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Serena Williams hints at return, says `be excited`
Williams, who won her 23rd grand slam singles title at last year`s Australian Open before taking time out to have her first child, has entered next month`s tournament in Melbourne.
American Serena Williams dropped a large hint that she could soon be back on court competing when she posted an Instagram photo of a pair of dazzling gold and white tennis shoes.
Williams, who won her 23rd grand slam singles title at last year`s Australian Open before taking time out to have her first child, has entered next month`s tournament in Melbourne.
"Be excited. Be very excited" the 36-year-old said in the post which attracted 135,000 likes in the space of an hour.
(Also read: Serena Williams 'very likely' to come back at Australian Open: Organisers)
Williams gave birth to Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. in September and was married to Alexis Ohanian last month.
Few female players have won grand slams after taking a break to start a family, although Kim Clijsters won the 2009 U.S. Open in her third tournament back after having a daughter.
Australians Evonne Goolagong and Margaret Court also managed it. Court`s 24 grand slam singles titles remains a record although only 11 of them were in the professional era.