Standout story of 2022 grass court season, Tim van Rijthoven announces surgery on right elbow

Tim van Rithjoveen recently announced on Instagram that he underwent surgery on his right elbow and reminisced about the 2022 grass court season.

Tim van Rijthoven gave one of the surprises during last year's grass season. With only one previous ATP tour victory, the Dutchman became the champion at the Libema Open, a tournament in which he was the local favorite.

He entered the main draw with a wild card from the organization and defeated Matthew Ebden, Taylor Fritz (third seed), Hugo Gaston, Felix Auger-Aliassime (second seed), and Daniil Medvedev (first seed) on his way to the title.

Two weeks later, he qualified for the main draw at Wimbledon, where he surprised everyone by reaching the fourth round, only to be eliminated in four sets by Novak Djokovic, who had been on a 17-match winning streak.

In his Wimbledon journey, he defeated Federico Delbonis, Reilly Opelka (15th seed), and Nikoloz Basilashvili (22nd seed). His highest ranking was world No. 101, and Van Rijthoven then focused on the Challenger circuit but faced difficulties in obtaining good results and struggled with injuries, leading him to decide to undergo surgery.

After a successful procedure, the 26-year-old tennis player shared the news with his fans and reminisced about his Wimbledon experience:

“Who would have thought i’d be standing here, on this court, against one of the all time greats, @djokernole , 4 weeks ago. What happened the last couple weeks will stay with me for the rest of my life,”

“I would like to thank my coach, family, girlfriend and all of you guys for following me on this journey. The support has been immense!! But the journey is far from over. A couple days rest and then off to the USA for more tournaments. Starting in Newport.”

Tim van Rijthoven's last performance was at the ATP 250 Rotterdam Open, where he lost in the first round to Maxime Cressy in three sets.