US Open Champ Daniil Medvedev Says He Needs Hernia Surgery

Daniil Medvedev of Russia leans over to rest between points, in his men's quarterfinal match against Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, at the Miami Open tennis tournament in Miami Gardens, Fla., on March 31, 2022,. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo

U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev expects to be sidelined for one to two months after having hernia surgery.

The No. 2-ranked man in tennis wrote on Twitter on Saturday that he has been dealing with “a small hernia” in recent months.