http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3343273.stm
Rafter to make fleeting return
Rafter has been enjoying life away from the tour
Australian Pat Rafter will take part in a competitive doubles match on home soi
l - but insists he is not coming out of retirement.
The 30-year-old will play alongside Josh Eagles at the Australian Hardcourt Cha
mpionship in Adelaide which starts on 5 January.
"This is an unexpected chance for people to show their appreciation to a great
Australian," said tournament chief Colin Stubs.
"He will really add another dimension."
Rafter contacted Stubs and asked for a wildcard because he wanted match practic
e for a scheduled exhibition match against Swede Mats Wilander in February.
But Rafter made it very clear that his presence in Adelaide did not signal his
intention to return to the ATP Tour.
The two-time US Open champion stepped down from the men's circuit last January
after taking a year out from the game.
Rafter was beaten twice in the final at Wimbledon, famously losing an epic batt
le with Croatia's Goran Ivanisevic in 2001.
It was shortly after that defeat that he decided to quit the tour - his last of
ficial match was in Australia's Davis Cup defeat to France in December of the s
ame year.
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