to come back stronger than ever", without setting deadlines.
The serious injury prevented Zverev from reaching the Roland Garros final and will also prevent him from participating in the next Grand Slam of the season, Wimbledon. It will be necessary to see if he arrives with options to face with guarantees the North American tour that ends at the US Open in September fully recovered.
"We all have our own journey in life. This is part of mine. Next week I will reach my career-high ranking of world No. 2, but this morning I had to have surgery. After a medical In more detail, in Germany we received confirmation that all three lateral ligaments in my right ankle were torn," Zverev said on his Instagram account.
"In order to return to competition as quickly as possible, to ensure that all ligaments heal properly and to regain full stability in my ankle, surgery was the best option. My rehab starts now and I will do my best to come back stronger!" than ever!" he assured.
Finally, the German tennis player wanted to "thank you for the messages of encouragement" that he is receiving "in such a difficult time."
