Jesper de Jong Announces Extended Break After Achilles Surgery
Former world No. 71 Jesper de Jong to undergo Achilles surgery and miss six months of action after struggling with heel pain all season.
“I've been struggling” says Jesper de Jong sidelined until April...
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Dutch tennis player Jesper de Jong has announced he will be sidelined until April after suffering a heel/Achilles injury.
The 26-year-old has not appeared on the ATP Tour since defeating Samuel Heredia in the Davis Cup qualifiers in September. Ranked 102nd in the world, de Jong played two more Challenger events that month, but retired during his last match against David Jorda Sanchis in Porto on September 29th.
One month on from his last match, De Jong revealed on Wednesday that he has been battling an injury that has gradually worsened.
“I want to give an injury update, as not many of you may know I've been struggling with pain in my heel/Achilles since the first match of the season,” De Jong said on Instagram....
“Some days were better than others, and I was able to play a lot of matches on adrenaline or without pain at all. But from August onwards, it got worse, and you could see a big bump on my heel, which was bothering me a lot. So it was time to find out what was wrong,” he explained.
De Jong then confirmed that the injury, and the surgery required to treat it, will keep him sidelined for six months.
“After examination, it was shown that there's an extra piece of bone that is pinching my Achilles tendon, which has a vertical tear in it. Unfortunately, that tear won't heal as long as the bone is like this.
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“So I've made the difficult decision to undergo surgery in mid-November and make my comeback once I'm eligible for a protected ranking, which will be at the start of April.”
De Jong hit a career-high ATP ranking of world No. 71 in January 2026 and enjoyed a breakout run at this year's French Open, reaching the fourth round as a lucky loser before falling to Alexander Zverev.
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