Tennis: Anderson's comeback bid delayed by coronavirus lockdown


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 21 Mar 2020

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 5, 2019 Argentina's Guido Pella in action during his third round match against South Africa's Kevin Anderson REUTERS/Toby Melville

MUMBAI (Reuters) - South Africa's Kevin Anderson, who underwent knee surgery last month, was eyeing a return to the court at April's Monte Carlo Masters but his comeback plans have been disrupted as the tennis season remains suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The former world number five missed the second half of the 2019 season to recover from a knee injury which required surgery in September and then had to undergo another procedure in Miami in February to repair a torn meniscus.

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