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68/2019 • 23 MARCH, 2019 WEEKEND ISSUE

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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardernʼs fight against terror, guns Praise from a partner and rival

Thrust further into the spotlight after Christchurchʼs attack, Jacinda Ardern became New Zealandʼs prime minister by defying stigmas: walking barefoot, becoming a mother in office and pushing for mental health care.

Deutsche Bank 12 top managersʼ pay nearly doubles to €55.7 million Deutsche Bank AG (DB) investment banker Garth Ritchie rose to the top of the remuneration tree in 2018 as his total rose to €8.6 million ($9.7 million), up from €3.2 million in 2017. He is being paid €250,000 per month for his work leading the bankʼs Brexit preparations as the UK leaves the EU. The 50year-old South African former, adept rugby player has been with Germanyʼs biggest lender for 22 years and became head of the corporate and investment banking unit last year, amid a management shake-up.

Frankfurt Airport halts flights after drone sighted Air traffic was halted at Frankfurt Airport for around 30 minutes after a drone was spotted nearby, a spokesperson said. "Our priority is safety first," the airport said, albeit downplaying reports of "chaos."

Flights in and out ofFrankfurt Airportwere briefly halted on Friday after at least one drone was sighted flying in the southern area of the airport, a spokesman said. "Our priority is safety first. Flight operations were suspended for 30 min. until the police cleared the situation," the airport wrote on Twitter, emphasizing that there was "no chaos."

Sixteen months into her premiership of a center-left and nationalist coalition, backed by ecologist Greens, 39year-old Jacinda Ardern is now taking on gun lobbyists, vowing that "all military-style semiautomatic weapons" will be banned in New Zealand, a tourist haven and farming nation with a reputation as green, laid-back and peaceful. These are not issues that populist-era political "spin doctors" might recommend as broad vote-catchers. But Ardern, knowing both New Zealandʼs proud multiethnic tradition and its furtive racist undertone and troubled past, entered politics aged just 17 and has never shied away from difficult debates.

Past campaigns of hers include calls for caring societies to fix modernityʼs insecurities and narrowing the glaring rich-poor divide of recent decades. "Whatever you may think about what she says, thereʼs a certain honesty of thought behind it," her Cabinetʼs deputy premier and foreign minister, the veteran populist Winston Peters, of the New Zealand First party, told Australian television early last year. "Sheʼs genuine: She hasnʼt got airs and graces," Peters said, admitting that this was somewhat "unique," given his own decades of abrasive rhetoric at Parliament in Wellington. New Zealandʼs capital is perched around a deep harbor buffered by winds from the Pa-

cific and Sub-Antarctic; itʼs a closeknit community renowned for its rumor mill. New Zealandʼs September 2017 election handed Petersʼ party 9 swing seats to decide whether to return the center-right National Party led by Bill English or side with Ardernʼs trade union-linked Labour Party, which had already secured backing from the Greens. Peters told the nation that he had gone fishing to await the official count deadline, ultimately picking Ardern and Labour.

When news subsequently emerged of her pregnancy, he slammed critics as being "narrow, silly." Opening a grim Parliament session on Tuesday, Ardern began with a Muslim peace message in memory of the 50 people murdered at two mosques in Christchurch, a city still rebuilding after its 2011 earthquake. Among the terroristʼs victims were four children, aged 3, 4, 14 and 16. Inside the 120seat Parliament, Ardern praised survivors who had rushed the gunman, who police later arrested, and vowed never to speak the perpetratorʼs name in public, to deny him the notoriety he craved. Wearing a black head scarf on Monday, Ardern had already visited the Wellington secretariat of theFederation of Islamic Associations in New Zealand, which comprises eight Muslim communities, including Auckland, where she has her electorate.

Migrants fail German tests in increasing numbers

Apple bets billions on streaming service to curb Netflix dominance

Around 45 percent of migrants taking part in language and integration courses in Germany do not pass, according to media reports citing the response to a request for information by the far-right AfD party. Of the roughly 202,000 people taking a course in 2018, 93,500 failed, according to government data cited in the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung daily.

