Tommy Paul’s Injury

Olympian Tommy Paul is an American tennis professional born on May 17, 1997. He went professional in 2015 when he was ranked third in the junior ITF. As of December 2024, he had won 17 professional titles, including four on the ATP Challenger, six on the ITF Futures, and seven on the ATP Tour. His career-high doubles ranking was No. 97 in September 2022, while his career-high singles ranking is No. 12, which he attained in October 2023.

According to his ATP bio, Paul's singles ranking has moved around since then, eventually returning to No. 12 in December 2024. He also made it to the semifinals of the 2023 Australian Open but lost to Novak Djokovic. Third-seeded, he advanced to the 2024 Paroa Olympics with Taylor Fritz and defeated Czechs Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlasek to win the bronze. His success on clay surfaces can be attributed to his strong attacking forehand, sturdy footwork along the baseline, and quickness when entering the net.

What is Tommy Paul’s injury?

Tommy Paul sustained an ankle injury during a rally against Martin Damm on March 23, 2024, forcing him to withdraw from his 2024 Miami Open second-round match.

The Express reported that Paul, who was ranked 14th in the world at the time, was winning his opening match against Damm. In the fourth game of the second set, Paul rushed to the net to retrieve the ball while serving, but he abruptly began to hop off the court. His left leg appeared to be giving him trouble.

As the physio arrived, Paul appeared to be sitting on the floor and then moving to his bench while holding his ankle. He was unable to put any weight on his ankle; therefore, he was unable to continue playing. With a 6-4, 1-2 lead, he shook hands with his opponent and chose to retire.

Fortunately, according to the ATP, his injury was not too serious. Paul returned to action at the Mutua Madrid Open on April 26 after defeating Slovakian Lukas Klien 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-4, as the 15th seed. Paul was able to assess his level of fitness following a month of rehabilitation and training during the two-hour match.

In an interview with Tennis Channel following the game, Paul stated, “The goal was to get back for this tournament. I got two really good weeks of training, pretty much running side to side, [that’s] how we train for the clay-court season.” “I was really happy with how everything went.

Other Injuries sustained by Tommy Paul in the Tennis

Foot Injury (2021)

Paul suffered a foot injury that kept him out of the grass-court season. However, no other information is available about this injury.

Injury (February 2022)

Paul won his first-round match at the Abierto Mexicano in Acapulco after Matteo Berrettini, the fifth seed and world No. 6 seed, retired from the tournament due to injury.