Belinda Bencic’s tennis comeback and the challenge of returning to the WTA Tour after pregnancy. ... Then, in 2016, Serena Williams won the Australian Open while eight weeks pregnant.

But in Adelaide, after a 6-2, 1-0 (ret.) victory over world No. 14 Anna Kalinskaya, Belinda Bencic is at a loss. “I didn’t even think I’d be here,” Bencic, 27 and the world No. 421, said ...

She missed time in recent seasons because of mental-health breaks, then was off the tour while pregnant. Her daughter, Shai, was born in July 2023. Osaka began 2025 by making it to the final of a ...