One in four failed even after doing additional classes. In 2017, thepercentage of those who failed was 40 percent.

On Monday, the tech giant is set to unveil a new video-on-demand platform with a string of much-awaited original shows. Apple no longer wants to just sell devices, but put its original content on them too. "Itʼs show time," proclaimed the invitation to the launch of Appleʼs new streaming video service. Sent to dozens of Hollywood executives, producers and actors ahead of Mondayʼs announcement, the notes have heightened speculation about the tech giantʼs ambitious plans to take on Netflix with a $1 billion+ (€879 million) investment in original entertainment.

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France cools Iran spat with new ambassador The French government has appointed an ambassador to Iran after the role was left vacant for months following a diplomatic dispute with the Islamic republic, according to a decree published in Franceʼs Official Gazette. The government named veteran diplomat Philippe Thiebaud (pictured), who once represented France at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, as its permanent representative in Iran.

Franceʼs AFP news agency reported that Iran had tapped Bahram Ghasemi, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, as its ambassador to France, another post left empty since the summer.

Iranʼs choice is a controversial one. Ghasemi, who previously served as ambassador to Italy and Spain, had earlier this week credited Lebanese militant group Hezbollah with preventing terrorist groups from reaching Europe.

Hezbollahʼs military wing is considered a terrorist group by the EU.

Germany extends ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia Germany announced Wednesday it would extend a temporary ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia until the end of the month. The ban, which Germany instituted followed the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and applies to countries involved in the Yemen war, has led to both domestic and international tension, with Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs government facing pressure from theGerman arms industryand some EU neighbors angered over the export freeze. The ban was originally set to last until March 9.

"We decided this [extension] with a view to developments in Yemen," Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said following a meeting of Merkelʼs cabinet. "We believe that the Yemen war must end as soon as possible."

"Not only will there not be any permits issued until the end of this month, but products with permits already granted will also not be delivered," Maas added. The minister said that the German government would evaluate the arms export situation with respect to developments in Yemen over the course of the month. Around 10,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the war in Yemen since 2015, when Saudi Arabia launched a military intervention in the country.

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Thierry Baudet: The new face of the euroskeptic Dutch right His partyʼs first place finish in local elections has shaken Dutch politics

Former far-right Dutch politician converts to Islam A former Dutch far-right MP and right-hand man to anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders revealed he has converted to Islam. He was known for saying that Islam is "a lie" and the Quran is "poison." For years, as a lawmaker for Wildersʼ Freedom Party (PVV), Joram van Klaveren fought a relentless campaign in the Lower House against Islam in the Netherlands. Back then, according to the daily tabloid Algemeen Dagblad (AD), the "hardliner pleaded for banning the burqa and minarets, saying ʼwe donʼt want any Islam, or at least as little as possible in the Netherlands.ʼ" However, the 40-year-old Van Klaveren said he had changed his mind halfway through writing an anti-Islam book, which, on Tuesday, he told the respected NRC Handelsblad "became a refutation of objections non-Muslims have" against the religion.

Thierry Baudet has emerged as the leading anti-immigration and euroskeptic voice in the Netherlands.

An upstart right-wing populist party has surged to the forefront inDutch provincial elections,dealing a blow to Prime Minister Mark Rutteʼs four-party coalition. Thierry Baudetʼs Forum for Democracy (FvD) emerged as the top winner in local elections on Wednesday, taking 14 percent of the national vote.

The elections determine the makeup of the Senate. In the fragmented Dutch political system, where more than a dozen parties won seats, that relatively small proportion of the electorate was

Will Mindanao referendum bring peace to Philippinesʼ restive region?

