Federer feels Murray is making good progress

London : Roger Federer says he was surprised how well Andy Murray played during their charity match last week as the Scot continues his recovery from a hip injury.

Murray faces a race against time to find both fitness and form before the Australian Open in January, having not managed a competitive outing since Wimbledon in July.

Federer, however, reported positively from his exhibition match with Murray in Glasgow when the pair played out three light-hearted sets.

“I was actually happy how he was playing,” Federer said. “Definitely he can move better, he can serve better. We know all these things.

“But for a start, I think it was actually quite encouraging and actually okay.

“He still has a lot of time before Australia comes around but only he knows at what level he wants to return to competition.

“But I thought he was actually pretty good. I didn’t expect him to be this good yet.”