Former Australian Open runner-up Petra Kvitova said on Monday she is expecting her first child with husband and longtime coach Jiri Vanek and would miss the year’s first grand slam which begins in two weeks.

Twice Wimbledon champion Kvitova, 33, is not playing in the ongoing tune-up tournaments in Australia, but her name is featured in the entry list for the January 14-28 Melbourne Park major.

“On the first day of 2024 I wanted to wish you a happy new year and share the exciting news that Jiri and I will be welcoming a baby into our family this summer,” Kvitova said on X with pictures of the pair holding a sonogram and a onesie. She added on Instagram that she would miss her annual trip to Australia.

“I’m looking forward to spending some time at home preparing for this exciting next chapter in our lives.” Kvitova added.

In 2016, Kvitova needed a break from tennis after suffering serious injuries to her racket-holding left hand during a knife attack in her apartment. She had confronted an intruder who posed as a utility man seeking to read a meter, holding a knife to her throat before leaving with a small amount of cash.

Kvitova lost the 2019 Australian Open final to Naomi Osaka, who made her comeback to the tour earlier on Monday following 15 months out during which she had her first child.

In November, Olympic champion Belinda Bencic announced her pregnancy, meaning she could miss out on defending her title at Paris 2024.