Tommy Haas of Germany hits a return to Mikhail Youzhny of Russia during their men's singles match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 3, 2013. Haas defeated Youzhny 6-1 6-1 6-3. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
PARIS (Reuters) - There is not much of Tommy Haas's body that has not had a visit from the surgeon's knife.
Shoulders, elbows and hips have all needed urgent attention at various times yet, at 35, the patched-together German is playing some of the best tennis of his life and has reached the quarter-finals of the French Open for the first time.
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