Victoria Azarenka said Monday that she was planning to return to competition before Wimbledon.
Azarenka, who was ranked No. 1 for seven months in 2012 and 2013, went on a break last July to have her first child. She had previously been targeting a return at the Bank of the West Classic in California, which begins July 31.
In a statement on Twitter, Azarenka said, “my training has been progressing well and I feel ready to start competing,” adding that she planned “to play one of the grass court events prior to Wimbledon.”
Wimbledon starts July 3.