Australia's Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter has emerged from more than a decade in retirement to accept a wildcard into the Australian Open doubles with Lleyton Hewitt.
41-year-old Rafter hasn't played tennis since Australia's Davis Cup final loss to France in Melbourne in 2001.
Rafter and Hewitt will play American Eric Butorac and South African Raven Klaasen in the first round at Melbourne Park.
Hewitt was the last player to beat Rafter in a singles match on the ATP Tour, also in 2001.
