Top British Davis Cup player Greg Rusedski has been signed up to play in this month's XL Capital Bermuda Open - just weeks after having been cleared in a much-publicised drugs inquiry.

The big-serving Rusedski, once ranked fourth in the world, tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone last year but maintained his innocence throughout a lengthy investigation, claiming the drug was contained in supplements provided to players by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

And last month in Montreal an independent anti-doping panel cleared him of any wrongdoing.

However, that inquiry coupled with a string of injuries has seen the Canadian-born player's form plummet over the last year.

The latest ATP rankings list him 130 in the world and in only five tournament matches this year he's won two and lost three, earning just over $26,000.

At the height of his career, Rusedski was rated as one of the most dangerous players in the world, capturing 13 singles titles and three doubles crowns as he amassed more than $8 million in prize-money.

His most memorable match was perhaps the 1997 US Open final against Patrick Rafter - at that time a part-time Bermuda resident - when he went down in four sets.

That same year he reached four finals, won two titles and was the only British player to break into the world's top ten.

However, much of the 30-year-old's career has been plagued by injury. He was out of action for almost eight months after the 2002 US Open, recovering from foot and knee surgery. Muscle spasms in his back and right arm also delayed his comeback until the French Open last May.

Although a win in a pre-Wimbledon event in Nottingham briefly boosted his confidence, he went into meltdown at Wimbledon itself with a foul-mouthed barrage against the umpire during his second-round defeat by Andy Roddick.

His troubles continued at last year's US Open when he was bundled out in the first round by unheralded Frenchman Gregory Carraz and a month later he was a member of the British Davis Cup team beaten by Morocco - a defeat which relegated Britain to zonal competition.

After that defeat, Rusedski was quoted as saying: "I don't know how much tennis I have left in me."

But with career victories over players such as Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Gustavo Kuerten and Andy Roddick, Rusedski has announced since the drugs inquiry he intends to continue playing.

The XL Open takes place at Coral Beach Club between April 19 and 25.

Rusedski will be joined in the main draw by players such as Argentina's Jose Acasuso, the 2001 champion, Korea's Hyung-Taik Lee, a semi-finalist in 2002, American Brian Vahaly and promising Canadian teenager Frank Dancevic.

More players are expected to be confirmed over the next week.