French umpire Arnaud Gabas has had surgery to repair a fractured eye socket after being hit by a ball from Canada's Denis Shapovalov during a Davis Cup tie with Britain.
"Chair umpire Arnaud Gabas has undergone successful surgery in France to repair a fracture of the orbital bone under his left eye," the International Tennis Federation said in a statement on Sunday.
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Tennis player smashes ball into umpire's face
In a moment of frustration Canada's Denis Shapovalov unintentionally hit the ball into the umpire's face, resulting in Great Britain winning the Davis Cup match.
"The fracture was detected when doctors performed X-rays upon Mr Gabas' return from Ottawa, where he was unintentionally hit by a ball during the Davis Cup tie between Canada and Britain on February 5."
Gabas, who was initially sent to Ottawa General Hospital as a precaution, is recovering at home.
"I am now concentrating on rest and rehabilitation so I can be back on court in the near future," he said.
Shapovalov, 17, was defaulted from his match with Kyle Edmund after unintentionally firing the ball at the umpire. He later apologised but was fined $US7000 ($A9,000).
The tie was awarded to Britain.
Reuters