At the age of 43, James Blake (former ATP No. 4) will return to the tennis court at the end of May.

James Blake returns to the field after a 10-year absence

The American played his last official match at the 2013 US Open and was eliminated in the first round by Croatia’s Ivo Karlović (2) 6-7, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2), 7-6 ( 2).

Later this month, Blake will play doubles at the Rancho Santa Fe Pro Open, an ITF tournament with a total prize pool of $15,000. James will be paired with Hudson Rivera (a student at Stanford University).

“It’s going to be fun. I haven’t played a tournament in ten years and I don’t have any expectations. I’m still a competitive player, the adrenaline from the tournaments is there and I’m motivated enough to want to win” – James Blake.

What you need to know about James Blake

• James Blake is currently the tournament director of the Miami Open (ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000).

• Blake has 10 ATP singles titles: Washington (2002), New Haven (2005, 2007), Stockholm (2005, 2006), Sydney (2006, 2007), Las Vegas (2006), Indianapolis (2006), Bangkok 2006).

• The American played in 14 other finals, the most important being the Champions Tour (2006), Indian Wells (2006) and Cincinnati (2007), all of which he lost to Roger Federer.

• James also won 7 doubles tournaments: Cincinnati Masters (2002), Scottsdale (2003), San Jose (2004), Houston (2004, 2012), Munich (2004) and Delray Beach (2013).