Rublev almost had testicle amputated after star rushed for emergency surgery

Andrey Rublev has shared the details of his recent health scare.During the recent Asian swing, the world No. 7 revealed that he underwent emergency surgery before he was due to fly to China.Rublev has now confirmed that he almost “lost” one of his testicles after being rushed into the operating room and signing papers giving permission for an amputation.The Russian was able to successfully return to competition at last month’s China Open following the emergency procedure. At the time, he didn’t go into details about the operation.Rublev is now in action at this week’s ATP 250 in Stockholm, where he is the top seed. After winning his first match, he made light of his health scare and bluntly declared: “I almost lost my ball.”The world No. 7 explained: “Now I feel perfect, everything went well. I don’t know how to call it in a smart way but I can call it in a funny way… I almost lost my ball.”Rublev was on the operating table around four hours after noticing pain…