Former World Number three David Nalbandian has confirmed that he is finally ready to make his return to professional tennis.
The 27- year old Argentinian has been out of the sport for seven months since suffering a hip injury that forced him to pull out of the Barcelona Open and miss the rest of the ATP season.
Nalbandian's last match was a 6-2 6-2 first round defeat to Chile's Paul Capdeville at the Estoril Open in Portugal back in May.
The 2005 ATP tour champion and former Wimbledon finalist will make his return on Saturday at an exhibition event in San Juan, Argentina.
Nalbandian underwent surgery on his right hip back in May, but announced today that he will open the 2010 ATP tour at the Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand beginning January 11th, before returning to competative tennis at the Australian Open, a tournament where he reached the semi finals in 2006.
The Argentinian is currently ranked 64 in the world, but I am in no doubt that this will rise once he gets back on to the tour and starts winning tournaments again.
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