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1/31/10 1:32 AM | Johan Lindahl
Lleyton Hewitt will fight be make it back onto the ATP in time for the French Open after undergoing secret hip surgery this week, three days after Monday's loss to Roger Federer at the Australian Open.
The Australian's revelation came less than 24 hours after Rafael Nadal was given a one-month timetable to play against due to knee problems.
Hewitt, 28, said that he underwent his second hip operation in Tasmania in a hurry so as to return
to tennis as fast as possible.
"It's my right hip this time," said the two-time Grand Slam winner. "I did one movement at the
Hopman Cup in practise and I felt something straightaway. I knew it wasn't that good.
"At that time I wasn't a hundred percent sure whether I was going to be able to play any of the
Australian summer. At least I gave a hundred percent and tried to block it out as much as possible, was able to get through the summer.
"Obviously, what I play for these days are the Grand Slams. If I waited any longer to have anything done, it would have been very similar to 2008 where I prolonged it because I didn't exactly know what was going
on and ended up missing the US Open because of it.
"I had a tear in my labrum, around my hip joint. I had torn that off the bone. It wasn't exactly the same as last time. This one was probably more just an unlucky movement that caused it at the time.
"For me having it done right now, I'll be back, ready for the French Open."
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Good to see that he is at least trying to get back for the majors
tennis2010 , 1/31/10 11:07 PM