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Grand Slam finalist Robin Soderling says he hopes to make his return to the ATP Tour in 2016 after a five-year absence due to glandular fever.

The two-time French Open finalist, and the only man to beat Rafa Nadal at Roland Garros, has not played competitively since July 2011 because of severe glandular fever.

"I'm actually finally doing a lot better," says the 30-year-old Swede.

"I wouldn't say I'm 100%, but not very far from it, which is a great feeling."

He added: "Hopefully, if it continues to progress the way it has been, maybe six months or a year from now I can hopefully start to train 100%.

"My goal was to play a long career and to play until I was way over 30. If I can become healthy, I still feel that I have some good years in me. Look at the way the players on the tour are performing now at a high age - that gives me a little bit of hope."

This clip is from 5 live Sport, Sunday 31 May 2015.