TENNIS: Andy Murray will again warm up for the Australian Open by partnering Laura Robson at the Hopman Cup. The British pair will go to Perth in January seeking to better last year's run to the final, where they lost to Spain. World No.4 Murray will then turn his attention to Melbourne and his quest to land his first grand slam. Murray, who faces Chinese wild-card Yan Bai in the second round of the Shanghai Masters today, reached the final of the Australian Open last year but was beaten by Roger Federer. Robson lost 6-3, 6-3 to Kimiko Date Krumm yesterday in the first round of the Japan Open in Osaka. The Briton, 16, had qualified for a WTA event for the second time in three weeks, but was undone by the experience of her 40-year-old Japanese rival.