Meccah Samanodi, 24, cast her vote at Vilo elementary school, a short walk from Notre Dame University in Cotabato city, where she is a faculty member. "I voted in favor of Cotabato city becoming part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) because I believe in my heart having this new region will finally resolve the injustices inflicted upon the Bangsamoro people over a long period of time," Samanodi told DW. She

enough to put the FvD on top, with 13 seats in the 75-member upper house of the legislature. Rutteʼs center-right Peopleʼs Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) won 12 seats. His four-party coalitionʼs representation fell from 38 to 31, meaning it will have to look for new allies for support. Baudet took votes from three of the four parties that make up Rutteʼs ruling coalition, as well as from the anti-Islam Geert Wilders and his Party for Freedom (PVV) and the left-wing Socialist Party. voted "yes" in the January 21 referendum, but said she fully understood those who made a different choice. "Many people in my city worry we are risking our economic prosperity, security and progressive spirit. It will take time for everyone to feel good about the outcome. Nevertheless, we need to give peace a chance.

Hopefully, the new Bangsamoro will live up to its potential."

Swedish royal heist jewelry found, reports say The trial of a young man accused of stealing royal jewelry from a Swedish cathedral was halted on Tuesday

when officials announced that the jewelry had been found in a rubbish bin in a Stockholm suburb. Thieves made off with an orb and two crownsworth approximately 65 million Swedish crowns ($7.1 million) from a hilltop cathedral west of Stockholm in July, before fleeing via a nearby lake system. Police said they had recovered what they believed to be King Karl IXʼs funeral regalia in an area around Stockholm and that they were working "intensely" to confirm the items were the royal jewelry.

A 22-year-old Swedish man is standing trialaccused of stealing the objects from an alarmed display after the glass was smashed. The defendant, who was arrested Sept. 12, has not been publicly identified. A second man has been detained but not charged.

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Post Malone, Franz Ferdinand, Son Lux and many more confirmed for Sziget 2019 After Ed Sheeran, the Foo Fighters and Twenty One Pilots, more major stars have been confirmed for the Sziget Festival 2019. Post Malone, Franz Ferdinand, Son Lux, Years&Years and other attractive acts have just been announced to appear at Budapest’s biggest summer extravaganza, taking place between 7-13 August.

Stars named for Balaton Sound 2019 Hungary’s biggest music festival outside Budapest, Balaton Sound, has just announced a second round of headliners for its 2019 event. Artists include Brit-nominated UK singer Jess Glynne, rap star G-Eazy and big-name trance DJ Armin van Buuren. The Chainsmokers return to Balaton Sound after last year’s successful set, Alex Pall and Drew Taggart having just released Sick Boy, an album of singles issued throughout 2018. A set by legendary Dutch DJ Tiësto will crown opening night, while London drum ‘n’ bass band Rudimental close the whole shebang. Balaton Sound, Zamárdi, 3-7 July

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Amador: 8 Jahre lang 3 Michelin Sterne, seit 2016 in Wien Ihr Lieblingsrestaurant zum Ausprobieren bei Ihrem Wien-Besuch:

Juan Amador, deutscher Sternekoch mit spanischen Wurzeln, blickt auf mehr als 20 Jahre internationale Kocherfahrung in den besten Küchen der Welt zurück. (Fotokredit: DREAMS+HAPPEN Communications) Seine kulinarischen Geschicke brachten ihm unter anderem drei Hauben von Gault&Millau und acht Jahre in Folge drei Sterne des Guide Michelin ein. Um seine Kochphilosophie verwirklichen zu können, ist Amador stets auf der Suche nach den besten Produkten, aus denen er kreative, authentische Gerichte auf höchstem Niveau auf die Teller zaubert. Seit 2016 ist er mit dem Restaurant Amador in Wien Döbling vertreten, für das ihm zwei Sterne sowie 18 Punkte von Gault&Millau verliehen wurden. Es

handelt sich um ein Gemeinschaftswerk von Juan Amador, dem Tourismusprofi Gebhard Schachermayer sowie dem bekannten Wiener Winzer Fritz Wieninger. Das umgebaute Kellergewölbe von Wieninger mit 45 Sitzplätzen und einem Weinkeller, in dem mehr als 1200 edle Tropfen aus der ganzen Welt lagern, vereint das Traditionelle mit einer eleganten Note. Diese spiegelt sich nicht zuletzt auch in den Gerichten von Amador wider. Mehr Infos über Amador und seine Küche: www.restaurant-amador.com

Find vegan beers, Baileys and brandy at new Budapest pub

Carnival season in Budapest and beyond

Szabad Bistro is a welcome venture for vegans in Budapest looking to eat and drink in a casual environment. Besides focusing on food free from meat and dairy products, here beer and even Baileys are prepared according to vegan guidelines.

