Bencic, Svitolina make history as mothers inside tennis top 10Listen to this articleUkraine's Elina Svitolina joins Belinda Bencic as mothers ranked inside the WTA Top 10. afpMELBOURNE - Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina have made history as the first mothers ranked inside the WTA Tour's top 10 at the same time, with the governing body hailing it as "an incredible moment for women's sport". In the latest rankings released Monday she was joined by Svitolina, mother of Skai, after the Ukrainian's run to the semi-finals at the Australian Open last week. "Two mothers ranked inside the WTA's Top 10 rankings for the first time is an incredible moment for tennis and for women's sport," said WTA chief executive Portia Archer. Bencic and Svitolina both took advantage of the Special Ranking Rule for returning mothers. "Coming back to the WTA Top 10 one year after returning to competition after maternity leave is something I am incredibly proud of," said Bencic, ranked nine.

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