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Video: Dominika Cibulkova Aims for Eastbourne Return

Dominika Cibulkova is gearing up for a grass-court return.

The 2014 Australian Open finalist, who underwent surgery on her left heel earlier this year, is practicing ahead of her planned comeback at Eastbourne, starting June 21st.

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"This week I am really working hard, I would compare it to off season trainings in Florida," Cibulkova told her official web site, domicibulkova.com. "It is really tough, I have around five sessions per day. Foot is doing fine, that's most important."

The world No. 49, who fell to eventual-champion Serena Williams in the Australian Open quarterfinals in January, has not played a WTA match since losing to Andrea Petkovic in the Antwerp quarterfinals in February.

Cibulkova said she has been hitting on hard courts in an effort to regain her timing with a truer bounce, but plans to practice on grass starting tomorrow.

"I start late on grass, because I have not played for two and a half months, and at first I wanted to get back the good feeling, rhythm and timing," Cibulkova said. "On grass it would be more difficult, as there are not so many rallies on it. I want to find my rhythm and then we will adapt to the grass courts."

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