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Serena Williams’ rivals were probably hoping she’d take a longer break from dominating women’s tennis after giving birth to her first child.

Williams, who gave birth to a daughter in September, could return for the Australian Open next month. The tournament director thinks the chances are “very likely.”

“She’s got her visa, she’s entered, she’s practicing and she’s probably just got to find a bit more space for a bigger entourage,” Craig Tiley said to the Herald Sun.

Williams won the Australian Open in January 2017 before revealing she had been pregnant at the time. Her daughter, Alexis, was born Sept. 1. Williams married Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanion in November.

Williams has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, which is the most in the Open era of women’s tennis. Margaret Court has the all-time record with 24.

“We’d be pretty excited about the possibility [of her coming],” Tiley said.

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