German star Tommy Haas will be sat on the sidelines for some time to come after being forced to have an operation on his hip injury.
Injury-prone German forced to undergo surgery again on hip problem
German star Tommy Haas will be sat on the sidelines for some time to come after being forced to have an operation on his hip injury.
The 31-year-old Haas has been dogged by injuries throughout his career, and he is now set for months out of the game again.
The world number 18, who was a semi-finalist at Wimbledon last year, had the operation in Vail, Colorado on Friday.
Haas told his website: "I had to have the operation now. The pain was simply too great."
Haas reached as high as world number two back in 2002, but injury problems have badly affected him in recent years.
Two broken ankles and three shoulder operations have hit his chances badly, while he also took a year out of the game to look after his parents following a serious car accident.
He enjoyed a renaissance in 2009, climbing back into the top 20, but the beginning of this season has been a struggle and he lost in the first round of his last two tournaments.
No timetable has been set for Haas' return following this latest setback, but he is certain to be out for a number of months.
His agent Lars Schriewer said: "Tommy has been operated upon by the best medical doctor in this field (Dr Marc J Philippon). He is in the best of hands. Everything else remains to be seen."
