Former top-10 player Mardy Fish says the US Open will be the last tournament of his tennis career and he hopes it will help conquer some mental demons.
The 33-year-old American has played just one tour match since August 2013 as he's dealt with anxiety issues.
"I will finish my career at the US Open," tweeted Fish, who will use a protected ranking to gain entry to the year's last grand slam event in New York starting August 31.
Fish's health problems began in March 2012 when his heart started racing uncontrollably the night after he lost a match at Key Biscayne, Florida.
A couple of months later, doctors induced extreme palpitations to try to pinpoint the problem. Fish then returned to action at Wimbledon that year.
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At the 2012 US Open, Fish won a five-setter in the third round, setting up a match against Roger Federer but he withdrew before playing him.
He remained off the tour until March 2013 and h played 10 matches that year, then missed more than 18 months before he returned at Indian Wells again in March.
"Obviously, it's no secret, I'd love to go back to the US Open, where sort of it all came crashing down for me in 2012, and sort of conquer that place," Fish said last month.
"And by 'conquer,' I mean just get back out on the court there. I have a lot of demons from that place."
Fish's agent John Tobias said in an email that Fish planned to enter lead up tournaments in Atlanta, Washington and Cincinnati before the US Open.
