Belinda Bencic didn’t have any doubts about wanting to start a family now as the 27-year-old feels she still has a lot of time to accomplish her goals and also be another example of a strong post-pregnancy return.
In late 2023, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist announced that she was pregnant with her first child. Considering the timing, the expectation was that the former world No. 4 would miss the entire 2024 season.
In late April, Bencic shared that she welcomed a baby girl Bella. Six months later, the Swiss tennis star launched her post-pregnancy comeback by competing at an ITF event in Hamburg. After Hamburg, the Swiss took part in another ITF tournament before also representing Switzerland in a Billie Jean King Cup tie in mid-November.
In recent years, there have been several cases of players giving birth and then making successful returns – Serena Williams, Elina Svitolina, Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber, Caroline Wozniacki, etc.
And Bencic was asked if she went her way when deciding to start a family or if knowing that multiple players made successful post-pregnancy comebacks helped her make that decision.
“Probably both. I worked for so long, trained my whole childhood, and sacrificed a lot for my career. That’s why I just want to make the most of it and…
