U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev will return from hernia surgery to play at the Geneva Open after getting a wild card from tournament organizers on Friday. (More Tennis News)
The second-ranked Russian will use the clay-court e💫vent, which runs from May 14-21, to prepare for the French Open. The tournament at Roland Garros starts o🌸n May 22.
During his injury absence, Medvedev and all other players from Russia and Belarus were banned from Wimbledon by the organizers of the grass-court Grand Slam. The decision cited the🔯 countries’ “unjustified and unprecedented military aggression” in Ukraine.
Medvedev held the No. 1 ranking in February and March, becoming the firs𒐪t player other than Roger Federer🃏, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray to be at the top in the last 18 years.
Dominic Thiem and defendin🧜g champion Casper Ruud will also play at the tournament in Geneva.
