Zverev Ruled Out Of Wimbledon Through Injury

Alexander Zverev of Germany celebrates at the ATP Tennis Finals in 2018
Alexander Zverev of Germany celebrates at the ATP Tennis Finals in 2018. Photo by Ella Ling/BPI/REX/Shutterstock (9983659bb)

ATP world number three Alexander Zverev will be unable to participate in Wimbledon this year due to injury, his brother Mischa revealed to the German press. This comes after Zverev was forced to retire from his Roland Garros semifinal match against Rafael Nadal after injuring his right ankle.

During the second set of the match, Zverev slumped to the ground after rolling his ankle. His medical team immediately rushed to the court to help the 25-year-old player as it became apparent that he was unable to walk without assistance. Prior to Zverev’s injury, there was very little separating the two players during this nailbiting encounter, with Nadal winning the first set 7-6 and the second set going into yet another tiebreaker.

Zverev underwent surgery on his right ankle on Tuesday. This comes after an in-depth examination in Germany revealed that all three of the lateral ligaments in the injured ankle were torn. “To return to competition as quickly as possible, to ensure all the ligaments heal properly, and to reclaim full stability in my ankle, surgery was the best choice. My rehab starts now and I’ll do everything to come back stronger than ever!”, Zverev wrote in an Instagram post.

Following his performance at Roland Garros, Zverev will receive a career-high ranking of 2nd place in the ATP World Rankings next week.

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