“I was working really hard to even play, coming back. So to also win a title in front of my family, it’s really special,” Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic said back in February, holding baby Bella after conquering Ashlyn Krueger in Abu Dhabi, her ninth WTA crown and first as a mother. Through fifteen grueling tournaments, a Wimbledon semifinal heartbreak to Iga Swiatek, and relentless training, the grind paid off in Tokyo where she captured the Pan Pacific Open title and humbly confessed she didn’t expect success after one year of maternity leave.

Belinda Bencic, 28, has now captured her 10th WTA title, cementing her return to the top echelons of women’s tennis. A decade ago, she fell in the final of this event to Agnieszka Radwanska, but this time around, Bencic dominated Linda Nosk

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