Motherhood changes things (I’m telling you from personal experience, I see it all the time with my wife!) but that doesn’t mean it makes female athletes less competitive.
Think of Serena Williams, who after her first pregnancy reached 4 Slam finals, before her retirement. Think of Elina Svitolina, who is achieving excellent results, after returning last season following her pregnancy.
Ask Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber. The two tennis players came back to the WTA Tour after their respective pregnancies and, despite a comeback which inevitably presents some little problems, it has not changed their competitiveness.
They have changed their priorities, they have changed the mentality of their approach, but they have certainly not canceled their ambitions. They just remodeled them according to the family. They won a lot in their careers (Majors, Olympic medal, both were WTA No.1), they got the impossible from their professional life. We are talking about two tennis stars of 35 year-old (Kerber) and 34 year-old (Wozniacki), who still want to amaze theirselves and their fans. An example for young players who approach tennis
And here they are, Caro and Angie, ready to compete in a super 4th round at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
