Zverev reveals several torn lateral ligaments

His season is over!

He will need a few months to heal then will need to practice again on it -test out its limits, build confidence playing on that ankle again, etc.

I don't see him playing a competitive match for at least 5-6 months.... that puts us at November. Season is done by then.

Only Djoker left to stop Rafa in 2022
 
Rosstour said:
People say the same thing about Thiem and tennis is just fine without him. Zverev attracted more negative attention than Thiem by a long shot, has probably done less career-wise, and just like Thiem only really serves to block the young guys on his way to rolling over for Rafa and Novak. Tennis will be fine. I do feel a bit bad for him though, this was likely his best chance to win a major.
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It was not.
Do you remember his US Open 2020 match against Thiem?
He'll never get a better chance than that.
:D
 
TennisManiac said:
If he really did tear ligaments. He will never fully recover and be able to play at the level that he was playing before the injury. Sounds like he went from a slam contender to an average atp level competitor. That's sad to hear.
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I doubt it. He'll be back in 6-12 months at most, perhaps even 3 months.
 
Mustard said:
Aye. Zverev led by 2 sets and a break, served for the title at 5-3 in the fifth set, and lost in a fifth set tiebreak.
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Do you know how to spell tragedy in German?
Tragödie.
That's it what happened to Zverev that day, and while he has a lot of potential to win at least a couple of Majors, who knows if that is the best opportunity he will have in his career.
:oops:
 
TennisManiac said:
Not if he tore ligaments. That's a serious ankle injury that you just don't bounce back from.
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I've seen footballers come back from torn ligaments without being shells of the players that they were before. They can be out of the sport for a year though.
 
Omega_7000 said:
So it's a real injury unlike an imaginary foot injury that allows someone to outlast players 10 to 15 years younger on the most physically demanding surface in tennis
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Yes it's an injury caused by an unfortunate accident. The fortunate thing is it can be fixed. I assume you are making a comparison with Nadal who suffers from a congenital bone condition which causes the bone to die and shatter through lack of blood supply. A condition which will continue to deteriorate The unfortunate thing for Nadal is that there is no fix that will allow him to move freely after surgery. He manages to play today by having his foot anaesthetised, but that cannot continue indefinitely.
A little illustration of what happens in Mueller-Weiss Syndrome
https://twitter.com/x/status/1524847016790171648

So whilst I am sympathetic to the injury of Zverev, he will recover , Nadal will not. So before you become so flippant and dismissing of Nadal's condition maybe you should have to walk a mile in his shoes
 
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smash hit said:
Yes it's an injury caused by an unfortunate accident. The fortunate thing is it can be fixed. I assume you are making a comparison with Nadal who suffers from a congenital bone condition which causes the bone to die and shatter through lack-off blood supply. A condition which will continue to deteriorate The unfortunate thing for Nadal is that there is no fix that will allow him to move freely after surgery. He manages to play today by having his foot anaesthetised, but that cannot continue indefinitely.
A little illustration of what happens in Mueller-Weiss Syndrome
https://twitter.com/x/status/1524847016790171648

So whilst I am sympathetic to the injury of Zverev, he will recover , Nadal will not. So before you become so flippant and dismissing of Nadals condition maybe you should have to walk a mike in his shoes
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Do you think he can keep playing, let's say, a couple more years until Paris 2024 or will he have to make a drastic decision in a short time?
:confused:
 
Topspin_80 said:
That's right. a small airplane for 12 people goes for about $6,000 an hour. Cheaper than buying business class for all 12.
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He gave them a plug in his insta post. I'm sure that covered the fare and then some. In fact, THEY may have even paid HIM... Lot of people don't seem to get how the world functions these days.
 
DSH said:
Do you think he can keep playing, let's say, a couple more years until Paris 2024 or will he have to make a drastic decision in a short time?
:confused:
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Personally I don't think he can play for another 2 years, but who am I to say. He has already said that the affected bone is split in two. Surgery is recommended when conservative treatment fails, which seems to be the stage he is nearing. Unfortunately there is no standard proceedure and I don't think there is any surgical procedure that will allow him to move freely enough to play tennis professionally. I still hope he is able to find a solution.
 
There was a davis cup match where Djokovic sprained his ankle but was able to finish the match and in fact won it. A milder sprain of course compared to zverev.

Nadal has become the wwe kurt ankle of tennis lol - alcaraz and now zverev injured ankles playing him.
 
A sprain is a ligament tear, but there are degrees. How big a problem it is depends on which ligaments are torn and how badly. The fact that it’s multiple ligaments suggests more of a problem for recovery and future stability, but doesn’t necessarily imply something insurmountable
 
PURETENNISsense said:
His season is over!

