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World Tennis Association to Give Ranking Protection for Returning Mothers


Thu 13 Dec 2018 | 03:28 PM
shawar ibrahim

CAIRO, Dec.13 (SEE)- The World Tennis Association will give mothers returning to the field greater rankings protection starting from next season.

It means returning players will now be able to use their previous ranking to enter 12 tournaments over a three-year period. However, players will not be seeded in line with that ranking, despite Serena Williams' wishes, with the WTA instead guaranteeing they will not face a seeded player in a tournament's opening round.

Williams returned to tennis in February after giving birth in 2017 and was not seeded at the French Open. But she was seeded 25 for Wimbledon, despite being outside the top 32 in the rankings.