Oceane Dodin Returns After Breast‑Enhancement Surgery

Oceane Dodin spent nine months out from December 2024 treating a long‑running inner‑ear condition and has returned to competition, revealing she underwent breast‑enhancement surgery during the layoff. Dodin said she believes she is the first active professional tennis player to have the procedure and announced it after coming back at an ITF event in Reims, which touched off a media frenzy. She has faced intrusive questions from some journalists — including quips about “watermelons” — but says the surgery has not stopped her from competing. A former world No.46 (2017) with about £2.1 million in career prize money, Dodin has played several lower‑tier ITF events since returning and has fallen to around No.370 (outside the top 400 in some reports). Commentators noted the move is unusual in professional tennis and contrasted it with cases like Simona Halep’s earlier breast reduction amid a broader debate about surgery and performance.