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Andy Murray has stepped up his recovery from his hip operation by playing a round of golf.

The two-time Wimbledon champion had a hip resurfacing operation in January as he attempts to overcome a troublesome problem after still being bothered following initial hip surgery in January 2018.

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The 31-year-old shared a clip on his Instagram Story of him playing golf accompanied by the message: “Played my first round of gold for 6 years yesterday...pain free. Hip resurfacing = (thumbs up).”

His last appearance came at the Australian Open, losing to Roberto Bautista Agut in a gruelling five-set match in the first round, but has said since his surgery that he would love to be able to play at Wimbledon in July.

Judy Murray, Andy’s mother, tweeted a video of her son hitting a drive without any adverse reaction to his hip problem. Ms Murray also questioned whether her son was inspired by Tiger Woods’s Master victory on Sunday, another sportsman who had come back from numerous surgeries and painful injuries.