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Brian Baker takes another step in recovery from knee injury

Brian Baker injured his knee during his second-round match at the Australian Open. (Andrew Brownbill/AP) Brian Baker is hoping to resume practicing at full
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Brian Baker takes another step in recovery from knee injury
Brian Baker takes another step in recovery from knee injury

Brian Baker injured his knee during his second-round match at the Australian Open. (Andrew Brownbill/AP)

Brian Baker is hoping to resume practicing at full speed in two to three weeks after being sidelined since tearing the meniscus in his right knee during his second-round match at the Australian Open in January.

"Well, I finally got the good news I have been waiting to hear," Baker wrote for USA Today in his latest dispatch about his recovery. "My doctor has basically cleared me to do all movements and exercises.

"He says that my meniscus should be strong enough to start pushing the envelope with my training on and off the court. I will probably continue to have some soreness in the knee as I start upping my movement on the court, but it feels great to be able to begin playing some 'real tennis.'"

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Courtney Nguyen
COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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