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Kevin Anderson has second knee operation in five months
Anderson, who missed the second half of the 2019 season to recover from a knee injury which required surgery in September, said he had the procedure in Miami on...
Anderson, runner-up at the 2017 US Open and Wimbledon a year later, played only five tournaments last year due to injury before undergoing knee surgery in September.
South Africa will play their opener on Saturday in Group A against Serbia in Brisbane.
The tournament will make its debut in 2020 and is an international outdoor hard-court men's tennis tournament between competing nations.
The World Number 92 revealed on Twitter his participation at Tennis South Africa's Rising Stars initiative which will take place at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre.
Rising South African tennis star Lloyd Harris has shed light on how difficult it is to be based in South Africa and compete on the ATP Tour.
The American schoolgirl is the youngest player in the last 32 since Jennifer Capriati, also 15, went all the way to the semifinals 28 years ago.
Harris is currently ranked 86th in the world and second in South Africa behind Kevin Anderson.
The 22-year-old Lloyd Harris from Cape Town defeated Czech veteran Lukas Rosol 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 before revealing how he came upon his regal alter-ego.
The big-serving South African last played at the Miami Open last month where he was ousted in the quarter-finals by eventual champion Roger Federer.
The ageless 20-time Grand Slam champion, who is gunning for a record seventh Melbourne Park title and third in a row, had breezed past Denis Istomin in the first round, but was given a much tougher examination by the world number 189.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion, who cut short his 2018 season to have surgery on a foot injury, cruised through to round two of the opening major of the year 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 against Australian wildcard James Duckworth.
The tournament will be Harris's second Grand Slam appearance.
With a bumper year of big sporting events set for 2019, we whet your appetite with a look at some of the big sports headlines from 2018.
Kevin Anderson prevailed in the big serving duel despite the 39-year-old Karlovic, the oldest ATP finalist in more than four decades, hitting 36 aces.
Anderson, 32, served 20 aces against Laslo Djere, who is ranked 93rd in the world singles chart, and won both sets in tie-breaks.
The agility the South African displayed in posting an impressive victory on his tournament debut surprised those watching at the 02 Arena in London.
The world number eight sent down 13 aces and 36 winners, winning 91% of his first-serve points as he wrapped up victory in just under two hours.
It was another disappointing night for Djokovic, who teamed up with Roger Federer on Friday when the duo suffered a shock doubles loss to Anderson and Jack Sock.