Mikael Ymer makes a comeback next week.
The 26-year-old Swede is registered for a tournament in Luxembourg.
I’m actually a bit nervous, he says in an interview on the tennis club Salk’s Facebook page.
Ymer’s 18-month ban for doping offences, after failing to report whereabouts, expired on 17 January. The very next week he makes a comeback on the tennis court, in a lower-level tournament in Luxembourg.
I’m a little nervous actually. It’s always different with a match compared to training, so we’ll see how the body reacts. But it’s just fun to be “back on the road”, says Ymer in an interview with his club Salk.
When he was suspended in July 2023, Mikael Ymer, ranked 50th in the world, announced that he was ending his elite career. But last year he changed his mind and is now making a new investment in tennis. He plans to play in many tournaments in 2025.
Finally it’s over. I’m looking forward to it, I feel ready and in good shape, so it should be really fun, says Ymer.
It will be a demanding year, but this is what we are working for, says Ymer.
At the turn of January–February, he is expected to compete again in front of a Swedish audience. Sweden’s Davis Cup captain Simon Aspelin has left a place open for Ymer ahead of the match against Australia in the Royal Tennis Hall in Stockholm.
It will be fun, but we have a tough task ahead of us. But I think we’ll start with Luxembourg, then we’ll see how it goes against “DC” and who gets to play. But I’m loaded, says Ymer.