Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli announced her professional comeback after a four-year absence in a video posted to her Instagram account on Tuesday. The 33-year-old retired immediately after winning the 2013 Wimbledon title, fulfilling a lifelong ambition.
"It's going to be a huge challenge, I still have a lot of practice ahead of me," she said. "I'm really looking forward to being on the court again... Especially in Paris at Roland Garros in my home country, but also for the Fed Cup and Wimbledon."
The Frenchwoman added that she was aiming to return at the Miami Open hard court tournament in March. She has won eight WTA Tour titles and reached a career-high ranking of seventh in 2012, before carving out a successful career as a television pundit after retiring. In 2016, Bartoli suffered from a mystery virus that saw her lose 20kg of weight.
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