Cici Bellis will return to tennis next week at the WTA 125K event in Houston.  The former world number 35 has been recovering from four wrist surgeries. She has not played since early 2018.

Bellis has accepted a wild card not in the main draw event but in the qualifying draw.  This shows that she is in the early stages of her full return to tennis.

While she was recuperating from injuries, Bellis started taking classes at Indiana East University, where the WTA will pay for 75% of her tuition.

Other players in Houston include Coco Vandeweghe, who is coming back after a foot injury and Danielle Collins, who recently revealed that she has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.

Tim Henman will be the captain of the Team Britain at ATP Cup event in Australia. Reports indicate that Andy Murray chose Tim Henman to be the captain.  Henman has been a mentor to Murray since his early years on the tour.

British Davis Cup captain Leon Smith was also a top contender for the role. Andy Murray is likely the number one player for the country, followed by Dan Evans if rankings continue to hold up as expected.

Henman has slowly returned to tennis since his retirement in 2007. He is a now sitting committee member at the All England Club.  He is expected to do some traveling and commentating in the summer.

Henman traveled to the Paris Masters to have dinner with several  British players such as Kyle Edmund and Jamie Murray to get to know them better and discuss the new event.

The 11-day  24-nation event has a prize money of over $12 million.