Mick Fanning is to make another return to professional surfing four years after announcing his retirement from the sport with the three-times world champion awarded a wildcard for the upcoming Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach event – the Australian’s favourite stop on the WSL tour.
Fanning, 40, called time on his career in 2018 after 17 years on the tour, saying he had lost the drive to compete “day in, day out”. He made a brief return to the pro tour at last season’s Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic and will again get back in the water for the event in Victoria – the longest-running surfing event in the world – from 10 to 20 April.
