Belinda Bencic becomes a mother. © Belinda Bencic

Olympic tennis champion announces baby news

For the past two months, Belinda Bencic has been away from the WTA Tour due to food poisoning. Now she spoke up again on social media - and announced that she was expecting a child.

03 November 2023

From: sn

“Our little miracle. We can’t wait to meet you,” the 26-year-old wrote on social media. Bencic has been in a relationship with Martin Hromkovic for several years, who has looked after the Swiss woman as a fitness coach since 2018. The 41-year-old Slovakian was a competitive athlete himself: until 2013 he played in the defender position in the domestic football league.

Bencic played the last tournament in San Diego in mid-September, after which things became quiet for the former US Open semi-finalist. Again View reports, Bencic is currently preparing for the Billie Jean King Cup finals in Seville, where she is the Swiss spearhead. However, it is unclear whether it will actually be used. Serena Williams has shown in the past that it is possible to play at the highest level while pregnant. The American won the 2017 Australian Open when she was two months pregnant.

Also mother: Naomi Osaka © APA/afp / WILLIAM WEST

Bencic is the second top player from the 1997 class to take a maternity break. The former world number 1. Naomi Osaka gave birth to her daughter in July. The four-time Grand Slam winner is now working on her comeback, which should take place at the Australian Open in January.