Mardy Fish to return at Indian Wells

Mardy Fish has fallen from the top 10 to No. 32 in the ATP rankings. (Henny Ray Abrams/AP) Well this is just great news: Mardy Fish will return to the tour

Courtney Nguyen|

Mardy Fish has fallen from the top 10 to No. 32 in the ATP rankings. (Henny Ray Abrams/AP)

Well this is just great news: Mardy Fish will return to the tour for his first match of the year at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells next week. Fish, who hasn't played a match since withdrawing from the U.S. Open due to heart-related issues, tweeted the news of his impending return Tuesday.

https://twitter.com/MardyFish/status/306485383342985216

https://twitter.com/MardyFish/status/306485509042094080

Fish will also join Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras and the Bryans at the LA Tennis Challenge, an exhibition held before Indian Wells on March 4.

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Published Feb 26, 2013 | Modified Feb 26, 2013

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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