Andre Agassi is returning to the U.S. Davis Cup team after a five-year absence.
The U.S. Tennis Association announced yesterday that Agassi will play in the Americans' first-round match against Croatia on March 4-6 in Carson, Calif.
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"I have decided to play Davis Cup in 2005," Agassi said in a statement released by the USTA. "The captain and players know that my life will not allow me to play every tie at this stage of my career. Still, they all expressed encouragement, which is very much appreciated."
The eight-time Grand Slam tournament champion, who turns 35 in April, stopped playing Davis Cup after 2000 as part of a scaled-back schedule geared to peaking for the majors.
He was a member of three Davis Cup championship teams, going 30-5 in singles. Current U.S. captain Patrick McEnroe traveled to Agassi's home town of Las Vegas after the Australian Open to meet for dinner and try to persuade him to return to the team.
"Some of my greatest memories are playing Davis Cup," Agassi said last week in a conference call. "The regrets I have about not playing are regrets I've had for the last few years, and still remain that way, which is being a part of a new generation and trying to win the Davis Cup again."
-- From News Services
