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After stepping apart from competitive tennis due to her pregnancy, three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber is gearing up for a grand return. Amidst her rigorous practice sessions in Poland and Bad Homburg, Kerber sets her sights on the 2024 Australian Open. While the tennis society buzzes with expectations, a famous editor from UBI tennis, Adam Addicott, has earlier pealed in with an exciting revelation. But the burning question remains: Can Kerber resume her influence on the Grand Slam stage?

She is focusing on the 2024 Olympics in Paris and future Grand Slam tournaments. But she’s not the first to embark on this journey. Many tennis legends had achieved titles post-motherhood. Kerber is preparing with determination. But what pushes this tennis star to not just play, but govern once more?

Adam Addicott announces Angelique Kerber’s anticipated return with a United Cup entry for the new season

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Angelique Kerber, a former world No. 1 tennis player, announced her pregnancy on the eve of the US Open last summer. She and her partner Franco Bianco became first-time parents this year, named Liana. Kerber stated that she had no plans to retire and would only return to competitive tennis once she was “100 percent fit again and feel good.”

Kerber has been actively preparing for her comeback. She shared a few insights into her current regimen, stating as quoted by Tennis Buzz, ?I?m training again, especially a lot of fitness in the early stages, to get my body used to the training load again.? She continued, ?In Poland, in my academy, I?ve already hit a few balls. Now in Bad Homburg, I?ve completed a more intensive session for the first time, playing for over an hour.??

While fans eagerly await her return, Kerber laid out her plans for the approaching season. ?I will return as the new season begins with the clear aim of playing the Australian Open in 2024. This also includes the preparatory tournaments in January in Australia, maybe the United Cup for Germany. Rejoining the Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne would be a dream,? she declared.

News of her return has created quite a rumor in the tennis society. Adam Addicott, a famous editor from UBI tennis, took to Twitter with an exciting announcement. He tweeted, ?Comeback alert! – Angelique Kerber has entered to play in the United Cup which starts at the end of this year.?

Recent performances by Kerber demonstrate her career’s success. She talked about her aspirations. Kerber also mentioned several other successful post-pregnancy tennis players. She also expressed her expectations of herself.

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Angelique Kerber eyes Grand Slam return, inspired by Tennis moms and set on Paris 2024 Olympics

Angelique Kerber achieved her maiden Grand Slam at the 2016 Australian Open and followed it up with the US Open in September that year. Her final major came to Wimbledon in 2018. Kerber has won 14 career single titles. She won a silver medal at the Olympics in Rio in 2016. She said, ?I could probably play Wimbledon and the US Open this year, but not at the level I imagined. The goal is the Grand Slam tournaments, that?s what I?m working towards. And, of course, the 2024 Olympics in Paris.??

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Once she returns, she will follow in the footsteps of Elina Svitolina, who reached the French Open quarter-final this year after giving birth in October last year. Angelique said she believed in emulating fellow Grand Slam winners like Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, and Serena Williams. The athletes who achieved many titles after becoming a mother. Kerber is further looking up to Caroline Wozniacki?s successful pregnancy comeback. The two are regularly in contact, sharing their experiences as moms and tennis players.?

Kerber, who has been on the sidelines for a long time, has set extreme expectations for herself and is not planning to return just to play. She trusts that returning just to play is the wrong attitude and is taking time to get fit.

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Waited for a comeback. Tennis legends who’ve juggled motherhood and the sport inspire Angelique Kerber. With goals for the Grand Slam and 2024 Paris Olympics, the question remains: will her dedication convert to on-court success once again?

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