Remember Taylor Dent?
He's a talented young American from Huntington Beach with a serve and volley game who, when fit, can get on a real tear. But the former U.S. Davis Cup player Taylor Dent had back surgery last month for the second time in a year but still hopes to return to the tennis tour by the end of the summer hard-court circuit.
Dent was ranked as high as 21st in 2005, was winning tournaments and made it to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open before losing to Andre Agassi.
But he hurt his back in early 2006 and had his first surgery surgery last May.
"I hope to be back on the court in the next four or five months," Dent said in a statement released Tuesday by his agent. "The road back to the top 30 in the world will be very tough and long, but I am looking forward to starting my recovery."
Dent, 25, plans to begin rehabilitation within the next two months.