Andy Murray says he has recovered from a bout of shingles as he prepares to return to action at the Dubai Tennis Championships this week.
The British world number one has not played since losing in the fourth round of the Australian Open five weeks ago.
Also in the Dubai draw is Roger Federer in his first tournament since winning his 18th Grand Slam title in Melbourne.
"I'm fine now, I've been training flat-out for the past few weeks," 29-year-old Murray said.
"I was a bit sick for 10 days, a couple of weeks, after I got back from Australia.