Former world number four Juan Martin del Potro will make his comeback at Delray Beach on 15 February after almost a year out with a wrist injury.
The 27-year-old Argentine, who won the US Open in 2009, last played at Miami in March.
He has had wrist surgery three times since 2010, the third time in June 2015, and asked fans not to expect too much immediately after his comeback.
“I know you are anxious to see me play, but I ask you for patience,” he said.
Jamie Murray has set his sights on topping the world doubles rankings after partnering Bruno Soares to the Australian Open doubles title.
Murray, who helped Britain win the Davis Cup in November, is ranked second, behind Brazil’s Marcelo Melo.
“The Davis Cup last year gave me a lot of trust in myself, confidence in my game,” said the Scot, 29.
“I got to number two so why not get to number one? It’s one final step to try to get to number one.”
Murray became the first Briton to win the Australian Open men’s doubles title in 82 years when he and Soares, 33, beat Daniel Nestor and Radek Stepanek 2-6 6-4 7-5 in Saturday’s final.
The Brazilian only teamed up with Murray in January, and the man from Dunblane has been pleasantly surprised how quickly their partnership has taken off.
“It was only our third tournament together so I guess it was unexpected that it clicked so fast but it’s been brilliant,” Murray said.
“Obviously you go in with the best intentions. You want great things to happen but it can take time or sometimes it doesn’t happen at all.
“We played our first match in Doha at the start of the year and we felt really good on court with each other. We understood what each other was trying to do on the court.”
Brother Andy Murray lost his fifth Australian Open singles final against Novak Djokovic in straight sets on Sunday.
However, the elder Murray believes his younger brother’s exploits in recent years – which include two Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal – have driven him to push his own career to greater heights.
“Seeing how hard Andy has worked to get to where he is in the game and all the successes that he had, that motivated me and inspired me to work hard and dedicate myself further to my sport,” added 2007 mixed doubles champion Murray.
“I think the last 18 months or so, that has really started to pay dividends. Being brothers as well, you want the best for each other but there’s still a part of you that wants to be doing the same stuff he’s doing.
“I’m watching him on TV or live at tournaments playing in semi-finals [and] finals of these amazing events and I wanted to be parted of that too.”
World number three Roger Federer will be out of action for a month after having arthroscopic knee surgery.
The 34-year-old 17-times Grand Slam champion had the surgery in his native Switzerland to repair a torn meniscus.
He was injured the day after his four-set Australian Open semi-final defeat by Novak Djokovic last week.
Federer, who won his most recent Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2012, has pulled out of the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam and the Dubai Championships.
He is the reigning champion in Dubai, having secured his seventh title there last March, and has won twice in Rotterdam.
“While this is an unfortunate setback, I feel grateful that up until now I have remained mostly healthy throughout my career,” he said.
“My doctors have assured me the surgery was a success and, with proper rehabilitation, I will be able to return to the Tour soon.”
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Jocelyn Rae says Great Britain’s Davis Cup triumph is proving an inspiration for the Fed Cup team.
The GB women start their Euro/Africa Zone Group 1 campaign in Israel on Thursday, with Rae, 24, set to partner Anna Smith in the doubles.
She told BBC Radio Nottingham: “It was incredible and they all did so well. Not a lot of people maybe thought they could do it, but they did.
“Before we left, we saw the trophy. Even just seeing that was inspiring.”
GB are in a three-team group with South Africa and Georgia and the winners will go through to a play-off tie on Saturday.
Victory for the team, coached by Judy Murray, would see them through to another play-off in April with promotion to World Group Two at stake.
“The format of the group we are in is quite tricky to get out of, but we believe if we play well and put our best games on the court, we can do well,” Rae said.
Nottingham-based Rae won a Commonwealth Games mixed doubles gold medal for Scotland in 2010, in tandem with Colin Fleming, but then suffered a career-threatening foot injury.
She first noticed a problem playing in the Fed Cup in 2011 and a stress fracture was diagnosed, which kept her out of tennis for two years.
The Fed Cup team will be without British number one Johanna Konta, because of illness, but Rae is looking forward to this week’s challenge.
“We are all training well and we are just excited to start playing. I love it, I have always liked being part of a team,” she added.
Scotland’s Gordon Reid has been “shocked” by the reaction of well-wishers following his Australian Open wheelchair singles title victory.
Reid, 24, who contracted Transverse Myelitis – a disease affecting the spinal chord – aged 13, defeated Joachim Gerard in Melbourne.
“It’s been a good couple of weeks,” Reid told BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland programme.
“It was a nice feeling: it’s been a great week for Scottish tennis.”
Reid, who says he remains on “Australian time” following his return to Scotland, added: “I’m happy to be back in the UK and getting home later today to see everybody.
“I’ve been shocked by it really. It’s been fantastic the amount of media coverage involved and the amount of messages and support I’ve had.
“I’ve got to say a huge thanks to everybody who has wished me well and congratulated me.
“With this win in Australia, it’s great to see so many people supporting not only myself but also supporting wheelchair tennis as well.”
With Jamie Murray winning the men’s doubles title at the Australian Open and brother Andy reaching the final of the men’s singles before defeat by Novak Djokovic, Reid feels that Scottish tennis has received a shot in the arm.
He said: “It was a brilliant atmosphere and kind of felt we were taking over the place,” Reid said. “It was great to have Jamie and Andy there for the whole time, really.
“It kind of felt as if we were all enjoying each others’ success at the same time and felt more of a collective thing than individual accomplishments.
“I had a couple of friends out in Australia watching, who were travelling, but the majority of everyone else was back home in Helensburgh and Glasgow.”
On winning the singles final, he added: “Initially I was shocked and couldn’t believe it had happened.
“You can see in the video on match point that it takes me a second or two just to double check it’s actually match point and I’ve won it.
“After that, it’s just a great feeling. We put in a lot of hard work and effort behind the scenes back home.
“I’ve been in full-time training now for about five years.
“It’s great for all that hard work to pay off and enjoy moments like this.”