The newly opened Szabad Bistro breaks away from this trend by featuring a strong line of drinks that haven’t been in contact with animal products, such as gelatine, during the manufacturing process. You can ask for different types of craft beers, pálinka and Baileys made with almond milk. Freshly pressed almond milk goes into the coffee, too. American beet salad(950 forints) is made of beetroot, orange, cabbage and coriander, all mixed with a sauce comprising sunflower oil and black salt.

There are also pesto paninis (740 forints), bagels with hummus (850 forints) and sandwiches with beetroot and tzatziki (950 forints).Szabad Bistro FacebookDistrict VII. Király utca 101Mon-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 3pm-11pm 4

How to celebrate Beethoven? The festival named after him shows the way Another stone has been laid in the mosaic of the coming Beethoven anniversary year. At the International Trade Show (ITB) in Berlin, the Beethovenfest Bonn is giving a sneak preview of its special lineup.

Germanyʼs president, government and parliament have all declared honoring the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethovenʼs birth a "national assignment." Public subsidies have been flowing to the Beethoven Anniversary

Company under the project name BTHVN2020, so the composer will be celebrated nationwide next year — but nowhere more than in Bonn, the city of his birth. TheBeethoven House recently announcedits year-long series of special events. Now the Beethovenfest is also offering a glimpse of its own anniversary program at the International Trade Show (ITB) in Berlin on Friday. Usually lasting three weeks in September, the festival will this time have spring and fall editions.

Michelangelo, Rubens and Dalí all coming to Budapest in 2019 view for nearly three months until 30 June, The Triumph of the Body exhibition featuring 80 drawings by Michelangelo should draw bumper crowds to Budapest’s revamped Museum of Fine Arts this spring. Later in October, the museum will present Rubens and the Golden Age of Flemish Painting, a total of 120 works of art,

Costume parades and carnival masks denote Budapest’s farewell to winter.

With the onset of ‘farsang’, or carnival season, Hungary’s capital sees colourful crowds flooding to masquerade galas and themed events.

This colourful festive period stretches until Ash Wednesday, this year falling on 6 March, when Lent begins the run-up to Easter. However, in stark contrast to fasting, farsang celebrations see a diet rich in meat and sweets. A staple for the season is the carnival doughnut, a treat of powdered sugar and jam.

Michelangelo, Rubens and Salvador Dalí all feature at the bighitting exhibitions coming to Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery during 2019.

The season starts on 5 April with a display of 80 drawings by Michelangelo, on loan from the Louvre, the Uffizi and the British Museum. On

ten by Van Dyck and 30 by Rubens himself. Curated from 50 prestigious collections around the world, including the Hermitage, the Prado and London’s National Gallery, the exhibition will run until February 2020.

Over at the National Gallery, The

Surrealist Movement from Magritte to Dalí – Crisis and Rebirth in 1929 will focus on

the leading artists active in this groundbreaking genre during the momentous year of the Wall Street Crash. The exhibition, on show from 27 June until 20 October, is being organised in collaboration with the Pompidou Centre in Paris, which will provide many of the featured pieces.

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Summit Meeting of the Schlager Stars at Nassfeld All details at www.nassfeld.at/en/events

As part of the sun skiing programme, Nassfeld brings the stars of the local schlager scene to the stage for a big open-air concert on 5 and 6 April 2019. Including: the chart topper Melissa Naschenweng, Nino de Angelo, Marco Ventre & Band, Marc Pircher and many more.

Number 1 in the Austrian album charts, highest entry as a newcomer in Switzerland and more than 1 million views of her video clip “I steh auf Bergbauernbuam“ within just three weeks; Melissa Naschenweng and her new album ”Wirbelwind“ bring a breath of fresh air to the schlager scene and to Nassfeld. Because the ski resort brings the successful singer to the Schlager Summit Open-Air Concert directly on the piste on Friday, 5 April 2019.

