Stephen Hendry, the seven-times world champion, believes Ronnie O'Sullivan will not have been scared by the "poor" standard of play at last week's Betfair Masters.
Mark Selby beat defending champion Neil Robertson 10-6 in this year's final at Alexandra Palace.
However, Hendry, now working as a BBC pundit, doesn't think the standard of snooker will have deterred the 'Rocket' from making his return from a sabbatical.
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