The double Wimbledon champion, Petra Kvitova, announced that she would return to sport after the birth of her son.
The former world number two Kvitova has been far from tennis for 15 months, in competition for the last competition at the China Open in October 2023.
The 34 -year -old Czech, who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014, gave birth to her son in July 2024.
“After 15 months to be far from tennis and have my little boy Petr, I come back to the tennis circuit,” Kvitova said in an Instagram video.
“I really miss tennis and I miss the competition, so I can’t wait to be back. I can’t wait.”
Kvitova said that she planned to return to the Atx Open in Austin, Texas, which begins on February 24.
She won 31 single WTA titles, more recently triumphant in Miami and Berlin in 2023.
