Edouard Roger-Vasselin’s European clay season has been cruelly interrupted by elbow surgery, but the Frenchman retains hope he will be back and ready to step on court for his home major of Roland Garros.
The 41-year-old, who at No. 29 is the highest-ranked French player in the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings, underwent an operation on Tuesday, just 19 days before the main-draw action begins at the clay-court Grand Slam event in Paris.
“I had some pain in my elbow. It happened during Monte-Carlo,” Roger-Vasselin explained to ATPTour.com. “It was the first time I had this kind of pain, so it was a surprise. It appeared that I had some [fragments] in my elbow, so I had to take them out.”
Although the unexpected setback ruled Roger-Vasselin out of the ATP Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome, he retains hope he will be back to fitness in time to compete on the Paris clay. Roger-Vasselin is a former Roland Garros champion, having lifted the Coupe Jacques Brugnon alongside Julien Benneteau in 2014.
“On Tuesday I had surgery and everything went well,” said Roger-Vasselin, who is a 28-time tour-level titlist overall. “Now I am trying my best to be ready for Roland Garros, which is obviously the most important tournament for me every year.
“It will be really sad if I cannot play, so I am doing the rehab and hopefully I can hit some balls very soon to be ready for Roland Garros.”
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