Daniil Medvedev has stunned the tennis world after announcing he has undergone surgery and will likely miss the French Open.
The US Open champion expects to be sidelined for one to two months after having surgery on a hernia, putting him in serious danger of missing the French Open.
“Together with my team I have decided to have a small procedure done to fix the problem,” Medvedev’s post said.
“I will likely be out for the next 1-2 months and will work hard to be back on court soon.”
He later posted a photo from a hospital bed.
The 1-2 month timeline suggests Medvedev will likely miss the next grand slam at Roland Garros, which begins on May 22.
He reached the quarter-finals at the French Open last year after losing in the first round in each of his first four appearances in Paris.
The 26-year-old briefly reached No.1 in the ATP rankings for the first time in February, before Novak Djokovic regained the top spot despite not being able to play due to his vaccination status.
Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev, pictured here after the US Open final in 2021
Medvedev beat Djokovic in the US Open final last September, then lost to Rafael Nadal in the final of the Australian Open in January.
At his most recent two tournaments, the Russian went out in his second match at Indian Wells and then exited in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Thursday.
