Former world number-one Victoria Azarenka says she is ready to return to tennis after the birth of her son.

The two-time grand slam winner said on Monday she is “ready to start competing” again, plans to target Wimbledon by taking part in one of the grass-court events that precede and will soon finalise her schedule before Wimbled

The 27-year-old Belarussian won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013 and was beaten by Serena Williams in the US Open final in those same years.

Williams will miss Wimbledon this year after announcing her own pregnancy last month.

“My training has been progressing well and I feel ready to start competing,” Azarenka, who has not played since announcing her pregnancy in July 2016, said on Twitter.

Her son, Leo, was born in December.

The best Mother’s Day! I’m so thankful to be a mom of this little 😇 and to my mom to show me the best example of how strong, loving, caring, inspiring you are. You taught us what unconditional love is all about and how strive for the best version of yourself. Love you mommy! (My mom doesn’t like photos, so I’m not posting one) ❤️ and to all the mothers and grandmothers out there you are all amazing!

A post shared by Victoria Azarenka (@vichka35) on May 14, 2017 at 12:32pm PDT

“I will be finalising my schedule before Wimbledon in the coming days —I plan to play one of the grass court events prior to Wimbledon,” she said.

Meanwhile, Williams, 35, is regularly documenting her pregnancy on social media.

She posted the picture below at the weekend, in which she is around 24-weeks pregnant.

The tennis superstar accidentally announced her pregnancy in April, 2017 after uploading a photo onto SnapChat and later confirmed she had found out she was pregnant two days before the 2017 Australian Open.

A picture Serena Williams posted to her Instagram account at the weekend. Photo: Instagram