Kevin Anderson has had knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and is out indefinitely.
The two-time Grand Slam finalist and former World No.5 announced the news on social media on Friday February 21.
“After consulting with medical professionals and my team we decided that having surgery was the best way forward,” he wrote. "I had the procedure done Wednesday. It is beyond difficult and frustrating to have to deal with this, after the setbacks I had last year. But I know it’s the right decision for me to get back where I want to, and rest assured I will do everything in my power to get there.”
It has been an extremely tough period for the South African star. He was plagued by elbow problems last year and ended up shutting his season short after Wimbledon due to a knee injury. He had his first surgery on his right knee in September of last year. Five months later he has had his second knee surgery.
Anderson, who reached the US Open final in 2017 and the Wimbledon final in 2018, owns a career record of 333-228 with six career titles to his name.