He will need a few months to heal then will need to practice again on it -test out its limits, build confidence playing on that ankle again, etc.

I don't see him playing a competitive match for at least 5-6 months.... that puts us at November. Season is done by then.

Only Djoker left to stop Rafa in 2022
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Only Rafa left to stop Djoker. And Rafa is semi retired/injured and 10 years past prime.

Weak Era
 
I've broken my left ankle, torn ligaments in my right ankle and suffered a bone chip fracture in my right ankle. I understand the feeling of full weight going down on the side of the foot, and my my injuries came after jumping and landing in that position. I recovered and never thought about or was hampered by these injuries after I did. The only problem is my ankles roll more easily than they used to, but that's easily corrected with proper ankle supports. Zverev is young and fit, and will get the best medical treatment available - it's likely he'll be back this year, and this is unlikely to affect his career after he recovers. NBA players routinely have these injuries. This is not like a wrist, back, knee or shoulder injury, that is often never the same. If Zverev had full ruptures of ligaments, he'd almost certainly know it, and I don't think he'd be walking back out with crutches after he retired. It's almost to know for sure, but that's my best guess.
 
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Beacon Hill said:
I've broken my left ankle, torn ligaments in my right ankle and suffered a bone chip fracture in my left ankle. I understand the feeling of full weight going down on the side of the foot, and my my injuries came after jumping and landing in that position. I recovered and never thought about or was hampered by these injuries after I did. The only problem is my ankles roll more easily than they used to, but that's easily corrected with proper ankle supports. Zverev is young and fit, and will get the best medical treatment available - it's likely he'll be back this year, and this is unlikely to affect his career after he recovers. NBA players routinely have these injuries. This is not like a wrist, back, knee or shoulder injury, that is often never the same. If Zverev had full ruptures of ligaments, he'd almost certainly know it, and I don't think he'd be walking back out with crutches after he retired. It's almost to know for sure, but that's my best guess.
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Agree with this. The injury sucks, but this particular one isn't unique. It can be 100% recovered. Without pro treatment it's 3-6 months to recover, and I would expect that a pro can shorten that by treating recovery like a full-time job (which it is). But not too much, because though he can train muscles, ligaments... they heal at the rate they heal and there ain't too much to be done about it.

I would guess he's back playing matches later this year (but not in time for US open), and will be 100% by the time the next year rolls comes by.
 
BeatlesFan said:
Three-four months. Those hysterically claiming "a career ending injury!" are nuts. From the American Medical Association:

"For lateral ligament tears in the ankle it can take from a few weeks to several months to recover – depending on the tears (partial or complete), and the amount of physiotherapy a person does. The fitness level of the individual shortens the recovery time. Generally those under the age of 30 in excellent physical condition can be able return to high impact sports after three months, but can begin training in much less time."

Zverev is an elite athlete with access to the best doctors in Europe. Based on this medical timeline, he literally could play the USO which is three months away, though I wouldn't bet on it. A full indoor season is certainly not outside the realm of probability.
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Hope of ray
 
Adv. Edberg said:
Only Rafa left to stop Djoker. And Rafa is semi retired/injured and 10 years past prime.

Weak Era
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Do you think it's a weak Era or slightly possible that this generation isn't quite ripe yet?

I don't see the young guys beating the top guys consistently possibly because the top guys have been crushing it for almost 1.5 decades!

The young ones were possibly still pooing their nappies back then.

Just not enough confident and pressurized miles on them.... IMO
 
PURETENNISsense said:
Do you think it's a weak Era or slightly possible that this generation isn't quite ripe yet?

I don't see the young guys beating the top guys consistently possibly because the top guys have been crushing it for almost 1.5 decades!

The young ones were possibly still pooing their nappies back then.

Just not enough confident and pressurized miles on them.... IMO
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Definitely a weak era. The lost gen were just bad and the next gen were more interested in getting social media followers than winning slams.

It's not that the big 3 are too good, because they're not. They're not better than the previous generation.
 
StringStrungStrang said:
Get well soon! No one, especially those of us who have had major injuries, wish that kind of agony on anyone!
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Totally. Have had 2 bones near foot broken. Tibia and Fibula. Been about 1 year and I am barely on court playing. Running at full throttle is just out of question. Tough ones these ankle injuries. May he get well soon!
 
Cupcake said:
"Several" torn ligaments? Does not sound good at all.
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It is not good and made me change my shoes forever from "Adidas" to Prince, and now Babolat.
I loved the Adidas design but always rolled an ankle with them on the court. My torn ankle ligament was playing Basketball with high top Nikes.
Zev may be wearing ankle support like Roddick, Berretini and Kevin Anderson have. I use it periodically. It provides great support and doesn't feel strange at all.
 
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