The Swiss is back just six months after becoming a mom. 
Belinda Bencic is up and running with her comeback from maternity leave. The 27-year-old former World No.4 is playing the 75K in Hamburg, Germany and she won her first-round match today against Julia Avdeeva, 6-3, 6-1.
The Swiss, who welcomed her first baby girl, Bella, on April 23rd, took to Twitter to celebrate the victory.
“Baby steps forward,” she wrote.
The Swiss plans to play BJK Cup next month against Serbia on November 15-16.
And we are back! With one more member to our team🥰 thank you to @hamburger_tennisverband for the WC, and round 2️⃣ we go tomorrow! „Baby“ steps forward😊🍀 pic.twitter.com/Q3b82xM0TZ
— Belinda Bencic (@BelindaBencic) October 30, 2024