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Brisbane, December 28
Andy Murray is still feeling the effects of the hip injury that forced a premature end to his 2018 activity, but the Briton hopes the pain will ease as he plays more matches in the lead-up to next month’s Australian Open.
The former world No. 1 returned to the ATP tour in June after having hip surgery at the start of the year but ended his season in September to concentrate on being in the best possible shape for 2019. “I still have some pain in my hip but I need to play matches and see how it feels when I am able to play three, four, five matches in a row and take it from there,” said Murray, whose world ranking has dropped to 256.
Kyrgios bitten
Temperamental Australian star Nick Kyrgios revealed on Friday he was bitten by a spider over Christmas ahead of his defence of the Brisbane International. The fiery 23-year-old posted a short video on his Instagram account showing him with what appeared to be a drip in his arm and being treated by medics. “This spider bite outta contro,” a caption to the video said.
Sister clash
Abu Dhabi: Venus Williams prevailed over younger sister Serena 4-6 6-3 10-8 in an exhibition match at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship on Thursday. — Agencies