p>French player Alize Cornet announced on Monday she will make a return to professional tennis less than a year after retiring from the sport. The 35-year-old, who holds the women's record for most consecutive Grand Slam appearances with 69, will play in a second-tier event in Spain which starts on March 31. Cornet will enter the main draw of a clay-court tournament in Rouen in April as a wildcard, before playing in qualifying for the Italian and Madrid Opens. "Even if it's only for a few tournaments, the desire to play and the excitement of competition are definitely there," Cornet said in an Instagram post.
Cornet reached a career-high ranking of 11th in 2009, beat Serena Williams three times and reached the 2022 Australian Open quarter-finals.
She initially retired after suffering a first-round thrashing by Zheng Qinwen at last year's French Open.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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