Motivated by this unique opportunity, Federico Coria, who had fallen out of the top 100, underwent medical checks and took to the court for a memorable match against a local player, winning in three sets. As he would later comment, Coria was about to withdraw due to pain until he learned he would be playing on the Suzanne Lenglen court, the tournament's second most important. The Argentine tennis player Federico Coria (ranked 194th, formerly 49th) has begun his rehabilitation after surgery on his right elbow. The Argentine suffered an injury that kept him off the courts since August of this year, forcing him to see a specialist in Switzerland for surgery, and he aims to return to the courts in February 2026. With a video posted on his social media, where he is very active and has won the affection of Latin American fans, Coria showed how his first day of training after the surgery went. Coming off a 2025 season that lacked luster and was marked by a tough elbow injury in April, Federico Coria has started his rehabilitation and subsequent pre-season training to forget what he endured during the year and to renew his hopes. Federico Coria during the Challenger in Córdoba. Argentine News Agency/@fedeecoria. The 'Mojarra's' nightmares began in April, while playing the qualifying rounds of the ATP 500 in Barcelona against Serbian Laslo Djere. He had to retire from the match after losing the first set 5-7, starting to feel discomfort in his elbow. The pain kept him away from competition for a month, returning on May 13 for the Challenger 75 in Tunisia. With a racquet in hand, the player did some on-court movements and drills, though without hitting the ball. Being one of the most beloved Argentine players on the circuit and having represented the Argentine national team in the Davis Cup and the Olympic Games, the return of Federico Coria to professional play is eagerly awaited by fans and is just a few months away. Two good straight-set victories, in which he showed a very high level, were encouraging for a strong comeback, but this was not the case: the pain returned and he had to retire in the quarterfinals. His schedule continued with two weeks of inactivity until Roland Garros. There, Coria reached the second round but lost and again felt pain that was beginning to prevent him from serving normally. With a recurring injury that made him seriously consider retirement, Coria parted ways with his coach Walter Grinovero and called former player and current coach Carlos Berlocq, a great friend of his. In the second round of qualifiers, he had another retirement due to injury. Two months later, he was able to compete again and played two Challengers in Europe, where he was eliminated in the first and second rounds, leading up to the Challenger in Bonn, Germany. He called 'Charly' to tell him he was quitting tennis, but, as he stated on his streaming channel, Berlocq changed his mindset and flew to Europe to see him, giving him back 'the hope and the desire' and encouraging him to have the surgery. The procedure took place in mid-August in Basel with a specialist, giving the 33-year-old player two months off, which he used to have fun on his growing streaming channel and go on his honeymoon. Thus, this Monday, Federico Coria began a 15-week journey of rehabilitation and pre-season training, with a focus on the Argentina Open 2026, to be held in February, for which he will need to get into shape and receive an invitation. In what he showed on his social media today, Coria did some strength, mobility, power, and prevention exercises, concluding with physical therapy to prevent pain.
