After using the time to work on her fitness, Williams featured in a Fed Cup doubles match for the United States last month and is scheduled to play at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells which starts this week.
"My expectations, I don't know what they are," the 36-year-old American told the BBC.
"I can't go and say I expect to lose because that is something I will never say. It's just a little different. I'm just expecting to see where I am more than anything.
"This is a good time to start for the summer. If I want to play in those grand slams (the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open) and play well, I think now is the perfect time to start."
Williams remains motivated to chase down Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 grand slam singles titles but is also hoping to give her now six-month-old daughter a chance to have some memories of watching her mother in action.
"I've always been an extremely motivated person, but my main thing is that I would love for my daughter to be around with me doing great, and playing amazing, so that definitely gives me some motivation," she added.
"I would have thought I would have retired six years ago, but I'm still here and I'm playing great, and I think I'll still be playing good."
Unseeded Williams is scheduled to open her Indian Wells campaign with a first round tie against Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan on Thursday.
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by John O'Brien)
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