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Murray says can play without hip worries ahead of new season

Former world tennis number one Andy Murray. [Courtesy]

Former world tennis number one Andy Murray said he can finally play without worrying about his hip following career-saving surgery in January but expects next year’s Australian Open to be the biggest test of his progress.

The 32-year-old looked on the verge of ending his career at the start of the year but returned to singles action on the ATP Tour in August following resurfacing surgery, and won his first trophy since 2017 beating Stan Wawrinka in Antwerp last month.

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