Serena Williams appears to announce she plans to play at Wimbledon

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(CNN) --

Serena Williams has apparently announced that she will return to compete at Wimbledon this year.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion slipped it implicitly in an Instagram Story video featuring Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who will be at the competition this summer.

"We've been talking about my comeback, and he's been cheering me on and getting me ready for Wimbledon," Williams said.

"I can not wait!"

When Rodgers asked Serena why she wouldn't be participating in this year's US Open, Serena replied, "Wimbledon is before the US Open, I have to play Wimbledon first. It's exciting!"

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CNN has reached out to Williams' representation for comment.

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Williams, 40, has not played since last year at Wimbledon, when she retired during her first-round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich due to a thigh tendon injury.

At the end of the video, Rodgers pointed to Williams and said, "She's back."

Williams is chasing Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.

Her last Grand Slam win was at the 2017 Australian Open.

She was forced to miss the Australian Open in January on the advice of her medical team, announcing in December that she was "not where I needed to be physically to compete".

The tennis superstar told CNN's Christiane Amanpour last month that she hoped to play at the French Open in May if she was physically ready.

Wimbledon is scheduled to start on June 27 and end on July 10 at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club.

CNN's Alicia Lloyd, Christiane Amanpour and Theresa Waldrop contributed to this report.

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