But her colleague DJane Bibi Booom also represents a new, young generation of artists who simply cross the lines between different genres. With her typical mix of dance music, schlager and popular party hits, the musician in her dirndl and the red headphones has already established her fan community some time ago: ”The music is a wild mix but if the groove is a hit and the party is a great success, then this is all that counts in the end.“ And this is what you can expect from her at Nassfeld! Hannah and “Die Draufgänger“ with their cover ver-

sion of “Cordula Grün“ will also fire up the party atmosphere on Friday. It will also be a concert on home turf for Marco Ventre & Band. They will get the schlager fans going on Saturday, 6 April 2019. Nino de Angelo, an “old“ hand and one of the greatest in the industry, will perform many songs to sing along to also on Saturday.

Just like all-round talent and popular musician Marc Pircher as well as the Ladykryners, who became famous in the schlager & folk music scene with a cover version of ”Bella Ciao“. The concerts on the giant Nassfeld stage, on the Tressdorfer Alm, surrounded by the Carnic Alps, start from 6:00 pm on both days. A day ticket costs € 29.00 and also includes the night ride experience on the Millennium Express from Tröpolach to the event area (uphill rides start from 5:00 pm).

The 2-day ticket is available for € 49.00. The tickets are available from Ö-Ticket (plus € 2.00 ticket fee) or at the Hermagor Tourist Office. Photo credits: ©nassfeld.at

Banksyʼs shredded ʼGirl with Balloonʼ now on display in Germany First created by Banksy as a stencil street art piece in 2002, the world renowned image of a young girl with her hand extended toward a heartshaped red balloon has most famously been a symbol of political protests — including during the building of the Israel-Palestine segregation barrier in 2005 and the Syrian civil war in 2014. But when the

street artist recently attempted to shred his work after it was sold for auction at Sothebyʼs — which he renamed "Love is in the Bin" — in order to draw attention to the folly of the big money global art world, he ironically only added to its renown, and no doubt its value. Read more: Banksy video says ʼBalloon Girlʼ shredding went wrong .

Collective push against climate change more powerful than youʼd think Peter Kalmus sits outside Californiaʼs Pasadena City Hall in his electric car.

His sons, aged 10 and 12, are on steps of the grand building, waving signs with the slogans: "School strike for climate" and "Adults, act like it!"

Kalmusʼ Tesla is just the kind of luxury youʼd expect a climate scientist at NASAʼs jet propulsion laboratory to have. But he doesnʼt exactly live a lavish lifestyle. Actually, he says, he usually cycles. He hasnʼt been on a plane since 2012, and he eats a vegetarian diet. As someone who works in climate science, Kalmus feels thereʼs no excuse not to reduce his carbon footprint. "This is an urgent crisis," he says. "Those of us who understand that should act like itʼs an urgent crisis."

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Fatboy Slim comes to Budapest Akvárium Club BRIGHTON BEATMASTER FATBOY SLIM IS COMING TO BUDAPEST FOR HIS LOCAL CLUB DEBUT AT THE FOCAL AKVÁRIUM ON 25 MAY.

The February edition of monthly event series Múzeum+ is being held on the 14th at the Museum of Fine Arts. For each of these events, besides interactive workshops and concerts, an Englishlanguage guided tour also features. This time the theme is German Renaissance Art, starting at 7pm. For the complete schedule, check the museum website.

Brighton beatmaster Fatboy Slim is coming to Budapest for his local club debut at the focal Akvárium on 25 May. The veteran of many a festival – Glasto, Exit, Coachella – has played Hungary before but never in the intimate surroundings of a sweaty club.

