Thomas Muster returns to ATP circuit

Thomas Muster, former world number 1 tennis player, announced his comeback to the ATP World Tour at age 42.

Muster, the 1995 French Open champion who retired 11 years ago, said he has accepted a wild card into the ATP challenger event Nord/LB Open starting on June 28 in Braunschweig, Germany.

He said he was planning to appear in more events on the second-tier circuit.

Muster said he “still loves competitive tennis … I won’t set my goals too high but will just play my best tennis and we’ll see where it brings me.”