But on arriving Down Under to begin his build-up to next month’s Australian Open, the world No.256 admitted he still has “some pain” in his hip. It wasn’t really at the stage where we could attempt to make his hip normal – it was just to make it as better as we could. “He has certainly improved but he still has ongoing problems with it. The world No.3 beat Cameron Norrie 6-1 6-1 before Belinda Bencic saw off Katie Boulter 6-2 7-6. The Swiss pair then completed the whitewash with a 4-3 4-1 win in the mixed doubles.

Source: Daily Mirror December 30, 2018 21:00 UTC