South African Kevin Anderson back to winning ways at the inaugural ATP Cup

Brisbane: Fit-again South African Kevin Anderson won his first match since returning to competitive tennis with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Chile's Cristian Garin at the inaugural ATP Cup team event on Monday. 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.

The 33-year-old lost 7-6(5), 7-6(6) to Novak Djokovic in his return to action on Saturday, his first match since the third round of Wimbledon in July, but proved too good for Garin.

The former world number five did not face a single break point against Garin, sealing the tie for South Africa in the $15 million ATP Cup which features 24 nations competing in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney over 10 days. Agencies

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