Hutchins has a ball despite defeat in his singles debut
13 April 2012
Ross Hutchins' first singles outing on the ATP tour ended in defeat but the Davis Cup doubles player still enjoyed it.
The 23-year-old from Wimbledon lost 7-6, 6-4 to Belgium's Kristof Vliegen, the world No122, at the SA Open in Johannesburg.
Hutchins, a doubles specialist whose highest singles ranking is 559, said: "It was good fun. I've been practising singles recently with Andy Murray a lot, but it's very different playing matches and I haven't played a singles match in probably two years."