The booking represents a major coup for the Akvárium, whose line-up for 2019 also includes John Digweed and Kruder & Dorfmeister. Tickets have not yet gone on sale for Fatboy Slim in the Main Hall of the Akvárium – but keep an eye on theclub’s websiteas they’re bound to sell out in no time. Slim, who successfully shifted from indie to electronica in the 1990s, reignited his career with the hit Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat, in 2013. The DJ star is currently playing a series of huge arenas in the UK, from London to Glasgow. Akvárium Klub District V. Erzsébet tér 12

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Miami Open: Naomi Osaka & Bianca Andreescu through to third round

World number one Naomi Osaka came through a three-set tussle with 141-ranked Yanina Wickmayer to reach the Miami Open third round.

Japanese top seed Osaka, who had a first-round bye, beat the Belgian qualifier 6-0 6-7 (3-7) 6-1. Osaka, 21, hit 14 aces and saved five of six break points to set up a meeting with Taiwanʼs Hsieh Su-wei. "In the second set I got really emotional, so in the third I just tried to shut off my feelings," Osaka said. "I had to work hard out there." Osaka failed to defend her title in Indian Wells earlier this month after she wasbeaten in the fourth roundby Belinda Bencic.

Johanna Konta into Miami Open second round after beating Jessica Pegula

Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica

Ronnie OʼSullivan still ʼfighting and punchingʼ as he closes in on world number one spot

A brilliant second half free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov led Serbia to a deserved win over Costa Rica. Serbia were wasteful in front of goal but did enough to secure three vital points in Group E. Another World Cup day, another sublime freekick. If Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-cold effort tosnatch a point against archrivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament front-runner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic.

Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a sidefooted missile which screamed into the top corner of the Costa Rica net. Kaylor Navas, who kept his team in the game with several crucial saves either side of half time, was nowhere near it.

Ronnie OʼSullivan will become the oldest man to lead the world rankings

Five-time world champion Ronnie OʼSullivan says he is "still fighting and punching" after reaching the final of the Tour Championship in Llandudno.

The 43-year-oldbeat Judd Trump 10-9in the semi-final and will become the oldest world number one since Ray Reardon in 1983 if he takes the title. Trump, who defeated OʼSullivan in the Masters, said he was "gutted" after missing a match ball yellow. OʼSullivan last led the world rankings nine years ago - in May 2010. "Youʼve got to enjoy the moment sometimes," OʼSullivan told BBC Sport. The current world number two - who will meet Neil

Robertson or Mark Allen in the final which starts on Saturday - would replace Mark Selby as number one if he wins. "Iʼm 43, 44, knocking on and Iʼm not sure thereʼs going to be too many of them. Thereʼs very few people that have been the best in the world and the greatest at what theyʼve done, so I feel like Iʼm in that bracket," he said. "Maybe thereʼs eight billion people on this planet. How many can say they are the greatest at what theyʼve done?

Andy Murray: Former Wimbledon champion ʼpain freeʼ after hip injury British number one Johanna Konta saw off a spirited challenge from American Jessica Pegula to reach the Miami Open second round in straight sets. Konta recovered from losing the opening game on her serve to beat the qualifier 6-1 6-4 in 69 minutes. The 27-year-old, who is seeking her second Miami Open title, will play Chinese number 18 seed Wang Qiang next. Unseeded Konta, who reached a career high of fourth in the world two years ago, is currently ranked 38.

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Andy Murray says he is "pain free" after hip surgery but that his chances of playing singles at Wimbledon this year are "less than 50%".

Murray had hip resurfacing surgery in January, which he said meant it was possible he would not be able to play professionally again. But the threetime Grand Slam champion said it was the only option if he wanted to return to competitive action. "The rehab is slow but going well," the 31-year-old Briton said. "I want to continue playing, I said that in Australia. The issue is I donʼt

know whether itʼs possible." In an interview with BBC sports editor Dan Roan at Queenʼs Club, the former world number one added: "The operation went well. Iʼm feeling good and walking around pain free - which hasnʼt been the case for pretty much 18 months, two years. "The reason for having the surgery was to improve all the day-to-day things and my quality of life. "I wasnʼt enjoying tennis, I wasnʼt enjoying going out for walks and doing basic things - it was painful tying my laces. I wanted to get rid of that."