Davis Cup umpire undergoes surgery

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, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Sunday.

“The fracture was detected when doctors performed X-rays upon Mr Gabas’s return from Ottawa, where he was unintentionally hit by a ball during the Davis Cup…