BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian number one David Goffin declared himself fully fit on Thursday ahead of his country's Davis Cup semi-final against Australia this weekend. Goffin was hampered by an injury to his left knee during the U.S. Open earlier this month and was Belgium's chief concern going into the tie on clay in Brussels. Goffin, who won his two matches against Italy in the quarter-finals, will open the contest against surprise Australian pick John Millman. Australia coach Lleyton Hewitt had been expected to select Thanasi Kokkinakis as his second singles player. Hewitt reasoned that Millman was more match-hardened and had played more five-set tennis than Kokkinakis who has only recently returned from a long injury lay-off.

Source: The Star September 14, 2017 16:52 UTC