The first racket of Ukraine, Alexander Dolgopolov, has undergone surgery on the brush and in 2018 will no longer play.
"As you probably noticed, I played a little tennis this year. Since January, I had problems with the brush, which we tried to cure all the forces without surgical interventions.
Unfortunately, we did not succeed and had to resort to the help of doctors. The operation was successful, we hope for a speedy recovery. On the court you can see me not before 2019, I'll keep you posted, "- wrote Dolgopolov. The last match, the 29-year-old Ukrainian spent May 14 at a tournament in Rome, when he lost to Novak Djokovic (1: 6, 3: 6).
In June, Dolgopolov starred with Wimbledon.