Victoria Azarenka targets Wimbledon return after having first child

Victoria Azarenka in action against Danka Kovinic during day four of the 2016 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 21, 2016
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Victoria Azarenka reveals that she hopes to return to action in time for Wimbledon, seven months after giving birth to her first child.

Former world number one Victoria Azarenka has revealed that she intends to return to the circuit in time for this summer's Wimbledon after having her first child.

The Belarusian and her boyfriend Billy McKeague welcomed son Leo in December last year, and five months later, Azarenka is aiming to make her comeback in the grass-court season.

In a statement posted to her Twitter page, Azarenka wrote: "My training has been progressing well and I feel ready to start competing."

The two-time Grand Slam champion revealed that she plans to feature in "one of the grass court events" prior to the Championships at the All England Club.

Wimbledon, which begins on July 3, is a relatively happy hunting ground for Azarenka as she has reached the semi-finals twice before, although she has never progressed to the showpiece.

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