NUMBERS ADD UP AS ROCKET HAS ANSWERS

RONNIE O'SULLIVAN made a triumphant return to the German Masters - and then likened himself to a mathematician.

- BY NEIL GOULDING

‘The Rocket’ (above) got all the answers right in a comfortable 5-1 first-round victory over Chinese potter Long Zehuang at Berlin's Tempodrum.

And after his first match at the ranking tournament since 2017, the seven-time world champion said: “Travelling can grind you down at times, so at some point you have to get more balance in your life.