Kawasaki MotoGP racer John Hopkins underwent successful surgery Monday to repair damage to his fractured left ankle and leg at the hands of Dr. Arthur Ting, in Fremont, California. Hopkins crashed June 28 during qualifying for the Dutch TT at the Assen Circuit, in Holland. The American lost the front end at 150 mph and impacted a trackside tire wall feet-first. Initially, Hopkins was diagnosed with fractures to his left ankle and tibia, but a bone scan performed later revealed more damage to his left knee. “All went very well,” said Hopkins’ manager Bob Moore. “Actually, they were pleasantly surprised as far as the knee went. They didn’t need to do as much work as they originally thought. So that was good news. He came in and out of surgery alright. He’ll be back home tomorrow, and he’ll start his rehab. If all goes according to plan, he should be good to go for Brno [August 17]. “A lot of it [surgery] had to do with his knee. The swelling and the damage they originally thought with the knee turned out being better than what was originally diagnosed, and that’s good news for us.”