Andy Murray Considers Hip Surgery.
RIDDELL: The Australian open is the first big sports event of 2018, and tennis fans can't wait for it to start in just 12 days' time. But that may be too soon for some of the world's top stars, many of whom haven't been able to shrug off injuries from last season. Andy Murray has pulled out of Brisbane because of his injured hip and he wrote on Facebook, "Continuing rehab is one option in giving my hip more time to recover. Surgery is also an option, but the chance of successful outcome are not as high as I would like, which has made this my secondary option and my hope has been to avoid that. However, this is something I may have to consider, but let's hope not. The reason he's so hesitant about surgery is because tennis players know that it is very, very difficult to come back successfully from a hip operation. Tennis players get injured all the time, it's a grueling support with a lot of wear and tear on the body that hips for athletes aren't necessarily that easy to fix properly. Take for example,</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A race that is synonymous with passion, excellence, and weathering the extremes. The 2017 edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race saw a turbulent narrative unfold with its astonishingly quick pace, race records and line on this controversy. But nothing could take away the overall honors from Australian Sailing President Matt Allen and his Ichiban team, who steered the newest boat in the entire fleet to victory on corrected time in just one day and 19 hours.</s>MATT ALLEN, FORMER PRESIDENT, AUSTRALIAN SAILING: The Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race is just the most difficult race to win you could ever imagine, and it's every sailor's dream to win this race. It was just an incredible moment for me to come across that finish line, I'm thinking finally after so many years, we've got it in the bag.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: As well as lifting the celebrated Tattersalls Cup, the 52 foot Ichi Ban, also claimed two long-standing course records to become the fastest yacht on 55 feet and the fastest fixed kill yacht in the race's history.