Just days after world No. 22 Ons Jabeur announced she wouldn’t return to competition until Australia 2025, world No. 28 Elina Svitolina has revealed that she, too, will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2024 tennis season due to a foot surgery.
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In an update on Wednesday, Svitolina shared a photo from her hospital bed and another of her in a wheelchair, with her husband Gael Monfils carrying her crutches. The Ukrainian star explained that she had finally addressed a persistent issue that had plagued her for the past two seasons:
So unfortunately my 2024 season is now in the history books, as I have had surgery on my foot today to correct a long standing issue that I have been trying to manage throughout this year.