Sabine Lisicki returned to the court for some competitive tennis at the January 3-9 Hopman in Perth for the first time since succumbing to a serious knee injury during her fourth-round exit at the US Open in September.


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The 26-year-old's break though hasn't been all that boring, as the German ace dabbled with television during her time off tennis. However, her brush with the small screen has only drawn her closer to tennis, she said. Lisicki featured in a series of quiz and cookery shows on German TV when she realised that her recovery period was taking longer than she expected. But the TV job was a lot tougher than tennis.