Rafter to undergo more tests for sweat problem

“They’re happy with his diet and that sort of stuff. It’s early days yet,” Steve Rafter said.

“We’re not going to know a lot until after the tests.”

Rafter was beaten by eventual champion Andre Agassi in an enthralling five-set semifinal played in stifling humidity at Melbourne Park last Thursday.

The super-fit serve-volleyer led two sets to one when his muscles and legs began tightening up so badly that he could hardly run during the last two sets, allowing Agassi to easily win the match.

The same thing happened to Rafter during last month’s Davis Cup final loss in Spain and he said he wanted medical help to stop him sweating so much.

Australia’s new Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald has given Rafter and teenager Lleyton Hewitt a few extra days to recover from their gruelling Open campaigns before the team starts their preparation for next month’s first round tie with Ecuador.

The squad will assemble in Perth on Wednesday but Rafter and Hewitt have been told they can come later in the week. The tie will be held from February 9-11.